[Spermiological Study Of Patients Treated For Infertility At The Medical Biology Laboratory Of Sikasso Hospital]. / Etude Spermiologique Chez Les Patients Suivis Pour Infertilite Au Laboratoire De Biologie Medicale De l'Hopital De Sikasso.

AIM: The aim of this study was to establish the spermiological profile of patients treated for infertility at Sikasso Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a prospective descriptive cross-sectional study, which took place from January to December 2022 at Sikasso Hospital. Interpretation of spermiological parameters was based on standards established by the World Health Organization in 2010. RESULTS: We enrolled 41 patients, 51.22% of whom had disturbed spermiological parameters. The abnormalities were azoospermia (21.92%), asthenooligozoospermia (12.20%), asthenozoospermia (7.32%), oligozoospermia (7.32%) and asthenonecrozoospermia (2.44%). These anomalies were mainly observed in the 34-44 age group (47.62%). CONCLUSION: This study revealed significant disturbances in spermiological parameters, with azoospermia being the most frequent abnormality.

BUT: L'objectif de cette étude était d'établir le profil spermiologique des patients suivis pour infertilité à l'hôpital de Sikasso. MATÉRIEL ET MÉTHODES: Il s'agissait d'une étude transversale prospective descriptive, qui s'est déroulée de janvier à décembre 2022 à l'hôpital de Sikasso. L'interprétation des paramètres spermiologique a fait recours aux normes établies par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé en 2010. RESULTATS: Nous avons colligé 41 patients dont 51,22% avaient ses paramètres spermiologiques perturbés. Les anomalies étaient l'azoospermie (21,92%), l'asthénooligozoospermie (12,20%), l'asthénozoospermie (7,32%), l'oligozoospermie (7,32 %) et l'asthénonécrozoospermie (2,44 %). Ces anomalies étaient observées majoritairement dans la tranche d'âge 34-44 ans avec 47,62%. CONCLUSION: cette étude a révélé des perturbations importantes des paramètres spermiologiques et l'azoospermie a constitué l'anomalie la plus fréquente.

[The fight against rabies in Africa: from recognition to action]. / Lutte contre la rage en Afrique: du constat à l'action.

As a follow-up to the first AfroREB (Africa Rabies Expert Bureau) meeting, held in Grand-Bassam (Côte-d'Ivoire) in March 2008, African rabies experts of the Afro-REB network met a second time to complete the evaluation of the rabies situation in Africa and define specific action plans. About forty French speaking rabies specialists from Northern, Western and Central Africa and Madagascar met in Dakar (Senegal), from March 16th to 19th, 2009. With the participation of delegates from Tunisia, who joined the AfroREB network this year, 15 French speaking African countries were represented. Experts from the Institut Pasteur in Paris, the Alliance for Rabies Control, and the Southern and Eastern African Rabies Group (SEARG, a network of rabies experts from 19 English speaking Southern and Eastern African countries) were in attendance, to participate in the discussion and share their experiences. AfroREB members documented 146 known human rabies cases in all represented countries combined for 2008, for a total population of 209.3 million, or an incidence of 0.07 cases per 100,000 people. Even admitting that the experts do not have access to all reported cases, this is far from the WHO estimation of 2 rabies deaths per 100,000 people in urban areas and 3.6 per 100,000 in rural Africa. It was unanimously agreed that the priority is to break the vicious cycle of indifference and lack of information which is the main barrier to human rabies prevention.

[Surgical site infections at surgery service B of Point "G" hospital]. / Infections du site operatoire en chirurgie « B ¼ CHU du Point G.

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSI) complicate most operations in developing countries. A variety of germs is responsible for it. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of surgical site infections and the bacteriological profile. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We conducted a prospective study for descriptive purposes. The included patients were treated between August 2016 and July 2017 in the Surgery B department of the University Hospital Center Point G. The study population consisted of all patients operated on and hospitalized for at least 72 hours. Patients who had an infection of the operative site were retained. The incidence of ISOs, the different bacterial strains and their susceptibility to antibiotics were studied. Data was analyzed on SPSS 12.0. RESULTS: The incidence of surgical site infections was 4.7%. The median age of the patients was 29.5 ± 4.34, the sex ratio was 1.66. The average time to onset of infections was 7.33 days. Of the samples taken, 4 bacterial strains were identified: Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinobacter baumanii and Enterobacter spp. Isolated strains of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were sensitive to Cefotaxim, Amikacin, Nitrofurantoin, but resistant to Ceftriaxon, Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid. The species of Acinobacter baumanii and Enterococcus spp. Were sensitive to Colistin, but resistant to Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid. CONCLUSION: Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus are the main germs of the generally antibiotic-resistant ISOs commonly used in the service.

INTRODUCTION: Les infections du site opératoire (ISO) compliquent la plupart des opérations dans les pays en développement. Une diversité de germes en est responsable. Le but de cette étude était de déterminer l'incidence des infections du site opératoire et leur profil bactériologique. PATIENTS ET MÉTHODES: Nous avons réalisé une étude prospective à visée descriptive. Les patients inclus étaient pris en charge entre Aout 2016 et Juillet 2017 dans le service de chirurgie B du centre hospitalier universitaire du Point G. La population d'étude était constituée de tous les patients opérés et hospitalisés pendant au moins 72 heures. Les patients ayant présenté une infection du site opératoire étaient retenus. L'incidence des ISO, les différentes souches bactériennes et leur sensibilité aux antibiotiques ont été étudiées. Les données ont été analysées sur SPSS 12.0. RÉSULTATS: L'incidence des infections du site opératoire était de 4,7%. L'âge médian des patients était de 29,5 ans ±4,34, le sex ratio de 1,66. Le délai moyen d'apparition des infections était de 7,33 jours. Sur les prélèvements réalisés, 4 souches bactériennes étaient identifiées : Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Acinobacter baumanii et Enterobacter spp. Les souches d'Escherichia coli et de Staphylococcus aureus isolées étaient sensibles au Cefotaxime, à Amikacine, à Nitrofurantoïne, mais résistantes à Ceftriaxone, à Amoxicilline+Acide clavulanique. Les espèces d'Acinobacter baumanii et d'Entérocoque spp étaient sensibles à Colistine, mais résistantes à Ceftriaxone, à Amoxicilline+Acide clavulanique. CONCLUSION: Escherichia coli et Staphylococcus aureus sont les principaux germes des ISO généralement résistants aux antibiotiques couramment utilisés dans le service.

Etude spermiologique chez les patients suivis pour infertilité au laboratoire de biologie médicale de l'hôpital de Sikasso / Spermiological study of patients treate infertility at the medical biology laboratory of Sikasso Hospital

But : L'objectif de cette étude était d'établir le profil spermiologique des patients suivis pour infertilité à l'hôpital de Sikasso. Matériel et méthodes : Il s'agissait d'une étude transversale prospective descriptive, qui s'est déroulée de janvier à décembre 2022 à l'hôpital de Sikasso. L'interprétation des paramètres spermiologique a fait recours aux normes établies par l'Organisation mondiale de la santé en 2010. Resultats : Nous avons colligé 41 patients dont 51,22% avaient ses paramètres spermiologiques perturbés. Les anomalies étaient l'azoospermie (21,92%), l'asthénooligozoospermie (12,20%), l'asthénozoospermie (7,32%), l'oligozoospermie (7,32 %) et l'asthénonécrozoospermie (2,44 %). Ces anomalies étaient observées majoritairement dans la tranche d'âge 34-44 ans avec 47,62%. Conclusion : cette étude a révélé des perturbations importantes des paramètres spermiologiques et l'azoospermie a constitué l'anomalie la plus fréquente.

Aim: The aim of this study was to establish the spermiological profile of patients treated for infertility at Sikasso Hospital. Material and methods: This was a prospective descriptive cross-sectional study, which took place from January to December 2022 at Sikasso Hospital. Interpretation of spermiological parameters was based on standards established by the World Health Organization in 2010. Results: We enrolled 41 patients, 51.22% of whom had disturbed spermiological parameters. The abnormalities were azoospermia (21.92%), asthenooligozoospermia (12.20%), asthenozoospermia (7.32%), oligozoospermia (7.32%) and asthenonecrozoospermia (2.44%). These anomalies were mainly observed in the 34-44 age group (47.62%). Conclusion: This study revealed significant disturbances in spermiological parameters, with azoospermia being the most frequent abnormality

[Detection of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa: a new recommendation]. / Mieux détecter les épidémies de méningite à méningocoque en Afrique: une nouvelle recommandation.

In sub-Saharan Africa, the control of meningococcal meningitis epidemics relies on early epidemic detection and mass vaccination. However, experience shows that interventions are often initiated too late to have a significant impact on the epidemic. A new recommendation drafted by participants of a consensus meeting proposes an alert threshold and an epidemic threshold based on the weekly number or incidence of meningitis cases, according to the population size and the epidemic risk, resulting in indicators with high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of an emerging epidemic. Meningitis outbreak investigations must include an assessment of the quality of epidemiologic surveillance. The new recommendation is published in English and French in the Weekly Epidemiologic Record [12]. The success of this consensus meeting shows the value of integrating results from surveillance, field experience and operational research for designing new health strategies.

Fighting rabies in Africa: the Africa Rabies Expert Bureau (AfroREB).

Rabies experts from 14 francophone African countries met in Grand Bassam (Côte d'Ivoire), 10-13 March 2008. They presented the situation in their respective countries, acknowledging the lack of rabies awareness among the population, health care workers and health authorities. They recognized that infrastructure for the management of rabies exposure is scarce, modern vaccines are in limited quantity and immunoglobulins are lacking in most of their countries. They defined as a priority the need to have reliable figures on the disease burden, which is necessary for informed decision making and priority setting, and for applying for aid in controlling the disease. This meeting sealed the establishment of the Africa Rabies Expert Bureau (AfroREB).

Timely detection of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in Africa.

BACKGROUND: Epidemics of meningococcal disease in Africa are commonly detected too late to prevent many cases. We assessed weekly meningitis incidence as a tool to detect epidemics in time to implement mass vaccination. METHODS: Meningitis incidence for 41 subdistricts in Mali was determined from cases recorded in health centres (1989-98) and from surveillance data (1996-98). For incidence thresholds of 5 to 20 cases per 100000 inhabitants per week, we calculated sensitivity and specificity for detecting epidemics, and determined the time lapse between threshold and epidemic peak. FINDINGS: We recorded 9084 meningitis cases. Clinic-based weekly incidence of 5 and 10 cases per 100000 inhabitants detected all meningitis epidemics (sensitivity 100%, 95% CI 93-100), with median threshold-to-peak time of 5 and 3 weeks. Under-reporting reduced sensitivity: only surveillance thresholds of 5 or 7 cases per 100000 inhabitants per week detected all epidemics. Crossing the lower threshold before the 10th calendar week doubled epidemic risk relative to crossing it later (relative risk 2.1, 95% CI 1.4-3.2). At 10 cases per 100000 inhabitants per week, specificity for outbreak prediction was 88%, 95% CI 83-91). For populations under 30000, 3 to 5 cases in one or two weeks predicted epidemics with 85% to 97% specificity. INTERPRETATION: Low meningitis thresholds improve timely detection of epidemics. Ten cases per 100000 inhabitants per week in one area confirm epidemic activity in a region, with few false alarms. An alert threshold of 5 cases per 100000 inhabitants per week allows time to investigate, prepare for an epidemic, and initiate mass vaccination where appropriate. For populations under 30000, the alert threshold is two cases in a week. High quality surveillance is essential.

Neisseria meningitidis du sérogroupe A clone II-1 responsable de la récente épidemie de méningite survenue au Mali

Le clone III-1 de Neisseria meningitidis sérogroupe A était inconnu en Afrique jusqu'en 1988. Depuis cette date; nous assistons à une vague épidémique secouant la plupart des pays de l'Afrique centrale et de l'Afrique de l'Est. Nous avons montré une étude des protéines de membrane externe; que la souche de méningocoque responsable de l'épidémie du Mali depuis 1994 est le clone III-I