| molecular characteristics and epidemiology of meningococcal carriage, burkina faso, 2003. | to describe neisseria meningitidis strains in the african meningitis belt in 2003, we obtained 2,389 oropharyngeal swabs at 5 monthly visits a representative population sample (age range 4-29 years) in bobo-dioulasso, burkina faso. a total of 152 carriage isolates were grouped, serotyped, and genotyped. most isolates were ng:nt:nst sequence type (st) 192 (63% of all n. meningitidis), followed by w135:2a:p1.5,2 of st-11 (16%) and ng:15:p1.6 of st-198 (12%). we also found st-2881 (w135:nt:p1.5,2), ... | 2007 | 17553222 |
| etiologic study of genitourinary infections in women of childbearing age in bobo-dioulasso, burkina faso, 1992. | genitourinary infections have a major impact on public health, especially in africa. relative distribution of the different pathogens is unknown in bobo-dioulasso. | 1996 | 8919743 |
| sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus infection among women with genital infections in burkina faso. | this study reports the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (stds) among gynaecological outpatients presenting at the bobo-dioulasso hospital (burkina faso) with genital infections and examines the factors associated with hiv infection in this population. of 245 eligible non-pregnant women, 220 consented to participate in the study. seventy-seven per cent had sexually transmitted infections. the most common were: trichomonas vaginalis (28%), chlamydia trachomatis (27%), bacterial vaginosi ... | 1995 | 7548291 |
| neisseria meningitidis serogroups a and w-135: carriage and immunity in burkina faso, 2003. | we sought to describe neisseria meningitidis immunity and its association with pharyngeal carriage in burkina faso, where n. meningitidis serogroup w-135 and serogroup a disease are hyperendemic and most of the population received polysaccharide a/c vaccine during 2002. | 2006 | 16479516 |
| association of respiratory tract infection symptoms and air humidity with meningococcal carriage in burkina faso. | to evaluate risk factors for meningococcal carriage and carriage acquisition in the african meningitis belt, comparing epidemic serogroup a (nma) to non-epidemic serogroups. | 2008 | 18983283 |
| review of sti and hiv epidemiological data from 1990 to 2001 in urban burkina faso: implications for sti and hiv control. | to better understand the sexually transmitted infection (sti)/hiv dynamics in an urban west african setting in order to adapt sti/hiv control efforts accordingly. | 2004 | 15054175 |