| high prevalence of hepatitis b, c, and e markers in young sexually active adults from the central african republic. | the central african republic is located in tropical africa, where both the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) are highly endemic. the exact prevalence of hepatitis c virus (hcv) and hepatitis e virus (hev) markers in this country is unknown. the aim of the study was to determine, according to hiv and hbv serostatus, the prevalence of these markers in young sexually active adults in the central african republic. one hundred and fifty-seven consecutive patients attendin ... | 1995 | 7561802 |
| etiologies of acute, persistent, and dysenteric diarrheas in adults in bangui, central african republic, in relation to human immunodeficiency virus serostatus. | a study of the etiologies of diarrhea in adults in relation to their human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) serostatus and number of cd4+ cells was carried out in the central african republic. in cases and controls, multi-parasitism was observed. salmonella spp. were identified mainly during acute diarrhea, with 50% of the s. enteritidis isolated during the study being responsible for septicemia and/or urinary tract infection in immunodeficient patients. enteroaggregative escherichia coli (eaggec) w ... | 1998 | 9886215 |
| chronic diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic-uremic syndrome associated with hep-2 adherent escherichia coli in adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus in bangui, central african republic. | in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected adults from the central african republic, the occurrence of chronic diarrhea due to hep-2 adherent escherichia coli (eaec) harboring virulence markers (eaea, bfp, eaf, asta determinant of east/1, positive fas test, enteropathogenic e. coli o serogroup) was shown to be associated with aids. we also show that eaec that produce verotoxin (stx2) but do not harbor the genetic markers for classical enterohemorrhagic e. coli are involved in hemorrhagic col ... | 2002 | 12149388 |
| high incidence of early postnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in bangui, central african republic. | | 1998 | 9607869 |
| [alternative strategy for the diagnosis of hiv infection in sub-saharan africa. value of the sequential combination of the elisa test and a 2nd generation rapid test]. | the "conventional" algorithm for hiv testing based on the confirmation of all positive anti-hiv screening reactions by western blot requires sufficient laboratory facilities and is expensive, that limits its use in developing countries, such as in subsaharian africa. the apparition of second and third generation screening elisa which are very sensitive and specific, as well as the development of rapid tests which are simple, visually read, and sufficiently sensitive and specific, has permitted t ... | 1993 | 8292910 |
| free and decomplexed human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigenaemia in black patients with aids and aids-related disorders. | to determine the clinical signification of free and decomplexed p24 antigenaemia in hiv1-infected black individuals. | 1993 | 8258048 |
| [tuberculosis in infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in bangui (central african republic)]. | tuberculosis in central african republic is an endemic disease. its prevalence is 3.87 p. 1.000. the relationship between tuberculosis and hiv infection has been observed on 39 out of 72 cases in the national hospital of bangui from september 1986 to june 1987. tuberculosis is often acute and a severe disease with cervical adenopathies. 13 out of 39 patients died. in spite of cutaneous anergy, some cases (7/39) recovered with antituberculosis therapy. | 1988 | 3367762 |
| peripheral facial nerve palsy related to hiv infection: relationship with the immunological status and the hiv staging in central africa. | twelve cases of infranuclear facial nerve palsy associated with infection by the human immunodeficiency virus in the heterosexual african are reported with clinical and immunological studies. eight cases were healthy hiv carriers, three patients manifested aids-related complex and one case fulfilled the cdc criteria for aids. nine patients had a typical bell's palsy, two presented cephalic herpes zoster infection with ramsay hunt syndrome and one, who suffered from progressive facial weakness, c ... | 1991 | 1680026 |
| [cervical dysplasia in women with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in areas of high prevalence of infection]. | to determine the prevalence of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among hiv-positive women, compared to that of hiv-negative women and identify the different types of lesions in both groups. | 2010 | 20869289 |
| primary and opportunistic pathogens associated with meningitis in adults in bangui, central african republic, in relation to human immunodeficiency virus serostatus. | to determine the causative organisms and characteristics of patients presenting with meningitis in bangui in order to provide guidance to physicians for case management. | 2006 | 16473538 |
| evaluation of rapid hiv testing strategies in under equipped laboratories in the central african republic. | voluntary testing is described as being cornerstone to impact the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection if the person who tests positive is counseled. therefore, simple, accurate and affordable diagnostic tests are required. the immunoblot test used in developed countries is too expensive for large-scale use in developing countries. therefore, alternative strategies must be developed. a strategy based on two consecutive rapid tests was tested. this strategy used the determine hi ... | 2005 | 15847921 |
| reaching youth in the central african republic. programme feature. | the central african republic's national program for sex education of youths of school age has developed programs for students and out-of-school youth aimed at reducing the high incidence of adolescent pregnancy and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)/sexually transmitted diseases (stds). one such program, support to youth for responsible sexuality, has targeted out-of-school youth 10-22 years of age from bangui. the program operates from the information center for sexual health, established in ... | 1996 | 12291988 |
| interactions between herpes simplex virus type 2 and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in african women: opportunities for intervention. | sexually transmitted diseases (stds) are cofactors for human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) transmission, but the specific role of herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2) is unclear. this study aimed to examine the in vivo relationships between hsv-2 and hiv-1 in 300 women in bangui, central african republic. sera were tested for syphilis, hiv-1, hsv-2 antibody, and levels of vitamins a and e. genital specimens were tested for other stds. hsv-2 dna and hiv-1 rna were quantified in cervicovaginal lavag ... | 2000 | 10979904 |
| [malnutrition and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) in bagui (central africa). study and 2-year follow-up of a cohort of 175 malnourished children and 101 mothers]. | in bangui (central african republic) a survey started in 1986 for 2 years. 175 undernourished children and the mothers were surveyed. in this target group, a high seroprevalence to hiv was determined (12 p.c. of the undernourished children and 25 p.c. for the mothers.) it was also possible to put into light the predictive signs of hiv1 infection in the undernourished people, to follow them up clinically and to determine the sociocultural profile of the undernourished child's mother. in fact, unm ... | 1990 | 2385159 |
| [neurologic and psychiatric manifestations of aids in central african republic]. | to describe and evaluate the frequency of neurological and psychiatric manifestations in african patients with aids, 93 in patients at the national hospital center, bangui, were chosen according to the who clinical definition of aids and were confirmed to be hiv-1 positive (92/93) or hiv-2 positive (1/93) by western blot. patients were given both neurologic and psychiatric examinations. cortico-spinal fluid (csf) analysis was performed in case of neuro-psychiatric signs. 11 patients presented ne ... | 1989 | 2766440 |
| [sero-epidemiologic study of several sexually transmitted diseases (including hiv infection) in a rural zone of the central african republic]. | a study of several sexually transmitted diseases (std) (hiv1, hiv2, hepatitis b and syphilis) was performed among high school students and hospitalized patients in bozoum, a rural town in the central african republic (car). the rate of injection for each disease (hbs + : 20.9%, tpha + : 13.5%, hiv1: 7.3% and hiv2 + : 0%) are similar to the figures obtained in bangui. the std's, such as syphilis and hepatitis b, as well as hiv infection, are well established among the population studied. hiv infe ... | 1988 | 3064938 |
| donating blood in the time of aids. some ideas from a study in bangui (central african republic). current research. | to increase understanding of the cultural issues associated with voluntary blood donation in the central african republic, interviews were conducted with both donors and nondonors. the study identified numerous misperceptions and fears that must be addressed if voluntary blood donation rates are to be improved. giving blood represents an extreme sacrifice. the act is considered to reduce one's physical strength, increase vulnerability to illness, and risk exposure of blood products to witchcr ... | 1996 | 12179375 |
| [student sexual behavior at the university of bangui in the central african republic]. | encouraging responsible sexual behavior has become an important issue in recent years mainly due to the worldwide human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic and to the high number of unwanted pregnancies that often end in high-risk abortions. young people and in particular students in higher education are high-risk groups for both unwanted pregnancy and hiv. the purpose of this report is to describe the findings of a month-long survey conducted among students at the university of bangui (ub) in ... | 2004 | 15460146 |
| education the only defence. | in africa aquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) is a serious public health problem, but its scale is masked by a lack of adequate infromation, particularly statistics. the world health organization (who) convened 9 central african countries--burundi, cameroon, central african republic, congo, gabon, rwanda, uganda, tanzania, and zaire--in an effort to extend its campaign against the killer disease into the continent. the objective of the bangui workshop was to review available information ... | 1986 | 12314087 |
| seroepidemiology of hiv, syphilis and hepatitis b and c viruses among blood donors in bangui, central african republic. | the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of hiv, the hepatitis b and c viruses, and syphilis as well the risk factors for these diseases among blood donors in bangui, central africa republic. this cross-sectional study examined samples from donors giving blood in august and september, 2013. hiv1/2 antibodies was screened with the determine and unigold hiv tests. hepatitis b surface antigens were detected by sandwich immunochromatographic methods (diaspot hbsag test), and antibod ... | 2016 | 27412978 |
| [clinical aspects of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in central africa: 6 years' experience at a hospital in an endemic area]. | in bangui (central african republic), where seroprevalence of hiv is 11% in the adult population, aids presents some clinical aspects different from the ones known in the west; the clinical experience reported in this paper is based on 504 cases infested by hiv group 4; diagnosis is very often made thanks to the clinical score recommended by world health organization (predictive value of 66%). predominant manifestations (14%) are: asthenia (100%), emaciation (100%), fever (88%), diarrhea (42%), ... | 1988 | 3221783 |
| [zona in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv-1) infection in bangui (central africa)]. | in bangui (central african republic) where hiv1 prevalence was 7.8% in 1987, 61 cases of herpes zoster have been studied: 17 "during" aids and 44 "isolated" cases. during aids, herpes zoster has no prognosis value. when it seems to be "isolated", herpes zoster is closely linked to hiv1: 42 seropositives out of 44 (predictive value of 95%) and it announces the outbreak of aids in the 2 years to come. | 1988 | 3221791 |
| [tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection in the central african republic]. | in order to determine the proportion of tuberculosis (tb) patients in bangui (central african republic) infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), we collected prospectively serum samples from all new tb patients seen at the university hospital in bangui during a three-month period (nov. 87-jan. 88). 220 serum samples were tested for antibodies to hiv, by an elisa assay and confirmed by western-blot. the general hiv seropositivity rate among tb patients was 27.7% (31.2% in adults (n = 183 ... | 1988 | 3221790 |