| [malaria in an urban environment: the case of the city of rufisque in senegal]. | from april to november 1994, we carried out a study in rufisque, an urban area located in dakar region. during dry season, 5.32% of febrile outpatients were infected with plasmodium falciparum with a mean parasitic density evaluated at 12,471 p/microliter. one case of cerebral malaria was noted. during raining season, malaria represented 58.75% of the fevers. ten presented neurological signs; the mean parasitic density was high, 131,140 p/microliter. two children died. good efficiency of quinine ... | 1997 | 9827119 |
| survival and emergence of immature anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes in market-gardener wells in dakar, senegal. | anopheles arabiensis is the unique species of the an. gambiae complex observed in the wells dug by market-gardeners in the dakar area. in order to relate the numbers of immature stages and emerging adults mosquitoes, population measurements were performed in eight wells in which an. arabiensis was the only mosquito species. mean density of immature stages was measured using two sampling methods, the dipping with a tray by giving 50 dips in each well, and the quadrat with a frame on 2 or 3 m2 in ... | 1999 | 10416193 |
| characteristics and presenting complaints of outpatients with undiagnosed hiv infection: potential utility in selecting subjects for hiv testing. | hiv testing of individuals presenting to outpatient medical clinics has generally been based upon a selection system, with testing limited to those having signs or symptoms previously found associated with hiv-1 infection among hospitalized patients. however, little is known about the efficacy of this approach, particularly in africa. among patients presenting to a large outpatient infectious disease clinic in dakar, senegal, the utility of using specific demographic and behavioral characteristi ... | 2004 | 15602131 |
| [tuberculosis among hemodialysis patients in dakar, apropos of 2 cases]. | hemodialysis permits a long term survival to patients with end stage renal disease (e.s.r.d.). however the patients ongoing hemodialysis presented a immunodeficiency and a important modification of drugs biodisponibility. tuberculosis is an endemic disease in our countries. extrapulmonary tuberculosis is reported from these two cases among 13 patients treated in c.h.u.a. le dantec hemodialysis center. clinical symptoms are not specific bacteria is not found. diagnosis is obtained by a bundle of ... | 1998 | 9874594 |