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le 19/02/2021 14:08
Background and Objective: Most chemical pesticides used in agriculture are endocrine disruptors. Several studies report the adverse effect of endocrine disruptors on male sex hormones. This study aimed to investigate the profile of male sex hormones [...]
GOMINA MOUTAWAKILOU [1],
HOUNDETOUNGAN GILLES DAVID [3],
AWEDE BONAVENTURE [5],
AMOUSSOU-GUENOU KUASSI MARCELLIN [6],
KAKPO ARMAND K. [2],
Article, Ajoutée
le 19/02/2021 12:38
Dosimetricmonitoringisusefultolimitexposurestoionisingradiationinmedical occupational settings, and reduce subsequent health risks. Scientific literatures, such as the UNSCEAR report 2017 and International Atomic Energy Agency Report 2014b, updated i [...]
GBETCHEDJI A. ARNAUD [1],
HOUNDETOUNGAN GILLES DAVID [2],
AMOUSSOU-GUENOU KUASSI MARCELLIN [9],
Article, Ajoutée
le 18/02/2021 07:43
Background: Self-reported unprotected sex validity is questionable and is thought to decline with longer recall periods. We used biomarkers of semen to validate self-reported unprotected sex and to compare underreporting of unprotected sex between 2 [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [6],
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le 18/02/2021 07:39
We compared the ability of commercial and non-commercial, phenotypic and genotypic rapid drug susceptibility tests (DSTs) to detect rifampicin resistance (RR)-conferring 'disputed' mutations frequently missed by Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tube (M [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [6],
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le 18/02/2021 07:32
Setting: National teaching hospital for the management of respiratory diseases, Cotonou, Benin.
Objective: 1) To estimate the prevalence of lung function impairment (LFI) and associated factors in patients cured of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB); an [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [4],
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le 18/02/2021 02:39
Abstract
We compared cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), ethanol (ETOH), and OMNIgene.SPUTUM (OMNI) for 28-day storage of sputum at ambient temperature before molecular tuberculosis diagnostics. Three sputum samples were collected from each of 133 smear [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [3],
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le 18/02/2021 02:34
Abstract
Background: Surgical site infections are related to high morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Because the
emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitals is becoming a worldwide challenge for surgeons who treat
healthcare-ass [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [3],
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le 18/02/2021 02:19
Background: Measuring adherence to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) remains challenging. Biological adherence measurements are reported to be more accurate than self-reports and pill counts but can be expensive and not suitable on a daily basis in res [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [6],
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le 18/02/2021 02:11
Objectives: Female sex workers (FSWs) play a key role in HIV transmission in West Africa, while they have limited access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). In line with UNAIDS recommendations extending ART to all HIV-infected individuals, we conducted [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [6],
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le 18/02/2021 02:05
Abstract. We report a case of acquired fluoroquinolone (FQ) resistance under short-course multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment. The patient was managed at Kabutare hospital, one of the two specialized MDR-TB
clinics in Rwanda. A low d [...]
AFFOLABI DISSOU [6],