OBJECTIVES The main objective of this study was to unravel the distribution of different Pfcrt genotypes in the central, littoral, eastern and southern regions of Cameroon and also in locations bordering Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. This is because (i) the chloroquine-resistant malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum shows a wide occurrence in Cameroon, (ii) mutations in the 72nd to 76th amino a...

We analyzed DNA polymorphisms in 455 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from 455 patients to evaluate the biodiversity of tubercle bacilli in Ouest province, Cameroon. The phenotypic and genotypic identification methods gave concordant results for 99.5% of M. tuberculosis isolates (413 strains) and for 90% of Mycobacterium africanum isolates (41 strains). Mycobacterium bovis was isolat...

Genetic assessment by spoligotyping of 565 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains collected from the Western Region of Cameroon between 2004 and 2005 has confirmed the establishment of the "Cameroon family" as the leading cause of tuberculosis in 45.9% of cases and evidenced the rapid quasi extinction of Mycobacterium africanum, isolated in 3.3% of tuberculosis cases.

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is a growing public health problem in Africa. The extent of heart disease in Cameroon remains largely unknown. This study aimed at reporting the etiology of cardiac disease in a cardiologic clinic situated in a semi-urban area in the West region of Cameroon. METHODS This is an analysis of echocardiographic diagnosis of cardiac disease done between July 2008 a...

INTRODUCTION Since female learners in high schools in Cameroon fall within the age group hardest hit by HIV/AIDS, it is assumed that these learners might be exposed to sexual risk behaviours. However, little has been explored on the sexual risk behaviours of high school female learners in Cameroon. This study aimed at examining the sexual risk behaviours of high school female learners in Mbonge...

In Cameroon, malaria stands as one of the major public health problems. The warm tropical climate of Cameroon and the dense forest and grassland vegetation provide conditions that are favourable for reproduction and survival of the malaria vector, and the consequent increase in the prevalence of malaria. Urban malaria is seriously on the rise. Urban farming, poor or inexistent drainage faciliti...

The Cardiac Centre Shisong organizes an open door day in Hilton Hotel Yaounde Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral, Appolonia Budzee, Ambassa Jean Claude, Fanka Marcel, Mbidzenyuy Julius Peter, Ngoran Henry St. Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiac Centre Shisong, Kumbo, Cameroon Corresponding author: Tantchou Tchoumi Jacques Cabral, St. Elizabeth Catholic General Hospital, Cardiac Centre Shi...

Background The impact of tele-education for movement disorders on medical students is unknown. The present study had three objectives. First, to create a tele-education program for medical students in regions with limited access to movement disorders curricula. Second, to analyze the feasibility, satisfaction, and improvement of medical knowledge. Third, to assess the main reasons of medical st...

We report a survey of HIV-1 group O infection in Cameroon during 1986 to 1998. The prevalence of HIV-1/O decreased from 0.6% to 0.4%, while HIV-1/M increased from 19.2% to 31.5% from 1994 to 1998. We concluded that HIV-1/O infection is stable in Cameroon and may be declining slightly.

J Anal Toxicol Appl Vol 1 No 1 December 2017 2 Department of Pharmacotoxicology and Pharmacokinetics Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Departments of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé, Cameroon; Centre for Biopolymer and Biomolecular Research, Athlone Institute of Technology, Coun...