Published: 2022-10-24



Validation of GeneXpert testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in eight hospital laboratories in Oman

Nawal Al-Kindi, Intisar Al-Shukri, Azza Al-Rashdi, Nada Al-Siyabi, Samira Al Mahruqi, Hanan Al-Kindi, Amina Al-Jardani


Access barriers to maternal healthcare services in selected hard-to-reach areas of Zambia: a mixed methods design

Chris Mweemba, Miriam Mapulanga, Choolwe Jacobs, Patricia Katowa-Mukwato, Margaret Maimbolwa



Luxation antéro-supérieure de l´épaule: à propos d´un cas et revue de la littérature

Fahd Idarrha, Yassine Fath El Khir, Ahmed idoukitar, Mehdi Maskouf, Abdesslam Achkoun, Mohammed Amine Benhima, Imad Abkari, Halim Saidi

Cardiovascular risk and stroke mortality in persons living with HIV: a longitudinal study in a hospital in Yaounde

Liliane Mfeukeu Kuate, Larissa Ange Kwangoua Tchuisseu, Ahmadou Musa Jingi, Charles Kouanfack, Francky Teddy Endomba, Christian Ngongang Ouankou, Leonard Ngarka, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Samuel Kingue, Alain Menanga, Pierre Ongolo Zogo

Assessment of thyroid function of newly diagnosed SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in Nigeria

Chika Juliet Okwor, Ijeoma Angela Meka, Kazeem Sanjo Akinwande, Victory Fabian Edem, Vitalis Chukwuemeka Okwor

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers and its socio-demographic determinants in Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Chidinma Ihuoma Amuzie, Franklin Odini, Kalu Ulu Kalu, Michael Izuka, Uche Nwamoh, Uloaku Emma-Ukaegbu, Grace Onyike



Epidemiological, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of Behçet's disease: a monocentric study in Tunisia

Fatma Daoud, Imène Rachdi, Mehdi Somai, Anissa Zaouak, Houda Hammami, Meriem Ouederni, Rym Maamouri, Hana Zoubeidi, Molka Tougorti, Jihène Ksouri, Besma Ben Dhaou, Zohra Aydi, Samy Fenniche, Monia Cheour, Fatma Boussema



Nasal oral fistula revealing Langerhans´ cell histiocytosis in adult patient: case report

Anis Mzabi, Maissa Thabet, Taghrid Tlili, Hend Zorgati, Jihed Anoun, Imen Ben Hassine, Monia Karmeni, Fatma Ben Fredj, Moncef Mokni, Chadia Laouani





A qualitative evaluation of an operational research course for acute care trainees in Kigali, Rwanda

Tiffany Wang, Shannon Barter, Marcel Durieux, Tabor Flickinger, Theogene Twagirumugabe, Paulin Banguti


Cutaneous metastasis of occult breast cancer: a case report

Rafael Everton Assunção Ribeiro da Costa, Cristiane Amaral dos Reis, Rafael de Deus Moura, Ana Lúcia Nascimento Araújo, Fergus Tomás Rocha de Oliveira, Sabas Carlos Vieira

Mélanome hépatique primitif: à propos d´un cas

Mariama Jarti, Sara Boulajaad, Martial Ulrich Gouton, Adil Ait Errami, Zouhour Samlani, Sofia Oubaha, Khadija Krati


Perceived impact of coronavirus pandemic on uptake of healthcare services in South West Nigeria

Olamide Olajumoke Afolalu, Oluwabusolami Esther Atekoja, Zaccheus Opeyemi Oyewumi, Semiu Opeyemi Adeyeye, Karimat Itunu Jolayemi, Oluwadamilare Akingbade

Syndrome de la personne raide associé à une dermatite herpétiforme: à propos d´un cas

Loubna Tayebi, Ansumana Mohammed Keita, Nisrine Louhab, Mouna Zahlane, Laila Benjilali, Lamiaa Essaadouni

Residency training on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic - a qualitative study from Tanzania

Mariam Noorani, Hussein Manji, Elizabeth Mmari, Samina Somji, Nahida Walli, Sherin Kassamali, Shabbir Adamjee, Nancy Matillya, Hanifa Mbithe, Aliasger Nagri, Neelam Ismail


Séroprévalence des anticorps anti-virus de l´hépatite C et facteurs associés, d´après un dépistage volontaire en population générale en 2016 au Bénin

Aboudou Raïmi Kpossou, Benoît Kouwakanou, Comlan N´déhougbèa Martin Sokpon, Khadidjatou Saké Alassane, Marc Moboladji Bankolé, Carin Ahouada, Rodolph Koffi Vignon, Vincent Zoundjiekpon, Fadel Sourokou, Jean Séhonou, Nicolas Kodjoh

Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in acromegaly, a retrospective single-center case series from Thailand

Poranee Ganokroj, Sarat Sunthornyothin, Rungsak Siwanuwatn, Kraisri Chantra, Patinut Buranasupkajorn, Sompongse Suwanwalaikorn, Thiti Snabboon




Audit of the appropriateness of the indication for obstetric sonography in a tertiary facility in Ghana

Emmanuel Kobina Mesi Edzie, Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, Philip Narteh Gorleku, Edmund Kwakye Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe, Adu Tutu Amankwa, Ewurama Andam Idun, Henry Kusodzi, Abdul Raman Asemah


Frequency and factors associated with proteinuria in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study

Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Theodore-Junior Manyka Sakaji, Yannick Mompango Engole, Pitchouna Marie-France Ingole Mboliasa, Dauphin Mulumba Bena, Jessy Mukamamvula Abatha, Jean-Robert Mpoke Nkumu, Aliocha Natuhoyila Nkodila, Karel Van Eckout, Golan Kalifa, Rodolphe Ahmed, Justine Busanga Bukabau

Evaluation de la sexualité chez des femmes atteintes d´un cancer du sein après traitement: à propos de 100 cas

Safa Smida, Rim Bouchahda, Ameni Guezguez, Meriem Regaya, Rim Frigui, Ons Kaabia, Hedi Khairi


Undergraduate medical education in Nigeria: current standard and the need for advancement

Moyosoore Osoba, Shamsudeen Usman, Oluwafemi Oyadiran, Joseph Odeyemi, Michelle Abode, Olamide Usman, Olufemi Olulaja, Olusina Ajidahun, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III




Factors associated with the appropriate use of asthma medications among adult asthmatic patients attending asthma clinic in a teaching hospital

Victoria Sakyibea Aboagye, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Priscilla Awo Nortey, Doris Kitson-Mills, Joseph Daniels, Clement Korsah

Chemical characteristics and cancer risk assessment of smokeless tobacco used in Tunisia (neffa)

Fatma Guezguez, Mohamed Abdelwaheb, Ichraf Anane, Saleheddine Rekik, Saad Saguem, Bassem Charfeddine, Sonia Rouatbi


Comparison of knowledge of occupational hazards of lead exposure and blood lead estimation among roadside and organized panel beaters in Enugu metropolis, Nigeria

Chukwukasi Wilson Kassy, Ndubuisi Casmir Ochie, Ifeoma Juliet Ogugua, Chidozie Reginald Aniemenam, Chikee Elias Aniwada, Emmanuel Nwabueze Aguwa




Health systems strengthening, dissemination, and implementation science in Africa: quo vadis?

Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing, Chibuikem Ikwuegbuenyi, Alice Umutoni, Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji, Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole, Racheal Mpokota, Gideon Adegboyega, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou

Recurrent haemorrhagic ovarian cyst and anticoagulant therapy: a case report with review of treatment modalities

Kavitha Nagandla, Mohamed Faiz Bin Mohamed Jamli, Faridah Hanim, Joanne Lim Xu Mei, Siti Fathima Syazliana Din

Spectrum of acute hepatitis and its clinical outcome in a central region in Tunisia

Nour Elleuch, Manel Moalla, Sana Mahmoud, Aya Hammami, Hanen Jaziri, Wafa Ben Ameur, Wafa Dahmani, Aida Ben Slama, Ahlem Brahem, Salem Ajmi, Mehdi Ksiaa, Ali Jmaa


Utility of p16INK4a expression for the interpretation of uterine cervical biopsies in Kenya

Thierry Zawadi Muvunyi, Eliane Rohner, Siobhan O'Connor, Ahmed Yakub Kalebi, Wairimu Waweru, John Kairu, Willis Ochuk, Jennifer Susan Smith, Lucy Wangari Muchiri




Multiple meningiomatosis

Inas El Kacemi, Gazzaz Miloudi

Thyroid heterotopia revealed by a cervical subcutaneous nodule: a clinical case report

Yannick Mossus, David Mindja Eko, Leonel Atanga, Roger Christian Meva'a Biouele, Adèle-Rose Ngo Nyeki, François Djomou, Alexis Ndjolo

Endometrial osseous metaplasia complicated by secondary infertility: a case report

Olalekan Abisola Ajayi, Olufemi Oladipupo Adebawojo, Victor Chimezie Okebalama


Web-based COVID-19 risk communication by religious authorities in Uganda: a critical review

Etheldreda Leinyuy Mbivnjo, Ephraim Kisangala, Andrew Marvin Kanyike, Denis Kimbugwe, Tian Okucu Dennis, Justine Nabukeera





Minimally invasive and full sternotomy in aortic valve replacement: a comparative early operative outcomes

Issaka Zallé, Moussa Son, Mohamed El-Alaoui, Macédoine Nijimbéré, Drissi Boumzebra

Endovascular management of an isolated common iliac artery aneurysm: a case report

Imtinene Ben Mrad, Melek Ben Mrad, Sobhi Mleyhi, Rim Miri, Ihsen Zairi, Yassine Khaddar, Mohamed Ben Hammamia, Raouf Denguir

Patterns of allergic rhinitis among adults in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

Sultan Alanazy, Mazyad Alenezi, Ibrahim Al-Quniabut, Ibrahim Al-juraifani, Malek Alburayh, Abdullah Altuaysi, Yahya Alyahya, Hajaj Al-Homaidan, Osama Al-Wutayd

How large is the burden of depression in a medical school? A cross-sectional study among medical students in Nigeria

Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Rejoice Chinecherem Onyenakazi, Elias Ugebe, Basil Eze, Obinna Obasi

Psoriasis with onychomycosis in a diabetic patient

Surya Besant Natarajan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann

Erosive oral lichen planus

Pragadeesh Palaniappan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann

Psychological responses of Tunisian general population during COVID-19 pandemic

Wiem Bouattour, Mariem Turki, Sahar Ellouze, Neila Messedi, Fadwa Charfeddine, Najla Halouani, Lobna Aribi, Jihen Aloulou

Prevalence of metabolic abnormalities in patients with urolithiasis in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Pablo Kuntima Diasiama Diangienda, Dieudonné Molamba Moningo, Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili, Alain Ngoma Mayindu, Augustin Monga Lembe Punga-Maole, Jean-Philippe Haymann, Michel Daudon

Psychological impact of COVID-19 on diabetes mellitus patients in Cape Coast, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Richard Kobina Dadzie Ephraim, Evans Duah, Charles Nkansah, Samuel Amoah, Emmanuel Fosu, Justice Afrifa, Felix Botchway, Perditer Okyere, Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Kofi Mensah, Dorcas Serwaa, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Prince Adoba, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo, Jerry Paul Ninnoni, Yaa Boahemaa Gyasi Aderoju

Collodion baby

Vinoth Kumar Perumal, Krishna Prasanth Baalann



Ectrodactyly-lobster claw deformity

Sarath Kumar Udaya Kumar, Krishna Prasanth Baalan

Adverse events following immunization reporting and impact on immunization services in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a prospective mixed-methods study

Oliver Ombeva Malande, Deogratias Munube, Rachel Nakatugga Afaayo, Carolyne Chemweno, Mutunga Nzoka, James Kipsang, Andrew Munyalo Musyoki, Johanna Catharina Meyer, Leonidah Nyamusi Omayo, Lawrence Owino-Okongo


Prevalence and awareness of mode of transmission of typhoid fever in patients diagnosed with Salmonella typhi and paratyphi infections at the Saint Elisabeth General Hospital Shisong, Bui division, Cameroon

Heasla Fibuonu Njoya, Mbunka Muhamed Awolu, Tume Bonglavnyuy Christopher, Jutcha Florent Duclerc, Jerome Ateudjieu, Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Catherine Atuhaire, Samuel Nambile Cumber

Malaria amongst febrile children: call for a pediatric malaria assessment tool

Mumbere Hangi Stan, Megan Andrea Singh, Sejal Paresh Doshi, Susan Andrea Bartels

Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome: a rare case report of a female child emphasizing physiotherapy on gross motor function

Rakesh Krishna Kovela, Mohammad Irshad Qureshi, Ansar Manakandathil, Mukesh Kumar Sinha, Neethu Dinesh, Pallavi Harjpal

Juvenile recurrent parotitis in a 4-year-old patient: a case report

Nouha Dammak, Latifa Berrezouga, Imen Raadani, Wissal Selmi, Mohamed Ben Khelifa

Measles outbreak investigation in Aweil East county, South Sudan

Evans Nyasimi Mokaya, Zingbondo Isaac, Nathan Atem Anyuon

Community-based surveillance contribution to the response of COVID-19 in Niger

Ahmed Abani Maazou, Batouré Oumarou, Baruani Bienvenu, Blanche-Philomene Melanga Anya, Tambwe Didier, El Khalef Ishagh, Biey Joseph Nsiari-muzeyi, Patrick Katoto, Charles Shey Wiysonge



Fistule réno-colique compliquant une tuberculose rénale: à propos d´un cas

Ramzi Mejri, Kays Chaker, Mokhtar Bibi, Sami Ben Rhouma, Yassine Nouira

Transplantation rénale entre époux et immunisation anti-HLA en prégreffe: à propos de deux observations

Asmaa Drissi Bourhanbour, Sanae Ouadghiri, Sara Bougar, Ouafae Atouf, Chahrazade Brick, Imane Yakhlef, Kaoutar Atiifis, Kaoutar El Morabit, Malika Essakalli

Fracture nonunion

Pragadeesh Palaniappan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann

Smegma in diabetes mellitus

Thamarai Kannan Sampath, Krishna Prasanth Baalan

Frontal sinus infection leading to sino-orbital aspergillosis: a case report

Camille Yvon, Didar Abdulla, Sarah Watson, Izhar Bagwan, Christopher Mclean


Forced migration as a risk factor for COVID-19 infection in Africa: insight from Agadez, Niger

Aboubacar Abdou Batoure, Oumarou Batoure, Blanche-Philomene Melanga Anya, Didier Tambwe, Bienvenu Baruani, Ishag El Khalef, Joseph Nsiari-Muzeyi Biey, Patrick Katoto, Charles Shey Wiysonge

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Surya Besant Natarajan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann

Implantation dermoid

Surya Besant Natarajan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann


Vaccination coverage against COVID-19 in a Tunisian general hospital

Hamdi El Kefi, Khira Kefi, Nejla Stambouli, Ridha Belaej, Mohamed Jalel Hmida, Abdelaziz Oumaya

Concordance of vaccination status and associated factors with incomplete vaccination: a household survey in the health district of Segou, Mali, 2019

Sidiki Sangaré, Oumar Sangho, Lancina Doumbia, Hannah Marker, Yeya dit Sadio Sarro, Housseini Dolo, Nouhoum Telly, Issa Ben Zakour, Hadji Mamadou Ndiaye, Moussa Sanogo, Fanta Sangho, Niélé Hawa Diarra, Aboubacar Sangho, Fatoumata Bintou Traoré, Baba Diallo, Cheick Abou Coulibaly, Sadou Ongoiba, Lamine Diakité, Seydou Doumbia


Cancer pain control in a Nigerian oncology clinic: treating the disease and not the patient

Adedayo Olufemi Joseph, Omolola Salako, Adewunmi Alabi, Muhammadu Habeebu, Onyinye Balogun, Olubukola Ayodele, Opeyemi Mercy Awofeso, Adeniyi Adenipekun

Challenges in diagnosis and management of neonatal hyperparathyroidism in a resource-limited country: a case series from a Sudanese family

Samar Sabir Hassan, Marlies Kempers, Dorien Lugtenberg, Asmahan Tajelsir Abdallah, Salwa Abdelbagi Musa, Areej Ahmed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah


Nevus pigmentosus et pilosus

Supraja Nagarathinam, Krishna Prasanth Baalann

Frequency of recurrent stroke in Burkina Faso: an observational hospital based study of 6 months

Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Alassane Dravé, Julie Marie Adeline Kyelem, Robert Zoungrana, Christian Napon, Athanase Millogo, Jean Kaboré

Knowledge of health effects and determinants of psychoactive substance use among secondary school students in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria

Auwal Usman Abubakar, Aisha Ahmad Abubakar, Mu'awiyya Babale Sufiyan, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Kehinde Joseph Awosan, Ismail Abdullateef Raji, Aishat Bukola Usman, Abdulkarim Mohammad Abdullahi, Ahmad Muhammad Njidda, Hashim Abdulmumin Bala, Aminu Umar Kaoje, Patrik Mboya Nguku, Adamu Usman Shehu



Community acceptance and willingness to pay for hypothetical COVID-19 vaccines in a developing country: a web-based nationwide study in Nigeria

Ukamaka Gladys Okafor, Abdulmuminu Isah, Jude Chidiebere Onuh, Chiagozie Bonita Mgbemena, Chukwuemeka Michael Ubaka

Enhancing capacity of Zimbabwe’s health system to respond to climate change induced drought: a rapid nutritional assessment

Zvanaka Sithole, Tasiana Nyadzayo, Trevor Kanyowa, Joyeux Mathieu, Tinashe Kambarami, Mildred Nemaramba, Ruth Machaka, Hana Bekele, Handrea Njovo, Alex Gasasira

Assessment of vaccine wastage in South Sudan

James Bol, Nathan Atem Anyuon, Evans Nyasimi Mokaya

Laurin-Sandrow syndrome

Pragadeesh Palaniappan, Krishna Prasanth Baalann


Large hemorrhagic pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade in a 16-year-old adolescent in an endemic area of tuberculosis: a case report

Clovis Nkoke, Christelle Makoge, Denis Tewafeu, Cyrille Nkouonlack, Charifa Njoya, Ines Nepetsoun, Engelbert Bain Luchuo, Ahmadou Musa Jingi

The effect of a mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets on insecticide resistance and entomological inoculation rates of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Bandundu City, Democratic Republic of Congo

Emery Metelo-Matubi, Josué Zanga, Guillaume Binene, Nono Mvuama, Solange Ngamukie, Jadis Nkey, Pauline Schopp, Maxwell Bamba, Seth Irish, Jean Nguya-Kalemba-Maniania, Sylvie Fasine, Jonas Nagahuedi, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Paul Mansiangi

Peripartum cardiomyopathy: alluring challenge - case series and review of literature

Youssra Bouhaddoune, Anas Hbali, Hanane Aissaoui, Asmae Mrabet, Nabila Ismaili, Noha El Ouafi


Mycetoma trichophyton

Evangelia Christodoulou, Savas Deftereos



Research priorities for accelerating the achievement of three 95 HIV goals in Cameroon: a consensus statement from the Cameroon HIV Research Forum (CAM-HERO)

Anastase Dzudie, Boris Tchounga, Rogers Ajeh, Charles Kouanfack, Peter Vanes Ebasone, Tatiana Djikeussi, Léonard Bonono Nyoto, Joseph Fokam, Jérôme Ateudjieu, Patrice Tchendjou, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Fabrice Youbi, Jean Anoubessi, Marie Varloteaux, Boris Youngui, Felicite Naah Tabala, Benjamin Atanga, Leonie Simo, Armel Zemsi, Emile Shu Nforbih, Gilles Ndayisaba, Annereke Nyenti, Apungwa Cornelius Ntabe, Therese Abong Bwemba, Eugene Sobngwi, Serge Billong, John Ditekemena, Anne Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bisseck, Louis Richard Njock


Outcomes of treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia with tocilizumab: a report of two cases from Tunisia

Mouna Ben Azaiz, Bassem Chatbri, Walid Sellami, Chihebeddine Romdhani, Khaled Lamine, Ezzedine Ghazouani, Ridha Oueslati, Hedi Gharsallah, Mustapha Ferjani

Health care payment practice, perception and awareness of national health insurance scheme by market women in Enugu Metropolis South-East Nigeria

Ebelechukwu Lawretta Okiche, Chikosolu Yvonne Okiche, Chima Theresa Isife, Clara Chinasa Obi-Ochiabutor, Chukwunweike Anukeyi Ogbuabor




Analysis of snakebite data in Volta and Oti Regions, Ghana, 2019

Baba Ceesay, Abdoulie Taal, Momodou Kalisa, Magdalene Akos Odikro, David Agbope, Ernest Kenu

Malignant hypertension secondary to iliac artery stenosis after kidney transplantation: a case report

Imtinen Ben Mrad, Lilia Ben Fatma, Melek Ben Mrad, Ikram Mami, Boutheina Ben Abdellatif, Rim Miri, Sobhy MleyhiKarim Zouaghi, Raouf Denguir


Nasal sarcoidosis

Fadwa Mekouar, Mohamed Elqatni

Left paraduodenal hernia: a rare cause of recurrent abdominal pain: case report

Leena Hatem Moshref, Shumukh Hassan Alqahtani, Zaid Abdulrahim Majeed, Jameel Miro

Pfeiffer syndrome type 3 with FGR2 c.1052C>G (p.Ser351Cys) variant in West Africa: a case report

Kwadwo Apeadu Danso, Rosemary Sefakor Akuaku, Florence Naa Adoley Young, Samuel Agyei Wiafe

Les complications thromboemboliques chez les enfants au cours de COVID-19

Amal El Ouarradi, Ilham Bensahi, Insaf Alaammari, Amal Haoudar, Nezha Dini, Mohamed Sabry





Correlates of intimate partner violence among adolescents in East Africa: a multi-country analysis

Peter Memiah, Courtney Cook, Caroline Kingori, Leso Munala, Kathryn Howard, Sandra Ayivor, Tristi Bond

Marburg virus disease outbreak in Guinea: a SPIN framework of its transmission and control measures for an exemplary response pattern in West Africa

Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Denis Ebot Ako-Arrey, Claude Ngwayu Nkfusai, Eugene Vernyuy Yeika, Luchuo Engelbert Bain



Effect of food hygiene training on food handlers´ knowledge in Sokoto Metropolis: a quasi-experimental study

Ismail Abdullateef Raji, Oche Mansur Oche, Aminu Umar Kaoje, Kehinde Joseph Awosan, Mansur Olayinka Raji, Godwin Jiya Gana, Jessica Timane Ango, Auwal Usman Abubakar





Assessment of service readiness for maternity care in primary health centres in rural Nigeria: implications for service improvement

Lorretta Favour Chizomam Ntoimo, Julius Ogungbangbe, Wilson Imongan, Sanni Yaya, Friday Ebhodaghe Okonofua

Infective endocarditis following COVID-19 pneumonia: about two cases

Amal El Ouarradi, Aziza Kantri, Khalid Agrad, Ilham Bensahi, Fatimazzahra Merzouk, Zineb Guennoun, Said Makani, Yousra Jebbari, Chafik Elkettani, Mohamed Sabry

Congenital tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome) in a 28-year-old Zambian male: a case report

Saifurrahman Shahin, Thijs Hoffman, Wouter van Es, Jan Grutters, Kondwelani Mateyo

Kearns Sayre syndrome: a rare etiology of complete atrioventricular block in children (case report)

Hanane Kharbouch, Badr Boussaadani, Ibtissam Fellat, Latifa Oukerraj, Nawal Doghmi, Mohamed Cherti

Esophageal achalasia in an adolescent in Central Africa: a case report

Trésor Kibangula Kasanga, Manix Ilunga Banza, Florent Tshibwid A Zeng, Augustin Kibonge Mukakala, Jonas Tshilolo-Yona, Williams Kalala Mpumbwa, Anatole Nyembwe Mbuyi, Olivier Tshiteya Kabeya, Sébastien Mbuyi-Musanzayi

Awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to COVID-19 in Libya: a nation-wide online survey

Alhadi Jahan, Marwa Mohamed, Eman Alabani, Aymaan Almaziq, Huda Elarriesh, Fatma Alagelli, Farag Alhadar, Khadejah Ben Tahir, Hazar Berrah, Mohammed Abudabbous, Wedad Hamouda, Najla Albahloul, Joma Elzoubia, Amal Dier

Possible future trajectory of COVID-19: emphasis on Africa

Seth Kwabena Amponsah, Benjamin Tagoe, Daniel Kwame Afriyie


Prevalence and correlates of diastolic dysfunction in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study from in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sameer Al-Ghamdi, Faisal Khalid Alzubaidi, Sultan Abdulrahman Alharthai, Meshal Saleh Alzahim, Fahad Mohammed Al Bahily, Mohammed Ibrahim Alsifaee, Hiaallah Ali Alshehri, Muath Salman Anazi

The role of humanitarian missions in surgical training for maxillofacial surgery residents: SOS Face Marrakesh experience

Zakaria Aziz, Salma Aboulouidad, Abdelghafour Jaifi, Mohamed El Bouihi, Nadia Mansouri Hattab, Hanane Rais

Radical treatment of Sister Mary-Joseph nodule: case report and literature review

Amine Majdoubi, Tarek Bouhout, Marouan Harhar, Achraf Mirry, Serji Badr, Tijani El Harroudi


Impact of pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxes prevention programme on HIV burden and services in a low-resource setting: a simulation modelling approach

Adekunle Olatayo Adeoti, Eren Demir, Shola Adeyemi, Usame Yakutcan, Andre Pascal Kengne, Gbenga Kayode, Ahmad Aliyu, Nneoma Idika, Christian Isichei

Le chordome sacrococcygien: à propos d´un cas

Mohamed Moukhlissi, Ahmed Ben Sgheir, Mohammed Bensaid, Loubna Mezouar


Outcomes of the first meeting of the CAMEROON HIV RESEARCH FORUM (CAM-HERO)

Boris Tchounga, Rogers Ajeh, Tatiana Djikeussi, Peter Vanes Ebasone, Patrice Tchendjou, Jean Anoubissi, Ezechiel Ngoufack Jagni Semengue, Charles Kouanfack, Fabrice Youbi Kamgang, Marie Varloteaux, Boris Youngui Tchakounte, Felicite Naah Tabala, Benjamin Atanga, Leonie Simo, Jérôme Ateudjieu, Armel Zemsi, Lainsi Judith Nasah, Njie George Ngeke, Nicoline Ndiforkwah, Mireille Teno Bouseko, Falone Tientchou Sandjong, Emile Nforbih Shu, Madeleine Bakari, Yves Tiojio, Gilles Ndayisaba, Nyenti Annereke, Apungwa Cornelius Ntabe, Therese Abong Bwemba, Serge Clotaire Billong, Anne Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bisseck, John Ditekemena, Anastase Dzudie




Cigarette smoking prevalence and associated factors among college students, Amhara, Ethiopia

Animut Takele Telayneh, Mihretie Gedefaw, Dessalegn Haile, Samuel Derbie Habtegiorgis, Daniel Shitu Getahun, Yilkal Tafere, Moges Agazhe Assemie, Wubetu Woyraw, Habtamu Temesgen, Nakachew Mekonnen

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma in a postmenopausal woman complicated with an ovarian cyst: a case report

Eirini-Aikaterini Evangelopoulou, Konstantinos Zacharis, Georgia Skoufi, Nikolaos Vlassis, Papamichali Roidoula, Georgios Lialios

Cerebellar stroke complicating coronary catheterization: a case report

Hamza Chraibi, Zakia El Yousfi, Najat Mouine, Zouhair Lakhal, Aatif Benyass



Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the kidney in southern Senegal (Ziguinchor): case report and review of the literature

Fabrice Senghor, Ibou Thiam, Omar Sow, Aboubacar Traore, Boubacar Fall, Chérif Mohamed Moustapha Dial

Onychomycosis: experience of the laboratory of parasitology-mycology of CHU-Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Norosoa Julie Zafindraibe, Fenosoa Anita Mireille Tsatoromila, Zolalaina Huberthine Rakotoarivelo, Njariharinjakamampionona Rakotozandrindrainy, Christian Rafalimanana, Olivat Aimée Rakoto-Alson, Lala Rasoamialy-Soa Razanakolona

Association between hyperuricemia and glycated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetes at the District Hospital of Dschang

Martial Donkeng, Dieudonné Kuaté, Patrice Nzogang Koudjou, Jean Jacques Noubiap, Jules Roger Kuiate


Paternal characteristics associated with low birth weight among singleton births: a hospital-based birth cohort study in northern Tanzania

Romani Roman Sabas, Noreen Nickson Nyange, Andrea Malimi Mayala, Michael Johnson Mahande, Caroline Amour, Innocent Baltazar Mboya


Ectopic adrenal gland tissue in the left ovary of an elderly woman: a case report

Seon Mi Lee, Jong Chul Baek, Ji Eun Park, Hyen Chul Jo, Hyun Min Koh

Undiagnosed apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an old amateur soccer player: a case report

Mahassine El Harras, Ilham Bensahi, Salma Abdeladim, Fatimazahra Merzouk, Amal Elouarradi, Sara Oualim, Mohamed Sabry

An analysis of the COVID-19 laboratory dataset at AiBST Laboratory in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2020

Tendai Chipendo, Takudzwa Marembo, Humphrey Chituri, Clayton Munemo, Portia Manangazira, Donewell Bangure, Justen Manasa

Role of psychomotricity in the management of body image disorders in schizophrenia: a case report

Christian Eyoum, Nathalie Kingue Mbenda, Rodrigue Tchokona Kontchou, Simon Noé Elessa Belle, Erero Njiengwe

Perceptions and opinions of Nigerians to the management and response to COVID-19 in Nigeria

Obinna Ositadimma Oleribe, Ifeoma Eugenia Idigbe, Princess Osita-Oleribe, Olatayo Olawepo, Zaidat Adesola Musa, Samuel Aikhuomogbe, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Michael Fertleman, Babatunde Salako, Simon David Taylor-Robinson

COVID-19 pandemic and unmet need for family planning in Nigeria

Turnwait Otu Michael, Richard Dele Agbana, Tolulope Funmilola Ojo, Olasumbo Bilikisu Kukoyi, Alfred Stephen Ekpenyong, Damian Ukwandu

An unusual occurrence of synovial sarcoma in forearm: a case report

Karthikeyan Selvaraj, Bharathiraja Kuppusami, Manimaran Ramachandran, Rajiv Kannan, Ravishankar Kalambur Sundaram

Colon perforation by foreign body insertion for sexual gratification: a case report

Alphonce Nsabi Simbila, Ahmed Suphian, Novath Julius Ngowi, Ramadhani Juma Mfinanga, Said Kilindimo, Hendry Robert Sawe

An entomological survey in the Sudanese Guinean environmental transition zone after indoor residual spraying, Chad

Israël Demba Kodindo, Elise Yangalbé Kalnoné, Adoum Mahamat Oumar, Moundai Tchonfinet, Amen Nakebang Fadel, Brahim Adef Abba, Djédion Belemel, Péka Mallaye, Clément Kerah Hinzoumbe



Prévalence et facteurs de risque des pseudarthroses traumatiques des os longs des membres à l´Hôpital Matanda en ville de Butembo à l´Est de la République Démocratique du Congo

Ernest Badako Mogonza, Aimé Lukwamirwe Vahamwiti, Amos Sivulyamwenge Kaghoma, Franck Katembo Sikakulya, Emmanuel Kabuyahia Kamenge, Sévérin Uwonda Akinja



Hand hygiene and face mask wearing practices for COVID-19 prevention: a non-intrusive observation of patrons of community convenience shops in Accra, Ghana

Donne Kofi Ameme, Magdalene Akos Odikro, Abraham Baidoo, Paul Dsane-Aidoo, Francis Sena Nuvey, Dikena Garmonyou Jackson, Abdul Gafaru Mohammed, Felicia Alemna, Emmanuel Kwame Tender, Georgia Naa Korkoi Ghartey, Oxygen Gershion Wullar, Leroy Maximore, Yaw Karikari Asamoah, Ernest Kenu


Mental health status of adults under institutional quarantine: a cross-sectional survey in Tunisia

Ghassen Kharroubi, Ines Cherif, Sina Haj Amor, Mariem Zribi, Wejdene Ben Atigue, Uta Ouali, Jihene Bettaieb

Personnel knowledge of intravenous admixtures: a survey in a government hospital

Erza Genatrika, Ika Puspitasari, Susi Ari Kristina, Teuku Nanda Saifullah Sulaiman

A human rights assessment of a large mental hospital in Kenya

Joy Muhia, Florence Jaguga, Victoria Wamukhoma, Jacqueline Aloo, Simon Njuguna

Real-time monitoring of a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus outbreak immunization campaign using digital health technologies in South Sudan

Isah Mohammed Bello, Maleghemi Sylvester, Melesachew Ferede, Godwin Ubong Akpan, Ademe Tegegne Ayesheshem, Michael Nzioki Mwanza, Samuel Okiror, Atem Anyuon, Olu Olushayo Oluseun





Analysis of registered radiological equipment in Kenya

Lynne Muthoni Gathuru, Gabriel Daniel Onditi Elias, Richard Denys Pitcher

An evaluation of COVID-19 surveillance system in New Juaben South Municipality of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Hectoria Awekeya, Stephen Dajaan Dubik, Kingsley Amegah, Anthony Ashinyo, Francis Wuobar, Ekow Kaitoo, Winfred Ofosu, Mary Eyram Ashinyo


La grossesse ovarienne à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature

Olfa Zoukar, Ines Zouari, Yosra Jemaa, Rahma Aissa, Amina Mnejja, Amel Bayar, Dalel Naguez, Dhekra Toumi, Mossaab Ghannouchi, Anis Haddad

Management of chyle leak in right side neck dissection: a rare case and review of literature (a case report)

Rahul Deshmukh, Purva Kulkarni, Umesh Bhutekar, Atul Kala, Shivam Richhariya, Hitesh Tawari

Detection of metallo-beta lactamases and oxacillinase genes in carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated in Morocco

Abdelhamid Massik, Lahbib Hibaoui, Btissam Arhoune, Ghita Yahyaoui, Bouchra Oumokhtar, Mustapha Mahmoud

Séries temporelles: déterminants pathologiques des examens cytobiochimiques d´urines et infection urinaire entre 2011-2014 aux cliniques universitaires de Kinshasa

Jacques Bikaula Ngwidiwo, Mireille Solange Nganga Nkanga, Vandersal Salaboni Munzengi, Eugène Epombo, Yvon Wangi Ngoy, Héritier Mawalala Malengele, Etienne Mokondjimobe, Benjamin Longo Mbenza


Exploring reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among healthcare providers in Ethiopia

Fisseha Shiferie, Oumer Sada, Theodros Fenta, Mirgissa Kaba, Atalay Mulu Fentie



Vaccination against Hepatitis B among health care workers in the Bamenda Health District: influence of knowledge and attitudes, Cameroon

Anye Muriel Ngum, Sobngwi Joëlle Laure, Xavier Tchetnya, Tabe Armstrong Tambe, Claude Nkfusai Ngwayu, Frankline Sevidzem Wirsiy, Catherine Atuhaire, Samuel Nambile Cumber



Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection in an elder patient: a case report

Fatima-Ezzahrae Badi, Mouna Sabiri, Samia El Manjra, Samira Lezar, Fatiha Essodegui

Therapeutic plasma exchange in acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Ajay Kumar, Anand Sharma, Yatendra Mohan, Itish Patnaik, Ashok Kumar, Kavita Khoiwal, Gita Negi, Rohit Gupta

Sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and young people in the Gambia: a systematic review

Mat Lowe, Phebian Ina Grant Sagnia, Olusegun Awolaran, Yves Armand Médessi Mongbo


Hysterosalpingography findings of female partners of infertile couple attending fertility clinic at Lagos University Teaching Hospital

Christian Chigozie Makwe, Aloy Okechukwu Ugwu, Oyebola Halimah Sunmonu, Salimat Abisoye Yusuf-Awesu, Nneoma Kwemtochukwu Ani-Ugwu, Olayemi Emmanuel Olumakinwa


Economic Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on households

Francis Fatoye, Tadesse Gebrye, Olujide Arije, Clara Toyin Fatoye, Omotola Onigbinde, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada

Computed tomography features of spontaneous acute intracranial hemorrhages in a tertiary hospital in Southern Ghana

Emmanuel Kobina Mesi Edzie, Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, Edmund Kwakye Brakohiapa, Philip Narteh Gorleku, Eric Aidoo, Kwasi Agyen-Mensah, Peter Appiah-Thompson, Adu Tutu Amankwa, Ewurama Andam Idun, Frank Quarshie, Richard Ato Edzie, Benard Osei, Prosper Dziwornu, Abdul Raman Asemah

Perceived quality of life and life style modification of cancer patients undergoing varied treatments in a tertiary health institution, Ekiti State, Nigeria

Deborah Tolulope Esan, Khadijat Toyin Musah, Fayokemi Mary Olaiya, Opeyemi Adeniyi Adedeji, Emmanuel Omoniyi Olowolafe


Invalid measles vaccine dose administration and vaccine effectiveness in Ethiopia

Teklay Desta, Ephrem Lemango, Daddi Wayessa, Liya Wondowossen, Mirkuzie Kerie, Balcha Masresha

Splénomégalie multi-nodulaire révélatrice d’une tuberculose multifocale à localisation splénique et vertébrale: à propos d’un cas

Asmaa N´khaili, Mariama Jarti, Marj Zouhour Haida, Meryem Aouroud, Adil Ait Errami, Sofia Oubaha, Zouhour Samlani, Khadija Krati


Leprechaunism

Supraja Nagarathinam, Krishna Prasanth Baalann

Drug therapy problems identified among patients receiving antiretroviral treatment in a HIV clinic: a prospective study in North Central, Nigeria

Roseline Iberi Aderemi-Williams, Sabina Onyinye Nduaguba, Eric Monday Akoji, Patricia Uche Ogbo, Isaac Okoh Abah

Factors associated with genital prolapse to Saint Joseph Hospital of Kinshasa

Antoine Tshimbundu Kayembe, Charles Didier Kitenge Kia Kayembe, Jean-Patrick Kamba Bebele, Rahma Rachid Tozin


Towards a unified approach for multiple myeloma care in Kenya - proceedings of the Inaugural Multiple Myeloma Congress

Teresa Cherop Lotodo, Beatrice Jepngetich Melly, Kelvin Mogesa Manyega, Mercy Oduor, Valerie Magutu, Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Riyat Malkit, Alfred Karagu, Simon Onsongo, Caroline Wafula, Roselyne Yatich, Pravas Chandra Mishra, Austin Omondi, Diana Flora Namaemba, Yvette Oyollo, Maureen Kugo




Reversible Wernicke encephalopathy caused by hyperemesis gravidarum in the second trimester of pregnancy: a case report

Nadia Ben Jdidia, Sawssan Ben Halima, Hana Hakim, Sahbi Kebaili, Ines Koubaa, Hedi Chelly, Kais Chaabane


Delayed presentation of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a case report

Saif Ghabisha, Faisal Ahmed, Saleh Al-wageeh, Ebrahim Al-shami, Abdu Al-hajri, Waleed Aljbri, Fawaz Mohammed

Mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasms of the right colon: a case report

Zakaria El Barkaoui, Mohammed Najih, Aboulfeth El Mehdi, Hicham El Majdoubi, Imane El Messaoudi, Mohamed Amine Essaoudi, Mohamed Bouzroud, Sidi Mohammed Bouchentouf, Hakim El Kaoui, Ahmed Bounaim


Infraclavicular arterio-arterial prosthetic loop is a safe and effective vascular access technique for haemodialysis in frail patients: a prospective observational study

Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Rahim, Alexander Bush, Aml Ahmed Sayed Ahmed, Aml Mohammed Soliman, Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Ismail


Exposure to aflatoxin B1 and associated risk factors in hepatitis C patients in cosmopolitan city of Pakistan: facility-based study

Muhammad Ayaz Mustufa, Zubia Zia, Rabia Ilyas, Rehan Khan, Syed Naim Ul Hasan Naqvi, Firdous Imran Ali

Prevalence and patterns of birth defects among newborns in southwestern Ethiopia: a retrospective study

Soressa Abebe Geneti, Girmai Gebru Dimsu, Demisew Amenu Sori, Lemessa Dube Amente, Zeleke Mekonnen Kurmane

COVID-19 pandemic waves: how prepared is West Africa for managing a high COVID-19 caseload? Urgent actions needed

Virgil Kuassi Lokossou, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Stanley Okolo, Patrick Mboya Nguku, Nanlop Ogbureke, Issiaka Sombie

Impact of psychological stress on the outcomes of assisted reproduction in Tunisian infertile women

Amira Sallem, Habiba Essoussi, Henda Ben Mustapha, Monia Zaouali, Mounir Ajina

"The angel within the devil": COVID-19 silver linings

Nuworza Kugbey, Anthony Amoah, Sam-Quarcoo Dotse, Emelia Amoako-Asiedu, Cephas Delalorm, Eric Nyarko-Sampson

Perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young adults with type 1 diabetes in Rwanda

Jean Claude Habineza, Steven James, Laurien Sibomana, Emma Klatman, Etienne Uwingabire, Jayanthi Maniam, Graham David Ogle



Evaluation médico-légale des certificats médicaux initiaux au sein des structures sanitaires du Nord de la Tunisie

Chahnez Makni, Myriam Gorgi, Meriem Gharbaoui, Sarra Ben Abderrahim, Mohamed Amine Zaara, Azza Belhaj, Moncef Hamdoun, Mohamed Allouche


Infected omental cyst complicated with subacute intestinal obstruction and ileal erosion in a 2-year-old boy: a case report

Hock Chin Chong, Hazlina Mohd Khalid, Nur Atiqah Mohd Hanifah, Vebster Jaffrey, Naveena Thiyagaraja, Firdaus Hayati

Dystrophic calcinosis cutis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

Filipa Costa Sousa, Mariana Figueiras, Ana Rita Parente, Sónia Santos, Mafalda Miranda, Mónica Teixeira, Teresa Mendonça





Infection tuberculeuse latente chez l’enfant à Bangui: à propos de 524 cas exposés à domicile aux cas index de tuberculose pulmonaire à microscopie positive

Edgard Djimbélé Béradjé, Alain Farra, Jess Elio Kosh Komba Palet, Marie Colette Nganda- Bangué, Simplice Cyriaque Kango, Boniface Koffi, Jean Chrysostome Gody

Risk of obstructive sleep apnea and quality of sleep among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a subSaharan Africa city

Serge Ade, Adebayo Cossi Alassani, Prudence Ablo Wachinou, Audrey Tchemoua Youzeu, Abdoulaye Imorou, Lionelle Fanou, Marius Claude Flatin, Spero Hounkpatin, Gildas Agodokpessi, Anthony David Harries

Dilatation mitrale percutanée des rétrécissements mitraux en hypertention pulmonaire importante au cours de la grossesse

Fatima Azzahra Benmessaoud, Nessema Bendagha, Aida Soufiani, Lassana Konaté, Nadia Fellat, Rajae Benani, Naima El Haitam, Roukia Fellat

Infection par Helicobacter pylori: prévalence et facteurs associés dans une population tout venant d’après une recherche par test respiratoire à l’urée marquée au carbone 14

Aboudou Raïmi Kpossou, Homagnissin Benoît Kouwakanou, Carin Ahouada, Rodolph Koffi Vignon, Comlan N´déhougbèa Martin Sokpon, Vincent Zoundjiekpon, Nicolas Kodjoh, Jean Séhonou

Child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: a brutal reality

Mosharop Hossian, Md Utba Rashid, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

Adverse event following vaccine surveillance in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria (January 2018 - June 2019): analysis of health facility´s records

Sambo Godwin Ishaku, Gregory Umeh, Bulus Adzu, Anthony Onimisi, Madubu Dauda, Hadiza Aliyu Iyal, Neyu Iliyasu, Danjuma Jenom Sunday, Jeremiah Daikwo, Sannom Mildred Yates, Ibrahim Idris Ibrahim, Lami Hajara Samaila, Basirat Abdullahi, Stephen Kadarko Parom, Kabir Yusuf Maiwashi, Fureratu Zakari, Kase Sarah Nuhu

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