Search Results - "Sidikou, F."

Microbiological and epidemiological investigation of the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A epidemic in Niger in 2009: last wave before the introduction of the serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine? by COLLARD, J. M., MAMAN, Z., ABANI, A., MAINASARA, H. B., DJIBO, S., YACOUBA, H., MAITOURNAM, R., SIDIKOU, F., NICOLAS, P., ROCOURT, J., JUSOT, J. F.

“…The 2009 meningitis season in Niger was characterized by an early onset, beginning in the very first weeks of the year and peaking from the 12th to the 15th…”
Get full text

Field evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for meningococcal meningitis in Niger by Boisier, P, Elhaj Mahamane, A, Amadou Hamidou, A, Sidikou, F, Djibo, S, Nato, F, Chanteau, S

“…To evaluate dipstick rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for meningococcal meningitis in basic health facilities. Health facility staff received a one-day training…”
Get full text

High sensitivity and specificity of the Pastorex ® latex agglutination test for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during a clinical trial in Niger by Borel, T., Rose, A.M.C., Guillerm, M., Sidikou, F., Gerstl, S., Djibo, A., Nathan, N., Chanteau, S., Guerin, P.J.

“…There is a great need for a rapid diagnostic test to guide vaccine choice during outbreaks of meningococcal meningitis in resource-poor countries. During a…”
Get full text

Evaluation of the Pastorex ® meningitis kit for the rapid identification of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A and W135 by Djibo, S., Njanpop Lafourcade, B.-M., Boisier, P., Moussa, A., Kobo, G., Sidikou, F., Hien, A., Bieboure, G., Aguilera, J.-F., Parent du Chatelet, I., Gessner, B.D., Chanteau, S.

“…The recent emergence of Neisseria meningitidis W135 as a cause of epidemic bacterial meningitis and the availability of a trivalent ACW135 vaccine have created…”
Get full text

Nationwide HIV prevalence survey in general population in Niger by Boisier, P., Ouwe Missi Oukem‐Boyer, O. N., Amadou Hamidou, A., Sidikou, F., Ibrahim, M. L., Elhaj Mahamane, A., Mamadou, S., Sanda Aksenenkova, T., Hama Modibo, B., Chanteau, S., Sani, A., Louboutin‐Croc, J.‐P.

“…Summary A national population‐based survey was carried out in Niger in 2002 to assess HIV prevalence in the population aged 15–49 years. A two‐stage cluster…”
Get full text

Prévalence de la méningite tuberculeuse à l'hôpital de Niamey, Niger by MINDADOU, H, SIDIKOU, F, BOISIER, P, CHANTEAU, S

Get full text

Dépistage du VIH en zone sahélienne à partir de sang séché sur sérobuvard by OUWE-MISSI-OUKEM-BOYER, O. N, HAMIDOU, A. A, SIDIKOU, F, GARBA, A, LOUBOUTIN-CROC, J.-P

Get full text

Enquête comportementale et de séroprévalence du VIH chez les professionnelles du sexe de Dirkou, Niger, en 2002 by TOHON, Z, GARBA, A, AMADOU HAMIDOU, A, SIDIKOU, F, IBRAHIM, M. L, ELHADJ MAHAMANE, A, BOHARI, A, LOUBOUTIN-CROC, J. P

Get full text

Scaling up of PCR-based surveillance of bacterial meningitis in the African meningitis belt: indisputable benefits of multiplex PCR assay in Niger by Chanteau, Suzanne, Sidikou, Fati, Djibo, Saacou, Moussa, Amadou, Mindadou, Habsatou, Boisier, Pascal

“…The absence of reliable laboratories for culture of Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae, the three main causes of…”
Get full text

SHORT REPORT: Microbiological and epidemiological investigation of the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A epidemic in Niger in 2009: last wave before the introduction of the serogroup A meningococcal conjugate vaccine? by COLLARD, J. M., MAMAN, Z., ABANI, A., MAINASARA, H. B., DJIBO, S., YACOUBA, H., MAITOURNAM, R., SIDIKOU, F., NICOLAS, P., ROCOURT, J., JUSOT, J. F.

“…The 2009 meningitis season in Niger was characterized by an early onset, beginning in the very first weeks of the year and peaking from the 12th to the 15th…”
Get full text

Polymerase chain reaction assay and bacterial meningitis surveillance in remote areas, Niger by Sidikou, Fati, Djibo, Saacou, Taha, Muhamed Kheir, Alonso, Jean Michel, Djibo, Ali, Kairo, Kiari Kaka, Chanteau, Suzanne, Boisier, Pascal

“…To compensate for the lack of laboratories in remote areas, the national reference laboratory for meningitis in Niger used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to…”
Get full text

Epidemiological patterns of meningococcal meningitis in Niger in 2003 and 2004: under the threat of N. meningitidis serogroup W135 by Boisier, Pascal, Djibo, Saacou, Sidikou, Fati, Mindadou, Habsatou, Kairo, Kiari Kaka, Djibo, Ali, Goumbi, Kadade, Chanteau, Suzanne

“…Summary Since the Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 epidemic in Burkina Faso in 2002, the neighbouring countries dread undergoing outbreaks. Niger has…”
Get full text

Prevalence of tuberculous meningitis in Niamey's Hospital, Niger by Mindadou, H, Sidikou, F, Boisier, P, Chanteau, S

“…Tuberculosis is hyperendemic in Niger. In Niamey between June 2002 and May 2004, 996 cerebro-spinal fluids (CSF) collected from meningitis suspected patients…”
Get full text

The use of dried blood spots for HIV-antibody testing in Sahel by Ouwe-Missi-Oukem-Boyer, O N, Hamidou, A A, Sidikou, F, Garba, A, Louboutin-Croc, J P

“…Undertaking a HIV seroepidemiological survey in Sahel is logistically problematic, since countries like Niger or Mali are very large with scattered populations…”
Get full text

Behaviour and HIV seroprevalence investigation in sex workers of Dirkou, Niger, 2002 by Tohon, Z, Garba, A, Amadou Hamidou, A, Sidikou, F, Ibrahim, M L, Elhadj Mahamane, A, Bohari, A, Louboutin-Croc, J P

“…In the framework of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) surveillance, seroprevalence and behavioural survey was conducted in 2002 in Dirkou, a place of…”
Get full text

Prevalence of tuberculous meningitis in Niamey's Hospital, Niger by Mindadou, H, Sidikou, F, Boisier, P, Chanteau, S

Get full text

Behaviour and HIV seroprevalence investigation in sex workers of Dirkou, Niger, 2002 by Tohon, Z, Garba, A, Amadou Hamidou, A, Sidikou, F, Ibrahim, M L, Elhadj Mahamane, A, Bohari, A, Louboutin-Croc, J P

Get full text

oral route as a potential way of transmission of Schistosoma bovis in goats by Boulanger, D, Schneider, D, Sidikou, F, Capron, A, Chippaux, J.P, Sellin, B

“…The infectivity of Schistosoma bovis cercariae administered orally was evaluated in Sahelian goats. Compared to the percutaneous route, a single massive oral…”
Get full text

Epidemics caused by group X meningoccal meningitis in Africa in 2006 by Nicolas, P, Djibo, S, Sidikou, F, Tenebray, B, Stor, R, Boisier, P, Chanteau, S

Get more information