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| Title |
Toxoplasma encephalitis in HIV/AIDS patients admitted to the Douala general hospital between 2004 and 2009: a cross sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-0500-6-146 |
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| Authors |
Henry Namme Luma, Benjamin Clet Nguenkam Tchaleu, Yacouba Njankouo Mapoure, Elvis Temfack, Marie Solange Doualla, Marie Patrice Halle, Henry Achu Joko, Sinata Koulla-Shiro |
| Abstract |
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that about a third of the world's population is chronically infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasma encephalitis (TE), which occurs as a reactivation of quiescent chronic infection, is one of the leading causes of central nervous system (CNS) infection in AIDS. Its diagnosis in most centres still remains difficult. We opted to describe the clinical and radiological features of TE as well as in-hospital outcome and its associated factors. METHODS: We carried out a cross sectional study on the clinical case notes of adult patients admitted and treated for TE at the Douala General Hospital, Cameroon between January 1st 2004 to December 31st 2009. RESULTS: Of 672 patients admitted during the study period, 14.4% (97/672) had TE. The mean age was 36.9 +/- 14.1 years and the median CD4 cell count was 68/mm3 (IQR): 43 -- 103). Headache and fever were the most common presenting symptoms in 92.8% (90/97) and 87.6% (85/97) of patients. Annular contrast enhanced lesions were the most common brain scan finding in 81.4% (79/97) of patients. In-hospital mortality was 29.9% (29/97). Altered sensorium, presence of focal signs, neck stiffness and low CD4 cell count were factors associated with mortality. Adjusting for low CD4 count, altered sensorium remained strongly associated with fatality, adjusted odd ratio (AOR) 3.5 (95%CI 1.2 -- 10.5). CONCLUSION: Toxoplasma encephalitis is common among AIDS patients in Douala. Its high case fatality warrants adequate and compliant prophylactic therapy in severely immune depressed patients as well early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 82 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 82 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 11% |
| Researcher | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 16% |
| Unknown | 24 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 27 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 October 2013.
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#5,864,761
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#874
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