Zongo R
Burkina Faso
Research Article
Coinfection HIV and Malaria in Department of Paediatrics of the University Hospital Souro Sanou
Author(s): Sangarei, Sourabie Y, Ouedraogo SM, Zongo R, Zida A, Ouedraogo AS, Fofana S, Guiguemde RT and Nacro BSangarei, Sourabie Y, Ouedraogo SM, Zongo R, Zida A, Ouedraogo AS, Fofana S, Guiguemde RT and Nacro B
Introduction: Malaria and HIV are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. The interaction of these two pathologies raises fundamental issues as well as therapeutic. This study seeks a better understanding of the clinical profile of coinfected biological and therapeutic HIV-Malaria in Children's Hospital Pediatrique du jour Day Centre Hospital Universitaire Souro Sanou (CHUSS) Bobo-Dioulasso. Methodology: It about a cross-sectional study with prospective and retrospective aspects. Included, were patients infected with HIV and followed in the service whose clinical and laboratory diagnosis of malaria had been performed and/or patients with whom the diagnosis of co-infection was done with the regression of a medical consultation following the consent of the legal representative. Results: The prevalence of coinfection was 3.09%. The clinical sign.. View More»
