2020
Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine as first line therapy of uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso, 11 years after policy change
Zongo I, Compaoré Y, Nikiéma F, Zongo M, Barry N, Somé F, Kaboré N, Ouédraogo J. Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine as first line therapy of uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso, 11 years after policy change. Pan African Medical Journal 2020, 35: 68. PMID: 32537072, PMCID: PMC7250195, DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.68.20849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-line therapyLine therapyUncomplicated malariaPolymerase chain reactionTreatment efficacyEarly treatment failureGood tolerability profileFirst-line treatmentParasitological responsePrimary endpointTolerability profileArtemether-lumefantrineTreatment failureLine treatmentASAQ groupDay 28Better efficacyBurkina FasoTherapyMalariaEfficacyChain reactionCompletion ratesTreatmentDays
2018
Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 genetic diversity and allele frequencies in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
Somé A, Bazié T, Zongo I, Yerbanga R, Nikiéma F, Neya C, Taho L, Ouédraogo J. Plasmodium falciparum msp1 and msp2 genetic diversity and allele frequencies in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. Parasites & Vectors 2018, 11: 323. PMID: 29843783, PMCID: PMC5975679, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2895-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malaria patientsPolymerase chain reactionMalaria patientsAllelic familiesBobo-DioulassoMAD20 allelic familyUrban health centersCause of morbidityMerozoite surface protein 1K1 allelic familySurface protein 1Plasmodium falciparum msp1P. malariaUncomplicated malariaFalciparum infectionResultsA totalHealth centersBlood samplesP. falciparumConclusionsOur studyBlood spotsMalaria parasite populationsAllele frequenciesPatientsBurkina Faso
2016
Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso
Somé A, Sorgho H, Zongo I, Bazié T, Nikiéma F, Sawadogo A, Zongo M, Compaoré Y, Ouédraogo J. Polymorphisms in K13, pfcrt, pfmdr1, pfdhfr, and pfdhps in parasites isolated from symptomatic malaria patients in Burkina Faso. Parasite 2016, 23: 60. PMID: 28004634, PMCID: PMC5178381, DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2016069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntigens, BacterialAntigens, SurfaceAntimalarialsArtemisininsBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolDrug ResistanceDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMembrane Transport ProteinsMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtozoan ProteinsYoung AdultConceptsPolymerase chain reactionUncomplicated malariaDrug resistance polymorphismsPfcrt 76TResistance-mediating polymorphismsPrevalence of polymorphismsSymptomatic malaria patientsAntimalarial drug resistanceGlobal malaria controlEmergence of resistancePfmdr1 184FPfmdr1 86YMalaria patientsPfdhps genesBaseline prevalenceCombination therapyHealth centersBlood samplesWestern CambodiaBetter efficacyGene polymorphismsCodon 540Malaria controlDrug resistancePfdhps
2012
<i>Neisseria meningitis</i> serogroup X outbreak in Burkina Faso, 2009-2010
Yaro S, Drabo A, Ouangraoua S, Kirakoya-Samadoulougou F, Mueller J, Sanou O, Tall H, Jaillard P, Njanpop-Lafourcade B, Macq J, Robert A, Ouedraogo J. Neisseria meningitis serogroup X outbreak in Burkina Faso, 2009-2010. Open Journal Of Internal Medicine 2012, 2012: 41-49. DOI: 10.4236/ojim.2012.22010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine introductionPolymerase chain reactionSerogroup XPneumococcal vaccine introductionContacts of patientsReference laboratoryCountries' national guidelinesPilot districtsAdequate antibioticsCentre MurazCampaign vaccinationSecondary casesPolyvalent vaccineSerogroup distributionFluid collectionNational guidelinesVaccine compositionCSF samplesEpidemiological seasonFaster careLaboratory capacityAttack rateChain reactionBobo-DioulassoPatients
2007
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacy and selection of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR mutations in Burkina Faso before its introduction as intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women.
Tinto H, Ouédraogo J, Zongo I, van Overmeir C, van Marck E, Guiguemdé T, D'Alessandro U. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacy and selection of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR mutations in Burkina Faso before its introduction as intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 76: 608-13. PMID: 17426157, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsAntimalarialsBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolChloroquineDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug ResistanceFemaleGenotypeHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMaleMutationPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPyrimethamineSelection, GeneticSulfadoxineTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseConceptsSulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacyTriple dhfr mutationDHFR mutationsRecurrent parasitemiaIntermittent preventive treatmentSulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistanceYears of ageSuch high prevalenceDihydropteroate synthetase (Pfdhps) mutationsPCR-restriction fragment length polymorphismSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineTreatment failurePregnant womenPolymerase chain reactionPreventive treatmentHigh prevalenceNew infectionsChain reactionMutant parasitesPatientsParasitemiaTreatmentFragment length polymorphismPrevalenceEfficacy