November 2023

Pharmacotherapeutics of cerebrovascular accidents in the medical intensive care unit of the Abidjan Cardiology Institute (Ivory Coast)

Stroke is responsible for 52% of vascular deaths in Africa, compared to 38% in Europe. A rigorous and rapid pharmacotherapeutic approach, based on the rational use of drugs, could improve this figure. This work aimed to study the pharmacotherapeutic treatment of strokes in the medical intensive care unit of the Abidjan Cardiology Institute. A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study carried out on patient records...

Author(s): Gbongue Eric TIA, Kouakou Etienne EFFO, Gniènèfèrètien Nounaféri Awa SILUE, Amankou Donaldo Jean-Fabius AHUA, Ahou Axelle Edith KOUADIO, Geneviève N&#;GUESSAN-IRIE and N’doua Gisèle KOUAKOU-SIRANSY  

November 2023

Immunomodulatory effect of Artemisia annua and Moringa oleifera on viral load among PLWH on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda

Contemporary highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is effective and tolerable for a long time but cannot eradicate human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by either elimination of viral reservoirs or enhancement of HIV-specific immune responses. HIV infects the B cell germinal centers in follicles of lymphoid tissue and induces dysfunction, which may persist during HAART, negatively affecting IgG subclass...

Author(s): Silvano Twinomujuni, Patrick E. Ogwang, Esther C. Atukunda, Amanya Martin, Mary Nantongo, Richard Otim, Rose Nabatanzi, Felicitas Roelofsen, Bernard Bagaya and Joel Bazira