Clarisse Engowei Mbah

The contribution of chlamydia to secondary infertility in women is poorly understood. Among 404 female participants enrolled in a previous study in Cameroon, 142 with secondary infertility (cases) and 262 pregnant with no history of infertility (controls) , Chlamydia trachomatis seropositivity was 92%. Seropositivity did not significantly differ by...

The global malaria morbidity and mortality witnessed an increase from 2019 to 2020 partly due to disruptions in control programs’ activities imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, there is still a significant burden of malaria in Cameroon which needs attention from all fronts to attain elimination goals. It is normally expected that a typical...

Objective Data on the prevalence and etiology of infertility in Africa are limited. Secondary infertility is particularly common, defined as the inability of a woman to conceive for at least one year following a full-term pregnancy. We describe a prospective study conducted in Cameroon designed to test the hypothesis of an association between commo...

Background & objectives: Early identification of bacterial infection in patients with fever is important for prompt and specific treatment. However, the available biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and leukocyte counts are not specific to bacterial diagnosis. This study aimed to assess the diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT) over CRP a...

ABSTRACT Health professional mobile phone can be the vehicle bacteria transmission from one caregiver to another. Despite the ubiquity of mobile phones among health professionals as tool for mobile phone-based Health, there is limited literature on general social habits related to manipulation of this technological tool by health practitioner and t...

Urogenital mycoplasmas are bacteria that cause genitourinary tract infections that may be initially asymptomatic but can progress and lead to severe complications and threaten reproductive health (vaginosis, salpingitis urethritis). The inadequate antibiotic treatment of mycoplasma infections has led to the emergence and spread of resistant strains...

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is among the commonest causes of deaths among women in the world. It is becoming a major concern for many developing countries and its incidence in Cameroon is on the rise and accounts for a leading cause of mortality. An understanding of the knowledge and practices on breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) a...

Background: Information on the prevalence and Neonatal outcomes of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma spp in pregnancy is limited and interventions against these infections have received little or no attention in many Low-Income Countries. Hence, the impact of these infections in pregnant women remains a public health concern. The aim of this stu...

Background Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), an STI of renewed interest, is associated with urethritis in men and cervicitis in women. Epidemiologic studies of MG infection outcomes have been limited by diagnostic capabilities. Recent molecular technologies have been applied to detection of MG-specific nucleic acid sequences. Use of commercially availabl...