@article{fdi:010086766,
  title = {{PCR} investigation of infections in patients consulting at a healthcare centre over a four-year period during the {G}rand {M}agal of {T}ouba},
  author = {{G}oumballa, {N}. and {S}ambou, {M}. and {S}amba, {D}. {F}. and {B}assene, {H}. and {B}edotto, {M}. and {A}idara, {A}. and {D}ieng, {M}. and {H}oang, {V}. {T}. and {P}arola, {P}. and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {G}autret, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {R}espiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms and febrile illness are the most common complaints among ill pilgrims attending the {G}rand {M}agal of {T}ouba ({GMT}) in {S}enegal. {M}ethods: {P}atients presenting with respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms or febrile systemic illnesses were recruited between 2018 and 2021 at a healthcare centre close to {T}ouba. {R}espiratory, gastrointestinal and blood samples were tested for potential pathogens using q{PCR}.{R}esults: 538 patients were included. 45.5% of these were female, with a median age of 17 years. {O}f the 326 samples collected from patients with a cough, 62.8% tested positive for at least one virus, including influenza viruses (33.1%). {A} high positivity rate of bacterial carriage was observed for {H}aemophilus influenzae (72.7%), {S}treptococcus pneumoniae (51.2%) and {M}oraxella catarrhalis (46.0%). {O}f the 95 samples collected from patients with diarrhoea, 71.3% were positive, with high rates of bacterial carriage, ranging from 4.2% for {T}ropheryma whipplei to 45.3% for {E}ntero-pathogenic {E}scherichia coli. {O}f the 141 blood samples collected from patients with fever, 31.9% were positive including {P}lasmodium falciparum (21.3%), {B}orrelia sp. (5.7%) and dengue virus (5.0%). {C}onclusion: {T}his study provides insight into the aetiology of most common infections at the {GMT} on which to base therapeutic options.},
  keywords = {{F}ebrile systemic illness ; {G}astrointestinal infections ; {G}rand {M}agal ; {P}atients ; {PCR} ; {R}espiratory infections ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ravel {M}edicine and {I}nfectious {D}isease},
  volume = {52},
  numero = {},
  pages = {102515 [7 p.]},
  ISSN = {1477-8939},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102515},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086766},
}