K. Koffi
Pasteur Institute
10 Papers
49 Citations
K. Koffi is an academic researcher from Pasteur Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Distribution of measles virus in the central nervous system of HIV-seropositive children
TL;DR: Comparison of the HIV-MV encephalitis patient with two patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis demonstrated a paucity of virus in neuronal processes in the HIV, suggesting MV maturation by budding through the plasma membrane may occur, thereby minimizing build up of and intracellular movement of incomplete virus.
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The neuropathology of HIV-infected African children in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
TL;DR: The low prevalence of HIV encephalitis in HIV infected children in Africa may reflect comparatively early death in HIV infection in Africa as compared with the experience in Europe and the US.
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Salivary and urinary diagnosis of human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 infection in Côte d'Ivoire, using two assays.
G M Gershy-Damet,K. Koffi,L. Abouya,M. Sasson-Morokro,K. Brattegaard,J.V. Parry,K.M. de Cock,P.P. Mortimer +7 more
TL;DR: This investigation, done at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d'Ivoire 'blind' of the previous serological findings, suggests that GACELISA, a commercial immunoglobulin G capture enzyme immunoassay for anti-human immunodeficiency virus antibodies can be successfully applied to unprocessed saliva and urine specimens.
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Pathology of paediatric human immunodeficiency virus infections in Cote d'Ivoire.
TL;DR: Autopsies were conducted on 156 cadavers of children located in the morgue of Treichville University Hospital Center in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and the most common cause of death was pyogenic pneumonia, and specific diseases found only among HIV-infected dead children included pneumocystis pneumonia.
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Estrogenic effects of the seeds and stem bark extracts of Ricinodendron heudelotii in adult ovariectomized Wistar albino rats
TL;DR: R. heudelotii was found to show estrogenic effects on vagina, uterus, cervix and adrenal glands and the seeds extract exhibited greater estrogenic activities than the bark extract.