Democratic Republic of the Congo
"Democratic Republic of the Congo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A republic in central Africa, east of the REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, south of the CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC and north of ANGOLA and ZAMBIA. The capital is Kinshasa.
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D015023
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.100.220
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Democratic Republic of the Congo" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical presentation and evolution of Xia-Gibbs syndrome due to p.Gly375ArgfsTer3 variant in a patient from DR Congo (Central Africa). Am J Med Genet A. 2021 03; 185(3):990-994.
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Improving the quality of maternal and newborn health outcomes through a clinical mentorship program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: study protocol. Reprod Health. 2019 Oct 10; 16(1):147.
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A multifaceted intervention to improve syphilis screening and treatment in pregnant women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Lusaka, Zambia: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2019 05; 7(5):e655-e663.
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Pan-Filovirus Serum Neutralizing Antibodies in a Subset of Congolese Ebolavirus Infection Survivors. J Infect Dis. 2018 11 05; 218(12):1929-1936.
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A comprehensive clinical and genetic study in 127 patients with ID in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Am J Med Genet A. 2018 09; 176(9):1897-1909.
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of antenatal syphilis screening and treatment for the prevention of congenital syphilis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia: results of qualitative formative research. BMC Health Serv Res. 2017 08 14; 17(1):556.
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Genetic Evidence of Importation of Drug-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum to Guatemala from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun; 20(6):932-40.
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Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of non-adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected adults in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e85327.
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NTDs in the heart of darkness: the Democratic Republic of Congo's unknown burden of neglected tropical diseases. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; 7(7):e2118.
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[HIV testing among women in delivery rooms in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a catch-up strategy for prevention of mother-to-child transmission]. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 2013 Feb; 61(1):21-7.