In 2022, CEDBCAM-RI secured two competitive fellowships on neonatal infections and rapid diagnostics. Eight Master’s students completed their research at the institute, most of them on antimicrobial-resistant Enterobacterales in hospitals and communities across Cameroon.
Funded · 2022Fellowship
TARGET
Integrated approach to monitoring and predictive diagnosis of neonatal infections
TARGET combines the monitoring of newborns with predictive diagnostics to detect neonatal infections earlier and guide treatment.
Funder: Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Early Career Fellowship
Neonatal infectionsPredictive diagnosticsNewborn health
Funded · 2022Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship
FIT-BI
Fully Integrated Technology for rapid and multiplex Bacterial Identification
FIT-BI develops rapid diagnostic kits that identify the bacteria responsible for neonatal infections and predict their antimicrobial susceptibility in real time. The project combines molecular biology, microfluidics and flow chemistry to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.
Host organisation: BforCure, France
Funder: European Commission, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship
Duration: June 2023 – June 2025
Rapid diagnosticsMicrofluidicsNeonatal infectionsAntimicrobial resistance
Eight Master’s projects carried out at CEDBCAM-RI in 2022.
Master project
Mafo Kamga Lethicia Danaëlle
Genotypic characterization of E. coli and S. enterica serovar enterica producing extended-spectrum β-lactamase among children under 5 years with gastroenteritis in two health care settings in Dschang, Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Gatsing Michel and Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue
Master project
Ngantene Mounandi Sephora
Genotypic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales responsible for gastroenteritis among children under 5 years in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue and Prof. Kamga Henri Fouamno
Master project
Ngo Mbog Homb Thérèse
Genotypic characterization and cross-transmission of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales isolated from surgical patients, medical devices and the hospital environment: evidence of One Health implementation in Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Kenfack and Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue
Master project
Signe Mawout
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical samples in two health facilities in the West region, Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Noubom Michel and Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue
Master project
Nkengkana Omer Aurelle
Genotypic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales isolated from clinical samples of patients attending two health care settings in Dschang, Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Noubom Michel and Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue
✓ Published in BMC Infectious Diseases (2023)
Master project
Fokou Yonta Lionel
Bacteriological profile and genotypic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from urinary tract infections at the Dschang District Hospital
Supervision: Prof. Noubom Michel and Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue
Master project
Tige Emmanuel
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of extended-spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolated from clinical samples in two health care settings in the Far North region, Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Raspail Carrel Founou Zangue
Master project
Njeuna Axelle
Genotypic characterization and transmission of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated in hospital settings: evidence for implementation of the One Health approach to improve maternal and child health in Cameroon
Supervision: Prof. Lucien Etame and Dr Luria Leslie Founou
New partnership
In 2022, CEDBCAM-RI signed a Memorandum of Understanding with MboaLab Biotech for the prototyping and co-development of research tools, including a diagnostic tool currently in development.
