
CHOUKEM Siméon Pierre, MD, MBA, FRCP, FCAS
Full professor
Dean
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Obesity and Metabolic Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interactions between Infections and Noncommunicable Diseases
Summary
Solution-oriented and distinction-winning physician, academic, manager, and speaker with over 15 years of national and international experience in academic, research, and governmental organisations. Outstanding track record in training and educating future generations, setting up and managing a faculty of health sciences, and impacting peoples’ life through talks on personal development and emotional intelligence. Social impact through fund-raising, initiation, and coordination of health campaigns for less privileged populations. Proven leadership in the holistic management of health crises.
Professionnal career
NATIONAL POSITIONS
Pioneer Dean, since January 2018
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon,
Head of Department of internal medicine and Specialties, since 2019
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Chair of the University of Dschang Taskforce for the Elimination of COVID-19 (UNITED#COVID-19), since 2020
Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Science (FCAS), since 2019
Full Professor of Medicine, since November 2018
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon
Consultant internist and endocrinologist, since 2008
Department of Internal Medicine, Douala General Hospital, Cameroon
INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS
Expert of the WHO Technical Advisory Group on Diabetes, since 2022-2023
(https://www.who.int/groups/who-technical-advisory-group-of-experts-on-diabetes-(tag-d)).
Tseu-Felix Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, UK, since 2016 (http://www.oxha.org/images/oxhareport.pdf).
PAST POSITIONS
Elected Member of the Board of the Francophone Diabetes Society, Paris, 2009-2013 and 2017-2021
Research work and publications
1. Papers in peer-reviewed Journals
2024
- Tchabo Sontang HM, Timtchueng M, Simeni Njonnou SR, Lowe Gnintedem PJ, Ndoungue M, Moulion Tapouh JR, Kemta Lekpa F, Noumedem NC, Choukem SP. Medical secrecy in the context of the response against the Covid-19 health crisis in Cameroon: analysis from the UNITED#Covid-19. Health Res Afr. 2024;2(5):70-73.
- Bekolo CE, Ndeso SA, Moifo LL, Mangala N, Ateudjieu J, Kouanfack C, Dzudie A, Thienemann F, Tendongfor N, Nsagha DS, Choukem SP. Changes in access to viral load testing, incidence rates of viral load suppression and rebound following the introduction of the ‘universal test and treat’ guidelines in Cameroon: A retrospective follow-up analysis. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024 Apr 16;4(4):e0003042. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003042. eCollection
- Ntsama Essomba MJ, Esson Mapoko BS, Metogo Mbengono JA, Simo-Tabue N, Kengne AP, Choukem SP, Sobngwi E, Ze Minkande J, Tabue Teguo M. Pre-Therapeutic Assessment of Older People in Sub-Saharan Africa: Introduction to the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. J Clin Med. 2024 Mar 21;13(6):1801. doi: 10.3390/jcm13061801.
- Changoh CM, Tatah L, Aroke D, Nsagha D, Choukem SP. Noncommunicable diseases behavioural risk factors among secondary school adolescents in Urban Cameroon. BMC Public Health. 2024;24(1):377.
2023
- Bekolo CE, Ndeso SA, Gougue CP, Moifo LL, Mangala N, Tchendjou P, Mboh E, Ateudjieu J, Tendongfor N, Nsagha DS, Halle-Ekane GE, Choukem SP. The effect of the Universal Test and Treat policy uptake on CD4 count testing and incidence of opportunistic infections among people living with HIV infection in Cameroon: a retrospective analysis of routine data. Dialogues Health. 2023 Feb 26;2:100120. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100120. eCollection 2023.
- Njonnou SRS, Eloumba EAMS, Men-do E, Mboule RME, Sango AJF, Lekpa FK, Essomba MN, Balti EV, Ouankou CN, Djotah J, Bangbang CFE, Sob-Ze MS, Choukem SP. Knowledge, perceptions and practices of COVID19 among the came-roonian population. J Public Health Afr. 2023 Dec 27;14(12):2718. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2718. eCollection 2023.
- Bekolo CE, Ndeso SA, Moifo LL, Mangala N, Yimdjo TD, Ateudjieu J, Kouanfack C, Djam A, Tabah EN, Whegang S, Mapa-Tassou C, Tendongfor N, Nsagha DS, Choukem SP. Universal test and treat in Cameroon: a comparative retrospective analysis of mortality and loss to follow-up before and after a strategic change in approach to HIV care. Pan Afr Med J. 2023;45:191. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2023.45.191.40448. eCollection 2023.
- Tochie JN, Sibetcheu AT, Arrey-Ebot PE, Choukem SP. Global, Regional and National Trends in the Burden of Neonatal Respiratory Failure and essentials of its diagnosis and management from 1992 to 2022: a scoping review. Eur J Pediatr. 2023 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05238-z. Online ahead of print.
- Dzudie A, Barche B, Zomene F, Ebasone PV, Nkoke C, Mouliom S, Sidikatou D, Lade V, Ngote H, Njankouo YM, Mbatchou BH, Kamdem F, Njebet J, Kengne AP, Choukem SP. Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Two-Drug Single Pill Combinations of Antihypertensive Medications for Blood Pressure Management: A Follow-Up on Daily Cardiology Practice in Douala, Cameroon. Adv Ther. 2023. doi: 10.1007/s12325-023-02461-w. Online ahead of print.
- Bekolo CE, Kouanfack C, Ateudjieu J, Bechem ET, Ndeso SA, Tendengfor N, Nsagha DS, Choukem SP. The declining trend in HIV prevalence from population-based surveys in Cameroon between 2004 and 2018: myth or reality in the universal test and treat era? BMC Public Health. 2023;23(1):479. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15374-8.
- Feutseu C, Kowo MP, Boli AO, Katte JC, Guewo-Fokeng M, Zemsi S, Dehayem MY, Choukem SP and Sobngwi E. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with increased age in sub-Saharan Africa: Results from a cross-sectional comparative analysis. Gastroenterol.2023;2:1063590. doi: 10.3389/fgstr.2023.1063590.
2022
- Lekpa FK, Bebey FS, Bouallo I, Njonnou SRS, Luma HN, Singwe-Ngandeu M, Choukem SP. Gender difference in the association between gout at diagnosis and metabolic syndrome in African population: a retrospective cohort study. Pan Afr Med J. 2022;43:164. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.43.164.37197. eCollection 2022.
- Charles Kouanfack, Gabriel Tchatchouang Mabou,&Marie Ange Ngo Yamben, Solange Whegang Youdom, Djam Chefor Alain, Louis Joss Bitang à Mafok, Ines Kwawa, Jérôme Ateudjieu,Faustin Atemkeng, Siméon Pierre Choukem. Effect of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Management of Surgical Emergencies at the Yaoundé Emergency Centre. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology. 2022;7(3). Doi:10.5281/zenodo.6372260.
- Sih C, Choukem SP, Lubeka N, Kengne AP. Validation of Two Asian Noninvasive Risk Models for Predicting Prevalent Undiagnosed Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetic Patients Receiving Care at a Reference Hospital in A Sub-Saharan African Country: A Cross-Sectional Study. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2022;33(1):132-146. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.367806
- Tchamadeu MC, Emambo P, Bogning Zangueu C, Dzeufiet Djomeni PD, Dongmo AB, and Choukem SP. Antidiabetic Effects of Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth) (Asteraceae) Aqueous Extract in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rat. JOCAMR 2022;19(2):43-55.
- Whegang Youdom S, Tonnang HEZ, Choukem SP. Modelling and projections of the COVID-19 epidemic and the potential impact of social distancing in Cameroon. J Public Health Afr. 2022;12(2):1479. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2021.1479.
- Momo AS, Ama Moor VJ, Tankeu AT, Amazia F, Sadeu Wafeu G, Guewo-Fokeng M, Mbono Samba EA, Nkeck JR, Djieka Y, Chemaga Nkonpawa C, Djapa Tofeun F, Guifo S, Dohbit Sama J, Choukem SP. Adiponectin levels and its relation with insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in a group of sub-Saharan African women with polycystic ovary syndrome. BMC Res Notes. 2022;15(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s13104-021-05878-0.
2021
- Anutebeh EN, Tatah L, Feteh VF, Aroke D, Assob JCN, Choukem SP. Immune response to hepatitis B vaccine following complete immunization of children attending two regional hospitals in the Southwest region of Cameroon: a cross sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2021;21(1):1205. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06913-y.
- Nkoke C, Bain LE, Makoge C, Teuwafeu D, Mapina A, Nkouonlack C, Kouam W, Jingi AM, Choukem SP. Profile and outcomes of patients admitted with hyperglycemic emergencies in the Buea Regional Hospital in Cameroon. Pan Afr Med J. 2021;39:274. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.274.14371. eCollection 2021.
- Simeni Njonnou SR, Noumedem Anangmo NC, Kemta Lekpa F, Noukeu Njinkui D, Enyama D, Ngongang Ouankou C, Vounsia Balti E, Mbono Samba Eloumba EA, Moulion Tapouh JR, Choukem SP. The COVID-19 Prevalence among Children: Hypotheses for Low Infection Rate and Few Severe Forms among This Age Group in Sub-Saharan Africa. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. 2021;2021:4258414. doi: 10.1155/2021/4258414.
- Enyama D, Balti EV, Simeni Njonnou SR, Ngongang Ouankou C, Kemta Lekpa F, Noukeu Njinkui D, Fouogue JT, Mayouego Kouam J, Njateng GSS, Kenfack B, Watcho P, Choukem SP. Use of WhatsApp®, for distance teaching during COVID-19 pandemic: Experience and perception from a sub-Saharan African setting. BMC Med Educ. 2021;21(1):517.
- Chemaga Nkonpawa C, Ama Moor VJ, Tankeu AT, Momo AS, Wafeu GS, Amazia F, Nkeck JR, Manases T, Dohbit Sama J, Choukem SP. Inflammation and Insulin Resistance in a Group of Sub-Saharan African Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. J Inflamm Res. 2021;14:4643-4649.
- Njonnou SRS, Lekpa FK, Vounsia EB, Kenfack JAN, Ouankou CN, Njinkui DN, Enyama D, Noubom M, Choukem SP. Is it time to move to systematic antithrombotic prophylaxis or therapy for all patients with COVID-19 disease? Pan Afr Med J. 2021;39:127. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.127.29437. eCollection 2021.
- Lekpa FK, Ngahane BHM, Njonnou SRS, Fouda H, Halle MP, Njankouo YM, Dzudie A, Choukem SP, Luma HN. Hydroxychloroquine and COVID-19: can we learn from the use of rituximab in systemic lupus erythematosus? Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Apr 15;38:372. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.372.29087.
- George C, Stoker S, Okpechi I, Woodward M, Kengne A; CKD-Africa Collaboration. The Chronic Kidney Disease in Africa (CKD-Africa) collaboration: lessons from a new pan-African network. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Aug;6(8):e006454. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006454.
- Choukem SP, Dimala CA. BMI and diabetes risk in low-income and middle-income countries. Lancet 2021;398(10296):190-192.
- Kemta Lekpa F, Enyama D, Noukeu Njinkui D, Ngongang Chiedjio A, Simeni Njonnou SR, Ngongang Ouankou C, Namme Luma H, Choukem SP. Prevalence and factors associated with low back pain in schoolchildren in Cameroon, sub-Saharan Africa. Int J Rheum Dis. 2021. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14172.
- Founou RC, Blocker AJ, Noubom M, Tsayem C, Choukem SP, Van Dongen M, Founou LL. The COVID-19 pandemic: a threat to antimicrobial resistance containment. Future Sci. OA 2021; FSO736
- Lekpa FK, Njonnou SRS, Balti E, Luma HN, Choukem SP, University of Dschang Taskforce for the Elimination of COVID-19 (UNITED#COVID-19). Negative antigen RDT and RT-PCR results do not rule out COVID-19 if clinical suspicion is strong. Lancet Infect Dis. 2021 May 28:S1473-3099(21)00271-1. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00271-1
- Fokoua-Maxime CD, Lontchi-Yimagou E, Cheuffa-Karel TE, Tchato-Yann TL, Pierre-Choukem S. Prevalence of asymptomatic or « silent » myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2021 Jun 10;16(6):e0252511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252511. eCollection 2021.
- Lontchi-Yimagou E, Feutseu C, Kenmoe S, Djomkam Zune AL, Kinyuy Ekali SF, Nguewa JL, Choukem SP, Mbanya JC, Gautier JF, Sobngwi E. Non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus and the risk of virus infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):8968. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88598-6.
- Sih C, Mbatchou-Ngahane BH, Mboue-Djieka Y, Ngueng-Eke MC, Mbarga NT, Verla VS, Choukem SP. Incidence and impact of hospital-acquired complications in an internal medicine unit of a reference hospital in Cameroon: a prospective cohort study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(7):772-778.
2020
- Dzudie A, Fomo MF, Teuwafeu DG, Nkoke C, Kenfack A, Bonghaseh DT, Ekaney D, Tantchou A, Tantchou C, Ngoa LSE, Kengne AP, Choukem SP. Prescription of pharmacotherapy and blood pressure control among hypertensive outpatients in two semi-urban hospitals in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Oct 5;37:122. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.122.21156.
- Enyama D, Noukeu Njinkui D, Rakya I, Dkomo Tamtchom D, Tiokeng Nenzeko R, Mbakop Tchogna C, Bissa MC, Wekang Tcheuffa SR, Kamdem D, Ngalame A, Neng H, Mwadjie D, Ndongo Eteme, Kemta Lekpa F, Simeni Njonnou SR, Choukem SP, Ngaba GP, Mboudou ET. The Clinical Features and Outcomes of Four Neonates Born to Mothers with a Severe Form of COVID-19 and a Positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 in Douala Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital in Cameroon. Open Journal of Pediatrics 2020;10:642-651.
- Timtchueng M, Mapa-Tassou C, Lowe Gnintedem PJ, Tchabo Sontang HM, Ndoungue M, Meli V, Zambou HR, Choukem SP. Gestion sécurisée des dépouilles de personnes décédées de la COVID-19 en Afrique sub-Saharienne : et si on laissait les familles enterrer leurs morts? Pan Afr Med J 2020;35:148.
- Simeni Njonnou SR, Kemta Lekpa F, Ngongang Ouankou C, Balti EV, Choukem SP. The challenge of COVID-19 case identification and ascertainment in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Cameroon. Pan Afr Med J 2020;35:84
- Simeni Njonnou SR, Ngongang Ouankou C, Kemta Lekpa F, Balti EV, Choukem SP. Availability of drugs for severe COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. Pan Afr Med J 2020;35:48.
- Mbouche LO, Epoupa Ngalle FG, Sando Z, Choukem SP, Angwafo III FF. The case series of functional adrenal tumors: Experience of two tertiary hospitals in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Int J Surg Case Rep 2020;72:577-583.
- Halle MP, Kengne AP, Kaze FF, Djantio H, Doualla MS, Ashuntantang G, Choukem SP. Markers and risk factors for chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africans: baseline levels and 12-month trajectories in newly referred patients in Cameroon BMC Nephrol 2020;21: 101.
- Choukem SP, Tochie JN, Sibetcheu AT, Nansseu JR, Hamilton-Shield JP. Overweight/obesity and associated cardiovascular risk factors in sub-Saharan African children and adolescents: a scoping review. Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2020;2020:6.
- Choukem SP, Sih C, Ntumsi AT, Dimala CA, Mboue-Djieka Y, Ngouadjeu EDT, Kengne AP. Evaluation of the accuracy of two point-of-care haemoglobin meters used in sub-Saharan African population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020;20(1):111.
- Gounoue AC, Tamdja AD, Choukem SP, Ba H, Aboubakar SM, Nzali A, Halle MP, Nkoke C, Kadia BM, Abanda MH, Nganou CN, Abzabji MK, Kingue S. Echocardiographic left atrial remodelling and determinants of left atrial size in the early phase of high blood pressure: a comparative cross-sectional study in Douala, Cameroon. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2020; 31(1):40-46.
2019
- Tchouakam DN, Tochie JN, Guifo ML, Choukem SP. Ainhum, a rare mutilating dermatological disease in a female Cameroonian: a case report. BMC Dermatol. 2019;19(1):12.
- Etoa Etoga MC, Akwa G, Ongmeb Boli A, Jingi AM, Njabou Katte JC, Ndam Ngambou NS, Wandji B, Dehayem M, Mbanya JC, Choukem SP, Sobngwi E. The clinical and psychological profiles of patients with hypogonadism, followed in 3 reference hospitals of Cameroon: an observational study. Pan Afr Med J 2019;33:47 doi:10.11604/pamj.2019.33.47.18352.
45. Choukem SP, Sih C, Nebongo D, Kenmoe P, Kengne AP. Accuracy and precision of four main glucometers used in a Sub-Saharan African Country: a cross-sectional study. Pan Afr Med J 2019;32:118. doi:10.11604/pamj.2019.32.118.15553.
- Kuate Defo B, Mbanya JC, Kingue S, Tardif JC, Choukem SP, Perreault S, Fournier P, Ekundayo O, Potvin L, D’Antono B, Emami E, Cote R, Aubin MJ, Bouchard M, Khairy P, Rey E, Richard L, Zarowsky C, Mampuya WM, Mbanya D, Sauvé S, Ndom P, Silva RBD, Assah F, Roy I, Dubois CA. Blood pressure and burden of hypertension in Cameroon, a microcosm of Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based studies. J Hypertens. 2019. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002165. [Epub ahead of print]
2018
- Choukem SP, Efie DT, Djiogue S, Kaze FF, Mboue-Djieka Y, Boudjeko T, Dongo E, Gautier JF, Kengne AP. Effects of hydroquinone-containing creams on capillary glycemia before and after serial hand washings in Africans. PLoS One 2018;13(8):e0202271.
- Dimala CA, Blencowe H, Choukem SP. The association between antiretroviral therapy and selected cardiovascular disease risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2018;13(7):e0201404.
- Tamambang RF, Njim T, Njie AE, Mbuagbaw L, Mafuta A, Tchana M, Choukem SP. Adolescent deliveries in urban Cameroon: a retrospective analysis of the prevalence, 6‑year trend and adverse outcomes. BMC Res Notes 2018;11:469.
- Aroke D, Tchouakam DN, Kadia BM, Choukem SP. Iron supplementation in pregnant sicklers: an opinion. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2018;18:256.
- Ngu RC, Choukem SP, Dimala CA, Ngu JN, Monekosso GL. Prevalence and determinants of selected cardio-metabolic risk factors among people living with HIV/AIDS and receiving care in the South West Regional Hospitals of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes 2018;11:305.
- Abba ZI, Mboue-Djieka Y, Mapoure YN, Nkouonlack C, Luma HN, Choukem SP. Prevalence and risk factors of cognitive dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving care in a reference hospital in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2018;38:158–164.
- Omengue AMA, Sobngwi E, Dehayem M, Balti EV, Boli AMO, Choukem SP, Gautier JF, Mbanya Effect of Body Lotions on Capillary Blood Glucose Measurement – Interference of Hydroquinone-containing Body Lotion with Capillary Glucose Measurement. European Endocrinology 2018;14:44–46.
- Nguekeng S, Chichom-Mefire A, Nde PF, Nsagha DS, Nkuigue AT, Tiogouo K, Oben FM, Ekotang PF, Choukem SP. Hepatitis B prevalence, knowledge and occupational factors among health workers in the Fako division, South West Region of Cameroon. Br Microbiol Res J 2018;23:40445
- Gautier JF, Fetita LS, Riveline JP, Ibrahim F, Porcher R, Abi Khalil C, Velho G, Choukem SP, Hadjadj S, Larger E, Roussel R, Boudou P, Marre M, Ravussin E and Mauvais-Jarvis F. Sex Difference in the Effect of Fetal Exposure to Maternal Diabetes on Insulin Secretion. J Endocr Soc DOI: 10.1210/js.2017-00482.
- Dimala CA, Ngu RC, Kadia BM, Tianyi FL, Choukem SP. Markers of adiposity in HIV/AIDS patients: Agreement between waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio and body mass index. PLoS One 2018 22;13(3):e0194653.
- Tindong M, Palle JN, Nebongo D, Aminde LN, Mboue-Djieka Y, Mbarga NTF, Dehayem MY, Choukem SP. Prevalence, Clinical Presentation, and Factors Associated With Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Two Regional Hospitals in Cameroon. Int J Low Extrem Wounds 2018 doi: 10.1177/1534734618764252.
- Choukem SP, Mbanya JC. Diabetes Academy Africa: training the next generation of researchers in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Glob Health 2018;6:e371-e372.
- Foryoung JB, Ditah C, Nde fon P, Mboue-Djieka Y, Nebongo DN, Mbango ND, Balla V, Choukem SP. Long-term mortality in outpatients with type 2 diabetes in a reference hospital in Cameroon: A retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2018;8(2):e019086.
- Dimala CA, Kadia BM, Kemah BL, Tindong M, Choukem SP. Association between CD4 Cell Count and Blood Pressure and Its Variation with Body Mass Index Categories in HIV-Infected Patients. Int J Hypertens 2018;2018:
- Ngandeu NJA, Mbanya A, Lontchi-Yimagou E, Kamwa V, Nguewa JL, Katte JC, Omengue EAE, Choukem SP, Dehayem M, Mbanya JC, Sobngwi E. Effect of binge drinking on glucose metabolism in occasional drinkers: an experimental study. Open J Endocr Metab Dis. 2018;8 :49-58.
- Choukem SP, Manases T, Nda-Mefoo JP, Dimala CA, Mboue-Djieka Y, Sobngwi E, Kengne AP. Validation of the Friedewald formula for the estimation of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in a sub-Saharan African population. Clin Biochem 2018;53:25-30.
2017
- Sama CB, Ngasa SN, Dzekem BS, Choukem SP. Prevalence, predictors and adverse outcomes of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a systematic review. Syst Rev 2017;6(1):247.
- Efundem NT, Assob JCN, Feteh VF, Choukem SP.Prevalence and associations of microalbuminuria in proteinuria-negative patients with type 2 diabetes in two regional hospitals in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes. 2017;10(1):477.
- Efie DT, Yeika EV, Mbassi C, Choukem SP. Tropical Diabetic Hand Syndrome: A Case Report with an Overview of Literature. J Clin Image Case Rep 2017;1:1-3.
- Njim T, Choukem SP, Mbu R. Cesarean sections in a secondary level care hospital of Cameroon: an analysis of their six-year trends and adverse neonatal outcomes. BMC Res Notes 2017;10(1):430.
- Efie DT, Nkeangu FY, Yeika EV, Choukem SP. Severely Damaged Hip Joints from Avascular Necrosis in a patient with Sickle Cell Trait: Case Report. J Blood Disord Transfus 2017;8:3.
- Kuate Defo B, Mbanya JC, Tardif JC, Ekundayo O, Perreault S, Potvin L, Cote R, Kengne AP, Choukem SP, Assah F, Kingue S, Richard L, Pongou R, Frohlich K, Saji J, Fournier P, Sobngwi E, Ridde V, Dubé MP, De Denus S, Mbacham W, Lafrance JP, Nsagha DS, Mampuya W, Dzudie A, Cloutier L, Zarowsky C, Tanya A, Ndom P, Hatem M, Rey E, Roy L, Borgès Da Silva R, Dagenais C, Todem D, Weladji R, Mbanya D, Emami E, Njoumemi Z, Monnais L, Dubois CA. Diagnosis, Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Prevention, and Control of Hypertension in Cameroon: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinic-Based and Community-Based Studies. JMIR Res Protoc 2017 May 29;6(5):e102.
- Choukem SP, Kengne AP, Nguefack ML, Mboue-Djieka Y, Nebongo D, Guimezap JT, Mbanya JC. Four-year trends in adiposity and its association with hypertension in serial groups of young adult university students in urban Cameroon: A time-series study. BMC Public Health 2017;17:499.
- Chedjou-Nono E, Sap S, Choukem SP, Ngosso Tetanye I, Nebongo D, Koki Ndombo O. Cardiometabolic profile of obese children in a sub-Saharan African setting: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr 2017;17:129.
- Andong AM, Ngouadjeu EDT, Bekolo CT, Verla VS, Nebongo D, Mboue-Djieka Y, Choukem SP. Chronic complications and quality of life of patients living with sickle cell disease and receiving care in three hospitals in Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. BMC Hematol 2017;17:7.
- Dimala CA, Bechem NN, Kadia BM, Feteh VF, Choukem SP. Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of an ambiguous cystic kidney disease in a resource limited setting: a case report. BMC Res Notes 2017;10(1):114.
- Yeika EV, Tchoumi Tantchou JC, Foryoung JB, Tolefac PN, Efie DT, Choukem SP. Tropical diabetic hand syndrome: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2017;10(1):94.
- Choukem SP, Kamdeu-Chedeu J, Leary SD, Mboue-Djieka Y, Nebongo DN, Akazong C, Mapoure YN, Hamilton-Shield JP, Gautier JF, Mbanya JC. Overweight and obesity in children aged 3 to 13 years in urban Cameroon: A cross-sectional study of prevalence and association with socio-economic status. BMC Obesity 2017;4:7.
- Aroke D, Kadia BM, Dimala CA, Bechem NN, Ngek LT, Choukem SP. Right iliac vein thrombosis mimicking acute appendicitis in pregnancy: a case report. BMC Res Notes 2017;10:11.
2016
- Halle MP, Choukem SP, Folefack Kaze F, Ashuntantang G, Tchamago V, Mboue-Djieka Y, Temfack E, Luma HN. Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and Human Immune deficiency Virus seroconversion positivity rates and their potential risk factors among patients on maintenance haemodialysis in Cameroon. Iran J Kidney Dis 2016 ;10 :304-309.
- Tochie J, Choukem SP, Langmia RN, Barla E, Koki-Ndombo P. Neonatal respiratory distress in a reference neonatal unit in Cameroon: an analysis of prevalence, predictors, etiologies and outcomes. Pan Afr Med J 2016; 24:152 doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.152.7066.
- Choukem SP, Njim T, Atashili J, Hamilton-Shield JP, Mbu R. High birth weight in a suburban hospital in Cameroon: an analysis of the clinical cut-off, prevalence, predictors and adverse outcomes. BMJ Open. 2016 ;6(6):e011517.
- Njim T, Choukem SP, Atashili J, Mbu R. Adolescent deliveries in a secondary level care hospital of Cameroon: a retrospective analysis of the prevalence, Six-year trend and adverse outcomes. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 29(6):632-634
- Nguewa JL, Lontchi-Yimagou E, Agbelika F, AitDjoudi M, Boudou P, Choukem S, Sobngwi E, Gautier JF. Relationship between HHV8 infection markers and insulin sensitivity in ketosis-prone diabetes. Diabetes Metab 2016 Jun 1. pii: S1262-3636(16)30407-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.05.004.
- Feteh VF, Choukem SP, Kengne AP, Nebongo DN, Ngowe-Ngowe M. Anemia in type 2 diabetic patients and correlation with kidney function in a tertiary care sub-Saharan African hospital: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nephrol 2016;17(1):29.
- Choukem SP, Mengue JA, Doualla MS, Donfack OT, Beyiha G, Luma HN. Hyperuricaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes in a tertiary health care centre in sub-Saharan Africa: prevalence and determinants. Trop Doct 2016 Jan 15. pii: 0049475515626030. [Epub ahead of print]
- Dehayem MY, Takogue R, Choukem SP, Donfack OTS, Katte JC, Sap S, Sobngwi E, Mbanya JC. Impact of a pioneer diabetes camp experience on glycemic control among children and adolescents living with type 1 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. BMC Endocr Disord 2016;16:5.
- Choukem SP, Nchifor PK, Halle MP, Nebongo DN, Mboue-Djieka Y, Kaze FF, Monekosso GL. Knowledge of physicians on chronic kidney disease and their attitudes towards referral, in two cities of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study. BMC Res Notes 2016;9(1):29.
2015
- Njim T, Atashili J, Mbu R, Choukem SP. Low birth weight in a sub-urban area of Cameroon: an analysis of the clinical cut-off, incidence, predictors and complications. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2015 Nov 4;15:288.
- Choukem SP, Sobngwi E, Garnier JP, Letellier S, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Calvo F, Gautier JF. Hyperglycaemia per se does not affect erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in ketosis-prone diabetes. Diabetes Metab 2015;41(4):326-330.
- Gautier JF, Porcher R, Abi Khalil C, Bellili-Munoz N, Fetita LS, Travert F, Choukem SP, Riveline JP, Hadjadj S, Larger E, Boudou P, Blondeau B, Roussel R, Ferré P, Ravussin E, Rouzet F, Marre M. Kidney Dysfunction in Adult Offspring Exposed In Utero to Type 1 Diabetes Is Associated with Alterations in Genome-Wide DNA Methylation. PLoS One 2015;10(8):e0134654.
- Bouché CH, Garnier JP, Choukem SP, Gautier JF. Falsely elevated capillary glucose and ketone levels and use of skin lightening creams. BMJ 2015;351:h3879.
2014
- Sobngwi E, Kengne AP, Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Choukem S, Sobngwi-Tambekou J, Balti EV, Pearce MS, Siaha V, Mamdjokam AS, Effoe V, Lontchi-Yimagou E, Donfack OT, Atogho-Tiedeu B, Boudou P, Gautier JF, Mbanya JC. Fasting insulin sensitivity indices are not better than routine clinical variables at predicting insulin sensitivity among Black Africans: a clamp study in sub-Saharan Africans. BMC Endocr Disord 2014;9:14-65.
- Choukem SP, Fabreguettes C, Akwo E, Porcher R, Nguewa JL, Bouche C, Kaze FF, Kengne AP, Vexiau P, Mbanya JC, Sobngwi E, Gautier JF. Influence of migration on the characteristics of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africans. Diabetes Metab 2014;40(1):56-60.
2013
- Choukem SP, Mbanya JC. Should we still screen for type 2 diabetes after ADDITION-Cambridge? A low-income world perspective. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2013;100(2):282-284.
- Choukem SP, Sobngwi E, Boudou P, Fetita LS, Porcher R, Ibrahim F, Blondeau B, Vexiau P, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Calvo F, Gautier JF. Beta and alpha cell dysfunctions in Africans with ketosis-prone atypical diabetes during near-normoglycemic remission. Diabetes Care 2013;36(1):118-123.
2012
- Dzudie A, Choukem SP, Dehayem MY, Kengne AP. Blood pressure variables and prevalent electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in sub-Saharan African individuals with type 2 diabetes. J Diabetes 2012 Dec;4(4):424-431.
- Dzudie A, Choukem SP, Abdoul Kadir AS, Kengne AP, Gouking P, Dehayem M, Kamdem F, Doualla MS, Joko H, Epacka M, Monkam Y, Luma H, Mbanya JC, Kingue S. Prevalence and determinants of electrocardiographic abnormalities in sub-Saharan African individuals with type 2 diabetes. Cardiovasc J Afr 2012 Nov;23(10):533-537.
- Luma HN, Doualla MS, Choukem SP, Temfack E, Ashuntantang G, Joko HA, Koulla-Shiro S. Adverse drug reactions of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) in HIV infected patients at the General Hospital, Douala, Cameroon: a cross sectional study. Pan Afr Med J 2012;12:87.
- Echouffo-Tcheugui JB, Dzudie A, Epacka ME, Choukem SP, Doualla MS, Luma H, Kengne AP. Prevalence and determinants of undiagnosed diabetes in an urban sub-Saharan African population. Prim Care Diab 2012 Jun 6. [Epub ahead of print].
- Choukem SP, Dzudie A, Dehayem M, Halle MP, Doualla MS, Luma H, Kengne AP. Comparison of different blood pressure indices for the prediction of prevalent diabetic nephropathy in a sub-Saharan African population with type 2 diabetes. Pan Afr Med J 2012;11:67.
- Dupuy S, Lambert M, Zucman D, Choukem SP, Tognarelli S, Pages C, Lebbé C, Caillat-Zucman S. Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) Sequentially Shapes the NK Cell Repertoire during the Course of Asymptomatic Infection and Kaposi Sarcoma. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8(1):e1002486 (1-15).
2011
- Dehayem YM, Phelip JM, Kengne AP, Choukem SP, Benhamou PY, Halimi S. Impact of diabetes mellitus on clinical presentation and prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2011;72(1):24-9.
2009
- Choukem SP, Boudou P, Sobngwi E, Villette JM, Ibrahim F, Moulin P, Hadjadj S, Eberle D, Foufelle F, Vexiau P, Gautier JF. The polymorphism Arg585Gln in the sterol regulatory element binding proteins-1 gene is not a determinant of ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes in Africans. Diabetes Metab 2009;35(1):20-4.
2008
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. How to measure hepatic insulin resistance? Diabetes Metab 2008;34:664-73.
- Choukem SP, Sobngwi E, Fetita LS, Boudou P, De Kerviler E, Boirie Y, Hainault I, Vexiau P, Mauvais-Jarvis F, Calvo F, Gautier JF. Multi-tissue insulin resistance despite near-normoglycemic remission in Africans with ketosis-prone diabetes. Diabetes Care 2008;31(12):2332-7
- Sobngwi E, Choukem SP, Agbalika F, Blondeau B, Fetita LS, Lebbe C, Thiam D, Cattan P, Larghero J, Foufelle F, Ferre P, Vexiau P, Calvo F, Gautier JF. Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes mellitus and Human Herpesvirus 8 infection in sub-Saharan Africans. JAMA 2008;299(23):2770-2776.
- Kaze FF, Kengne AP, Choukem SP, Dzudie A, Halle MP, Dehayem MY, Ashuntantang G. Dialysis in Cameroon. Am J Kidney Dis 2008;51:1072-1074.
- Gautier JF, Choukem SP, Girard J. Physiology of incretins (GIP and GLP-1) and abnormalities in type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab 2008;34(Suppl 2):S65-S72.
- Choukem SP and Gautier JF. Comment on: Knop et al. (2007) reduced incretin effect in type 2 diabetes: cause or consequence of the diabetic state? Diabetes 56:1951-1959. Diabetes 2008;57:e1.
- Dehayem YM, Kengne AP, Choukem SP, Simo NL, Awah KP, Mbanya JC. The spectrum of coma among people with diabetes in Cameroon: an appraisal of the implications and challenges at the Yaounde Central Hospital. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2008;101:73-78.
2007
- Kengne AP, Dehayem M, Choukem SP, Awah P, Mbanya JC. Application of the modified Framingham cardiovascular risk score to newly diagnosed type 2 black African diabetic patients. Cardiovasc J S Afr 2007;18(4):234-237.
- Choukem SP, Kengne AP, Dehayem YM, Simo NL, Mbanya JC. Hypertension in people with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: Revealing the hidden face of the iceberg. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2007;77(2):293-299
- Gautier JF, Choukem SP. Transferring type 1 diabetic patients from paediatric to adult care. Can we do better? Horm Res 2007;67(3):139-141.
2006
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. How do different GLP-1 mimetics differ in their actions? Curr Diab Rep 2006; 6(5):365-372.
- Kengne AP, Choukem SP, Dehayem YM, Simo NL, Fezeu LL, Mbanya JC
Diabetic foot ulcers in Cameroon: can microflora prevalence inform probabilistic antibiotic treatment? J Wound Care 2006; 15(8):363-266.
2. Papers in non-peer-reviewed and CME Journals
- Dehayem M, Choukem SP, Sobngwi E. Décharges des plaies du pied diabétique en milieu défavorisé. Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques 2016;10:555-559.
- Nguewa JL, Lontchi-Ymagou E, Riveline JP, Choukem SP, Balde N, Mbanya JC, Sobngwi. Infections virales et diabète en Afrique. Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques 2015;9:1-7.
- Essama Enow Belinga L, Bell Ngan W, Kouotou Mouliom JS, Choukem SP. Assessment of bucco-dental health in Cameroonians with diabetes. Health Sci Dis 2013;14.
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. Incretin mimetics and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes therapy. CML Diabetes 2008;25:74-83.
- Gautier JF, Choukem SP. Anomalies de sécrétion et d’activité des incrétines au cours du diabète de type 2. Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques 2008;2(Suppl 1) :S35-S37.
- Gautier JF, Choukem SP. Les incrétines. Médecine Clinique endocrinologie et diabète 2008;32:3-7.
- Gautier JF, Choukem SP, Sobngwi E. Le diabète « Africain ». Médecine Clinique endocrinologie et diabète 2008; Confrontations Endocrinologie-Diabétologie Sud-Franciliennes:29-32.
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. L’exénatide: Quoi? Comment ? Pour qui ? Médecine des Maladies Métaboliques 2007;1:75-79.
- Choukem SP, Sobngwi E, Gautier JF. Les particularités du diabète chez le sujet originaire d’Afrique Noire. STV 2007;19:513-518.
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. Le diabète de l’Africain. Diabétologie Pratique 2007;19:7-8.
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. Le GLP-1: de la physiologie à l’application thérapeutique. Cah Nutr Diet 2007;42 :199-206.
- Choukem SP, Gautier JF. Incrétines et diabète de type 2: Leurs actions et leurs perspectives thérapeutiques. Nutrition et facteurs de risque 2006; 4: 181-186.
3. Book chapters
1. Choukem SP, Moulion Tapouh JR. Compétences communicationnelles et relationnelles (soft skills) à l’usage des étudiants en médecine. 2020
2. Kemta Lekpa F., Balti EV, Choukem SP. Mesures préventives et prise en charge médicale des personnes atteintes par la maladie à Coronavirus (Covid-19) au Cameroun. In: Nguendo Yongsi et Djouda Feudjio: Maladie à coronavirus (covid-19): un essai d’approche globale de la pandemie au Cameroun. Ed. Connaissances et savoirs 2020.
3. Choukem SP, Dimala CA, Maadjhou C, Mbanya JC. Diabetes Management in Africa. In: Rodriguez-Saldana J, editor. The Diabetes Textbook: Clinical Principles, Patient Management and Public Health Issues. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2019:273–288.
4. Choukem SP and Gautier JF. [Ageing and glucose metabolism] (french). In: Fiet J (eds). Cahier Bioforma, Vol 49 (tome 2); 2012: p 9-54