Barriers and facilitators to implementation of point-of-care lung ultrasonography in a tertiary centre in Benin: a qualitative study among general physicians and pneumologists

Autor: Gildas Agodokpessi, Elena Garcia, Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Thomas Brahier, Mary-Anne Hartley, Fabienne Fasseur, Veronique Suttels, Sofia Guedes Da Costa, Prudence Wachinou

Publikováno v: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 6 (2023)

Objectives Owing to its ease-of-use and excellent diagnostic performance for the assessment of respiratory symptoms, point-of-care lung ultrasound (POC-LUS) has emerged as an attractive skill in resource-low settings, where limited access to speciali

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Prevalence, acceptability, and cost of routine screening for pulmonary tuberculosis among pregnant women in Cotonou, Benin.

Autor: Mênonli Adjobimey, Serge Ade, Prudence Wachinou, Marius Esse, Lydia Yaha, Wilfried Bekou, Jonathon R Campbell, Narcisse Toundoh, Omer Adjibode, Geoffroy Attikpa, Gildas Agodokpessi, Dissou Affolabi, Corinne S Merle

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e0264206 (2022)

ObjectivesWe sought to evaluate the yield, cost, feasibility, and acceptability of routine tuberculosis (TB) screening of pregnant women in Cotonou, Benin.DesignMixed-methods, cross-sectional study with a cost assessment.SettingEight participating he

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First Insight into a Nationwide Genotypic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Previously Treated Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases in Benin, West Africa

Autor: Dissou Affolabi, N’Dira Sanoussi, Sergio Codo, Fréderic Sogbo, Prudence Wachinou, Faridath Massou, Aderemi Kehinde, Séverin Anagonou

Publikováno v: Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Vol 2017 (2017)

Background. Molecular studies on tuberculosis (TB) are rare in low-resource countries like Benin, where data on molecular study on previously treated TB cases is unavailable. Materials and Methods. From January to December 2014, all smear- and cultur

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Pseudotumoral pulmonary tuberculosis secondary to a paradoxical reaction in an immunocompetent patient from Benin: A case report

Autor: Attannon Arnauld Fiogbe, Ablo Prudence Wachinou, Rotimi Ewedje, Gildas Agodokpessi

Publikováno v: Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society. 4:46-49

Paradoxical reactions (PR) during tuberculosis treatment are rare in HIV negative subjects and result in polymorphic clinical presentations which could sometimes lead to confusion. We report the case of a postpartum mother, HIV negative who was place

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https://doi.org/10.25259/jpats_6_2022

Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Tuberculosis Management in Sub-Saharan Africa-A Balanced SWOT Analysis

Autor: Véronique Suttels, Jacques Daniel Du Toit, Arnauld Attannon Fiogbé, Ablo Prudence Wachinou, Brice Guendehou, Frédéric Alovokpinhou, Péricles Toukoui, Aboudou Rassisou Hada, Fadyl Sefou, Prudence Vinasse, Ginette Makpemikpa, Diane Capo-chichi, Elena Garcia, Thomas Brahier, Kristina Keitel, Khadidia Ouattara, Yacouba Cissoko, Seydina Alioune Beye, Pierre-André Mans, Gildas Agodokpessi, Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Mary Anne Hartley

Publikováno v: Suttels, V; Toit, Jd Du; Fiogbé, A A; Wachinou, A P; Guendehou, B; Alovokpinhou, F; Toukoui, P; Hada, A R; Sefou, F; Vinasse, P; Makpemikpa, G; Capo-Chichi, D; Garcia, E; Brahier, T; Keitel, K; Ouattara, K; Cissoko, Y; Beye, S A; Mans, P; Agodokpessi, G; ... (2022). Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Tuberculosis Management in Sub-Saharan Africa-A Balanced SWOT Analysis. International journal of infectious diseases, 123, pp. 46-51. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.07.009

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is an increasingly accessible skill, allowing for the decentralization of its use to nonspecialist healthcare workers to guide routine clinical decision-making. The advent of ultrasound-on-a-chip has transformed the t

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