2013
Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission
Tahita M, Tinto H, Menten J, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Erhart A, D’Alessandro U. Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission. Malaria Journal 2013, 12: 464. PMID: 24373481, PMCID: PMC3877878, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenMalaria infectionRapid diagnostic testsCommon signsPredictive valuePlasmodium falciparum malaria infectionMajor public health problemDiagnostic testsCommon malaria symptomsHigh seasonal transmissionFalciparum malaria infectionHistory of feverSymptoms of malariaPublic health problemPositive predictive valueIntensity of transmissionClinical malariaClinical presentationGestational ageMalaria symptomsDistrict hospitalOverall prevalenceMaternity clinicsClinical signsEndemic countriesKnowledge and practices of health care workers in the area of healthcare-associated infection risks. A case study in a district hospital in Burkina Faso.
Hien H, Drabo M, Ouédraogo L, Konfé S, Sanou D, Zéba S, Compaoré S, Ouédraogo J, Meda N. Knowledge and practices of health care workers in the area of healthcare-associated infection risks. A case study in a district hospital in Burkina Faso. Santé Publique 2013, 25: 219-26. PMID: 23964547, DOI: 10.3917/spub.132.0219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersCare workersQuality of carePatient safetyInfection riskDistrict hospitalOne-day cross-sectional surveyHealth care worker awarenessHealth care-associated infectionsCare-associated infectionsHand hygiene complianceHealthcare-associated infectionsHospital care unitsCross-sectional surveyHealth care practicesCare unitPoor complianceHygiene complianceCare facilitiesCare practicesHygiene protocolsCommon consequencePoor knowledgeInfectionHospital
2012
Healthcare-associated infection in Burkina Faso: an assessment in a district hospital
Hien H, Darbo K, Ouédraogo L, Konfé S, Zeba S, Sangaré L, Compaoré S, Ouédraogo J, Ouendo E, Makoutodé M, Meda N. Healthcare-associated infection in Burkina Faso: an assessment in a district hospital. Journal Of Public Health In Africa 2012, 3: 29. PMID: 28299089, PMCID: PMC5345389, DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2012.e29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare-associated infectionsDistrict hospitalPatient's guardianCare providersHospital populationSurgical site infectionHospital environmentCross-sectional studyFirst-level hospitalsHigh-risk sourceCatheter infectionCare unitLevel hospitalLactamase producersHospitalNursing unitsInfectionClinical servicesPatient safetyKlebsiella pneumoniaeHygiene levelHospital roomQuality assurance programBurkina FasoHealthcare waste management
2006
Decentralising tuberculosis case management in two districts of Burkina Faso.
Drabo K, Dauby C, Coste T, Dembelé M, Hien C, Ouedraogo A, Macq J, Ouedraogo J, Dujardin B. Decentralising tuberculosis case management in two districts of Burkina Faso. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2006, 10: 93-8. PMID: 16466044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Tuberculosis ProgrammeCase managementTB suspectsSmear-positive TB casesPrimary health care centersTuberculosis case managementTB case managementHealth care centersHealth care delivery systemCare delivery systemConfirmation of TBChronic coughTB casesTuberculosis ProgrammeDistrict hospitalCare centerDetection rateCase detectionBurkina FasoCase management systemDelivery systemTBCoughPatientsHospital