Publications by authors named "A Fofana"
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- A 7-year-old child experienced chronic painful swallowing (odynophagia) that didn't improve despite various treatments and medications.
- Examination revealed swollen tonsils that obstructed the throat, leading to a decision to perform tonsillectomy.
- During the surgery, doctors unexpectedly discovered a large fishbone lodged in the child's right tonsil, but after the procedure, the child recovered well over a 12-month follow-up.
Introduction: Malaria is a health threat in sub-Saharan Africa, where Plasmodium is not tested in blood bags. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of plasmodial carriage in blood bags and the associated factors, and the involvement of these bags in the occurrence of malaria in recipients.
Methods: From 1st April to 30th November, 2020, we conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of 348 blood bags stored at 4°C in Bamako.
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- - The study investigated the prevalence of post-tuberculosis lung disease (PTLD) among children and adolescents in The Gambia, focusing on survivors of pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB).
- - Out of 79 participants, a significant number experienced respiratory issues after treatment, including cough and abnormal lung function as indicated by chest X-rays (CXR) and spirometry tests.
- - Factors like age at diagnosis, undernutrition, and lung fibrosis were linked to poorer lung function, highlighting the need for ongoing monitoring and evaluation post-TB treatment to enhance patient outcomes.
Childhood pneumonia causes a significant burden of preventable child morbidity and mortality in Chad, Guinea, Somalia/Somaliland, and South Sudan. Leaders from these countries have committed to reducing this burden and are preparing to introduce the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) into their immunization programs. To support long-term sustainability for expected PCV introductions in settings afflicted by prolonged humanitarian crises this research explores national stakeholders' perspectives on contextual factors that may influence optimal vaccine implementation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is a main intervention to prevent and reduce childhood malaria. Since 2015, Guinea has implemented SMC targeting children aged 3-59 months (CU5) in districts with high and seasonal malaria transmission.
Objective: We assessed the programmatic impact of SMC in Guinea's context of scaled up malaria intervention programming by comparing malaria-related outcomes in 14 districts that had or had not been targeted for SMC.