[Evaluation Of Fibroscan® In The Prediction Of Esophageal Varices In Cirrhotic Patients Followed At Cocody'shospital].

Objective: To evaluate the prediction of esophageal varices by SEF measured by fibroscan® in cirrhotic patients followed at Cocody CHU.

Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at HGE at Cocody CHU for 5 years. Included records of compensated cirrhotics followed at HGE.

Evaluation of Four Rapid Tests for Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Ivory Coast.

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading cause of liver disease worldwide. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) could be an ideal tool for a large-scale HBV screening in settings with high endemicity but limited infrastructure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnosis performance of such RDTs for screening HBV infection in Ivory Coast.

Pharmacological management of adverse events during treatment of chronic viral hepatitis in three Ivorian university hospitals .

Objective: This work aims to evaluate the therapeutic survey of adverse events during antiviral treatment of hepatitis in the three major University Hospitals in Abidjan.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study of 203 patients from August 1, 2015, to July 31, 2018, enumerated adverse events during antiviral treatments, drugs used for their management, and their clinical or biological impact.

Results: The following was seen: hematological disorders during treatment with pegylated interferon α-2a (88.

Changes in viral hepatitis B screening practices over time in West African HIV clinics.

Background: We aimed to describe changes in hepatitis B screening practices over a 3-year period among HIV-infected patients in West Africa.

Methods: A medical chart review was conducted in urban HIV treatment centers in Ivory Coast (3 sites), Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Togo (1 site each). Among patients who started antiretroviral treatment between 2010 and 2012, 100 per year were randomly selected from each clinic.

[Hepatitis B: cross-sectional study of knowledge and immunization among students at University of Cocody, Ivory Coast].

Background: To evaluate knowledge about hepatitis B and vaccination coverage among students at Cocody's University, Ivory Coast.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the academic year 2005-2006 (2557 students). Parameters were collected by interview using a survey chart.

[Hepatitis B knowledge among secondary school students in Côte d'Ivoire].

Aim: The purpose of this study was to assess hepatitis B knowledge among secondary school students' in Côte d'Ivoire in order to promote the inclusion of hepatitis B education in school curricula.

Material And Methods: a single cross-sectional survey involving six schools (7,376 students) was conducted. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire.

[Diagnosis of hematochezia in Abidjan Cocody University Hospital (Ivory Coast)].

Aim: To determine the prevalence of endoscopic lesions, according to age and location, in patients with rectal bleeding who underwent total colonoscopy.

Methods: Retrospective observational study examining records from the hepatogastroenterology department at the Cocody University Hospital (Abidjan) of colonoscopies for rectal examination from September 1, 1991, through August 15, 2007. The data collected and analyzed from the records included age, sex and colonoscopy results.

Usefulness of Noninvasive Predictors of Oesophageal Varices in Black African Cirrhotic Patients in Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa).

Aims. To determine the usefulness of platelet count (PC), spleen diameter (SD) and platelet count/spleen diameter ratio (PC/SD ratio) for the prediction of oesophageal varices (OV) and large OV in black African patients with cirrhosis in Côte d'Ivoire. Materials and Methods.