Publications by authors named "Pierre L'Her"
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- * A study conducted between 2016 and 2017 surveyed 661 children under 15, revealing a significant percentage experienced respiratory symptoms, especially with moderate to high exposure to biomass.
- * The findings indicated that respiratory problems were linked to biomass exposure and other factors like living conditions and tobacco use, highlighting the need for interventions to enhance children's respiratory health.
Objective: To identify factors associated with negative direct sputum examination among African and Cambodian patients co-infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV.
Design: Prospective multicenter study (ANRS1260) conducted in Cambodia, Senegal and Central African Republic.
Methods: Univariate and multivariate analyses (logistic regression) were used to identify clinical and radiological features associated with negative direct sputum examination in HIV-infected patients with positive M.
Objectives: To identify predictors of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) or pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in acid-fast bacillus smear-negative HIV-infected patients and to develop clinical prediction rules.
Design: A cohort study conducted in consecutive hospitalized Asian patients.
Methods: Multivariate analyses were performed on the Cambodian sample to determine clinical, radiological, and biological predictors of PCP or TB at hospital admission.
Objectives: To determine the main causes of acid-fast bacillus sputum smear-negative pneumonia in Asian and African HIV-infected patients
Design And Setting: A prospective multicenter study (ANRS 1260) of consecutive hospitalized patients in tertiary hospitals in Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangui and Dakar.
Intervention: Use of the same clinical, radiological and biological methods at the four sites; regular quality controls of participating laboratories; final review of medical records by experts. Similar criteria used to establish diagnoses.
Background: In spite of adhesion to recommended disinfection procedures, the transmission of infections by bronchoscopes is a permanent problem.
Objective: The new device may prevent nosocomial infections because it consists of two parts: a specific bronchoscope Vision Sciences BF100 and a single-use protective sheath for each procedure. The aim of this paper is to report our practice and the difficulties encountered when using this system.
Thymic carcinoma is a relatively rare neoplasm. Current incidence is difficult to assess. There is some controversy regarding its definition and its diagnostic criteria.
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