Publications by authors named "Y M Kouassi"
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- Healthcare workers in Abidjan's university hospitals are at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases, prompting a study aimed at improving vaccination rates among them.
- A descriptive cross-sectional study surveyed 1,017 healthcare workers to assess their vaccination coverage and demographics, revealing a diverse group mostly made up of physicians with an average age of 36.
- Results showed low vaccination rates for various diseases, indicating the need for a comprehensive vaccination policy to enhance protection for healthcare workers.
Purpose: Natural killer (NK) cells play a critical role in cancer immunosurveillance and hold promise as both therapies and prognostic markers in advanced disease. We explore factors that may influence NK cell concentration in the peripheral blood of women with breast cancer in Côte d'Ivoire compared to healthy controls and implications for future research in our context.
Methods: In this cross-sectional case-control study, blood samples were taken from 30 women diagnosed with breast cancer within 6 months of diagnosis and fifteen healthy women at University Teaching Hospital [Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU)] Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from March to September 2018.
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- The study aimed to analyze newborn dermatitis to better understand its epidemiological profile and clinical features among infants at the University Hospital of Cocody in Abidjan.
- A total of 116 newborns with skin or mucosal lesions were evaluated, primarily between 1 to 28 days old, with most being full-term and having normal birth weights.
- The types of dermatitis identified included transient (51.7%), mainly sweaty miliaria, and infectious types (32.8%), with mycotic and bacterial infections such as neonatal impetigo and oral candidiasis being the most common.
Introduction: Transseptal puncture is an integral step in various catheter-based cardiac procedures and can be performed with either the conventional mechanical needle or an FDA-cleared device utilizing radiofrequency (RF) energy. Although a previous randomized trial suggested that the RF transseptal device may be faster and more often successful, the increased equipment costs may dissuade operators from routine use. This analysis compares the cost-effectiveness of the mechanical needle to the RF device during pulmonary vein isolation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVoluntary skin depigmentation is defined as a set of procedures for obtaining skin clarification for cosmetic purposes. Skin cancers are possible complications, but rarely reported. We describe a case observed in Ivory Coast.
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