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Point-of-care ultrasound for tuberculosis diagnosis in children: a Médecins Sans Frontières cross-sectional study in Guinea-Bissau

Moretó-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2023-05-19 • BMJ Open
2023-05-19 • BMJ Open
OBJECTIVE
Description of tuberculosis (TB)-focused point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) findings for children with presumptive TB.

DESIGN
Cross-sectional study (July 2019 to...
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Review

Sonographic findings in visceral leishmaniasis – A narrative review

Belard S, Stratta S, Zhao A, Ritmeijer KKD, Moreto-Planas L,  et al.
2020-11-21 • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
2020-11-21 • Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is predominantly a neglected tropical parasitic disease but may also be acquired by travellers. We aimed at summarizing knowledge on sonograph...
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Can point-of-care ultrasound support tuberculosis diagnosis in children? The experience of MSF in Guinea-Bissau

Moreto-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-06-07 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Cardiac point of care ultrasound in resource limited settings to manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease

Muhame RM, Dragulescu A, Nadimpalli A, Martinez D, Bottineau MC,  et al.
2021-03-08 • Cardiology in the Young
2021-03-08 • Cardiology in the Young
Background: In resource limited settings, children with cardiac disease present late, have poor outcomes and access to paediatric cardiology programmes is limited. Cardiac point of care ...
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A lung ultrasound scanning technique for children and adults in low-resource settings: preliminary experiences in sub-Saharan Africa

Fentress M, Ezibon P, Bulabek A, Schwanfelder C, Schrift D,  et al.
2021-09-27 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2021-09-27 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Lung ultrasound is increasingly used as a diagnostic tool for pulmonary pathologies by nonspecialist clinicians in resource-limited settings where chest X-ray may not be readily availabl...
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Can point-of-care ultrasound support tuberculosis diagnosis in children? The experience of MSF in Guinea-Bissau

Moreto-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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Can point-of-care ultrasound support tuberculosis diagnosis in children? The experience of MSF in Guinea-Bissau

Moreto-Planas L, Sagrado MJ, Mahajan R, Gallo J, Biague E,  et al.
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-11 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
INTRODUCTION
Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children and over 50% of childhood TB remains undiagnosed every year. As microbiological confirmati...
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Feasibility of training clinical officers in point-of-care ultrasound for pediatric respiratory diseases in Aweil, South Sudan

Nadimpalli A, Tsung JW, Sanchez R, Shah SK, Zelikova E,  et al.
2019-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2019-09-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are the leading cause of deaths in children < 5 years old worldwide, particularly affecting low-resource settings such as Aweil, South Sudan. I...
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Case Report/Series

Ebola-negative neonates born to Ebola-infected mothers after monoclonal antibody therapy: a case series

Ottoni MP, Ricciardone JD, Nadimpalli A, Singh SN, Katsomya AM,  et al.
2020-12-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2020-12-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
Background
Few fetuses survive childbirth when the mother is positive for Ebola virus, with almost all being miscarried or stillborn, or dying shortly after birth. Before 2019, only...