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Assessing the Brighton Collaboration Case Definition of Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Ghana
Iddrisu Bukari
Iddrisu Bukari
Global Health Program, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Wan-Ting Huang
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Global Health Program, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;
National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan;
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Duah Mohammed Issahalq
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Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana;
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Akosua A. Agyemang-Prempeh
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Anna Konney
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Hamidu Yussif
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Yakubu A. Yakubu
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Christopher Hammond Geisler
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Pantang Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana;
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Wei J. Chen
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Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;
Center for Neuropsychiatric Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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ABSTRACT.
The Brighton Collaboration has developed a case definition to assess sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as an adverse event of special interest for Lassa fever vaccines. We applied the level of diagnostic certainty (LOC) criteria to 300 SNHL patients aged 18 to 59 years at a tertiary hospital in Ghana from January 2017 through June 2020 and evaluated the applicability of this definition. Most SNHL cases were assessable (85.0%) and assigned level 1 LOC (84.3%); missing information on otoscopy (86.7%) was the main reason for being unable to classify cases. Consistency of LOC classification between assessors was 99.3%. Cases with electronic medical records (EMRs) were less assessable than those with paper records (30.9% versus 93.8%). These findings indicate that the SNHL definition would be applicable to retrospectively ascertain and classify cases in resource-limited settings. Developing an EMR template to document otoscopy results may improve the feasibility at this hospital to ascertain SNHL.
Author Notes
These authors contributed equally to this work and share joint first authorship.
Disclosure: Ethics approval for the study was obtained from the National Taiwan University Hospital Research Ethics Committee (202004091RIND) and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Institutional Review Board (KATH IRB/AP/113/20).
Authors’ addresses: Iddrisu Bukari, Global Health Program, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, E-mail: r08853015@ntu.edu.tw. Wan-Ting Huang, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, E-mail: huangwt@ntu.edu.tw. Duah Mohammed Issahalq, Akosua A. Agyemang-Prempeh, and Anna Konney, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana, E-mails: issahalqm@outlook.com, aby.prempeh@gmail.com, and konneyanna@yahoo.com. Hamidu Yussif, Public Health Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana, E-mail: baabalwaaiz@gmail.com. Yakubu A. Yakubu, Graduate Centre of Management, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa, E-mail: ysquare2001@gmail.com. Christopher Hammond Geisler, Pantang Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana, E-mail: christgii@yahoo.com. Wei J. Chen, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, E-mail: wjchen@ntu.edu.tw.
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World Health Organization , 2018. Technical Guidance on Lassa Fever: Introduction to Lassa Fever. Available at: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/lassa-fever/lassa-fever-presentation.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2022.
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2.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 1998. Management of patients with suspected viral hemorrhagic fever. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 37: 1–16.
-
3.
Mateer EJ , Huang C , Shehu NY , Paessler S , 2018. Lassa fever-induced sensorineural hearing loss: a neglected public health and social burden. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 12: e0006187.
-
4.
Salami K , Gouglas D , Schmaljohn C , Saville M , Tornieporth N , 2019. A review of Lassa fever vaccine candidates. Curr Opin Virol 37: 105–111.
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5.
Law B , 2020. Addendum to SO1-D2.2 & 2.3 landscape analyses priority tiers for all CEPI vaccine development adverse events of special interest (AESI). Available at: https://brightoncollaboration.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/SPEAC_SO1_2.2_2.3-SO2-D2.0_Addendum_AESI-Priority-Tiers-Aug2020-v1.2.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2022.
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6.
Liu YCC et al., 2020. Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) as an adverse event following immunization (AEFI): case definition and guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunization safety data. Vaccine 38: 4717–4731.
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7.
Bonhoeffer J , Heininger U , Kohl K , Chen RT , Duclos P , Heijbel H , Jefferson T , Loupi E , 2004. Standardized case definitions of adverse events following immunization (AEFI). Vaccine 22: 547–550.
-
8.
Mair IW , Elverland HH , 1977. Sudden deafness and vaccination. J Laryngol Otol 91: 323–329.
-
9.
Huang HH , Huang CC , Hsueh PY , Lee TJ , 2010. Bilateral sudden deafness following H1N1 vaccination. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 143: 849–850.
-
10.
Jayarajan V , Sedler PA , 1995. Hearing loss following measles vaccination. J Infect 30: 184–185.
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11.
Kaga K , Ichimura K , Ihara M , 1998. Unilateral total loss of auditory and vestibular function as a complication of mumps vaccination. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 43: 73–75.
-
12.
Baxter R , Lewis N , Bohrer P , Harrington T , Aukes L , Klein NP , 2016. Sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss after immunization: a case-centered analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 155: 81–86.
-
13.
Yanir Y , Doweck I , Shibli R , Najjar-Debbiny R , Saliba W , 2022. Association between the BNT162b2 messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine and the risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 148: 299–306.
-
14.
Emmerich P , Thome-Bolduan C , Drosten C , Gunther S , Ban E , Sawinsky I , Schmitz H , 2006. Reverse ELISA for IgG and IgM antibodies to detect Lassa virus infections in Africa. J Clin Virol 37: 277–281.
-
15.
Dzotsi EK et al., 2012. The first cases of Lassa fever in Ghana. Ghana Med J 46: 166–170.
-
16.
Salami K , Imbault N , Erlebach A , Urban J , Zoglowek M , Tornieporth NG , 2020. A systematic scorecard-based approach to site assessment in preparation for Lassa fever vaccine clinical trials in affected countries. Pilot Feasibility Stud 6: 24.
-
17.
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital , 2020. Available at: http://www.kathhsp.org/. Accessed February 7, 2022.
-
18.
Ministry of Health, Republic of Ghana , 2022. National e-health Project with Bio-surveillance (early warning) System. Available at: https://www.moh.gov.gh/national-e-health-project-with-bio-surveillance-early-warning-system/. Accessed February 7, 2022.
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19.
World Health Organization , 2012. WHO Global Estimates on Prevalence of Hearing Loss. Available at: https://www.who.int/pbd/deafness/WHO_GE_HL.pdf. Accessed February 7, 2022.
| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 10322 | 1309 | 164 |
| Full Text Views | 424 | 16 | 2 |
| PDF Downloads | 158 | 14 | 0 |