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Learning Curve of Vesico-Urinary Ultrasonography in Schistosoma haematobium Infection with WHO Practical Guide: A “Simple to Learn” Examination
In developing countries, it is difficult to rally a radiologist to conduct field studies. Here, we report how a radiologist taught a clinician to carry out the ultrasound examination as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) record sheet for Schistosoma haematobium related lesions. In a population infected with S. haematobium, the learner and teacher performed two ultrasound exams and the results were compared. One hundred thirty-two children were prospectively included, during 8 ultrasonography sessions split over 23 days. After 51 examinations the learner's sensitivity was above 90%. After the fifth session the specificity reached 100% (results remained stable until the end of the study period). This study shows that a clinician can quickly learn how to carry out a simple ultrasound examination to gather the items needed for the follow-up of S. haematobium related lesions, suggesting that clinicians could implement networks of ultrasound-based surveillance on the field.
Author Notes
Authors' addresses: Philippe Bonnard, ONG Espoir Pour La Santé (EPLS), Saint Louis, Sénégal; Unité INSERM U1019, CIIC, Lille, France; Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Tenon (AP-HP), UPMC, Paris, France, E-mail: philippe.bonnard@tnn.aphp.fr. Samy Boutouaba, Modou Seck, and Jean-Pierre Dompnier, ONG Espoir Pour La Santé (EPLS), Saint Louis, Sénégal, E-mails: samy.boutouaba@espoir-sante.org, modou.seck@espoir-sante.org, and jpdompnier@gmail.com. Ibrahima Diakhate, Radiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire FANN, Fann, Senegal, E-mail: idiakt@yahoo.fr. Gilles Riveau, ONG Espoir Pour La Santé (EPLS), Saint Louis, Sénégal; Unité INSERM U1019, CIIC, Lille, France, E-mail: gilles.riveau@gmail.com.