A quality improvement approach in co-developing a primary healthcare package for raising awareness and managing female genital schistosomiasis in Nigeria and Liberia
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac056
Abstract: Abstract Background Girls and women living in endemic areas for urogenital schistosomiasis may have lifelong vulnerability to female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). For >2 decades, the importance of FGS has been increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, but… read more here.
Keywords: health; fgs; female genital; schistosomiasis ... See more keywords
The Presence of Hemoglobin in Cervicovaginal Lavage Is Not Associated With Genital Schistosomiasis in Zambian Women From the BILHIV Study
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac586
Abstract: Abstract Background Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) occurs when Schistosoma haematobium eggs are deposited in reproductive tissue. Female genital schistosomiasis in the cervical mucosa is associated with increased vascularity. If FGS is associated with the presence… read more here.
Keywords: fgs; presence; cvl; pcr ... See more keywords
Urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) and female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) in Cameroon: an observational assessment of key reproductive health determinants of girls and women in the Matta Health Area
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063392
Abstract: Objectives and setting Across sub-Saharan Africa, urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS), in particular female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), is a significant waterborne parasitic disease, with its direct burden on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of sufferers infrequently… read more here.
Keywords: health; fgs; schistosomiasis ugs; urogenital schistosomiasis ... See more keywords
Fusion Gene Map of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Revealed By Transcriptome Sequencing of a Consecutive Cohort of 400 Cases in a Single Center
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DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-141144
Abstract: Introduction Fusion genes (FGs) are major molecular biological abnormalities in acute leukemia and have been used as molecular markers for the diagnosis, classification, risk stratification and targeted therapy of leukemia. We previously reported common FGs… read more here.
Keywords: tier fgs; fgs; fusion; aml ... See more keywords
Visual diagnosis of female genital schistosomiasis in Zambian women from hand-held colposcopy: agreement of expert image review and association with clinical symptoms.
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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18737.2
Abstract: Background: Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) can occur in S. haematobium infection and is caused by egg deposition in the genital tract. Confirming a diagnosis of FGS is challenging due to the lack of a diagnostic reference standard.… read more here.
Keywords: agreement; hand held; fgs; diagnosis ... See more keywords
Healthcare Workers’ Low Knowledge of Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Proposed Interventions to Prevent, Control, and Manage the Disease in Zanzibar
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DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604767
Abstract: Objectives: This study was conducted to explore healthcare workers’ knowledge of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and describe proposed interventions to raise awareness about FGS and strengthen healthcare facilities’ capacity to manage FGS cases. Methods: We… read more here.
Keywords: fgs; manage; proposed interventions; schistosomiasis ... See more keywords