[Global management of patients with ebola viral disease, experience of the Healthcare workers Treatment of Conakry, Guinea]

H Savini; N Maugey; M Aletti; A Facon; F Koulibaly; J Cotte; F Janvier; P Y Cordier; H Dampierre; S Ramade; V Foissaud; H Granier; E Sagui; T Carmoi

doi:10.1007/s13149-015-0465-y

[Global management of patients with ebola viral disease, experience of the Healthcare workers Treatment of Conakry, Guinea]

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2016 Oct;109(4):281-286. doi: 10.1007/s13149-015-0465-y. Epub 2016 Feb 5.

[Article in French]

Authors

H Savini¹, N Maugey², M Aletti³, A Facon⁴, F Koulibaly⁵, J Cotte⁶, F Janvier⁷, P Y Cordier⁸, H Dampierre⁹, S Ramade¹⁰, V Foissaud¹¹, H Granier¹², E Sagui¹³, T Carmoi¹⁴

Affiliations

¹ Service de pathologie infectieuse et tropicale, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, Marseille, France. [email protected].
² Service médical de la frégate européenne multi-mission « Aquitaine », Brest, France.
³ Service de médecine interne, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, Clamart, France.
⁴ Service de psychiatrie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, Toulon, France.
⁵ Service de santé des armées guinéen, Conakry, Guinée.
⁶ Service de réanimation, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, Toulon, France.
⁷ Laboratoire de biologie médicale, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Sainte-Anne, Toulon, France.
⁸ Service de réanimation, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, Marseille, France.
⁹ Direction centrale du service de santé des armées, Paris, France.
¹⁰ Centre médical des armées, Belfort, France.
¹¹ Laboratoire de biologie médicale, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy, Clamart, France.
¹² Service de médecine interne, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, Brest, France.
¹³ Service de neurologie, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, Marseille, France.
¹⁴ Service de médecine interne, Hôpital d'instruction des armées du Val de Grâce, Paris, France.

PMID: 26850104
DOI: 10.1007/s13149-015-0465-y

Abstract

The Healthcare Workers Treatment Center of Conakry, Guinea, was inaugurated in january 2015. It is dedicated to the diagnosis and the treatment of healthcare workers with probable or confirmed Ebola viral disease. It is staffed by the french army medical service. The french military team may reconcile their medical practice and the ethno-cultural imperatives to optimise the patient adherence during his hospitalization.

Keywords: Anthropology; Conakry; Cultural belief; Ebola; Guinea; Healthcare workers; Sub-Saharan Africa; Traitement Center.

MeSH terms

Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Continuity of Patient Care
Culture
Female
Guinea / epidemiology
Health Personnel* / psychology
Health Personnel* / statistics & numerical data
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / psychology
Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / therapy*
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional* / statistics & numerical data
Male
Occupational Diseases / epidemiology
Occupational Diseases / therapy*
Physician-Patient Relations
Protective Clothing
Retrospective Studies