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The flight-related carbon footprint of the Pan-African Thoracic Society (PATS) methods in epidemiologic, clinical and organizational research (MECOR) course 2023
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_21_2023
8,781 1,435 10,216
Original Article
Knowledge about chest imaging findings in COVID-19 among healthcare workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_17_2023
8,896 855 9,751
Editorial
The birthing and growth of the Journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society: An editorial reflection
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_27_2023
7,802 850 8,652
Original Article
Prognostic value of chest computed tomography in adult inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_31_2023
7,045 693 7,738
Original Article
Point of care lung ultrasonographic findings in patients with clinical diagnosis of severe childhood community acquired pneumonia in the tropics
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_16_2023
6,877 517 7,394
Case Report
Pediatric pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis complicated by recurrent hemopneumothoraces
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_28_2023
6,480 535 7,015
Review Article
Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease 2023 report: gold executive summary
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DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_GES_2023
5,687 1,128 6,815
Editorial
Editorial
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_3_2024
5,184 511 5,695
Commentary
The 3rd Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS) biennial congress: Lessons learnt to advance lung health in Africa
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_20_2023
4,836 444 5,280
Original Article
Pulmonary function assessments and clinical correlates in children with sickle cell disease in Cape Town, South Africa
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_30_2023
4,562 484 5,046
Review Article
Respiratory health in Africa: Strides and challenges
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_30_2020
3,804 1,144 4,948
Review Article
Management of lung cancer in Africa: Underdiagnosis and poor access to treatment – A close look at Nigeria and West African Sub-region
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, September-December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_11_2021
3,928 980 4,908
Original Article
Asthma control among teenagers attending the respiratory outpatient clinic of an academic hospital in Pretoria, South Africa
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_4_2024
4,094 400 4,494
Original Article
Trends of Xpert MTB/RIF in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in Southwest Nigeria: A 4-year retrospective study
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_25_2022
3,055 1,257 4,312
Review Article
The reality of managing asthma in sub-Saharan Africa – Priorities and strategies for improving care
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, September to December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_37_2022
3,232 1,056 4,288
Editorial
Asthma care in sub-Saharan Africa: Mind the gap!
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_12_2022
3,261 922 4,183
Original article
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: A scourge of a disease – An audit of a single South African tertiary center
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_9_2024
3,841 217 4,058
Editorial
Childhood pneumonia in Sub-Saharan Africa: Still a challenge
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_29_2020
3,304 699 4,003
Commentary
Chronic respiratory disease in low-income and middle-income countries: From challenges to solutions
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_10_2022
2,804 1,088 3,892
Original Article
Diagnostic yield and complications of flexible bronchoscopy performed at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg academic hospital: A 5 year restrospective study
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, January – April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_26_2023
3,479 401 3,880
Original Article
Factors that influence diagnostic delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Osogbo, Nigeria
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_37_2021
2,022 1,502 3,524
Case Report
Multiple myeloma presenting as a lung plasmacytoma: A case report
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_34_2022
2,353 1,149 3,502
Original Article
Availability, cost, and affordability of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medications in The Gambia
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_19_2020
2,252 1,223 3,475
Original Article
Impact of educational intervention on knowledge and awareness of TB among secondary school students in The Gambia
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_22_2021
2,220 1,101 3,321
Review Article
Africa’s respiratory “Big Five”
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_12_2021
1,902 1,335 3,237
Commentary
A rapid assessment of the impact of the 2020 “ENDSARS” protests and political unrest on weekly TB notification in Southwest Nigeria
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_19_2022
2,087 1,019 3,106
Commentary
Distinguishing pulmonary rehabilitation from chest physiotherapy in the African context
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_1_2023
2,519 557 3,076
Original Article
Assessment of knowledge and practice of oxygen therapy among doctors and nurses: A survey from Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, September-December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_4_2021
2,280 749 3,029
Original Article
Retrospective review of empyema and parapneumonic effusions in hospitalized children in Ghana
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, September – December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_14_2023
2,533 389 2,922
Original Article
Evaluation of the awareness and experiences of the primary and secondary school teachers on asthma: A cross-sectional study in Ilorin, Nigeria
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, September-December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_13_2022
2,053 822 2,875
Original Article
Persistent sputum smear positivity among new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis after 2 months of self-administered outpatient treatment in Yaounde, Cameroon
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DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_7_2024
2,656 189 2,845
Original Article
Knowledge, attitudes, and practice about bronchiectasis among general practitioners in four African cities
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_5_2021
1,257 1,487 2,744
Original Article
Influenza, malaria parasitemia, and typhoid fever coinfection in children: Seroepidemiological investigation in four Health-care Centers in Lagos, Nigeria
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Year: 2020, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, September-December
Theme: Advancing respiratory health in Africa: COVID-19 and beyond
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_2_2020
1,719 1,017 2,736
Original Article
Factors associated with uncontrolled asthma among Sudanese adult patients
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_22_2020
2,033 633 2,666
Case Report
Pleurisy and bilateral pleural effusions after administration of atorvastatin
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Year: 2020, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, September-December
Theme: Advancing respiratory health in Africa: COVID-19 and beyond
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_12_2020
1,951 661 2,612
Original Article
In-hospital mortality of acute HIV-associated pulmonary morbidity among COVID-19 negative medical admissions to Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, September – December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_45_2022
2,151 386 2,537
Case Report
Aspergillus mediastinal lymphadenopathy with bronchial invasion mimicking cancer in an immunocompetent host
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Year: 2020, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, September-December
Theme: Advancing respiratory health in Africa: COVID-19 and beyond
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_13_2020
1,627 907 2,534
Commentary
Asthma morbidity in Africa: Is it time to act to achieve asthma care for all?
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_11_2023
1,940 551 2,491
Editorial
Addressing research priorities in community-acquired pneumonia in children: A case of a missed opportunity
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_28_2021
1,019 1,454 2,473
Original Article
A survey of flexible bronchoscopy practice at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, September – December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_12_2023
1,892 567 2,459
Case Report
Cystic Fibrosis in two Ghanaian Children
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, September-December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_10_2021
1,801 652 2,453
Original Article
Clinical characteristics and determinants of invasive mechanical ventilation outcome in adult intensive care unit in Northern Ethiopia: A resource-limited setting
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_35_2022
1,886 558 2,444
Review Article
Pediatric interstitial lung disease
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_33_2020
1,790 651 2,441
Editorial
Childhood asthma control: Implications of current strategies in sub-Saharan Africa
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Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, September-December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_29_2022
1,163 1,275 2,438
Case Report
Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema in a male toddler in a health facility in Nasarawa state: A case report
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, January-April
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_7_2020
1,756 664 2,420
Review Article
Asthma control and use of short-acting beta-2-agonists for symptom relief in Africa – A narrative review
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Year: 2024, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, May-August
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_10_2024
2,054 217 2,271
Editorial
Oxygen delivery systems and training needs in pediatric and adult settings- a call to action beyond COVID-19 era
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Year: 2021, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, September-December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_13_2021
1,281 979 2,260
Editorial
Improving access to devices and inhalation therapies for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in low- and middle-income countries
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, September – December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_19_2023
1,691 566 2,257
Original Article
Point-of-care lactate as a predictor of 7-day morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients presenting to the emergency department in Kenyatta National Hospital
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Year: 2023, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, September – December
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_8_2023
1,883 346 2,229
Case Report
Legionella pneumonia presenting with reverse halo sign
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Year: 2020, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, September-December
Theme: Advancing respiratory health in Africa: COVID-19 and beyond
DOI: 10.25259/JPATS_11_2020
1,463 758 2,221