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Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence among haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood donors at a tertiary hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious health care problem in haemodialysis patients, sickle cell patients and blood …
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Diagnostic and mortality outcomes in a cohort of adult meningitis suspects in KwaZulu-Natal
Background: The clinical value of lumbar puncture (LP) in settings with a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence has not …
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Plague and listeriosis: current outbreaks, and an historical South African connection
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SASOCP position statement on the pharmacist’s role in antibiotic stewardship 2018
Antibiotics are the most commonly prescribed medicines in global healthcare practice today. Their effectiveness is crucial and often life-saving in …
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Detection of amoeba-associatedLegionella pneumophilain hospital water networks of Johannesburg
The prevalence of free-living amoeba and associated Legionella spp. in hospital water systems may pose a risk of Legionnaires’ disease …
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Human immunodeficiency virus-related Epstein-Barr virus-associated smooth muscle tumours: South African experience from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital
Background: Despite the rampant human immunodeficiency (HIV) epidemic in Africa, there is a paucity of published data of HIV-related Epstein-Barr …
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Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producing Acinetobacter species in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Introduction: Carbapenemase production is an important mechanism of carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter species. This study investigated the presence of the …
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Infectious Diseases Threat and Africa’s Health Security
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Fluoroquinolone-resistant Salmonella typhi infection: a report of two cases in South Africa
Typhoid and paratyphoid fever are acute, life-threatening febrile illnesses caused by systemic infection with the bacterium Salmonella enterica. Nineteen cases …
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Seroprevalence of onchocerciasis in Ogun State, Nigeria after ten years of mass drug administration with ivermectin
Background: This serological study conducted between March and July 2015 investigated the status of onchocerciasis in Ogun State, Nigeria after …
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever presenting with undiagnosed chronic myeloid leukaemia†
A patient with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) presented with a high white cell count and splenomegaly. Underlying chronic myeloid leukaemia …
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Anaemia in pregnancy in a setting of high HIV prevalence rates
Background: Although there is much literature on anaemia in pregnancy, there are limited data on anaemia specific to HIV in …
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HIV-1 RNA testing of pooled dried blood spots is feasible to diagnose acute HIV infection in resource limited settings
Objectives: Rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody tests, routinely used for diagnosis in adults and older children in resource-limited settings …
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A primary care physician’s approach to a child with meningitis
Background: Paediatric meningitis remains a common cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In children the peak age …
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in the setting of HIV hyperendemicity at a tertiary hospital in Durban, South Africa
Background: South Africa has the highest burden of tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus (TB/HIV) co-infection in the world, with the province of …
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Effectiveness of early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV associated tuberculosis in Lesotho in 2012
Background:Lesotho has a huge burden of human immunodeficiency virus associated tuberculosis (HIV-TB). In this study we compared the effectiveness of …
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One Health in South Africa?
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Invasive and non-invasive group A β-haemolytic streptococcal infections in patients attending public sector facilities in South Africa: 2003–2015
Background: The burden of disease caused by group A streptococcus (GAS) in Africa is largely unknown. The aim of this …
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Trends in diagnostic techniques and factors associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Lesotho, 2010–2015
Tuberculosis is a global public health problem. Lesotho, a sub-Saharan country with high HIV and tuberculosis burden, launched the Three …
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The effect of prior antimicrobial therapy for community acquired infections on the aetiology of early and late onset ventilator-associated pneumonia in a level I trauma intensive care unit
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common hospital acquired infection in patients who require mechanical ventilation. Early VAP is …