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Recommendations for the use of meningococcal vaccines in South Africa
Background: Although meningococcal disease (MD) incidence in South Africa is low, Neisseria meningitidis (NM) causes severe disease that is often …
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Factors associated with delivering premature and/or low birth weight infants among pregnant HIV-positive women on antiretroviral treatment at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, South Africa
Background: Prematurity and low birthweight (LBW) deliveries amongst pregnant women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remain a challenge …
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HIV risk perception and consistency in condom use among adolescents and young adults in urban Cape Town, South Africa: a cumulative risk analysis
Background: The relationship between HIV risk perception and consistency in the use of condoms is scarcely understood in the context …
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The recovery and molecular identification of HAdV-D17 in raw sewage and mussel samples collected in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
Human adenoviruses (HAdV) are a common cause of clinical infections in South Africa. However, there is a lack of information …
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Malaria reduces globally but rebounds across southern Africa
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SASCM guideline for daptomycin use in South Africa – 2017 update
Daptomycin is currently registered for use in treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) and Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. …
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Clinical Sciences and Therapeutics for health
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Pathological vestibular symptoms presenting in a group of adults with HIV/AIDS in Johannesburg, South Africa
Aim: The current study aimed to explore the pathological vestibular symptoms presenting in a group of adults with HIV/AIDS in …
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First report of neonatal bacteraemia caused by blaNDM-1 Raoultella ornithinolytica
Raoultella ornitholytica, an environmental organism, has only recently been reported as a cause of infections in humans, and is associated …
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Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence ofSchistosoma haematobiumin school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Schistosoma haematobium infection is reported to facilitate the development of urogenital diseases. Its symptoms include haematuria, dysuria and tiredness, and …
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Horizontal transfer of OXA-23-carbapenemase-producingAcinetobacterspecies in intensive care units at an academic complex hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a significant cause of neonatal mortality in developing countries. The aetiological agents and their antimicrobial susceptibility …
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Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance inHaemophilus parainfluenzae
Haemophilus parainfluenzae is part of the HACEK group of fastidious bacteria commonly implicated in endocarditis and bacteremia. Previously considered as …
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An investigation of maternal mortality at a tertiary hospital of the Limpopo province of South Africa
Objective: To understand the elements influencing the maternal deaths in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Methods: A retrospective review of …
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An HIV-positive status and short term perioperative mortality – a systematic review
Background: A contemporary summary describing the impact of an HIV-positive status on short term perioperative mortality is lacking.Objective: To collate …
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The presence and spectrum of bacteria colonising mobile phones of staff and caregivers in high disease burden paediatric and neonatal wards in an urban teaching hospital in Durban, South Africa
Background: Hospital acquired infections are on the increase worldwide. A possible source for transmission is the presence of microorganisms on …
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of post-exposure prophylaxis against blood-borne viral infection among dental surgeons in a teaching hospital
Background: This study was aimed at assessing the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of dental surgeons on human immunodeficiency …
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices in the control and prevention of malaria in four endemic provinces of Zambia
This study sought to determine malaria knowledge levels, attitudes and practices of the communities in four malaria endemic provinces of …
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Endo-parasites of public-health importance recovered from rodents in the Durban metropolitan area, South Africa
Background: Parasite infections of public health importance carried by Rattus spp. on the African continent (excluding toxoplasmosis) have not been …
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Schistosomiasis risk factors based on the infection status among school-going children in the Ndumo area, uMkhanyakude district, South Africa
Background: Schistosomiasis remains a public health burden in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal. The study aimed to identify the risk …
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