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HIV infection and the epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in South African adults and older children prior to the introduction of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Meiring, Susan; Cohen, Cheryl; Quan, Vanessa; De Gouveia, Linda; Feldman, Charles; Karstaedt, Alan; Klugman, Keith P.; Madhi, Shabir A.; Rabie, Helene; Sriruttan, Charlotte; Von Gottberg, Anne; GERMS-SA (Public Library of Science, 2016)

Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the commonest cause of bacteremic pneumonia among HIV-infected persons. As more countries with high HIV prevalence are implementing infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) ...
Predictors of mortality in adults on treatment for human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis in Botswana : a retrospective cohort study

Muyaya, Ley Muyaya; Young, Taryn; Loveday, Marian (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2018)

Mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis (TB) is high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to compare mortality and predictors of mortality in those who were ...