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T lymphocyte inhibitory/exhaustion marker expression in chronic HIV-1 infection and the impact of TB co-infection
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction Chronic HIV-1 infection is driven by inflammation and immune activation which ultimately induces T lymphocyte exhaustion. Co-infection with TB is problematic as the HIV-impaired immune system ... -
Tackle-injury epidemiology in koshuis rugby players at Stellenbosch University
(South African Sports Medicine Association, 2015)Background. The tackle is an important component of rugby union. The tackle situation carries the highest risk for injury for both the ball carrier and tackler. Little is known about the epidemiology of tackle injuries ... -
Taking stock of evidence-based healthcare in the undergraduate medical curriculum at Stellenbosch University : combining a review of curriculum documents and input from recent graduates
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The Stellenbosch University Rural Medical Educational Partnership Initiative (SURMEPI) aims to increase the quality and retention of medical doctors, and regionally relevant research. Strengthening ... -
Targeted deep sequencing to detect heterogeneity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis populations
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a worldwide problem as it drastically affects patient treatment outcome. The development of drug resistance is due to the acquisition of mutations ... -
Targeting mothers and selling men what they do not want : a response to "Missed opportunities for circumcision of boys"
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2017)No abstract available -
Targeting the EBFR and PI3K pathways as a therapeutic strategy for prostate cancer
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Targeted therapy for prostate cancer may offer potential improvement over current conventional therapies because of its specificity. Although conventional treatments are effective, they are not curative ... -
Task analysis in neurosciences programme design - neurological problems in general practice
(Health and Medical Publishing Group -- HMPG, 1983-02)Defining educational objectives is the key to achieving the goal of professional competence in students. The technique of task analysis was selected to determine components of competence in clinical neurology appropriate ... -
Task shifting and integration of HIV care into primary care in South Africa : the development and content of the streamlining tasks and roles to expand treatment and care for HIV (STRETCH) intervention
(BioMed Central, 2011-08-02)Abstract Background Task shifting and the integration of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care into primary care services have been identified as possible strategies for improving access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). ... -
Task shifting from doctors to non-doctors for initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy
(Cochrane, 2014)Background: The high levels of healthcare worker shortage is recognised as a severe impediment to increasing patients’ access to antiretroviral therapy. This is particularly of concern where the burden of disease is ... -
Task-shifting from doctors to non-doctors for initiation and maintenance of antiretroviral therapy
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)'Cochrane Corner’ in the August SAMJ offers evidence relating to articles published in this issue, namely ‘Improving access to antiretrovirals in rural South Africa – a call to action’, ‘Multimorbidity, control and treatment ... -
TB infection prevention and control experiences of South African nurses : a phenomenological study
(BioMed Central, 2011-04)Abstract. Background. The tuberculosis (TB) epidemic in South Africa is characterised by one of the highest levels of TB/HIV co-infection and growing multidrug-resistant TB worldwide. Hospitals play a central role in the ... -
TB or not TB? An evaluation of children with an incorrect initial diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1995)Object. The aim of the study was to identify diagnoses that are confused with pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Design. Prospective, investigative clinical study. Setting. Tertiary care teaching hospital and an urban ... -
TBVAC2020 : advancing tuberculosis vaccines from discovery to clinical development
(Frontiers, 2017-10)TBVAC2020 is a research project supported by the Horizon 2020 program of the European Commission (EC). It aims at the discovery and development of novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccines from preclinical research projects to early ... -
Teaching first aid in high schools : the impact on students in the health sciences extended degree programme
(UNISA Press, 2015)Previously, first-year medical and physiotherapy students participating in the extended degree programme (EDP) at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, spent eight weeks shadowing interns at a tertiary hospital during ... -
Teaching medical students in a new rural longitudinal clerkship : opportunities and constraints
(Levy Library Press, 2018)Background: Medical schools in Africa are responding to the call to increase numbers of medical graduates by up-scaling decentralized clinical training. One approach to decentralized clinical training is the longitudinal ... -
Teaching medication administration to nursing students – a scoping review with a decolonial lens
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Medication errors are a worldwide phenomenon. Medication administration errors are one of the most prevalent types of medication errors occurring in the medical field today. Nurses are mainly responsible ... -
Teaching my peers : perceptions of tutors in physiotherapy practical skills training
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2014-10)Background. A near-peer tutorial system was introduced and implemented as part of a second-year module to assist physiotherapy students with the practising of manual techniques. Although not the primary drive for initiating ... -
'Telephone Triage' : a possible means of managing the after-hours patient load at primary health care facilities in South Africa
(MedPharm Publications, 2018)The rate at which routine patients are using the emergency department (ED) as a path to enter into the healthcare system in South Africa’s community healthcare facilities and district hospitals is alarming. The increasing ... -
Text messages as a learning tool for midwives
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2012-01-27)The use of cell phone text messaging to improve access to continuing healthcare education in under-resourced settings is not well documented. We aimed to assess whether this method of education is acceptable to South African ... -
The association between tuberculosis and the development of insulin resistance in adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Western sub-district of the Cape Metropole region, South Africa : a combined cross-sectional, cohort study
(Biomed Central, 2017-08)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The existence of a bi-directional relationship between tuberculosis (TB) and insulin resistance (IR)/ diabetes has been alluded to in literature. Although diabetes has been linked to increased ...
