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    Availability and acceptability of HIV counselling and testing services. a qualitative study comparing clients’ experiences of accessing HIV testing at public sector primary health care facilities or non-governmental mobile services in Cape Town, South Africa 

    Meehan, Sue-Ann; Leon, Natalie; Naidoo, Pren; Jennings, Karen; Burger, Ronelle; Beyers, Nulda (BioMed Central, 2015)
    Background: The South African government is striving for universal access to HIV counselling and testing (HCT), a fundamental component of HIV care and prevention. In the Cape Town district, Western Cape Province of South ...
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    Optimizing mycobacterial culture in smear- negative, human immunodeficiency virus- infected tuberculosis cases 

    Ismail, N. A.; Said, H. M.; Pinini, Z.; Omar, S. V.; Beyers, Nulda; Naidoo, P. (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem and the diagnosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)—infected individuals is challenging. The use of mycobacterial culture remains an important ...
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    Comparing tuberculosis diagnostic yield in smear/culture and xpert MTB/RIF-based algorithms using a non-randomised stepped-wedge design 

    Naidoo, Pren; Dunbar, Rory; Lombard, Carl; Du Toit, Elizabeth; Caldwell, Judy; Detjen, Anne; Squire, S. Bertel; Enarson, Donald A.; Beyers, Nulda (Public Library of Science, 2016-03)
    Setting Primary health services in Cape Town, South Africa. Study Aim To compare tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic yield in an existing smear/culture-based and a newly introduced Xpert MTB/RIF-based algorithm. Methods TB ...
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    HPTN 071 (PopART) : a cluster-randomized trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment : mathematical model 

    Cori, Anne; Ayles, Helen; Beyers, Nulda; Schaap, Ab; Floyd, Sian; Sabapathy, Kalpana; Eaton, Jeffrey W.; Hauck, Katharina; Smith, Peter; Griffith, Sam; Moore, Ayana; Donnell, Deborah; Vermund, Sten H.; Fidler, Sarah; Hayes, Richard; Fraser, Christophe (PLoS, 2014-01-15)
    Background: The HPTN 052 trial confirmed that antiretroviral therapy (ART) can nearly eliminate HIV transmission from successfully treated HIV-infected individuals within couples. Here, we present the mathematical modeling ...
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    Has universal screening with Xpert® MTB/RIF increased the proportion of multidrugresistant tuberculosis cases diagnosed in a routine operational setting? 

    Naidoo, Pren; Dunbar, Rory; Caldwell, Judy; Lombard, Carl; Beyers, Nulda (Public Library of Science, 2017-02-15)
    Setting: Primary health services in Cape Town, South Africa where the introduction of Xpert® MTB/RIF (Xpert) enabled simultaneous screening for tuberculosis (TB) and drug susceptibility in all presumptive cases. Study ...
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    Characteristics of clients who access mobile compared to clinic HIV counselling and testing services : a matched study from Cape Town, South Africa 

    Meehan, Sue-Ann; Naidoo, Pren; Claassens, Mareli M.; Lombard, Carl; Beyers, Nulda (BioMed Central, 2014-12)
    Background: Studies within sub-Saharan African countries have shown that mobile services increase uptake of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) services when compared to clinics and are able to access different ...
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    HIV treatment-as-prevention research : taking the right road at the crossroads 

    Hayes, Richard; Fidler, Sarah; Cori, Anne; Fraser, Christophe; Floyd, Sian; Ayles, Helen; Beyers, Nulda; El-Sadr, Wafaa; HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team (Public Library of Science, 2015)
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    Operational challenges in managing Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in child contacts : a high-burden setting perspective 

    Van Wyk, Susan S.; Reid, Anthony J.; Mandalakas, Anna M.; Enarson, Donald A.; Beyers, Nulda; Morrison, Julie; Hesseling, Anneke C. (2011-07-08)
    Abstract Background The study was conducted at a high TB-HIV burden primary health community clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. We describe the management of children under five years of age in household contact with a ...
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    Prevalence of tuberculosis, HIV and respiratory symptoms in two Zambian communities: Implications for tuberculosis control in the era of HIV 

    Ayles, Helen; Schaap, Albertus; Nota, Amos; Sismanidis, Charalambos; Tembwe, Ruth; De Haas, Petra; Muyoyeta, Monde; Beyers, Nulda; Godfrey-Faussett, Peter (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2009-05)
    Background: The Stop TB Partnership target for tuberculosis is to have reduced the prevalence of tuberculosis by 50% comparing 2015 to 1990. This target is challenging as few prevalence surveys have been conducted, especially ...
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    Tuberculosis in healthcare workers and infections control measures at primary healthcare facilities in South Africa 

    Claassens, Mareli M.; Van Schalkwyk, Cari; Du Toit, Elizabeth; Roest, Eline; Lombard, Carl J.; Enarson, Donald A.; Beyers, Nulda; Borgdorff, Martien W. (Public Library of Science, 2013-10-02)
    Background Challenges exist regarding TB infection control and TB in hospital-based healthcare workers in South Africa. However, few studies report on TB in non-hospital based healthcare workers such as primary or ...
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