Background
South Africa currently has a pluralistic health care system with separate public and private
sectors. It is, however, moving towards a socialised model with the introduction of National
Health Insurance. The ...
Introduction: Abnormalities on CT imaging may contribute to the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Recently, an
expert consensus case definition (CCD) and set of imaging criteria for diagnosing basal meningeal ...
Van Rensburg, Lyne(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this thesis, research results are reported on the role of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC) and DPPC-liposomes on the in vitro permeability characteristics of various antimycobacterial drugs ...
Bisson, Gregory P.Gross, RobertBellamy, ScarlettChittams, JesseHislop, MichaelRegensberg, LeonFrank, IanMaartens, GaryNachega, Jean B.(Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2008-05)
Background
World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for monitoring HIV-infected individuals taking
combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in resource-limited settings recommend using CD4þ
T cell (CD4) count changes ...
Nel, J. D.Moosa, M. R.Polenakovic, Momir (Ed.)(InTech, 2012)
Acute kidney injury is a serious clinical problem with significant morbidity and mortality.
Several factors are recognized to aggravate the outcome including advanced age, gender,
oliguria and the serum creatinine level. ...
Liwa, Anthony Cuthbert(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The emergence of mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to first line
drugs has renewed interest in second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. Generally, Paraaminosalicylic
acid (PAS) is less ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: HIV-positive patients have a significantly weakened immune system which
makes them highly susceptible for opportunistic infections, requiring additional treatment.
Cryptococcal meningitis ...
Du Plessis, Nelita(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background
Co-infections are normal yet poorly understood. In developing countries the high prevalence of helminth
infections are hypothesised to impact host immunity to mycobacterial infections, ...
Meyer, D.Parkin, D.Maritz, F. J.Liebenberg, P. H.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2003-04)
Aim: To determine whether an association exists between
the different plasma lipoprotein constituents and the prevalence
of lenticular opacities in dyslipidaemic subjects.
Methods: Adult patients (n = 115) of both genders ...
Burgess, L. J.Sulzer, N. U.Hoosain, F.Leverton, N.Bliganut, S.Emanuel, S.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2009-08)
Objective: To investigate patients’ motivations for participating
in cardiovascular clinical trials.
Methods: Patients attending TREAD Research, located within
Tygerberg Hospital, Parow, Western Cape, between January
2005 ...
Brink, P. A.Moolman-Smook, J. C.Corfield, V. A.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2009-02)
The presence of founder effects in South Africa for many
single-gene diseases, which include heart diseases such as
progressive familial heart block types I and II, hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy and the long QT syndromes, ...
Wiysonge, Charles SheyVolmink, JimmyOpie, Lionel H.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2007-12)
Existing solid scientific evidence with hard outcome data should
be the basis for treatment guidelines, and where such evidence is
lacking, we must invest in research. A case in point is the initiation
of antihypertensive ...
Reuter, HelmuthBurgess, Lesley J.Louw, Vernon J.Doubell, Anton F.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2007-02)
Aim: We report on the 30-day and one-year outcome of
consecutive effusive pericarditis patients, including those
with tuberculous pericarditis, over a six-year-period.
Methods and Results: Patients with large ...
Reuter, HelmuthBurgess, Lesley J.Louw, Vernon J.Doubell, Anton F.(Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2006-10)
Objectives: To compare the efficacy of intrapericardial
corticosteroid therapy to either oral corticosteroid therapy
or intrapericardial placebo in addition to closed pericardiocentesis
and anti-tuberculous therapy in ...