Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

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Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

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  • The effect of a peptide-containing synthetic lung surfactant on gas exchange and lung mechanics in a rabbit model of surfactant depletion 
    Van Zyl, Johann M.   Smith, Johan   Hawtrey, Arthur (Dovepress, 2013-03)
    Background: Currently, a new generation of synthetic pulmonary surfactants is being developed that may eventually replace animal-derived surfactants used in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome. Enlightened by ...
  • Swallowing abnormalities in HIV infected children : an important cause of morbidity 
    Nel, Etienne D.   Ellis, Alida (BioMed Central, 2012-06)
    Background: Swallowing disorders, well recognised in adults, contribute to HIV-infection morbidity. Little data however is available for HIV-infected children. The purpose of this study is to describe swallowing disorders ...
  • High prevalence of lipoatrophy in pre-pubertal South African children on antiretroviral therapy : a cross-sectional study 
    Innes, Steve   Cotton, Mark F.   Haubrich, Richard   Conradie, Maria M.   Van Niekerk, Margaret   Edson, Clair   Rabie, Helena   Jain, Sonia   Sun, Xiaoying   Zollner, Ekkehard W.   Hough, Stephen   Browne, Sara H. (BioMed Central, 2012-11)
    Background: Despite changes in WHO guidelines, stavudine is still used extensively for treatment of pediatric HIV in the developing world. Lipoatrophy in sub-Saharan African children can be stigmatizing and have far-reaching ...
  • High prevalence of Tuberculosis and insufficient case detection in two communities in the Western Cape, South Africa 
    Claassens, Mareli   Van Schalkwyk, Cari   De Haan, Leonie   Floyd, Sian   Dunbar, Rory   Van Helden, Paul   Godfrey-Faussett, Peter   Ayles, Helen   Borgdorff, Martien   Enarson, Donald   Beyers, Nulda (PLoS ONE, 2013-04)
    Background: In South Africa the estimated incidence of all forms of tuberculosis (TB) for 2008 was 960/100000. It was reported that all South Africans lived in districts with Directly Observed Therapy, Short-course. However, ...
  • Lipoatrophy in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy 
    Innes, Steven Eugene Vere (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Lipoatrophy is a common adverse effect of stavudine and this effect is strongly dose-dependent. Stavudine remains the most commonly used paediatric antiretroviral drug in sub-Saharan Africa, ...
  • Confidentiality in medicine 
    Kling, Sharon (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2010-11)
    Confidentiality in medicine ensures respect for the patient's privacy and improves health care by enabling the patient to trust the health professional with very personal information. Confidentiality may be breached if ...
  • Ensuring the involvement of children in the evaluation of new tuberculosis treatment regimens 
    Burman, William J.   Cotton, Mark F.   Gibb, Diana M.   Walker, A. Sarah   Vernon, Andrew A.   Donald, Peter R. (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2008-08)
    Global tuberculosis control is threatened by dramatic increases in HIV-related tuberculosis and by the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains. Highly lethal outbreaks of extensively drugresistant tuberculosis among ...
  • Supraventricular tachycardia in children 
    Van der Merwe, D. M.   Van der Merwe, P. L. (Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2004-04)
    The mechanisms causing different supraventricular tachycardias can be identified with the aid of the 12-lead ECG using Tipple’s approach. The main aims of this retrospective study were to use the 12-lead ECG to determine ...
  • Mitral valve prolapse : a study of 45 children 
    Van der Ham, D. P.   De Vries, J. K.   Van der Merwe, P- L. (Clinics Cardiv Publishing, 2003-08)
    The knowledge pertaining to mitral valve prolapse is mainly based on studies in adults. In this study, the clinical profile as described in adults was compared with that found in children up to the age of 13 years. Fortyfive ...
  • Childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis : addressing the diagnostic dilemma 
    Marais, Barend Jacobus (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-04)
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children contribute little to disease transmission and the maintenance of the tuberculosis epidemic, but they constitute a significant proportion of the total tuberculosis (TB) caseload and experience ...
  • Age-disparity, sexual connectedness and HIV infection in disadvantaged communities around Cape Town, South Africa: A study protocol 
    Delva, Wim   Beauclair, Roxanne   Welte, Alex   Vansteelandt, Stijn   Hens, Niel   Aerts, Marc   Du Toit, Elizabeth   Beyers, Nulda   Temmerman, Marleen (BioMed Central Ltd, 2011)
    Abstract: Background Crucial connections between sexual network structure and the distribution of HIV remain inadequately understood, especially in regard to the role of concurrency and age disparity in relationships, and ...
  • 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 ...
  • Clinical assessment of gestational age in the newborn 
    Jaroszewicz, A. M.   Boyd, I. H. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1973-11)
    The scoring method of Dubowitz et al. was used for the assessment of gestational age in 100 newborn Cape Colored infants. The accuracy of prediction of gestational age by this method was confirmed.
  • New resuscitation connexion 
    Thom J.C. (HMPG, 1974-03)
    [No abstract available]
  • Binneaarse vogterapie in kinderchirurgie 
    Heydenrych, J. J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1975-03)
    From 1956 to 1969 we adopted a generous approach pertaining to the quantity of parenteral fluid required for paediatric surgery. Since 1970 we have changed our policy, and we now give smaller quantities during surgery ...

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