Abstract
Background
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is an important cause of hospitalization and mortality in HIV-infected children. However, the incidence of PCP has been underestimated ...
Blumberg, LucilleFrean, JohnBarnes, Karen I.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2008-06)
The key issues in the successful management of malaria are early
and accurate diagnosis and urgent treatment with effective drugs.
Disease presentation is, however, not specific – progression
to complicated disease may ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and allcause
mortality. Significantly, it is considered a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor as its
regression ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Flow cytometry has progressively replaced many traditional laboratory
tests due to its greater accuracy, sensitivity and rapidity in the routine clinical settings
especially clinical trails. ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of MBV and Coley’s Toxin on dendritic
cells in vitro. The dendritic cell system of antigen presenting cells is the initiator and
modulator of the ...
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: In South Africa alone, 30% of women of child-bearing age are infected with HIV. With the increasing focus and success of prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, an ...
ABSTRACT: Background. Elizabethkingia spp. are opportunistic pathogens often found associated with intravascular device-related bacteraemias and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Their ability to exist as biofilm structures ...
Botha, Alfred(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-06)
Inaugural address delivered on 6 June 2011 by prof Alf Botha.Yeasts public health service; resource allocation; have been associated with mankind’s welfare
for a long time. For millennia these unicellular
fungi were ...
Finlayson, M. H.Coates, J. K.Brede, H. D.Mitchell , P.(HMPG, 1973-05)
Uricult dip slide urine cultures were compared with standard laboratory plate cultures. Good agreement of bacterial counts was obtained after incubation at 37°C but not at room temperature. Tests of therapeutic activity ...
Ambrosio, R. E.Van Wyk, A .J.De Klerk, H. C.(HMPG, 1979-04)
Over a 12-month period, 74 isolates of Serratia marcescens
were obtained from various sources at Tygerberg
Hospital. The majority of these isolates were from
catheterized patients with urinary tract infections, and ...
Bamford, Colleen M.Taljaard, Jantje J.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2010)
Background. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem in the Western Cape, with an incidence exceeding 900 per 100 000 people. Nosocomial transmission of TB, and particularly drug-resistant TB, is a potential risk that ...
Finlayson, M. H.Coates, J. K.Coldrey, N. A.(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 1975)
Differentiation of 625 strains of bacteria which fulfilled the requirements laid down for the definition of Klebsielleae was carried out using 6 biochemical tests. 546 strains were identified as members of the genus ...
Leo, Melanie Joy(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03-04)
ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Primary immunodeficiency disorders (PID) disrupt the proper functioning of the immune
system. The prototypic PID is X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA). This disorder is caused by mutations
in ...
Fang, Zhuo(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), infects one third of the
world’s population and kills 1.7 million people per year. The increasing prevalence of multi- and
extensively ...
Govender, Sharlene(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Overview: Mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas are not routinely diagnosed and
are under researched in South Africa. Prevalence, population shifts especially
concerning genital flora and implications in infection ...
Martin, Siseko(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as one of the most troublesome nosocomial pathogens
globally. This organism causes infections that are often extremely difficult to treat because of the
widespread ...
Prince, Yvonne(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and Cryptococcus neoformans are the most common
causes of chronic meningitis in South Africa. Conventional microbiology has limited utility in
diagnosing ...
Salaam-Dreyer, Zubeida(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: S. aureus causes serious infections in the hospital and community settings. The rate of MRSA infections are rapidly increasing worldwide. Currently, at Tygerberg hospital, approximately a third of S. ...