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Age and the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis

Donald P.R. Marais B.J. Barry III C.E. (2010)

[No abstract available]
An analysis of DTP-associated reactions by manufacturer, batch, vaccinator, series number and infant weight

Benade, J. G. (1996)

Objectives. To determine whether two commonly used DTP batches manufactured by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer were more reactogenic than two commonly used batches manufactured by the South African Institute of Medical Research. Design. ...
BCG vaccination status of children with tuberculous meningitis and the use of unsupervised isoniazid prophylaxis

Donald, P. R. Van Zyl, L. E. De Villiers, J. (1995)

From 1985 to 1992, 193 children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with a median age of 26 months were admitted to the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Hospital. Of these children 143 (74%) were documented ...
Causes and management of diarrhoea in children in a clinical setting

Cooke M.L. (2010)

Diarrhoeal disease and its complications remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children, especially in developing countries. Diarrhoea is characterised by an increased frequency and volume, and decreased ...
Disseminated bacille Calmette-Guérin disease in HIV-infected South African infants

Hesseling A.C. Johnson L.F. Jaspan H. Cotton M.F. Whitelaw A. Schaaf H.S. Fine P.E.M. Eley B.S. Marais B.J. Nuttall J. Beyers N. Godfrey-Faussett P. (2009)

Objective: To determine the population-based incidence of disseminated bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) disease in HIV-infected infants (aged ≤ 1 year) in a setting with a high burden of tuberculosis and HIV infection coupled ...
Evaluation of envelope vaccines derived from the South African subtype C human immunodeficiency virus type 1 TV1 strain

Lian Y. Srivastava I. Gomez-Roman V.R. Zur Megede J. Sun Y. Kan E. Hilt S. Engelbrecht S. Himathongkham S. Luciw P.A. Otten G. Ulmer J.B. Donnelly J.J. Rabussay D. Montefiori D. Van Rensburg E.J. Barnett S.W. (2005)

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype C infections are on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Therefore, there is a need to develop an HIV vaccine capable of eliciting broadly reactive immune responses ...
Fine needle aspiration biopsy of postvaccination disseminated mycobacterium bovis infection presenting as a solitary cutaneous papule [5]

Peart L.K. Schneider J.W. Jordaan H.F. Wright C.A. (2005)

[No abstract available]
Infection control in South African oral hygiene practice

de Kock K. van Wyk C.W. (2001)

Objective: The aim was to gain information about the practice of infection control in oral hygience practice. Methods: A questionaire based on OSHA and CDC guidelines was submitted to oral hygienists who attended a refresher ...
Mass needle stick injury in children from the western cape

de Waal N. Rabie H. Bester R. Cotton M.F. (2006)

Illegal dumping of contaminated medical waste occurs commonly in South Africa. There is little information on the management and outcome of the children exposed to and injured by medical waste. On 15 September 1999, 54 ...
Maternal HIV infection and antibody responses against vaccine-preventable diseases in uninfected infants

Jones C.E. Naidoo S. De Beer C. Esser M. Kampmann B. Hesseling A.C. (2011)

Context: Altered immune responses might contribute to the high morbidity and mortality observed in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed uninfected infants. Objective: To study the association of maternal HIV infection ...
Medicine's missing links?

Wessels M. (2007)

[No abstract available]
Optimal control analysis of a malaria disease transmission model that includes treatment and vaccination with waning immunity

Okosun K.O. Ouifki R. Marcus N. (2011)
Viral vaccination and allergy

Kling S. (2009)

Childhood immunisation is one of the greatest public health successes of the last century. Adverse vaccine reactions are uncommon and may be caused by the vaccine itself, by preservatives, adjuvants and stabilisers, or by ...