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The development of a novel fluorescentmarker phage technology system for the early diagnosis of tuberculosis disease

Van der Merwe, Ruben Gerhard (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative organism of tuberculosis (TB), is a major cause for mortality and morbidity world-wide with a death toll only second to HIV among infectious diseases. Drug ...
Investigating ligands of cardiac Myosin-Binding Protein C (cMyBPC) as potential regulators of contractility and modifiers of hypertrophy.

Swanepoel, C. C. A. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The regulation of cardiac contractility is dependent on cooperative interaction between the thick and thin filaments, as well as their accessory proteins, within the cardiac sarcomere. Alteration in cardiac ...
Investigation into genotypic diagnostics for mycobacterium tuberculosis

Hoek, Kim Gilberte Pauline (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2010-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Diagnostic delay is regarded as a major contributor to the continuous rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases and the emergence and transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug ...
Pharmacogenetics of Arylamine N-acetyltransferase genes in South African populations

Werely, Cedric J. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation, and consequently there is an urgency to develop improved methods of diagnosis and treatment. Despite the ...