Background: The incidence of Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is high in sub-Saharan Africa. Data on KS among HIV-infected patients receiving and not yet receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) are, however, scarce in Africa. Within the ...
Du Plessis, Nelita(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)
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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, ...
Three cases of extremely severe staphylococcal infection are reported. All 3 patients were treated by plasmapheresis and fresh plasma or fresh-frozen plasma replacement, and all made a steady recovery. In all 3 cases blood ...