Browsing by Author "Cotton, M."

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    D8/17 in obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1999) Niehaus, D. J. H.; Knowles, J. A.; Van Kradenberg, J.; Du Toit, W. D.; Kaminer, D.; Seedat, S.; Daniels, W.; Cotton, M.; Brink, P.; Beyers, A. D.; Bouic, P.; Chapman, F.; Zabriskie, J. B.; Stein, D. J.
    The finding that patients with Sydenham's chorea often demonstrate obsessive-compulsive disorder (OeD) has fostered increased interest in possible neuroimmunological mechanisms in OCD.' Increased expression of the B-Iymphocyte antigen 08/17, which has been hypothesised to be a genetically inherited trait marker for susceptibility to rheumatic fever, has recently been demonstrated to be higher in OCD patients than in normal controls.2.3 To date, however, 08/17 expression has been studied in few psychiatric control populations.
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    Fatal hepatitis B infection despite immunization in an HIV-infected infant: A possible case of vaccine failure and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
    (2010) Van der Linden, D.; Cotton, M.; Rabie, H.; McKerrow, N.
    We report a case of hepatitis B immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in an 8-month-old girl with Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. In resource-constrained countries, HIV-hepatitis B co-infections are often difficult to diagnose and to treat. We highlight on the importance of hepatitis B and HIV screening in pregnant women, to implement efficient preventive measures. © The Author [2010]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
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    The mother-to-child HIV transmission debate
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1999) Hussey, G.; Fransman, D.; McGillivray, G.; Reynolds, Lindsey; Jacobs, M.; Power, D.; Burgess, J.; Eley, B.; Woods, D.; Coetzee, N.; Coetzee, E.; Anthony, J.; Maartens, G.; Schaaf, S.; Cotton, M.; Theron, G.
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    The Namibian poliomyelitis outbreak and its consequences for South Africa
    (Medpharm Publications, 2006) Taljaard, J.; Cameron, N.; Cotton, M.; Van Zyl, G.; Vurgarellis, P.; Preiser, Wolfgang
    This editorial is based on a Public Health Forum presented by the Centre for Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, on 22 June 2006. It summarises the most important facts about polio in the context of the 2006 outbreak of the disease in Namibia and aims to provide the practitioner with the necessary information to face the unexpected re-emergence in the sub-region of an almost forgotten disease.
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    Paediatric HIV disclosure in South Africa : caregivers' perspectives on discussing HIV with infected children
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2006-03) Moodley, Keymanthri; Myer, L.; Michaels, D.; Cotton, M.
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    Paediatric HIV/AIDS disclosure : towards a developmental and process-oriented approach
    (Taylor & Francis, 2007) Lesch, A.; Swartz, L.; Kagee, Ashraf; Moodley, Keymanthri; Kafaar, Z.; Myer, L.; Cotton, M.
    As antiretroviral therapy becomes more widely available in low-resource settings and children with HIV/AIDS live for longer periods, disclosure of HIV diagnosis to infected children is becoming increasingly important. This article reviews the current literature on HIV-related disclosure in light of theories of cognitive development, and argues for the adoption of a process-oriented approach to discussing HIV with infected children. Disclosure presents unique challenges to healthcare workers and caregivers of children with HIV/AIDS that include controlling the flow of information about the child's HIV status to him/her and deciding on what is in his/her best interest. Health care workers' and caregivers' views regarding disclosure to children may often be contradictory, with healthcare workers likely to support disclosing the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS to children and caregivers more reluctant to discuss the disease with them. There is a clear need for practical interventions to support paediatric HIV disclosure which provide children with age-appropriate information about the disease. © 2007 Taylor & Francis.
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    Prevention of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency type 1 virus in a managed care setting
    (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2000) Regensberg, L.; Pead, C.; Mahumapelo, J.; Cotton, M.
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    White matter lesions in children with HIV encephalopathy: correlating with Griffiths mental scale
    (2010) Ackermann, C.; Andronikou, S.; Laughton, Barbara; Dobbels, Els; Innes, S.; Taliep, R.; Cotton, M.; Van Toorn, R.