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A cross sectional survey to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding seasonal influenza and influenza vaccination among diabetics in Pretoria, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2017-11-07)Background: In South Africa, influenza vaccination is recommended to all diabetics. However, vaccinationcoverage among diabetics remains low. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes,and practices ... -
Outcomes of community-based differentiated models of multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral medication among stable HIV-infected patients in Lesotho : a cluster randomised non-inferiority trial protocol
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2018-08-29)Background: Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend early initiation of HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) irrespective of their clinical or immunological status known as the test ... -
Predictors of mortality in adults on treatment for human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis in Botswana : a retrospective cohort study
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2018)Mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis (TB) is high, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to compare mortality and predictors of mortality in those who were ... -
A comparative evaluation of PDQ-Evidence
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-15)Background: A strategy for minimising the time and obstacles to accessing systematic reviews of health system evidence is to collect them in a freely available database and make them easy to find through a simple ... -
Developing prehospital clinical practice guidelines for resource limited settings : why re-invent the wheel?
(BioMed Central, 2018-02-05)Objectives: Methods on developing new (de novo) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have received substantial attention. However, the volume of literature is not matched by research into alternative methods of CPG development ... -
Evaluation of the Mean Duration of Recent Infection (MDRI) and the False Recent Rate (FRR) for the Limiting Antigen Avidity Enzyme Immune Assay (LAg) and Bio-Rad HIV ½ Plus O Avidity Incidence Assay (BRAI)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The evaluation of laboratory assays in estimating HIV incidence has become a priority because of the complexity of HIV epidemics and the need to measure the impact of public health interventions ... -
The effects of longitudinal HIV viral load exposure on immune outcomes, mortality, and opportunistic infections in people on ART in sub-Saharan Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Longitudinal viral load monitoring is used as a cross-sectional marker for treatment failure in HIV infected people receiving antiretroviral therapy. Cumulative viral load, as quantified ... -
HIV infection and the epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in South African adults and older children prior to the introduction of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the commonest cause of bacteremic pneumonia among HIV-infected persons. As more countries with high HIV prevalence are implementing infant pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) ...
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