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        The 17th International Congress on Infectious Diseases workshop on developing infection prevention and control resources for low - and middle-income countries 

        Sastry, Sangeeta; Masroor, Nadia; Bearman, Gonzalo; Hajjeh, Rana; Holmes, Alison; Memish, Ziad; Lassmann, Britta; Pittet, Didier; Macnab, Fiona; Kamau, Rachel; Wesangula, Evelyn; Pokhare, Paras; Brown, Paul; Daily, Frances; Amer, Fatma; Torres, Jaime; O’Ryan, Miguel; Gunturu, Revathi; Bulabula, Andre; Mehtarp, Shaheen (Published by Elsevier on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2017)
        Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major concern to healthcare systems around the world. They are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, in addition to increased hospitalization costs. Recent outbreaks, ...
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        The acceptability of three vaccine injections given to infants during a single clinic visit in South Africa 

        Tabana, Hanani; Dudley, Lilian; Knight, Stephen; Cameron, Neil; Mahomed, Hassan; Goliath, Charlyn; Eggers, Rudolf; Wiysonge, Charles S. (BioMed Central, 2016)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) has increased the number of antigens and injections administered at one visit. There are concerns that more injections at a single immunisation ...
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        Achieving the millennium development goals in sub-Saharan Africa 

        Wiysonge, Charles S.; Young, T.; Volmink, J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-09)
        To the Editor: The UN has released a mid-term report on progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), eight pro-poor goals contained in the Millennium Declaration of 2000, to be achieved by 2015. ...
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        African HIV/AIDS trials are more likely to report adequate allocation concealment and random generation than North American trials 

        Siegfried, Nandi; Clarke, Michael; Volmink, Jimmy; Van der Merwe, Lize (Public Library of Science (PLOS), 2008-10)
        Background: Adherence to good methodological quality is necessary to minimise bias in randomised conrolled trials (RCTs). Specific trial characteristics are associated with better trial quality, but no studies to date are ...
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        An analysis of DTP-associated reactions by manufacturer, batch, vaccinator, series number and infant weight 

        Benade, J. G. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1996-10)
        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. ...
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        Antibiotic prescribing practice and adherence to guidelines in primary care in the Cape Town Metro District, South Africa 

        Gasson, J.; Blockman, M.; Willems, B. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2018)
        Background. Knowledge of antibiotic prescribing practice in primary care in South Africa is limited. As 80% of human antibiotic use is in primary care, this knowledge is important in view of the global problem of antibiotic ...
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        Are central hospitals ready for national health insurance? ICD coding quality from an electronic patient discharge record for clinicians 

        Dyers, Robin E.; Evans, Juliet; Ward, Grant Alex; Du Plooy, Shane; Mahomed, Hassan (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016-02)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background. South Africa (SA)’s planned National Health Insurance reforms require the use of International Statistical Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes for hospitals to purchase services from the ...
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        An assessment of a training-of-trainers programme for clinic committees in a South African district : a qualitative exploratory study 

        Esau, Natasha; English, Rene; Shung-King, Maylene (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-11-30)
        Background: In South Africa (SA), clinics and community health centres are the predominant primary level health care facilities in the public health sector. As part of legislated health governance requirements, clinic ...
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        Association of neighbourhood and individual social capital, neighourhood economic deprivation and self-rated health in South Africa - a multi-level analysis 

        Chola, Lumbwe; Alaba, Olufunke (Public Library of Science, 2013-07-29)
        Introduction: Social capital is said to influence health, mostly in research undertaken in high income countries' settings. Because social capital may differ from one setting to another, it is suggested that its measurement ...
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        The Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS (CAMPS) trial : a protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mobile phone text messaging versus usual care for improving adherence to highly active anti-retroviral therapy 

        Mbuagbaw, Lawrence; Thabane, Lahana; Ongolo-Zogo, Pierre; Lester, Richard T.; Mills, Edward; Volmink, Jimmy; Yondo, David; Essi, Marie Jose; Bonono-Momnougui, Renee-Cecile; Mba, Robert; Ndongo, Jean Serge; Nkoa, Francois C.; Ondoa, Henri Atangana (BioMed Central, 2011-01)
        Background: This trial aims at testing the efficacy of weekly reminder and motivational text messages, compared to usual care in improving adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment in patients attending a clinic ...
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        The candidate TB vaccine, MVA85A, induces highly durable Th1 responses 

        Tameris, Michele; Geldenhuys, Hennie; Luabeya, Angelique KanyKany; Smit, Erica; Hughes, Jane E.; Vermaak, Samantha; Hanekom, Willem A.; Hatherill, Mark; Mahomed, Hassan; McShane, Helen; Scriba, Thomas J. (PLoS, 2014-02)
        Background: Vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) should provide long-term protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). The current TB vaccine, Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), protects against disseminated ...
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        Capacity-building needs assessment of rural health managers : the what and the how ... 

        Goliath, C.; Mukinda, Fidele K.; Dudley, Lilian (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: There has been a renewed focus on leadership and governance within the South African health workforce as a key to strengthening the health system. Several studies have highlighted that managers ...
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        Centella asiatica modulates cancer cachexia associated inflammatory cytokines and cell death in leukaemic THP-1 cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC’s) 

        Naidoo, Dhaneshree Bestinee; Chuturgoon, Anil Amichund; Phulukdaree, Alisa; Guruprasad, Kanive Parashiva; Satyamoorthy, Kapaettu; Sewram, Vikash (BioMed Central, 2017-08-01)
        Background: Cancer cachexia is associated with increased pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. Centella asiatica (C. asiatica) possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour potential. We investigated the modulation ...
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        The challenges of reshaping disease specific and care oriented community based services towards comprehensive goals : a situation appraisal in the Western Cape Province, South Africa 

        Schneider, Helen; Schaay, Nikki; Dudley, Lilian; Goliath, Charlyn; Qukula, Tobeka (BioMed Central, 2015-09-30)
        ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: Similar to other countries in the region, South Africa is currently reorienting a loosely structured and highly diverse community care system that evolved around HIV and TB, into a formalized, ...
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        Changes in surgical practice in 85 South African hospitals during COVID-19 hard lockdown 

        Chu, K. M.; Smith, M.; Steyn, E.; Goldberg, P.; Bougard, H.; Buccimazza, I. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)
        Background. In preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa (SA) began a national lockdown on 27 March 2020, and many hospitals implemented measures to prepare for a potential COVID-19 surge. Objectives. To report ...
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        Combined measles, rubella and mumps vaccine 

        Ackermann, H. R. (HMPG, 1973-06)
        [No abstract available]
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        Combining the theory of change and realist evaluation approaches to elicit an initial program theory of the MomConnect program in South Africa 

        Kabongo, Eveline M.; Mukumbang, Ferdinand C.; Delobelle, Peter; Nicol, Edward (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-11-26)
        Background: One of the Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. In South Africa, the flagship National Department of Health ...
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        Comparison of non-invasive methods of assessing liver fibrosis in combination ART-experienced Zimbabweans 

        Nherera, Brenda; Mhandire, Kudakwashe; Nyazika, Tinashe K.; Makura, Alfred; Musarurwa, Cuthbert; Mapondera, Prichard T.; Stray-Pedersen, Babill; Matarira, Hilda T. (AOSIS, 2019-04-11)
        Background: The prevalence of morbidity and mortality associated with liver disease among HIV-infected individuals on combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) is high. Early screening of liver disease is essential, as it ...
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        Consultation outcomes for musculoskeletal conditions at two Community Health Centres in Cape Town, South Africa 

        Namane, Mosedi Keanetse; Kalla, Asgar A.; Young, Taryn N. (Medpharm Publications, 2013)
        Objectives: To compare the proportion of patients with documented diagnoses and management plans when they presented with musculoskeletal complaints at two community health centres (CHCs) using two models of care: one with ...
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        Continuity of care for TB patients at a South African hospital : a qualitative participatory study of the experiences of hospital staff 

        Marais, Frederick; Kallon, Idriss Ibrahim; Dudley, Lilian Diana (Public Library of Science, 2019-09-18)
        Background: Ensuring effective clinical management and continuity of TB care across hospital and primary health-care services remains challenging in South Africa. The high burden of TB, coupled with numerous health system ...

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