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Progressive familial heart block (type I) : a follow-up study after 10 years
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1988)
A follow-up study was done on 55 patients, all members of families with type I progressive familial heart block (PFHB) examined during 1977. Of the 55 patients 5 had died, 17 had normal ECGs while 7 with previously abnormal ...
Guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and management of cryptococcal meningitis among HIV-infected persons : 2013 update
(AOSIS, 2013)
Six years after the first Society guidelines were published, cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected adults in South Africa. Several important developments have ...
South African healthcare workers and COVID-19 : a shared responsibility to protect a precious and limited resource
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020)
Healthcare workers (HCWs) in African countries face
high risks of occupational exposure to many pathogens, including
tuberculosis, measles, HIV and Ebola.[1,2] The novel coronavirus SARSCoV-
2 poses an arguably greater ...
The necessity for T-cryptantigen activation screening in babies with necrotising enterocolitis
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1996)
Objective. To determine the prevalence of T-cryptantigen activation (TCA) and its predictive value for severity of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in babies. Study design. Prospective descriptive. Study population. Thirty-four ...
HIV sero-conversion during late pregnancy - when to retest
(AOSIS, 2013)
The South African National Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV programme has resulted in significant
reductions in vertical transmission, but new infant HIV infections continue to occur. We present two cases ...
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections in children : a 6-year study
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1991)
In a study of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infections conducted retrospectively between 1983 and 1987 and prospectively in 1988 39 infections from 372 shunt procedures (incidence 10,5%) were identified. The most common ...
Personal protective equipment (PPE) in a pandemic : approaches to PPE preservation for South African healthcare facilities
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2020-04-30)
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19 infection, but the pandemic has disrupted supply chains globally and necessitated rapid review of the scientific evidence for PPE ...
Bacterial pathogens and resistance causing community acquired paediatric bloodstream infections in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019-12-30)
Background: Despite a high mortality rate in childhood, there is limited evidence on the causes and outcomes of
paediatric bloodstream infections from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We conducted a systematic
review ...
Tonsillar hypertrophy and prolapse in a child – is epiglottitis a predisposing factor for sudden unexpected death?
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-01-20)
Background: Tonsillitis, with associated tonsillar hypertrophy, is a common disease of childhood, yet it is rarely associated with sudden death due to airway obstruction. Lethal complications involving the inflamed ...
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic : responsible stewardship is needed
(The Union, 2020)
We believe that responsible stewardship of the bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic is urgently needed. Live attenuated BCG is currently the only licensed vaccine to protect against ...