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Detection of bacterial antigens in cerebrospinal fluid by a latex agglutination test in 'septic unknown' meningitis and serogroup B meningococcal meningitis
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1989)
The latex agglutination test (Wellcogen) was evaluated specifically in cases of 'septic unknown' meningitis, with CSF findings characteristic of bacterial meningitis but with no bacterial organisms grown on CSF culture or ...
Cerebrospinal fluid lactate and lactate dehydrogenase activity in the rapid diagnosis of bacterial meningitis
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)
The value of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate and lactate dehydrogenase (LD) activity in the rapid diagnosis of meningitis was investigated in three groups of patients - a 'no meningitis', an aseptic meningitis and a ...
Paediatric meningitis in the western Cape : a 3-year hospital-based prospective survey
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)
Between July 1981 and June 1984 1223 cases of meningitis were seen in the Department of Paediatrics, Tygerberg Hospital. The commonest form in each population group was aseptic meningitis. Positive viral cultures were ...
The influence of contrast media on serum osmolality, haematocrit and cardiac output : a comparative study in dogs
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1985)
Thirty-two mongrel dogs were used in a comparative study to assess the effect of normal saline solution, metrizamide and Cardioconray on serum osmolality, haematocrit and cardiac output. The study demonstrated that the ...
The 'Road to Health' card in a paediatric outpatient department
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1987)
The use of the 'Road to Health' card was assessed in the Paediatric Outpatient Department of Tygerberg Hospital over three annual week-long surveys. Of 621 children seen, 344 (55%) were accompanied by a card which in 231 ...
Clinical trial of a milk formula for infants of low birth weight
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1984)
An infant milk formula specially designed to meet the specific needs of the small premature infant was compared with a modified infant milk formula in common use. Healthy infants of very low birth weight were fed with ...
Metabolic bone disease in preterm infants
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)
Small preterm infants often develop osteopenia with or without rickets and with or without fractures. Whether these bone abnormalities all form part of the same disease process with a wide spectrum of presentation or whether ...
Vitamin D and mineral metabolism in normal pregnancy and in the normal fetus
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1986)
Metabolic bone diseases in neonates are being recognized with increasing frequency but, despite extensive research, the pathophysiology of neonatal osteopenia remains unclear. This review briefly summarizes vitamin D and ...
The child health card : a cornerstone of preventive and promotive paediatrics
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1984)
When properly used, the child health card is a relatively cheap and effective measure in the promotion of health and in the early detection and prevention of disease in infants and children. It serves as a record of birth ...
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Tygerberg Hospital
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1988)
During 1985 Staphylococcus aureus was isolated from blood culture of 74 patients at Tygerberg Hospital who were suffering from serious illness compatible with systemic spread of the organism. Twenty-six isolates (35%) were ...