Masters Degrees (Haematological Pathology)
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Investigating the use of standardized EuroFlow flow cytometry panels for the characterisation and diagnosis of Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Background: Flow cytometry (FC) immunophenotyping is crucial in the diagnosis and classification standardisation of haematological malignancies. FC techniques require standardisation to produce reliable ... -
African civil society initiatives to drive a biobanking, biosecurity and infrastructure development agenda in the wake of the West African Ebola outbreak
(African Field Epidemiology Network, 2016)This paper describes the formation of a civil society consortium, spurred to action by frustration over the Ebola crises, to facilitate the development of infrastructure and frameworks including policy development to support ... -
Evaluation and validation of room temperature biospecimens transportation and storage technologies as an alternative cost effective solution to cold chain logistics and storage within biobanking and/or diagnostics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Background: Cold chain management (CCM) is an important aspect of biobanking operation. However challenges such as constant power failure, limited access to dry ice transport and storage of human samples ... -
Optimisation of a whole blood flow cytometry assay to aid in the diagnosis of tuberculosis by detecting intracellular cytokines released by CD4+ T-cells
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Background: South Africa (SA) sees 8 million new Tuberculosis (TB) cases each year and has a significant problem with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and TB co-infection. Latent TB infection (LTBI) ...