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    • Transition from restrictive to obstructive lung function impairment during treatment and follow-up of active tuberculosis 

      Allwood, Brian W.; Maasdorp, Elizna; Kim, Grace J.; Cooper, Christopher B.; Goldin, Jonathan; Van Zyl-Smit, Richard N.; Bateman, Eric D.; Dawson, Rodney (Dove Medical Press, 2020)
      Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is associated with many forms of chronic lung disease including the development of chronic airflow obstruction (AFO). However, the nature, evolution and mechanisms responsible for ...

    • COVID-19 in Africa : care and protection for frontline healthcare workers 

      Chersich, Matthew F.; Gray, Glenda; Fairlie, Lee; Eichbaum, Quentin; Mayhew, Susannah; Allwood, Brian W.; English, Rene; Scorgie, Fiona; Luchters, Stanley; Simpson, Greg; Mosalman Haghighi, Marjan; Duc Pham, Minh; Rees, Helen (BioMed Central, 2020)
      Medical staff caring for COVID-19 patients face mental stress, physical exhaustion, separation from families, stigma, and the pain of losing patients and colleagues. Many of them have acquired SARS-CoV-2 and some have ...