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  • Journal clubs - knowledge sufficient for critical appraisal of the literature?
    Rheeder, Paul; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Webb, Elize M.; Worku, Zeleke (South African Medical Association, 2007-03)
    Sir James Paget, reflecting on his experiences at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London during 1835 - 1854, noted: ‘Some of the self-select of the pupils, making themselves into a kind of club, had a small room over a baker’s ...
  • Levels of selected persistent organic pollutants in blood from delivering women in seven selected areas of Sao Paulo State, Brazil
    Rudge, Cibele V. C.; Sandanger, Torkjel M.; Rollin, Halina B.; Calderon, Iracema M. P.; Volpato, Gustavo; Silva, Joao L.P.; Duarte, Geraldo; Neto, Corintio M.; Sass, Nelson; Nakamura, Mary U.; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Rudge, Marilza V.C. (Elsevier, 2012-04)
    Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) present in the living environment are thought to have detrimental health effects on the population, with pregnant women and the developing foetus being at highest risk. We report on the ...
  • Levels of toxic and essential metals in maternal and umbilical cord blood from selected areas of South Africa - results of a pilot study
    Rollin, Halina B.; Rudge, Cibele V.C.; Thomassen, Yngvar; Mathee, Angela; Odland, Jon Oyvind (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009-03)
    This pilot study uses concentrations of metals in maternal and cord blood at delivery, in seven selected geographical areas of South Africa, to determine prenatal environmental exposure to toxic metals. Samples of maternal ...
  • A longitudinal investigation of satisfaction with personal and environmental quality of life in an informal South African housing settlement, Doornkop, Soweto
    Westaway, Margaret S. (Elsevier, 2006)
    A repeat longitudinal, intervention-evaluation study was conducted in 1999 (baseline), 2001 and 2002 in an informal settlement in Soweto, where an improved housing project (relocation to a new housing estate) was implemented ...
  • Making existing technology safer in healthcare
    Newton, Richard C.; Mytton, Oliver T.; Aggarwal, Rajesh; Runciman, William B.; Free, Michael; Fahlgren, Bjorn; Akiyama, Masanori; Farlow, Barbara; Yaron, Sara; Locke, Gerad; Whittaker, Stuart (BMJ, 2010-04)
    BACKGROUND: Technology, equipment and medical devices are vital for effective healthcare throughout the world but are associated with risks. These risks include device failure, inappropriate use, insufficient user-training ...
  • Maternal, newborn and child health : service delivery
    Bamford, Lesley (Health Systems Trust, 2012)
    Maternal and child mortality rates are declining on a global level, although progress remains insufficient to achieve Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 by 2015. Although South Africa (SA) continues to experience ...
  • Measles outbreak in South Africa, 2003 - 2005
    McMorrow, Meredith L.; Gebremedhin, Goitom; Van den Heever, Johann; Kezaala, Robert; Harris, Bernice N.; Nandy, Robin; Strebel, Peter; Jack, Abdoulie; Cairns, K. Lisa (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-05)
    OBJECTIVES: Measles was virtually eliminated in South Africa following control activities in 1996 / 7. However, from July 2003 to November 2005, 1 676 laboratory-confirmed measles cases were reported in South Africa. We ...
  • Measles outbreak in South Africa: epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles cases and assessment of intervention, 2009-2011
    Ntshoe, Genevie M.; McAnerney, Johanna M.; Archer, Brett N.; Smit, Sheilagh B.; Harris, Bernice N.; Tempia, Stefano; Mashele, Mirriam; Singh, Beverley; Thomas, Juno; Cengimbo, Ayanda; Blumberg, Lucille H.; Puren, Adrian; Moyes, Jocelyn; Van den Heever, Johann; Schoub, Barry D.; Cohen, Cheryl (Public Library of Science, 2013-02-20)
    BACKGROUND: Since 1995, measles vaccination at nine and 18 months has been routine in South Africa; however, coverage seldom reached .95%. We describe the epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed measles case-patients and ...
  • Medical schools in sub-Saharan Africa
    Mullan, Fitzhugh; Frehywot, Seble; Omaswa, Francis; Buch, Eric; Chen, Candice; Greysen, S.R.; Wassermann, Travis; Abu Bakr, Diaa Eldin El Gali; Awases, Magda; Boelen, Charles; Diomande, Mohenou Jean-Marie Isidore; Dovlo, Delanyo; Ferro, Josefo; Haileamlak, Abraham; Iputo, Jehu; Jacobs, Marian; Koumare, Abdel Karim; Mipando, Mwapatsa; Monekosso, Gottleib Lobe; Olapade-Olaopa, Emiola Oluwabunmi; Rugarabamu, Paschalis; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Ross, Heather; Ayas, Huda; Chale, Selam Bedada; Cyprien, Soeurette; Cohen, Jordan; Haile-Mariam, Tenagne; Hamburger, Ellen; Jolley, Laura; Kolars, Joseph C.; Kombe, Gilbert; Neusy, Andre-Jacques (Elsevier, 2011-03)
    Small numbers of graduates from few medical schools, and emigration of graduates to other countries, contribute to low physician presence in sub-Saharan Africa. The Sub-Saharan African Medical School Study examined the ...
  • Missed opportunities for accessing HIV care among Tshwane tuberculosis patients under different models of care
    Louwagie, Goedele M.; Girdler-Brown, Brendan V.; Odendaal, Rhode; Rossouw, Tina; Johnson, S.; Van der Walt, Marthie S. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2012-08)
    BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare access to HIV care for tuberculosis patients in settings with Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and tuberculosis care under one roof (“semi-integrated sites”) and settings with ...
  • Molecular epidemiological investigation of a typhoid fever outbreak in South Africa, 2005 : the relationship to a previuos epidemic in 1993
    Keddy, Karen H.; Sooka, Arvinda; Ismail, H.; Smith, Anthony M.; Weber, Ingrid B.; Letsoalo, M.E.; Harris, Bernice N. (Cambridge University Press, 2010-09)
    In 2005, over 600 clinically diagnosed typhoid fever cases occurred in South Africa, where an outbreak had been previously described in 1993. Case-control and molecular investigations, including Salmonella enterica serovar ...
  • Morbidity and mortality due to malaria in Est Mono district, Togo, from 2005 to 2010 : a times series analysis
    Landoh, Essoya D.; Tchamdja, Potougnima; Saka, Bayaki; Tint, Khin S.; Gitta, Sheba N.; Wasswa, Peter; De Jager, Christiaan (BioMed Central, 2013-11-23)
    BACKGROUND: In 2004, Togo adopted a regional strategy for malaria control that made use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), followed by the use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), artemisinin-based combination therapy ...
  • Nosocomial outbreak of novel Arenavirus infection, southern Africa
    Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Sewlall, Nivesh H.; Ksiazek, Thomas G.; Blumberg, Lucille H.; Hale, Martin J.; Lipkin, Ian W.; Weyer, Jacqueline; Nichol, Stuart T.; Rollin, Pierre E.; McMullan, Laura K.; Paddock, Christopher D.; Briese, Thomas; Mnyaluza, Joy; Dinh, Thu-Ha; Mukonka, Victor; Ching, Pamela; Duse, Adriano; Richards, Guy; De Jong, Gillian; Cohen, Cheryl; Ikalafeng, Bridget; Mugero, Charles; Asomugha, Chika; Malotle, Mirriam M.; Nteo, Dorothy M.; Misiani, Eunice; Swanepoel, Robert; Zaki, Sherif R. (Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009-10)
    A nosocomial outbreak of disease involving 5 patients, 4 of whom died, occurred in South Africa during September–October 2008. The first patient had been transferred from Zambia to South Africa for medical management. Three ...
  • Oestrogenic activity using a recombinant yeast screen assay (RCBA) in South African laboratory water sources
    Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H.; De Jager, Christiaan; Bornman, Maria S.; Du Toit, D. (Water Research Commission, 2005)
    Many chemicals released into the environment are believed to disrupt normal endocrine functions in humans and animals. These endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) affect reproductive health and development. A major group ...
  • Oestrogenicity and chemical target analysis of water from small-sized industries in Pretoria, South Africa
    Mahomed, S.I.; Voyi, Kuku V.V.; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie H.; De Jager, Christiaan (Water Research Council, 2008)
    Increasing concern about endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their effects on humans, animals and the environment resulted in this study being conducted. Water from 7 sites in the Pretoria West area (South Africa), ...
  • Outbreak of multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection in the Haematology unit of a South African academic hospital
    Mudau, Maanda; Jacobson, Rachael; Minenza, Nadia; Kuonza, Lazarus; Morris, Vida; Engelbrecht, Heather; Nicol, Mark P.; Bamford, Colleen (Public Library of Science, 2013-03-14)
    OBJECTIVE: To describe an outbreak of multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections (MRPA-BSI) that occurred in the haematology ward of a tertiary academic hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and determine ...
  • Outbreak of Rift Valley fever affecting veterinarians and farmers in South Africa, 2008
    Archer, B.N.; Weyer, Jacqueline; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Nkosi, Deliwe; Leman, Patricia A.; Tint, Khin San; Blumberg, Lucille H. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-04)
    BACKGROUND: During 2008, Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus re-emerged in South Africa as focal outbreaks in several provinces. Aims. To investigate an outbreak affecting cattle farmers and farm workers, and the staff and ...
  • Patients' satisfaction with midwifery services in a regional hospital and its referring clinics in the Limpopo Province of South Africa
    Lumadi, T.G.; Buch, Eric (Unisa Press, 2011)
    Patients' satisfaction with healthcare services is a measure of the quality of care received and of the responsiveness of healthcare systems to patients' expectations. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was ...
  • Perfluorinated compounds in maternal serum and cord blood from selected areas of South Africa : results of a pilot study
    Hanssen, Linda; Rollin, Halina B.; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Moe, Morten K.; Sandanger, Torkjel M. (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2010-04)
    There is limited information about both environmental and human perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) concentrations in the southern hemisphere, and for the first time, concentrations of these compounds are reported in maternal ...
  • A pharmacovigilance study of adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy, South Africa : 2007-2011
    Dube, Nomathemba Michell; Summers, Robert; Tint, Khin-San; Mayayise, Guistee (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2012-03-07)
    BACKGROUND: Of the 1.6 million South African people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), approximately 970,000 (55%) have been initiated on HAART. Despite these numbers, very little has been published about ...

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