West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is endemic to South Africa. However,
its contribution to acute febrile and neurological disease in hospitalized patients in South Africa
is unknown. This study examined ...
Walden, Markus; Mountjoy, Margo; McCall, Alan; Serner, Andreas; Massey, Andrew; Tol, Johannes L.; Bahr, Roald; D’Hooghe, Michel; Bittencourt, Natalia; Villa, Francesco Della; Dohi, Michiko; Dupont, Gregory; Fulcher, Mark; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Lu, Donna; Andersen, Thor Einar(BMJ Publishing, 2023-11)
Several sports have published consensus statements
on methods and reporting of epidemiological studies
concerning injuries and illnesses with football (soccer)
producing one of the first guidelines. This football-spec ...
OBJECTIVES : Research evidence is commonly compiled
into expert-informed
consensus guidelines intended to
consolidate and distribute sports medicine knowledge.
Between 2003 and 2018, 27 International Olympic
Committee ...
Kirschnick, Laura Borges; Silveira, Felipe Martins; Schuch, Lauren Frenzel; Vasconcelos, Ana Carolina Uchoa; Gomes, Ana Paula; Dos Santos, Jean Nunes; Santana, Dandara Andrade; Fonseca, Felipe Paiva; Mesquita, Ricardo Alves; De Mendonça, Elismauro Francisco; Sousa-Neto, Sebastiao Silverio; Pontes, Helder Antonio Rebelo; Robinson, Liam; Van Heerden, Willem Francois Petrus; Carlos-Bregni, Roman; Tager, Elena Maria Jose Roman; Da Silva, Luan Cesar; Zanella, Virgílio Gonzales; Rivero, Luis Fernando; Bittencourt, Raquel; Martins, Marco Antonio Trevizani; Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte; Wagner, Vivian Petersen; Vargas, Pablo Agustin; Martins, Manoela Domingues(University of Sao Paolo, 2023)
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, clinicopathological, and prognostic features of acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC) of the oral and maxillofacial region. AciCC cases were retrospectively retrieved from 11 ...
Fevga, Christina; Tesson, Christelle; Mascaro, Ana Carreras; Courtin, Thomas; Van Coller, Riaan; Sakka, Salma; Ferraro, Federico; Farhat, Nouha; Bardien, Soraya; Damak, Mariem; Carr, Jonathan; Ferrien, Melanie; Boumeester, Valerie; Hundscheid, Jasmijn; Grillenzoni, Nicola; Kessissoglou, Irini A.; Kuipers, Demy J.S.; Quadri, Marialuisa; French and Mediterranean Parkinson disease Genetics Study Group, International Parkinsonism Genetics Network; Corvol, Jean-Christophe; Mhiri, Chokri; Hassan, Bassem A.; Lesage, Suzanne; Mandemakers, Wim; Brice, Alexis; Bonifati, Vincenzo(Oxford University Press, 2023-04)
The protein phosphatase 2A complex (PP2A), the major Ser/Thr phosphatase in the brain, is involved in a number of
signalling pathways and functions, including the regulation of crucial proteins for neurodegeneration, such ...
OBJECTIVE : To assess the rates of vascular
thrombotic adverse events in the first 35 days after
one dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Janssen/
Johnson & Johnson) in healthcare workers in South
Africa and to compare ...
BACKGROUND :
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained already struggling health systems in low- and middle-income countries such as Malawi. To slow the spread of the virus, the World Health Organization recommended non-pharmaceutical ...
De Lange, Santel; Heyns, Tanya; Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba(Wiley, 2024-05)
AIM : To reach consensus on the definition and attributes of ‘person-centred handover practices’ in emergency departments.
BACKGROUND : Handover practices between emergency care practitioners and healthcare professionals ...
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : To establish consensus on items to be included in an instrument to measure person-centred teamwork in a hospital setting. The objective was to identify the items through a methodological literature ...
Peirano, G.; Castellanos, L. Ricardo; Matsumura, Yasufumi; Chaffee, Ryan; Castaneda-Mogollon, Daniel; Pillai, Dylan R.; Pitout, Johann D.D.(American Society for Microbiology, 2024-03)
The dissemination of Escherichia coli multidrug-resistant (MDR) STc131 is related to its persistence in the human gastrointestinal tract as efficient gut colonizers. Infection and prevention measures are the cornerstones ...
BACKGROUND : The distinction between where the pulp chamber ends and the root canal system begins is poorly defined within the existing literature. METHODS : This paper aimed to describe a range of accurate methods to ...
Chandiwana, Nomathemba C.; Siedner, Mark J.; Marconi, Vincent C.; Hill, Andrew; Ali, Mohammed K.; Batterham, Rachel L.; Venter, W.D. Francois(Oxford University Press, 2024-02)
Rapid advances in the potency, safety, and availability of modern HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) have yielded a near-normal life expectancy for most people living with HIV (PLWH). Ironically, considering the history of ...
Significant progress has been made in vaccine development worldwide. This study examined
the WHO African Region’s vaccine introduction trends from 2000 to 2022, excluding COVID-19
vaccines. We extracted data on vaccine ...
Overgaard, Hans J.; Linn, Nay Yi Yi; Kyaw, Aye Mon Mon; Braack, L.E.O.; Tin, Myo Win; Bastien, Sheri; Velde, Fiona Vande; Echaubard, Pierre; Zaw, Win; Mukaka, Mavuto; Maude, Richard(Taylor and Francis, 2023-08)
BACKGROUND : Dengue is the most common and widespread mosquito-borne arboviral disease globally estimated to cause >390 million infections and >20,000 deaths annually. There are no effective preventive drugs and the newly ...
Maasdorp, S.D.; Paruk, Fathima; De Vasconcellos, K.; Grion, C.; Joubert, I.; Joynt, G.M.; Kalafatis, N.; Lapinsky, S.E.; Lipman, J.; Malbrain, M.L.N.G.; Mrara, B.; Richards, G.A.; Spruyt, M.; Van der Merwe, E.; Vincent, J.L.; Van der Merwe, L.J.(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023-12)
BACKGROUND : Despite a high burden of disease that requires critical care services, there are a limited number of intensivists in South Africa (SA).
Medical practitioners at district and regional public sector hospitals ...
Mountjoy, Margo; Edwards, Carla; Cheung, Christian P.; Gouttebarge, Vincent(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-01)
OBJECTIVE : To apply the International Olympic Committee Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1 (SMHAT-1) to determine the prevalence of mental health symptoms in a cohort of university student athletes over an academic ...
The special themed issue; ‘Highlights of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology from Africa’ is a compilation of contributions from both basic and clinical research from the African continent. The publications included in this ...
BACKGROUND : The global Human Resources for Health (HRH) strategy emphasizes the need to invest in HRH to meet population needs and improve the provision of quality health care services. In South Africa, dietitians are ...