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Browsing Medical Microbiology by Type "Dissertation"
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Addison, Karen
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Staphylococci and enterococci are key human pathogens responsible for infections associated with healthcare settings. Linezolid is crucial for managing multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections. The monitoring of resistance to ...
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Matukane, Siphiwe Ruthy
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide, especially in Asia and Africa.
Genotyping methods such as insertion sequence 6110-restriction fragment length polymorphism
(IS6110-RFLP), spoligotyping and mycobacterial ...
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Mohlabeng, Mokgadi Ruth
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. In 2012, an estimated 8.6 million people developed TB and 1.3 million died from the disease (including 320 000 deaths among HIV-positive people). All countries are ...
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Rukasha, Ivy
(University of Pretoria, 2013-04-18)
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major cause of acute illnesses, infertility, long term
disability and death with far reaching health, social and economic consequences. Trichomonas
vaginalis is the causative ...
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Kopotsa, Katlego
(University of Pretoria, 2020-01)
pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family. This pathogen is implicated in community- and hospital-acquired infections, particularly in neonates, the elderly, and immunocompromised ...
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Maningi, N.E. (Nontuthuko Excellent)
(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-08)
Ureaplasma spp colonize the lower genital tract in many healthy men, yet can also cause
urethritis and infertility. Since Ureaplasma spp are frequently isolated from the normal
urogenital tract, it has been suggested ...
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Manenzhe, Gumanzi Isaac
(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-14)
Klebsiella pneumoniae is an important nosocomial pathogen that has the potential to cause
severe morbidity and mortality, particularly in intensive care units, as well as in medical and
surgical wards. In recent years, ...
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Pooe, Malebo J.
(University of Pretoria, 1999)
Background: A post-exposure regrowth model utilizing the well-tried Bactec radiometric system, which would simulate in vivo situations at the site of invasive disease, was developed to measure drug activity against multiplying ...
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Marubini, Elelwani Elliot
(University of Pretoria, 2016)
Background. In recent years, there has been an alarming increase in cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), and also extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). The emergence of these forms of tuberculosis ...
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Matodzi, Unarine
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten leading causes of death worldwide with millions of new
TB cases reported every year. Understanding the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(M. tuberculosis) is very ...
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Salawu, Adeola Mujidat
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is one of the leading causes of human diseases in hospital and community settings. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a significant problem worldwide, resisting ...
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Maphanga, Tsidiso Gugu
(University of Pretoria, 2013-04-18)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes severe infections in humans. An
estimated two billion people carry S. aureus worldwide, of which fifty-three million harbour
MRSA strains. The ability of MRSA to ...
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Bulane, Atang
(University of Pretoria, 2012-12-14)
Every year close to 9 million people contract tuberculosis (TB) and approximately 2 million
die from the disease. The highest number of TB cases is in Asia while Africa has the highest
incidence rates due to high rates ...
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Sibandze, Busizwe Busizwe
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
future, more robust or higher-resolution genomic typing tools, such as target Next Generation Sequencing (t-NGS) or metagenomic analysis are recommended to improve our understanding of the complexity of infections and for ...
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Mynhardt, Barend J.
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
An increasing number of linezolid resistant (LZR), multidrug-resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus capitis infections have been observed in private hospitals in the greater Gauteng area since 2014. The aim of this study was to ...
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Gama, Keitumetse B.
(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of
nosocomial infections worldwide. It is an ESKAPE pathogen and is known for causing
difficult-to-treat infections due to its antibiotic ...
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Makgotlho, P.E. (Phuti Edward)
(University of Pretoria, 2010-03-01)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pandemic human pathogen accounting for most of health-care associated infections throughout the world. However, in recent years, a more virulent strain of MRSA has ...
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De Jesus, Marissa Batista
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
Genetic typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae is used for epidemiological referencing. In the clinical setting it can be useful in outbreak investigations, understanding transmission and managing hospital infections. Multi-drug ...
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Bogoshi, Dineo
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Introduction: Carbapenems and colistin are the last-line antibiotics for treating Gram-negative bacterial infections. However, increasing reports of resistance to these antibiotics is being reported in clinical settings, ...
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Liknaitzky, Sarah
(University of Pretoria, 2024-06-07)
Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is the most clinically significant species within the Klebsiella genus. The main burden of K. pneumoniae infections are healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), generally caused by the ...