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Research Articles (Medical Microbiology): Recent submissions
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(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021-12)Shuni virus is associated with neurologic and febrile illness in animals and humans. To determine potential vectors, we collected mosquitoes in South Africa and detected the virus in species of the genera Mansonia, Culex, ...
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(BMC, 2022-03)BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. STI syndromic management is standard of care in South Africa but has its limitations. We evaluated ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2021-08)We read with interest the article by Theron et al. on their post hoc analysis of the Promoting Maternal and Infant Survival Everywhere (PROMISE) 1077BF/1077FF trials. They found an increased incidence of low birth-weight ...
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(Microbiology Society, 2021-06)INTRODUCTION : Colistin is one of the last-resort antibiotics for treating multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) lactose non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ...
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(American Society for Microbiology, 2021)Treatment outcomes among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients receiving ethambutol, cycloserine, or terizidone as part of a standardized regimen were compared, determining occurrence of serious adverse drug ...
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(Elsevier, 2021-09)OBJECTIVES : Globally, the incidence and mortality of tuberculosis (TB) are declining; however, low detection of drug-resistant disease threatens to reverse current progress toward global TB control. Multiple rapid molecular ...
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(Wiley, 2022-01)The emergence of polymyxin resistance, due to transferable mcr genes, threatens public and animal health as there are limited therapeutic options. As polymyxin is one of the last-line antibiotics, there is a need to ...
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(Public Library of Science, 2021-07)Sepsis and septic shock are key contributors to mortality in critically ill patients and thus prompt recognition and management thereof is central to achieving improved patient outcomes. Early initiation of appropriate ...
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(Springer, 2022)This study was designed to characterize extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing extra-intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (E.coli) (ExPEC) associated with urinary tract infections in nine different geographic ...
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(Wiley, 2021-10)Please read abstract in the article.
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(Elsevier, 2021-04)BACKGROUND : There is limited evidence on the impact of the use of progestin-only hormonal contraception (POC) on weight change. We conducted a secondary analysis of prospective weight change among women enrolled in the ...
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(BioMed Central, 2021-08-18)BACKGROUND : Targeted metagenomics and IS-Pro method are two of the many methods that have been used to study the microbiome. The two methods target different regions of the 16 S rRNA gene. The aim of this study was to ...
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(BioMed Central, 2021-09-03)BACKGROUND : The vaginal microbiota (VMB) are the set of microorganisms residing in the human vagina. During pregnancy, their composition is Lactobacillus-dominant in most Caucasian women. Previous studies suggest that the ...
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(American Society for Microbiology, 2020-09)There is an enormous global public health burden due to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) Klebsiella pneumoniae high-risk clones. K. pneumoniae ST307 and ST147 are recent additions to the family of successful clones in the ...
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(Sage, 2020-03)The objective of this study is to assess the predictors and frequency of persistent sexually transmitted infection (STI) positivity in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pregnant women treated for Chlamydia ...
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(South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2020-07)No abstract available
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(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-06)No abstract available.
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(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2020-12)No abstract available.
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)The COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa (SA) is currently in a growth phase with high incidences in most major cities. Patients who are dependent on chronic renal dialysis care, including peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis, ...
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(BMC, 2021-05)BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa (SA) is clonal and is caused mostly by transmission. Identifying transmission chains is important in controlling DR-TB. This study ...
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