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Paediatrics and Child Health: Recent submissions

  • Mosalakatane, Thembisile Dintle; Gottlich, Errol; Mazhani, Loeto; Joel, Dipesalema; Mogotsi, Thabiso Vivien; Arscott-Mills, Tonya (Sage, 2024-07)
    OBJECTIVE : Despite the remarkable progress made in the understanding and treatment of childhood nephrotic syndrome (NS), a lot is still unknown about its epidemiology in many African countries. This study sought to determine ...
  • Pickup, Victoria; Joshi, Jayneel A. (South African Heart Association, 2024-04)
    BACKGROUND : Certain groups of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) patients require a palliative procedure until factors permit a full surgical repair. An aorto-pulmonary shunt is the gold standard palliative procedure but requires ...
  • Basu, Jayati Kusari; Stewart, Aimee; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Wing, Jeffrey; Basu, Debashis (Wiley, 2024)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine the trend in adolescent maternal deaths and deliveries over a period of 5 years and 9 months (July 2014–March 2020) at the Ekurhuleni Health District in South Africa. METHODS : The present ...
  • Schoeman, Judy; Kellerman, Ilde-Marie; Ladas, Elena J.; Ndlovu, Sandile; Rogers, Paul C.; Du Plessis, Jan; Herholdt, Mariechen; Reynders, David; Naidu, Gita; Rowe, Biance; Thomas, Karla; Vanemmenes, Barry; Mathews, Rema; Buchner, Ane; Omar, Fareed E.; Uys, Ronelle; Kruger, Mariana (Elsevier, 2024-10)
    AIM : To implement a childhood cancer-specific nutritional algorithm adapted for the South African context for interventions at time-set intervals to evaluate differences in the nutritional status of newly diagnosed ...
  • Wilson, Lindsay A.; Macken, William L.; Perry, Luke D.; Record, Christopher J.; Schon, Katherine R.; Frezatti, Rodrigo S.S.; Raga, Sharika; Naidu, Kireshnee; Köken, Ozlem Yayıcı; Kapapa, Musambo M.; Dominik, Natalia; Efthymiou, Stephanie; Morsy, Heba; Nel, Melissa; Fassad, Mahmoud R.; Gao, Fei; Patel, Krutik; Schoonen, Maryke; Bisschoff, Michelle; Vorster, Armand; Jonvik, Hallgeir; Human, Ronel; Lubbe, Elsabeth (Elsa); Nonyane, Malebo; Vengalil, Seena; Nashi, Saraswati; Srivastava, Kosha; Lemmers, Richard J.L.F.; Reyaz, Alisha; Mishra, Rinkle; Topf, Ana; Trainor, Christina I.; Steyn, Elizabeth C.; Mahungu, Amokelani C.; Van der Vliet, Patrick J.; Ceylan, Ahmet Cevdet; Hiz, A. Semra; Cavdarlı, Bussranur; Gunduz, C. Nur Semerci; Ceylan, Gulay Gulec; Nagappa, Madhu; Tallapaka, Karthik B.; Govindaraj, Periyasamy; Van der Maarel, Silvere M.; Narayanappa, Gayathri; Nandeesh, Bevinahalli N.; Somwe, Wa Somwe; Bearden, David R.; Kvalsund, Michelle P.; Ramdharry, Gita M.; Oktay, Yavuz; Yis, Uluc; Topaloglu, Haluk; Sarkozy, Anna; Bugiardini, Enrico; Henning, Franclo; Wilmshurst, Jo M.; Heckmann, Jeannine M.; McFarland, Robert; Taylor, Robert W.; Smuts, Izelle; Van der Westhuizen, Francois H.; Da Rosa Sobreira, Claudia Ferreira; Tomaselli, Pedro J.; Marques Jr, Wilson; Bhatia, Rohit; Dalal, Ashwin; Srivastava, M.V. Padma; Yareeda, Sireesha; Nalini, Atchayaram; Vishnu, Venugopalan Y.; Thangaraj, Kumarasamy; Straub, Volker; Horvath, Rita; Chinnery, Patrick F.; Pitceathly, Robert D.S.; Muntoni, Francesco; Houlden, Henry; Vandrovcova, Jana; Reilly, Mary M.; Hanna, Michael G. (Oxford University Press, 2023-07)
    Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) affect ∼15 million people globally. In high income settings DNA-based diagnosis has transformed care pathways and led to gene-specific therapies. However, most affected families are in ...
  • Abate, F.; Adu-Amankwah, A.; Ae-Ngibise, K.A.; Agbokey, F.; Agyemang, V.A.; Agyemang, C.T.; Akgun, C.; Ametepe, J.; Arichi, T.; Asante, K.P.; Balaji, S.; Baljer, L.; Basser, P.J.; Beauchemin, J.; Bennallick, C.; Berhane, Y.; Boateng-Mensah, Y.; Bourke, N.J.; Bradford, L.; Bruchhage, M.M.K.; Cano Lorente, R.; Cawley, P.; Cercignani, M.; D Sa, V.; De Canha, A.; Navarro, N.D.; Dean, D.C., III; Delarosa, J.; Donald, K.A.; Dvorak, A.; Edwards, A.D.; Field, D.; Frail, H.; Freeman, B.; George, T.; Gholam, J.; Guerrero-Gonzalez, J.; Hajnal, J.V.; Haque, R.; Hollander, W.; Hoodbhoy, Z.; Huentelman, M.; Jafri, S.K.; Jones, D.K.; Joubert, Fourie; Karaulanov, T.; Kasaro, M.P.; Knackstedt, S.; Kolind, S.; Koshy, B.; Kravitz, R.; Lafayette, S.L.; Lee, A.C.; Lena, B.; Lepore, N.; Linguraru, M.; Ljungberg, E.; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Loth, E.; Mannam, P.; Masemola, K.M.; Moran, R.; Murphy, D.; Nakwa, F.L.; Nankabirwa, V.; Nelson, C.A.; North, K.; Nyame, S.; O Halloran, R.; O'Muircheartaigh, J.; Oakley, B.F.; Odendaal, H.; Ongeti, C.M.; Onyango, D.; Oppong, S.A.; Padormo, F.; Parvez, D.; Paus, T.; Pepper, Michael Sean; Phiri, K.S.; Poorman, M.; Ringshaw, J.E.; Rogers, J.; Rutherford, M.; Sabir, H.; Sacolick, L.; Seal, M.; Sekoli, M.L.; Shama, T.; Siddiqui, K.; Sindano, N.; Spelke, M.B.; Springer, P.E.; Suleman, Farhana Ebrahim; Sundgren, P.C.; Teixeira, R.; Terekegn, W.; Traughber, M.; Tuuli, M.G.; Van Rensburg, Jeanne; Váša, F.; Velaphi, S.; Velasco, P.; Viljoen, I.M.; Vokhiwa, M.; Webb, A.; Weiant, C.; Wiley, N.; Wintermark, P.; Yibetal, K.; Deoni, S.C.L.; Williams, S.C.R. (Elsevier, 2024-10)
    Measures of physical growth, such as weight and height have long been the predominant outcomes for monitoring child health and evaluating interventional outcomes in public health studies, including those that may impact ...
  • Moyo, Sizulu; Simbayi, Leickness C.; Zuma, Khangelani; Zungu, Nompumelelo Precious; Marinda, Edmore; Jooste, Sean; Ramlagan, Shandir; Fortuin, Mirriam; Singh, Beverley; Mabaso, Musawenkosi; Reddy, Tarylee; Parker, Whadi-ah; Naidoo, Inbarani; Manda, Samuel; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Ngandu, Nobubelo; Cawood, Cherie; Moore, Penny L.; Puren, Adrian (Public Library of Science, 2023-09-25)
    Population-based serological testing is important to understand the epidemiology and estimate the true cumulative incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to inform public health interventions. ...
  • Johnstone, Siobhan; Erasmus, Linda; Thomas, Juno; Groome, Michelle J.; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; De Villiers, Maryke; Page, N.A. (Nicola) (Public Library of Science, 2023-09-08)
    Diarrhoea is a recognised complication of HIV-infection, yet there are limited local aetiological data in this high-risk group. These data are important for informing public health interventions and updating diagnostic ...
  • Potgieter, Natasha; Heine, Lee; Ngandu, Jean Pierre Kabue; Ledwaba, Solanka Ellen; Zitha, Tinyiko; Mudau, Lutendo Sylvia; Becker, Piet J.; Traore, Afsatou Ndama; Barnard, Tobias George (MDPI, 2023-02-14)
    Infectious diarrhoea contributes to high morbidity and mortality in young children from sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of single and multiple diarrhoeal-causing pathogen combinations ...
  • Nel, Sanja; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Botha, Tanita; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (Wiley, 2024-10)
    Post-natal growth influences short- and long-term preterm infant outcomes. Different growth charts, such as the Fenton Growth Chart (FGC) and INTERGROWTH-21st Preterm Post-natal Growth Standards (IG-PPGS), describe different ...
  • Tshiambara, Phumudzo; Hoffman, Marinel; Legodi, Heather; Botha, Tanita; Mulol, Helen; Pisa, Pedro Terrence; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (MDPI, 2023-03-21)
    Appropriate feeding practices are protective against malnutrition and poor growth. We compared feeding practices and growth in HIV-exposed-uninfected (HEU) and HIV-unexposeduninfected (HUU) between 6-12 months of age in ...
  • Puente-Ruiz, Nuria; Ellis, Ian; Bregu, Marsel; Chen, Cliff; Church, Heather J.; Tylee, Karen L.; Glaston, Shalini; Hackett, Richard; Oldham, Andrew; Virk, Surinder; Hendriksz, Christian J.; Morris, Andrew A.M.; Jones, Simon A.; Stepien, Karolina M. (Elsevier, 2023-12)
    Fucosidosis (OMIN# 230000) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder (LSDs) caused by mutations in the FUCA1 gene, leading to alpha-L-fucosidase deficiency; it is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. Fucosidosis represents a ...
  • Von Gottberg, Anne; Kleynhans, Jackie; De Gouveia, Linda; Tempia, Stefano; Meiring, Susan; Quan, Vanessa; Du Plessis, Mignon; Von Mollendorf, Claire; Crowther-Gibson, Penny; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Kularatne, Ranmini; Chibabhai, Vindana; Madhi, Shabir A.; Klugman, Keith P.; Whitney, Cynthia G.; Cohen, Cheryl (Elsevier, 2024-09)
    BACKGROUND : In South Africa, 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) was introduced in 2009 and 13-valent PCV (PCV13) was introduced in 2011, both in a two plus one schedule. We evaluated the ongoing effects of ...
  • Marban-Castro, Elena; Muhwava, Lorrein; Kamau, Yvonne; Safary, Elvis; Rheeder, Paul; Karsas, Maria; Kemp, Tanja; Freitas, Johane; Carrihill, Michelle; Dave, Joel; Katambo, Daniel; Kimetto, Joan; Allie, Razana; Ndungu, Joseph; Sigwebela, Ntombi; Akach, Dorcas; Girdwood, Sarah; Erkosar, Berra; Nichols, Brooke E.; Haldane, Cathy; Vetter, Beatrice; Shilton, Sonjelle (BMC, 2024-05)
    BACKGROUND : Self-monitoring of glucose is an essential component of type 1 diabetes (T1D) management. In recent years, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has provided an alternative to daily fingerstick testing for ...
  • Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Ramraj, Trisha; Naidoo, Logashvari; Daniels, Brodie; Matlou, Masefetsane; Chetty, Terusha; Dassaye, Reshmi; Ngandu, Nobubelo; Galli, Laura; Reddy, Tarylee; Seocharan, Ishen; Ndlangamandla, Qondeni; September, Qholokazi; Ngcobo, Nokwanda; Reddy, Mayuri; Cafun‑Naidoo, Tamon; Woeber, Kubashni; Jeenarain, , Nitesha; Imamdin, Rabia; Maharajh, Keshnee; Ramjeth, Ashmintha; Bhengu, Thobile; Clarence, Emma; Van de Perre, Philippe; Tylleskar, Thorkild; Nagot, Nicolas; Moles, Jean-Pierre; Moore, Penny L.; Mkhize, Nonhlanhla N.; Gama, Lucio; Dispinseri, Stefania; Biswas, Priscilla; Scarlatti, Gabriella (BMC, 2024-07)
    BACKGROUND: The ambitious goal to eliminate new pediatric HIV infections by 2030 requires accelerated prevention strategies in high-risk settings such as South Africa. One approach could be pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ...
  • Nagel, Lizelle; Van den Berg, Sylvia; Van Niekerk, Andre (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2023)
    Will a spoonful of medicine help the sugar go down?
  • Bhorat, Ismail; Buchmann, E.; Frank, K.; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Nicolaou, E.; Pistorius, L.; Smuts, Izelle (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023-09)
    Basal ganglia and thalamus (BGT) hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury is currently the most contentious issue in cerebral palsy (CP) litigation in South Africa (SA), and merits a consensus response based on the current available ...
  • Geel, Jennifer; Hendricks, Marc; Goga, Yasmin; Neethling, Beverley; Netshituni, Vutshilo; Mathew, Rema; Vermeulen, Johani; Van Zyl, Anel; Omar, Fareed E.; Du Plessis, Jan; Du Plessis, Liezl; Madzhia, Elelwani; Ngcana, Thandeka; Naidoo, Thanushree; Louw, Lizette; Ballot, Daynia E.; Metzger, Monika L. (Taylor and Francis, 2024)
    INTRODUCTION : Collaborative studies have contributed to improved survival of pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma in well-resourced settings, but few are documented in resource-constrained countries. The South Africa Children’s ...
  • Maphumulo, S.F.; Honey, E.M. (Engela); Abdelatif, Nada; Karsas, Maria (South African Medical Association, 2023-12)
    BACKGROUND : Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality in the paediatric setting, and thyroid dysfunction is more commonly encountered in this population than among the general population. The literature ...
  • Tshehla, Rosine Marie; Coetzee, Melantha; Becker, Piet J. (South African Medical Association, 2023-12)
    BACKGROUND : Neonatal hypothermia, defined as a body temperature <36.5°C, is a known contributor to neonatal morbidity and mortality. The admission temperature is an important predictor of neonatal outcomes, and a measure ...