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  • Perspectives of stakeholders regarding the value of maternal and newborn health interventions and practices supported by UNICEF and other partners in the West Nile region of Uganda : a qualitative study 
    Muhumuza, Simon; Nsabagasani, Xavier; Muhangi, Cinderella Ngonzi; Latigi, Grace; Pirio, Patricia; Msukwa, Chimwemwe; Mwanyumba, Fabian; Gohar, Fatima; Hailegebriel, Tedbabe Degefie; Asfaw, Atnafu Getachew; Bergh, Anne-Marie (BMC, 2023-05-11)
    INTRODUCTION : Uganda has high maternal, neonatal, and under-five mortality rates. This study documents stakeholder perspectives on best practices in a maternal and newborn health (MNH) quality-improvement programme ...
  • Launching continuous kangaroo mother care through participatory action research in Iran 
    Mohammadi, Marzieh; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Jahdi, Niloufar Sattarzadeh; Valizadeh, Leila; Hosseini, Mohammadbagher; Hakimi, Sevil (BMC, 2023-05-04)
    BACKGROUND : This study describes the launching of a unit for continuous kangaroo mother care (KMC) in a teaching hospital (Taleghani) in Iran. METHODS : We used a participatory three-stage action research approach to ...
  • If you work alone on this project, you can't reach your target : unpacking the leader's role in well-performing teams in a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in South Africa, before and during COVID-19 
    Odendaal, Willem; Chetty, Terusha; Tomlinson, Mark; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Singh, Yages; Kauchali, Shuaib; Marshall, Carol; Hunt, Xanthe (BMC, 2023-12-08)
    The South African National Department of Health developed a quality improvement (QI) programme to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and still births. The programme was implemented between 2018 and 2022 in 21 ...
  • From purists to pragmatists : a qualitative evaluation of how implementation processes and contexts shaped the uptake and methodological adaptations of a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in South Africa prior to, and during COVID-19 
    Odendaal, Willem; Chetty, Terusha; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Tomlinson, Mark; Singh, Yages; Marshall, Carol; Kauchali, Shuaib; Pillay, Yogan; Makua, Manala; Hunt, Xanthe (BMC, 2023-07-31)
    BACKGROUND : Despite progress, maternal and neonatal mortality and still births remain high in South Africa. The South African National Department of Health implemented a quality improvement (QI) programme, called Mpha ...
  • Stem cell transplant in immune-deficiency-associated vaccine-derived poliovirus 
    Ranchod, Heena; Howard, Wayne; Roux, Adele; Van Zyl, Walda B.; Ekermans, Pieter; Van den Berg, Sylvia; Seakamela, Lerato; Makua, Koketso; Yousif, Mukhlid; Sibiya, Rosinah; Du Plessis, Heleen; Phalane, Emmanuel; McCarthy, Kerrigan; Moonsamy, Shelina; Reynders, David; Hincks, Jeffrey; Suchard, Melinda S.; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie (Oxford University Press, 2024-01)
    Patients with severe primary immunodeficiency are at risk for complications from live-attenuated vaccines. Here, we report a case of a vaccine-associated paralytic polio and Bacille Calmette-Guérin disease in a 6-month-old ...
  • Allergic rhinitis : review of the diagnosis and management : South African Allergic Rhinitis Working Group 
    Richards, Guy A.; Gray, Claudia L.; De Waal, Pieter; Friedman, Ray; Hockman, Maurice; Karabus, Sarah J.; Lodder, Cornelia M.; Mabelane, Tshegofatso; Mosito, Sylvia M.; Nanan, Ashen; Peter, Jonny G.; Quitter, Traugott H.C.; Van den Berg, Sylvia; Van Niekerk, Andre; Vardas, Eftyhia; Feldman, Charles (AOSIS, 2023-10-30)
    BACKGROUND : Allergic rhinitis (AR) has a significant impact on the community as a whole with regard to quality of life and its relationship to allergic multi-morbidities. Appropriate diagnosis, treatment and review of ...
  • Prevalence of poverty and hunger at cancer diagnosis and its association with malnutrition and overall survival in South Africa 
    Schoeman, Judy; Kellerman, Ilde-Marie; Ndlovu, Sandile; Ladas, Elena J.; Rogers, Paul C.; Lombard, Carl J.; Buchner, Ane; Reynders, David; Naidu, Gita; Rowe, Biance; Du Plessis, Jan; Herholdt, Mariechen; Thomas, Karla; Vanemmenes, Barry; Mathews, Rema; Omar, Fareed E.; Uys, Ronelle; Kruger, Mariana (Routledge, 2023)
    Many South African children live in poverty and food insecurity; therefore, malnutrition within the context of childhood cancer should be examined. Parents/caregivers completed the Poverty-Assessment Tool (divided into ...
  • Asthma control among adolescents in the inner provinces of South Africa : perception v. reality 
    Olajide-Ibiejugba, Abike O.; Nkosi, Vusumuzi; Rathogwa-Takalani, F.; Shirinde, Joyce; Wichmann, Janine; Green, Robin J.; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (South African Medical Association, 2023-03)
    Proper asthma control can lessen the negative effects of asthma in adolescents, such that they can lead a normal and physically active life. The study aimed to compare self-reported asthma control and actual test scores ...
  • Neuroblastoma : can lessons from the past help to improve the future? 
    Coopoosamy, Lurisha; Schoeman, Judy; Reynders, David; Omar, Fareed E.; Buchner, Ane (South African Medical Association, 2023-07)
    BACKGROUND : The outcome of patients with neuroblastoma in South Africa has always been very poor. We conducted a retrospective study in one state-funded paediatric oncology unit (POU), to describe the clinical course, ...
  • Prevalence of vitamin and iron deficiencies at cancer diagnosis at two pediatric oncology units in South Africa 
    Schoeman, Judy; Kellerman, Ilde-Marie; Rogers, Paul C.; Ladas, Elena J.; Lombard, Carl J.; Uys, Ronelle; Kruger, Mariana (Taylor and Francis, 2023)
    This study investigates the prevalence of vitamin and iron deficiencies at cancer diagnosis. Newly diagnosed children between October 2018 and December 2020 at two South African pediatric oncology units (POUs) were assessed ...
  • Extracranial germ cell tumours : mature and immature (1990–2015). First report by the South African Association of Paediatric Haematology Oncology (SAAPHO) 
    Hendricks, Marc; Cois, Annibale; Geel, Jennifer; Van Heerden, Jaques; Naidu, Gita; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Zyl, Anel; Bassingthwaighte, Mairi; Omar, Fareed E.; Buchner, Ane; Rowe, Biance; Thomas, Karla; Uys, Ronelle; Mahlachana, Ngoakoana; Davidson, Alan; Frazier, A. Lindsay L.; Donald, Kirsten A.; Kruger, Mariana M. (Wiley, 2024-01)
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Outcomes of rare paediatric teratomas have not previously been reported nor treatment regimens standardised in low- and middle-income settings. We sought to evaluate treatment outcomes of children ...
  • Improved survival of children and adolescents with classical Hodgkin lymphoma treated on a harmonised protocol in South Africa 
    Geel, Jennifer; Van Zyl, Anel; Du Plessis, Jan; Hendricks, Marc; Goga, Yasmin; Carr, Amy; Neethling, Beverley; Hramyka, Artsiom; Omar, Fareed E.; Mathew, Rema; Louw, Lizette; Naidoo, Thanushree; Ngcana, Thandeka; Schickerling, Tanya; Netshituni, Vutshilo; Madzhia, Elelwani; Du Plessis, Liezl; Kelsey, Tom; Ballot, Daynia E.; Metzger, Monika L. (Wiley, 2024-01)
    BACKGROUND : Historic South African 5-year overall survival (OS) rates for Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) from 2000 to 2010 were 46% and 84% for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative children, respectively. ...
  • Integrated growth assessment in the first 1000 days of life : an interdisciplinary conceptual framework 
    Nel, Sanja; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Vannevel, Valerie; Feucht, Ute; Mulol, Helen; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (Cambridge University Press, 2023-08)
    OBJECTIVES : Prenatal growth affects short- and long-term morbidity, mortality and growth, yet communication between prenatal and postnatal healthcare teams is often minimal. This paper aims to develop an integrated, ...
  • The accuracy of the Thompson score in predicting early outcome in neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy treated with therapeutic cooling in a tertiary hospital 
    Maphake, J.M.; Naidoo, Harishia; Coetzee, Melantha; Becker, Piet J. (South African Medical Association, 2023-07)
    BACKGROUND : Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the major contributors to neonatal mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Scarcity of resources limits clinicians in optimally caring for these patients. ...
  • Cerebral palsy and its medicolegal implications in low-resource settings – the need to establish causality and revise criteria to implicate intrapartum hypoxia : a narrative review 
    Bhorat, I.; Buchmann, E.; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Nicolaou, E.; Pistorius, L.; Smuts, Izelle; Velaphi, S. (South African Medical Association, 2023-07)
    The objective of this study was to establish scientific causality and to devise criteria to implicate intrapartum hypoxia in cerebral palsy (CP) in low-resource settings, where there is potential for an increase in damaging ...
  • Clinical, biochemical, and genetic spectrum of MADD in a South African cohort : an ICGNMD study 
    Bisschoff, Michelle; Smuts, Izelle; Dercksen, Marli; Schoonen, Maryke; Vorster, Barend C.; Van der Watt, George; Spencer, Careni; Naidu, Kireshnee; Henning, Franclo; Meldau, Surita; McFarland, Robert; Taylor, Robert W.; Patel, Krutik; Fassad, Mahmoud R.; Vandrovcova, Jana; Wanders, Ronald J.A.; Van der Westhuizen, Francois H. (BMC, 2024-01)
    BACKGROUND : Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from pathogenic variants in three distinct genes, with most of the variants occurring in the electron transfer ...
  • A novel screening tool to predict severe acute malnutrition through automated monitoring of weight-for-age growth curves 
    Nel, Sanja; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Nel, Andre L.; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (Wiley Open Access, 2022-07)
    Weight‐for‐age (WFA) growth faltering often precedes severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children, yet it is often missed during routine growth monitoring. Automated interpretation of WFA growth within electronic ...
  • The association of clinical characteristics and tumour markers with image-defined risk factors in the management of neuroblastoma in South Africa 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Esterhuizen, Tonya Marianne; Hendricks, Marc; Poole, Janet; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Emmenes, Barry; Van Zyl, Anel; Mathews, Elmarie; Kruger, Mariana (Elsevier, 2022-04)
    AIMS : Image-defined risk factors (IDRFs) in neuroblastoma predict surgical complications and management outcomes. As there is a lack of data regarding the association of IDRFs with clinical and pathological factors, this ...
  • The global retinoblastoma outcome study : a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries 
    Alia, Donjeta B.; Tandili, Alketa; Paiva, Luisa; Wime, Amelia D.C.; Chantada, Guillermo L.; Fandiño, Adriana C.; Sgroi, Mariana; Chantada, Guillermo L.; Papyan, Ruzanna; Tamamyan, Gevorg; Camuglia, Jayne E.; Clark, Antony; Lam, Geoffrey C.; Elder, James E.; McKenzie, John D.; Staffieri, Sandra E.; Jones, Michael M.; Manudhane, Rebecca; Sia, David; Ritter-Sovinz, Petra; Schwab, Christoph; Balayeva, Ruhengiz; Khan, Zohora; Nuruddin, Murtuza; Roy, Soma R.; Rashid, Riffat; Sultana, Sadia; Islamia, Ispahani; Shakoor, Shawkat A.; Naumenko, Larisa; Zhilyaeva, Katsiaryna; Bartoszek, Paulina; Brichard, Benedicte G.; De Potter, Patrick; Alfa Bio, Amadou I.; Salas, Beatriz; Suarez, Maria Estela Coleoni; Mbumba, Freddy B.; Bonanomi, Maria Teresa B.C.; Macedo, Carla R. Donato; Grigorovski, Nathalia D.A.K.; Mattosinho, Clarissa C.D.S.; Teixeira, Luiz F.; Oscar, Alexander H.; Veleva-Krasteva, Nevyana V.; Bouda, Gabrielle C.; Kabore, Rolande L.; Philbert, Remezo; Evina, Ted Grimbert A.; Nkumbe, Henry E.; Kamsang, Pius; Muyen, Okwen M.; Dimaras, Helen; Mallipatna, Ashwin; Hamel, Patrick; Superstein, Rosanne; Paton, Katherine E.; Strahlendorf, Caron; Kosh Komba Palet, Jess Elio; Tyau-Tyau, Harba; Cavieres, Isabel; Lopez, Juan P.; Oporto, Joaquin; Ossandon, Diego; Chen, Wensi; Xiang, Daoman; Du, Yi; Li, Kaijun; Ji, Xunda; Tang, Jing; Li, Cairui; Xu, Bing; Qian, Jiang; Xue, Kang; Sun, Xiantao; Wang, Yi-Zhuo; Zhang, Yi; Wu, Si-qi; Xiao, Yishuang; Yang, Huasheng; Ye, Huijing; Polania, Rodrigo A.; Berete, Rokia C.; Couitchere, Line; Peric, Sanja; Alemany-Rubio, Ernesto; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Liudmira; Autrata, Rudolf; Kepak, Tomas; Pochop, Pavel; Svojgr, Karel; Gregersen, Pernille A.; Urbak, Steen F.; Montero, Margarita M.; Budiongo, Aleine; Yanga, Jenny M.; Kabesha Amani, Theophile B.; Lukamba, Robert M.; Numbi, Marcel N.; Jara, Doris A. Calle; Chafla, Edwin G. Villacis; Sanchez, Gissela L.; Abouelnaga, Sherif; Afifi, Mahmoud A.; Elhaddad, Alaa M.; Ali, Amany M.; Elzembely, M.; Said, Azza M.A.; Ziko, Othman A.O.; Fuentes-Alabi, Soad L.; Goenz, Marco A.; Eerme, Katrin; Klett, Artur; Hordofa, Diriba F.; Mengesha, Aemero A.; Sherief, Sadik T.; Kivela, Tero T.; Nummi, Kalle; Cassoux, Nathalie; Desjardins, Laurence; Obono-Obiang, Ghislaine; Kardava, Tamar; Khotenashvili, Zaza; Bechrakis, Nikolaos E.; Biewald, Eva M.; Schluter, Sabrina; Ketteler, Petra; Amankwaa-Frempong, Doreen; Essuman, Vera A.; Paintsil, Vivian; Renner, Lorna A.; Alejos, Amanda; Giron, Ana V.; Carreras, Yvania Alfonso; Fu, Ligia D.; Maldonado, Carlos; Wong, Emily S.; Yam, Jason C.; Csoka, Monika; Maka, Erika; Aggarwal, Priyanka; Gupta, Vineeta; Bhaduri, Anirban; Bhattacharyya, Arpita; Das, Anirban; Chawla, Bhavna; Das, Pranab; Das, Sima; Gupta, Himika; Gupta, Sanjiv; Verma, Nishant; Kaliki, Swathi; Khetan, Vikas; Maitra, Puja; Mahajan, Amita; Menon, Vikas; Mishra, Divyansh K.C.; Palanivelu, Mahesh Shanmugam; Ramanjulu, Rajesh; Mudaliar, Sangeeta S.; Gopinathan Nair, Akshay; Natarajan, Sundaram; Nair, Akshay Gopinathan; Seth, Rachna; Singh, Usha; Bhat, Sunil; Dudeja, Gagan; Tripathy, Devjyoti; Akib, Indonesia Marliyanti N.R.; Amiruddin, Primawita O.; Kuntorini, Mayasari W.; Armytasari, Inggar; Supriyadi, Eddy; Sutyawan, I. Wayan Eka; Yuliawati, Putu; Lutfi, Delfitri; Soebagjo, Hendrian D.; Rahman, Ardizal; Sitorus, Rita S.; Victor, Andi A.; Tehuteru, Edi S.; Widiarti, Widiarti; Nency, Yetty M.; Faranoush, Mohammad; Mehrvar, Azim; Tashvighi, Maryam; Sedaghat, Ahad; Ghassemi, Fariba; Khodabande, Alireza; Abdulqader, Rula A.; Al-Shaheen, Athar A.S.M.; Al Ani, Mouroge H.; Haydar, Huda; Al-Badri, Safaa A.F.; Al-Jadiry, Mazin F.; Sabhan, Ahmed H.; Al-Jumaily, Usama; Al-Mafrachi, Ali A.R.M.; Al-Shammary, Entissar H.; Al-Janabi, Allawi N. Hussein; Qadir, Ali O.; Capra, Michael; Blum, Sharon; Gomel, Nir; Fabian, Ido Didi; Goldberg, Hila; Kapelushnik, Noa; Madgar, Shiran; Vishnevskia-Dai, Victoria; Frenkel, Shahar; Pe’er, Jacob; Gorfine, Malka; Refaeli, David; Steinberg, David M.; Lavy, Yotam; Toledano, Helen; Caspi, Shani; De Francesco, Sonia; Hadjistilianou, Theodora; Ida, Russo; Valente, Paola; Midena, Edoardo; Midena, Edoardo; Parrozzani, Raffaele; Cowan-Lyn, Kristin E.; Vaughan, Leon O.; Suzuki, Shigenobu; Mohammad, Mona T.; Yousef, Yacoub A.; Manzhuova, Lyazat; Atsiaya, Rose; Matende, Ibrahim O.; Begimkulova, Ainura S.; Makimbetov, Emil K.; Keomisy, Jonny; Sayalith, Phayvanh; Valeina, Sandra; Viksnins, Maris; Al-Haddad, Christiane E.; Saab, Raya H.; Alsawidi, Khalifa M.; Elbahi, Amal M.; Krivaitiene, Dalia; Tateshi, Bekim; Randrianarisoa, Hoby Lalaina; Raobela, Lea; Msukwa, Gerald; Nyirenda, Chinsisi; Hamzah, Norhafizah; Teh, Kok Hoi; Sylla, Fatoumata; Traore, Fousseyni; Sidi cheikh, Sidi; Zein, Ekhtelbenina; Perez, Graciela Gonzalez; Orozco, Alma Janeth Sanchez; Ortega-Hernández, Miriam; Ramirez-Ortiz, Marco A.; Chuluunbat, Tsengelmaa; Abdallah, Elhassan; Benmiloud, Sarra; El Kettani, Asmaa; Hessissen, Laila; Almeida, Argentino A.; Limbu, Ben; Rajkarnikar, Purnima; Saiju, Rohit; Moll, Annette C.; Van Hoefen Wijsard, Milo; Cockcroft, Ruellyn L.; Ng, Yvonne; Dodgshun, Andrew J.; Calderon-Sotelo, Patricia; Abdullahi, Shehu U.; Hassan, Sadiq; Umar, Ali B.; Abdulrahaman, Aminatu A.; Wali, Amina H.; Ademola-Popoola, Dupe S.; Adio, Adedayo; Aghaji, Ada E.; Ezegwui, Ifeoma R.; Akinsete, Adeseye; Musa, Kareem O.; Fasina, Oluyemi; Ibanga, Affiong; Nkanga, Elizabeth D.; Mustapha, Tajudeen; Ribadu, Dahiru; Hummelen, Marlies; Ahmad, Alia; Mushtaq, Asma; Qayyum, Seema; Chaudhry, Shabana; Fadoo, Zehra; Jeeva, Irfan; Masud, Sidra; Hamid, Syed A.; Zia, Nida; Hassan, Shadab; Siddiqui, Sorath Noorani; Khaqan, Hussain A.; Quintero D, Karina; Yee, Roberto I.; Jairaj, Vivekaraj; Cano, Miriam R.; Fernandez, Delia D.P.G.; Coronado, Rosdali Y. Díaz; Lopez, Arturo M. Zapata; Garcia, Juan L.; Ponce, Jimena; Pacheco, Henry N. Garcia; Morales, Claudia R. Pascual; Anchaya, Jacqueline Karina Vasquez; Leiva, Fanny F. Tarrillo; Alcasabas, Ana Patricia A.; Mercado, Gary John V.; Cieslik, Krzysztof; Hautz, Wojciech; Rogowska, Anna; Castela, Guilherme; Silva, Sonia; Jo, Dong Hyun; Kim, Jeong Hun; Comsa, Codruta; Dragomir, Monica D.; Neroev, Vladimir; Saakyan, Svetlana; Polyakov, Vladimir; Ushakova, Tatiana L.; Yarovaya, Vera A.; Yarovoy, Andrey A.; Theophile, Tuyisabe; Al Mesfer, Saleh; Maktabi, Azza; Al-Dahmash, Saad A.; Alkatan, Hind M.; Moreira, Claude; Roth, Paule Aida Ndoye; Ilic, Vesna R.; Nikitovic, Marina; Latinovic, Slobodanka; Quah, BoonLong; Tan, Deborah; Hederova, Stanislava; Husakova, Kristina; Groznik, Alenka Lavric; Pompe, Manca Tekavcic; Davidson, Alan; Du Bruyn, Magritha; Du Plessis, Johannes; Stones, David K.; Geel, Jennifer A.; Myezo, Khumo H.; Kruger, Mariana; Mayet, Ismail; Naidu, Gita; Naidu, Natasha; Mustak, Hamzah; Reynders, David; Wetter, Julie; Portabella, Silvia Alarcon; Martin-Begue, Nieves; Dod, Charlotte Wolley; Balaguer, Julia; Barranco, Honorio; Catala-Mora, Jaume; Chantada, Guillermo L.; Llano, Maria G. Correa; Fernandez-Teijeiro, Ana; Aldana, David Garcia; Calvo, Jesus Peralta; Pacheco, Sonsoles San Roman; Gunasekera, D. Sanjeeva; Elhassan, Moawia M.A.; Mohamedani, Ahmed A.; All-Eriksson, Charlotta; Bartuma, Katarina; Popovic, Maja Beck; Munier, Francis L.; Liu, Chun-Hsiu; Chiwanga, Faraja S.; Kyara, Alice; Mndeme, Furahini G.; Msina, Mchikirwa S.; Scanlan, Trish A.; Atchaneeyasakul, La-ongsri; Buaboonnam, Jassada; Dangboon, Wantanee; Singha, Penny; Hongeng, Suradej; Kulvichit, Kittisak; Rojanaporn, Duangnate; Surukrattanaskul, Supawan; Wangtiraumnuay, Nutsuchar; Wiwatwongwana, Atchareeya; Wiwatwongwana, Damrong; Wongwai, Phanthipha; Sharma, Manoj K.; Guedenon, Koffi M.; Bouguila, Hedi; Atalay, Hatice T.; Hasanreisoglu, Murat; Gündüz, Ahmet K.; Kebudi, Rejin; Kiratli, Hayyam; Ko~, Irem; Tuncer, Samuray; Unal, Emel; Kalinaki, Abubakar; Matua, Marchelo; Waddell, Keith; Musika, Anne A.; Ssali, Grace; Al Harby, Lamis; Reddy, M. Ashwin; Astbury, Nicholas J.; Bascaran, Covadonga; Bowman, Richard; Burton, Matthew J.; Fabian, Ido Didi; Foster, Allen; Zondervan, Marcia; Bowman, Richard; Sagoo, Mandeep S.; Bobrova, Nadia; Sorochynska, Tetyana; Lysytsia, Lesia; Castillo, Luis; Afshar, Armin R.; Berry, Jesse L.; Kim, Jonathan W.; Randhawa, Jasmeen K.; Binkley, Elaine; Boldt, H.C.; Larson, Scott A.; Brennan, Rachel C.; Chandramohan, Arthika; Stacey, Andrew W.; Corson, Timothy W.; Plager, David A.; Davanzo, Jacquelyn M.; Singh, Arun D.; Demirci, Hakan; Ericksen, Connor; Magrath, George N.; Gold, Aaron S.; Murray, Timothy G.; Gonzalez, Efren; Shah, Ankoor S.; Hansen, Eric D.; Hartnett, M. Elizabeth; Harbour, William; Hubbard, G. Baker; Uner, Ogul E.; Laurenti, Kelly D.; Mets, Marilyn B.; Leverant, Amy A.; Ramasubramanian, Aparna; Luna-Fineman, Sandra; Miller, Audra; Skalet, Alison H.; Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi; Hassan, Muhammad; Oliver, Scott C .; Shields, Carol L.; Yaghy, Antonio; Stahl, Erin D.; Wilson, Matthew W.; Villegas, Victor M.; Islamov, Ziyavuddin; Usmanov, Rustam H.; Graells, Jaime; Romero, Livia; Pham, Chau T.M.; Trang, Doan L.; Al-Hussaini, Hamoud H.Y.; Thawaba, Abdullah Dahan M.; Muma, Kangwa I.M.; Nyaywa, Mutale (Elsevier, 2022-08-23)
    BACKGROUND : Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer worldwide. There is some evidence to suggest that major differences exist in treatment outcomes for children with retinoblastoma from different regions, but ...
  • Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study) : results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study 
    Bekker, Linda-Gail; Garrett, Nigel; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Fairall, Lara; Reddy, Tarylee; Yende-Zuma, Nonhlanhla; Kassanjee, Reshma; Collie, Shirley; Sanne, Ian; Boulle, Andrew; Seocharan, Ishen; Engelbrecht, Imke; Davies, Mary-Ann; Champion, Jared; Chen, Tommy; Bennett, Sarah; Mametja, Selaelo; Semenya, Mabatlo; Moultrie, Harry; De Oliveira, Tulio; Lessells, Richard John; Cohen, Cheryl; Jassat, Waasila; Groome, Michelle; Von Gottberg, Anne; Le Roux, Engelbert; Khuto, Kentse; Barouch, Dan; Mahomed, Hassan; Wolmarans, Milani; Rousseau, Petro; Bradshaw, Debbie; Mulder, Michelle; Opie, Jessica; Louw, Vernon; Jacobson, Barry; Rowji, Pradeep; Peter, Jonny G.; Takalani, Azwi; Odhiambo, Jackline; Mayat, Fatima; Takuva, Simbarashe; Corey, Lawrence; Gray, Glenda E.; Sisonke Protocol Team; Sisonke Study Team (Elsevier, 2022-03-19)
    BACKGROUND : We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in health-care workers in South Africa during two waves of the South African COVID-19 epidemic. METHODS : ...