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Moodley, Teshni; Masekela, Refiloe; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Green, Robin J. (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2010)No abstract available.
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Green, Robin J.; Masekela, Refiloe; Moodley, Teshni; Kitchin, Omolemo P. (Medpharm Publications, 2008-03)Many surveys of asthma care suggest that only 5% of asthmatics are meeting the ‘Goals of asthma management’ as set out in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Despite the availability of useful asthma therapies ...
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Masekela, Refiloe; Moodley, Teshni; Mahlaba, N.; Wittenberg, Dankwart F.; Becker, Piet J.; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Green, Robin J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-11)INTRODUCTION: The development or aggravation of a pre-existing atopic state in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has not been thoroughly investigated in South Africa. HIV-infected adults have been shown to ...
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Zar, Heather J.; White, D.A.; Morrow, B.M.; Feldman, Charles; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Masekela, Refiloe; Lewis, Humphrey; Jeena, Prakash M.; Madhi, Shabir A. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)Despite being so common, bronchiolitis remains poorly diagnosed and managed. This article is intended as an update on issues pertaining to this condition.
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Costs of admission for paediatric pneumonia in a setting of human immunodeficiency virus infection Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Wessels, Francois; Masekela, Refiloe; Becker, Piet J.; Green, Robin J. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2011-12)BACKGROUND: Pneumonia in South African children remains a major public health concern. The costs of hospital admission for pneumonia should be determined, especially where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection ...
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Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Masekela, Refiloe; Pentz, Adele; Potgieter, Jeane; Mensah, Marian Kwofie; Els, Carla; White, Debbie; Green, Robin J. (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2011)A two-month-old HIV-infected infant was ventilated for very severe Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia. After successful extubation, he was started on antiretroviral therapy. He developed a proven cytomegalovirus infection, ...
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De Campos, Katya; Masekela, Refiloe (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2014-03)Pulmonary function tests are essential in the diagnosis of asthma but these are seldom performed in preschool children. Although pulmonary function tests are critical to the diagnosis and follow up of asthmatics, there ...
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Green, Robin J.; Klein, Max; Becker, Piet J.; Halkas, Andrew; Lewis, Humphrey; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Moodley, Teshni; Masekela, Refiloe (American College of Chest Physicians, 2013-01)BACKGROUND: Asthma is a worldwide problem. It cannot be prevented or cured, but it is possible, at least in principle, to control asthma with modern management. Control usually is assessed by history of symptoms, physical ...
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Green, Robin J.; Becker, Piet J.; Labuschagne, Denise; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Masekela, Refiloe (International Online Medical Council (IOMC), 2012-02-16)BACKGROUD: Studies in adults have shown that smokers have a higher risk of death and a higher risk of developing AIDS. Other studies have shown an increased risk of smoking HIV-positive adults to infections. There is, ...
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Bissell, Karen; Ellwood, Philippa; Ellwood, Eamon; Chiang, Chen-Yuan; Marks, Guy B.; El Sony, Asma; Asher, Innes; Billo, Nils; Perrin, Christophe; Global Asthma Network Study Group; Masekela, Refiloe (MDPI Publishing, 2019-02-19)Patients with asthma need uninterrupted supplies of affordable, quality-assured essential medicines. However, access in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited. The World Health Organization (WHO) ...
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Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Lekalakala, M. Ruth; Joshi, Jayneel A.; Meyer, Anja; Masekela, Refiloe; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Moodley, Teshni; Avenant, Theunis Johannes; Green, Robin J. (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2009)No abstract available.
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Coetzee, Odette; Green, Robin J.; Masekela, Refiloe (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2013)Atopy can manifest in childhood as infantile eczema (atopic dermatitis), allergic rhinitis and asthma. In practice, it is critical to identify the offending allergen in atopic individuals. This will not only influence ...
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Masekela, Refiloe; Anderson, Ronald; Moodley, Teshni; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Becker, Piet J.; Green, Robin J. (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2012-01)BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children have an eleven-fold risk of acute lower respiratory tract infection. This places HIV-infected children at risk of airway destruction and bronchiectasis. OBJECTIVE: ...
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Masekela, Refiloe (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2013-06)Bronchiectasis is a complex process of irreversible dilatation of the bronchi and bronchioles with associated structural damage to surrounding lung tissue. It has many causes including cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary ...
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Pentz, Adele; Becker, Piet J.; Masekela, Refiloe; Coetzee, Odette; Green, Robin J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-03)BACKGROUND. Colonisation of the airway by Pseudomonas spp. in cystic fibrosis has been reported to be an important determinant of decline in pulmonary function. OBJECTIVE. To assess pulmonary function decline and the ...
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De Campos, Katya; Granga, D.D.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Masekela, Refiloe (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-07)BACKGROUND. Respiratory diseases are common and associated with significant morbidity and mortality in children. OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the prevalence and outcome of bacterial lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) ...
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Masekela, Refiloe; Olorunju, S.; Green, Robin J.; Magidimisa, N.T. (MedPharm Publications, 2016)BACKGROUND : Poor nutritional status has been shown to be associated with a significant decline in lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis. There are few data published on the lung function decline and the effects ...
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Masekela, Refiloe; Vosloo, Solize; Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas); De Beer, Z. Wilhelm; Green, Robin J. (BioMed Central, 2018-05-22)BACKGROUND : Data on the lung microbiome in HIV-infected children is limited. The current study sought to determine the lung microbiome in HIV-associated bronchiectasis and to assess its association with pulmonary exac ...
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Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Masekela, Refiloe; Becker, Piet J.; Moodley, Teshni; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Green, Robin J. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012)Objective: Acute severe pneumonia with respiratory failure in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and -exposed infants carries a high mortality. Pneumocystis jiroveci is one cause, but other organisms have been suggested ...
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Masekela, Refiloe; Gray, Deborah; Verwey, Charl; Halkas, A.; Jeena, Prakash M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-12)Spirometry forms an important component in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary diseases in children. In the paediatric setting, there are different challenges in terms of performance and interpretation of good quality ...
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