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Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by UP Author "Said, Mohamed"
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Perovic, Olga; Duse, Adrian; Chibabhai, Vindana; Black, Marianne; Said, Mohamed; Prentice, Elizabeth; Wadula, Jeannette; Mahabeer, Yesholata; Han, Swe Swe; Mogokotleng, Ruth; Strasheim, Wilhelmina; Lowe, Michelle; Jallow, Sabelle; Ismail, Husna (Public Library of Science, 2022-08-04)OBJECTIVE : We aimed to provide an analysis of A. baumannii complex (ABC) isolated from blood cultures in South Africa. MATERIALS AND METHODS : ABC surveillance was conducted from 1 April 2017 to 30 September 2019 at ...
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Said, Mohamed; Dangor, Yusuf; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Madhi, S.A.; Kwatra, G.; Ismail, F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-09)BACKGROUND. Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is a significant cause of neonatal sepsis. Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for pregnant women identified to be rectovaginally colonised ...
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Griessel, Rosemary; Mitton, Barend C.; Rule, Roxanne; Said, Mohamed (Elsevier, 2022-05)Nocardiosis commonly affects the respiratory system and is a rare cause of purulent pericarditis. Invasive nocardial infections occur more frequently in patients with immunosuppression. A misdiagnosis as tuberculosis ...
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Case-fatality and sequelae following acute bacterial meningitis in South Africa, 2016 through 2020 Meiring, Susan; Cohen, Cheryl; De Gouveia, Linda; Du Plessis, Mignon; Quan, Vanessa; Kleynhans, Jackie; Menezes, Colin; Reubenson, Gary; Dawood, Halima; Nchabeleng, Maphoshane; Said, Mohamed; Mvelase, Nomonde; Mahabeer, Prasha; Chomba, Rispah; Lekalakala, Ruth; Nana, Trusha; Chibabhai, Vindana; Black, Marianne; Von Gottberg, Anne (Elsevier, 2022-09)OBJECTIVES : Providing country-specific estimates of case fatality and sequelae from bacterial meningitis (BM) is important to evaluate and monitor progress toward the World Health Organization's roadmap to “defeating ...
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Rule, Roxanne; Paruk, Fathima; Becker, Piet J.; Neuhoff, Matthew; Chausse, Julian; Said, Mohamed (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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Said, Mohamed; Dangor, Yusuf; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Sihlabela, A.; Lekalakala, M.R.; Ismail, Farzana (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-12)BACKGROUND. Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive disease, particularly in newborns. Seventy-five percent of neonates will be colonised by mothers carrying the organism. Confirmation of maternal ...
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Mitton, Barend; Paruk, Fathima; Gous, A.; Chausse, J.; Milne, M.; Becker, Piet J.; Said, Mohamed (South African Medical Association, 2022-09)BACKGROUND. Antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients is complicated by variations in the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in this group. The dosing of imipenem/cilastatin is usually determined by severity of illness and ...
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Rule, Roxanne; Said, Mohamed; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Osei Sekyere, John (Elsevier, 2019-12)OBJECTIVES : The underlying resistance mechanism and phylogenetic relationship of a colistin-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis strain EC20120916 that resulted in fatal meningitis in an immunocompromised ...
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Omar, Shaheed Vally; Peters, Remco P.H.; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Dreyer, Andries W.; Said, Mohamed; Gwala, Thabisile; Ismail, Nabila; Fourie, P.B. (Petrus Bernardus) (Elsevier, 2015-10)BACKGROUND : Modern molecular-based approaches for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum samples promise quicker and more accurate detection of cases. However, processing sputum samples at central diagnostic ...
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Said, Mohamed; Mitton, Barend; Skosana, Lebogang Busisiwe; Kopotsa, Katlego; Naidoo, Rashmika; Amutenya, Victoria (Cambridge University Press, 2023-01)OBJECTIVE : In this study, we sought to determine the source of an outbreak of Achromobacter denitrificans infections in patients at a tertiary-care academic hospital. DESIGN : Outbreak report study with intervention. The ...
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Said, Mohamed; Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, W.G. (Wesley); Naidoo, Rashmika; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Ismail, Farzana (BMC, 2020-07)BACKGROUND: Ralstonia species are Gram-negative bacilli of low virulence. These organisms are capable of causing healthcare associated infections through contaminated solutions. In this study, we aimed to determine the ...
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Mitton, Barend C.; Rule, Roxanne; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, W.G. (Wesley); Said, Mohamed (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-08-20)INTRODUCTION : Bacillus species are often considered as contaminants when cultured from clinical samples. Bacillus cereus may be a pathogen in certain circumstances and is known to cause musculoskeletal infections. This ...
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Madhi, Shabir A.; Anderson, Annaliesa S.; Absalon, Judith; Radley, David; Simon, Raphael; Jongihlati, Babalwa; Strehlau, Renate; Van Niekerk, Anika M.; Izu, Alane; Naidoo, Niree; Kwatra, Gaurav; Ramsamy, Yogandree; Said, Mohamed; Jones, Stephanie; Jose, Lisa; Fairlie, Lee; Barnabas, Shaun L.; Newton, Ryan; Munson, Samantha; Jefferies, Zahra; Pavliakova, Danka; Silmon de Monerri, Natalie C.; Gomme, Emily; Perez, John L.; Scott, Daniel A.; Gruber, William C.; Jansen, Kathrin U. (Massachusetts Medical Society, 2023-07)BACKGROUND : Natural history studies have correlated serotype-specific anti–capsular polysaccharide (CPS) IgG in newborns with a reduced risk of group B streptococcal disease. A hexavalent CPS–cross-reactive material 197 ...
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A rare case of Colistin-resistant Salmonella Enteritidis meningitis in an HIV-seropositive patient Rule, Roxanne; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Osei Sekyere, John; Kock, Marleen M.; Said, Mohamed (BioMed Central, 2019-09-14)BACKGROUND : Non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) have been associated with invasive disease, notably meningitis, in immunocompromised individuals. Infections of this nature carry high rates of morbidity and mortality. ...
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Rule, Roxanne; Mitton, Barend C.; Govender, Nelesh P.; Hoffmann, Daniel; Said, Mohamed (Elsevier, 2021-11)Spinal epidural abscess caused by Aspergillus spp is a debilitating form of invasive aspergillosis that can easily be misdiagnosed as spinal tuberculosis due to shared risk factors and clinical features. In this Grand ...
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