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  • H3K36 methylation reprograms gene expression to drive early gametocyte development in Plasmodium falciparum 
    Connacher, Jessica I.; Josling, Gabrielle A.; Orchard, Lindsey M.; Reader, Janette; Llinas, Manuel; Birkholtz, Lyn-Marie (BMC, 2021-04)
    BACKGROUND : The Plasmodium sexual gametocyte stages are the only transmissible form of the malaria parasite and are thus responsible for the continued transmission of the disease. Gametocytes undergo extensive functional ...
  • Haematological conditions in the obstetric patient 
    Karodia, Mohammed (In House Publications, 2016)
    Haematological abnormalities are frequently encountered in the obstetric patient. Cytopenias are common, with anaemia and thrombocytopenia predominating. Many other haematological conditions are seen during pregnancy, ...
  • Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in South Africa : current limitations and future perspectives 
    Grobbelaar, Simone; Mercier, Anne Elisabeth; Verburgh, Estelle; Brittain, David; Pepper, Michael Sean (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-08)
    The growing need for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is reflected in the increasing number of transplants performed globally each year. HSCT provides life-changing and potentially curative therapy for a ...
  • Haemodynamic response to laryngoscopy with and without tracheal intubation 
    Smith, P.; Smith, Francois Jacobus; Becker, Piet J. (Medpharm Publications, 2008-05)
    INTRODUCTION: Tracheal intubation is accompanied by an increased blood pressure and heart rate. The aim of this study was to find the most important source of this haemodynamic response, namely laryngoscopy or intubation. ...
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines : a South African perspective 
    Visser, Adele; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Hussey, Greg (Elsevier, 2012-09-07)
    Introduction of Hib vaccine is known to positively impact on reduction of both morbidity and mortality in children less than 5 years of age. Incorporation of this vaccine into a National EPI, however, does come at a ...
  • Haemorrhage and other complications in pregnant women on anticoagulation for mechanical heart valves 
    Kariv, S.; Azibani, F.; Baard, J.; Osman, A.; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Anthony, J.; Sliwa, K. (Clinics Cardive, 2018-09)
    OBJECTIVE : To document maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality in anticoagulated, pregnant patients with mechanical heart valves until 42 days postpartum. METHODS : In a tertiary single-centre, prospective cohort, 178 ...
  • Hamartomas in the opercula of four unerupted primary molars 
    Potgieter, Nicoline; Robinson, Liam; Middleton, I. (South African Dental Association, 2018-10)
    Odontogenic lesions in the opercula may result in delayed eruption of primary molars. CASE REPORTS This case presents a rare occurrence of delayed eruption of four primary molars causing interference with normal function. ...
  • The Hamilton Naki Clinical Scholarship, 2007 - 2011 
    Madiba, Thandinkosi E.; Awotedu, Abolade A.; Du Plessis, Dion; Nchabeleng, Maphoshane; Sathekge, Mike Machaba; Velaphi, Sithembiso C.; Volmink, Jimmy A.; Walubo, Andrew; Mayosi, Bongani M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-01)
    The Hamilton Naki Scholarship was introduced because of the shortage of qualified academic leaders in South African medical schools, especially for academic clinicians from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. There were ...
  • The hamstring/quadriceps ratio is an indicator of function in ACL-deficient, but not in ACL-reconstructed knees 
    Hohmann, Erik; Tetsworth, Kevin; Glatt, Vaida (Springer, 2019-01)
    PURPOSE : The purpose of this study was to investigate the isokinetic, eccentric and isometric hamstring/quadriceps (HQ) ratios in patients before and after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) using bone–patellar tendon grafts and ...
  • Hand-foot-and-mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 in a patient infected with HIV 
    Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Van Zyl, Walda B.; Sono, Tinah; Loots, Donovan P.; Taylor, Maureen B. (MedPharm Publications, 2015)
    Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is common in children ≤ 5 years of age, and is mainly caused by enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 (CVA6). A 12-year-old boy on treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
  • Handedness in Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder in an Afrikaner founder population 
    Mataboge, R.H.; Joubert, Marinda; Jordaan, J.C. (Joyce); Reynecke, Fransonet; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw) (In House Publications, 2014-01)
    OBJECTIVE : An association between the Leucine-rich repeat trans membrane neuronal 1 gene (LRRTM1), schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and handedness was recently claimed to be established. This study aimed to test ...
  • Hard palate cleft and oro-nasal fistula reconstruction utilising a resorbable sheet 
    Engelbrecht, H.; Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm (South African Dental Association, 2013-02)
    No abstract available.
  • Harm reduction in an emergency response to homelessness during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown 
    Marcus, Tessa S.; Heese, Jan; Scheibe, Andrew; Shelly, Shaun; Lalla, Sasha X.; Hugo, Johannes F.M. (BioMed Central, 2020-08-24)
    BACKGROUND : Caledonian Stadium, the main mass temporary shelter for homeless people in the City of Tshwane, was created as a local response to the imperatives of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) National State ...
  • Harm reduction in practice - the community oriented substance use programme in Tshwane 
    Scheibe, Andrew; Shelly, Shaun; Hugo, Johannes F.M.; Mohale, Matilda; Lalla, Sasha X.; Renkin, Wayne; Gloeck, Natasha; Khambule, Senzo; Kroucamp, Lorinda; Bhoora, Urvisha; Marcus, Tessa S. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2020-05)
    BACKGROUND: The Community Oriented Substance Use Programme (COSUP) is the first publicly funded, community-based programmatic response to the use of illegal substances in South Africa. It is founded on a systems thinking, ...
  • Harmful interactions of non-essential heavy metals with cells of the innate immune system 
    Theron, Annette J.; Tintinger, Gregory Ronald; Anderson, Ronald (2012-04-16)
    In trace amounts, some heavy metals are essential for optimum health, while exposure to others, which are non-essential, presents the potential hazard of acute or chronic organ toxicity. Cadmium, mercury, lead, ...
  • Have we learnt anything from COVID-19, and can we put it to good use in the future? 
    Green, Robin J.; Mustafa, Fatima (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-10)
    We are not quite 6 months into the pandemic lockdown in South Africa (SA), and our caseload and mortality are finally declining. SA has been spared the severe implications of significant hospitalisations and deaths seen ...
  • HBV/HIV co-infection : the dynamics of HBV in South African patients with AIDS 
    Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Masemola, Difuro P.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Mphahlele, M. Jeffrey; Martin, Desmond J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-03)
    OBJECTIVE: As sub-Saharan Africa is highly endemic for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, and their co-infection requires special management, we aimed to assess the serological and ...
  • HCV genotype 5 : epidemiology and spread of an uncommon genotype 
    Verbeeck, J.; Peigue-Lafeuille, H.; Ross, R.S.; Abergel, A.; Nevens, Frederik; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Van Ranst, Marc; Henquell, C. (Elsevier, 2008-02)
  • Head-to-head intra-individual comparison of biodistribution and tumor uptake of 68Ga-FAPI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in cancer patients 
    Giesel, Frederik L.; Kratochwil, Clemens; Schlittenhardt, Joel; Dendl, Katharina; Eiber, Matthias; Staudinger, Fabian; Kessler, Lukas; Fendler, Wolfgang P.; Lindner, Thomas; Koerber, Stefan A.; Cardinale, Jens; Sennung, David; Roehrich, Manuel; Debus, Juergen; Sathekge, Mike Machaba; Haberkorn, Uwe; Calais, Jeremie; Serfling, Sebastian; Buck, Andreas L. (Springer, 2021-12)
    PURPOSE : FAPI ligands (fibroblast activation protein inhibitor), a novel class of radiotracers for PET/CT imaging, demonstrated in previous studies rapid and high tumor uptake. The purpose of this study is the head-to-head ...
  • Headers and concussions in elite female and male football 
    Den Hollander, S.; Gouttebarge, Vincent (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2023)
    BACKGROUND : Heading is a risk factor for neurogenerative disease in football. However, the exposure to heading in elite football training is understudied. OBJECTIVES : The primary purpose of this study was to determine ...