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Browsing Health Sciences by UP Author "Olorunju, Steve A.S."
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Martins, J.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Murray, L.M.; Pillay, Tahir S. (Elsevier, 2015-04)BACKGROUND : The Friedewald equation is widely used to calculate LDL-C for cardiovascular risk prediction but is less accurate with comorbidities and extreme lipid values. Several novel formulae have been reported ...
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Schutte, Clara-Maria; Townsend, T.; Van Coller, Riaan; Olorunju, Steve A.S. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-01)BACKGROUND. HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (HAM), or tropical spastic paraparesis, is caused by a retrovirus, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV). Although patients with HAM and HIV infection have been described, to ...
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Kotze, Marthinus J. (Thinus); Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Kotze, Harry F. (BioMed Central, 2014-11)INTRODUCTION : Insufficient information exists on comparing radiological differences in bone density of the regeneration rate in the alveolar bone of the maxilla and mandible following the creation of similar defects in ...
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Redelinghuys, Mathys J.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Dreyer, Andries W.; Lombaard, H.A.D.T. (Hennie); Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Kock, Martha Magdalena (BMJ Publishing Group, 2015)OBJECTIVES : Pregnant women are especially at risk of developing complications when infected with reproductive tract infections (RTIs). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis ...
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Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Brauer, Marieke; Morobadi, Daniel M.; Mazanderani, Ahmad Haeri; Mafuyeka, Rendani T.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Tintinger, Gregory Ronald; Stoltz, Anton Carel (Public Library of Science, 2014-04-03)BACKGROUND : Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with severe diseases in immunosuppressed patients; however, there is a lack of data for pre-emptive therapy in patients with HIV/AIDS. METHOD : This was a ...
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Karusseit, V.O.L. (Otto); Oberholzer, Hester Magdalena; Irsigler, N.G.; Olorunju, Steve A.S. (Elsevier, 2014)BACKGROUND : Resectional breast surgery has become less extensive. Dissection on plane of the superficial fascia covering the breast (juxtacapsular) is used during various procedures for retention of the appearance of ...
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Ojo, Oluwayemisi A.; Louwagie, Goedele M.C.; Morojele, Neo K.; Rendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret; London, Leslie; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Davids, Adlai S. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2010-03)OBJECTIVE: To assess and compare the extent of high-risk drinking and factors associated with high-risk drinking in the adult female population of a rural and an urban region in South Africa. DESIGN: Cross-sectional ...
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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 ...
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Ibeziako, O.J.; Chabikuli, Nzapfurundi O.; Olorunju, Steve A.S. (South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2013)OBJECTIVES: This study explored major factors that influenced staff motivation at a district hospital in South Africa following hospital reforms and comparison of these factors across the two main staff categories. DESIGN: ...
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Potgieter, Johan J.C.; Pool, Roger; Prinsloo, Andrea; Botha, Elsabie M.D.; Olorunju, Steve A.S. (Society of Medical Laboratory Technologists of South Africa, 2010-06)INTRODUCTION: Pre-analytical variability currently represents the most important source of errors that can lead to inaccurate patient results in monitoring of patients being treated with oral anticoagulant therapy. The ...
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Potgieter, Johan J.C.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Pool, Roger; Botha, E.; Prinsloo, Andrea; Creative Studios (2008-09-17)Pre-analytical variability currently represents the most important source of errors that can lead to inaccurate laboratory results in monitoring of patients being treated with oral anticoagulant therapy. The volume of blood ...
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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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Ozone treatment of alveolar bone in the Cape Chacma baboon does not enhance healing following trauma Kotze, Marthinus J. (Thinus); Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Kotze, Harry F. (Springer, 2013)In the international literature, the role of Ozone (O3) in the advancement in alveolar bone healing in the absence of bone pathology was not tested before. The purpose of this study was to evaluate alveolar bone regeneration ...
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Masekela, Refiloe; Zampoli, M.; Westwood, A.T.; White, D.; Green, Robin J.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Kwofie-Mensah, M. (Elsevier, 2013)INTRODUCTION : Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic disorder in Caucasians. Presentation of CF in non-Caucasians is less well studied. OBJECTIVE : This audit was undertaken to determine the phenotypic expression ...
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Morojele, Neo K.; London, Leslie; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Matjila, Maila J.; Davids, Adlai S.; Rendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret (Elsevier, 2010-02)The study sought to determine the prevalence and predictors of being at risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) among women of child-bearing age in an urban and rural location in South Africa. We conducted a cross-sectional ...
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Kalweit, K.L.; Briers, Nanette; Olorunju, Steve A.S. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-05)Background. Despite the availability of international guidelines for the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in children, important aspects of treatment are not accessible to all young patients in South Africa ...
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