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Browsing Research Articles (Medical Virology) by UP Author "Martin, Desmond J."
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Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Martin, Desmond J.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Stoltz, Anton Carel (Wiley, 2019-07)This was a prospective study that assessed field performance of the INSTI HIV‐1/‐2 antibody test (INSTI test) in two antenatal clinics in South Africa (SA). INSTI test was evaluated against rapid tests used at these clinics, ...
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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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Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Martin, Desmond J.; Olorunju, Steve A.S.; Williams, Brian G.; Quinn, Thomas C.; Stoltz, Anton Carel (Public Library of Science, 2018-02-02)OBJECTIVE : To assess the prevalence of HIV risk behaviour among sexually active HIV sero-negative individuals in the Tshwane district of South Africa (SA). METHODS : Demographic and HIV risk behaviour data were collected ...
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Loss to follow-up in a community clinic in South Africa – roles of gender, pregnancy and CD4 count Wang, Bingxia; Losina, Elena; Stark, Ruth; Munro, Alison; Walensky, Rochelle P.; Wilke, Marisa; Martin, Desmond J.; Lu, Zhigang; Freedberg, Kenneth A.; Wood, Robin (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-04)BACKGROUND: Faith-based organisations have expanded antiretroviral therapy (ART) in community clinics across South Africa. Loss to follow-up (LTFU), however, limits the potential individual and population treatment benefits ...
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Shah, Maunank; Martinson, Neil A.; Chaisson, Richard E.; Martin, Desmond J.; Variava, Ebrahim; Dorman, Susan E. (American Society for Microbiology, 2010-08)Urinary lipoarabinomannan (LAM) detection is a promising approach for rapid diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB). In microbiologically confirmed TB patients, quantitative LAM detection results increased progressively with ...
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Fielding, Katherine L.; Charalambous, Salome; Stenson, Amy L.; Pemba, Lindiwe F.; Martin, Desmond J.; Wood, Robin; Churchyard, Gavin J.; Grant, Alison D. (BioMed Central, 2008-07)BACKGROUND: Reasons for the variation in reported treatment outcomes from antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in developing countries are not clearly defined. METHODS: Among ART-naïve individuals in a workplace ART ...
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Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Martin, Desmond J.; Mphahlele, M. Jeffrey; Blackard, Jason T.; Bowyer, Sheila Mary (Wiley, 2013-11)Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a serious global health problem, and HBV genotype is an important determinant of disease progression and treatment outcome. The aim of this study was to assess variations of the precore/core ...
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