Browsing Research Articles (Medical Virology) by UP Author "Richter, Karin Louise"

Browsing Research Articles (Medical Virology) by UP Author "Richter, Karin Louise"

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  • Adolescent providers’ knowledge of human papillomavirus vaccination age guidelines in five countries 
    Topazian, Hillary M.; Dizon, A. Mitch; Di Bona, Vito L.; Levitz, Lauren; Ramos, Silvina; Morgan, Karen; Kim, Chan Joo; Richter, Karin Louise; De Sanjose, Silvia; Smith, Jennifer S. (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
    PURPOSE : To examine provider knowledge of HPV vaccination age guidelines in five countries. METHODS : A total of 151 providers of adolescent vaccinations in Argentina, Malaysia, South Africa, South Korea, and Spain ...
  • Cervical cancer prevention in South Africa : HPV vaccination and screening both essential to achieve and maintain a reduction in incidence 
    Botha, M.H.; Richter, Karin Louise (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-01)
    Cervical cancer remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in South Africa (SA). A national cervical cancer prevention programme exists that offers three cervical cytology smears per lifetime, starting after the ...
  • Cytology compared with Hybrid Capture 2 human papilloma virus cervical cancer screening in HIV positive and HIV negative South African women 
    Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Richter, Karin Louise; widowi; Dreyer, Gerrit; Botha, Matthys Hendrik; Van der Merwe, F. Haynes; Visser, Cathy; Dreyer, Greta (BMJ Publishing, 2023-05)
    OBJECTIVES : Cervical cancer is preventable and caused by persistent infection with oncogenic human papilloma virus (HPV) types. HPV screening is more sensitive and is the preferred screening test. HPV screening data are ...
  • Detection and molecular characterization of urinary tract HIV‑1 populations 
    Mzingwane, Mayibongwe L.; Hunt, G.; Lassauniere, R.; Kalimashe, M.; Bongwe, A.; Ledwaba, J.; Chaisson, R.E.; Martinson, N.; Richter, Karin Louise; Bowyer, S.M.; Tiemessen, Caroline T. (BioMed Central, 2019-09-24)
    BACKGROUND : Identification of all possible HIV reservoirs is an important aspect in HIV eradication efforts. The urinary tract has however not been well studied as a potential HIV reservoir. In this pilot study we ...
  • Detection of hypermethylated genes as markers for cervical screening in women living with HIV 
    Kremer, Wieke W.; Van Zummeren, Marjolein; Novianti, Putri W.; Richter, Karin Louise; Verlaat, Wina; Snijders, Peter J.F.; Heideman, Danielle A.M.; Steenbergen, Renske D.M.; Dreyer, Greta; Meijer, Chris J.L.M. (Wiley Open Access, 2018-08)
    INTRODUCTION : To evaluate the performance of hypermethylation analysis of ASCL1, LHX8 and ST6GALNAC5 in physician-taken cervical scrapes for detection of cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade ...
  • Enhancing cervical cancer prevention in South African women : primary HPV mRNA screening with different genotype combinations 
    Sorbye, Sveinung Wergeland; Falang, Bente Marie; Botha, Matthys H.; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Van der Merwe, Haynes; Visser, Cathy; Richter, Karin Louise; Dreyer, Greta (MDPI, 2023-11-17)
    BACKGROUND : Cervical cancer prevention in regions with limited access to screening and HPV vaccination necessitates innovative approaches. This study explored the potential of a test-and-treat strategy using mRNA HPV tests ...
  • Exposure incidents among medical students in a high-prevalence HIV setting 
    Rossouw, Theresa M.; Van Rooyen, Marietjie; Richter, Karin Louise (Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION : Occupational injuries in medical students are concerning, especially in countries with a high prevalence of bloodborne infections. With more HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral treatment, appropriate ...
  • HPV vaccination recommendation practices among adolescent health care providers in 5 countries 
    Topazian, Hillary M.; Kundu, Debanjali; Peebles, Kathryn; Ramos, Silvina; Morgan, Karen; Kim, Chan Joo; Richter, Karin Louise; Brewer, Noel T.; Peris, Mercè; Smith, Jennifer S. (Elsevier, 2018-12)
    STUDY OBJECTIVE : To assess adolescent health care providers’ recommendations for, and attitudes towards human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in 5 countries. DESIGN : In-depth interviews of adolescent health care providers, ...
  • Persuasive messaging for human papillomavirus vaccination by adolescent providers in a five-country multi-site study 
    Rwamwejo, Janvier; Ramos, Silvina; Morgan, Karen; Richter, Karin Louise; Kim, Chan Joo; Peris, Merce; Smith, Jennifer S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-02)
    OBJECTIVE : Strong persuasive messaging by providers is a key predictor for patient acceptance of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccination. We aimed to determine optimal messaging to promote human papillomavirus ...
  • Phase I of the DiaVACCS screening trial : study design, methods, population demographics and baseline results 
    Dreyer, Greta; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Van der Merwe, F.H.; Richter, Karin Louise; Dreyer, G.J.; Visser, Cathy; Botha, M.H. (South African Medical Association, 2022-07)
    BACKGROUND. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-based primary screening guidelines are based on screening test performance and prevalence data generated in high-resource areas with low HIV infection rates. There is an urgent need ...
  • Pre-treatment minority HIV-1 drug resistance mutations and long term virological outcomes : is prediction possible? 
    Mzingwane, Mayibongwe L.; Tiemessen, C.T.; Richter, Karin Louise; Mayaphi, Simnikiwe Horatious; Hunt, G.; Bowyer, S.M. (BioMed Central, 2016-10-12)
    BACKGROUND : Although the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV positive individuals has proved to be effective in suppressing the virus to below detection limits of commonly used assays, virological failure ...
  • Selection of women at risk for cervical cancer in an HIV-infected South African population 
    Van Zummeren, Marjolein; Kremer, Wieke W.; Van Aardt, M.C. (Matthys Cornelis); Breytenbach, Erika; Richter, Karin Louise; Rozendaal, Lawrence; Witte, Birgit I.; De Strooper, Lise M.A.; Hesselink, Albertus T.; Heideman, Danielle A.M.; Snijders, Peter J.F.; Steenbergen, Renske D.M.; Dreyer, Greta; Meijer, Chris J.L.M. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017-09)
    OBJECTIVE : Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in women in South Africa. This study evaluates DNA methylation levels in cervical (pre)cancer and aims to assess the value of high-risk human ...
  • Towards effective diagnostic assays for COVID-19 : a review 
    Venter, Marietjie; Richter, Karin Louise (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-05)
    Countries globally are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly two million cases and 120 000 deaths occurring within 4 months of the discovery of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 in December ...
  • The use of molecular markers for cervical screening of women living with HIV in South Africa 
    Kremer, Wieke W.; Van Zummeren, Marjolein; Breytenbach, Erika; Richter, Karin Louise; Steenbergen, Renske D.M.; Meijer, Chris J.L.M.; Dreyer, Greta (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2019-11)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine the performance of molecular screening strategies for detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse (CIN3+) in comparison with cytology screening in women living with HIV. DESIGN ...