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Genotypic and demographic characterization of invasive isolates of Salmonella Typhimurium in HIV co-infected patients in South Africa

Keddy, Karen H.; Dwarika, Sarika; Crowther, Penny; Perovic, Olga; Wadula, Jeannette; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Sooka, Arvinda; Crewe-Brown, Heather H.; Smith, Anthony M. (Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2009)

BACKGROUND: Non-typhoidal Salmonella are frequently food-borne zoonotic pathogens that may cause invasive disease in HIV-positive individuals. METHODOLOGY: Invasive isolates (n = 652) of Salmonella Typhimurium from human ...
Co-infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis and Trichomonas vaginalis in symptomatic South African men with urethritis : implications for syndromic management

De Jongh, M.; Le Roux, M.; Adam, Anvir; Caliendo, A.M.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Bentham Science, 2009)

BACKGROUND: This study was undertaken to determine co-infection rates of common aetiological agents of urethritis and information regarding sexual contacts of symptomatic males presenting to a family practitioner. METHODS: ...
Evaluation of the CDC safe water-storage intervention to improve the microbiological quality of point-of-use drinking water in rural communities in South Africa

Potgieter, N.; Becker, Piet J.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Water Research Council, 2009-07)

The use of different concentrations of sodium hypochlorite solutions (placebo; 1% and 3.5% sodium hypochlorite solutions) and 2 water-storage containers (traditional plastic container and the improved CDC safe water-storage ...
Hospital and community isolates of uropathogens at a tertiary hospital in South Africa

Habte, T.M.; Dube, S.; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-08)

AIM: To investigate the profile of common uropathogens isolated from urine specimens submitted to the diagnostic microbiology laboratory at a tertiary teaching hospital and assess their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of gonococcal isolates in Pretoria, South Africa, over a 20-year period (1984-2004)

Dangor, Yusuf; De Jongh, M.; Adam, Anvir; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2010)

This paper reviews the susceptibility profiles of Neisseria gonorrhoeae over a 20-year period in the Pretoria region. Endourethral specimens were collected from adult men with symptoms of urethritis attending primary ...
Pediatric disease burden and vaccination recommendations : understanding local differences

Gentile, Angela; Bhutta, Zulfiqar; Bravo, Lulu; Samy, Aly Gamal; Garcia, R. Dennis J.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Islam, Tazul; Karimi, Abdollah; Salem, Mona; Simasathien, Sriluck; Sohail, Amir; Watanaveeradej, Veerachai; Wiedenmayer, Karin; Schmitt, Heinz-J. (Elsevier, 2010)

BACKGROUND: Diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), pertussis (P), hepatitis B (HepB), invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease, and measles cause substantial global morbidity and mortality. METHODS: This unique review ...
Clostridium difficile infections in a tertiary hospital : value of surveillance

Lekalakala, M. Ruth; Lewis, E.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Elsevier, 2010)

No abstract available.
A phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a recombinant HIV type 1 vaccine based on adeno-associated virus

Vardas, Eftyxia; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Bekker, Linda-Gail; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Chomba, Elwyn; Johnson, Philip R.; Anklesaria, Pervin; Birungi, Josephine; Barin, Burc; Boaz, Mark; Cox, Josephine; Lehrman, Jennifer; Stevens, Gwynn; Gilmour, Jill; Tarragona, Tony; Hayes, Peter; Lowenbein, Sarah; Kizito, Eva; Fast, Patricia; Heald, Alison E.; Schmidt, Claudia (Mary Ann Liebert, 2010)

The recombinant vaccine, tgAAC09, based on an adeno-associated virus serotype 2 (AAV2) vector encoding HIV-1 subtype C Gag, protease, and part of reverse transcriptase, induced robust T cell and antibody responses in ...
Latex allergy in health care workers : prevalence and knowledge at a tertiary teaching hospital in a developing country

Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Mehtar, Shaheen (International Federation of Infection Control (IFIC), 2010)

Latex allergy is an important concern from an occupational safety aspect and affects compliance of glove usage, which directly influences infection control practices aimed at providing safe medical care for both the health ...
Molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

Makgotlho, P.E. (Phuti Edward) (University of Pretoria, 2010-03-01)

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pandemic human pathogen accounting for most of health-care associated infections throughout the world. However, in recent years, a more virulent strain of MRSA has ...
The prevalence of isoniazid and rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Veldsman, Chrisna (University of Pretoria, 2010-05-13)

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that eight million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) occur every year and that one-third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). ...
Mycoplasma genitalium : a brief review

Le Roux, Marie C.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2010-06)

Mycoplasma genitalium belongs to the class Mollicutes and is the smallest prokaryote capable of independent replication. It was originally isolated from the urethras of two men with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). It has ...
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of selected bacteraemic isolates from South African public sector hospitals, 2010

Bamford, Colleen; Bonorchis, Kim; Ryan, Anthea; Simpson, John; Elliott, Eugenne; Hoffmann, Rena; Naicker, Preneshni; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Mbelle, Nontombi Marylucy; Nchabeleng, Maphoshane; Nana, Trusha; Sriruttan, Charlotte; Seetharam, Sharona; Wadula, Jeannette (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2011)

We report on antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance data for six key bloodstream pathogens (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Staphylococcus ...
Human leukocyte antigens A*3001 and A*3002 show distinct peptide-binding Patterns of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis protein TB10.4 : consequences for immune recognition

Axelsson-Robertson, Rebecca; Ahmed, Raija K.; Weichold, Frank F.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Kock, Marleen M.; Sizemore, Donata; Sadoff, Jerry; Maeurer, Markus (American Society for Microbiology, 2011-01)

High-tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries are located in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined the frequency of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, followed by recombinant expression of the most frequent HLA-A alleles, i.e., ...
Evaluation of TBc identification immunochromatographic assay for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in samples from broth cultures

Said, Halima Mohammed; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Osman, Ayman Gassim Elamin; Velsman, Chrisna; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (American Society for Microbiology, 2011-05)

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of major public health concern worldwide, especially in developing countries. In addition, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has increased the incidence of infection ...
More about... medical virology : Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Visser, Adele; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)

The WHO advocates introduction of routine HPV vaccination as part of a national EPI programme provided HPV prevention is considered a health priority, and the programme is logistically feasible and financially sustainable. ...
Infection prevention and control for viral infections

Lekalakala, M. Ruth (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-05)

Infection prevention and control (IPC) is the new terminology used for what was previously referred to as simply 'infection control'. It is an important component of health care and all health care workers (doctors, nurses, ...
Multi-degree-of-freedom modeling of mechanical snubbing systems

Kaul, Sudhir (JVE International, 2011-06)

This paper presents a multi-degree-of-freedom model for the design and analysis of mechanical snubbing in elastomeric isolators. The model consists of a three degree-of-freedom rigid body that is assembled to a rigid ...
Molecular basis of virulence in clinical isolates of Escherichia coli and Salmonella species from a tertiary hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Bisi-Johnson, Mary A.; Obi, Chikwelu Larry; Vasaikar, Sandeep D.; Baba, Kamaldeen A.; Hattori, Toshio (BioMed Central, 2011-06-10)

BACKGROUND: Apart from localized gastrointestinal infections, Escherichia coli and Salmonella species are major causes of systemic disease in both humans and animals. Salmonella spp. cause invasive infections such as ...
Part VII : Interventions

Visser, Adele; Moore, D.P.; Whitelaw, Andrew; Lowman, W.; Kantor, G.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Madhi, Shabir A.; Brink, A.; Van den Bergh, D.; Devenish, L.; Moodley, P.; Apalata, T.; Duse, A.G.; Gelband, H. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-08)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance activities in South Africa have been described in Part V of this report. Surveillance – knowing the levels of resistance and the trends around the country and in different ...

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