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Browsing Medical Microbiology by Author "Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed"
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Omar, Shaheed Vally; Roth, Andreas; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Erasmus, Linda; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Kock, Marleen M.; Paulse, Nuraan; Said, H.M. (Halima Mohammed); Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Reischl, Udo (Public Library of Science, 2011-09-22)BACKGROUND: The LightCyclerH Mycobacterium Detection Kit based on real-time PCR technology for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium kansasii was recently developed. This study ...
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Makhado, Ndivhuho Agnes; Ismail, Farzana; Dangor, Yusuf; Chephe, Tlou J.H.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Nchabeleng, Maphoshane (MedPharm Publications, 2014)Invasive infections caused by yeasts are associated with high mortality and morbidity, and resistance to antifungal agents is increasing. Candida spp. has emerged as the leading cause of systemic nosocomial fungal infections. ...
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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 ...
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Bamford, C.; Badenhorst, L.; Duse, A.G.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Nchabeleng, Maphoshane; Oliver, S.; Perovic, Olga; Sein, P.P.; Simpson, J.; Wadula, Jeannette; Wasserman, E. (Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2009)Retrospective antibiotic surveillance data of selected invasive pathogens isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fluid at public sector hospitals in South Africa in 2007 are presented. Antimicrobial susceptibilities were ...
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Lekalakala, M. Ruth; Lewis, E.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Elsevier, 2010)No abstract available.
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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: ...
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Visser, Adele; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Elsevier, 2012-09-07)The number of vaccines available and included as part of the national immunization schedules, has increased significantly over the past few decades. This impacts on patient/parent compliance and creates a challenge for ...
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Said, Halima Mohammed; Kock, Marleen M.; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Baba, Kamaldeen A.; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Osman, Ayman Gassim Elamin; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (BioMed Central, 2012-12-22)BACKGROUND: The increasing problem of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) [ie resistant to at least isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF)] is becoming a global problem. Successful treatment outcome for MDR-TB depends ...
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Karodia, A.; Hargovan, M.; Fadal, R.; Parker, W.; Singh, R.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Qekwana, Daniel Nenene; Mahomed, S. (South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2020-07)No abstract available
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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 ...
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Said, Halima Mohammed; Kock, Marleen M.; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Baba, Kamaldeen A.; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Osman, Ayman Gassim Elamin; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2012-01)BACKGROUND: The GenoType® MTBDRsl assay (Hains, Lifesciences, Germany) is a new rapid assay for detection of resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. METHOD: The MTBDRsl assay was evaluated on 342 MDR-TB isolates ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Said, H.M. (Halima Mohammed); Ahmed, Khatija; Burnett, R.; Allan, B.R.; Williamson, A.-L.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Elsevier, 2009)BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the human papillomaviruses (HPV) genotypes prevalent inwomen in South Africa, a country with a high incidence of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and HPV genotypes ...
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Visser, Adele; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-01)Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been estimated to cause 270 000 deaths worldwide annually from cervical cancer and approximately 80% of these occur in resource-poor countries.1 In South Africa, cervical cancer ...
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Ahmed, Nahid H.; Baba, Kamaldeen A.; Clay, Cornelius G.; Lekalakala, M. Ruth; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (BioMed Central, 2012-05-03)BACKGROUND: The presence of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii raises a big therapeutic challenge in our hospital. Tigecycline, a new glycylcycline with expanded broad spectrum of activity against multi-drug ...
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Green, Ezekiel; Obi, Lawrence C.; Okoh, Anthony I.; Nchabeleng, Maphoshane; De Villiers, Babsie E.; Letsoalo, Tomas; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Bessong, Pascal O.; Ndip, Roland N. (BioMed Central, 2013-03)Tuberculosis (TB) remains a deadly infectious disease affecting millions of people worldwide; 95% of TB cases, with 98% of death occur in developing countries. The situation in South Africa merits special attention. A ...
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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 ...
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Fadal, Riyas; Wadee, Shoyab; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-08)The COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa (SA) is currently in a growth phase with high incidences in most major cities. Patients who are dependent on chronic renal dialysis care, including peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis, ...
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