Browsing Research Articles (Medical Microbiology) by UP Author "Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed"

Browsing Research Articles (Medical Microbiology) by UP Author "Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed"

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  • Meningococcal infections in hospitalised patients in Pretoria 
    Moodley, Teshni; Lekalakala, M. Ruth; De Gouveia, L.; Dangor, Yusuf; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-10)
    We report on 13 patients diagnosed with meningococcal infections in patients attending state-owned hospitals serving an indigent population in Pretoria in 2009. The case fatality rate was 27%. Ceftriaxone was the main ...
  • 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. ...
  • Mycobacterial antigens in pleural fluid mononuclear cells to diagnose pleural tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients 
    Mustafa, Tehmina; Wergeland, Ida; Baba, Kamaldeen; Pathak, Sharad; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Margarita (BioMed Central, 2020-07)
    BACKGROUND: Extra pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) accounts for approximately one-half of TB cases in HIV-infected individuals with pleural TB as the second most common location. Even though mycobacteria are ...
  • 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 ...
  • Next-generation ion torrent sequencing of drug resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains 
    Daum, Luke T.; Rodriguez, John D.; Worthy, Sue A.; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Dreyer, Andries W.; Fourie, P.B. (Petrus Bernardus); Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Chambers, James P.; Fischer, Gerald W. (American Society for Microbiology, 2012-12)
    A novel protocol for full-length Mycobacterium tuberculosis gene analysis of first- and second-line drug resistance was developed using the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM). Five genes—rpoB (rifampin), katG ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes in Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from clinical specimens from Pretoria Academic Hospital 
    Bellomo, Alessandro N.; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Kock, Marleen M.; Makgotlho, Phuti Edward; Creative Studios, Dept. of Education Innovation, University of Pretoria. (2008-10-23)
    Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of nosocomial infections in hospitals, with most cases occurring in immunocompromised patients. Nosocomial infections are most often associated with medical device related ...
  • Prevalence of blaSHV, blaTEM and blaCTX-M antibiotic resistance genes in selected bacterial pathogens from the Pretoria Academic Hospital 
    Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Veldsman, C.; Makgotlho, Phuti Edward; Kock, Marleen M.; Dove, Mike G.; Creative Studios, Dept of Education Innovation, University of Pretoria (2008-10-23)
    Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are considered one of the most important antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Multidrug resistance is emerging in many Gram-negative pathogens and is associated with severe nosocomial ...
  • Prevalence of ESBL and MBL antibiotic resistance genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae in Pretoria Academic Hospital 
    Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Maningi, Nontuthuko Excellent; Makgothlo, E.; Kock, Marleen M.; Creative Studios, Dept of Education Innovation, University of Pretoria (2008-12-09)
    Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamases (ESBL) have been recovered from medical centres in South Africa since the late 1980’s but little is known about the various types of ESBLs present and their prevalence. Metallo-beta-lactamase ...
  • Serotype and antimicrobial profile distribution of invasive pneumococcal isolates in the pre-vaccine introduction era in Pretoria, South Africa, 2005 through 2009 
    Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Silberbauer, Eduard Johan; Von Gottberg, Anne (Elsevier, 2011-11)
    A description of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates over a 5-year period from blood culture and cerebrospinal fluid culture follows, in Pretoria South Africa January 2005 through December 2009. Isolates were ...
  • Systemic shigellosis in South Africa 
    Keddy, Karen H.; Sooka, Arvinda; Crowther-Gibson, Penny; Quan, Vanessa; Meiring, Susan; Cohen, Cheryl; Nana, Trusha; Sriruttan, Charlotte; Seetharam, Sharona; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Naicker, Preneshni; Elliott, Eugenne; Haffejee, Summaya; Whitelaw, Andrew; Klugman, Keith P. (University of Chicago Press, 2012-05-15)
    BACKGROUND: Systemic disease due to shigellae is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malnutrition, and other immunosuppressed states. We examined the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of systemic ...