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Browsing Research Articles (Medical Microbiology) by UP Author "Peters, Remco P.H."
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Schaftenaar, E.; Meenken, C.; Baarsma, G.S.; McIntyre, J.A.; Verjans, G.M.G.M.; Peters, Remco P.H. (Wiley, 2016-03)OBJECTIVES : To describe the spectrum of ocular complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) in rural South Africa. METHODS : Patients presenting with visual complaints and active or healed HZO at the ophthalmology ...
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Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Dippenaar, Anzaan; Warren, R.M.; Peters, Remco P.H.; Omar, Shaheed V. (American Society for Microbiology, 2023-04)In Mycobacterium tuberculosis, bedaquiline and clofazimine resistance occurs primarily through Rv0678 variants, a gene encoding a repressor protein that regulates mmpS5/mmpL5 efflux pump gene expression. Despite the shared ...
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Peters, Remco P.H.; Chico, R. Matthew; Rowley, Jane; Low, Nicola (Elsevier, 2022-08)No abstract available.
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Van den Brand, Marre; Van den Dungen, Frank A.M.; Bos, Martine P.; Van Weissenbruch, Mirjam M.; Van Furth, A. Marceline; De Lange, Annemieke; Rubenjan, Anna; Peters, Remco P.H.; Savelkoul, Paul H.M. (BioMed Central, 2018-04-22)BACKGROUND : Rapid and accurate diagnosis of neonatal sepsis is highly warranted because of high associated morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a novel multiplex PCR assay ...
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Van der Eem, Lisette; Dubbink, Jan Henk; Struthers, Helen E.; McIntyre, James A.; Ouburg, Sander; Morre, Servaas A.; Kock, Martha Magdalena; Peters, Remco P.H. (Wiley, 2016-09)OBJECTIVE : To evaluate performance of three different guidelines for the management of vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) for women living in a rural setting in South Africa. METHODS : We conducted a secondary analysis of ...
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Maduna, Liteboho Daniel; Laumen, Jolein G.E.; Radebe, Oscar; Kock, Marleen M.; Peters, Remco P.H. (Sage, 2019-04)We report a case of management failure of male urethritis syndrome due to macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium in South Africa. We detected mutations in 23S rRNA and one of the quinolone resistance-determining regions. ...
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Omar, Shaheed Vally; Peters, Remco P.H.; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Jonkman, Kelly; Dreyer, Andries W.; Said, Halima M.; Gwalab, Thabisile; Ismail, Nabila; Fourie, P.B. (Petrus Bernardus) (Wiley, 2016-06)Molecular tests are revolutionizing diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Disease burden is concentrated in resource-poor countries with inadequate infrastructure and capacity resulting in delays for specimens to reach the ...
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Jobson, Geoffrey A.; Tucker, Andrew; De Swardt, Glenn; Rebe, Kevin; Struthers, Helen; McIntyre, James; Peters, Remco P.H. (Taylor and Francis, 2018)Gender identity plays a potentially important role contributing to HIV risk among MSM in South Africa. Where studies have included a focus on gender identity, MSM reporting gender non-conformity have been found to have a ...
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Verweij, Stephan P.; Peters, Remco P.H.; Catsburg, Arnold; De Vries, Henry J.C.; Ouburg, Sander; Morre, Servaas A. (MDPI, 2022-08-18)This study aims to assess the potential association of MBL2 gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) to Chlamydia trachomatis infection. We analysed a selected sample of 492 DNA and serum specimens from Dutch Caucasian ...
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Dubbink, Jan Henk; Verweij, Stephan P.; Struthers, Helen E.; Ouburg, Sander; McIntyre, James A.; Morre, Servaas A.; Peters, Remco P.H. (Sage, 2018-07)Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae constitute major public health problems among women, but the burden of infection in sub-Saharan Africa is poorly documented. We conducted a structured review of the prevalence ...
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Gigi, Ranjana M. S.; Mdingi, Mandisa M.; Jung, Hyunsul; Claassen-Weitz, Shantelle; Butikofer, Lukas; Klausner, Jeffrey D; Muzny, Christina A.; Taylor, Christopher M.; Van de Wijgert, Janneke H.H.M.; Peters, Remco P.H.; Low, Nicola (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-12)INTRODUCTION : Preterm birth complications are the most common cause of death in children under 5 years. The presence of multiple microorganisms and genital tract inflammation could be the common mechanism driving early ...
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Peters, Remco P.H.; Verweij, Stephan P.; McIntyre, J.A.; Schaftenaar, E. (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2016-02)We report a case of progressive, cephalosporin-susceptible, Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis despite successful treatment of male urethritis syndrome. We hypothesize that conjunctival infection progressed due to ...
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Jung, Hyun-Sul; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen; Peters, Remco P.H.; Lombaard, Hennie; Redelinghuys, Mathys J.; Bezuidenhoudt, Johanna E.; Kock, Marleen M. (Frontiers Media, 2020-02)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal condition in women of reproductive age. During BV development, BV-associated bacteria may form a polymicrobial biofilm, which predispose women to recurrent BV. The aim of the ...
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Van Liere, Genevieve; Kock, Marleen M.; Radebe, Oscar; Struthers, Helen E.; Morre, Servaas; McIntyre, James A.; Peters, Remco P.H. (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2019-11)We observed a high rate of incident sexually transmitted diseases within 55 days (median) of follow-up (78% retention) among symptomatic men who have sex with men (n = 78) in South Africa (188 per 100 person-years; 95% ...
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Maduna, Liteboho Daniel; Kock, Marleen M.; Medina-Marino, Andrew; Klausner, Jeffrey D.; Peters, Remco P.H. (Elsevier, 2019-10)Implementation of routine laboratory diagnostics is imperative to address the high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. We demonstrate that logistical challenges of specimen storage, ...
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De Vos, Lindsey; Daniels, Joseph; Gebengu, Avuyonke; Mazzola, Laura; Gleeson, Birgitta; Blumel, Benjamin; Piton, Jérémie; Mdingi, Mandisa; Gigi, Ranjana M.S.; Ferreyra, Cecilia; Klausner, Jeffrey D.; Peters, Remco P.H. (BMC, 2024-01)BACKGROUND : South Africa maintains an integrated health system where syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is the standard of care. An estimated 2 million cases of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. ...
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Dunaiski, Cara M.; Kock, Martha Magdalena; Jung, Hyunsul; Peters, Remco P.H. (BMC, 2022-08-15)BACKGROUND : Vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) is a common condition. Clinical management targets sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and bacterial vaginosis (BV); there is limited focus on Candida infection as cause ...
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Maningi, Nontuthuko Excellent; Daum, Luke T.; Rodriguez, John D.; Mphahlele, Matsie; Peters, Remco P.H.; Fischer, Gerald W.; Chambers, James P.; Fourie, P.B. (Petrus Bernardus) (American Society for Microbiology, 2015-12)Technical limitations of common tests used for detecting pyrazinamide (PZA) resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates pose challenges for comprehensive and accurate descriptions of drug resistance in patients ...
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Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Ismail, Nabila; Peters, Remco P.H. (Elsevier, 2018-10)Bedaquiline, clofazimine and linezolid are pertinent drugs for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Drug-resistant mutants provide insight into important resistance acquisition mechanisms. Methods for in vitro Mycobacterium ...
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Ismail, Nabila; Ismail, Nazir Ahmed; Omar, Shaheed Vally; Peters, Remco P.H. (American Society for Microbiology, 2019-08)Bedaquiline resistance within Mycobacterium tuberculosis may arise through efflux-based (rv0678) or target-based (atpE) pathway mutations. M. tuberculosis mutant populations from each of five sequential steps in a passaging ...
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