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Browsing Immunology by Author "Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem"
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Olivier, Brenda J.; Bond, Robert P.; Van Zyl, Walda B.; Delport, Maraliese; Slavik, Tomas; Ziady, Christopher; Terhaar sive Droste, Jochim S.; Lastovica, Albert; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (American Society for Microbiology, 2006-02)Our study aimed to evaluate the oral cavity as a reservoir from where Helicobacter pylori may be transmitted. Histology and PCR amplification were performed. Eighty-four percent of the stomach biopsies tested positive; ...
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Du Plessis, Johannie; Vanheel, Hanne; Janssen, Carl E.I.; Roos, Leonie; Slavik, Tomas; Stivaktas, Paraskevi Irene; Nieuwoudt, Martin J.; Van Wyk, Stefan George; Vieira, Warren Antonio; Pretorius, Etheresia; Beukes, Mervyn; Farré, Ricard; Tack, Jan; Laleman, Wim; Fevery, Johan; Nevens, Frederik; Roskams, Tania; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (Elsevier, 2013-06)BACKGROUND & AIMS : Bacterial infections commonly occur in decompensated cirrhosis resulting from bacterial translocation from the intestine. We studied the role of intestinal macrophages and the epithelial barrier in ...
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Moodley, Yoshan; Linz, Bodo; Bond, Robert P.; Nieuwoudt, Martin J.; Soodyall, Himla; Schlebusch, Carina M.; Bernhoft, Steffi; Hale, James; Suerbaum, Sebastian; Mugisha, Lawrence; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Achtman, Mark; Ochman, Howard (Public Library of Science, 2012-05-10)When modern humans left Africa ca. 60,000 years ago (60 kya), they were already infected with Helicobacter pylori, and these bacteria have subsequently diversified in parallel with their human hosts. But how long were ...
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Cassol, Edana; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Malfeld, Susan; Mahasha, Phetole; Slavik, Tomas; Seebregts, Christopher J.; Bond, Robert P.; Du Plessis, Johannie; Janssen, Carl E.I.; Roskams, Tania; Nevens, Frederik; Alfano, Massimo; Poli, Guido; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (BioMed Central, 2015-10-17)BACKGROUND : Intestinal macrophages are key regulators of inflammatory responses to the gut microbiome and play a central role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and epithelial integrity. However, little is known about the ...
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Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Conradie, Maria M.; Bond, Robert P.; Olivier, Brenda J.; Fritz, Elongo Lekunze; Nieuwoudt, Martin J.; Delport, Rhena; Slavik, Tomas; Engelbrecht, Gert H.C.; Kahn, Del; Shephard, Enid G.; Kotze, Maritha J.; De Villiers, Nico P.; Hough, Stephen (WJG Press, 2006-07)Please refer to abstract in article
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Verbeeck, J.; Peigue-Lafeuille, H.; Ross, R.S.; Abergel, A.; Nevens, Frederik; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Van Ranst, Marc; Henquell, C. (Elsevier, 2008-02)
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Fritz, Elongo Lekunze; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-05)Gastric cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer worldwide, with an estimated 930 000 new cases diagnosed each year. It is thought to be more prevalent in men than in women. In South Africa the latest cancer ...
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Nieuwoudt, Martin J.; Engelbrecht, Gert H.C.; Sentle, Lebo; Auer, Roland E.J.; Kahn, Del; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (Taylor & Francis, 2009-06)Lethal dose experiments in animals have demonstrated that second-generation perfluorocarbon oxygen carriers are remarkably non-toxic. However, this non-toxicity has not previously been demonstrated in a liver failure ...
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Cassol, Edana; Malfeld, Susan; Mahasha, Phetole; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Cassol, Sharon; Seebregts, Christopher J.; Alfano, Massimo; Poli, Guido; Rossouw, Theresa M. (University of Chicago Press, 2010-07)BACKROUND: Microbial translocation contributes to immune activation and disease progression during chronic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. However, its role in the African AIDS epidemic remains c ...
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Nieuwoudt, Martin J.; Lameris, Roeland; Corcoran, Craig; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Slavik, Tomas; Du Plessis, Johannie; Omoshoro-Jones, Jones A.O.; Stivaktas, Paraskevi Irene; Potgieter, Fritz; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (Elsevier, 2014-09)Abdominal lymphadopathy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection remains a diagnostic challenge. We performed a prospective cohort study recruiting thirty-one symptomatic HIV+ patients with abdominal lymphadenopathy ...
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Spearman, C.W.N.; Sonderup, M.W.; Botha, J.F.; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem; Song, E.; Kassianides, C.; Newton, K.A.; Hairwadzi, H.N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-05)Hepatitis B remains a significant yet preventable health issue in South Africa. The introduction of the hepatitis B vaccine into the country some 18 years ago has demonstrated benefit, but the exposure to, and prevalence ...
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Delport, Wayne; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (Elsevier, 2007-04)Although much is known about the virulence of Helicobacter pylori, the transmission pathways for this bacterium are still unresolved. Transmission has been addressed through: (1) prevalence within families; (2) detection ...
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Lameris, Roeland; Du Plessis, Johannie; Nieuwoudt, Martin J.; Scheepers, Albrecht; Van der Merwe, Schalk Willem (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2011-02)No abstract available.
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