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  • Antibiotic and antifungal use in paediatric departments at three academic hospitals in South Africa 
    Moore, David P.; Chetty, Terusha; Pillay, Ashendri; Karsas, Maria; Cloete, Jeane; Balakrishna, Yusentha; Reddy, Tarylee; Archary, Moherndran; Van Kwawegen, Alison; Thomas, Reenu; Nakwa, Firdose L.; Waggie, Zainab; Magrath, Stephanie; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Jeena, Prakash (Elsevier, 2024-03)
    OBJECTIVES : South Africa implemented a National Strategic Framework to optimise antimicrobial stewardship in 2014; however, there is limited data on how this has affected prescribing, especially to children treated in ...
  • Antimicrobial resistance global crisis 
    Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie (New Media Publishing, 2019-09)
    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat. Although resistance to antimicrobial agents can occur naturally in organisms, the misuse of antimicrobials in humans and animals has led to an accelerated ...
  • An approach for evaluating early and long term mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in low and middle income countries : a South African experience 
    Jackson, Debra J.; Dinh, Thu-Ha; Lombard, Carl J.; Sherman, Gayle G.; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (BioMed Central, 2019-09-16)
    BACKGROUND : Eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV is a global public health target. Robust, feasible methodologies to measure population level impact of programmes to prevent mother-to-child transmission of ...
  • An approach to diagnosing and managing diffuse lung disease presenting in the newborn period 
    Coetzee, Melantha; De Witt-Jordaan, T.W. (Wilma) (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)
    Although rare, diffuse lung disease is increasingly recognised as a cause of respiratory distress in newborns. However, many cases remain undiagnosed as not all clinicians are aware that these diseases may present during ...
  • An approach to paediatric asthma : the role of the community pharmacist 
    Abbott, Salome (Medpharm Publications, 2012-07)
    Asthma is one of the most common childhood illnesses with which patients will present to general practitioners. Despite this, the associated mortality and morbidity remain high, particularly in South Africa. This is largely ...
  • Appropriate use of colistin in neonates, infants and children : interim guidance 
    Chibabhai, Vindana; Bekker, Adrie; Black, Marianne; Demopoulos, Despina; Dramowski, Angela; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Pillay-Fuentes Lorente, Veshni; Nana, Trusha; Rabie, Helena; Reubenson, Gary; Thomas, Reenu (AOSIS, 2023-12-19)
    No abstract available.
  • Assessment of nutritional status in children with cancer : a narrative review 
    Viani, Karina; Trehan, Amita; Manzoli, Bianca; Schoeman, Judy (Wiley, 2020-06)
    A child's appropriate development stems in large part from proper nutrition. Malnutrition is an adverse prognostic factor in children with cancer, and its prevalence is highly variable. Currently, there is no standardized ...
  • The association of clinical characteristics and tumour markers with image-defined risk factors in the management of neuroblastoma in South Africa 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Esterhuizen, Tonya Marianne; Hendricks, Marc; Poole, Janet; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Du Plessis, Jan; Van Emmenes, Barry; Van Zyl, Anel; Mathews, Elmarie; Kruger, Mariana (Elsevier, 2022-04)
    AIMS : Image-defined risk factors (IDRFs) in neuroblastoma predict surgical complications and management outcomes. As there is a lack of data regarding the association of IDRFs with clinical and pathological factors, this ...
  • Association of prenatal placental function with anthropometry and body composition through 2 years of age in South African infants : the UmbiBaby study 
    Nel, Sanja; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Mulol, Helen; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (Elsevier, 2023-04)
    BACKGROUND : Placental insufficiency negatively impacts fetal growth and body composition (BC), potentially affecting lifelong health. Placental insufficiency, detectable as an abnormal umbilical artery resistance index ...
  • Asthma - is survival good enough? 
    Green, Robin J.; Zar, Heather J.; Bateman, E.D. (South African Medical Association, 2007-03)
    Advances in asthma management, particularly the introduction of controller medication of which inhaled corticosteroids are the most important, has resulted in a steady decline in asthma mortality in most countries. This ...
  • Asthma and sport 
    Risenga, Samuel Malamulele (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2008-06)
    Parents of children with asthma are often worried when their children participate in sport. Many sportspeople who are asthmatic do well at a competitive level. Most people with exercise-induced asthma (EIA) have ...
  • Asthma control - is there a problem? 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2007-03)
    In 1998 the ISAAC study reported a 12 month prevalence of selfreported asthma symptoms ranging from 7.5% to 17%.1 The prevalence of “asthma ever” was 3.3% in this group of children (Figure 1). The International Study of ...
  • Asthma control - practical suggestions for practicing doctors in family practice 
    Green, Robin J.; Masekela, Refiloe; Moodley, Teshni; Kitchin, Omolemo P. (Medpharm Publications, 2008-03)
    Many surveys of asthma care suggest that only 5% of asthmatics are meeting the ‘Goals of asthma management’ as set out in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines. Despite the availability of useful asthma therapies ...
  • Asthma control among adolescents in the inner provinces of South Africa : perception v. reality 
    Olajide-Ibiejugba, Abike O.; Nkosi, Vusumuzi; Rathogwa-Takalani, F.; Shirinde, Joyce; Wichmann, Janine; Green, Robin J.; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (South African Medical Association, 2023-03)
    Proper asthma control can lessen the negative effects of asthma in adolescents, such that they can lead a normal and physically active life. The study aimed to compare self-reported asthma control and actual test scores ...
  • Asthma control – is there a problem? 
    Green, Robin J. (Medpharm Publications, 2006-05)
  • Asthma treatment in children : a pragmatic approach 
    Masekela, Refiloe; Jeevarathnum, A.C.; Kling, S.; Gray, T.C.; Morrison, J.; Vanker, A.; Puterman, A.S.; Rhode, D.; Zollner, E.W.; De Waal, P.; Manjra, Ahmed I.; Levin, M.; Zar, Heather J.; Green, Robin J.; Kritzinger, F.E. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-08)
    BACKGROUND. Asthma is a heterogeneous condition characterised by chronic inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation, with airway reversibility. Management of chronic inflammation with anti-asthma medication ...
  • Atopic dermatitis 
    Sinclair, Werner; Green, Robin J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014-10)
    The articles in this issue of CME reflect the views of a number of individuals who developed the guideline for the management of atopic dermatitis (AD) to improve the outcome of its treatment in South Africa (SA). AD has ...
  • Atopic dermatitis - prevention and education of patients 
    Green, Robin J.; Pentz, Adele (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2014-06)
    Why an article on prevention of atopic dermatitis and education of patients and their families? Well one might consider these two topics the two extremes of management of patients at risk from, or with, the condition. A ...
  • Atopy in asthmatic children attending a tertiary hospital in Pretoria 
    Els, Carla; Boonzaaier, L.; Green, Robin J. (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2010-11)
    RATIONALE: Asthma is said to be an atopic condition and the presence of atopy is regarded as a surrogate marker for determining asthma in a young child with chronic respiratory symptoms. However some local community ...
  • Atopy in HIV-infected children in Pretoria 
    Masekela, Refiloe; Moodley, Teshni; Mahlaba, N.; Wittenberg, Dankwart F.; Becker, Piet J.; Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Green, Robin J. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2009-11)
    INTRODUCTION: The development or aggravation of a pre-existing atopic state in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has not been thoroughly investigated in South Africa. HIV-infected adults have been shown to ...