Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Title

Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Title

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  • Observational clinical study of 22 adult-onset Pompe disease patients undergoing enzyme replacement therapy over 5 years 
    Stepien, Karolina M.; Hendriksz, Christian J.; Roberts, Mark; Sharma, Reena (Elsevier, 2016-01)
    Pompe disease is an autosomal recessive disease resulting from deficiency of the acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). The late-onset Pompe Disease (LOPD) patients develop muscular and respiratory complications later in ...
  • The occupational illnesses of grandparents 
    Green, Robin J.; Green, Dee (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-08)
    While visiting our kids and grandson last year, I had a recurring thought: being a grandparent is not for 'sissies'. My wife and I thought about how grandparenting challenged our health; each day saw some insult to body ...
  • Of hope and realism 
    Wittenberg, Dankwart F. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2011-09)
    No abstract available.
  • OLA-simple : a software-guided HIV-1 drug resistance test for low-resource laboratories 
    Panpradist, Nuttada; BecK, Ingrid A.; Vrana, Justin; Higa, Nikki; McIntyre, David; Ruth, Parker S.; So, Isaac; Kline, Enos C.; Kanthula, Ruth; Wong-On-Wing, Annie; Lim, Jonathan; Ko, Daisy; Milne, Ross; Rossouw, Theresa M.; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Chung, Michael; Jourdain, Gonzague; Ngo-Giang-Huong, Nicole; Laomanit, Laddawan; Soria, Jaime; Lai, James; Klavins, Eric D.; Frenkel, Lisa M.; Lutz, Barry R. (Elsevier, 2019-12)
    BACKGROUND : HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) testing can assist clinicians in selecting treatments. However, high complexity and cost of genotyping assays limit routine testing in settings where HIVDR prevalence has reached ...
  • Optimal paediatric cardiac services in South Africa – what do we need? 
    Hoosen, E.G.M.; Cilliers, A.M.; Hugo-Hamman, C.T.; Brown, S.C.; Harrisberg, J.R.; Takawira, Farirai F.; Govendrageloo, K.; Lawrenson, J.; Hewitson, J. (South African Heart Association, 2010)
    Most children with congenital heart disease have a good outcome if treated appropriately, however the majority of children with heart disease in South Africa do not receive appropriate care. This is related to serious ...
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta 
    Phonela, Sizwe M.H.; Goller, Ruan; Karsas, Maria (South African Orthopaedic Association, 2020-11)
    Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a metabolic bone disorder commonly encountered in orthopaedic practice within the context of a multidisciplinary team. Although relatively rare, it is among the most researched of the ...
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta : an overview 
    Phonela, Sizwe M.H.; Goller, Ruan; Karsas, Maria (MedPharm Publications, 2020-11)
    Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a metabolic bone disorder commonly encountered in orthopaedic practice within the context of a multidisciplinary team. Although relatively rare, it is among the most researched of the skeletal ...
  • Outcome of human immunodeficiency virus–exposed and –infected children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for respiratory failure 
    Kitchin, Omolemo P.; Masekela, Refiloe; Becker, Piet J.; Moodley, Teshni; Risenga, Samuel Malamulele; Green, Robin J. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012)
    Objective: Acute severe pneumonia with respiratory failure in human immunodeficiency virus-infected and -exposed infants carries a high mortality. Pneumocystis jiroveci is one cause, but other organisms have been suggested ...
  • Overall survival for neuroblastoma in South Africa between 2000 and 2014 
    Van Heerden, Jaques; Hendricks, Marc; Geel, Jennifer; Sartorius, Benn; Hadley, G.P.; Du Plessis, Jan; Buchner, Ane; Naidu, Gita; Van Emmenes, Barry; Van Zyl, Anel; Kruger, Mariana (Wiley, 2019-11)
    BACKGROUND : Outcome data for neuroblastoma in sub‐Saharan Africa are minimal, whereas poor outcome is reported in low‐ and middle‐income countries. A multi‐institutional retrospective study across South Africa was undertaken ...
  • An overview of a cohort of South African patients with mitochondrial disorders 
    Smuts, Izelle; Louw, Roan; Du Toit, Hanli; Klopper, Brenda; Mienie, Lodewyk J.; Van der Westhuizen, Francois Hendrikus (Springer, 2010-02)
    Mitochondrial disorders are frequently encountered inherited diseases characterized by unexplained multisystem involvement with a chronic, intermittent, or progressive nature. The objective of this paper is to describe the ...
  • An overview of neutrophil disorders and their diagnosis 
    Van Rooyen, Cathy; Van den Berg, Sylvia; Gouws, Wilmare; Green, Robin J. (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2017-09)
    Neutrophil disorders are commonly encountered in clinical practice. However, these encompass a variety of different conditions with variable presentation, making neutrophil disorders a diagnostic challenge to most clinicians. ...
  • Paediatric chronic kidney disease 
    Van Biljon, I.; Meyers, A.M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015-04)
    Doctors use various guidelines on paediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) for managing their patients according to the availability of resources. As with adolescent and adult patients, CKD in children can also progress ...
  • Paediatric hospitalisations due to COVID-19 during the first SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) variant wave in South Africa : a multicentre observational study 
    Cloete, Jeane; Kruger, Annelet; Masha, Maureen; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Mawela, Dini; Tshukudu, Mphailele; Manyane, Tabea; Komane, Lekwetji; Venter, Marietjie; Jassat, Waasila; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Elsevier, 2022-05)
    BACKGROUND : South Africa reported a notable increase in COVID-19 cases from mid-November, 2021, onwards, starting in Tshwane District, which coincided with the rapid community spread of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B.1.1.529) ...
  • Paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome : what should we look out for in South Africa? 
    Hendricks, C.L. (Candice); Mustafa, Fatima; Green, Robin J.; Pepper, Michael Sean (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-09)
    Despite the mayhem caused by COVID-19, children appear largely to have been spared. The disease in children is also more forgiving than in adults, and most children experience mild symptoms or are asymptomatic. While ...
  • Paediatric spirometry guideline of the South African Thoracic Society : Part 1 
    Masekela, Refiloe; Gray, Deborah; Verwey, Charl; Halkas, A.; Jeena, Prakash M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013-12)
    Spirometry forms an important component in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary diseases in children. In the paediatric setting, there are different challenges in terms of performance and interpretation of good quality ...
  • Panel-based nuclear and mitochondrial next-generation sequencing outcomes of an ethnically diverse pediatric patient cohort with mitochondrial disease 
    Schoonen, Maryke; Smuts, Izelle; Louw, Roan; Elson, Joanna L.; Van Dyk, Etresia; Jonck, Lindi-Maryn; Rodenburg, Richard J.T.; Van der Westhuizen, Francois H. (Elsevier, 2019-05)
    Mitochondrial disease (MD) is a group of rare inherited disorders with clinical heterogeneous phenotypes. Recent advances in next-generation sequencing (NGS) allow for rapid genetic diagnostics in patients who experience ...
  • Parental access to hospitalised children during infectious disease pandemics such as COVID-19 
    Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Pillay, S.; Reubenson, G.; Jeena, P.; Madhi, S.; Mayet, N.T.; Velaphi, S.; McKerrow, N.; Mathivha, L.R.; Makubalo, N.; Green, Robin J.; Gray, G. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-02)
    The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many hospitals severely limiting or denying parents access to their hospitalised children. This article provides guidance for hospital managers, healthcare staff, district-level ...
  • Parental perceptions and practices of emergent literacy development in young children with Down syndrome : the development of intervention guidelines 
    Van Heerden, Cherie; Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha) (South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2008)
    Key findings of emergent literacy research conclude that emergent literacy experiences correlate with later reading success and that emergent literacy intervention for children with special needs is essential. As a ...
  • Patent ductus venosus presenting with cholestatic jaundice in an infant with successful trans-catheter closure using a vascular plug device 
    Chacko, Anith; Kock, Celeste; Joshi, Jayneel A.; Mitchell, Lindi; Ahmad, Samia (Medknow Publications, 2016-07-01)
    Persistent ductus venosus as a cause of cholestatic jaundice is very rare. Treatment varies, but is usually reserved for infants in whom complications develop. We report a 5-week-old female infant with cholestatic jaundice ...
  • Patient empowerment : creating effective partnerships between the patient and the healthcare delivery chain 
    Haus, Matthias (Allergy Society of South Africa, 2017-03)
    The delivery of healthcare has, over the past 2 500 years, been firmly entrenched in the domain of the physician. Since the ‘Father of Medicine’, Hippocrates (470 BC) created his vision for just, moral and ethical ...