Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Subject "Infant"

Browsing Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health) by Subject "Infant"

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  • Evaluation of intussusception after oral monovalent rotavirus vaccination in South Africa 
    Groome, Michelle J.; Tat, Jacqueline E.; Arnold, Marion; Chitnis, Milind; Cox, Sharon; De Vos, Corne; Kirsten, Mari; Le Grange, Susanna M.; Loveland, Jerome; Machaea, Sello; Maharaj, Ashwini; Andrews, Nick; Madhi, Shabir A.; Parashar, Umesh D. (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020-04)
    BACKGROUND: Postlicensure studies have shown an association between rotavirus vaccination and intussusception. We assessed the risk of intussusception associated with Rotarix (RV1) administration, at 6 and 14 weeks of ...
  • Moving towards elimination : findings from the South Africa prevention of mother to child transmission evaluation (SAPMTCTE) 
    Kuhn, Louise; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (BioMed Central, 2019-09-16)
    It is remarkable that we find ourselves at a point in history where we can seriously consider the possibility of virtual elimination of mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT). Effective antiretroviral strategies, ...
  • Neonatal tetanus associated with skin infection 
    Maharaj, M.; Dungwa, Norman (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-09)
    A 1-week-old infant was brought to a regional hospital with a history of recurrent seizures following lower abdominal septic skin infection. She was found to have neonatal tetanus, and a spatula test was positive. The ...
  • Neonatal, infant and child health in South Africa : reflecting on the past towards a better future 
    Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Zar, Heather J.; Vanker, A.; Wiysonge, C.S.; McKerrow, N.; Wright, Caradee Yael; Loveday, M.; Odendaal, Willem A.; Ramokolo, Vundli; Ramraj, Trisha; Bamford, Lesley; Green, Robin J.; Pillay, Yogan; Nannan, N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-11)
    Although the neonatal mortality rate in South Africa (SA) has remained stagnant at 12 deaths per 1 000 live births, the infant and under-5 mortality rates have significantly declined since peaking in 2003. Policy changes ...
  • Uptake of care and treatment amongst a national cohort of HIV positive infants diagnosed at primary care level, South Africa 
    Mathivha, Elelwani; Olorunju, Steve; Jackson, Debra; Dinh, Thu-Ha; Du Plessis, Nicolette Marie; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (BioMed Central, 2019-09-16)
    BACKGROUND : Loss to follow-up after a positive infant HIV diagnosis negates the potential benefits of robust policies recommending immediate triple antiretroviral therapy initiation in HIV positive infants. Whilst the ...