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Research Articles (Paediatrics and Child Health): Recent submissions

  • Cerebral palsy and its medicolegal implications in low-resource settings – the need to establish causality and revise criteria to implicate intrapartum hypoxia : a narrative review 
    Bhorat, I.; Buchmann, E.; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Nicolaou, E.; Pistorius, L.; Smuts, Izelle; Velaphi, S. (South African Medical Association, 2023-07)
    The objective of this study was to establish scientific causality and to devise criteria to implicate intrapartum hypoxia in cerebral palsy (CP) in low-resource settings, where there is potential for an increase in damaging ...
  • Clinical, biochemical, and genetic spectrum of MADD in a South African cohort : an ICGNMD study 
    Bisschoff, Michelle; Smuts, Izelle; Dercksen, Marli; Schoonen, Maryke; Vorster, Barend C.; Van der Watt, George; Spencer, Careni; Naidu, Kireshnee; Henning, Franclo; Meldau, Surita; McFarland, Robert; Taylor, Robert W.; Patel, Krutik; Fassad, Mahmoud R.; Vandrovcova, Jana; Wanders, Ronald J.A.; Van der Westhuizen, Francois H. (BMC, 2024-01)
    BACKGROUND : Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD) is an autosomal recessive disorder resulting from pathogenic variants in three distinct genes, with most of the variants occurring in the electron transfer ...
  • A novel screening tool to predict severe acute malnutrition through automated monitoring of weight-for-age growth curves 
    Nel, Sanja; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Nel, Andre L.; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (Wiley Open Access, 2022-07)
    Weight‐for‐age (WFA) growth faltering often precedes severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children, yet it is often missed during routine growth monitoring. Automated interpretation of WFA growth within electronic ...
  • 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 ...
  • The global retinoblastoma outcome study : a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries 
    Alia, Donjeta B.; Tandili, Alketa; Paiva, Luisa; Wime, Amelia D.C.; Chantada, Guillermo L.; Fandiño, Adriana C.; Sgroi, Mariana; Chantada, Guillermo L.; Papyan, Ruzanna; Tamamyan, Gevorg; Camuglia, Jayne E.; Clark, Antony; Lam, Geoffrey C.; Elder, James E.; McKenzie, John D.; Staffieri, Sandra E.; Jones, Michael M.; Manudhane, Rebecca; Sia, David; Ritter-Sovinz, Petra; Schwab, Christoph; Balayeva, Ruhengiz; Khan, Zohora; Nuruddin, Murtuza; Roy, Soma R.; Rashid, Riffat; Sultana, Sadia; Islamia, Ispahani; Shakoor, Shawkat A.; Naumenko, Larisa; Zhilyaeva, Katsiaryna; Bartoszek, Paulina; Brichard, Benedicte G.; De Potter, Patrick; Alfa Bio, Amadou I.; Salas, Beatriz; Suarez, Maria Estela Coleoni; Mbumba, Freddy B.; Bonanomi, Maria Teresa B.C.; Macedo, Carla R. Donato; Grigorovski, Nathalia D.A.K.; Mattosinho, Clarissa C.D.S.; Teixeira, Luiz F.; Oscar, Alexander H.; Veleva-Krasteva, Nevyana V.; Bouda, Gabrielle C.; Kabore, Rolande L.; Philbert, Remezo; Evina, Ted Grimbert A.; Nkumbe, Henry E.; Kamsang, Pius; Muyen, Okwen M.; Dimaras, Helen; Mallipatna, Ashwin; Hamel, Patrick; Superstein, Rosanne; Paton, Katherine E.; Strahlendorf, Caron; Kosh Komba Palet, Jess Elio; Tyau-Tyau, Harba; Cavieres, Isabel; Lopez, Juan P.; Oporto, Joaquin; Ossandon, Diego; Chen, Wensi; Xiang, Daoman; Du, Yi; Li, Kaijun; Ji, Xunda; Tang, Jing; Li, Cairui; Xu, Bing; Qian, Jiang; Xue, Kang; Sun, Xiantao; Wang, Yi-Zhuo; Zhang, Yi; Wu, Si-qi; Xiao, Yishuang; Yang, Huasheng; Ye, Huijing; Polania, Rodrigo A.; Berete, Rokia C.; Couitchere, Line; Peric, Sanja; Alemany-Rubio, Ernesto; Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Liudmira; Autrata, Rudolf; Kepak, Tomas; Pochop, Pavel; Svojgr, Karel; Gregersen, Pernille A.; Urbak, Steen F.; Montero, Margarita M.; Budiongo, Aleine; Yanga, Jenny M.; Kabesha Amani, Theophile B.; Lukamba, Robert M.; Numbi, Marcel N.; Jara, Doris A. Calle; Chafla, Edwin G. Villacis; Sanchez, Gissela L.; Abouelnaga, Sherif; Afifi, Mahmoud A.; Elhaddad, Alaa M.; Ali, Amany M.; Elzembely, M.; Said, Azza M.A.; Ziko, Othman A.O.; Fuentes-Alabi, Soad L.; Goenz, Marco A.; Eerme, Katrin; Klett, Artur; Hordofa, Diriba F.; Mengesha, Aemero A.; Sherief, Sadik T.; Kivela, Tero T.; Nummi, Kalle; Cassoux, Nathalie; Desjardins, Laurence; Obono-Obiang, Ghislaine; Kardava, Tamar; Khotenashvili, Zaza; Bechrakis, Nikolaos E.; Biewald, Eva M.; Schluter, Sabrina; Ketteler, Petra; Amankwaa-Frempong, Doreen; Essuman, Vera A.; Paintsil, Vivian; Renner, Lorna A.; Alejos, Amanda; Giron, Ana V.; Carreras, Yvania Alfonso; Fu, Ligia D.; Maldonado, Carlos; Wong, Emily S.; Yam, Jason C.; Csoka, Monika; Maka, Erika; Aggarwal, Priyanka; Gupta, Vineeta; Bhaduri, Anirban; Bhattacharyya, Arpita; Das, Anirban; Chawla, Bhavna; Das, Pranab; Das, Sima; Gupta, Himika; Gupta, Sanjiv; Verma, Nishant; Kaliki, Swathi; Khetan, Vikas; Maitra, Puja; Mahajan, Amita; Menon, Vikas; Mishra, Divyansh K.C.; Palanivelu, Mahesh Shanmugam; Ramanjulu, Rajesh; Mudaliar, Sangeeta S.; Gopinathan Nair, Akshay; Natarajan, Sundaram; Nair, Akshay Gopinathan; Seth, Rachna; Singh, Usha; Bhat, Sunil; Dudeja, Gagan; Tripathy, Devjyoti; Akib, Indonesia Marliyanti N.R.; Amiruddin, Primawita O.; Kuntorini, Mayasari W.; Armytasari, Inggar; Supriyadi, Eddy; Sutyawan, I. Wayan Eka; Yuliawati, Putu; Lutfi, Delfitri; Soebagjo, Hendrian D.; Rahman, Ardizal; Sitorus, Rita S.; Victor, Andi A.; Tehuteru, Edi S.; Widiarti, Widiarti; Nency, Yetty M.; Faranoush, Mohammad; Mehrvar, Azim; Tashvighi, Maryam; Sedaghat, Ahad; Ghassemi, Fariba; Khodabande, Alireza; Abdulqader, Rula A.; Al-Shaheen, Athar A.S.M.; Al Ani, Mouroge H.; Haydar, Huda; Al-Badri, Safaa A.F.; Al-Jadiry, Mazin F.; Sabhan, Ahmed H.; Al-Jumaily, Usama; Al-Mafrachi, Ali A.R.M.; Al-Shammary, Entissar H.; Al-Janabi, Allawi N. Hussein; Qadir, Ali O.; Capra, Michael; Blum, Sharon; Gomel, Nir; Fabian, Ido Didi; Goldberg, Hila; Kapelushnik, Noa; Madgar, Shiran; Vishnevskia-Dai, Victoria; Frenkel, Shahar; Pe’er, Jacob; Gorfine, Malka; Refaeli, David; Steinberg, David M.; Lavy, Yotam; Toledano, Helen; Caspi, Shani; De Francesco, Sonia; Hadjistilianou, Theodora; Ida, Russo; Valente, Paola; Midena, Edoardo; Midena, Edoardo; Parrozzani, Raffaele; Cowan-Lyn, Kristin E.; Vaughan, Leon O.; Suzuki, Shigenobu; Mohammad, Mona T.; Yousef, Yacoub A.; Manzhuova, Lyazat; Atsiaya, Rose; Matende, Ibrahim O.; Begimkulova, Ainura S.; Makimbetov, Emil K.; Keomisy, Jonny; Sayalith, Phayvanh; Valeina, Sandra; Viksnins, Maris; Al-Haddad, Christiane E.; Saab, Raya H.; Alsawidi, Khalifa M.; Elbahi, Amal M.; Krivaitiene, Dalia; Tateshi, Bekim; Randrianarisoa, Hoby Lalaina; Raobela, Lea; Msukwa, Gerald; Nyirenda, Chinsisi; Hamzah, Norhafizah; Teh, Kok Hoi; Sylla, Fatoumata; Traore, Fousseyni; Sidi cheikh, Sidi; Zein, Ekhtelbenina; Perez, Graciela Gonzalez; Orozco, Alma Janeth Sanchez; Ortega-Hernández, Miriam; Ramirez-Ortiz, Marco A.; Chuluunbat, Tsengelmaa; Abdallah, Elhassan; Benmiloud, Sarra; El Kettani, Asmaa; Hessissen, Laila; Almeida, Argentino A.; Limbu, Ben; Rajkarnikar, Purnima; Saiju, Rohit; Moll, Annette C.; Van Hoefen Wijsard, Milo; Cockcroft, Ruellyn L.; Ng, Yvonne; Dodgshun, Andrew J.; Calderon-Sotelo, Patricia; Abdullahi, Shehu U.; Hassan, Sadiq; Umar, Ali B.; Abdulrahaman, Aminatu A.; Wali, Amina H.; Ademola-Popoola, Dupe S.; Adio, Adedayo; Aghaji, Ada E.; Ezegwui, Ifeoma R.; Akinsete, Adeseye; Musa, Kareem O.; Fasina, Oluyemi; Ibanga, Affiong; Nkanga, Elizabeth D.; Mustapha, Tajudeen; Ribadu, Dahiru; Hummelen, Marlies; Ahmad, Alia; Mushtaq, Asma; Qayyum, Seema; Chaudhry, Shabana; Fadoo, Zehra; Jeeva, Irfan; Masud, Sidra; Hamid, Syed A.; Zia, Nida; Hassan, Shadab; Siddiqui, Sorath Noorani; Khaqan, Hussain A.; Quintero D, Karina; Yee, Roberto I.; Jairaj, Vivekaraj; Cano, Miriam R.; Fernandez, Delia D.P.G.; Coronado, Rosdali Y. Díaz; Lopez, Arturo M. Zapata; Garcia, Juan L.; Ponce, Jimena; Pacheco, Henry N. Garcia; Morales, Claudia R. Pascual; Anchaya, Jacqueline Karina Vasquez; Leiva, Fanny F. Tarrillo; Alcasabas, Ana Patricia A.; Mercado, Gary John V.; Cieslik, Krzysztof; Hautz, Wojciech; Rogowska, Anna; Castela, Guilherme; Silva, Sonia; Jo, Dong Hyun; Kim, Jeong Hun; Comsa, Codruta; Dragomir, Monica D.; Neroev, Vladimir; Saakyan, Svetlana; Polyakov, Vladimir; Ushakova, Tatiana L.; Yarovaya, Vera A.; Yarovoy, Andrey A.; Theophile, Tuyisabe; Al Mesfer, Saleh; Maktabi, Azza; Al-Dahmash, Saad A.; Alkatan, Hind M.; Moreira, Claude; Roth, Paule Aida Ndoye; Ilic, Vesna R.; Nikitovic, Marina; Latinovic, Slobodanka; Quah, BoonLong; Tan, Deborah; Hederova, Stanislava; Husakova, Kristina; Groznik, Alenka Lavric; Pompe, Manca Tekavcic; Davidson, Alan; Du Bruyn, Magritha; Du Plessis, Johannes; Stones, David K.; Geel, Jennifer A.; Myezo, Khumo H.; Kruger, Mariana; Mayet, Ismail; Naidu, Gita; Naidu, Natasha; Mustak, Hamzah; Reynders, David; Wetter, Julie; Portabella, Silvia Alarcon; Martin-Begue, Nieves; Dod, Charlotte Wolley; Balaguer, Julia; Barranco, Honorio; Catala-Mora, Jaume; Chantada, Guillermo L.; Llano, Maria G. Correa; Fernandez-Teijeiro, Ana; Aldana, David Garcia; Calvo, Jesus Peralta; Pacheco, Sonsoles San Roman; Gunasekera, D. Sanjeeva; Elhassan, Moawia M.A.; Mohamedani, Ahmed A.; All-Eriksson, Charlotta; Bartuma, Katarina; Popovic, Maja Beck; Munier, Francis L.; Liu, Chun-Hsiu; Chiwanga, Faraja S.; Kyara, Alice; Mndeme, Furahini G.; Msina, Mchikirwa S.; Scanlan, Trish A.; Atchaneeyasakul, La-ongsri; Buaboonnam, Jassada; Dangboon, Wantanee; Singha, Penny; Hongeng, Suradej; Kulvichit, Kittisak; Rojanaporn, Duangnate; Surukrattanaskul, Supawan; Wangtiraumnuay, Nutsuchar; Wiwatwongwana, Atchareeya; Wiwatwongwana, Damrong; Wongwai, Phanthipha; Sharma, Manoj K.; Guedenon, Koffi M.; Bouguila, Hedi; Atalay, Hatice T.; Hasanreisoglu, Murat; Gündüz, Ahmet K.; Kebudi, Rejin; Kiratli, Hayyam; Ko~, Irem; Tuncer, Samuray; Unal, Emel; Kalinaki, Abubakar; Matua, Marchelo; Waddell, Keith; Musika, Anne A.; Ssali, Grace; Al Harby, Lamis; Reddy, M. Ashwin; Astbury, Nicholas J.; Bascaran, Covadonga; Bowman, Richard; Burton, Matthew J.; Fabian, Ido Didi; Foster, Allen; Zondervan, Marcia; Bowman, Richard; Sagoo, Mandeep S.; Bobrova, Nadia; Sorochynska, Tetyana; Lysytsia, Lesia; Castillo, Luis; Afshar, Armin R.; Berry, Jesse L.; Kim, Jonathan W.; Randhawa, Jasmeen K.; Binkley, Elaine; Boldt, H.C.; Larson, Scott A.; Brennan, Rachel C.; Chandramohan, Arthika; Stacey, Andrew W.; Corson, Timothy W.; Plager, David A.; Davanzo, Jacquelyn M.; Singh, Arun D.; Demirci, Hakan; Ericksen, Connor; Magrath, George N.; Gold, Aaron S.; Murray, Timothy G.; Gonzalez, Efren; Shah, Ankoor S.; Hansen, Eric D.; Hartnett, M. Elizabeth; Harbour, William; Hubbard, G. Baker; Uner, Ogul E.; Laurenti, Kelly D.; Mets, Marilyn B.; Leverant, Amy A.; Ramasubramanian, Aparna; Luna-Fineman, Sandra; Miller, Audra; Skalet, Alison H.; Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi; Hassan, Muhammad; Oliver, Scott C .; Shields, Carol L.; Yaghy, Antonio; Stahl, Erin D.; Wilson, Matthew W.; Villegas, Victor M.; Islamov, Ziyavuddin; Usmanov, Rustam H.; Graells, Jaime; Romero, Livia; Pham, Chau T.M.; Trang, Doan L.; Al-Hussaini, Hamoud H.Y.; Thawaba, Abdullah Dahan M.; Muma, Kangwa I.M.; Nyaywa, Mutale (Elsevier, 2022-08-23)
    BACKGROUND : Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer worldwide. There is some evidence to suggest that major differences exist in treatment outcomes for children with retinoblastoma from different regions, but ...
  • Effectiveness of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in health-care workers in South Africa (the Sisonke study) : results from a single-arm, open-label, phase 3B, implementation study 
    Bekker, Linda-Gail; Garrett, Nigel; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Fairall, Lara; Reddy, Tarylee; Yende-Zuma, Nonhlanhla; Kassanjee, Reshma; Collie, Shirley; Sanne, Ian; Boulle, Andrew; Seocharan, Ishen; Engelbrecht, Imke; Davies, Mary-Ann; Champion, Jared; Chen, Tommy; Bennett, Sarah; Mametja, Selaelo; Semenya, Mabatlo; Moultrie, Harry; De Oliveira, Tulio; Lessells, Richard John; Cohen, Cheryl; Jassat, Waasila; Groome, Michelle; Von Gottberg, Anne; Le Roux, Engelbert; Khuto, Kentse; Barouch, Dan; Mahomed, Hassan; Wolmarans, Milani; Rousseau, Petro; Bradshaw, Debbie; Mulder, Michelle; Opie, Jessica; Louw, Vernon; Jacobson, Barry; Rowji, Pradeep; Peter, Jonny G.; Takalani, Azwi; Odhiambo, Jackline; Mayat, Fatima; Takuva, Simbarashe; Corey, Lawrence; Gray, Glenda E.; Sisonke Protocol Team; Sisonke Study Team (Elsevier, 2022-03-19)
    BACKGROUND : We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a single dose of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in health-care workers in South Africa during two waves of the South African COVID-19 epidemic. METHODS : ...
  • Malignant extracranial germ cell tumours : a first national report by the South African Children's Cancer Study Group 
    Hendricks, Marc; Cois, Annibale; Geel, Jennifer; Du Plessis, Johan; Bassingthwaighte, Mairi; Naidu, Gita; Rowe, Biance; Buchner, Ane; Omar, Fareed E.; Thomas, Karla; Uys, Ronelle; Van Zyl, Anel; Van Heerden, Jaques; Mahlachana, Ngoakoana; Vermeulen, Johani; Davidson, Alan; Frazier, A. Lindsay; Donald, Kirsty; Kruger, Mariana (Wiley, 2022-05)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine the overall survival (OS) and prognostic factors influencing outcomes in children and adolescents with malignant extracranial germ cell tumours (MEGCTs) in preparation for the development of a ...
  • A systematic review of quality and consistency of clinical practice guidelines on the primary prevention of food allergy and atopic dermatitis 
    Tham, Elizabeth Huiwen; Leung, Agnes Sze Yin; Yamamoto-Hanada, Kiwako; Dahdah, Lamia; Trikamjee, Thulja; Warad, Vrushali Vijay; Norris, Matthew; Navarrete, Elsy; Levina, Daria; Samuel, Miny; Van Niekerk, Andre; Martinez, Santiago; Ellis, Anne K.; Bielory, Leonard; Van Bever, Hugo; Wallace, Dana; Chu, Derek K.; Munblit, Daniel; Tang, Mimi L.K.; Sublett, James; Wong, Gary Wing Kin (Elsevier, 2023-04)
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS : With an increasing number of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) addressing primary prevention of food allergy and atopic dermatitis, it is timely to undertake a comprehensive assessment of the quality ...
  • Early childhood growth parameters in South African children with exposure to maternal HIV infection and placental insufficiency 
    Nyofane, Mothusi; Hoffman, Marinel; Mulol, Helen; Botha, Tanita; Vannevel, Valerie; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (MDPI, 2022-12-09)
    Maternal HIV exposure and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) due to placental insufficiency both carry major risks to early child growth. We compared the growth outcomes of children aged 18 months who had abnormal ...
  • Immune and metabolic alterations in children with perinatal HIV exposure 
    Du Toit, Louise de Villiers; Prinsloo, Andrea; Steel, Helen C.; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Louw, Roan; Rossouw, Theresa (MDPI, 2023-02)
    With the global rollout of mother-to-child prevention programs for women living with HIV, vertical transmission has been all but eliminated in many countries. However, the number of children who are exposed in utero to HIV ...
  • Intervention in mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in 3 provinces in South Africa using a quality improvement approach : protocol for a mixed method Type 2 hybrid evaluation 
    Chetty, Terusha; Singh, Yages; Odendaal, Willem; Mianda, Solange; Abdelatif, Nada A.; Manda, S.O.M. (Samuel); Schneider, Helen; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim (JMIR Publications Inc., 2023)
    BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic undermined gains in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in South Africa. The Mphatlalatsane Initiative is a health system intervention to reduce mortality and morbidity in women and ...
  • 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 ...
  • Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's, maternal and child health services in Tshwane District, South Africa 
    Kruger, Annelet; Letebele-Hartell, Manei; Tshukudu, Mphailele; Moshime-Shabangu, Mpho; Manyane, Tabea; Van der Westhuizen, Maria; Mlangeni, Mary; Phoshoko, Setlola; Makau, Rebecca; Mfolo, Vivian; Masha, Maureen; Ramokolo, Vundli; Botha, Tanita; Feucht, Ute Dagmar (Health Systems Trust, 2022-12)
    BACKGROUND : The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted healthcare service delivery globally. The aim of this study was to assess effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the uptake of routine healthcare services related to maternal, ...
  • Neonatal presentation of a child with Liddle syndrome, South Africa 
    Steyn, Nicolene; Chale-Matsau, Bettina; Abera, Aron B.; Van Biljon, Gertruida; Pillay, Tahir S. (AOSIS, 2023-04-14)
    INTRODUCTION : Liddle syndrome is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder usually arising from single mutations of the genes that encode for the alpha, beta and gamma epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) subunits. This leads ...
  • Cotrimoxazole guidelines for infants who are HIV-exposed but uninfected : a call for a public health and ethics approach to the evidence 
    Daniels, Brodie; Kuhn, Louise; Spooner, Elizabeth; Mulol, Helen; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Feucht, Ute Dagmar; Essack, Sabiha Y.; Coutsoudis, Anna (Elsevier, 2022-08)
    WHO first recommended cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for all infants who are HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) in 2000, given the ability of this treatment to prevent mortality from pneumocystis pneumonia in adults living with ...
  • 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) ...
  • Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections during periods of delta and omicron predominance, South Africa 
    Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Bekker, Linda‑Gail; Garrett, N.; Reddy, Tarylee; Yende-Zuma, Nonhlanhla; Fairall, Lara; Moultrie, Harry; Takalani, Azwidihwi; Trivella, Valentina; Faesen, Mark; Bailey, Veronique C.; Seocharan, Ishen; Gray, Glenda E. (Elsevier, 2022-07)
    No abstract available.
  • Decreased severity of disease during the first global Omicron variant COVID-19 outbreak in a large hospital in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Abdullah, Fareed; Myers, J.; Basu, Debashis; Tintinger, Gregory; Ueckermann, Veronica; Mathebula, M.; Ramlall, R.; Spoor, S.; De Villiers, T.; Van der Walt, Z.; Cloete, Jeane; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Rheeder, Paul; Paruk, Fathima; Engelbrecht, Adel; Lalloo, Vidya; Myburg, M.; Kistan, J.; Van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, Wesley G.; Boswell, Michael T.; Gray, G.; Welch, R.; Blumberg, Lucille Hellen; Jassat, W. (Elsevier, 2022-03)
    INTRODUCTION : The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is a global pandemic that is threatening the health and wellbeing of people worldwide. To date there have been more ...
  • Health facility users’ knowledge, perceptions, and practices about infant feeding in the context of option B+ in South Africa 
    Nsibande, Duduzile; Magasana, Vuyolwethu; Zembe, Wanga; Kindra, Gurpreet; Mogashoa, Mary; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Ramokolo, Vundli (BMC, 2022-12-20)
    BACKGROUND : HIV and sub-optimal infant feeding practices remain important threats to child growth, development, and survival in low- and middle-income countries. To our knowledge, few studies have explored health service ...
  • Allergic reactions to the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine in South Africa 
    Peter, Jonny; Day, Cascia; Takuva, Simbarashe G.; Takalani, Azwidihwi; Engelbrecht, Imke; Garrett, N.; Goga, Ameena Ebrahim; Louw, Vernon; Opie, Jessica; Jacobson, Barry; Sanne, Ian; Gail-Bekker, Linda; Gray, Glenda (Elsevier, 2022-02)
    BACKGROUND : The Janssen-Ad26.COV2.S vaccine is authorized for use in several countries, with more than 30 million doses administered. Mild and severe allergic adverse events following immunization (AEFI) have been ...