Impact of point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis on genital tract inflammatory cytokines in a cohort of young South African women
Garrett N, Mtshali A, Osman F, Masson L, McKinnon LR, Singh R, et al. Impact of point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis on genital tract inflammatory cytokines in a cohort [...]
Evaluation of an innovative new method for quantitation of plasma cells on CD138 immunohistochemistry
Gantana E, Mashigo N, Abdullah I, Musekwa E, Lohlun R, Nell EM, et al. Evaluation of an innovative new method for quantitation of plasma cells on CD138 immunohistochemistry. J Clin Pathol. 2021.
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Expanding the clinicopathological spectrum of succinate dehydrogenase-deficient renal cell carcinoma with a focus on variant morphologies: a study of 62 new tumors in 59 patients
Fuchs TL, Maclean F, Turchini J, Vargas AC, Bhattarai S, Agaimy A, et al. Expanding the clinicopathological spectrum of succinate dehydrogenase-deficient renal cell carcinoma with a focus on variant morphologies: a study of 62 new [...]
Population structure, biogeography and transmissibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Prior to Loop Electroexcision Procedure Does Not Prevent Recurrent Cervical High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
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Genomic analysis of antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus spp. reveals novel enterococci strains and the spread of plasmid-borne Tet(M), Tet(L) and Erm(B) genes from chicken litter to agricultural soil in South Africa
Fatoba DO, Amoako DG, Akebe ALK, Ismail A, Essack SY. Genomic analysis of antibiotic-resistant Enterococcus spp. reveals novel enterococci strains and the spread of plasmid-borne Tet(M), Tet(L) and Erm(B) genes from chicken litter to agricultural [...]
PERSEPT 3: A phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the haemostatic efficacy of eptacog beta (recombinant human FVIIa) in perioperative care in subjects with haemophilia A or B with inhibitors
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Verification of a new semi-automated Von Willebrand factor multimers assay
Engelbrecht M, Louw S, Wiggill T. Verification of a new semi-automated Von Willebrand factor multimers assay. Int J Lab Hematol. 2021.
An HIV Vaccine Protective Allele in FCGR2C Associates With Increased Odds of Perinatal HIV Acquisition
Ebonwu J, Lassaunière R, Paximadis M, Goosen M, Strehlau R, Gray GE, et al. An HIV Vaccine Protective Allele in FCGR2C Associates With Increased Odds of Perinatal HIV Acquisition. Front Immunol. 2021;12:760571.
Tracing TB: Are there predictors for active TB disease in patients with Xpert Ultra trace results?
Dowling WB, Whitelaw A, Nel P. Tracing TB: Are there predictors for active TB disease in patients with Xpert Ultra trace results? Int J Infect Dis. 2022;114:115-23.
A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2
Dheda K, Charalambous S, Karat AS, von Delft A, Lalloo UG, van Zyl Smit R, et al. A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) [...]
Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Dhana A, Hamada Y, Kengne AP, Kerkhoff AD, Rangaka MX, Kredo T, et al. Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022;22(4):507-18.
Research priorities for an HIV cure: International AIDS Society Global Scientific Strategy 2021
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In vitro anti-TB properties, in silico target validation, molecular docking and dynamics studies of substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole analogues against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Deb PK, Al-Shar'i NA, Venugopala KN, Pillay M, Borah P. In vitro anti-TB properties, in silico target validation, molecular docking and dynamics studies of substituted 1,2,4-oxadiazole analogues against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. [...]
Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile in South Africa
de Jager P, Smith O, Bolon S, Thomas J, Richards GA. Epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile in South Africa. PLoS One. 2021;16(11):e0259771.
Comparison of Female Genital Tract Cytokine and Microbiota Signatures Induced by Initiation of Intramuscular DMPA and NET-EN Hormonal Contraceptives – a Prospective Cohort Analysis
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Re-decontamination of liquid mycobacterial cultures: Additional Mycobacterium tuberculosis yield in the era of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Cape Town, South Africa
da Costa D, Nel P. Re-decontamination of liquid mycobacterial cultures: Additional Mycobacterium tuberculosis yield in the era of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Cape Town, South Africa. Afr J Lab Med. 2021;10(1):1529.
Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease in tuberculosis-hyperendemic South Africa
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Unexplained hemorrhagic syndrome? Consider acquired hemophilia A or B
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Acquired HIV drug resistance and virologic monitoring in a HIV hyper-endemic setting in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
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HIV-1 drug resistance in adults and adolescents on protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral treatment in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
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COVID-19 health passes: current status and prospects for a global approach
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Assessment of an LSDV-Vectored Vaccine for Heterologous Prime-Boost Immunizations against HIV
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SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has extensive but incomplete escape of Pfizer BNT162b2 elicited neutralization and requires ACE2 for infection
Cele S, Jackson L, Khoury DS, Khan K, Moyo-Gwete T, Tegally H, et al. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron has extensive but incomplete escape of Pfizer BNT162b2 elicited neutralization and requires ACE2 for infection. medRxiv. 2021.