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The African Network for Improved Diagnostics, Epidemiology and Management of common infectious Agents
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Targeting Fc effector function in vaccine design
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Applications of machine learning in the chemical pathology laboratory
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Impact of HIV infection on overall survival among women with stage IV breast cancer in South Africa
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Screening for Mycobacteria in Whole-Slide Images of Tissue Samples
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 in South Africa – implications for the control of transmission
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A case report on a rare cause of bowel ischaemia in penetrating trauma
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A review of the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 artemisinin resistance mutations in Africa
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Genotype, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Virulence of Clinical South African Cryptococcus neoformans Strains from National Surveillance, 2005-2009
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The cost impact of unselective vs selective MammaPrint testing in early-stage breast cancer in Southern Africa
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Structurally modified compounds of hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir and tetrahydrocannabinol against main protease of SARS-CoV-2, a possible hope for COVID-19: Docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies
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