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Distribution and Clonality of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

BMC Microbiology, 2021
Background Studies have shown that drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa (SA) is clonal and is caused mostly by transmission. Identifying transmission chains is important in controlling DR-TB.
Halima Said, John Ratabane, Linda Erasmus, Yasmin Gardee, Shaheed Omar, Andries Dreyer, Farzana Ismail, Zaheda Bhyat, Tiisetso Lebaka, Minty van der Meulen, Thabisile Gwala, Adeboye Adelekan, Karidia Diallo, Nazir Ismail   +13 more
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Evaluation of the Copan eSwab®, a liquid-based microbiology transport system, for the preservation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae at different temperatures

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Aims and objectives: To evaluate the survival duration of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from male urethral discharge specimens collected using the Copan eSwab® liquid-based microbiology transport system, at both ambient and refrigerator temperatures.
Lindy Gumede, Frans Radebe, Duduzile Nhlapo, Venessa Maseko, Tendesayi Kufa-Chakezha   +4 more
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A Model of Noncommunicable Diseases Determinants in Iran; a Qualitative Study [PDF]

, 2016
Aims: Non-communicable diseases have become an emerging pandemic globally with disproportionately higher rates in developing countries. This study aimed to design a representative model of non-communicable diseases determinants in Iran according to the ...
Akbari, H., Masoodi Asl, I., Motaghi, M., Riahi, L.   +3 more
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Antemortem diagnosis of human rabies: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Antemortem diagnosis of rabies is challenging, and usually, more than one test modality is needed to confirm the diagnosis. No effective treatment exists so far, and the Milwaukee Protocol is debatable.
Wael Goravey, Ahmed Husain, Gawahir A. Ali, Muna A. Al Maslamani, Hisham Ziglam   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review on Travel Medicine Practice to Control Transmission of Communicable Diseases [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The number of international travelers is estimated at 900 million per year and is projected to reach 1.6 billion per year in 2020. Travel medicine is devoted to the health of travelers who visit foreign countries.
Bachtiar, A. (Adang ), Sudirman, H. (Herpani)   +1 more
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Benchmarking insecticide resistance intensity bioassays for Anopheles malaria vector species against resistance phenotypes of known epidemiological significance

Parasites & Vectors, 2017
Background Insecticide use via indoor residual spraying (IRS) or treated nets is the primary method for controlling malaria vector populations. The incidence of insecticide resistance in vector populations is burgeoning globally making resistance ...
Nelius Venter, Shȕné V. Oliver, Mbanga Muleba, Craig Davies, Richard H. Hunt, Lizette L. Koekemoer, Maureen Coetzee, Basil D. Brooke   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of interventions by healthcare professionals to improve management of non-communicable diseases and communicable diseases requiring long-term care in adults who are homeless [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: Identify, describe and appraise trials of interventions delivered by healthcare professionals to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and communicable diseases that require long-term care or treatment (LT-CDs), excluding mental health and ...
Esiovwa, Regina, Gibson, Lauren, Hanlon, Peter, Lowrie, Richard, Mair, Frances S., Williamson, Andrea E., Yeoman, Lynsey   +6 more
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The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies.

, 2013
The General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda.
Alex Karabarinde, Anatoli Kamali, Biraro, Biraro, Biraro, Brown, Campbell, Carpenter, Carpenter, Conrad, Cristina Pomilla, De Wit, Dermot Maher, Elizabeth H Young, Gale, Georgina Murphy, Gershim Asiki, Hall, Hill, Ivan Kasamba, Jakobsson, Janet Seeley, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Kaleebu, Kaleebu, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kasamba, Kasamba, Kasamba, Kazooba, Kengeya-Kayondo, Kengeya-Kayondo, Kengeya-Kayondo, Laban Waswa, Lewis, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Manjinder S Sandhu, Mbualaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, McCarthy, McCreesh, McCreesh, McCreesh, Mulder, Mulder, Mulder, Mulder, Nabaitu, Nakibinge, Nakiyingi, Nalweyiso, Nalwoga, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Rebecca N Nsubuga, Robinson, Sam Biraro, Scholten, Scholten, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Senkaali, Shafer, Shafer, Shafer, Slaymaker, Spielman, Stranger, Uganda Ministry of Health and ICF International 2012, Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST), Wagner, Whitworth, Whitworth, Whitworth, World Health Organization, Yirrell, Yirrell, Yirrell   +100 more
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The need for an integrated approach for chronic disease research and care in Africa [PDF]

, 2016
With the changing distribution of infectious diseases, and an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases, low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa, will need to expand their health care capacities to effectively respond to ...
Barr, A L, Young, E H, Smeeth, L., Newton, Robert, Seeley, J, Ripullone, K., Hird, T. R, Thornton, J. R. M., Nyirenda, M. J., Kapiga, S., Adebamowo, C. A., Amoah, A. G., Wareham, N., Rotimi, C. N. Rotimi, Levitt, N. S., Ramaiya, K., Hennig, B. J., Mbanya, J. C., Tollman, S., Motala, A. A., Kaleebu, P., Sandhu, M. S.   +21 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source