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inPractice: a practical nursing package for clinical decisions [PDF]

, 2005
This paper examines the recent development of a computer-assisted learning program-in Practice-at the School of Health Science, in the University of Wales Swansea. The project, which began in 2001, was developed in close collaboration with The Meningitis
Cavanna, Annlouise, Corbett, Beverley, Ip, Barry   +2 more
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Starting ART following cryptococcal meningitis:The optimal time has yet to be defined

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2013
Ever since the public sector rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2004, the question of the optimal time to start ART following diagnosis of an opportunistic infection has aroused controversy among South African HIV clinicians and researchers.
T A Bicanic, J N Jarvis, A Loyse, T S Harrison   +3 more
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The burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa, 2011 to 2016

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to protect the very young infant against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated illness are effective for limited time periods.
Jocelyn Moyes, Stefano Tempia, Sibongile Walaza, Meredith L. McMorrow, Florette Treurnicht, Nicole Wolter, Anne von Gottberg, Kathleen Kahn, Adam L. Cohen, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Cheryl Cohen   +11 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-infected patients: a longitudinal study in Cambodia. [PDF]

, 2010
To describe the frequency of diagnosis of cryptococcosis among HIV-infected patients in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at programme entry, to investigate associated risk factors, and to determine the incidence of cryptococcal ...
Amornkul, Antinori, Chariyalertsak, Chhin, Darras-Joly, Dromer, French, Havlir, Heyderman, Jarvis, Jongwutiwes, Kong, Lortholary, Louie, Madec, Manosuthi, Micol, Mirza, Moosa, Pichith, Powderly, Senya, Singh, Sorvillo, Sungkanuparph   +24 more
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Methods for rapid diagnosis of meningitis etiology in adults

Biomarkers in Medicine, 2020
Infectious meningitis can be caused by viral, bacterial or fungal pathogens. Despite widely available treatments, many types of infectious meningitis are still associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Victoria Poplin, D. Boulware, N. Bahr
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A cross-sectional study measuring contact patterns using diaries in an urban and a rural community in South Africa, 2018

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Describing contact patterns is crucial to understanding infectious disease transmission dynamics and guiding targeted transmission mitigation interventions. Data on contact patterns in Africa, especially South Africa, are limited.
Jackie Kleynhans, Stefano Tempia, Meredith L. McMorrow, Anne von Gottberg, Neil A. Martinson, Kathleen Kahn, Jocelyn Moyes, Thulisa Mkhencele, Limakatso Lebina, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Floidy Wafawanaka, Azwifarwi Mathunjwa, Cheryl Cohen, the PHIRST group   +13 more
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Artificial Intelligence in Differential Diagnostics of Meningitis: A Nationwide Study

Diagnostics, 2021
Differential diagnosis between bacterial and viral meningitis is crucial. In our study, to differentiate bacterial vs. viral meningitis, three machine learning (ML) algorithms (multiple logistic regression (MLR), random forest (RF), and naïve-Bayes (NB))
Alexios-Fotios A. Mentis, Irene Garcia, Juan Jiménez, Maria Paparoupa, Athanasia Xirogianni, Anastasia Papandreou, Georgina Tzanakaki   +6 more
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From the microbiome to the central nervous system, an update on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis in childhood [version 1; referees: 3 approved] [PDF]

, 2017
In the past century, advances in antibiotics and vaccination have dramatically altered the incidence and clinical outcomes of bacterial meningitis. We review the shifting epidemiology of meningitis in children, including after the implementation of ...
Janowski, Andrew B, Newland, Jason G
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Changing Epidemiology of Bacterial Meningitis Since Introduction of Conjugate Vaccines: 3 Decades of National Meningitis Surveillance in The Netherlands

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The epidemiology of acute bacterial meningitis has changed substantially since the introduction of conjugate vaccines. Methods We analyzed nationwide surveillance data of all cerebrospinal fluid isolates received by the Netherlands Reference ...
D. Koelman, Merel N. van Kassel, M. Bijlsma, M. Brouwer, D. van de Beek, A. van der Ende   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rapidly shifting immunologic landscape and severity of SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron era in South Africa

Nature Communications, 2023
Emergence of the Omicron BA.1/2 SARS-CoV-2 subvariants led to a wave of infection South Africa. Here, the authors use serological data from a prospective household study to characterise infection rates in the context of diverse immune histories following
Kaiyuan Sun, Stefano Tempia, Jackie Kleynhans, Anne von Gottberg, Meredith L. McMorrow, Nicole Wolter, Jinal N. Bhiman, Jocelyn Moyes, Maimuna Carrim, Neil A. Martinson, Kathleen Kahn, Limakatso Lebina, Jacques D. du Toit, Thulisa Mkhencele, Cécile Viboud, Cheryl Cohen, the PHIRST-C group   +16 more
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