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Challenges and clinical relevance of molecular detection of Bordetella pertussis in South Africa

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background We assessed the utility of a multi-target, real-time PCR assay for Bordetella pertussis detection and diagnosis in patients with severe respiratory illness (SRI), influenza-like illness (ILI), and asymptomatic controls.
Fahima Moosa, Mignon du Plessis, Nicole Wolter, Maimuna Carrim, Cheryl Cohen, Claire von Mollendorf, Sibongile Walaza, Stefano Tempia, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Anne von Gottberg   +10 more
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Draft genome sequence of a meningitic isolate of Cronobacter sakazakii clonal complex 4, strain 8399 [PDF]

, 2013
The Cronobacter sakazakii clonal lineage defined as clonal complex 4 (CC4), composed of nine sequence types, is associated with severe cases of neonatal meningitis. To date, only closely related C.
Block, C, Dickins, B, Farbos, A, Forsythe, S, Hariri, S, Masood, N, McNally, A, Moore, K, Paszckiewicz, K   +8 more
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Impact of a mass vaccination campaign against a meningitis epidemic in a refugee camp. [PDF]

, 1996
Serogroup A meningococcus epidemics occurred in refugee populations in Zaire in August 1994. The paper analyses the public health impact of a mass vaccination campaign implemented in a large refugee camp.
Blok, L, Boelaert, M, Haelterman, E, Henkens, M, Suetens, C, Toole, M J   +5 more
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The economic burden of RSV-associated illness in children aged < 5 years, South Africa 2011–2016

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Data on the economic burden of RSV-associated illness will inform decisions on the programmatic implementation of maternal vaccines and monoclonal antibodies.
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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Herpes Simplex virus meningitis in children in South East of Caspian Sea, Iran [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a member of Herpesviridae and a leading cause of human viral diseases. Meningitis occurs as a complication of HSV-1 or HSV-2 primary infection.
Azadfar, S., Cheraghali, F., Javid, N., Moradi, A., Tabarraei, A.   +4 more
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Genetic Features of a Representative Panel of 110 Meningococcal B Isolates to Assess the Efficacy of Meningococcal B Vaccines

mSphere, 2022
Predictions of vaccine efficacy against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B (NmB) disease are hindered by antigenic variability, limiting the representativeness of individual NmB isolates.
Alessandro Muzzi, Margherita Bodini, Nadav Topaz, Vega Masignani, Kumaran Vadivelu, Henju Marjuki, Xin Wang, Laura Serino, Duccio Medini   +8 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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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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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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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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