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Antibiotic prescribing to inpatients in Limpopo, South Africa: a multicentre point-prevalence survey
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2023 Background Electronic continuous surveillance databases are ideal for monitoring antibiotic use (ABU) in hospitalised patients for antibiotic stewardship programmes (ASP). However, such databases are scarce in low-resource settings.
Tiyani Comfort Mthombeni +3 more
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Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) classified antibiotics into three categories in 2017 – Access, Watch and Reserve (AWaRe) – intending to reduce the consumption of Watch and Reserve antibiotics while increasing the use of Access antibiotics.
Tiyani C. Mthombeni +3 more
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South African Medical Journal, 2023 Background. Phentermine is an internationally recognised amphetamine derivative with significant appetite-suppressing properties. The drug is indicated for the short-term management of obesity, as the long-term (LT) use of phentermine may potentially be
A Fourie +3 more
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Adherence and clinical outcomes of HIV patients switching to a fixed-dose combination regimen
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background: The efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART) is monitored using clinical markers such as viral load (VL) and CD4 counts. Adherence to ART has been associated with viral suppression and improved clinical outcomes. Objectives: To determine the
Geziena E. Kruger-Swanepoel +3 more
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2020 Background: Although childhood cancers are rare, increases in incidence have been observed in recent times. There is a paucity of data on the current incidence of childhood cancers in South Africa. Aim: This study described the epidemiology of childhood
Marianne N. Otoo +3 more
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Antibiotic consumption in the public sector of the Limpopo province, South Africa, 2014–2018
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background: Antibiotic consumption (ABC) surveillance is a critical component of the strategic priority response to the increasing antibiotic resistance threat.
Tiyani C. Mthombeni +3 more
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Maximum potential cost-savings attributable to generic substitution of antipsychotics 2008 to 2013
Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2016 Background: Schizophrenia is a costly illness to treat, especially during a time of escalating medicine inflation costs, putting a large economic strain on patients, their families and the community. Treatment, however, can become more affordable through
D. Husselmann +4 more
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The completeness of adverse drug reaction reports in South Africa: An analysis in VigiBase®
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2023 Background: Spontaneous reporting is regarded as a cornerstone of pharmacovigilance (PV) but presents many limitations, including varying quality and completeness of information, which is essential for causality assessment.
Mafora F. Matlala +2 more
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South African Family Practice, 2016 Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health problem, with increasing global prevalence. Several factors could influence the prognosis of CKD, including comorbid chronic conditions.
W. P. Meuwesen +4 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance in England 2017 to 2021 (ESPAUR Report 2021–22)
Medical Sciences Forum, 2023 The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) chapter reports on bacterial, viral, and fungal AMR trends between 2017 and 2021 in England.
Rebecca Guy +9 more
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