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The South African Response to the Pandemic by Abdool Karim, Salim S

“…South Africa’s early interventions have delayed the peak of Covid-19 cases. The author describes the eight stages of the national response and ongoing…”
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HIV-1 Epidemic Control — Insights from Test-and-Treat Trials by Abdool Karim, Salim S

“…Debate ensued when mathematical models 1 predicted that universal testing and treatment could achieve epidemic control within a few years in a high-burden…”
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Addressing Vaccine Inequity — Covid-19 Vaccines as a Global Public Good by Hunter, David J, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Baden, Lindsey R, Farrar, Jeremy J, Hamel, Mary Beth, Longo, Dan L, Morrissey, Stephen, Rubin, Eric J

“…The editors of the Journal note that although the rapid development of Covid-19 vaccines would appear to be a landmark success in global health mobilization,…”
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Time to Stop Using Ineffective Covid-19 Drugs by Abdool Karim, Salim S., Devnarain, Nikita

“…In practicing evidence-based medicine, physicians use the best evidence currently available on safety and efficacy in making decisions on treatment choices for…”
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Clinical Trials of Broadly Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention: A Review by Mahomed, Sharana, Garrett, Nigel, Baxter, Cheryl, Abdool Karim, Quarraisha, Abdool Karim, Salim S

“…Abstract Passive immunization with broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) is a promising approach to reduce the 1.7 million annual human immunodeficiency…”
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Clinical severity of COVID-19 in patients admitted to hospital during the omicron wave in South Africa: a retrospective observational study by Jassat, Waasila, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Mudara, Caroline, Welch, Richard, Ozougwu, Lovelyn, Groome, Michelle J, Govender, Nevashan, von Gottberg, Anne, Wolter, Nicole, Wolmarans, Milani, Rousseau, Petro, Blumberg, Lucille, Cohen, Cheryl

“…Up to the end of January, 2022, South Africa has had four recognisable COVID-19 pandemic waves, each predominantly dominated by one variant of concern: the…”
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Omicron BA.4/BA.5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA.1 infection by Khan, Khadija, Karim, Farina, Ganga, Yashica, Bernstein, Mallory, Jule, Zesuliwe, Reedoy, Kajal, Cele, Sandile, Lustig, Gila, Amoako, Daniel, Wolter, Nicole, Samsunder, Natasha, Sivro, Aida, San, James Emmanuel, Giandhari, Jennifer, Tegally, Houriiyah, Pillay, Sureshnee, Naidoo, Yeshnee, Mazibuko, Matilda, Miya, Yoliswa, Ngcobo, Nokuthula, Manickchund, Nithendra, Magula, Nombulelo, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, von Gottberg, Anne, Abdool Karim, Salim S., Hanekom, Willem, Gosnell, Bernadett I., Lessells, Richard J., de Oliveira, Tulio, Moosa, Mahomed-Yunus S., Sigal, Alex

“…SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages, first detected in South Africa, have changes relative to Omicron BA.1 including substitutions in the…”
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Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: a new chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic by Karim, Salim S Abdool, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool

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Vaginal bacteria modify HIV tenofovir microbicide efficacy in African women by Klatt, Nichole R., Cheu, Ryan, Birse, Kenzie, Zevin, Alexander S., Perner, Michelle, Noël-Romas, Laura, Grobler, Anneke, Westmacott, Garrett, Xie, Irene Y., Butler, Jennifer, Mansoor, Leila, McKinnon, Lyle R., Passmore, Jo-Ann S., Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, Karim, Salim S. Abdool, Burgener, Adam D.

“…Antiretroviral-based strategies for HIV prevention have shown inconsistent results in women. We investigated whether vaginal microbiota modulated tenofovir gel…”
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New SARS-CoV-2 Variants — Clinical, Public Health, and Vaccine Implications by Abdool Karim, Salim S, de Oliveira, Tulio

“…The emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 variants B.1.1.7 (VOC-202012/01), 501Y.V2 (B.1.351), and P.1 (B.1.1.28.1) has aroused many concerns, including worsening…”
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HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response by Karim, Salim S Abdool, Prof, Churchyard, Gavin J, MBChB, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, PhD, Lawn, Stephen D, MD

“…Summary One of the greatest challenges facing post-apartheid South Africa is the control of the concomitant HIV and tuberculosis epidemics. HIV continues to…”
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Health in South Africa: changes and challenges since 2009 by Mayosi, Bongani M, Prof, Lawn, Joy E, MRCP Paeds, van Niekerk, Ashley, PhD, Bradshaw, Debbie, DPhil, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Prof, Coovadia, Hoosen M, Prof

“…Summary Since the 2009 Lancet Health in South Africa Series, important changes have occurred in the country, resulting in an increase in life expectancy to 60…”
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Genital Inflammation and the Risk of HIV Acquisition in Women by Masson, Lindi, Passmore, Jo-Ann S., Liebenberg, Lenine J., Werner, Lise, Baxter, Cheryl, Arnold, Kelly B., Wiliamson, Carolyn, Little, Francesca, Mansoor, Leila E., Naranbhai, Vivek, Lauffenburger, Douglas A., Ronacher, Katharina, Walzi, Gerhard, Garrett, Nigel J., Williams, Brent L., Couto-Rodriguez, Mara, Hornig, Mady, Lipkin, W. Ian, Grobler, Anneke, Karim, Quarraisha Abdool, Karim, Salim S. Abdool

“…Background. Women in Africa, especially young women, have very high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence rates that cannot be fully explained by…”
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Appropriate names for COVID-19 variants by Abdool Karim, Salim S, de Oliveira, Tulio, Loots, Glaudina

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Viral escape from HIV-1 neutralizing antibodies drives increased plasma neutralization breadth through sequential recognition of multiple epitopes and immunotypes by Wibmer, Constantinos Kurt, Bhiman, Jinal N, Gray, Elin S, Tumba, Nancy, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Williamson, Carolyn, Morris, Lynn, Moore, Penny L

“…Identifying the targets of broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV-1 and understanding how these antibodies develop remain important goals in the quest to…”
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COVID-19 in Africa: Catalyzing change for sustainable development by Abdool Karim, Salim S, Kelemu, Segenet, Baxter, Cheryl

“…Salim Abdool Karim, Segenet Kelemu and Cheryl Baxter discuss COVID-19 impacts and adaptations in Africa…”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women by Abdool Karim, Quarraisha, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Frohlich, Janet A, Grobler, Anneke C, Baxter, Cheryl, Mansoor, Leila E, Kharsany, Ayesha B.M, Sibeko, Sengeziwe, Mlisana, Koleka P, Omar, Zaheen, Gengiah, Tanuja N, Maarschalk, Silvia, Arulappan, Natasha, Mlotshwa, Mukelisiwe, Morris, Lynn, Taylor, Douglas

“…The Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 004 trial assessed the effectiveness and safety of a 1% vaginal gel formulation of…”
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Defeating AIDS—advancing global health by Piot, Peter, Prof, Abdool Karim, Salim S, PhD, Hecht, Robert, PhD, Legido-Quigley, Helena, PhD, Buse, Kent, PhD, Stover, John, MA, Resch, Stephen, PhD, Ryckman, Theresa, BA, Møgedal, Sigrun, MD, Dybul, Mark, MD, Goosby, Eric, MD, Watts, Charlotte, PhD, Kilonzo, Nduku, PhD, McManus, Joanne, Sidibé, Michel, MSc

“…Thanks to considerable resources, leadership, community mobilisation, and innovation, enormous gains have been made in controlling the HIV epidemic, saving…”
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Criminalisation of transmission of SARS-CoV-2: A potential challenge to controlling the outbreak in South Africa by Abdool Karim, S

“…In March 2020, two cases of attempted murder were opened against people who had tested positive for COVID-19 and had not remained in quarantine. Criminal law…”
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Integration of Antiretroviral Therapy with Tuberculosis Treatment by Abdool Karim, Quarraisha, Abdool Karim, Salim S, Naidoo, Kogieleum, Naidoo, Anushka, Grobler, Anneke, Padayatchi, Nesri, Baxter, Cheryl, Gray, Andrew L, Gengiah, Tanuja, Gengiah, Santhanalakshmi, Jithoo, Niraksha, Nair, Gonasagrie, El-Sadr, Wafaa M, Friedland, Gerald

“…In this study from South Africa, earlier initiation of antiretroviral therapy in patients with newly diagnosed HIV infection and TB was associated with higher…”
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