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Neurodevelopmental Impairment at 1 Year of Age in Infants With Previous Invasive Group B Streptococcal Sepsis and Meningitis by Nakwa, Firdose L., Lala, Sanjay G., Madhi, Shabir A., Dangor, Ziyaad

“…BACKGROUND:Invasive group B streptococcal (GBS) disease causes considerable morbidity and mortality in young infants, and 18% of GBS-meningitis survivors have…”
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Long-term impact of serious neonatal bacterial infections on neurodevelopment by Thomas, Reenu, Bijlsma, Merijn W, Gonçalves, Bronner P, Nakwa, Firdose L, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Heath, Paul T

“…Neonatal bacterial infections have long been recognized as an important cause of acute morbidity and mortality, but long-term neurodevelopmental consequences…”
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Worldwide success of CPAP in the delivery room – Still a work in progress by Liley, Helen G., Hooper, Stuart B., Nakwa, Firdose L.

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Unraveling Specific Causes of Neonatal Mortality Using Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling: An Observational Study by Madhi, Shabir A, Pathirana, Jayani, Baillie, Vicky, Izu, Alane, Bassat, Quique, Blau, Dianna M, Breiman, Robert F, Hale, Martin, Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi, Martines, Roosecelis B, Nakwa, Firdose L, Nzenze, Susan, Ordi, Jaume, Raghunathan, Pratima L, Ritter, Jana M, Solomon, Fatima, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Wadula, Jeannette, Zaki, Sherif R, Chawana, Richard

“…Postmortem minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS) is a potential alternative to the gold standard complete diagnostic autopsy for identifying specific…”
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High Prevalence of Candida auris Colonization during Protracted Neonatal Unit Outbreak, South Africa by Shuping, Liliwe, Maphanga, Tsidiso G, Naicker, Serisha D, Mpembe, Ruth, Ngoma, Nqobile, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Nakwa, Firdose, Wadula, Jeannette, Jaglal, Prenika, Govender, Nelesh P

“…One third of patients were colonized by Candida auris during a point-prevalence survey in a neonatal unit during an outbreak in South Africa. The sensitivity…”
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Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Lopinavir/Ritonavir Oral Solution in Preterm and Term Infants Starting Before 3 Months of Age by Bekker, Adrie, Yang, Jincheng, Wang, Jiajia, Cotton, Mark F, Cababasay, Mae, Wiesner, Lubbe, Moye, Jack, Browning, Renee, Nakwa, Firdose L, Rabie, Helena, Violari, Avy, Mirochnick, Mark, Cressey, Tim R, Capparelli, Edmund V

“…Study of liquid lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) in young infants has been limited by concerns for its safety in neonates. International Maternal Pediatric…”
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Burden of invasive group B Streptococcus disease and early neurological sequelae in South African infants by Dangor, Ziyaad, Lala, Sanjay G, Cutland, Clare L, Koen, Anthonet, Jose, Lisa, Nakwa, Firdose, Ramdin, Tanusha, Fredericks, Joy, Wadula, Jeannette, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal sepsis and meningitis. We aimed to evaluate the burden of invasive early-onset (0-6 days of life,…”
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Impact of age on antimicrobial prescriptions in hospitalized children at three academic centres in South Africa: a point prevalence survey by Pillay, Ashendri, Chetty, Terusha, Moore, David P, Waggie, Zainab, Nakwa, Firdose L, van Kwawegen, Alison, Thomas, Reenu, Karsas, Maria, Cloete, Jeané, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Reddy, Tarylee, Archary, Moherndran, Goga, Ameena, Jeena, Prakash

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat in children, and the emergence of multi-drug-resistant organisms is of concern. This secondary analysis of an…”
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Surveillance for incidence and etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis in Soweto, South Africa by Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Westercamp, Matthew, Moleleki, Malefu, Pondo, Tracy, Dangor, Ziyaad, Wolter, Nicole, von Gottberg, Anne, Shang, Nong, Demirjian, Alicia, Winchell, Jonas M, Diaz, Maureen H, Nakwa, Firdose, Okudo, Grace, Wadula, Jeannette, Cutland, Clare, Schrag, Stephanie J, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Globally, over 400,000 neonatal deaths in 2015 were attributed to sepsis, however, the incidence and etiologies of these infections are largely unknown in…”
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Neurological and growth outcomes in South African children with congenital cytomegalovirus: A cohort study by Pathirana, Jayani, Texeira, Leanne, Munian, Hannah, Nakwa, Firdose, Mayet, Ismail, Maposa, Innocent, Groome, Michelle J, Boppana, Suresh, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Objectives To assess neurological sequelae and growth in the first 12 months of life in a cohort of congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) infected infants compared…”
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Candida auris Clinical Isolates Associated with Outbreak in Neonatal Unit of Tertiary Academic Hospital, South Africa by Kekana, Dikeledi, Naicker, Serisha D, Shuping, Liliwe, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Nakwa, Firdose L, Wadula, Jeannette, Govender, Nelesh P

“…Candida auris was first detected at a university-affiliated hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2009. We used whole-genome sequencing to describe the…”
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The association between early-onset sepsis and neonatal encephalopathy by Car, Kathleen P., Nakwa, Firdose, Solomon, Fatima, Velaphi, Sithembiso C., Tann, Cally J., Izu, Alane, Lala, Sanjay G., Madhi, Shabir A., Dangor, Ziyaad

“…Objective We evaluated the association between early-onset sepsis and neonatal encephalopathy in a low-middle-income setting. Methods We undertook a…”
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Corrigendum to “2023 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From the Basic Life Support; Advanced Life Support; Pediatric Life Support; Neonatal Life Support; Education, Implementation, and Teams; and First Aid Task Forces” [Resuscitation 195 (2024) 109992] by Berg, Katherine M., Bray, Janet E., Ng, Kee-Chong, Liley, Helen G., Greif, Robert, Carlson, Jestin N., Morley, Peter T., Drennan, Ian R., Smyth, Michael, Cheng, Adam, Djärv, Therese, Berry, David C., Bhanji, Farhan, Bierens, Joost, Bradley, Richard N., Cassan, Pascal, Chang, Wei-Tien, Charlton, Nathan P., Phil Chung, Sung, Considine, Julie, Costa-Nobre, Daniela T., Couper, Keith, Dainty, Katie N., Dassanayake, Vihara, Davis, Peter G., Deakin, Charles D., Eastwood, Kathryn, Fabres, Jorge G., Fijacko, Nino, Finn, Judith C., Flores, Gustavo E., Folke, Fredrik, Goolsby, Craig A., Granfeldt, Asger, Guerguerian, Anne-Marie, Guinsburg, Ruth, Hatanaka, Tetsuo, Hirsch, Karen G., Holmberg, Mathias J., Hosono, Shigeharu, Hsieh, Ming-Ju, Hsu, Cindy H., Ikeyama, Takanari, Isayama, Tetsuya, Johnson, Nicholas J., Daripa Kawakami, Mandira, Kim, Han-Suk, Kleinman, Monica E., Kloeck, David A., Ko, Ying-Chih, Kudenchuk, Peter, Kule, Amy, Kurosawa, Hiroshi, Lagina, Anthony T., Lauridsen, Kasper G., Lavonas, Eric J., Lin, Yiqun, Lockey, Andrew S., Macneil, Finlay, John Madar, R., Masterson, Siobhan, McKinlay, Christopher J.D., Meyran, Daniel, Monnelly, Vix, Nadkarni, Vinay, Nakwa, Firdose L., Neumar, Robert W., Nishiyama, Chika, Nuthall, Gabrielle A., Olasveengen, Theresa M., Gene Ong, Yong-Kwang, Orkin, Aaron M., Parr, Michael J., Patocka, Catherine, Perkins, Gavin D., Raitt, James, Ramachandran, Shalini, Ramaswamy, Viraraghavan V., Raymond, Tia T., Reynolds, Joshua C., Ristagno, Giuseppe, Roehr, Charles C., Rüdiger, Mario, Sawyer, Taylor L., Schexnayder, Steve M., Schmölzer, Georg M., Semeraro, Federico, Singletary, Eunice M., Skrifvars, Markus B., Soar, Jasmeet, Stassen, Willem, Sugiura, Takahiro, Tijssen, Janice A., Topjian, Alexis A., Trevisanuto, Daniele, Yang, Chih-Wei, Yeung, Joyce, Zelop, Carolyn M., Zideman, David A., Nolan, Jerry P.

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Clinical Characteristics and Histopathology of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Deaths in African Children by Mabena, Fikile C., Baillie, Vicky L., Hale, Martin J., Thwala, Bukiwe N., Mthembu, Nonhlanhla, Els, Toyah, Serafin, Natali, du Plessis, Jeanine, Swart, Peter, Velaphi, Sithembiso C., Petersen, Karen L., Wadula, Jeannette, Govender, Nelesh P., Verwey, Charl, Moore, David P., Moosa, Fatima Y., Nakwa, Firdose L., Maroane, Basetsana V., Okudo, Grace, Mabaso, Theodore M., Dangor, Ziyaad, Nunes, Marta C., Madhi, Shabir A.

“…BACKGROUNDGlobally, very few childhood deaths have been attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We evaluated clinical, microbiologic and postmortem…”
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A multicentre neonatal interventional randomised controlled trial of nebulized surfactant for preterm infants with respiratory distress: Neo-INSPIRe trial protocol by Lategan, Ilse, Durand, David, Harrison, Michael, Nakwa, Firdose, Van Wyk, Lizelle, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Horn, Alan, Kali, Gugu, Soll, Roger, Ehret, Danielle, Zar, Heather, Tooke, Lloyd

“…Respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Less invasive methods of surfactant administration, along…”
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Improving Neonatal Survival Through Preventing Infections in Resource-Constrained Environment: A Quality Improvement Project by Velaphi, Sithembiso, Yee, Daiva, Dabhelia, Mohammed, Nakwa, Firdose, Thomas, Reenu, Van Kwawegen, Alison, Mkhabele, Mahlori, Wadula, Jeannette, Jaglal, Prenika, Motswaledi, Nini, Nzanza, Vuyiswa, Nkobeli, Nkobo, Maswabi, Hloni, Dikgang, Saul, Paruk, Azra, Goff, Debra, Bancroft, Elizabeth, Mehtar, Shaheen, Park, Benjamin J.

“…Background: A recent study using minimally invasive tissue sampling at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (CHBAH), a public tertiary-care hospital in…”
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Antibiotic and antifungal use in paediatric departments at three academic hospitals in South Africa by Moore, David P., Chetty, Terusha, Pillay, Ashendri, Karsas, Maria, Cloete, Jeané, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Reddy, Tarylee, Archary, Moherndran, van Kwawegen, Alison, Thomas, Reenu, Nakwa, Firdose L., Waggie, Zainab, Magrath, Stephanie, Goga, Ameena, Jeena, Prakash

“…•Antimicrobial prescribing to hospitalised children in South Africa is under-studied.•We prospectively audited antimicrobial use in three South African…”
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Abacavir dosing in neonates from birth to 3 months of life: a population pharmacokinetic modelling and simulation study by Bekker, Adrie, Capparelli, Edmund V, Violari, Avy, Cotton, Mark F, Cababasay, Mae, Wang, Jiajia, Mathiba, Ruth, Wiesner, Lubbe, Wiznia, Andrew, Samson, Pearl, Browning, Renee, Moye, Jack, Nakwa, Firdose L, Decloedt, Eric, Rabie, Helena, Mirochnick, Mark, Cressey, Tim R

“…No evidence-based optimal dosing guidance is available for abacavir liquid formulation use from birth. We used abacavir pharmacokinetic data from neonates and…”
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A comparison of weight gain between HIV exposed uninfected and HIV unexposed uninfected infants who received KMC at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital by Mapatha, Leshata Abigail, Nakwa, Firdose Lambey, Mokhachane, Mantoa

“…Introduction Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has been associated with improved growth in low birthweight infants and reduction in hypothermia, hypoglycaemia,…”
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Prediction of Retinopathy of Prematurity Using the WINROP (Weight, IGF-1, Neonatal Retinopathy of Prematurity) Algorithm in a South African Population by Kesting, Samantha Jane, Nakwa, Firdose Lambey

“…This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the WINROP (Weight, IGF-1, Neonatal Retinopathy of Prematurity) screening algorithm in a South African population. A…”
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