Search Results - "Goedhals, Dominique"
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Comorbidities in SARS-CoV-2 Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published in mBio (09-02-2021)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has rapidly spread across the globe at unprecedented speed and is showing no signs of slowing…”
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Sixteen novel lineages of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa
Published in Nature medicine (01-03-2021)“…The first severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in South Africa was identified on 5 March 2020, and by 26 March the country…”
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Sindbis Virus Antibody Seroprevalence in Central Plateau Populations, South Africa
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-10-2022)“…We report a higher percentage of Sindbis virus-specific IgG in serum from patients attending a rheumatology clinic (18.8%) compared with healthy residents…”
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Long-lived CD8+ T cell responses following Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus infection
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (19-12-2017)“…Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a member of the Orthonairovirus genus of the Nairoviridae family and is associated with haemorrhagic fever in…”
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Whole genome molecular analysis of respiratory syncytial virus pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Free State province, South Africa
Published in Virus research (01-09-2024)“…•The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions to the prevalence and spread of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory viral infections…”
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Corrigendum to “Whole genome molecular analysis of respiratory syncytial virus pre and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Free State province, South Africa” [Virus Research, Volume 347, September 2024, 199421]
Published in Virus research (01-11-2024)“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most predominant viral pathogen worldwide in children with lower respiratory tract infections. The coronavirus disease…”
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Seroepidemiologic Survey of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Selected Risk Groups, South Africa
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-07-2018)“…Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is endemic in South Africa, but whether mild undiagnosed cases occur is unclear. In a seroepidemiologic survey,…”
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A systematic review of hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine escape mutations in Africa: A call for urgent action
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-08-2018)“…International sustainable development goals for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030 highlight the pressing need to optimize…”
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Hepatitis B virus seroepidemiology data for Africa: Modelling intervention strategies based on a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in PLoS medicine (01-04-2020)“…International Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection set ambitious targets for 2030. In African populations,…”
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Human MAIT cells respond to and suppress HIV-1
Published in eLife (24-12-2021)“…Human MAIT cells sit at the interface between innate and adaptive immunity, are polyfunctional and are capable of killing pathogen infected cells via…”
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A decontamination strategy for resolving SARS-CoV-2 amplicon contamination in a next-generation sequencing laboratory
Published in Archives of virology (01-04-2022)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) amplicon contamination was discovered due to next-generation sequencing (NGS) reads mapping…”
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Moderate Levels of Pre-Treatment HIV-1 Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Detected in the First South African National Survey
Published in PloS one (01-12-2016)“…In order to assess the level of transmitted and/or pre-treatment antiretroviral drug resistance to HIV-1, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that…”
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Persistence of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus RNA
Published in Emerging infectious diseases (01-02-2020)“…Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) causes severe disease with fatalities. Awareness of potential sources of infection is important to reduce risk to…”
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Steady-state pharmacokinetics of lamivudine in end-stage kidney failure persons with detectable and undetectable HIV-1 RNA in peritoneal dialysis effluent
Published in European journal of medical research (18-07-2024)“…Renally adjusted lamivudine dosages are effective. However, some of the kidney failure patients managed with lamivudine-containing regimens are failing to…”
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Modelling cost-effectiveness of tenofovir for prevention of mother to child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in South Africa
Published in BMC public health (26-06-2019)“…International sustainable development goals for the elimination of viral hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030 highlight the need to optimize strategies…”
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High seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in the Free State province of South Africa
Published in Southern African journal of infectious diseases (2024)“…The seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in South Africa is limited. We investigated anti-HEV IgM and IgG, in residual hepatitis A, B, and C negative…”
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Maintenance of Functional CD57+ Cytolytic CD4+ T Cells in HIV+ Elite Controllers
Published in Frontiers in immunology (2019)“…Cytolytic CD4+ T cells play a prominent role in chronic viral infection. CD4+ CTLs clones specific for HIV-1 Nef and Gag are capable of killing HIV-1 infected…”
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PhyloPi: An affordable, purpose built phylogenetic pipeline for the HIV drug resistance testing facility
Published in PloS one (05-03-2019)“…Phylogenetic analysis plays a crucial role in quality control in the HIV drug resistance testing laboratory. If previous patient sequence data is available…”
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Mapping the drivers of within-host pathogen evolution using massive data sets
Published in Nature communications (09-07-2019)“…Differences among hosts, resulting from genetic variation in the immune system or heterogeneity in drug treatment, can impact within-host pathogen evolution…”
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Contamination with HIV antibody may be responsible for false positive results in specimens tested on automated platforms running HIV 4th generation assays in a region of high HIV prevalence
Published in PloS one (31-07-2017)“…In South Africa where the prevalence of HIV infection is very high, 4th generation HIV antibody/p24 antigen combo immunoassays are the tests of choice for…”
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