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Evaluation of TBc Identification Immunochromatographic Assay for Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Samples from Broth Cultures by SAID, Halima M, ISMAIL, Nazir, OSMAN, Ayman, VELSMAN, Chrisna, HOOSEN, A. A

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Mycobacterial antigens in pleural fluid mononuclear cells to diagnose pleural tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients by Mustafa, Tehmina, Wergeland, Ida, Baba, Kamaldeen, Pathak, Sharad, Hoosen, Anwar A, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Margarita

“…Abstract Background Extra pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) accounts for approximately one-half of TB cases in HIV-infected individuals with pleural…”
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Next-Generation Ion Torrent Sequencing of Drug Resistance Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by DAUM, Luke T, RODRIGUEZ, John D, WORTHY, Sue A, ISMAIL, Nazir A, OMAR, Shaheed V, DREYER, Andries W, BERNARD FOURIE, P, HOOSEN, Anwar A, CHAMBERS, James P, FISCHER, Gerald W

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Correlation of rpoB Mutations with Minimal Inhibitory Concentration of Rifampin and Rifabutin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an HIV/AIDS Endemic Setting, South Africa by Rukasha, Ivy, Said, Halima M, Omar, Shaheed V, Koornhof, Hendrik, Dreyer, Andries W, Musekiwa, Alfred, Moultrie, Harry, Hoosen, Anwar A, Kaplan, Gilla, Fallows, Dorothy, Ismail, Nazir

“…Treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV co-infections is often complicated by drug-to-drug interactions between anti-mycobacterial and anti-retroviral agents…”
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The use of gastric aspirates as a specimen of choice in pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis on children from 0-11 years by Bulane, A, Hoosen, A

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Adenosine deaminase activity is a sensitive marker for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis in patients with very low CD4 counts by Baba, Kamaldeen, Hoosen, Anwar A, Langeland, Nina, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne M

“…Adenosine Deaminase Activity (ADA) is a commonly used marker for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion. There has been concern about its usefulness in…”
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Use of an immunochromatographic kit for the rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from broth cultures [Technical note] by ISMAIL, N. A, BABA, K, POMBO, D, HOOSEN, A. A

“…In settings of high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, culture confirmation, preferably by liquid culture, is required for the diagnosis of…”
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Molecular Characterization and Second-Line Antituberculosis Drug Resistance Patterns of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from the Northern Region of South Africa by SAID, Halima M, KOCK, Marleen M, ISMAI, Nazir A, MPHAHLELE, Matsie, BABA, Kamaldeen, OMAR, Shaheed V, OSMAN, Ayman G, HOOSEN, Anwar A, EHLERS, Marthie M

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Hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a call for further investigation by Burnett, R. J., François, G., Kew, M. C., Leroux-Roels, G., Meheus, A., Hoosen, A. A., Mphahlele, M. J.

“…: A growing body of evidence indicates that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐positive individuals are more likely to be infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV)…”
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Molecular typing of Treponema pallidum strains from patients with neurosyphilis in Pretoria, South Africa by Molepo, J, Pillay, A, Weber, B, Morse, S A, Hoosen, A A

“…Objective: To evaluate the molecular typing system for Treponema pallidum using cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens obtained from patients with neurosyphilis…”
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Evaluation of the GenoType® MTBDRsl assay for susceptibility testing of second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs by Said, H. M., Kock, M. M., Ismail, N. A., Baba, K., Omar, S. V., Osman, A. G., Hoosen, A. A., Ehlers, M. M.

“…BACKGROUND: The GenoType® MTBDRsl assay is a new rapid assay for the detection of resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the…”
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Clostridium difficile infections in a tertiary hospital: value of surveillance by Lekalakala, M.R, Lewis, E, Hoosen, A.A

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Hospital and community isolates of uropathogens at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by HABTE, T. M, DUBE, S, ISMAIL, N, HOOSEN, A. A

“…To investigate the profile of common uropathogens isolated from urine specimens submitted to the diagnostic microbiology laboratory at a tertiary teaching…”
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Analytical performance of the Roche LightCycler® Mycobacterium Detection Kit for the diagnosis of clinically important mycobacterial species by Omar, Shaheed V, Roth, Andreas, Ismail, Nazir A, Erasmus, Linda, Ehlers, Marthie, Kock, Marleen, Paulse, Nuraan, Said, Halima M, Hoosen, Anwar A, Reischl, Udo

“…The LightCycler® Mycobacterium Detection Kit based on real-time PCR technology for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium and…”
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Comparison between the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method for susceptibility testing of multidrug resistant tuberculosis strains in a high burden setting of South Africa by Said, Halima M, Kock, Marleen M, Ismail, Nazir A, Baba, Kamaldeen, Omar, Shaheed V, Osman, Ayman G, Hoosen, Anwar A, Ehlers, Marthie M

“…The increasing problem of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) [ie resistant to at least isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RIF)] is becoming a global…”
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In vitro activity of tigecycline against clinical isolates of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex in Pretoria, South Africa by Ahmed, Nahid H, Baba, Kamaldeen, Clay, Cornelis, Lekalakala, Ruth, Hoosen, Anwar A

“…The presence of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii raises a big therapeutic challenge in our hospital. Tigecycline, a new glycylcycline with expanded…”
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Aetiological agents of urethritis in symptomatic South African men attending a family practice by Le Roux, M C, Ramoncha, M R, Adam, A, Hoosen, A A

“…The objective was to determine the occurrence of four urethral pathogens in urine specimens from symptomatic men using transcription mediated amplification…”
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A decade of invasive meningococcal disease surveillance in South Africa: 2003-2012 by Meiring, S, Cohen, C, de Gouveia, L, Plessis, M. du, Lengana, S, von Mollendorf, C, Hoosen, A, Kularatne, R, Lekalakala, R, Naby, F, Naicker, P, Reubenson, G, Seetharam, S, Zell, E, von Gottberg, A

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Evaluation of immune responses in HIV infected patients with pleural tuberculosis by the QuantiFERON TB-Gold interferon-gamma assay by Baba, Kamaldeen, Sørnes, Steinar, Hoosen, Anwar A, Lekabe, Jacob M, Mpe, Mathew J, Langeland, Nina, Dyrhol-Riise, Anne M

“…Diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) pleuritis is difficult and better diagnostic tools are needed. New blood based interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) tests are promising,…”
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HPV genotypes in women with squamous intraepithelial lesions and normal cervixes participating in a community-based microbicide study in Pretoria, South Africa by Said, H.M, Ahmed, K, Burnett, R, Allan, B.R, Williamson, A.-L, Hoosen, A.A

“…Abstract Background Little is known regarding the human papillomaviruses (HPV) genotypes prevalent in women in South Africa, a country with a high incidence of…”
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