Search Results - "Moosa, Yunus"
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Escape of SARS-CoV-2 501Y.V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma
Published in Nature (London) (06-05-2021)“…SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have arisen independently at multiple locations 1 , 2 and may reduce the efficacy of current vaccines that target the…”
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Prognostic variables and 4-year survival outcomes in CD20 Positive AIDS-Related Lymphoma in the Anti-retroviral treatment era: A Retrospective Review from a Single Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Published in PloS one (01-09-2022)“…Objective To describe 4-year survival outcomes and assess the value of established and additional relevant variables to predict complete response (CR),…”
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Omicron BA.4/BA.5 escape neutralizing immunity elicited by BA.1 infection
Published in Nature communications (10-08-2022)“…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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SARS-CoV-2 prolonged infection during advanced HIV disease evolves extensive immune escape
Published in Cell host & microbe (09-02-2022)“…Characterizing SARS-CoV-2 evolution in specific geographies may help predict properties of the variants that come from these regions. We mapped neutralization…”
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T cell derived HIV-1 is present in the CSF in the face of suppressive antiretroviral therapy
Published in PLoS pathogens (23-09-2021)“…HIV cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) escape, where HIV is suppressed in blood but detectable in CSF, occurs when HIV persists in the CNS despite antiretroviral…”
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A systematic review of hepatic tuberculosis with considerations in human immunodeficiency virus co-infection
Published in BMC infectious diseases (06-05-2015)“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection of the liver, known as hepatic TB, is an extrapulmonary manifestation of TB. Hepatic TB has become more prevalent,…”
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Evolution and neutralization escape of the SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86 subvariant
Published in Nature communications (06-12-2023)“…Omicron BA.2.86 subvariant differs from Omicron BA.2 as well as recently circulating variants by over 30 mutations in the spike protein alone. Here we report…”
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Symbolic and anticipated HIV stigma are associated with mental health and education in South Africa
Published in AIDS care (02-11-2023)“…HIV stigma continues to act as a barrier to HIV care in South Africa, necessitating further research on the intersections of socioeconomic factors and the…”
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Unsuppressed HIV infection impairs T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and abrogates T cell cross-recognition
Published in eLife (26-07-2022)“…In some instances, unsuppressed HIV has been associated with severe COVID-19 disease, but the mechanisms underpinning this susceptibility are still unclear…”
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Early transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: An epidemiological and phylogenetic report
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-02-2021)“…•The early COVID-19 epidemic in South Africa was highly heterogeneous looking at the epidemiological progression between major provinces.•Early transmission in…”
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Clinical and mycological predictors of cryptococcosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Published in AIDS (London) (24-08-2013)“…HIV-infected patients with treated cryptococcal meningitis are at risk for further neurological deterioration after commencing combination antiretroviral…”
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Determinants of health-related quality of life in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, failing first-line treatment in Africa
Published in Health and quality of life outcomes (21-08-2023)“…Abstract Background Antiretroviral treatment improves health related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH). However, one…”
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Resistance Testing for Management of HIV Virologic Failure in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Unblinded Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in Annals of internal medicine (01-12-2021)“…Virologic failure in HIV predicts the development of drug resistance and mortality. Genotypic resistance testing (GRT), which is the standard of care after…”
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Celebrating 21 years and introducing the 21st anniversary issue
Published in Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2021)“…Abstract only…”
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Validation of clinic-based cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay screening in HIV-infected adults in South Africa
Published in Scientific reports (25-02-2019)“…Since rapid cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assays (CrAg LFA) may expedite treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal infections, we sought to validate…”
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Adult antiretroviral therapy guidelines 2017
Published in Southern African journal of HIV medicine (2017)“…These guidelines are intended as an update to those published in the Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine in 2014 and the update on when to initiate…”
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Clinic-based diabetes screening at the time of HIV testing and associations with poor clinical outcomes in South Africa: a cohort study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (10-08-2021)“…HIV clinical care programs in high burden settings are uniquely positioned to facilitate diabetes diagnosis, which is a major challenge. However, in…”
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Hepatitis B prevalence and risk factors among adults living with HIV in South Africa: a clinic-based cohort study
Published in BMC infectious diseases (31-08-2024)“…People living with HIV (PLHIV) may have concurrent Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection, and certain antiretroviral therapies are recommended for HBV-HIV…”
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Clearance of persistent SARS-CoV-2 associates with increased neutralizing antibodies in advanced HIV disease post-ART initiation
Published in Nature communications (15-03-2024)“…SARS-CoV-2 clearance requires adaptive immunity but the contribution of neutralizing antibodies and T cells in different immune states is unclear. Here we ask…”
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Laboratory Reflex and Clinic-Based Point-of-Care Cryptococcal Antigen Screening for Preventing Meningitis and Mortality Among People Living With HIV
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (15-08-2021)“…Cryptococcosis remains a leading cause of meningitis and mortality among people living with HIV (PLHIV) worldwide. We sought to evaluate laboratory-based…”
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