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Frequency, kinetics and determinants of viable SARS-CoV-2 in bioaerosols from ambulatory COVID-19 patients infected with the Beta, Delta or Omicron variants by Jaumdally, S., Tomasicchio, M., Pooran, A., Esmail, A., Kotze, A., Meier, S., Wilson, L., Oelofse, S., van der Merwe, C., Roomaney, A., Davids, M., Suliman, T., Joseph, R., Perumal, T., Scott, A., Shaw, M., Preiser, W., Williamson, C., Goga, A., Mayne, E., Gray, G., Moore, P., Sigal, A., Limberis, J., Metcalfe, J., Dheda, K.

“…Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 aerosol remains contentious. Importantly, whether cough or breath-generated bioaerosols can harbor viable and replicating…”
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COVID-19 in Africa by Quaglio, G.L., Preiser, W., Putoto, G.

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Stability and inactivation of SARS coronavirus by RABENAU, H. F, CINATL, J, MORGENSTERN, B, BAUER, G, PREISER, W, DOERR, H. W

“…The SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a newly emerged, highly pathogenic agent that caused over 8,000 human infections with nearly 800 deaths between November…”
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The epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant women in the Western Cape, South Africa by Andersson, M.I, Maponga, T.G, Ijaz, S, Barnes, J, Theron, G.B, Meredith, S.A, Preiser, W, Tedder, R.S

“…Highlights • HIV-infected pregnant women have evidence of HBV escape compared to uninfected women. • One in six HBV-infected pregnant women is HBeAg…”
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Racial differences in seroprevalence of HAV and HEV in blood donors in the Western Cape, South Africa: a clue to the predominant HEV genotype? by LOPES, T., CABLE, R., PISTORIUS, C., MAPONGA, T., IJAZ, S., PREISER, W., TEDDER, R., ANDERSSON, M. I.

“…Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a major cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. This infection causes major water-borne outbreaks in low- and middle-income…”
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The role of serological testing in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak by Mayne, E S, Scott, L, Semete, B, Julsing, A, Jugwanth, S, Mampeule, N, David, A, Gededzha, M P, Goga, A, Hardie, D, Preiser, W, Chetty, K, Rees, H, Sanne, I, Mlisana, K, George, J A, Stevens, W

“…Antibody tests for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV2, have been developed both as rapid diagnostic assays and for high-throughput formal serology platforms…”
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Pooling Strategies to Reduce the Cost of HIV-1 RNA Load Monitoring in a Resource-Limited Setting by van Zyl, G.U., Preiser, W., Potschka, S., Lundershausen, A.T., Haubrich, R., Smith, D.

“…Background. Quantitative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA load testing surpasses CD4 cell count and clinical monitoring in detecting antiretroviral…”
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Fatal microcystin intoxication in haemodialysis unit in Caruaru, Brazil by Pouria, Shideh, de Andrade, A, Barbosa, J, Cavalcanti, RL, Barreto, VTS, Ward, CJ, Preiser, W, Poon, Grace K, Neild, GH, Codd, GA

“…After a drought in February, 1996, all 126 patients in a haemodialysis unit in Caruaru, north-east Brazil, developed signs and symptoms of acute neurotoxicity…”
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Evaluating a minipool strategy to screen for virologic failure and antiretroviral drug resistance by Newman, H.M, van Zyl, G, Preiser, W, Breunig, L

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Diversity of novel arenaviruses in South Africa by Ithete, N.L, Matthee, S, Bastos, A, Medger, K, Preiser, W

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A position statement and practical guide to the use of particulate filtering facepiece respirators (N95, FFP2, or equivalent) for South African health workers exposed to respiratory pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2 by Dheda, K, Charalambous, S, Karat, A S, von Delft, A, Lalloo, U G, van Zyl Smit, R, Perumal, R, Allwood, B W, Esmail, A, Wong, M L, Duse, A G, Richards, G, Feldman, C, Mer, M, Nyamande, K, Lalla, U, Koegelenberg, C F N, Venter, F, Dawood, H, Adams, S, Ntusi, N A B, van der Westhuizen, H-M, Moosa, M-Y S, Martinson, N A, Moultrie, H, Nel, J, Hausler, H, Preiser, W, Lasersohn, L, Zar, H J, Churchyard, G J

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is transmitted mainly by aerosol in particles <10 µm that can remain suspended for hours before…”
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Diagnosis of COVID-19: Considerations, controversies and challenges by Dheda, K, Jaumdally, S, Davids, M, Chang, J-W, Makambwa, E, Vardas, E, Gina, P, Pooran, A, Esmail, A, Preiser, W

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to a novel virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global pandemic that has resulted…”
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)—paradigm of an emerging viral infection by Berger, A., Drosten, Ch, Doerr, H.W., Stürmer, M., Preiser, W.

“…An acute and often severe respiratory illness emerged in southern China in late 2002 and rapidly spread to different areas of the Far East as well as several…”
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A study of the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in the infants of HIV-infected mothers in South Africa by Tamandjou Tchuem, C.R, Maponga, T, Cotton, M.F, Nel, E, Tedder, R, Preiser, W, Mitchell, C.D, Andersson, M.I

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Evidence of hantavirus infection in South Africa by Ithete, N.L, Matthee, S, Auste, B, Witkowski, P, Klempa, B, Kruger, D, Preiser, W

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Feasibility of a targeted, very early infant HIV diagnosis algorithm in a resource-limited setting by Maritz, J, van Zyl, G, Mellors, J.W, Theron, G.B, Nachega, J.B, Rabie, H, Holgate, S.L, Preiser, W, Bester, M, Cotton, M.F

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75 CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE AND CHARACTER OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION IN HIV-INFECTED AND HIV-UNINFECTED PREGNANT WOMEN IN THE WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA by Andersson, M.I, Maponga, T.G, Ijaz, S, Theron, G, Preiser, W, Tedder, R.S

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The HIV/HBV co-infected patient: Time for proactive management by Andersson, M I, Preiser, W, Van Rensburg, C, Taljaard, J, Hoffmann, C J

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Infection of cultured intestinal epithelial cells with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus by Cinatl, Jr, J, Hoever, G, Morgenstern, B, Preiser, W, Vogel, J-U, Hofmann, W-K, Bauer, G, Michaelis, M, Rabenau, H F, Doerr, H W

“…To identify a model for the study of intestinal pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) we tested the sensitivity of six human intestinal…”
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Development of antiviral therapy for severe acute respiratory syndrome by Cinatl, Jindrich, Michaelis, Martin, Hoever, Gerold, Preiser, Wolfgang, Doerr, Hans Wilhelm

“…A new disease, the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS), caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), emerged at the beginning of 2003 and rapidly…”
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