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A cohort study of post-COVID-19 condition across the Beta, Delta, and Omicron waves in South Africa: 6-month follow-up of hospitalized and nonhospitalized participants by Jassat, Waasila, Mudara, Caroline, Vika, Caroline, Welch, Richard, Arendse, Tracy, Dryden, Murray, Blumberg, Lucille, Mayet, Natalie, Tempia, Stefano, Parker, Arifa, Nel, Jeremy, Perumal, Rubeshan, Groome, Michelle J., Conradie, Francesca, Ndjeka, Norbert, Sigfrid, Louise, Merson, Laura, Cohen, Cheryl

“…•A total of 47% of hospitalized and 19% of nonhospitalized participants had symptoms at 6 months.•There was no difference in persistent symptoms by HIV…”
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The utility of high-flow nasal oxygen for severe COVID-19 pneumonia in a resource-constrained setting: A multi-centre prospective observational study by Calligaro, Gregory L., Lalla, Usha, Audley, Gordon, Gina, Phindile, Miller, Malcolm G., Mendelson, Marc, Dlamini, Sipho, Wasserman, Sean, Meintjes, Graeme, Peter, Jonathan, Levin, Dion, Dave, Joel A., Ntusi, Ntobeko, Meier, Stuart, Little, Francesca, Moodley, Desiree L., Louw, Elizabeth H., Nortje, Andre, Parker, Arifa, Taljaard, Jantjie J., Allwood, Brian W., Dheda, Keertan, Koegelenberg, Coenraad F.N.

“…The utility of heated and humidified high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) for severe COVID-19-related hypoxaemic respiratory failure (HRF), particularly in settings…”
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS): a multicentre retrospective review of adults and adolescents in South Africa by van Heerden, Jennifer, Nel, Jeremy, Moodley, Pramodhini, Govender, Preesha, Hooijer, Jonathan, Ickinger, Claudia, Lahri, Sa'ad, Louw, Elizabeth, Rabie, Helena, Reddy, Denasha, Tsitsi, Jacob, Venter, Michelle, Parker, Arifa

“…•This is the largest multicentre review of adults and adolescents with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) in Africa.•Despite heterogeneous presentations,…”
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Southern African HIV Clinicians Society guideline on the management of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in people with HIV by Dawood, Halima, Richards, Lauren, Lutchminarain, Keeren, Parker, Arifa, Wattrus, Camilla, Sipambo, Nosisa, Nel, Jeremy, Manzini, Thandekile, Naidoo, Kogieleum

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Assessing the clinical severity of the Omicron variant in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, using the diagnostic PCR proxy marker of RdRp target delay to distinguish between Omicron and Delta infections – a survival analysis by Hussey, Hannah, Davies, Mary-Ann, Heekes, Alexa, Williamson, Carolyn, Valley-Omar, Ziyaad, Hardie, Diana, Korsman, Stephen, Doolabh, Deelan, Preiser, Wolfgang, Maponga, Tongai, Iranzadeh, Arash, Wasserman, Sean, Boloko, Linda, Symons, Greg, Raubenheimer, Peter, Parker, Arifa, Schrueder, Neshaad, Solomon, Wesley, Rousseau, Petro, Wolter, Nicole, Jassat, Waasila, Cohen, Cheryl, Lessells, Richard, Wilkinson, Robert J, Boulle, Andrew, Hsiao, Nei-yuan

“…•Lower risk of admission with Omicron compared with contemporaneous Delta cases•Analysis adjusted for vaccination status and prior diagnosed infection•Compares…”
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Spinal nocardiosis: A rare tuberculosis mimic in an HIV infected patient by Knoetzen, Monique, Robbertse, Pieter-Paul Straus, Parker, Arifa

“…•Early microbiological sampling is crucial when spinal tuberculosis is suspected.•Awareness of nocardiosis in the immune compromised patient is…”
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Evaluation of Noninvasive Tools for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Patients With Cirrhosis at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town by Kwape, Lawrence, Gabriel, Shiraaz, Abdelsalem, Ahmad, Rose, Penelope, Bathobakae, Lefika, Peterson, Dale, Moodley, Desiree, Parker, Mohammed, Moolla, Saadiq, Parker, Arifa, Siamisang, Keatlaretse, Van Rensburg, Christoffel, Fredericks, Ernst

“…In patients with cirrhosis, esophageal variceal hemorrhage (EVH) is a devastating consequence of portal hypertension (PH). Upper endoscopy is considered the…”
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Management of drug-induced liver injury in people with HIV treated for tuberculosis: 2024 update by Boyles, Tom, Berhanu, Rebecca H, Gogela, Neliswa, Gunter, Hannah, Lovelock, Tamsin, Mphothulo, Ndiviwe, Parker, Arifa, Rabie, Helena, Richards, Lauren, Sinxadi, Phumla, Wattrus, Camilla, Moosa, Mahomed-Yunus

“…Background In 2022, South Africa (SA) had one of the highest incidences of TB globally.2 An estimated 60% of new TB cases in SA are in persons with HIV (PWH).3…”
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Non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis: A cluster of five cases by Lovelock, Tamsin, du Plessis, Mignon, van der Westhuizen, Clinton, Janson, Jacques T, Lawrence, Charlene, Parker, Arifa, Pecoraro, Alfonso, Prozesky, Hans, von Gottberg, Anne, Taljaard, Jantjie

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Clinical evolution, management and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 admitted at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: a research protocol by Allwood, Brian W, Koegelenberg, Coenraad FN, Irusen, Elvis, Lalla, Usha, Davids, Razeen, Chothia, Yazied, Davids, Ryan, Prozesky, Hans, Taljaard, Jantjie, Parker, Arifa, Decloedt, Eric, Jordan, Portia, Lahri, Sa'ad, Moosa, Rafique, Schrueder, Neshaad, Du Toit, Riette, Viljoen, Abraham, English, Rene, Ayele, Birhanu, Nyasulu, Peter

“…IntroductionThe outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19, declared a global pandemic by the WHO, is a novel infection with a high rate of morbidity…”
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Implementing a video call visit system in a coronavirus disease 2019 unit by Moolla, M.S. Moolla, Broadhurst, Alistair, Parker, M.A. Parker, Parker, A. Parker, Mowlana, A. Mowlana

“…The lockdown and physical distancing strategies imposed to combat COVID-19 have caused seismic shifts at all levels of society. Hospitals have been…”
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Staff testing for COVID-19 via an online pre-registration form by Moolla, Muhammad S, Parker, Arifa, Parker, Mohammed A, Sithole, Sthembiso, Amien, Leila, Chiecktey, Rubeena, Bawa, Tasneem, Mowlana, Abdurasiet

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Higher mortality associated with the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in the Western Cape, South Africa, using RdRp target delay as a proxy: a cross-sectional study by Hussey, Hannah, Davies, Mary-Ann, Heekes, Alexa, Williamson, Carolyn, Valley-Omar, Ziyaad, Hardie, Diana, Korsman, Stephen, Doolabh, Deelan, Preiser, Wofgang, Maponga, Tongai, Iranzadeh, Arash, Engelbrecht, Susan, Wasserman, Sean, Schrueder, Neshaad, Boloko, Linda, Symons, Greg, Raubenheimer, Peter, Viljoen, Abraham, Parker, Arifa, Cohen, Cheryl, Jasat, Waasila, Lessells, Richard, Wilkinson, Robert J, Boulle, Andrew, Hsiao, Marvin

“…The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant (B.1.617.2) has been associated with more severe disease, particularly when compared to the Alpha variant. Most of this data,…”
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SARS-CoV-2 transmission: time to rethink public health strategy by Parker, Arifa, Dawood, Halima

“…The prevalence of asymptomatic infection was high (565 [85·3%] of 662 RT-rtPCR-confirmed episodes with available data), even in older participants (≥19 years;…”
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Su1515 EVALUATION OF NON-INVASIVE TOOLS IN PREDICTING OESOPHAGEAL VARICES IN COMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS PATIENTS by Kwape, Lawrence L., Abdelsalem, Ahmad A., Rose, Penelope, Parker, Mohammed, Moolla, Muhammad S., Parker, Arifa, Van Rensburg, Christoffel, Fredericks, Ernst

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A five-year retrospective descriptive study on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of candidaemia at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by Hussain, Maleeha, Whitelaw, Andrew, Parker, Arifa

“…•The most common non-albicans species causing candidaemia was Candida glabrata•The case fatality rate in patients with candidaemia was high•Mortality was…”
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Post-COVID-19 condition 3 months after hospitalisation with SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa: a prospective cohort study by Dryden, Murray, Mudara, Caroline, Vika, Caroline, Blumberg, Lucille, Mayet, Natalie, Cohen, Cheryl, Tempia, Stefano, Parker, Arifa, Nel, Jeremy, Perumal, Rubeshan, Groome, Michelle J, Conradie, Francesca, Ndjeka, Norbert, Sigfrid, Louise, Merson, Laura, Jassat, Waasila

“…Post COVID-19 condition (PCC), as defined by WHO, refers to a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems in people who have had COVID-19, and it…”
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Outcomes of laboratory‐confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in the Omicron‐driven fourth wave compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa by Davies, Mary‐Ann, Kassanjee, Reshma, Rousseau, Petro, Morden, Erna, Johnson, Leigh, Solomon, Wesley, Hsiao, Nei‐Yuan, Hussey, Hannah, Meintjes, Graeme, Paleker, Masudah, Jacobs, Theuns, Raubenheimer, Peter, Heekes, Alexa, Dane, Pierre, Bam, Jamy‐Lee, Smith, Mariette, Preiser, Wolfgang, Pienaar, David, Mendelson, Marc, Naude, Jonathan, Schrueder, Neshaad, Mnguni, Ayanda, Le Roux, Sue, Murie, Kathleen, Prozesky, Hans, Mahomed, Hassan, Rossouw, Liezel, Wasserman, Sean, Maughan, Deborah, Boloko, Linda, Smith, Barry, Taljaard, Jantjie, Symons, Greg, Ntusi, Ntobeko A. B., Parker, Arifa, Wolter, Nicole, Jassat, Waasila, Cohen, Cheryl, Lessells, Richard, Wilkinson, Robert J., Arendse, Juanita, Kariem, Saadiq, Moodley, Melvin, Wolmarans, Milani, Cloete, Keith, Boulle, Andrew

“…OBJECTIVES The objective was to compare COVID‐19 outcomes in the Omicron‐driven fourth wave with prior waves in the Western Cape, assess the contribution of…”
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Outcomes of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during resurgence driven by Omicron lineages BA.4 and BA.5 compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa by Davies, Mary-Ann, Morden, Erna, Rousseau, Petro, Arendse, Juanita, Bam, Jamy-Lee, Boloko, Linda, Cloete, Keith, Cohen, Cheryl, Chetty, Nicole, Dane, Pierre, Heekes, Alexa, Hsiao, Nei-Yuan, Hunter, Mehreen, Hussey, Hannah, Jacobs, Theuns, Jassat, Waasila, Kariem, Saadiq, Kassanjee, Reshma, Laenen, Inneke, Roux, Sue Le, Lessells, Richard, Mahomed, Hassan, Maughan, Deborah, Meintjes, Graeme, Mendelson, Marc, Mnguni, Ayanda, Moodley, Melvin, Murie, Katy, Naude, Jonathan, Ntusi, Ntobeko A.B., Paleker, Masudah, Parker, Arifa, Pienaar, David, Preiser, Wolfgang, Prozesky, Hans, Raubenheimer, Peter, Rossouw, Liezel, Schrueder, Neshaad, Smith, Barry, Smith, Mariette, Solomon, Wesley, Symons, Greg, Taljaard, Jantjie, Wasserman, Sean, Wilkinson, Robert J., Wolmarans, Milani, Wolter, Nicole, Boulle, Andrew

“…•Severe hospitalization or risk of death was similar for BA.4/BA.5 and BA.1 infections.•Previous infection and vaccination strongly protected against severe…”
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Going where the data are: Connecting to Trello for daily statistics in the COVID-19 era and beyond by Moolla, Muhammad Saadiq, Lahri, Sa'ad, Parker, Arifa, Schrueder, Neshaad

“…To the Editor: South African (SA) hospitals have had to repeatedly escalate and de-escalate services in response to three successive waves of COVID-19…”
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