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Modelling and predicting the spatio-temporal spread of COVID-19, associated deaths and impact of key risk factors in England by Sartorius, B., Lawson, A. B., Pullan, R. L.

“…COVID-19 caseloads in England have passed through a first peak, and at the time of this analysis appeared to be gradually increasing, potentially signalling…”
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Correction: Investigating risk factors for under-five mortality in an HIV hyper-endemic area of rural South Africa, from 2000-2014 by Tlou, B, Sartorius, B, Tanser, F

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207294.]…”
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Investigating risk factors for under-five mortality in an HIV hyper-endemic area of rural South Africa, from 2000-2014 by Tlou, B, Sartorius, B, Tanser, F

“…Despite global progress, there remains a disproportionate burden of under-five year old deaths in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where four out of five child deaths…”
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Author Correction: Modelling and predicting the spatio‑temporal spread of COVID‑19, associated deaths and impact of key risk factors in England by Sartorius, B., Lawson, A. B., Pullan, R. L.

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Global and country underestimation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 2012 and its implications by Sartorius, K, Sartorius, B, Aldous, C, Govender, P.S, Madiba, T.E

“…Highlights • Estimates the underestimation of liver cancer incidence and cost in regions with poor data quality. • Confirmation of known determinants of liver…”
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Space-time patterns in maternal and mother mortality in a rural South African population with high HIV prevalence (2000-2014): results from a population-based cohort by Tlou, B, Sartorius, B, Tanser, F

“…International organs such as, the African Union and the South African Government view maternal health as a dominant health prerogative. Even though most…”
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Operational assessment of point-of-care diagnostics in rural primary healthcare clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey by Mashamba-Thompson, T P, Sartorius, B, Drain, P K

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) called for new clinical diagnostic for settings with limited access to laboratory services. Access to diagnostic testing…”
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Developing a predictive model for fine particulate matter concentrations in low socio‐economic households in Durban, South Africa by Shezi, B., Jafta, N., Sartorius, B., Naidoo, R. N.

“…In low‐resource settings, there is a need to develop models that can address contributions of household and outdoor sources to population exposures. The aim of…”
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Home-based intervention to test and start (HITS) protocol: a cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce HIV-related mortality in men and HIV incidence in women through increased coverage of HIV treatment by Mathenjwa, T, Kim, H-Y, Zuma, T, Shahmanesh, M, Seeley, J, Matthews, P, Wyke, S, McGrath, N, Sartorius, B, Yapa, H M, Adeagbo, O, Blandford, A, Dobra, A, Bäernighausen, T, Tanser, F

“…To realize the full benefits of treatment as prevention in many hyperendemic African contexts, there is an urgent need to increase uptake of HIV testing and…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards lung cancer among adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey by Dlamini, S. B., Sartorius, B., Ginindza, T. G.

“…Background.  Lung cancer remains the number one cause of cancer mortality estimated at 1.8 million deaths. There are limited studies in resource poor countries…”
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Circulating microRNA's as a diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinoma in a hyper endemic HIV setting, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a case control study protocol focusing on viral etiology by Sartorius, K, Sartorius, B, Kramvis, A, Singh, E, Turchinovich, A, Burwinkel, B, Madiba, T, Winkler, C A

“…A wide range of studies has investigated the diagnostic proficiency of extracellular microRNAs (miRNAs) in hepatocellular cancer (HCC). HCC is expected to…”
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Classifying snakebite in South Africa : validating a scoring system by Hift, R., Sartorius, B., Wood, D.

“…Objective. To develop and validate a scoring system for managing snakebites in South Africa (SA).Methods. We studied all snakebite admissions to a regional…”
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The impact of a modified World Health Organization surgical safety checklist on maternal outcomes in a South African setting : a stratified cluster-randomised controlled trial by Sartorius, B, Naidoo, M, Moodley, J, Gathiram, P

“…Background. In South Africa (SA), the Saving Mothers Reports have shown an alarming increase in deaths during or after caesarean delivery.Objective. To improve…”
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Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008-15 by Sartorius, B, Sartorius, K, Taylor, M, Aagaard-Hansen, J, Dukhi, N, Day, C, Ndlovu, N, Slotow, R, Hofman, K

“…There is a global epidemic of overweight and obesity; however, this rate of increase is even greater in some low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). South…”
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An urgent need for African spirometry reference equations: the Paediatric and Adult African Spirometry study by Masekela, R., Hall, G. L., Stanojevic, S., Sartorius, B., MacGinty, R., Saad, H. Benn, Trabelsi, Y., Messan, F., Arigliani, M., Ketfi, A., Gray, D., on behalf of the Paediatric and Adult African Spirometry (PAAS) collaborators

“…BACKGROUND: The GLI2012 (Global Lung Initiative 2012) has provided the largest data set to date for multi-ethnic spirometry reference equations; however, data…”
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Rapidly increasing body mass index among children, adolescents and young adults in a transitioning population, South Africa, 2008-15 by Sartorius, B, Sartorius, K, Taylor, M, Aagaard-Hansen, J, Dukhi, N, Day, C, Ndlovu, N, Slotow, R, Hofman, K

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The Role of Planned and On-Demand Relaparotomy in the Developing World by Scriba, M. F., Laing, G. L., Bruce, J. L., Sartorius, B., Clarke, D. L.

“…Introduction/background This study compares planned repeat laparotomy (PR) with on-demand repeat laparotomy (OD) in a developing world setting. Materials and…”
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Endovascular Therapy for Large Vessel Vasculopathy in HIV-infected Patients by Pillay, B, Ramdial, P.K, Naidoo, D.P, Sartorius, B, Singh, D

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Endovascular Therapy for Large Vessel Vasculopathy in HIV-infected Patients by Pillay, B, Ramdial, P.K, Naidoo, D.P, Sartorius, B, Singh, D

“…Objectives To evaluate outcomes after endovascular treatment of patients with aneurysmal or occlusive vasculopathy in HIV-infected patients. Methods…”
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Is Clinical Research in Oesophageal Cancer in South Africa in Crisis? A Systematic Review by Loots, E., Sartorius, B., Madiba, T. E., Mulder, C. J. J., Clarke, D. L.

“…Oesophageal cancer (OC) is responsible for the second highest number of cancer-related deaths in South Africa (SA). Squamous cell carcinoma is the most…”
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