Search Results - "Sithembiso Velaphi"

Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21 st standard: analysis of CHERG datasets by Lee, Anne Cc, Kozuki, Naoko, Cousens, Simon, Stevens, Gretchen A, Blencowe, Hannah, Silveira, Mariangela F, Sania, Ayesha, Rosen, Heather E, Schmiegelow, Christentze, Adair, Linda S, Baqui, Abdullah H, Barros, Fernando C, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Caulfield, Laura E, Christian, Parul, Clarke, Siân E, Fawzi, Wafaie, Gonzalez, Rogelio, Humphrey, Jean, Huybregts, Lieven, Kariuki, Simon, Kolsteren, Patrick, Lusingu, John, Manandhar, Dharma, Mongkolchati, Aroonsri, Mullany, Luke C, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Nien, Jyh Kae, Roberfroid, Dominique, Saville, Naomi, Terlouw, Dianne J, Tielsch, James M, Victora, Cesar G, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Willey, Barbara A, Ezzati, Majid, Lawn, Joy E, Black, Robert E, Katz, Joanne

“… To estimate small for gestational age birth prevalence and attributable neonatal mortality in low and middle income countries with the INTERGROWTH-21 birth…”
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Estimates of burden and consequences of infants born small for gestational age in low and middle income countries with INTERGROWTH-21st standard: analysis of CHERG datasets by Lee, Anne CC, Kozuki, Naoko, Cousens, Simon, Stevens, Gretchen A, Blencowe, Hannah, Silveira, Mariangela F, Sania, Ayesha, Rosen, Heather E, Schmiegelow, Christentze, Adair, Linda S, Baqui, Abdullah H, Barros, Fernando C, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Caulfield, Laura E, Christian, Parul, Clarke, Siân E, Fawzi, Wafaie, Gonzalez, Rogelio, Humphrey, Jean, Huybregts, Lieven, Kariuki, Simon, Kolsteren, Patrick, Lusingu, John, Manandhar, Dharma, Mongkolchati, Aroonsri, Mullany, Luke C, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, Nien, Jyh Kae, Roberfroid, Dominique, Saville, Naomi, Terlouw, Dianne J, Tielsch, James M, Victora, Cesar G, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Willey, Barbara A, Ezzati, Majid, Lawn, Joy E, Black, Robert E, Katz, Joanne

“…Objectives To estimate small for gestational age birth prevalence and attributable neonatal mortality in low and middle income countries with the…”
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Incidence, pathogens and antimicrobial resistance of blood and cerebrospinal fluid isolates from a tertiary neonatal unit in South Africa: A 10 year retrospective review by Thomas, Reenu, Ondongo-Ezhet, Claude, Motsoaledi, Nini, Sharland, Mike, Clements, Michelle, Velaphi, Sithembiso

“…To determine trends in incidence, etiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture confirmed infections in hospitalized…”
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Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis by Katz, Joanne, Prof, Lee, Anne CC, MD, Kozuki, Naoko, MSPH, Lawn, Joy E, Prof, Cousens, Simon, Prof, Blencowe, Hannah, MRCPCH, Ezzati, Majid, Prof, Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Prof, Marchant, Tanya, PhD, Willey, Barbara A, PhD, Adair, Linda, Prof, Barros, Fernando, Prof, Baqui, Abdullah H, Prof, Christian, Parul, Prof, Fawzi, Wafaie, Prof, Gonzalez, Rogelio, Prof, Humphrey, Jean, Prof, Huybregts, Lieven, PhD, Kolsteren, Patrick, Prof, Mongkolchati, Aroonsri, PhD, Mullany, Luke C, PhD, Ndyomugyenyi, Richard, PhD, Nien, Jyh Kae, MD, Osrin, David, PhD, Roberfroid, Dominique, PhD, Sania, Ayesha, PhD, Schmiegelow, Christentze, PhD, Silveira, Mariangela F, PhD, Tielsch, James, Prof, Vaidya, Anjana, PhD, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Mmed, Victora, Cesar G, Prof, Watson-Jones, Deborah, PhD, Black, Robert E, Prof

“…Summary Background Babies with low birthweight (<2500 g) are at increased risk of early mortality. However, low birthweight includes babies born preterm and…”
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Hypothermia among neonates admitted to the neonatal unit at a tertiary hospital in South Africa by Ng’eny, Jacqueline C., Velaphi, Sithembiso

“…Objectives To determine the prevalence of hypothermia on admission and at 24 h of life in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI) and associated morbidity and…”
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The association between early-onset sepsis and neonatal encephalopathy by Car, Kathleen P., Nakwa, Firdose, Solomon, Fatima, Velaphi, Sithembiso C., Tann, Cally J., Izu, Alane, Lala, Sanjay G., Madhi, Shabir A., Dangor, Ziyaad

“…Objective We evaluated the association between early-onset sepsis and neonatal encephalopathy in a low-middle-income setting. Methods We undertook a…”
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Surveillance for incidence and etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis in Soweto, South Africa by Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Westercamp, Matthew, Moleleki, Malefu, Pondo, Tracy, Dangor, Ziyaad, Wolter, Nicole, von Gottberg, Anne, Shang, Nong, Demirjian, Alicia, Winchell, Jonas M, Diaz, Maureen H, Nakwa, Firdose, Okudo, Grace, Wadula, Jeannette, Cutland, Clare, Schrag, Stephanie J, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Globally, over 400,000 neonatal deaths in 2015 were attributed to sepsis, however, the incidence and etiologies of these infections are largely unknown in…”
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High Prevalence of Candida auris Colonization during Protracted Neonatal Unit Outbreak, South Africa by Shuping, Liliwe, Maphanga, Tsidiso G, Naicker, Serisha D, Mpembe, Ruth, Ngoma, Nqobile, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Nakwa, Firdose, Wadula, Jeannette, Jaglal, Prenika, Govender, Nelesh P

“…One third of patients were colonized by Candida auris during a point-prevalence survey in a neonatal unit during an outbreak in South Africa. The sensitivity…”
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Bacterial and Candida Colonization of Neonates in a Regional Hospital in South Africa by Mabena, Fikile C, Olwagen, Courtney P, Phosa, Matshie, Ngwenya, Innocent K, Van der Merwe, Lara, Khan, Aaliyah, Mwamba, Tshiama M, Mpembe, Ruth, Magobo, Rindidzani E, Govender, Nelesh P, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Neonatal colonization with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Enterobacter spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas…”
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Increased risk for group B Streptococcus sepsis in young infants exposed to HIV, Soweto, South Africa, 2004-2008(1) by Cutland, Clare L, Schrag, Stephanie J, Thigpen, Michael C, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Wadula, Jeannette, Adrian, Peter V, Kuwanda, Locadiah, Groome, Michelle J, Buchmann, Eckhart, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Although group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of severe invasive disease in young infants worldwide, epidemiologic data and knowledge about risk…”
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Healthcare Workers in South Africa: A Longitudinal Cohort Study by Nunes, Marta C, Baillie, Vicky L, Kwatra, Gaurav, Bhikha, Sutika, Verwey, Charl, Menezes, Colin, Cutland, Clare L, Moore, David P, Dangor, Ziyaad, Adam, Yasmin, Mathivha, Rudo, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, Tsitsi, Merika, Aguas, Ricardo, Madhi, Shabir A

“…Abstract From April to September 2020, we investigated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections in a cohort of 396 healthcare…”
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Characteristics and outcomes of neonates with intrapartum asphyxia managed with therapeutic hypothermia in a public tertiary hospital in South Africa by Nakwa, Firdose Lambey, Sepeng, Letlhogonolo, van Kwawegen, Alison, Thomas, Reenu, Seake, Karabo, Mogajane, Tshiamo, Ntuli, Nandi, Ondongo-Ezhet, Claude, Kesting, Samantha, Kgwadi, Dikeledi Maureen, Kamanga, Noela Holo Bertha, Coetser, Annaleen, Van Rensburg, Jeanne, Pepper, Michael S, Velaphi, Sithembiso C

“…In randomized clinical trials, therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to reduce death and/or moderate-to-severe disability in neonates with hypoxic…”
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Candida auris Clinical Isolates Associated with Outbreak in Neonatal Unit of Tertiary Academic Hospital, South Africa by Kekana, Dikeledi, Naicker, Serisha D, Shuping, Liliwe, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Nakwa, Firdose L, Wadula, Jeannette, Govender, Nelesh P

“…Candida auris was first detected at a university-affiliated hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2009. We used whole-genome sequencing to describe the…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Histopathology of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Deaths in African Children by Mabena, Fikile C., Baillie, Vicky L., Hale, Martin J., Thwala, Bukiwe N., Mthembu, Nonhlanhla, Els, Toyah, Serafin, Natali, du Plessis, Jeanine, Swart, Peter, Velaphi, Sithembiso C., Petersen, Karen L., Wadula, Jeannette, Govender, Nelesh P., Verwey, Charl, Moore, David P., Moosa, Fatima Y., Nakwa, Firdose L., Maroane, Basetsana V., Okudo, Grace, Mabaso, Theodore M., Dangor, Ziyaad, Nunes, Marta C., Madhi, Shabir A.

“…BACKGROUNDGlobally, very few childhood deaths have been attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We evaluated clinical, microbiologic and postmortem…”
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A multicentre neonatal interventional randomised controlled trial of nebulized surfactant for preterm infants with respiratory distress: Neo-INSPIRe trial protocol by Lategan, Ilse, Durand, David, Harrison, Michael, Nakwa, Firdose, Van Wyk, Lizelle, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Horn, Alan, Kali, Gugu, Soll, Roger, Ehret, Danielle, Zar, Heather, Tooke, Lloyd

“…Respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Less invasive methods of surfactant administration, along…”
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Chlorhexidine maternal-vaginal and neonate body wipes in sepsis and vertical transmission of pathogenic bacteria in South Africa: a randomised, controlled trial by Cutland, Clare L, Dr, Madhi, Shabir A, Prof, Zell, Elizabeth R, MStat, Kuwanda, Locadiah, MSc, Laque, Martin, MD, Groome, Michelle, MD, Gorwitz, Rachel, MD, Thigpen, Michael C, MD, Patel, Roopal, MD, Velaphi, Sithembiso C, MD, Adrian, Peter, PhD, Klugman, Keith, Prof, Schuchat, Anne, MD, Schrag, Stephanie J, DPhil

“…Summary Background About 500 000 sepsis-related deaths per year arise in the first 3 days of life. On the basis of results from non-randomised studies, use of…”
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Causes and obstetric factors associated with timing of neonatal deaths in Soweto, South Africa by Chikandiwa, Admire, Mahtab, Sana, Nakwa, Firdose L., Umuneza, Nadia, Baillie, Vicky, Dangor, Ziyaad, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Adam, Yasmin, Wise, Amy

“…Objective Describe characteristics of women whose decedents died during the neonatal period and explore factors associated with postnatal age at time of death…”
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COVID-19 preparedness—a survey among neonatal care providers in low- and middle-income countries by Klingenberg, Claus, Tembulkar, Sahil K., Lavizzari, Anna, Roehr, Charles C., Ehret, Danielle E. Y., Vain, Nestor Eduardo, Mariani, Gonzalo Luis, Erdeve, Omer, Lara-Diaz, Victor Javier, Velaphi, Sithembiso, Cheong, Hon Kin, Bisht, Surender Singh, Waheed, Khawaja Ahmad Irfan, Stevenson, Alexander G., Al-Kafi, Nisreen, Roue, Jean-Michel, Barrero-Castillero, Alejandra, Molloy, Eleanor J., Zupancic, John A. F., Profit, Jochen

“…Objective To evaluate COVID-19 pandemic preparedness, available resources, and guidelines for neonatal care delivery among neonatal health care providers in…”
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Assessing Implementation of Helping Babies Breathe Program Through Observing Immediate Care of Neonates at Time of Delivery by Mayer, Martha, Xhinti, Nomvuyo, Dyavuza, Vuyiswa, Bobotyana, Luzuko, Perlman, Jeffrey, Velaphi, Sithembiso

“…Training in neonatal resuscitation has been shown to reduce deaths related to intrapartum asphyxia. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a simulation-based program…”
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Risk Factors for Neonatal Sepsis and Perinatal Death Among Infants Enrolled in the Prevention of Perinatal Sepsis Trial, Soweto, South Africa by SCHRAG, Stephanie J, CUTLAND, Clare L, ZELL, Elizabeth R, KUWANDA, Locadiah, BUCHMANN, Eckhart J, VELAPHI, Sithembiso C, GROOME, Michelle J, MADHI, Shabir A

“…Factors associated with neonatal sepsis, an important cause of child mortality, are poorly described in Africa. We characterized factors associated with…”
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