Search Results - "Van Wyk, S"

Late Quaternary glacial maxima in southern Patagonia: insights from the Lago Argentino glacier lobe by Romero, Matias, Penprase, Shanti B, Van Wyk de Vries, Maximillian S, Wickert, Andrew D, Jones, Andrew G, Marcott, Shaun A, Strelin, Jorge A, Martini, Mateo A, Rittenour, Tammy M, Brignone, Guido, Shapley, Mark D, Ito, Emi, MacGregor, Kelly R, Caffee, Marc W

“…Determining the timing and extent of Quaternary glaciations around the globe is critical to understanding the drivers behind climate change and glacier…”
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Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Dinnes, Jacqueline, Sharma, Pawana, Berhane, Sarah, van Wyk, Susanna S, Nyaaba, Nicholas, Domen, Julie, Taylor, Melissa, Cunningham, Jane, Davenport, Clare, Dittrich, Sabine, Emperador, Devy, Hooft, Lotty, Leeflang, Mariska Mg, McInnes, Matthew Df, Spijker, René, Verbakel, Jan Y, Takwoingi, Yemisi, Taylor-Phillips, Sian, Van den Bruel, Ann, Deeks, Jonathan J

“…Accurate rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection would be a useful tool to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Testing strategies that use rapid antigen…”
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A systematic review of prediction models for prevalent pulmonary tuberculosis in adults by Van Wyk, S. S., Lin, H. H., Claassens, M. M.

“…A systematic review was conducted to describe the quality and characteristics of prediction models for prevalent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in adults at…”
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Wide variation in aggressiveness and growth in South African Fusarium circinatum isolates with geographical origin as the primary determinant by Swalarsk-Parry, BS, De Vos, L, Fru, FF, Santana, QC, van der Nest, MA, Wingfield, BD, Wingfield, MJ, Herron, DA, Ramaswe, JB, Dewing, C, Sayari, M, van der Merwe, NA, van Wyk, S, Lane, FA, Wilson, AM, Adegeye, OO, Soal, NC, Price, J-L, Steenkamp, ET

“…Fusarium circinatum is a globally important fungal pathogen that causes pitch canker on a wide range of Pinus species. In this study, we considered mycelial…”
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Testing the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic treatment approach in reducing violence and alcohol abuse among families in Zambia: study protocol of the Violence and Alcohol Treatment (VATU) trial by Kane, J. C., Skavenski Van Wyk, S., Murray, S. M., Bolton, P., Melendez, F., Danielson, C. K., Chimponda, P., Munthali, S., Murray, L. K.

“…Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an urgent global health problem. Root causes for VAWG include the individual- and family-level factors of alcohol…”
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Consulting private health care providers aggravates treatment delay in urban South African tuberculosis patients by VAN WYK, S. S, ENARSON, D. A, BEYERS, N, LOMBARD, C, HESSELING, A. C

“…SETTING: An urban primary health care facility in Khayelitsha, South Africa.OBJECTIVES: To determine the difference in total tuberculosis (TB) treatment delay…”
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Northeastern Patagonian Glacier Advances (43°S) Reflect Northward Migration of the Southern Westerlies Towards the End of the Last Glaciation by Leger, Tancrède P. M., Hein, Andrew S., Goldberg, Daniel, Schimmelpfennig, Irene, Van Wyk de Vries, Maximillian S., Bingham, Robert G.

“…The last glacial termination was a key event during Earth’s Quaternary history that was associated with rapid, high-magnitude environmental and climatic…”
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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure increases Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection risk in children by du Preez, K., Mandalakas, Kirchner, Grewal, Schaaf, van Wyk, Hesseling

“…BACKGROUND: Data on the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children are limited…”
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Repairing boundaries along pathways to tuberculosis case detection: a qualitative synthesis of intervention designs by van Wyk, Susanna S, Medley, Nancy, Young, Taryn, Oliver, Sandy

“…Tuberculosis case-finding interventions often involve several activities to enhance patient pathways, and it is unclear which activity defines the type of…”
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Tuberculosis contact investigation in a high-burden setting: house or household? by Van Wyk, S. S., Mandalakas, A. M., Enarson, D. A., Gie, R. P., Beyers, N., Hesseling, A. C.

“…SETTING: A high tuberculosis (TB) burden setting, South Africa. Two frequently used definitions for 'household' are 1) 'all dwellings on the same plot of land…”
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Process and implementation of Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) assessments in low resource settings: a case example from Zambia by Kane, J. C., Murray, L. K., Sughrue, S., DeMulder, J., Skavenski van Wyk, S., Queenan, J., Tang, A., Bolton, P.

“…Studies from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) indicate that the use of audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) is associated with more…”
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case-Finding Strategies: Scoping Review by van Wyk, Susanna S, Nliwasa, Marriott, Lu, Fang-Wen, Lan, Chih-Chan, Seddon, James A, Hoddinott, Graeme, Viljoen, Lario, Günther, Gunar, Ruswa, Nunurai, Shah, N Sarita, Claassens, Mareli

“…Finding individuals with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is important to control the pandemic and improve patient clinical outcomes. To our knowledge,…”
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The use of light-emitting diode fluorescence to diagnose mycobacterial lymphadenitis in fine-needle aspirates from children by VAN WYK, A. C, MARAIS, B. J, WARREN, R. M, VAN WYK, S. S, WRIGHT, C. A

“…Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a simple, safe and effective method for investigating suspected mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children. Fluorescence…”
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Recording isoniazid preventive therapy delivery to children: operational challenges [Short communication] by Van Wyk, S S, Hamade, H, Hesseling, A C, Beyers, N, Enarson, D A, Mandalakas, A M

“…Despite recommendations to provide isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) to eligible children aged <5 years who are in close contact with an infectious…”
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Pervaporative separation and intensification of downstream recovery of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) by van Wyk, S., van der Ham, A.G.J., Kersten, S.R.A.

“…•Pervaporative pre-treatment of ABE coupled with alternative distillation scheme.•Proposed scheme is 53% less energy intensive than conventional…”
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Severe manifestations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy before 2 years of age by Walters, Elisabetta, Duvenhage, Joanie, Draper, Heather R, Hesseling, Anneke C, Van Wyk, Susan S, Cotton, Mark F, Rabie, Helena

“…Background Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected infants reduces mortality and opportunistic infections including tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Does an isoniazid prophylaxis register improve tuberculosis contact management in South African children? by van Soelen, Nelda, du Preez, Karen, van Wyk, Susan S, Mandalakas, Anna M, Enarson, Don A, Reid, Anthony J, Hesseling, Anneke C

“…We compared the change in child household contact management of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) cases before and after the implementation of an isoniazid…”
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Case-Finding Strategies for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Van Wyk, Susanna S, Nliwasa, Marriott, Seddon, James A, Hoddinott, Graeme, Viljoen, Lario, Nepolo, Emmanuel, Günther, Gunar, Ruswa, Nunurai, Lin, Hsien-Ho, Niemann, Stefan, Gandhi, Neel R, Shah, N Sarita, Claassens, Mareli

“…Transmission of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is ongoing. Finding individuals with DR-TB and initiating treatment as early as possible is important to…”
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Threats to the quality of marking of the national senior certificate examinations in the Northern Cape by Le Roux, Adré, Teise, Kevin L., Van Wyk, Patricia S.

“…Examinations are regarded as vital instruments not only to determine the progress and success of learners, but also the quality of an education system. Owing…”
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Clonality and limited population diversity of Fusarium circinatum in Colombia by Ceriani, C., Wingfield, M. J., Fru, F., Wyk, S., Rodas, C., Wingfield, B. D., Steenkamp, E. T.

“…Fusarium circinatum is an important fungal pathogen of Pinus species utilized in commercial forestry worldwide. In Colombia, it was first found on nursery…”
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