Search Results - "Van Wyk, Susan S"
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Operational challenges in managing Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in child contacts: a high-burden setting perspective
Published in BMC public health (08-07-2011)“…The study was conducted at a high TB-HIV burden primary health community clinic in Cape Town, South Africa. We describe the management of children under five…”
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Does an isoniazid prophylaxis register improve tuberculosis contact management in South African children?
Published in PloS one (10-12-2013)“…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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Severe manifestations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy before 2 years of age
Published in Archives of disease in childhood (01-11-2014)“…Background Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected infants reduces mortality and opportunistic infections including tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Severe manifestations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected children initiating antiretroviral therapy before 2years of age
Published in Archives of disease in childhood (17-11-2014)“…BackgroundEarly initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-infected infants reduces mortality and opportunistic infections including tuberculosis (TB)…”
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Consulting private health care providers aggravates treatment delay in urban South African tuberculosis patients
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-08-2011)“…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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Tuberculosis contact investigation in a high-burden setting: house or household?
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-02-2012)“…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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