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Advocating for efforts to protect African children, families, and communities from the threat of infectious diseases: report of the First International African Vaccinology Conference by Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Waggie, Zainab, Hawkridge, Anthony, Schoub, Barry, Madhi, Shabir Ahmed, Rees, Helen, Hussey, Gregory

“…One means of improving healthcare workers' knowledge of and attitudes to vaccines is through running vaccine conferences which are accessible, affordable, and…”
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'Communicate to vaccinate' (COMMVAC). building evidence for improving communication about childhood vaccinations in low- and middle-income countries: protocol for a programme of research by Lewin, Simon, Hill, Sophie, Abdullahi, Leyla H, de Castro Freire, Sara Bensaude, Bosch-Capblanch, Xavier, Glenton, Claire, Hussey, Gregory D, Jones, Catherine M, Kaufman, Jessica, Lin, Vivian, Mahomed, Hassan, Rhoda, Linda, Robinson, Priscilla, Waggie, Zainab, Willis, Natalie, Wiysonge, Charles S

“…Effective provider-parent communication can improve childhood vaccination uptake and strengthen immunisation services in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Improving communication for immunisation in Africa: contribution of the Vaccines for Africa website by Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Waggie, Zainab, Rhoda, Linda, Hussey, Gregory

“…ABOUT THE AUTHORS: C. Wiysonge is a medical epidemiologist and Vaccinology Programme Manager at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine,…”
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Healthcare-associated Infections Drive Antimicrobial Prescribing in Pediatric Departments at Three Academic Hospitals in South Africa by Chetty, Terusha, Pillay, Ashendri, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Reddy, Tarylee, Goga, Ameena, Moore, David P., Karsas, Maria, Cloete, Jeané, Archary, Moherndran, Kwawegen, Alison van, Thomas, Reenu, Nakwa, Firdose Lambey, Waggie, Zainab, Magrath, Stephanie, Jeena, Prakash

“…The prevalence of antimicrobial prescriptions for healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in South Africa is largely unknown. This study aimed to estimate the…”
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Annual Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy for Persons With HIV Infection : A Randomized Trial by Churchyard, Gavin, Cárdenas, Vicky, Chihota, Violet, Mngadi, Kathy, Sebe, Modulakgotla, Brumskine, William, Martinson, Neil, Yimer, Getnet, Wang, Shu-Hua, Garcia-Basteiro, Alberto L, Nguenha, Dinis, Masilela, LeeAnne, Waggie, Zainab, van den Hof, Susan, Charalambous, Salome, Cobelens, Frank, Chaisson, Richard E, Grant, Alison D, Fielding, Katherine L

“…Tuberculosis preventive therapy for persons with HIV infection is effective, but its durability is uncertain. To compare treatment completion rates of weekly…”
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Healthcare-Associated Infections Drive Antimicrobial Prescribing in Pediatric Departments at Three Academic Hospitals in South Africa by Chetty, Terusha, Pillay, Ashendri, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Reddy, Tarylee, Goga, Ameena, Moore, David P., Karsas, Maria, Cloete, Jeané, Archary, Moherndran, Kwawegen, Alison van, Thomas, Reenu, Nakwa, Firdose Lambey, Waggie, Zainab, Magrath, Stephanie, Jeena, Prakash

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Impact of age on antimicrobial prescriptions in hospitalized children at three academic centres in South Africa: a point prevalence survey by Pillay, Ashendri, Chetty, Terusha, Moore, David P, Waggie, Zainab, Nakwa, Firdose L, van Kwawegen, Alison, Thomas, Reenu, Karsas, Maria, Cloete, Jeané, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Reddy, Tarylee, Archary, Moherndran, Goga, Ameena, Jeena, Prakash

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a global threat in children, and the emergence of multi-drug-resistant organisms is of concern. This secondary analysis of an…”
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OA-715 Receipt of intravenous co-amoxiclav challenges eligibility screening for the PediCAP trial in Johannesburg, South Africa by Moore, David, Waggie, Zainab, Nkosi, Sandisiwe, Nkosi, Lethabo, Kumalo, Ntombifuthi, Nkumana, Nomhle, Zulu, Nomakhathi, Dangor, Ziyaad, Sharland, Mike, Madhi, Shabir

“…BackgroundIn 2020, updated South African guidance on management of children with community-acquired pneumonia were published by the South African Thoracic…”
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Review of Rotavirus Studies in Africa: 1976–2006 by Waggie, Zainab, Hawkridge, Anthony, Hussey, Gregory D.

“…Background. Rotavirus is a common cause of severe diarrheal disease in children worldwide. Ninety percent of the associated deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa…”
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Antibiotic and antifungal use in paediatric departments at three academic hospitals in South Africa by Moore, David P., Chetty, Terusha, Pillay, Ashendri, Karsas, Maria, Cloete, Jeané, Balakrishna, Yusentha, Reddy, Tarylee, Archary, Moherndran, van Kwawegen, Alison, Thomas, Reenu, Nakwa, Firdose L., Waggie, Zainab, Magrath, Stephanie, Goga, Ameena, Jeena, Prakash

“…•Antimicrobial prescribing to hospitalised children in South Africa is under-studied.•We prospectively audited antimicrobial use in three South African…”
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Review of Rotavirus Studies in Africa: 1976-2006: Rotavirus Infection in Africa: Epidemiology, Burden of Disease, and Strain Diversity by WAGGIE, Zainab, HAWKRIDGE, Anthony, HUSSEY, Gregory D

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The Cape Town Declaration on Vaccines 2012: Unlocking the full potential of vaccines in Africa by Wiysonge, Charles S, Waggie, Zainab, Hawkridge, Anthony, Schoub, Barry D, Madhi, Shabir A, Rees, Helen, Hussey, Gregory D

“…Abstract Delegates at the first International African Vaccinology Conference noted, with dismay, that many African children have limited access to existing and…”
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Mortality and the nature of metabolic acidosis in children with shock by HATHERILL, Mark, WAGGIE, Zainab, PURVES, Langley, REYNOLDS, Louis, ARGENT, Andrew

“…Mortality in children with shock is more closely related to the nature, rather than the magnitude (base deficit/excess), of a metabolic acidosis. To examine…”
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LITERATURE REVIEW OF ROTAVIRUS PREVALENCE IN AFRICA by Waggie, Zainab, Hawkridge, Anthony, Hussey, Gregory

“…INTRODUCTION: Diarrhea kills 1.6 million children younger than 5 years annually, with rotavirus causing 600 000 of those deaths. Eighty-five percent of these…”
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Transport of critically ill children in a resource-limited setting by HATHERILL, Mark, WAGGIE, Zainab, REYNOLDS, Louis, ARGENT, Andrew

“…To audit paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) transfer activity and transfer-related adverse events in a resource-limited setting. Twenty-two bed regional…”
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Randomized Trial of Type 1 and Type 3 Oral Monovalent Poliovirus Vaccines in Newborns in Africa by Waggie, Zainab, Geldenhuys, Hennie, Sutter, Roland W., Jacks, Mariana, Mulenga, Humphrey, Mahomed, Hassan, De Koek, Marwou, Hanekom, Willem, Pallansch, Mark A., Kahn, Anna-Lea, Burton, Anthony H., Sreevatsava, Meghana, Hussey, Gregory

“…Background. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative aims to eradicate wild poliovirus by the end of 2012. Therefore, more-immunogenic polio vaccines, including…”
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Developing vaccinology expertise for Africa: Six years and counting by Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Waggie, Zainab, Mahomed, Hassan, Hawkridge, Anthony, Hatherill, Mark, Hanekom, Willem A, Hussey, Gregory D

“…Abstract There exists high quality evidence showing that interactive educational meetings and workshops can improve healthcare worker performance. This…”
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Vaccines for Africa (VACFA) website--an innovative immunisation advocacy tool by Wiysonge, Charles Shey, Waggie, Zainab, Rhoda, Linda, Hussey, Gregory

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The lactate:pyruvate ratio following open cardiac surgery in children by HATHERILL, Mark, SALIE, Shamiel, WAGGIE, Zainab, LAWRENSON, John, HEWITSON, John, REYNOLDS, Louis, ARGENT, Andrew

“…To explore the relationship between lactate:pyruvate ratio, hyperlactataemia, metabolic acidosis, and morbidity. Prospective observational study in the…”
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Vaccines for Africa (VACFA) website - an innovative immunisation advocacy tool : from the editor by Waggie, Zainab, Rhoda, Linda, Hussey, Gregory, Wiysonge, Charles Shey

“…Immunisation is the most cost-effective and successful public health intervention of all time, saving more than two million lives each year. There are…”
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