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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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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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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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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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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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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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The initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the diagnosis of new cancers at a large pathology laboratory in the public health sector, Western Cape Province, South Africa by Van Wyk, A.C, De Jager, L.J, Razack, R, Van Wyk, S.S, Kleinhans, W, Simonds, H.M, Schubert, P.T

“…Background. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted cancer diagnostic services. A decline in the number of new cancers being diagnosed over a relatively short term…”
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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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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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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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Pharmacist-initiated management of antiretroviral therapy (PIMART) by Moodley, S, Gray, A, Schellack, N, Venter, F, Suleman, F, Walker, R B, Choonara, Y, Truter, I, Maimin, J, Malan, S F, Hattingh, J, Meyer, J C, Demana, P, Kotzé, I, Kubashe, N, Komape, T K, Van Wyk, S, Eksteen, M

“…To the Editor: We the undersigned, a collective of pharmacy researchers, practitioners and academics, call on the Minister to consider the following points in…”
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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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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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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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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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Operational challenges in managing Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in child contacts: a high-burden setting perspective by van Wyk, Susan S, Reid, Anthony J, Mandalakas, Anna M, Enarson, Donald A, Beyers, Nulda, Morrison, Julie, Hesseling, Anneke C

“…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? 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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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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