Search Results - "du Preez, K."
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Child and adult spinal tuberculosis at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: 4-year burden and trend
Published in Epidemiology and infection (01-12-2018)“…The aim of this retrospective review was to assess the overall burden and trend in spinal tuberculosis (TB) at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape Province…”
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Time to be seen and heard: Including children's and adolescents' voices in the South African TB response
Published in South African medical journal (01-07-2024)“…Ciara Goslett's account of childhood tuberculosis (TB) sheds light on the challenges faced by children diagnosed with TB in South Africa (SA). Children are…”
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Time to be seen and heard: Including children’s and adolescents’ voices in the South African TB response
Published in South African medical journal (01-07-2024)“…Ciara Goslett’s account of childhood tuberculosis (TB) sheds light on the challenges faced by children diagnosed with TB in South Africa (SA). Children are…”
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Post-TB health and wellbeing
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-04-2023)“…TB affects around 10.6 million people each year and there are now around 155 million TB survivors. TB and its treatments can lead to permanently impaired…”
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Tuberculosis in adolescents and young adults: epidemiology and treatment outcomes in the Western Cape
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-06-2017)“…SETTING: Western Cape Province, South Africa.OBJECTIVES: To characterise tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology, disease presentation and treatment outcomes among…”
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TB preventive therapy preferences among children and adolescents
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-07-2023)“…BACKGROUND: TB preventive therapy (TPT) is critical for ending TB, yet implementation remains poor. With new global guidelines expanding TPT eligibility and…”
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Burden, spectrum and outcomes of children with tuberculosis diagnosed at a district-level hospital in South Africa
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-09-2018)“…SETTING: The Khayelitsha subdistrict has the highest burden of reported tuberculosis (TB) cases in Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.OBJECTIVES:…”
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Key changes in the public health response to TB and HIV in South Africa
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Global shortages of BCG vaccine and tuberculous meningitis in children
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Determinants of tuberculosis treatment completion among newborns in a high-burden setting
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-03-2014)“…BACKGROUND: Newborns exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are at high risk of progression to tuberculosis (TB) disease.DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective…”
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Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic: responsible stewardship is needed
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The clinical presentation and management of a naturally occurring Bluetongue virus infection in a pregnant Rottweiler dog
Published in Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (01-01-2022)“…Few reports of clinical Bluetongue virus (BTV) infections have been described in dogs. Most cases were linked to inoculation with a BTV-contaminated canine…”
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Timing of HIV diagnosis in children with tuberculosis managed at a referral hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-05-2018)“…SETTING: Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Province, Cape Town, South Africa.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with…”
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Sulphate removal technologies for the treatment of mine-impacted water
Published in Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (01-10-2021)“…Mine-impacted water, including acid mine drainage (AMD), is a global problem. While precipitation of dissolved metals and neutralization of acidity from…”
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Surveillance provides insight into epidemiology and spectrum of culture-confirmed mycobacterial disease in children
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-09-2016)“…BACKGROUND: Longer-term tuberculosis (TB) drug resistance surveillance among children is rare. We determined the prevalence of drug resistance among children…”
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Where are we in the battle of ending tuberculosis in children and adolescents in South Africa?
Published in South African medical journal (02-04-2020)“…To the Editor: Ambitious targets to end tuberculosis (TB) were set at the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on TB in September 2018,…”
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Incomplete registration and reporting of culture-confirmed childhood tuberculosis diagnosed in hospital
Published in Public health action (21-09-2011)“…Setting: The South African National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) recommends the registration of tuberculosis (TB) patients at community clinics. TB in children…”
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Opportunities for chemoprophylaxis in children with culture-confirmed tuberculosis
Published in Annals of tropical paediatrics (01-11-2011)“…Background and objectives: Chemoprophylaxis is an effective strategy to prevent progression of tuberculosis (TB) in vulnerable children who have had contact…”
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High tuberculosis exposure among neonates in a high tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus burden setting
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-08-2012)“…BACKGROUND: Maternal and neonatal tuberculosis (TB) are under-recognised, particularly in settings with a high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)…”
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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure increases Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection risk in children
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-11-2011)“…BACKGROUND: Data on the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children are limited…”
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