Search Results - "van Wyk, S."
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Late Quaternary glacial maxima in southern Patagonia: insights from the Lago Argentino glacier lobe
Published in Climate of the past (28-08-2024)“…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
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (22-07-2022)“…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
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-04-2017)“…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
Published in Southern forests (01-10-2024)“…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
Published in Global mental health (2017)“…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
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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Northeastern Patagonian Glacier Advances (43°S) Reflect Northward Migration of the Southern Westerlies Towards the End of the Last Glaciation
Published in Frontiers in earth science (Lausanne) (09-11-2021)“…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
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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Repairing boundaries along pathways to tuberculosis case detection: a qualitative synthesis of intervention designs
Published in Health research policy and systems (10-01-2022)“…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?
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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Process and implementation of Audio Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI) assessments in low resource settings: a case example from Zambia
Published in Global mental health (2016)“…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
Published in JMIR public health and surveillance (26-06-2024)“…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
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (2011)“…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]
Published in The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease (01-05-2010)“…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)
Published in Chemical engineering and processing (01-08-2018)“…•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
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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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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Case-Finding Strategies for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Protocol for a Scoping Review
Published in JMIR research protocols (15-12-2022)“…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
Published in Perspectives in education (01-01-2019)“…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
Published in Forest pathology = Journal de pathologie forestière = Zeitschrift für Forstpathologie (01-06-2024)“…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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