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Heitkamp A, Sandberg E, Moodley A, Burke J, van Roosmalen J, Gebhardt S, Vollmer L, de Vries JI, van den Akker T, Theron G. Pulmonary oedema in the course of severe maternal outcome in South Africa: A cohort study combined with clinical audit. Trop Med Int Health 2023; 28:677-687. [PMID: 37340987 DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the incidence and outcomes of pulmonary oedema in women with severe maternal outcome during childbirth and identify possible modifiable factors through audit. METHODS All women with severe maternal outcome (maternal deaths or near misses) who were referred to Tygerberg referral hospital from health facilities in Metro East district, South Africa, during 2014-2015 were included. Women with severe maternal outcome and pulmonary oedema during pregnancy or childbirth were evaluated using three types of critical incident audit: criterion-based case review by one consultant gynaecologist, monodisciplinary critical incident audit by a team of gynaecologists, multidisciplinary audit with expert review from anaesthesiologists and cardiologists. RESULTS Of 32,161 pregnant women who gave birth in the study period, 399 (1.2%) women had severe maternal outcome and 72/399 (18.1%) had pulmonary oedema with a case fatality rate of 5.6% (4/72). Critical incident audit demonstrated that pre-eclampsia/HELLP-syndrome and chronic hypertension were the main conditions underlying pulmonary oedema (44/72, 61.1%). Administration of volumes of intravenous fluids in already sick women, undiagnosed underlying cardiac illness, administration of magnesium sulphate as part of pre-eclampsia management and oxytocin for augmentation of labour were identified as possible contributors to the pathophysiology of pulmonary oedema. Women-related factors (improved antenatal care attendance) and health care-related factors (earlier diagnosis and management) would potentially have improved maternal outcome. CONCLUSIONS Although pulmonary oedema in pregnancy is rare, among women with severe maternal outcome a considerable proportion had pulmonary oedema (18.1%). Audit identified options for prevention of pulmonary oedema and improved outcome. These included early detection and management of preeclampsia with close monitoring of fluid intake and cardiac evaluation in case of suspected pulmonary oedema. Therefore, a multidisciplinary clinical approach is recommended.
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- Anke Heitkamp
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Research Institute Amsterdam Reproduction & Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Research Institute Amsterdam Reproduction & Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Ofoegbu CKP, Swai N, Moodley A, Manganyi R. Mediastinoscopy as a diagnostic tool in a South African tertiary hospital. S Afr J Surg 2022; 60:284-287. [PMID: 36477059 DOI: 10.17159/2078-5151/sajs3735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mediastinoscopy is an effective and safe diagnostic tool for anterior mediastinal lesions. The study was done to assess the usefulness of mediastinoscopy as a diagnostic modality for mediastinal lesions. METHODS A retrospective study of patients who had mediastinoscopy over 12 years at the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. Preoperative data, intraoperative and postoperative data were collected. RESULTS The records of 115 patients were reviewed. Male to female ratio was 1.4:1 with a mean age of 48.5 (± 16.8) years. Preoperative computerised tomography (CT) scan was done in 98.3%. The most common indications for mediastinoscopy were mediastinal lymphadenopathy (87.8%) and anterior mediastinal mass (12.2%). Prior endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) biopsy was done in 11.3%. All the patients had conventional cervical mediastinoscopy. Lung cancer staging accounted for 16.5% of the procedures. A biopsy was successfully done in 103 patients (89.6%). The most common lymph node station biopsied was 2R (55.7% of 76 patients), though the information on stations biopsied could not be ascertained in 25.2% of patients. The complication rate was 1.7 % (suprasternal haematoma and brachiocephalic artery injury). Histopathologic diagnoses were obtained in 89.5% (103/115 patients). Benign diagnoses accounted for 72.8% (75), while malignant diagnoses were 27.2% (28). Intensive care unit (ICU) stay and mechanical ventilation were required in 5% and 2.5% of patients, respectively. The median postoperative hospital stay was 2 days. There were no postoperative deaths. The median follow-up period was 14 days. CONCLUSION Mediastinoscopy's diagnostic role is assured, still required and is safe with minimal morbidity and no mortality.
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- C K P Ofoegbu
- Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
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- Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
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- Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
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- Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa
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Prior CD, Moodley A, Karama M, Malahlela MN, Leisewitz A. Prevalence of methicillin resistance in
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
isolates from dogs with skin and ear infections in South Africa. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2022. [DOI: 10.36303/jsava.2022.93.1.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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- CD Prior
- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria,
South Africa
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- International Livestock Research Institute,
Kenya
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- Veterinary Public Health Section, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria,
South Africa
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- Veterinary Public Health Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria,
South Africa
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria,
South Africa
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Prior CD, Moodley A, Karama M, Malahlela MN, Leisewitz A. Prevalence of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates from dogs with skin and ear infections in South Africa. J S Afr Vet Assoc 2022; 93:40a-40h. [PMID: 35950810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (SP) is an important opportunistic pathogen, frequently associated with pyoderma and otitis in dogs. The emergence and rapid expansion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is problematic due to multidrug resistance and reduced treatment options. The aim of this study was to determine i) the prevalence of MRSP in dogs with pyoderma or otitis externa, ii) the antimicrobial resistance patterns of MRSP from South African isolates, and iii) the risk factors for MRSP-associated pyoderma or otitis externa in dogs in South Africa (RSA). Sixty-eight presumptive clinical SP isolates (collected from 65 dogs) from five geographically dispersed laboratories in RSA were collected over 2 years. Possible MRSP isolates were flagged when resistance to oxacillin was observed. Thereafter, all isolates were confirmed as SP by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and further genotyped for the mecA gene. Fifty-seven of 68 isolates were confirmed to be SP (83.8%), while 49/57 (85.9%) carried mecA. Our findings showed that preliminary phenotypic methods supplemented by genotypic methods increased the accuracy of correctly identifying SP. All isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial drug. There was a high incidence of amoxicillin (70.1%) and enrofloxacin (65%) resistance. Important risk factors for mecA positive carriage were previous hospital admission, pruritus, and previous antibacterial failure. This study demonstrates a high prevalence of mecA positive carriage (85.9% of samples) in MRSP pyoderma and otitis in dogs in RSA. There is an urgent need for better laboratory diagnosis of MRSP and surveillance of dogs presenting with pyoderma and otitis in South Africa.
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- C D Prior
- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
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- Veterinary Public Health Section, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Veterinary Public Health Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Companion Animal Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Bergman L, Hastie R, Bokström-Rees E, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Schell S, Imberg H, Langenegger E, Moodley A, Walker S, Tong S, Cluver C. Cerebral biomarkers in neurologic complications of preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 227:298.e1-298.e10. [PMID: 35257666 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.02.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no tool to accurately predict who is at risk of developing neurologic complications of preeclampsia, and there is no objective method to determine disease severity. OBJECTIVE We assessed whether plasma concentrations of the cerebral biomarkers neurofilament light, tau, and glial fibrillary acidic protein could reflect disease severity in several phenotypes of preeclampsia. Furthermore, we compared the cerebral biomarkers with the angiogenic biomarkers soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, placental growth factor, and soluble endoglin. STUDY DESIGN In this observational study, we included women from the South African Preeclampsia Obstetric Adverse Events biobank. Plasma samples taken at diagnosis (preeclampsia cases) or admission for delivery (normotensive controls) were analyzed for concentrations of neurofilament light, tau, glial fibrillary acidic protein, placental growth factor, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, and soluble endoglin. The cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of inflammatory markers and albumin were analyzed in a subgroup of 15 women. Analyses were adjusted for gestational age, time from seizures and delivery to sampling, maternal age, and parity. RESULTS Compared with 28 women with normotensive pregnancies, 146 women with preeclampsia demonstrated 2.18-fold higher plasma concentrations of neurofilament light (95% confidence interval, 1.64-2.88), 2.17-fold higher tau (95% confidence interval, 1.49-3.16), and 2.77-fold higher glial fibrillary acidic protein (95% confidence interval, 2.06-3.72). Overall, 72 women with neurologic complications (eclampsia, cortical blindness, and stroke) demonstrated increased plasma concentrations of tau (2.99-fold higher; 95% confidence interval, 1.92-4.65) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (3.22-fold higher; 95% confidence interval, 2.06-5.02) compared with women with preeclampsia without pulmonary edema; hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count; or neurologic complications (n=31). Moreover, angiogenic markers were higher, but to a lesser extent. Women with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (n=20) demonstrated increased plasma concentrations of neurofilament light (1.64-fold higher; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-2.55), tau (4.44-fold higher; 95% confidence interval, 1.85-10.66), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (1.82-fold higher; 95% confidence interval, 1.32-2.50) compared with women with preeclampsia without pulmonary edema; hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count; or neurologic complications. There was no difference shown in the angiogenic biomarkers. There was no difference between 23 women with preeclampsia complicated by pulmonary edema and women with preeclampsia without pulmonary edema; hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count; or neurologic complications for any of the biomarkers. Plasma concentrations of tau and glial fibrillary acidic protein were increased in women with several neurologic complications compared with women with eclampsia only. CONCLUSION Plasma neurofilament light, glial fibrillary acidic, and tau were candidate biomarkers for the diagnosis and possibly prediction of cerebral complications of preeclampsia.
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Boulle A, Davies MA, Hussey H, Ismail M, Morden E, Vundle Z, Zweigenthal V, Mahomed H, Paleker M, Pienaar D, Tembo Y, Lawrence C, Isaacs W, Mathema H, Allen D, Allie T, Bam JL, Buddiga K, Dane P, Heekes A, Matlapeng B, Mutemaringa T, Muzarabani L, Phelanyane F, Pienaar R, Rode C, Smith M, Tiffin N, Zinyakatira N, Cragg C, Marais F, Mudaly V, Voget J, Davids J, Roodt F, van Zyl Smit N, Vermeulen A, Adams K, Audley G, Bateman K, Beckwith P, Bernon M, Blom D, Boloko L, Botha J, Boutall A, Burmeister S, Cairncross L, Calligaro G, Coccia C, Corin C, Daroowala R, Dave JA, De Bruyn E, De Villiers M, Deetlefs M, Dlamini S, Du Toit T, Endres W, Europa T, Fieggan G, Figaji A, Frankenfeld P, Gatley E, Gina P, Govender E, Grobler R, Gule MV, Hanekom C, Held M, Heynes A, Hlatswayo S, Hodkinson B, Holtzhausen J, Hoosain S, Jacobs A, Kahn M, Kahn T, Khamajeet A, Khan J, Khan R, Khwitshana A, Knight L, Kooverjee S, Krogscheepers R, Kruger JJ, Kuhn S, Laubscher K, Lazarus J, Le Roux J, Lee Jones S, Levin D, Maartens G, Majola T, Manganyi R, Marais D, Marais S, Maritz F, Maughan D, Mazondwa S, Mbanga L, Mbatani N, Mbena B, Meintjes G, Mendelson M, Möller E, Moore A, Ndebele B, Nortje M, Ntusi N, Nyengane F, Ofoegbu C, Papavarnavas N, Peter J, Pickard H, Pluke K, Raubenheimer PJ, Robertson G, Rozmiarek J, Sayed A, Scriba M, Sekhukhune H, Singh P, Smith E, Soldati V, Stek C, van den berg R, van der Merwe LR, Venter P, Vermooten B, Viljoen G, Viranna S, Vogel J, Vundla N, Wasserman S, Zitha E, Lomas-Marais V, Lombard A, Stuve K, Viljoen W, Basson DV, Le Roux S, Linden-Mars E, Victor L, Wates M, Zwanepoel E, Ebrahim N, Lahri S, Mnguni A, Crede T, de Man M, Evans K, Hendrikse C, Naude J, Parak M, Szymanski P, Van Koningsbruggen C, Abrahams R, Allwood B, Botha C, Botha MH, Broadhurst A, Claasen D, Daniel C, Dawood R, du Preez M, Du Toit N, Erasmus K, Koegelenberg CFN, Gabriel S, Hugo S, Jardine T, Johannes C, Karamchand S, Lalla U, Langenegger E, Louw E, Mashigo B, Mhlana N, Mnqwazi C, Moodley A, Moodley D, Moolla S, Mowlana A, Nortje A, Olivier E, Parker A, Paulsen C, Prozesky H, Rood J, Sabela T, Schrueder N, Sithole N, Sithole S, Taljaard JJ, Titus G, Van Der Merwe T, van Schalkwyk M, Vazi L, Viljoen AJ, Yazied Chothia M, Naidoo V, Wallis LA, Abbass M, Arendse J, Armien R, Bailey R, Bello M, Carelse R, Forgus S, Kalawe N, Kariem S, Kotze M, Lucas J, McClaughlin J, Murie K, Najjaar L, Petersen L, Porter J, Shaw M, Stapar D, Williams M, Aldum L, Berkowitz N, Girran R, Lee K, Naidoo L, Neumuller C, Anderson K, Begg K, Boerlage L, Cornell M, de Waal R, Dudley L, English R, Euvrard J, Groenewald P, Jacob N, Jaspan H, Kalk E, Levitt N, Malaba T, Nyakato P, Patten G, Schneider H, Shung King M, Tsondai P, Van Duuren J, van Schaik N, Blumberg L, Cohen C, Govender N, Jassat W, Kufa T, McCarthy K, Morris L, Hsiao NY, Marais R, Ambler J, Ngwenya O, Osei-Yeboah R, Johnson L, Kassanjee R, Tamuhla T. Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Death in a Population Cohort Study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 73:e2005-e2015. [PMID: 32860699 PMCID: PMC7499501 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 100.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death in sub-Saharan Africa and the effects of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis on COVID-19 outcomes are unknown. METHODS We conducted a population cohort study using linked data from adults attending public-sector health facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa. We used Cox proportional hazards models, adjusted for age, sex, location, and comorbidities, to examine the associations between HIV, tuberculosis, and COVID-19 death from 1 March to 9 June 2020 among (1) public-sector "active patients" (≥1 visit in the 3 years before March 2020); (2) laboratory-diagnosed COVID-19 cases; and (3) hospitalized COVID-19 cases. We calculated the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for COVID-19, comparing adults living with and without HIV using modeled population estimates. RESULTS Among 3 460 932 patients (16% living with HIV), 22 308 were diagnosed with COVID-19, of whom 625 died. COVID-19 death was associated with male sex, increasing age, diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. HIV was associated with COVID-19 mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.70-2.70), with similar risks across strata of viral loads and immunosuppression. Current and previous diagnoses of tuberculosis were associated with COVID-19 death (aHR, 2.70 [95% CI, 1.81-4.04] and 1.51 [95% CI, 1.18-1.93], respectively). The SMR for COVID-19 death associated with HIV was 2.39 (95% CI, 1.96-2.86); population attributable fraction 8.5% (95% CI, 6.1-11.1). CONCLUSIONS While our findings may overestimate HIV- and tuberculosis-associated COVID-19 mortality risks due to residual confounding, both living with HIV and having current tuberculosis were independently associated with increased COVID-19 mortality. The associations between age, sex, and other comorbidities and COVID-19 mortality were similar to those in other settings.
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
- Metro Health Services, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Division of Health Systems and Public Health, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
- Metro Health Services, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Rural Health Services, Western Cape Government: Health
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
- Rural Health Services, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Communicable Disease Sub-Directorate, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Communicable Disease Sub-Directorate, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Communicable Disease Sub-Directorate, Western Cape Government: Health
- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa, University of Cape Town
- Division of Computational Biology, University of Cape Town
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- Health Impact Assessment, Western Cape Government: Health
- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Health Programmes Directorate, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Health Programmes Directorate, Western Cape Government: Health
- Faculty of Health Sciences, North West University
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
- Health Programmes Directorate, Western Cape Government: Health
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- George Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Surgery, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Groote Schuur Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cape Town
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- Karl Bremer Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Karl Bremer Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Khayelitsha District Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Khayelitsha District Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Khayelitsha District Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
- Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Mitchells Plain and Heideveld Hospitals, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
- Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology, Stellenbosch University
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Tygerberg Hospital, Western Cape Government: Health
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- City Health, Community Services and Health, City of Cape Town
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- City Health, Community Services and Health, City of Cape Town
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- City Health, Community Services and Health, City of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Metro Health Services, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Metro Health Services, Western Cape Government: Health
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Division of Immunology and Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
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- National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa
- University of Witwatersrand, South African Medical Research Council Antibody Immunity Research Unit and the Centre for the AIDS Programme in South Africa (CAPRISA)
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- National Health Laboratory Service and Division of Virology, School of Pathology, University of Cape Town
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- National Health Laboratory Service and Division of Virology, School of Pathology, University of Cape Town
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- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa, University of Cape Town
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- Wellcome Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Africa, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
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- Division of Computational Biology, University of Cape Town
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Magnusson U, Moodley A, Osbjer K. Antimicrobial resistance at the livestock-human interface: implications for Veterinary Services. REV SCI TECH OIE 2021; 40:511-521. [PMID: 34542097 DOI: 10.20506/rst.40.2.3241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global public health issue, but it also jeopardises the effectiveness of antimicrobials as a means of curing infections in animals that threaten their health, welfare and productivity. Several reports show that infections in humans caused by antimicrobial-resistant pathogens may be linked to antimicrobial use (AMU) and AMR in food-producing animals; however, to what extent this happens is unknown. Use of antimicrobials drives the emergence of AMR, therefore, their extensive over-use and misuse in livestock is of concern. Robust AMU and AMR data are important to monitor the progress of interventions aiming to reduce AMR in the livestock sector. However, not all countries have complete data on antibiotic sales or use, so our current knowledge of global AMU is primarily based on modelling estimates. Antimicrobial resistance prevalence data are limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, but in some high-income regions fairly robust data are available. It should also be noted that monitoring guidelines and protocols are available to provide globally harmonised AMR data. Using antimicrobials rationally and not using them for disease prevention purposes is key to reducing AMU. To ensure that these drugs are used appropriately we must ensure that: a) veterinary services are accessible and affordable for farmers; b) antibiotics are only sold on prescription; c) veterinarians earn no revenue linked to the sale or prescription of antibiotics; d) veterinarians have substantial skills in preventive medicine (good animal husbandry, efficient biosecurity and vaccinology); and e) the benefits of preventive measures must appeal to farmers so that they are willing to pay for them.
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Bergman L, Hastie R, Bokström-Rees E, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Langenegger E, Moodley A, Walker S, Tong S, Cluver C. P-002. Evidence of neuroinflammation and injured blood–brain-barrier in eclampsia. Pregnancy Hypertens 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2021.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bergman L, Bergman K, Langenegger E, Moodley A, Griffith-Richards S, Wikström J, Hall D, Joubert L, Herbst P, Schell S, van Veen T, Belfort M, Tong SYC, Walker S, Hastie R, Cluver C. PROVE-Pre-Eclampsia Obstetric Adverse Events: Establishment of a Biobank and Database for Pre-Eclampsia. Cells 2021; 10:cells10040959. [PMID: 33924230 PMCID: PMC8074755 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The burden of disease lies mainly in low-middle income countries. The aim of this project is to establish a pre-eclampsia biobank in South Africa to facilitate research in the field of pre-eclampsia with a focus on phenotyping severe disease.The approach of our biobank is to collect biological specimens, detailed clinical data, tests, and biophysical examinations, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, MRI of the heart, transcranial Doppler, echocardiography, and cognitive function tests.Women diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and normotensive controls are enrolled in the biobank at admission to Tygerberg University Hospital (Cape Town, South Africa). Biological samples and clinical data are collected at inclusion/delivery and during the hospital stay. Special investigations as per above are performed in a subset of women. After two months, women are followed up by telephonic interviews. This project aims to establish a biobank and database for severe organ complications of pre-eclampsia in a low-middle income country where the incidence of pre-eclampsia with organ complications is high. The study integrates different methods to investigate pre-eclampsia, focusing on improved understanding of pathophysiology, prediction of organ complications, and potentially future drug evaluation and discovery.
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- Lina Bergman
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Uppsala University, 75309 Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 41650 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institution of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, 41650 Gothenburg, Sweden;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Division of Radiodiagnosis, Department of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Radiology, Uppsala University, 75309 Uppsala, Sweden;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 Groningen, The Netherlands; (T.v.V.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, 9713 Groningen, The Netherlands; (T.v.V.); (P.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77004, USA;
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- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
- Mercy Perinatal, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town 7505, South Africa; (E.L.); (A.M.); (D.H.); (S.S.); (C.C.)
- Translational Obstetrics Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia; (S.Y.C.T.); (S.W.); (R.H.)
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Espinosa-Gongora C, Harrison EM, Moodley A, Guardabassi L, Holmes MA. MRSA carrying mecC in captive mara. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:1622-4. [PMID: 25722301 PMCID: PMC4498296 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To characterize the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec), virulence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus ST130 isolated from mara (Dolichotis patagonum), a large rodent species native to South America and kept in captivity at Copenhagen Zoo. METHODS The presence of mecC was confirmed by PCR in 15 S. aureus ST130 isolated from mara during a previous study. WGS was performed on two randomly selected isolates to characterize their genomes with respect to SCCmec, virulence and resistance gene content. Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested using commercial broth microdilution tests. RESULTS All the isolates belonged to spa type t528 ST130 and carried mecC. Based on WGS, mecC was 100% identical to the prototype sequence of S. aureus strain LGA251. The sequence of SCCmec type XI in the mara isolates had 23 SNPs compared with the one described in LGA251. The two sequenced strains harboured a set of virulence factors and other genomic features previously observed in ST130. Both strains carried norA as the only putative antimicrobial resistance gene in addition to mecC. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the notion that a genetically conserved mecC-carrying MRSA ST130 clone is widespread in a variety of unrelated hosts in Denmark. Since the mara at Copenhagen Zoo have limited contact with humans and other animal species, it remains unclear whether mara are natural hosts of ST130 or acquired this lineage from unknown sources. The broad host range of MRSA ST130 supports its designation as a generalist lineage.
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- C Espinosa-Gongora
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ES, UK
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Loyse A, Moodley A, Rich P, Molloy SF, Bicanic T, Bishop L, Rae WID, Bhigjee AI, Loubser ND, Michowicz AJ, Wilson D, Harrison TS. Neurological, visual, and MRI brain scan findings in 87 South African patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. J Infect 2014; 70:668-75. [PMID: 25444972 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND HIV-associated cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) is a leading cause of adult meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa. Neuroradiological data is however limited to case reports and small case series from developed countries and/or immunocompetent patients. METHODS Eighty seven patients aged ≥18 hospitalized with a first episode of CM had magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging during the first two weeks of admission. A subset of eleven patients had follow-up scans approximately one month from their initial MRI scan. All had prospectively-recorded detailed neurological and visual examinations. RESULTS An abnormal finding on neurological examination was detected in 33 (39%) patients. 38 (48%) patients experienced some visual loss. Neuroradiological lesions presumed to be cryptococcosis-related, as defined by the presence of dilated Virchow Robin spaces, pseudocysts or cryptococcomas, enhancing nodules, hydrocephalus, meningitis, focal perilesional oedema and infarcts, were detected in 55 (63%) patients. MRI findings suggestive of a second diagnosis were found in 18 (21%) patients. Visual loss was associated with the presence of cryptococcal-related lesions (p = 0.02). Blindness was associated with raised intracranial pressure (ICP) (p = 0.02). Of eleven patients with paired scans, brain swelling was identified on the initial scan in only one patient. CONCLUSION The majority of patients had MRI brain scan abnormalities presumed secondary to CM. Dilated Virchow Robin spaces were the commonest neuroradiological lesion. Visual loss was associated with the degree of cerebral involvement as reflected by the presence of MRI abnormalities. Blindness was associated with the presence of raised ICP. Initial generalised brain swelling does not appear to be common, but further studies with paired scans are needed.
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- A Loyse
- Department of Medicine, Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; Cryptococcal Meningitis Group, Research Centre for Infection and Immunity, Division of Clinical Sciences, St. George's University of London, UK.
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- Department of Neurology, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Department of Neuroradiology, St George's Hospital, London, UK
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- Cryptococcal Meningitis Group, Research Centre for Infection and Immunity, Division of Clinical Sciences, St. George's University of London, UK
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- Cryptococcal Meningitis Group, Research Centre for Infection and Immunity, Division of Clinical Sciences, St. George's University of London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Department of Medical Physics, University of the Free State, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology, Grey's Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Edendale Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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- Cryptococcal Meningitis Group, Research Centre for Infection and Immunity, Division of Clinical Sciences, St. George's University of London, UK
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Ho J, O'Donoghue M, Guardabassi L, Moodley A, Boost M. Characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from pig carcasses in Hong Kong. Zoonoses Public Health 2014; 59:416-23. [PMID: 23057086 DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01473.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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This study describes the isolation and characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from slaughtered pigs sampled from local markets in Hong Kong. The nares of 400 slaughtered pigs were cultured and MRSA isolates characterized for the presence of antibiotic-resistance determinants, toxins and SCCmec and spa types using PCR. Clonality was investigated using PFGE and MLST. The prevalence of MRSA colonization of slaughter pigs was 39.3%, the majority (92%) harbouring SCCmec type IVb. Of the 157 samples yielding MRSA, 13 had two distinct MRSA strains present. Spa type t899 was predominant, with only 5/170 isolates displaying closely related types (t4474, t1939, t2922 and t5390). PFGE with sma1 and MLST confirmed the strains as ST9. Most isolates were multidrug resistant. Tetracycline resistance (97%) was mainly attributable to tet(K) with only 3% of isolates additionally harbouring tet(M). Resistance to erythromycin (89%) and chloramphenicol (71%) was associated with the presence of erm(C), and fex(A), respectively. No strains carried cfr and there was no resistance to linezolid, although minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) were close to the resistance break point. Resistance to clindamycin (99%), ciprofloxacin(78%), quinopristin-dalfopristin (44%) and cotrimoxazole (32%) was common, but remained low for fusidic acid (4%) and rifampicin (2%). All strains were negative for PVL, exfoliative, and enterotoxins. This survey confirmed the uniformity of MRSA isolates in pigs from several regions of China, in contrast to more diversified characteristics reported in European studies. Colonization rates were higher than previously reported. Isolates were resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, but resistance was not detected to linezolid, nitrofurantoin, vancomycin or tigecycline. Although the clinical importance of ST9 in humans is uncertain, continued surveillance, in particular of those occupationally-exposed, is recommended.
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- J Ho
- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Maluping RP, Paul NC, Moodley A. Antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolated from veterinary clinical cases in the UK. Br J Biomed Sci 2014; 71:55-7. [PMID: 24974679 DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2014.11669965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a leading aetiologic agent of pyoderma and other body tissue infections in dogs and cats. In recent years, an increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant S. pseudintermedius (MRSP) has been reported. Isolation of MRSP in serious infections poses a major therapeutic challenge as strains are often resistant to all forms of systemic antibiotic used to treat S. pseudintermedius -related infections. This study investigates the occurrence of MRSP from a total of 7183 clinical samples submitted to the authors' laboratories over a 15-month period. Identification was based on standard microbiological identification methods, and by S. pseudintermedius-specific nuc polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Methicillin resistance was confirmed by PBP2a latex agglutination and mecA PCR. Susceptibility against non-beta-lactam antibiotics was carried out using a disc-diffusion method according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. In addition, susceptibility to pradofloxacin--a new veterinary fluoroquinolone--was also investigated. SCCmec types were determined by multiplex PCR. Staphylococcus pseudintermedius was isolated from 391 (5%) samples and 20 were confirmed as MRSP from cases of pyoderma, otitis, wound infections, urinary tract infection and mastitis in dogs only. All 20 isolates were resistant to clindamycin and sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim. Nineteen were resistant to chloramphenicol, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, marbofloxacin and pradofloxacin; additionally, seven isolates were resistant to tetracycline. Fifteen isolates carried SCCmec type II-III, four isolates had type V and one harboured type IV. To date, only a few scientific papers on clinical MRSP strains isolated from the UK have been published, thus the results from this study would provide additional baseline data for further investigations.
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Moodley A, Slabbert M, Wood NH. Oral medicine case book 54: bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. SADJ 2013; 68:426-430. [PMID: 24660415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Allers E, Allers E, Betancourt OA, Benson-Martin J, Buckley P, Buckley P, Chetty I, Chiliza B, Cilliers P, Clark H, Cowen P, Dannatt L, Domingo AK, Domschke K, Du Plessis S, Haddad P, Hemmings S, Henderson DC, Hitzeroth V, Janse van Rensburg B, Janse van Rensburg S, Jordaan G, Kramer L, Lachman A, Latecki B, Macqueen P, McGregor N, Moodley A, Moosa ZM, Mubaiwa L, Nagdee M, Nemeroff C, Nortje G, Ojagbemi A, Peter E, Phahladira L, Pienaar W, Ramlall S, Rataemane S, Roos A, Rosenstein D, Roux J, Schumann C, Solms M, Spies G, Subramaney U, Suliman S, Suomi S, Szabo C, Uys H, Van Tonder J, Zohar J, Bakelaar S, Breet E, Bronkhorst A, Davis W, De Klerk D, Delport D, Drögemöller B, Du Toit E, Fouche JP. SASOP Biological Psychiatry Congress 2013 Abstracts. S Afr J Psychiatr 2013. [DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v19i3.473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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<p><strong>List of abstracts and authors:</strong></p><p><strong>1. Bipolar disorder not otherwise specified -overdiagnosed or underdiagnosed?</strong></p><p>E Allers</p><p><strong>2. The prognosis of major depression untreated and treated: Does the data reflect the true picture of the prognosis of this very common disorder?</strong></p><p>E Allers</p><p><strong>3. Can we prolong our patients' life expectancy? Providing a better quality of life for patients with severe mental illness</strong></p><p>O A Betencourt</p><p><strong>4. The scope of ECT practice in South Africa</strong></p><p>J Benson-Martin, P Milligan</p><p><strong>5. Biomarkers for schizophrenia: Can we evolve like cancer therapeutics?</strong></p><p>P Buckley<strong></strong></p><p><strong>6. Relapse in schizophrenis: Major challenges in prediction and prevention</strong></p><p>P Buckley</p><p><strong>7. Informed consent in biological treatments: The right to know the duty to inform</strong></p><p><strong></strong>I Chetty</p><p><strong>8. Effectiveness of a long-acting injectable antipsychotic plus an assertive monitoring programme in first-episode schizophrenia</strong></p><p><strong></strong>B Chiliza, L Asmal, O Esan, A Ojagbemi, O Gureje, R Emsley</p><p><strong>9. Name, shame, fame</strong></p><p>P Cilliers</p><p><strong>10. Can we manage the increasing incidence of violent raging children? We have to!</strong></p><p>H Clark</p><p><strong>11. Serotonin, depression and antidepressant action</strong></p><p>P Cowen</p><p><strong>12. Prevalence and correlates of comorbid psychiatris illness in patients with heroin use disorder admitted to Stikland Opioid Detoxification Unit</strong></p><p>L Dannatt, K J Cloete, M Kidd, L Weich</p><p><strong>13. Investigating the association between diabetes mellitus, depression and psychological distress in a cohort of South African teachers</strong></p><p>A K Domingo, S Seedat, T M Esterhuizen, C Laurence, J Volmink, L Asmal</p><p><strong>14. Neuropeptide S -emerging evidence for a role in anxiety</strong></p><p>K Domschke</p><p><strong>15. Pathogenetics of anxiety</strong></p><p>K Domschke</p><p><strong>16. The effects of HIV on the fronto-striatal system</strong></p><p>S du Plessis, M Vink, J Joska, E Koutsilieri, C Scheller, B Spottiswoode, D Stein, R Emsley</p><p><strong>17. Effects of acute antipsychotic treatment on brain morphology in schizophrenia</strong></p><p>R Emsley, L Asmal, B Chiliza, S du Plessis, J Carr, A Goosen, M Kidd, M Vink, R Kahn</p><p><strong>18. Development of a genetic database resource for monitoring of breast cancer patients at risk of physical and psychological complications</strong></p><p>K Grant, F J Cronje, K Botha, J P Apffelstaedt, M J Kotze</p><p><strong>19. Unipolar mania reconsidered: Evidence from a South African study</strong></p><p><strong></strong>C Grobler</p><p><strong>20. Antipsychotic-induced movement disorders: Occurence and management</strong></p><p>P Haddad</p><p><strong>21. The place of observational studies in assessing the effectiveness of long-acting injectable antipsychotics</strong></p><p>P Haddad</p><p><strong>22. Molecular mechanisms of d-cycloserine in fear extinction: Insights from RNS sequencing</strong></p><p>S Hemmings, S Malan-Muller, L Fairbairn, M Jalali, E J Oakeley, J Gamieldien, M Kidd, S Seedat</p><p><strong>23. Schizophrenia: The role of inflammation</strong></p><p>DC Henderson</p><p><strong>24. Addictions: Emergent trends and innovations</strong></p><p>V Hitzeroth</p><p><strong>25. The socio-cultural-religious context of biological psychiatric practice</strong></p><p>B Janse van Rensburg</p><p><strong>26. Biochemical markers for identifying risk factors for disability progression in multiple sclerosis</strong></p><p><strong></strong>S Janse van Rensburg, M J Kotze, F J Cronje, W Davis, K Moremi, M Jalali Sefid Dashti, J Gamieldien, D Geiger, M Rensburg, R van Toorn, M J de Klerk, G M Hon, T Matsha, S Hassan, R T Erasmus</p><p><strong>27. Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder: Brain perfusion and psychopathology - before and after antipsychotic treatment</strong></p><p>G Jordaan, J M Warwick, D G Nel, R Hewlett, R Emsley</p><p><strong>28.'Pump and dump': Harm reduction strategies for breastfeeding while using substances</strong></p><p>L Kramer</p><p><strong>29. Adolescent neuropsychiatry - an emerging field in South African adolescent psychiatric services</strong></p><p>A Lachman</p><p><strong>30. Recovery versus remission, or what it means to be healthy for a psychiatric patient?</strong></p><p>B Latecki</p><p><strong>31. Holistic methods utilised to normalise behaviours in youth diagnosed with neuro-biochemical disorders</strong></p><p>P Macqueen</p><p><strong>32. Candidate genes and novel polymorphisms for anxiety disorder in a South African cohort</strong></p><p>N McGregor, J Dimatelis, S M J Hemmings, C J Kinnear, D Stein, V Russel, C Lochner</p><p><strong>33. Higher visual functioning</strong></p><p>A Moodley</p><p><strong>34. The effects of prenatal methylmercury exposure on trace element and antioxidant levels in rat offspring following 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neuronal insult</strong></p><p>Z M Moosa, W M U Daniels, M V Mabandla</p><p><strong>35. Paediatric neuropsychiatric movement disorders</strong></p><p>L Mubaiwa</p><p><strong>36. The South African national female offenders study</strong></p><p>M Nagdee, L Artz, C de Clercq, P de Wet, H Erlacher, S Kaliski, C Kotze, L Kowalski, J Naidoo, S Naidoo, J Pretorius, M Roffey, F Sokudela, U Subramaney</p><p><strong>37. Neurobiological consequences of child abuse</strong></p><p>C Nemeroff</p><p><strong>38. What do Stellenbosch Unviversity medical students think about psychiatry - and why should we care?</strong></p><p>G Nortje, S Suliman, K Seed, G Lydall, S Seedat</p><p><strong>39. Neurological soft skins in Nigerian Africans with first episode schizophrenia: Factor structure and clinical correlates</strong></p><p><strong></strong>A Ojagbemi, O Esan, O Gureje, R Emsley</p><p><strong>40. Should psychiatric patients know their MTHFR status?</strong></p><p>E Peter</p><p><strong>41. Clinical and functional outcome of treatment refractory first-episode schizophrenia</strong></p><p>L Phahladira, R Emsley, L Asmal, B Chiliza</p><p><strong>42. Bioethics by case discussion</strong></p><p>W Pienaar</p><p><strong>43. Reviewing our social contract pertaining to psychiatric research in children, research in developing countries and distributive justice in pharmacy</strong></p><p>W Pienaar</p><p><strong>44. The performance of the MMSE in a heterogenous elderly South African population</strong></p><p>S Ramlall, J Chipps, A I Bhigjee, B J Pillay</p><p><strong>45. Biological basis addiction (alocohol and drug addiction)</strong></p><p>S Rataemane</p><p><strong>46. Volumetric brain changes in prenatal methamphetamine-exposed children compared with healthy unexposed controls</strong></p><p><strong></strong>A Roos, K Donald, G Jones, D J Stein</p><p><strong>47. Single voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the amygdala in social anxiety disorder in the context of early developmental trauma</strong></p><p>D Rosenstein, A Hess, S Seedat, E Meintjies</p><p><strong>48. Discussion of HDAC inhibitors, with specific reference to supliride and its use during breastfeeding</strong></p><p>J Roux</p><p><strong>49. Prevalence and clinical correlates of police contact prior to a first diagnosis of schizophrenia</strong></p><p>C Schumann, L Asmal, K Cloete, B Chiliza, R Emsley</p><p><strong>50. Are dreams meaningless?</strong></p><p>M Solms</p><p><strong>51. The conscious id</strong></p><p>M Solms<strong></strong></p><p><strong>52. Depression and resilience in HIV-infected women with early life stress: Does trauma play a mediating role?</strong></p><p>G Spies, S Seedat</p><p><strong>53. State of affairs analysis for forensic psychiatry in SA</strong></p><p>U Subramaney</p><p><strong>54. Escitalopram in the prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot randomised controlled trial</strong></p><p>S Suliman, S Seedat, J Pingo, T Sutherland, J Zohar, D J Stein</p><p><strong>55. Epigenetic consequences of adverse early social experiences in primates</strong></p><p>S Suomi</p><p><strong>56. Risk, resilience, and gene x environment interactions in primates</strong></p><p>S Suomi</p><p><strong>57. Biological aspects of anorexia nervosa</strong></p><p>C Szabo</p><p><strong>58. Agents used and profiles of non-fatal suicidal behaviour in East London</strong></p><p>H Uys</p><p><strong>59. The contributions of G-protein coupled receptor signalling to opioid dependence</strong></p><p>J van Tonder</p><p><strong>60. Emerging trend and innovation in PTSD and OCD</strong></p><p>J Zohar</p><p><strong>61. Making the SASOP treatment guidelines operational</strong></p><p>E Allers</p><p><strong>Poster Presentations</strong></p><p><strong>62. Neuropsychological deficits in social anxiety disorder in the context of early developmental trauma</strong></p><p><strong></strong>S Bakelaar, D Rosenstein, S Seedat</p><p><strong>63.Social anxiety disorder in patients with or without early childhood trauma: Relationship to behavioral inhibition and activation and quality of life</strong></p><p><strong></strong>S Bakelaar, C Bruijnen, A Sambeth, S Seedat</p><p><strong>64. Exploring altered affective processing in obssessive compulsive disorder symptom subtypes</strong></p><p>E Breet, J Ipser, D Stein, C Lochner<strong><br /></strong></p><p><strong>65. To investigate the bias toward recognising the facial expression of disgust in obsessive compulsive disorder as well as the effect of escitalopram</strong></p><p>E Breet, J Ipser, D Stein, C Lochner</p><p><strong>66. A fatal-case of nevirapine-induced Stevens-Johnson's syndrome in HIV mania</strong></p><p>A Bronkhorst, Z Zingela, W M Qwesha, B P Magigaba<strong></strong></p><p><strong>67. Association of the COMT G472A (met/met) genotype with lower disability in people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis</strong></p><p>W Davis, S J van Rensburg, L Fisher, F J Cronje, D Geiger, M J Kotze</p><p><strong>68. Homocycsteine levels are associated with the fat mass and obesity associated gene FTO(intron 1 T>A) polymorphism in MS patients</strong></p><p>W Davis, S J Van Rensburg, M J Kotze, L Fisher, M Jalali, F J Cronje, K Moremi, J Gamieldien, D Geiger, M Rensburg, R van Toorn, M J de Klerk, G M Hon, T Matsha, S Hassan, R T Erasmus</p><p><strong>69. Analysis of the COMT 472 G>A (rs4680) polymorphism in relation to environmental influences as contributing factors in patients with schizophrenia</strong></p><p>D de Klerk, S J van Rensburg, R A Emsley, D Geiger, M Rensburg, R T Erasmus, M J Kotze</p><p><strong>70. Dietary folate intake, homocysteine levels and MTHFR mutation detection in South African patients with depression: Test development for clinical application </strong></p><p>D Delport, N vand der Merwe, R Schoeman, M J Kotze</p><p><strong>71. The use ofexome sequencing for antipsychotic pharmacogenomic applications in South African schizophrenia patients</strong></p><p>B Drogmoller, D Niehaus, G Wright, B Chiliza, L Asmal, R Emsley, L Warnich</p><p><strong>72. The effects of HIV on the ventral-striatal reward system</strong></p><p>S du Plessis, M Vink, J Joska, E Koutsilieri, C Scheller, B Spottiswoode, D Stein, R Emsley</p><p><strong>73. Xenomelia relates to asymmetrical insular activity: A case study of fMRI</strong></p><p>S du Plessis, M Vink, L Asmal</p><p><strong>74. Maternal mental helath: A prospective naturalistic study of the outcome of pregancy in women with major psychiatric disorders in an African country</strong></p><p>E du Toit, L Koen, D Niehaus, B Vythilingum, E Jordaan, J Leppanen</p><p><strong>75. Prefrontal cortical thinning and subcortical volume decrease in HIV-positive children with encephalopathy</strong></p><p>J P Fouche, B Spottiswoode, K Donald, D Stein, J Hoare</p><p><strong>76. H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy metabolites in schizophrenia</strong></p><p>F Howells, J Hsieh, H Temmingh, D J Stein</p><p><strong>77. Hypothesis for the development of persistent methamphetamine-induced psychosis</strong></p><p><strong></strong> J Hsieh, D J Stein, F M Howells</p><p><strong>78. Culture, religion, spirituality and psychiatric practice: The SASOP Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group Action Plan for 2012-2014</strong></p><p>B Janse van Rensburg</p><p><strong>79. Cocaine reduces the efficiency of dopamine uptake in a rodent model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: An <em>in vivo</em> electrochemical study</strong></p><p><strong></strong>L Kellaway, J S Womersley, D J Stein, G A Gerhardt, V A Russell</p><p><strong>80. Kleine-Levin syndrome: Case in an adolescent psychiatric unit</strong></p><p>A Lachman</p><p><strong>81. Increased inflammatory stress specific clinical, lifestyle and therapeutic variables in patients receiving treatment for stress, anxiety or depressive symptoms</strong></p><p>H Luckhoff, M Kotze, S Janse van Rensburg, D Geiger</p><p><strong>82. Catatonia: An eight-case series report</strong></p><p>M Mabenge, Z Zingela, S van Wyk</p><p><strong>83. Relationship between anxiety sensitivity and childhood trauma in a random sample of adolescents from secondary schools in Cape Town</strong></p><p>L Martin, M Viljoen, S Seedat</p><p><strong>84. 'Making ethics real'. An overview of an ethics course presented by Fraser Health Ethics Services, BC, Canada</strong></p><p>JJ McCallaghan</p><p><strong>85. Clozapine discontinuation rates in a public healthcare setting</strong></p><p>M Moolman, W Esterhuysen, R Joubert, J C Lamprecht, M S Lubbe</p><p><strong>86. Retrospective review of clozapine monitoring in a publica sector psychiatric hospital and associated clinics</strong></p><p>M Moolman, W Esterhuysen, R Joubert, J C Lamprecht, M S Lubbe</p><p><strong>87. Association of an iron-related TMPRSS6 genetic variant c.2007 C>7 (rs855791) with functional iron deficiency and its effect on multiple sclerosis risk in the South African population</strong></p><p>K Moremi, S J van Rensburg, L R Fisher, W Davis, F J Cronje, M Jalali Sefid Dashti, J Gamieldien, D Geiger, M Rensburg, R van Toorn, M J de Klerk, G M Hon, T Matsha, S Hassan, R T Erasmus, M Kidd, M J Kotze</p><p><strong>88. Identifying molecular mechanisms of apormophine-induced addictive behaviours</strong></p><p>Z Ndlazi, W Daniels, M Mabandla</p><p><strong>89. Effects of lifestyle factors and biochemistry on the major neck blood vessels in patients with mutiple sclerosis</strong></p><p>M Nelson, S J van Rensburg, M J Kotze, F Isaacs, S Hassan</p><p><strong>90. Nicotine protects against dopamine neurodegenration and improves motor deficits in a Parkinsonian rat model</strong></p><p>N Ngema, P Ngema, M Mabandla, W Daniels</p><p><strong>91. Cognition: Probing anatomical substrates</strong></p><p>H Nowbath</p><p><strong>92. Chronic exposure to light reverses the effects of maternal separation on the rat prefrontal cortex</strong></p><p>V Russel, J Dimatelis</p><p><strong>93. Evaluating a new drug to combat Alzheimer's disease</strong></p><p>S Sibiya, W M U Daniels, M V Mabandla</p><p><strong>94. Structural brain changes in HIV-infected women with and without childhood trauma</strong></p><p>G Spies, F Ahmed, C Fennema-Notestine, S Archibald, S Seedat</p><p><strong>95. Nicotine-stimulated release of hippocampal norepinephrine is reduced in an animal model of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: the spontaneously hypertensive rat</strong></p><p>T Sterley</p><p><strong>96. Brain-derive neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein levels in anxiety disorders: Systematic review and meta-regression analysis</strong></p><p>S Suliman, S M J Hemmings, S Seedat</p><p><strong>97. A 12-month retrospective audit of the demographic and clinical profile of mental healthcare users admitted to a district level hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa</strong></p><p>E Thomas, K J Cloete, M Kidd, H Lategan</p><p><strong>98. Magnesium recurarization: A comparison between reversal of neuromuscular block with sugammadex v. neostigmine/ glycopyrrolate in an <em>in vivo</em> rat model</strong></p><p><strong></strong>M van den Berg, M F M James, L A Kellaway</p><p><strong>99. Identification of breast cancer patients at increased risk of 'chemobrain': Case study and review of the literature</strong></p><p>N van der Merwe, R Pienaar, S J van Rensburg, J Bezuidenhout, M J Kotze</p><p><strong>100. The protective role of HAART and NAZA in HIV Tat protein-induced hippocampal cell death</strong></p><p>S Zulu, W M U Daniels, M V Mabandla</p>
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Moodley A, Wood NH, Shangase SL. The relationship between periodontitis and diabetes: a brief review. SADJ 2013; 68:260-264. [PMID: 23971278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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It has been reported that a close association exists between inflammatory periodontal diseases and diabetes through which one exerts a reciprocal influence on the other. This two-way relationship is based on the extensively reported assumption that the one condition so modifies the systemic and local environments that the progress of the other is favoured. On the other hand, treating and eliminating inflammatory periodontal diseases results in improved glycaemic control which minimises the microvascular complications of diabetes. This paper provides a brief review in an endeavour to create a better understanding of the interaction between these two relatively common conditions.
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- A Moodley
- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Wood NH, Moodley A. Oral medicine case book 51: actinic cheilitis in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism. SADJ 2013; 68:278-281. [PMID: 23971281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Patients with oculocutaneous albinism are more prone to sun-induced damage due to the lack of melanin. Actinic cheilitis is a potentially malignant disorder that occurs due to chronic UV-B radiation to the vermillion region of the lip, a region that is already at risk due to its morphology. A case of actinic cheilitis in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism is presented with a literature review.
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- N H Wood
- Clinical Unit, Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Moodley A, Wood NH. Oral medicine case book 43--focal epithelial hyperplasia in an HIV-seropositive child. SADJ 2012; 67:510-512. [PMID: 23951749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- A Moodley
- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, School of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Moodley A, Wood NH. HIV-associated oral lesions as an indicator for HAART failure: a review. SADJ 2012; 67:348-352. [PMID: 23951791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION HIV-associated oral lesions have been used as clinical indicators of HIV infection and/or HIV-disease progression. It is well established that there is a significant reduction in the incidence of most HIV-associated oral lesions in patients on HAART compared with the levels seen in HIV-seropositive patients not on HAART. However, the corollary, namely using the presence of HIV-associated oral lesions as indicators of possible HAART failure, has not been sufficiently studied. METHODS A literature search done in Pubmed, Ovid, Medline and Biomed Central databases identified as suitable for inclusion in this review four reports, which had considered HIV-associated oral lesions as clinical markers of HAART failure. RESULTS The practicality of relying on the presence of HIV-associated oral lesions in the prediction of HAART failure was evaluated based on existing literature. Although it was suggested as an option in all four papers reviewed, the use of HIV-associated oral lesions as predictors of HAART failure has been recommended by only one of the studies. CONCLUSION The use of HIV-associated oral lesions as predictors of HAART failure has been suggested. This has not been studied in the South African, or the African setting.
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- A Moodley
- Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. South Africa
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Espinosa-Gongora C, Broens EM, Moodley A, Nielsen JP, Guardabassi L. Transmission of MRSA CC398 strains between pig farms related by trade of animals. Vet Rec 2012; 170:564. [PMID: 22562100 DOI: 10.1136/vr.100704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex (CC) 398 is a genetic lineage associated with livestock, especially pigs. The authors investigated the role of pig trade in the transmission of MRSA CC398 between farms using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), a highly discriminatory method for strain typing. PFGE analysis of 58 MRSA isolates from a retrospective study in the Netherlands and a prospective study in Denmark provided molecular evidence that the strains present in five of the eight recipient farms were indistinguishable from those occurring in the corresponding supplying farm. The molecular typing data confirm the findings of a previous risk-analysis study indicating that trading of colonised pigs is a vehicle for transmission of MRSA CC398.
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- C Espinosa-Gongora
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Chrobak D, Kizerwetter-Świda M, Rzewuska M, Moodley A, Guardabassi L, Binek M. Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius strains isolated from clinical samples of animal origin. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2011; 56:415-22. [PMID: 21874595 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-011-0064-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the species distribution among 44 randomly selected clinical isolates (30 mecA-positive and 14 mecA-negative) of animal origin previously identified as Staphylococcus intermedius by phenotypic tests and species-specific PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene. For this purpose, we used a multiplex PCR for the detection of the nuc gene and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of pta gene amplified by PCR. Both methods allow discrimination of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius from the other closely related members of the S. intermedius group and other coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from animals. Genetic diversity of S. pseudintermedius strains was analyzed by staphylococcal protein A-encoding gene (spa) typing. Multiplex PCR method was used to identify staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type in mecA-positive strains. All isolates previously identified as S. intermedius were shown to belong to S. pseudintermedius. According to PCR-based SCCmec typing, SCCmecIII was the most prevalent type (n = 23), and solely seven isolates were designated as non-typeable. Furthermore, the assessment of spa-typing results revealed that the majority of all strains (n = 27) harbored spa type t02, and 17 strains were classified as non-typeable.
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- D Chrobak
- Division of Bacteriology and Molecular Biology, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Couto N, Pomba C, Moodley A, Guardabassi L. Prevalence of meticillin-resistant staphylococci among dogs and cats at a veterinary teaching hospital in Portugal. Vet Rec 2011; 169:72. [PMID: 21502197 DOI: 10.1136/vr.c6948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- N Couto
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Technical University of Lisbon, Avenida da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal
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Paul NC, Moodley A, Ghibaudo G, Guardabassi L. Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in small animal veterinarians: indirect evidence of zoonotic transmission. Zoonoses Public Health 2011; 58:533-9. [PMID: 21824350 DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01398.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is increasingly reported in small animals and cases of human infections have already been described despite its recent emergence in veterinary practice. We investigated the prevalence of MRSP and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among small animal dermatologists attending a national veterinary conference in Italy. Nasal swabs were obtained from 128 veterinarians, seven of which harboured MRSP (n = 5; 3.9%) or MRSA (n = 2; 1.6%). A follow-up study of two carriers revealed that MRSP persisted for at least 1 month in the nasal cavity. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) was isolated from 32 (25%) conference participants, whereas methicillin-susceptible S. pseudintermedius (MSSP) was not detected, suggesting that MRSP may have a particular ability to colonize humans compared to MSSP. All isolates were characterized by spa typing. Methicillin-resistant isolates were further typed by antimicrobial susceptibility testing, SCCmec and multi-locus sequence typing. Two lineages previously associated with pets were identified among the five MRSP isolates; the European epidemic clone ST71-SCCmec II-III and ST106-SCCmec IV. One of the two MRSA isolates displayed a genotype (ST22- SCCmecIV) frequently reported in dogs and cats. MRSP isolates were resistant to more antimicrobial agents compared with MRSA isolates and displayed the typical multidrug resistance patterns of MRSP in pets. The 32 MSSA isolates belonged to 20 spa types and the most frequent types (t12, t15 and t166) were associated with common S. aureus lineages in humans (CC30 and CC45). Although low, the 3.9% MRSP carriage rate found among small animal dermatologists was surprising in consideration of the rare occurrence of S. pseudintermedius in humans, the lack of MSSP detection and the recent appearance of MRSP in Europe. As cases of human MRSP infection have been linked with pets, veterinarians should be aware of this zoonotic risk and proper preventative measures should be taken to avoid MRSP transmission from animal patients.
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- N C Paul
- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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De Lucia M, Moodley A, Latronico F, Giordano A, Caldin M, Fondati A, Guardabassi L. Prevalence of canine methicillin resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Italy. Res Vet Sci 2010; 91:346-8. [PMID: 20971485 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2009] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The overall prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) was 2% (10/590) among 590 canine specimens submitted to an Italian veterinary diagnostic laboratory during a two-month period, and 21% (10/48) among Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) isolates. All methicillin-resistant strains exhibited additional resistance to fluoroquinolones, gentamicin, lincosamides, tetracyclines, and potentiated sulfonamides, belonged predominantly to spa type t02 and harboured SCCmec type II-III cassette.
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- M De Lucia
- Clinica Veterinaria Privata San Marco, Via Sorio 114/C Padova, Italy.
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Meucci V, Vanni M, Guardabassi L, Moodley A, Soldani G, Intorre L. Evaluation of methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius isolated from dogs. Vet Res Commun 2010; 34 Suppl 1:S79-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9395-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Perreten V, Kadlec K, Schwarz S, Gronlund Andersson U, Finn M, Greko C, Moodley A, Kania SA, Frank LA, Bemis DA, Franco A, Iurescia M, Battisti A, Duim B, Wagenaar JA, van Duijkeren E, Weese JS, Fitzgerald JR, Rossano A, Guardabassi L. Clonal spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in Europe and North America: an international multicentre study. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 65:1145-54. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hasman H, Moodley A, Guardabassi L, Stegger M, Skov RL, Aarestrup FM. Spa type distribution in Staphylococcus aureus originating from pigs, cattle and poultry. Vet Microbiol 2009; 141:326-31. [PMID: 19833458 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2009] [Revised: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 09/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) of clonal complex 398 (CC398) is emerging globally among production animals such as cattle, pigs and poultry as well as among humans. However, little is known about the prevalence of CC398 among methicillin sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) or the relative clonal distribution of S. aureus isolated from these three animal reservoirs. To study this, we have analyzed a random sample of S. aureus consisting of 296 epidemiologically unrelated isolates from infections and colonisation of pigs, cattle and poultry. These were examined and compared by spa and multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and the result was compared to the most common spa types found among human blood isolates. Little overlap in spa types was seen between isolates from the three animal reservoirs or between animals and humans. Most of the porcine isolates had the spa types t034 (CC398), t1333 (CC30) and t337 (CC9), while the bovine isolates mainly had spa types t518 (CC50), t524 (CC97) and t529 (CC151). None of these spa types are common among human blood isolates in Denmark. Surprisingly, almost all of the poultry isolates (96%) belonged to CC5 (spa types t002 and t306), which is also known to be commonly found among human blood isolates and subsequent pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis identified indistinguishable PFGE patterns among a poultry isolate and selected human isolates. In conclusion, strains of MSSA CC398 were commonly present in pigs but not present at all in the other reservoirs tested.
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- H Hasman
- Technical University of Denmark, National Food Institute, Bülowsvej 27, 1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark.
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Heller J, Armstrong SK, Girvan EK, Reid SWJ, Moodley A, Mellor DJ. Prevalence and distribution of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus within the environment and staff of a university veterinary clinic. J Small Anim Pract 2009; 50:168-73. [PMID: 19320810 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00695.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To characterise the distribution of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus within the environment of a university small animal hospital and compare this with the distribution among staff. METHODS Samples were collected from 140 environmental sites and the anterior nares of 64 staff members at the University of Glasgow Small Animal Hospital on a single day (d1). Sixty of the environmental sites were resampled 14 days later (d14). RESULTS Meticillin-resistant S aureus was isolated from two of 140 (1.4 per cent; 95 per cent confidence interval: 1.7 to 5.1) environmental sites on d1 and one of 60 (1.7 per cent; 95 per cent confidence interval: 0.4 to 8.9) on d14. Two of the 64 staff sampled were positive for meticillin-resistant S aureus (3.1 per cent; 95 per cent confidence interval: 0.4 to 8.4). CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE A lower prevalence of meticillin-resistant S aureus was observed in the environment than previously reported. The location, relatedness between isolates and the presence of Panton-Valentine leucocidin indicates that the source of the environmental meticillin-resistant S aureus was most likely to have been human rather than animal in these cases. This study presents important information regarding the potential source and distribution of meticillin-resistant S aureus within veterinary hospital environments and highlights potential variability of prevalence of meticillin-resistant S aureus within and between veterinary institutions.
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- J Heller
- Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health, Institute of Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH
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Moodley A, Fournier NM. The tokoloshe homunculus. S Afr Med J 2009; 99:278-280. [PMID: 19593871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Adhikari M, Jeena P, Pillay T, Moodley A, Kieliela P, Cassol S. The HIV-1 exposed neonate: outcome of intensive care management in the first week of life. Indian Pediatr 2005; 42:1215-9. [PMID: 16424558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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A prospective study was carried out to determine if the outcome in HIV-exposed neonates requiring intensive care (n=30) is different from that in HIV-unexposed neonates (n=40) requiring intensive care in the first week of postnatal life. It was noted that the outcome in terms of incidence of death and intensive care stay do not differ significantly in these two groups although some hematological parameters may be significantly different. Considering the fact that the outcome is not worse in HIV-exposed babies and that most of these babies ultimately turn out to be HIV-uninfected, these babies should not be deprived of intensive care, whenever necessary.
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- M Adhikari
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa.
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