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Clinical deterioration during antituberculosis treatment in Africa: Incidence, causes and risk factors

Author: Pepper, Dominique ; Marais, Suzaan ; Wilkinson, Robert ; Bhaijee, Feriyl ; Maartens, Gary ; McIlleron, Helen ; De Azevedo, Virginia ; Cox, Helen ; McDermid, Cheryl ; Sokhela, Simiso ; Patel, Janisha ; Meintjes, Graeme Date: 2010 BACKGROUND:HIV-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Despite the availability of antiretroviral and antituberculosis treatment in Africa, clinical deterioration during antituberculosis treatment remains ... Read more c b
Epidemic levels of drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR and XDR-TB) in a high HIV prevalence setting in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Author: Cox, Helen S ; McDermid, Cheryl ; Azevedo, Virginia ; Muller, Odelia ; Coetzee, David ; Simpson, John ; Barnard, Marinus ; Coetzee, Gerrit ; van Cutsem, Gilles ; Goemaere, Eric Date: 2010 BACKGROUND: Although multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is emerging as a significant threat to tuberculosis control in high HIV prevalence countries such as South Africa, limited data is available on the burden of drug resistant ... Read more c b
Population Structure of Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Is Strain Genotype and Culture Medium Dependent

Author: Hanekom, Madeleine ; Streicher, Elizabeth M ; Van de Berg, Doreen ; Cox, Helen ; McDermid, Cheryl ; Bosman, Marlein ; van Pittius, Nicolaas C Gey ; Victor, Tommie C ; Kidd, Martin ; van Soolingen, Dick Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Molecular genotyping methods have shown infection with more than one Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain genotype in a single sputum culture, indicating mixed infection. Aim This study aimed to develop a PCR-based genotyping tool ... Read more c b
Wind-driven roof turbines: a novel way to improve ventilation for TB infection control in health facilities

Author: Cox, Helen ; Escombe, Rod ; McDermid, Cheryl ; Mtshemla, Yolanda ; Spelman, Tim ; Azevedo, Virginia ; London, Leslie Date: 2012 Objective Tuberculosis transmission in healthcare facilities contributes significantly to the TB epidemic, particularly in high HIV settings. Although improving ventilation may reduce transmission, there is a lack of evidence to support ... Read more c b

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