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A Molecular Epidemiological Study of Human Parainfluenza 4 in the Western Cape, South Africa

Author: Parsons, Jane Date: 2021 Background Human parainfluenza 4 (HPIV 4) is a recognised cause of acute respiratory infection (ARI). However, there is no published data on the epidemiology of this virus in South Africa. This thesis describes the molecular epidemiology of ... Read more
Analysis of cytomegalovirus UL97 drug resistance mutations in patients receiving Ganciclovir

Author: Nkosi, Nokwazi Pearl Date: 2018 Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) drug resistance mutations, because of the widespread use of ganciclovir, have been widely reported in international literature, particularly in the post-transplant setting. However, a genotypic assay to ... Read more
The formulation and refinement of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for early diagnosis of paediatric HIV infection and genetic analysis of variants involved in vertical transmission of HIV-1

Author: Nolte, Jeanine Lucasta Date: 1996 Paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has become a major socio-economic health problem in recent years as the number of HIV-1 infected children steadily increases. The majority of these infants are infected through mother-to-child ... Read more
Human rhinovirus infection in young African children with acute wheezing

Author: Smuts, Heidi ; Workman, Lesley ; Zar, Heather Date: 2011 BACKGROUND:Infections caused by human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are important triggers of wheezing in young children. Wheezy illness has increasingly been recognised as an important cause of morbidity in African children, but there is little ... Read more c b
Molecular characterisation of virus in the brains of patients with measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE)

Author: Hardie, Diana ; Albertyn, Christine ; Heckmann, Jeannine ; Smuts, Heidi Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: During 2009/10 a major measles epidemic caused by genotype B3 occurred in South Africa. Measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE) was diagnosed in a number of highly immuno-compromised HIV patients. The diagnosis was based on ... Read more c b
Phenotypic and molecular analysis of Helicobacter spp. and related micro-organisms identified in clinical & environmental specimens

Author: Hoosain, Nisreen Date: 2006 Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-168). Read more