OpenUCT Home
→
Browsing by Author

Browsing by Author "Tameris, Michele"

Now showing items 1-6 of 6

The candidate TB vaccine, MVA85A, induces highly durable Th1 responses

Author: Tameris, Michele ; Geldenhuys, Hennie ; Luabeya, Angelique KanyKany ; Smit, Erica ; Hughes, Jane E ; Vermaak, Samantha ; Hanekom, Willem A ; Hatherill, Mark ; Mahomed, Hassan ; McShane, Helen ; Scriba,Thomas J Date: 2014 BACKGROUND: Vaccination against tuberculosis (TB) should provide long-term protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( M.tb ). The current TB vaccine, Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG), protects against disseminated childhood TB, but ... Read more c b
Engaging adolescents in TB and clinical trial research through drama

Author: Schmidt, Bey-Marrie Date: 01 Apr 2016 Abstract Background: The South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative is based in Worcester where tuberculosis (TB) is endemic, and incidence rates are amongst the highest nationally. In high TB burden settings after an early childhood ... Read more c b
An evaluation of the impact of performing arts on the knowledge of Tuberculosis and Clinical Research in adolescents in selected high schools in the Boland Overberg region, Western Cape

Author: De Kock, Marwou Date: 2016 Background: There is a high incidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M tb) infection and active Tuberculosis (TB) disease among adolescents in high TB burden countries, such as South Africa (SA), which indicates that clinical trials assessing ... Read more
Evaluation of Xpert® MTB/RIF assay in induced sputum and gastric lavage samples from young children with suspected tuberculosis from the MVA85A TB vaccine trial

Author: Bunyasi, Erick Wekesa ; Tameris, Michele ; Geldenhuys, Hennie ; Schmidt, Bey-Marrie ; Luabeya, Angelique Kany Kany ; Mulenga, Humphrey ; Scriba, Thomas J ; Hanekom, Willem A ; Mahomed, Hassan ; McShane, Helen Date: 2015 Objective Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis is limited by the paucibacillary respiratory samples obtained from young children with pulmonary disease. We aimed to compare accuracy of the Xpert ® MTB/RIF assay, an automated nucleic acid ... Read more c b
Isolation of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Children Investigated for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Author: Hatherill, Mark ; Hawkridge, Tony ; Whitelaw, Andrew ; Tameris, Michele ; Mahomed, Hassan ; Moyo, Sizulu ; Hanekom, Willem ; Hussey, Gregory Date: 2006 Objective To evaluate the frequency and clinical significance of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates among children investigated for pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural South African community. METHODS: Children were investigated for ... Read more c b
TB incidence in an adolescent cohort in South Africa

Author: Mahomed, Hassan ; Ehrlich, Rodney ; Hawkridge, Tony ; Hatherill, Mark ; Geiter, Lawrence ; Kafaar, Fazlin ; Abrahams, Deborah Ann ; Mulenga, Humphrey ; Tameris, Michele ; Geldenhuys, Hennie Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem globally. Little is known about TB incidence in adolescents who are a proposed target group for new TB vaccines. We conducted a study to determine the TB incidence rates and risk ... Read more c b

Now showing items 1-6 of 6

Browse

All of OpenUCT

Browsing by Author "Tameris, Michele"

Browsing by Author "Tameris, Michele"

Browse

All of OpenUCT