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A comparative cost analysis of the pathway to diagnosing lymphoma in a tertiary hospital, Western Cape, South Africa

Author: Fareed-Brey, Waarisa Date: 2022 Cancer is one of the leading causes of death before the age of 70 in 91 countries (out of 172) with a noted increasing incidence of cancer and mortality (Bray et al., 2018). In tuberculosis (TB) endemic areas, a fine needle aspirate (FNA) is ... Read more
Correction to: Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra for tuberculosis adenitis

Author: Antel, Katherine ; Oosthuizen, Jenna ; Malherbe, Francois ; Louw, Vernon J ; Nicol, Mark P ; Maartens, Gary ; Verburgh, Estelle Date: 02 Mar 2020 After publication of the original article [1], we were notified that there is a mistake in the article note. Read more c b
Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra for tuberculosis adenitis

Author: Antel, Katherine ; Oosthuizen, Jenna ; Malherbe, Francois ; Louw, Vernon J ; Nicol, Mark P ; Maartens, Gary ; Verburgh, Estelle Date: 13 Jan 2020 Abstract Background The WHO recently recommended the new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Ultra) instead of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay because Ultra has improved sensitivity. We report the diagnostic accuracy of Ultra for tuberculous adenitis in a ... Read more
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a South African cohort with a high HIV prevalence: an analysis by cell-oforigin, Epstein-Barr virus infection and survival

Author: Cassim, Sumaiya Date: 2022 Introduction: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified (DLBCL NOS) is subdivided according to the cell-of-origin (COO) classification into germinal centre B-cell (GCB) and activated B-cell (ABC) subtypes, each with different ... Read more
Molecular Characterisation of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma in South Africa

Author: Ramorola, Beatrice Relebogile Date: 2022 Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is a highly heterogeneous and aggressive disease and is the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in adults. Additionally, this subtype of lymphoma is also the most common in people infected ... Read more
Splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenia : our 11-year experience

Author: Antel, Katherine Date: 2015 Splenectomy has been practiced for the treatment of ITP for the past few decades. Currently it is utilised when a patient is either dependent or resistant to steroid treatment and the platelet count remains less than 30Ã—109/L. Recently new ... Read more
The determinants and impact of diagnostic delay in lymphoma in a TB and HIV endemic setting

Author: Antel, Katherine ; Levetan, Carly ; Mohamed, Zainab ; Louw, Vernon J ; Oosthuizen, Jenna ; Maartens, Gary ; Verburgh, Estelle Date: 25 Apr 2019 Background Little is known about the pathway to diagnosis of lymphoma in Sub-Saharan Africa, despite the increased risk of lymphoma in people living with HIV (PLHIV). The challenges of diagnosis in this setting include ... Read more