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Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption and pharmacy costs without affecting inpatient mortality or re-admission rates

Author: Boyles, Tom H ; Whitelaw, Andrew ; Bamford, Colleen ; Moodley, Mischka ; Bonorchis, Kim ; Morris, Vida ; Rawoot, Naazneen ; Naicker, Vanishree ; Lusakiewicz, Irena ; Black, John Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: Antibiotic consumption is a major driver of bacterial resistance. To address the increasing burden of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections, antibiotic stewardship programmes are promoted worldwide to rationalize antibiotic ... Read more c b
Bloodstream infections at a tertiary level paediatric hospital in South Africa

Author: Lochan, Harsha ; Pillay, Vashini ; Bamford, Colleen ; Nuttall, James ; Eley, Brian Date: 06 Dec 2017 Background: Bloodstream infection (BSI) in children causes significant morbidity and mortality. There are few studies describing the epidemiology of BSI in South African children. Methods: A retrospective descriptive cohort study was conducted ... Read more
Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections at a South African children’s hospital 2006–2011, a cross-sectional study

Author: Buys, Heloise ; Muloiwa, Rudzani ; Bamford, Colleen ; Eley, Brian Date: 17 Oct 2016 Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) is a significant paediatric bloodstream pathogen in children. There is little data from Africa. In this study we describe the epidemiology of multi-drug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection ... Read more c b
Outbreak of multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection in the haematology unit of a South African academic hospital

Author: Mudau, Maanda ; Jacobson, Rachael ; Minenza, Nadia ; Kuonza, Lazarus ; Morris, Vida ; Engelbrecht, Heather ; Nicol, Mark P ; Bamford, Colleen Date: 2013 Objective: To describe an outbreak of multi-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections (MRPA-BSI) that occurred in the haematology ward of a tertiary academic hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and determine risk factors for ... Read more c b
Prevalence and trends of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia in hospitalized patients in South Africa, 2010 to 2012: laboratory-based surveillance mapping of antimicrobial resistance and molecular epidemiology

Author: Perovic, Olga ; Iyaloo, Samantha ; Kularatne, Ranmini ; Lowman, Warren ; Bosman, Noma ; Wadula, Jeannette ; Seetharam, Sharona ; Duse, Adriano ; Mbelle, Nontombi ; Bamford, Colleen ; Dawood, Halima ; Mahabeer, Yesholata ; Bhola, Prathna ; Abrahams, Shareef ; Singh-Moodley, Ashika Date: 2015 Introduction We aimed to obtain an in-depth understanding on recent antimicrobial resistance trends and molecular epidemiology trends of S . aureus bacteraemia (SAB). METHODS: Thirteen academic centres in South Africa were included from June ... Read more c b
The Pneumococcus Urinary Antigen Test Kit: Use in the laboratory for the presumptive diagnosis of pneumococcal bacteraemia

Author: Tootla, Hafsah Deepa Date: 2020 Introduction: Culture remains the ‘gold standard' for diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteraemia. Time to definitive identification using culture is 24–48 hours, and prior antibiotic therapy, the ability of S. pneumoniae to self-autolyse ... Read more
The use of molecular diagnostic methods to improve the detection of the common bacterial and viral causes of community acquired meningitis in children in South Africa

Author: Khumalo, Jermaine Date: 2015 With conventional methods of diagnosis, substantial overlaps are common due to an absence of the expected CSF findings clearly aligning to bacterial or viral infection. Reduced sensitivity is commonly observed chiefly due to empiric antibiotic ... Read more
Validation of a Pan-fungal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection and identification of medically important fungi in a diagnostic laboratory

Author: Ntuli, Sindile Venessa Date: 2018 The laboratory diagnosis of fungal infection is complicated, based on the microscopic detection, culture isolation, and detection of serological response. In recent years, there has been an increase in the utilization of molecular diagnostic ... Read more

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