Author:Van Zyl-Smit, Richard NellisDate:2011Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that up to 15% of worldwide tuberculosis (TB) cases may be attributable to tobacco smoking. The aim of the studies reported here was to gain insights into the effects of exposure to cigarette smoke on ...Read more
Author:English, René GlynnisDate:2006The Practical Aproach to Lung Health in South Africa (P ALSA) initiative aims to improve the diagnosis and management of patients with respiratory diseases in primary care. An algorithm-based syndromic guideline integrating common respiratory ...Read more
Author:Chapman, P JDate:1987The diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and prediction of its course, whether treated or untreated, presents several problems. These are of particular relevance when selection of patients for, and timing of heart-lung transplantation ...Read more
Author:Grobbelaar, Johannes PDate:1987Pneumoconiosis in rural Transkeian women termed "Transkei Silicosis" has been thought to be caused by silica inhaled while grinding maize by traditional methods (Palmer and Daynes, 1967). This study was undertaken to investigate the features ...Read more
Author:Zar, HeatherDate:2000There is little information on the aetiology and outcome of HIV-associated pneumonia in African children and no comprehensive data from South Africa. Studies of HIV-infected adult in Africa reported that the spectrum of pulmonary disease ...Read more
Author:Jithoo, AnamikaDate:2006The continuing worldwide increase in the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has led to international initiatives to improve surveillance and identify preventable risk factors for this and related chronic lung diseases. ...Read more
Author:Van der Schyff, NasiefDate:2009Patients with COPD presenting to the Emergency Unit with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure often require invasive mechanical ventilation and subsequent admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). These patients are at an increased risk ...Read more
Author:Jithoo, AnamikaDate:2007Background: The association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tobacco smoking has recently been highlighted. The reason for this association remains unclear, but is postulated to result from the effects of smoking on pulmonary ...Read more
Author:White, Neil WDate:1991Silicosis continues to be an important occupational disease in South Africa, particularly in small, poorly regulated industries. A case series is described of six workers who developed silicosis whilst involved in the processing of semi-precious ...Read more