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Human papillomavirus DNA testing on self-collected vaginal tampon samples as a cervical cancer screening test in a Gauteng population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology • Authors: E F Mnisi --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G Dreyer --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K L Richter --- Department of Medical Virology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, A Horton --- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Pretoria; Tshwane Academic Division, L C Snyman --- Gynaecological Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Background: There is a need to simplify cervical cancer screening to reach more women. Tampon-collected specimens can be tested using molecular methods, but this type of self-screening has not been properly evaluated as a screening method in South Africa before... -
Detection of multidrug-resistant gonorrhoea in the Gauteng province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: David Lewis --- Head of the Centre for HIV and STIs, National Institute of Communicable Diseases; National Health Laboratory Service, Charlotte Sriruttan --- Clinical Microbiologist, Ampath National Laboratory Services, Jennifer Coetzee --- Clinical Microbiologist, Ampath National Laboratory Services, National Reference Laboratory, Centurion,Two cefpodoxime-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates were identifed with high minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for oral cephalosporins. The ceftriaxone MICs for both isolates were still in the susceptible range, although raised at 0.064 mg/l. Both isolates were cultured from urethral specimens... -
Innovation activities of informal micro-enterprises in Gauteng, South Africa: A systematic review of the literature
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lavhelesani Mulibana --- , Republic of South Africa Ravinder Rena --- , Republic of South AfricaThe literature revealed that 70–80% of South African small businesses, including informal micro-enterprises, fail in the first year of their existence. Innovation has been recognized as a catalyst that can enhance informal micro-enterprises’ probabilities to survive and transform them from... -
Establishing an understanding of the innovation process of informal micro-enterprises
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Lavhelesani Mulibana --- Gauteng Provincial Government, Republic of South Africa Ravinder Rena --- Durban University of Technology, Republic of South AfricaInnovation has been discerned as a catalyst that enables firms to remain relevant and sustainable. In recent years, the innovation discipline has been extended to the informal sector. Nonetheless, to date little is known about the process that is followed... -
An assessment of heavy metal accumulation in the Vaal River system, South Africa, using artificial mussels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JA Calaca --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa S Dahms-Verster --- University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaThis study aims to identify metal concentrations around the Vaal River system by means of spot water sampling and the use of artificial mussels (AMs). Levels of Al, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn were determined at...