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The febrile parturient: choice of anesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: Krzysztof M Kuczkowski --- Departments of Anesthesiology and Reproductive Medicine, -
Dyschromonychia: clinical significance in a South African population
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: PF Levay --- Kalafong hospital, University of Pretoria, ME Botes --- Kalafong Hospital, University of Pretoria, and General Practitioner in private practice, E Malela --- Kalafong hospital, University of Pretoria,Background: The purpose of this study was to determine disease associations with dyschromonychia (DCO) in an out- and inpatient population attending Kalafong Hospital. -
The atypical pneumonias: The South African context
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AD Black --- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine,Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common clinical presentation in general practice. The prevalence and burden of disease caused by the atypical bacteria (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila) are not well defined in South Africa. Each of the atypical... -
A review of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T Kerry --- uMgungundlovu Health District,The IMCI approach ensures that a comprehensive and accurate assessment is made of a sick child using simple yet reliable clinical signs at the first contact level. Also doctors, especially those working in the public sector need to understand the... -
Measles in HIV-infected children in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AM Sheikh --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana P Patel --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana L Scherzer --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana CP Neumann --- Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America G Anabwani --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Botswana MA Tolle --- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, BotswanaIn recent years, southern Africa has experienced a widespread measles outbreak. Given the high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence in the region, the particular features of measles in HIV-infected individuals are of interest to clinicians, especially as regards children, as... -
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in children: a formidable foe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: T Pretorius --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa B Brennan --- Department of Anaesthesia, South Africa J Thomas --- Department of Anaesthesia, South AfricaStaphylococcus aureus remains one of the most common causes of bacteraemia in children. In order to evade and overcome the immune responses of its host and any antimicrobial therapies aimed at destroying it, this organism, through various mechanisms, continues to... -
Procalcitonin kinetics in the first 48 hours of ICU admission is associated with higher mortality in critically ill patients with community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of high HIV prevalence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: K Naidoo --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa K De Vasconcellos --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South Africa DL Skinner --- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, South AfricaBackground: Severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP) commonly results in ICU admission and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Procalcitonin (PCT) may assist risk stratification and prediction of aetiology but is not well studied in critically ill patients with a... -
Community-acquired pneumonia in patients admitted to National District Hospital in Bloemfontein: guideline adherence
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Thornton Ford --- School of Medicine, South Africa Johané Potgieter --- School of Medicine, South Africa Jana Van der Walt --- School of Medicine, South Africa Monette Van Schalkwyk --- School of Medicine, South Africa Maresa Van Lill --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Gina Joubert --- Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Patients with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are managed according to treatment guidelines. This study aimed to determine the guideline adherence of health professionals at National District Hospital (NDH), Bloemfontein.