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Die invloed van kort hittestremmings op groei en opbrengs van aartappels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: P.S. Hammes --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika E.A. Beyers --- Departement Plantproduksie, Republiek van Suid-Afrika Helen Birnbaum --- Departement van Biologie, IsraelPlante van die kultivars Up-to-date en BP1 is in 'n glashuis gekweek en op verskillende tye gedurende die groeiperiode vir vyf opeenvolgende dae aan hoë temperature (35/25°C dag/nag) blootgestel. Die kultivars het eenders op die behandelings gereageer. Die hittestremmingsbehandelings het... -
Invloed van kaliumdraende bemestingstowwe op knolopbrengs en persentasie droëmateriaal van Solanum tuberosum L. knolle
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: G.G. Bester --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika P. C.J. Maree --- Departement Akkerbou en Weiding, Republiek van Suid-AfrikaKNO3 het onder beheerde voedings en omgewingstoestande 'n hoër knolopbrengs as KCl en K2SO4 getoon. Alhoewel KCl 'n hoër knolopbrengs as K2SO4 gegee het, was dit net in 1985 oor alle cultivars (cv. BP1, Vanderplank, Up-to-date, Pimpernel) beduidend. KNO3 het... -
Die invloed van verskillende waterregimes op Up-to-date aartappels I. Vegetatiewe ontwikkeling, fotosintesetempo en stomatadiffusieweerstand
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.M. Steyn --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika H.F. du Plessis --- , Republiek van Suid-Afrika P.F. Nortjé --- , Republiek van Suid-AfrikaDrie grondwaterregimes (20, 50 en 70% onttrekking van plantbeskikbare water) is gedurende herfsaanplan- tings in 1987 en 1988 op Up-to-date aartappels toegepas om die invloed daarvan op groei en ontwikkeling te ondersoek. Twee fisiologiese parameters van plantwaterstremming, naamlik, fotosintesetempo en... -
The optimal rooting medium for minisetts of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: K.A. Addae-Kagyah --- Department of Plant Production, Republic of South AfricaThree different rooting media, namely, river sand, sawdust and wood shavings, were used for rooting various sizes of minisetts of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), uniformly pre-treated with wood ash, indolebutyric acid (IBA), Captan and Lindane. The best substrate was found... -
The use of Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) to identify commercially important potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: C.E. McGregor --- , Republic of South Africa M.M. Greyling --- , Republic of South Africa L. Warnich --- Department of Genetics, Republic of South AfricaThe morphological traits that are traditionally used to identify potato cultivars are not always reliable, especially when dealing with in vitro plants. Various molecular marker techniques have been described for cultivar identification, but the Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) technique has... -
Development of a sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker for the identification of the potato cultivars Astrid and Mnandi
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: W.S. Jansen van Rensburg --- , South Africa I.A. Dubery --- Department of Biochemistry, South AfricaAstrid and Mnandi are two closely related potato cultivars of commercial importance in Southern Africa. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were screened and a sequence characterized amplified region (SCAR) marker was developed to distinguish between these two cultivars since... -
Reaction of potatoes to calcium and phosphate levels as affected by wind
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. Barnard --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa N. J.J. Combrink --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaIn an attempt to increase the number of mini tubers produced per potato plant, the effect of calcium and phosphorus nutrition was investigated. It is believed that high phosphorus (P) and low calcium (Ca) levels stimulate tuberization. Three nutrient solution... -
Potato mini tuber production affected by a short-term calcium deficiency
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: R. Barnard --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South Africa N. J.J. Combrink --- Department of Agronomy, Republic of South AfricaIt was previously reported that tuber initiation is restricted in soil-less production systems owing to a lack of mechanical resistance and that a low-pH shock treatment over a 10-h period alleviated this problem. Tuber initiation was investigated under soil-less conditions... -
The effect of MCPA and paclobutrazol on flowering, berry set, biomass production, tuber yield and quality of potato
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: T. Tekalign --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa P.S. Hammes --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South AfricaThe effects of MCPA and paclobutrazol on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) flowering, berry formation, dry matter production and allocation, tuber yield and quality were investigated under greenhouse and field conditions at the Experimental Farm of the University of Pretoria. Both... -
Frodo and Darius: South African potato cultivars with good processing quality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: J.M. Steyn --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa E.B. Geremew --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa J.G. Annandale --- Department of Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa P.J. Steyn --- , South AfricaTwo newly released South African potato cultivars, Frodo and Darius, were compared with two foreign processing cultivars, Pentland Dell and Shepody. The cultivars were grown under sprinkler irrigation and evaluated for external and internal tuber characteristics and processing quality. The... -
Delays in presenting for tuberculosis treatment associated with fear of learning one is HIV-positive
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Valerie Møller --- , South Africa Ida Erstad --- , South Africa JaneM Cramm --- , The Netherlands AnnaP Nieboer --- , The Netherlands Harry Finkenflügel --- , The Netherlands Sarah Radloff --- Department of Statistics, South Africa Tinashe Ndoro --- Department of Psychology, South Africa StellaA Kwizera --- Department of Sociology, South AfricaA cornerstone of tuberculosis (TB) control is early diagnosis and treatment. The first hurdle that prospective TB patients must overcome is to present at a public health clinic for treatment. The Global Plan to Stop TB addresses the new challenges... -
Benthic macrofauna community composition, abundance and distribution in the Tanzanian and Ugandan inshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GW Ngupula --- , Tanzania R Kayanda --- , TanzaniaBenthic macroinvertebrate community composition was investigated in 2008 at 55 stations at various depths in the nearshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria, in relation to dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, chlorophyll a and conductivity. Macroinvertebrate abundance was higher in the... -
Distribution, abundance and diversity of macrozoobenthos in Aiba Reservoir, Iwo, Nigeria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: OE Atobatele --- Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria OA Ugwumba --- Department of Zoology, NigeriaSpatial and seasonal variation in macrozoobenthic composition, abundance and diversity in Aiba Reservoir were investigated bimonthy between June 2004 and April 2005 using a van Veen grab. A depauperate fauna of nine taxa was recorded. Generally, larger numbers of taxa... -
Disclosure of HIV status: experiences of patients enrolled in an integrated TB and HAART pilot programme in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: HirutT Gebrekristos MarkN Lurie Nkosinathi Mthethwa Quarraisha Abdool KarimThe convergence between the tuberculosis (TB) and HIV epidemics has led to studies investigating strategies for integrated HIV and TB care. We present the experiences of a cohort of 17 patients enrolled in the first integrated TB and HIV treatment... -
Clinical challenges in the co-management of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MJA Reid --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA N McFadden --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA BM Tsima --- School of Medicine, University of Botswana, BotswanaOver the past 20 years, tuberculosis incidence in southern Africa has increased at an alarming rate, fuelled primarily by the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic. The emerging prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the region represents a new threat to tuberculosis control... -
Tuberculosis: the implications for anaesthesia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia • Authors: TA Jackson --- University of Cape Town, JM Thomas --- Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital,Tuberculosis is a common problem in South Africa, and provides a number of challenges for the anaesthetist. Patients may present in a variety of ways. Constitutional and pulmonary symptoms are the most common. These may impact on fitness for surgery... -
Tuberculosis of the urinary tract and male genitalia—a diagnostic challenge for the family practitioner
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: AD Zarrabi --- Department of Urology, CF Heyns --- Department of Urology,Tuberculosis (TB) of the urinary tract and male genital system can be very difficult to diagnose unless a high index of suspicion is maintained. The most common presenting features of urogenital tuberculosis (UGTB) are lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), haematuria,... -
Adverse effects profile of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in a South African outpatient clinic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: TQ Jacobs --- Department of Family Medicine, A Ross --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and drugs that are used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis have potentially overlapping adverse effects. Few South African studies have documented adverse effects in the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis population. This study examined the adverse effects profile... -
Tablet computers for recording tuberculosis data at a community health centre in King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape: a proof of concept report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Don O’Mahony --- Department of Family Medicine, Graham Wright --- Department of Family Medicine,Background: Data at primary healthcare (PHC) clinics are handwritten in registers by nurses for submission to the District Health Information System (DHIS). Compared to pen and paper, data capture, using handheld computers, has fewer errors, is more efficient and is... -
Integrating tuberculosis/HIV treatment: an evaluation of the tuberculosis outcomes of patients co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV in the Breede Valley subdistrict
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: H Conradie --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, P Khati --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, H Pharoah --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, S Adams --- Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,Background: The Infectious Disease Clinic of Worcester Hospital introduced an integrated tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) service in July 2009 to provide comprehensive management to patients who were co-infected with tuberculosis and HIV. -
Clinical challenges in the co-management of diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis in southern Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa • Authors: MJA Reid --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA N McFadden --- Perleman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA BM Tsima --- School of Medicine, University of Botswana, BotswanaOver the past 20 years, tuberculosis incidence in southern Africa has increased at an alarming rate, fuelled primarily by the human immunodeficiency virus epidemic. The emerging prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the region represents a new threat to tuberculosis control... -
Reflections on the illness experience of a family physician
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Rachel Schaefer --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Louis Jenkins --- Department of Family Medicine, South AfricaTuberculosis is such a part of our everyday lives that I have never stopped to consider the illness experience regularly lived by our patients. As a seasoned family physician in public service, I have initiated hundreds of patients on tuberculosis... -
Treatment outcome of tuberculosis patients at National Hospital Abuja Nigeria: a five year retrospective study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Onyebuchi Stephanie Ofoegbu --- Department of Family Medicine, Nigeria Bethrand Brian Odume --- Department of Family Medicine, NigeriaBackground: The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Nigeria has militated against efforts to control TB. This study determined the differences in TB treatment outcome between patients with TB/HIV co-infection and those without HIV co-infection in National Hospital Abuja, Nigeria. -
The role of community health workers in the re-engineering of primary health care in rural Eastern Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Karl le Roux --- Zithulele Hospital, South Africa Ingrid M le Roux --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Nokwanele Mbewu --- Philani Maternal, South Africa Emily Davis --- Semel Institute and the Department of Psychiatry, USABackground: Primary Health Care in South Africa is being re-engineered to create a model of integrated care across different levels of the health care system. From hospitals to clinics, in the community and in the home, health care will focus... -
Title: between N!a†xam and tibi. A case study of tuberculosis and the Ju/'hoansi in the Tsumkwe region, Namibia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Diana Gibson --- Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Estelle Oosthuysen --- , NamibiaIn academic literature and the media, knowledge of the Ju/'hoansi San of Namibia is often either valorised or problematised. In this case study of tuberculosis in a small village in Tsumkwe district, which we call Dune and Low Dune, all... -
Protocol and beyond: practices of care during a Tuberculosis vaccine clinical trial in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Justin Dixon --- Social Anthropology, University of Cape Town, South AfricaMuch of the current social science literature on the clinical trials industry focuses on the profit-seeking practices adopted by pharmaceutical companies and the contract research organisations they employ to enable the mass production and distribution of their products. However, what... -
Genotypic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pretoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Prisca Hove --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Julitha Molepo --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Samukeliso Dube --- Department of Microbiological Pathology, Maphoshane Nchabeleng --- Department of Microbiological Pathology,Tuberculosis is a global health problem. Continuous efforts are needed to understand the genetic diversity and geographical distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis strains in Soshanguve, Pretoria. Eighty-nine... -
Intramedullary conus medullaris tuberculoma in an HIV-infected child: an unusual immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome response
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M. Lawler --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, S. Zulu --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, M. Archary --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, V. Govender --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, L. Mubaiwa --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, R. Bobat --- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine,A human immunodeficiency virus-infected girl with previous cerebral tuberculosis presented with paraparesis and sphincter dysfunction after improvement in her CD4 count, following antiretroviral therapy. Magnetic resonance imaging of her spinal cord revealed a conus medullaris lesion, in keeping with a... -
Tuberculosis: a disease that is alive and kicking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: Angela Revelas --- Pathological Department,Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease, accounting for over a quarter of avoidable deaths in adults. The great majority of cases, and more than 95% of deaths, occur in the developing world. -
What is the link between vitamin D and tuberculosis?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: D. Kibirige --- Department of Medicine, Uganda D.S. Kiggundu --- Department of Medicine, Uganda W. Worodria --- Department of Medicine, UgandaTuberculosis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Vitamin D directly influences the body’s immunological response to tuberculosis by modulating the production of certain antimicrobial peptides and the release of cytokines. Vitamin D deficiency has been... -
Tuberculosis infection control practices in primary healthcare facilities in three districts of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: M.C. Engelbrecht --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, A.J. van Rensburg --- Centre for Health Systems Research and Development,South Africa has one of the highest incidence of tuberculosis in the world, which can partly be attributed to poor infection control in public healthcare (PHC) facilities. The aim of the study was to explore the extent of tuberculosis and... -
Secondary bacterial infection in active pulmonary tuberculosis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: E Shaddock --- Division of Pulmonology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand, N Bosman --- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand, T Nana --- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand, C Feldman --- Division of Pulmonology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand,Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis commonly have additional pathogens cultured in sputum, i.e. so-called potentially pathogenic bacteria. The significance of these organisms is uncertain. Previously, we demonstrated that the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the sputum of a group of... -
Predictors of tuberculosis treatment defaulting in informal dwellers within the eThekwini municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: A Rajagopaul --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, E J Kistnasamy --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences, P Reddy --- Department of Community Health Studies Faculty of Health Sciences,Globally, tuberculosis causes more than 2-million deaths annually. Despite the implementation of the directly observed treatment strategy (DOTS) in South Africa, cure and defaulter rates have not reached World Health Organization (WHO) target rates. This causes concern as it may... -
Factors Affecting Nonadherence to Tuberculosis Treatment in uMgungundlovu Health District in 2010
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Z S I Ndwandwe --- Edendale Hospital, S Mahomed --- School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Science, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, E Lutge --- Epidemiology, Research and Knowledge Management, S E Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal,KwaZulu-Natal has a high burden of tuberculosis disease, and is currently not meeting national and international treatment outcome targets. The aim of this study was to investigate patient-related and socio-economic factors that affect treatment adherence in patients on tuberculosis treatment... -
Measures practised by healthcare workers to prevent tuberculosis transmission at rural hospitals in vhembe district
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: T G Tshitangano --- Department of Public Health,The risk of becoming infected with tuberculosis in healthcare settings is increasing daily. Of every 100 hospitalised patients at any given time, seven in developed, and 10 in developing, countries, will acquire at least one infection in a healthcare setting,... -
Factors associated with retreatment tuberculosis in Tshwane, south africa: the role of tobacco smoking
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: G M C Louwagie --- Public Health Medicine, School of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, O A Ayo-Yusuf --- Dean/Director’s Office, School of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus Director, Southern Africa Resilient Africa Innovation Laboratory, Grant Recipient American Cancer Society,There is evidence from international studies that tobacco smoking increases the risk of tuberculosis recurrence through its effects on the immunological and barrier functions of the airways. In this cross-sectional study, the association between current tobacco smoking and retreatment tuberculosis... -
Tuberculosis complicating hepatitis C therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin: new infection in a high tuberculosis incidence area
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: T K Roestoff --- Department of Gastroenterology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, T Burger --- Department of Gastroenterology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, H Smith --- Department of Gastroenterology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, A D Mahomed --- Department of Gastroenterology, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, -
Preventive therapy for children following contact with a tuberculosis source case: cause for debate in a high-burden setting?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: J A Seddon --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa P. Godfrey-Faussett --- Department of Clinical Research, United Kingdom A C Hesseling --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa H S Schaaf --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South Africa D A Enarson --- Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, South AfricaThe identifcation of vulnerable children following contact with an infectious tuberculosis source case, and their subsequent treatment with effective preventive therapy, reduces the risk of tuberculosis disease progression. The majority of countries in the world recommend preventive therapy for young... -
Atypical manifestation of Takayasu’s disease masquerading as tuberculosis in an adolescent male
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Rupali Malik --- Department of Internal Medicine, India Arun Gogna --- Department of Internal Medicine, India Jisa George --- Department of Internal Medicine, IndiaIntroduction: Takayasu’s disease is a chronic idiopathic vasculitis that mainly affects the aorta and/or its main branches. It affects young adult women most commonly. Although pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu’s disease is well documented, most patients remain asymptomatic and the... -
Factors associated with pulmonary tuberculosis outcomes among inmates in Potchefstroom Prison in North West province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection • Authors: T Mnisi --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, J Tumbo --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, I Govender --- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death among the world's prison populations. Prisons are reservoirs of tuberculosis and threaten inmates, prison staff, visitors and the surrounding community. This study was carried out to explore the associated factors with pulmonary tuberculosis... -
High level of initial default among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis in eThekwini health district, KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Lindiwe Priscilla Cele --- National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa Stephen Knight --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South Africa Elize Webb --- School of Health Systems and Public Health, SHSPH, South Africa Khin Tint --- SAFELTP NICD, South Africa Thembelihle Dlungwane --- School of Nursing and Public Health, South AfricaIn this study, initial tuberculosis (TB) default was measured in clinics in a district with a high incidence of TB. A retrospective review of TB case identification registers in 2007 found 4049 (9.0%) new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) cases... -
Retrospective comparison of cytological and histological bone marrow morphology in adult antiretroviral-naïve and antiretroviral experienced human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with peripheral blood cytopaenias
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Suraya Naidoo --- Department of Haematology, South Africa Vincent Louis Naicker --- National Health Laboratory Services, South AfricaBackground: A cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients presenting to a quaternary hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa over a period of one year was identified and morphological analyses of their bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsies (BMAT) undertaken. -
The nutritional status of patients with tuberculosis in comparison with tuberculosis-free contacts in Delft, Western Cape
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Cc Lombardo --- Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, R. Swart --- Division of Nutrition and Dietetics, Me Visser --- Division of Nutrition and Dietetics,Objective: To report on the nutritional status of newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in comparison to contacts who are tuberculosis free. -
Acceptance of a ready-to-use supplementary food by stable HIV-treated and HIV and tuberculosis (co-infected)-treated patients
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: K. Pillay --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, M. Siwela --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Fj Veldman --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition, Eo Amonsou --- Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Bp Mabaso --- Dietetics and Human Nutrition,Objectives: The objective of the study was to determine consumer acceptance and perceptions of a ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) by subjects treated for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV and tuberculosis (co-infected subjects). -
Case Study: Small bowel perforation secondary to ileal tuberculosis: intensive care unit case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: L Veldsman --- Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital,The following case study was discussed at the South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (SASPEN) workshop on critcal care nutrition held at the 25th Congress of the Nutrition Society of South Africa and the 13th Congress of the... -
Effectiveness of early initiation of antiretroviral therapy in adults with HIV associated tuberculosis in Lesotho in 2012
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Maletsatsi Lenela --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, Stephen Knight --- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health,Background: Lesotho has a huge burden of human immunodeficiency virus associated tuberculosis (HIV-TB). In this study we compared the effectiveness of early versus late commencement of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in adults living with HIV-TB in Lesotho. -
Correlates of tobacco use among tuberculosis patients in South Africa: A brief report
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Karl Peltzer --- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, ThailandThis study examined tobacco use by tuberculosis (TB) patients through socio-health variables. The sample comprised 724 TB patients (mean age 37.1 years, SD = 11.3; males = 71.4%) receiving care from 40 primary health facilities across South Africa. They completed... -
Characteristics of tuberculosis patients and the evaluation of compliance to the national TB management guidelines at clinics in a rural community from Mpumalanga province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Jolly Musoke --- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South Africa Anita L. Michel --- Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, South AfricaThis study serves as baseline investigation into tuberculosis (TB) patient population characteristics and the compliance of clinics in rural settings to the national TB guidelines in terms of diagnosing the disease. A total of 62 TB positive patients’ files were reviewed... -
Delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy to reduce occupational TB among healthcare workers in Swaziland
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Marianne Calnan --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Samson Haumba --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Makhosazana Matsebula --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Ntombifuthi Shongwe --- University Research Co., LLC, Swaziland Munyaradzi Pasipamire --- Swaziland National AIDS Program, Swaziland Natalie Kruse Levy --- USAID/PEPFAR, Swaziland Munamato Mirira --- USAID/PEPFAR, Swaziland Peter Preko --- CDC, Swaziland Alisha Smith-Arthur --- University Research Co., LLC, USA Varduhi Ghazaryan --- University Research Co., LLC, USAHealthcare workers (HCWs) in Swaziland are at increased risk of acquiring tuberculosis (TB), but existing infection control and occupational health policies often fall short of mitigating the risk of acquiring TB in the workplace. Health service failure to systematically offer... -
Characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Moses Kotane region North West Province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: JLM Yoko --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa JM Tumbo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa AB Mills --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South Africa CD Kabongo --- Department of Family Medicine and PHC, South AfricaAim: To determine the characteristics of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis registered in primary health care facilities in Moses Kotane region North West Province. -
Development of gene expression assays measuring immune responses in the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Roxanne L Higgitt --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Peter E Buss --- Veterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Kruger National Park, South Africa Paul D van Helden --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Michele A Miller --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South Africa Sven DC Parsons --- DST/NRF Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Tuberculosis Research/SAMRC Centre for TB Research/Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South AfricaAs scavengers, spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are exposed to a wide array of pathogens but exhibit low mortality rates due to infectious disease. This suggests that this species exhibits a unique and robust immune response to pathogens. However, few tools... -
Incidence and pattern of tuberculosis treatment success rates in different levels of the human development index: a global perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Salman Khazaei --- Department of Epidemiology, Iran Shahab Rezaeian --- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Iran Vali Baigi --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Iran Mohammad Saatchi --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Iran Leila Molaeipoor --- Department of Epidemiology, Iran Zaher Khazaei --- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Iran Somayeh Khazaei --- Faculty of Paramedical Science, Department of Operating Room, Iran Owais Raza --- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, IranBackground: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment success rate remains a public health challenge in many developed and developing countries. The correlation between the incidence and pattern of TB and the Human Development Index (HDI) has not been globally determined. This study aimed... -
Tuberculosis risk factors in Lephalale local municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: T.M. Ramaliba --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, South Africa T.G. Tshitangano --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, South Africa H.A. Akinsola --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, South Africa M. Thendele --- Department of Public Health, School of Health Sciences, South AfricaLephalale local municipality is the leading sub-district in Limpopo province with 9.8% of deaths caused by tuberculosis. This study aimed to describe the risk factors for TB in Lephalale local municipality. A quantitative descriptive, cross-sectional survey design was used to... -
The potential for using red claw crayfish and hybrid African catfish as biological control agents for Schistosoma host snails
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Monde --- Copperbelt University, Zambia S Syampungani --- Copperbelt University, Zambia A Rico --- Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies (IMDEA) in Water, Science and Technology Campus, Spain PJ van den Brink --- Wageningen University, The NetherlandsThe potential of red claw crayfish and hybrid African catfish (Clarias gariepinus and Clarias ngamensis) as predators for Schistosoma host snails was evaluated in 2014 by monitoring the consumption of snails by crayfish and catfish in experimental tanks over time... -
Diagnostic and mortality outcomes in a cohort of adult meningitis suspects in KwaZulu-Natal
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Onke Nonkala --- Department of Internal Medicine, South Africa Colleen Aldous --- School of Clinical Medicine, South Africa Douglas Wilson --- Department of Internal Medicine, South AfricaBackground: The clinical value of lumbar puncture (LP) in settings with a high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence has not been well defined. -
Trends in diagnostic techniques and factors associated with tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Lesotho, 2010–2015
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Eltony Mugomeri --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Lesotho Bisrat S Bekele --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Lesotho Charles Maibvise --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Swaziland Clemence Tarirai --- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South AfricaTuberculosis is a global public health problem. Lesotho, a sub-Saharan country with high HIV and tuberculosis burden, launched the Three I’s programme of the World Health Organization in 2013. However, the outcomes of this intervention are scarcely known. This study... -
Risk factors and HIV infection among patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at a regional/tertiary hospital in Kimberley, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: FK Mampuya --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa WJ Steinberg --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine, South Africa JE Raubenheimer --- Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics, South AfricaBackground: Common risk factors for developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are prolonged immobilisation, surgery, leg trauma or fracture, pregnancy, hormone therapy, heart failure, cancer, obesity, age, and smoking. The incidence of DVT in HIV-infected patients shows a two- to tenfold... -
Tuberculosis, staring, love and loneliness: Flavia’s story
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Pieter du Plessis --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Siv Tshefu --- Department of Social Anthropology, South Africa Flavia Nazier --- Research participant, South AfricaThis photo essay emanates from research conducted in 2017 that focused on the life histories of transgender sex workers in Cape Town who have had tuberculosis (TB). The aim was to capture the experiences of the disease from an anthropological... -
“Containing” tuberculosis, perpetuating stigma: the materiality of N95 respirator masks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Kate Abney --- School for International Training, USAThis paper analyses the role of the N95 respirator mask distributed by state-funded treatment programmes to patients who are undergoing treatment for different forms of tuberculosis (TB). Although mask-wearing protocol aims to physically “contain” TB, and thus stem the airborne... -
An interview with Paul Mason
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Efua Prah --- Anthropology and Sociology, South AfricaThis is a book review that was generated, and is presented, as an interview with the author Paul Mason, a social science researcher involved in tuberculosis (TB) research. Mason has written and published a children’s book that acts as educational... -
Beyond risk and vulnerability: a commentary on “TB, staring, love and loneliness: Flavia’s story”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Alex Müller --- Gender Health and Justice Research Unit, South AfricaThis article comments on the photo essay “TB, Staring, Love and Loneliness: Flavia’s Story” by Pieter du Plessis, Siv Tshefu and Flavia Nazier, published in the same issue. It contextualizes the essay and Flavia’s story against the historical and contemporary... -
“We are like bubblegum”: underground narratives of tuberculosis among South African miners
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Mutsawashe Mutendi --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South Africa Helen Macdonald --- Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaMiners working on South African mines suffer from the highest rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. The prevalence of tuberculosis among miners is four to seven times higher than for the general population of South Africa, a country with... -
A disease beyond reach: nurse perspectives on the past and present of tuberculosis control in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Justin Dixon --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Michèle Tameris --- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, South AfricaAlthough access to healthcare has improved since South Africa’s democratic transition, neoliberal reforms have had detrimental effects on clinic-community and nurse-patient relationships, undermining efforts to control tuberculosis (TB). This article focuses upon the work of nurses in three public health... -
Tuberculosis in health workers as an occupational disease
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Rodney Ehrlich --- Centre for Environmental and Occupational Health Research, South Africa Nick van de Water --- Division of Occupational Medicine, South Africa Annalee Yassi --- School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, CanadaTuberculosis in health workers is legally accepted as an occupational disease in South Africa in settings where there are infectious tuberculosis patients. This commentary draws on the authors’ previous work and the voices of health workers to consider the implications... -
“Posted home”: migration, tuberculosis and structural violence in Maphisa, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Min'enhle Ncube --- Social Anthropology, School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaStructural violence underscored by the political economy plays a pivotal role in the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Zimbabwe. Political and economic hardship make migration across the border for work necessary for rural locals in Zimbabwe in order to... -
Globalised tuberculosis control in local worlds
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Justin Dixon --- Department of Global Health and Development, United Kingdom Helen Macdonald --- School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaDespite a steady global decline in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB), progress towards health targets has been slow and a crisis of drug-resistant strains of TB continues unabated. The United Nations high-level meeting on TB in September 2018 resulted in... -
Effect of cultivar and cutting orientation at planting on sweet potato growth and yield in the Verulam area, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Plant and Soil • Authors: Zanele Pakkies --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Corlina M van Jaarsveld --- Department of Agriculture, South Africa Sydney Mavengahama --- Department of Crop Science, School of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology, South AfricaSweet potato production is affected by agronomical practices such as orientation of cuttings at planting and cultivar selection. Thus a study was conducted to test the effect of two cutting orientations at planting (horizontal and vertical) for four sweet potato... -
Effect of Seed Tuber Planting Depth and Nitrogen Rate on Yield and Yield Related Traits of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) at Haramaya and Hirna, Eastern Ethiopia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal • Authors: Bulti Merga --- School of Plant Sciences, Ethiopia Nigussie Dechassa --- School of Plant Sciences, Ethiopia Wassu Mohammed --- School of Plant Sciences, EthiopiaThe potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important cash and food security crop in the eastern highlands of Ethiopia. However, the yield of the crop is constrained by low soil fertility and poor agronomic practices. Therefore, the field experiment was... -
Developing the Global Health Cost Consortium Unit Cost Study Repository for HIV and TB: methodology and lessons learned
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Willyanne DeCormier Plosky --- Avenir Health, USA Lori A Bollinger --- Avenir Health, USA Lily Alexander --- Department of Global Health, USA Drew B Cameron --- Department of Health Policy and Management, USA Lauren N Carroll --- Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Lucy Cunnama --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa Gabriela B Gomez --- Centre for Health Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Carol Levin --- Department of Global Health, USA Elliot Marseille --- Health Strategies International, USA Mohamed Mustafa Diab --- Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USA Mariana Siapka --- Centre for Health Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom Edina Sinanovic --- Health Economics Unit, South Africa Anna Vassall --- Centre for Health Economics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom James G Kahn --- Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, USAConsistently defined, accurate, and easily accessible cost data are a valuable resource to inform efficiency analyses, budget preparation, and sustainability planning in global health. The Global Health Cost Consortium (GHCC) designed the Unit Cost Study Repository (UCSR) to be a... -
Care, contagion and the good mother: narratives of motherhood, tuberculosis and healing
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Ziyanda Majombozi --- School of African and Gender Studies, Anthropology and Linguistics, South AfricaSouth Africa is reported as one of the countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB). In response to the epidemic, the country’s national Department of Health attempted to improve access to health care and TB treatment with a variety... -
Factors associated with poor access to HIV and sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria for women and girls living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Olujide Arije --- Institute of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Amaka Enemo --- , Nigeria Aaron Sunday --- , Nigeria Amira Muhammad --- Northern Nigerian Transgender Initiative, Nigeria Hasiya yunusa Nyako --- , Nigeria Rilwan Mohammed Abdullah --- , Nigeria Henry Okiwu --- , Nigeria Veronica Akwenabuaye Undelikwo --- University of Calabar, Nigeria Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor --- Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria Oluwaranmilowo Amusan --- , Nigeria Oluwatoyin Adedoyin Alaba --- Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA Erik Lamontagne --- , SwitzerlandAim: To determine the proportion of women and girls living with HIV (WGLHIV) who had poor access to HIV, tuberculosis and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors. -
‘When I get better I will do the test’: Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Nwarbébé Barnabas Njozing --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden Kerstin E Edin --- Unit for Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå Centre of Gender Studies, University, Anna-Karin Hurtig --- Public Health at the Division of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, SwedenThe World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between TB and HIV programmes with routine counselling and testing for HIV among TB patients in order to improve the uptake of HIV services. We carried out qualitative research interviews with 21... -
TB/HIV risk factors identified from a General Household Survey of South Africa in 2006
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Sathiya Susuman Appunni --- , , South Africa Renette Blignaut --- , , South Africa Siaka Lougue --- , , South AfricaThe level of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB) as well as the co-infection TB/HIV in South Africa is among the highest in the world. TB is curable while HIV is not, yet the combination of both is a growing...
