journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876360/should-a-provincial-mec-responsible-for-health-registered-with-the-hpcsa-who-publicly-humiliates-a-vulnerable-undocumented-foreigner-who-has-received-urgent-medical-attention-for-childbirth-from-an-understaffed-government-hospital-be-disciplined-for-unp
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
David McQuoid-Mason
The Limpopo MEC for Health, during a hospital visit, was recently shown in a video to have humiliated a vulnerable undocumented Zimbabwean woman patient, resulting in the hospital workers present laughing at the unfortunate patient. The patient had arrived at a hospital in the province that was short-staffed and under-resourced because of failings on the part of the Department of Health. She wished to give birth to her child in a safe environment, because the shortage of proper facilities in Zimbabwe posed a threat to her and her unborn child...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876359/the-firearm-pandemic-time-to-act-and-flatten-the-curve
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pradeep Navsaria, Sithombo Maqungo, Lea Marineau, Megan Prinsloo, Itumeleng J Molefe, Peter Hodkinson
N/A.
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876358/melanoma-crude-incidence-rates-among-white-south-africans-climbing-as-in-other-countries-urgent-call-for-targeted-skin-cancer-prevention-and-awareness-campaigns
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caradee Wright, Thandi Kapwata, Patricia Albers
[We have not prepared an abstract for the editorial but we can do so if required.].
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876357/guest-editorial
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REVIEW
Juliane Hiesgen, Clara Schutte
Since the identification of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibodies about 15 years ago, many patients with rapidly progressing psychiatric symptoms, abnormal movements, seizures or unexplained coma, have been diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis (AE). The symptom onset is often unspecific and might mimic psychiatric disease, but the later course is frequently characterized by severe disease, often requiring intensive care. Clinical and immunological criteria are helpful in identifying the patients, but no biomarkers exist to guide the clinician in therapy or predict outcome...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876356/obituary-professor-peter-ian-folb
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ushma Mehta
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876355/autoimmune-encephalitis-part-1-epidemiology-pathophysiology-and-clinical-spectrum
#6
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Juliane Hiesgen, Clara Schutte
Since the identification of anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antibodies about 15 years ago, many patients with rapidly progressing psychiatric symptoms, abnormal movements, seizures or unexplained coma, have been diagnosed with autoimmune encephalitis (AE). The symptom onset is often unspecific and might mimic psychiatric disease, but the later course is frequently characterized by severe disease, often requiring intensive care. Clinical and immunological criteria are helpful in identifying the patients, but no biomarkers exist to guide the clinician in therapy or predict outcome...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876354/erratum
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Claudia Naidu
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876353/obituary
#8
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mushi Matjila
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876352/impact-of-interventions-for-tuberculosis-prevention-and-care-in-south-africa-a-systematic-review-of-mathematical-modelling-studies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
L K Brown, C Van Schalkwyk, A K De Villiers, F M Marx
BACKGROUND: Substantial additional efforts are needed to prevent, find and successfully treat tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa (SA). In thepast decade, an increasing body of mathematical modelling research has investigated the population-level impact of TB prevention and careinterventions. To date, this evidence has not been assessed in the SA context. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review mathematical modelling studies that estimated the impact of interventions towards the World HealthOrganization's End TB Strategy targets for TB incidence, TB deaths and catastrophic costs due to TB in SA...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876351/acute-kidney-injury-after-major-non-cardiac-surgery-incidence-and-risk-factors
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
E Rossouw, S Chetty
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major post-surgical complication that contributes to morbidity and mortality. AKI is welldocumented after cardiac surgery. However, less is known regarding the incidence and risk factors following major non-cardiac surgery.Globally the incidence of AKI post major surgery has been evaluated; however, there are no data available for South Africa (SA). OBJECTIVES: To ascertain the incidence of AKI after major non-cardiac surgery at a tertiary academic SA hospital...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876350/clinical-impact-of-plasma-concentrations-of-first-line-antituberculosis-drugs
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
R Perumal, K Naidoo, A Naidoo, N Padayatchi
BACKGROUND: The clinical significance of low antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug concentrations has not been fully elucidated. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the clinical consequences of first-line drug concentrations in adult patients with drug-susceptible pulmonary TBin South Africa (SA). METHOD: We conducted a pharmacokinetic study nested within the control arm of the Improving Treatment Success (IMPRESS) trial(NCT02114684) in Durban, SA. During the first 2 months of treatment, participants received weight-based dosing of first-line anti-TBdrugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol), and had plasma drug concentrations measured at 2 and 6 hours after drugadministration during the 8th week of treatment...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36876349/sars-cov-2-mutations-on-diagnostic-gene-targets-in-the-second-wave-in-zimbabwe-a-retrospective-genomic-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
C Nyagupe, L de Oliveira Martins, H Gumbo, T Mashe, T Takawira, K K Maeka, A Juru, L K Chikanda, A R Tauya, A J Page, R A Kingsley, R Simbi, J Chirenda, J Manasa, V Ruhanya, R T Mavenyengwa
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 continues to be a major issue in resource-limited settings, particularly owing to the limited supply of vaccinescaused by inequitable distribution. OBJECTIVE: To monitor diagnostic gene targets to identify potential test failures caused by mutations, which is important for public health. METHODS: Here we analysed the genome sequence of SARS-CoV-2 from the second wave in Zimbabwe. A total of 377 samples weresequenced at Quadram Institute Bioscience...
March 2, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757079/loadshedding-and-healthcare-salt-in-the-wound
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thandeka Malange
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757078/ismail-ahmed-motala-1937-2022
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ahmed Ismail Motala
Not applicable.
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757077/factors-associated-with-partner-notification-intentions-among-symptomatic-sexually-transmitted-infection-service-attendees-in-south-africa
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
B Da Costas Dias, T Kufa, R S Kularatne
BACKGROUND: In South Africa (SA), a client-initiated partner notification (PN) approach is implemented for the management of sexual partners of patients presenting with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or STI syndromes. OBJECTIVES: To explore the demographic, sexual behavioural and clinical characteristics associated with PN intentions among symptomatic STI service attendees at sentinel primary healthcare facilities in three SA provinces. METHODS: We analysed cross-sectional data obtained from 1 293 adults enrolled into STI aetiological surveillance during 2019 - 2020 in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provinces...
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757076/peritoneal-dialysis-outcomes-in-a-tertiary-level-state-hospital-in-johannesburg-south-africa-ethnicity-and-hiv-co-infection-do-not-increase-risk-of-peritonitis-or-discontinuation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
M M Sunnyraj, M Davies, Z Cassimjee
BACKGROUND: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a valuable means to increase access to kidney replacement therapy in South Africa (SA). An increased rate of modality discontinuation related to an increased risk of peritonitis in patients of black African ethnicity, in those with diabetes and in those living with HIV has previously been suggested, which may lead to hesitancy in adoption of 'PD first' programmes. OBJECTIVES: To analyse the safety of a PD-first programme in terms of 5-year peritonitis risk and patient and modality survival at the outpatient PD unit at Helen Joseph Hospital, Johannesburg...
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757075/healthcare-delivery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
H Schneider, T Kredo, W A Odendaal, F Abdullah
We report here on the process and findings of a research prioritisation exercise for universal health coverage (UHC) in South Africa, conducted during the course of 2019. As plans to roll out National Health Insurance (NHI) gather momentum and we transition into a pandemic recovery phase, we believe that it is now time to revisit these priorities, while recognising that experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic have revealed new system challenges and strengths and introduced new priorities. The UHC research priority-setting methodology followed a stepwise process of collation of evidence, expert brainstorming and the development of a survey completed by 68 members of the Public Health Association of South Africa...
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757074/issues-in-medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
J A Shaw, T J John, C F N Koegelenberg, M Da Silva, B W Allwood, H Weich
Rasmussen aneurysms are abnormalities of the pulmonary arterial system caused by tuberculosis (TB). They are associated with a highmortality rate when they cause life-threatening haemoptysis. High TB-prevalence regions have a large burden of TB-related haemoptysisbut often limited resources. This series of 25 patients who presented with life-threatening haemoptysis from current and/or previous TBwere found to have abnormal pulmonary arteries on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA), which were judged to belikely contributors to their bleeding, either in isolation or with concomitant abnormal bronchial or systemic vasculature...
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757073/case-report
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
F Uys, M O'Neill, Z Farina, J Belford
The illegal practice of combining organophosphates (OPs) with other compounds such as carbamates and pyrethroids, creating 'streetpesticides', is common in South Africa. These agents contain mostly unknown quantities of unregulated toxins and contribute to atypicaland unpredictable clinical presentations following human ingestion. We present such a case in a patient with intentional rodenticideingestion. The initial presentation in the emergency department was a classic cholinergic toxidrome, and clinical resolution was achievedafter provision of atropine...
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/36757072/risk-stratification-of-hospital-admissions-for-covid-19-pneumonia-by-chest-radiographic-scoring-in-a-johannesburg-tertiary-hospital
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
H C Labuschagne, J Venturas, H Moodley
BACKGROUND: Chest radiographic scoring systems for COVID-19 pneumonia have been developed. However, little is published on the utilityof these scoring systems in low- and middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: To perform risk stratification of COVID-19 pneumonia in Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), by comparing the Brixia score withclinical parameters, disease course and clinical outcomes. To assess inter-rater reliability and developing predictive models of the clinicaloutcome using the Brixia score and clinical parameters...
February 1, 2023: South African Medical Journal
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