Laboratory-acquired infections of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in South Africa: phenotypic and genotypic analysis of isolates

Authors: Anthony Marius Smith, Shannon Lucrecia Smouse, Nomsa Pauline Tau, Colleen Bamford, Vineshree Mischka Moodley, Charlene Jacobs, Kerrigan Mary McCarthy, Adré Lourens, Karen Helena Keddy, GERMS-SA Surveillance Network

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)

Subject Terms: Salmonella Typhi, Laboratory-acquired infection, South Africa, Genotyping, Molecular subtyping, PFGE, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2757-2; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

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Prevalence and Hospital Management of Amphotericin B Deoxycholate-Related Toxicities during Treatment of HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis in South Africa.

Authors: Susan Meiring, Melony Fortuin-de Smidt, Ranmini Kularatne, Halima Dawood, Nelesh P Govender, GERMS-SA

Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e0004865 (2016)

Subject Terms: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4965057?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/97de6cf51a79486aab6eb072626de929

Typhoid Fever in South Africa in an Endemic HIV Setting.

Authors: Karen H Keddy, Arvinda Sooka, Anthony M Smith, Alfred Musekiwa, Nomsa P Tau, Keith P Klugman, Frederick J Angulo, GERMS-SA

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 10, p e0164939 (2016)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5079545?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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HIV Infection and the Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD) in South African Adults and Older Children Prior to the Introduction of a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV).

Authors: Susan Meiring, Cheryl Cohen, Vanessa Quan, Linda de Gouveia, Charles Feldman, Alan Karstaedt, Keith P Klugman, Shabir A Madhi, Helene Rabie, Charlotte Sriruttan, Anne von Gottberg, GERMS-SA

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 2, p e0149104 (2016)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4749259?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/16f184d982424eaea4adf617938e11e5

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Mortality in Adults and Adolescents in South Africa: Analysis of National Surveillance Data, 2003 - 2008.

Authors: Cheryl Cohen, Nireshni Naidoo, Susan Meiring, Linda de Gouveia, Claire von Mollendorf, Sibongile Walaza, Preneshni Naicker, Shabir A Madhi, Charles Feldman, Keith P Klugman, Halima Dawood, Anne von Gottberg, GERMS-SA

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 10, p e0140185 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0140185&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/1a839f226896425899353f8140319ad7

Population snapshot of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in South Africa prior to introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

Authors: Kedibone M Ndlangisa, Mignon du Plessis, Nicole Wolter, Linda de Gouveia, Keith P Klugman, Anne von Gottberg, GERMS-SA

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 9, p e107666 (2014)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4169438?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/66ff4e9930cb48f395e9448e4bea33fe

The impact of colistin-based regimens on mortality compared to other antimicrobials in patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteremia in South African hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Nqobile Ngoma, Olga Perovic, Alex de Voux, Alfred Musekiwa, Liliwe Shuping, for GERMS-SA

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Subject Terms: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, Bacteremia, South Africa, Antimicrobial resistance, Colistin-based regimens, Healthcare-associated infections, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2334

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/d3ddb0434786410faac6e9b9ab005002

Declining Incidence of Invasive Meningococcal Disease in South Africa : 2003–2016

Authors: GERMS-SA, Meiring, Susan, Cohen, Cheryl, de Gouveia, Linda, du Plessis, Mignon, Kularatne, Ranmini, Hoosen, Anwar, Lekalakala, Ruth, Lengana, Sarona, Seetharam, Sharona, Naicker, Preneshni, Quan, Vanessa, Reubenson, Gary, Tempia, Stefano, von Mollendorf, Claire, von Gottberg, Anne

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Aug 01. 69(3), 495-504.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26852031

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Associated with Death, South Africa, 2012-2018.

Authors: Müller, Annelies^1,2, annelies.mueller@ifik.unibe.ch, Kleynhans, Jackie^3,4, de Gouveia, Linda³, Meiring, Susan^3,4, Cohen, Cheryl^3,4, Hathaway, Lucy Jane², von Gottberg, Anne^3,4, for GERMS-SA

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jan2022, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p166-179, 14p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 5 Graphs

Epidemiologic Shift in Candidemia Driven by Candida auris, South Africa, 2016-2017¹.

Authors: van Schalkwyk, Erika¹, Mpembe, Ruth S.¹, Thomas, Juno¹, Shuping, Liliwe¹, Ismail, Husna¹, Lowman, Warren², Karstaedt, Alan S.^3,4, Chibabhai, Vindana^4,5, Wadula, Jeannette^4,5, Avenant, Theunis⁶, Messina, Angeliki⁷, Govind, Chetna N.⁸, Moodley, Krishnee⁸, Dawood, Halima^9,10, Ramjathan, Praksha^5,9, Govender, Nelesh P.^1,4, neleshg@nicd.ac.za, for GERMS-SA, GERMS-SA

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Sep2019, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p1698-1707, 10p

Clinical and Microbiological Features of Salmonella Meningitis in a South African Population, 2003–2013

Authors: Group for Enteric, Respiratory and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South Africa (GERMS-SA), Keddy, Karen H., Sooka, Arvinda, Musekiwa, Alfred, Smith, Anthony M., Ismail, Husna, Tau, Nomsa P., Crowther-Gibson, Penny, Angulo, Frederick J., Klugman, Keith P.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 Nov 01. 61, S272-S282.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26369041

Increased Risk for and Mortality From Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in HIV-Exposed but Uninfected Infants Aged

Authors: Group for Enteric, Respiratory and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South Africa (GERMS-SA), von Mollendorf, Claire, von Gottberg, Anne, Tempia, Stefano, Meiring, Susan, de Gouveia, Linda, Quan, Vanessa, Lengana, Sarona, Avenant, Theunis, du Plessis, Nicolette, Eley, Brian, Finlayson, Heather, Reubenson, Gary, Moshe, Mamokgethi, O'Brien, Katherine L., Klugman, Keith P., Whitney, Cynthia G., Cohen, Cheryl

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2015 May 01. 60(9), 1346-1356.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26365269

Epidemiologic Shift in Candidemia Driven by Candida auris, South Africa, 2016-2017¹.

Authors: van Schalkwyk, Erika, Mpembe, Ruth S., Thomas, Juno, Shuping, Liliwe, Ismail, Husna, Lowman, Warren, Karstaedt, Alan S., Chibabhai, Vindana, Wadula, Jeannette, Avenant, Theunis, Messina, Angeliki, Govind, Chetna N., Moodley, Krishnee, Dawood, Halima, Ramjathan, Praksha, Govender, Nelesh P., for GERMS-SA (CORPORATE AUTHOR), GERMS-SA (CORPORATE AUTHOR)

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sep2019, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p1698-1707. 10p.

Subjects: CANDIDEMIA, CANDIDA, FUNGEMIA, MASS spectrometry, ODDS ratio, DRUG therapy

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa

Systemic Shigellosis in South Africa

Authors: Group for Enteric, Respiratory, and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South Africa (GERMS-SA), Keddy, Karen H., Sooka, Arvinda, Crowther-Gibson, Penny, Quan, Vanessa, Meiring, Susan, Cohen, Cheryl, Nana, Trusha, Sriruttan, Charlotte, Seetharam, Sharona, Hoosen, Anwar, Naicker, Preneshni, Elliott, Eugenne, Haffejee, Sumayya, Whitelaw, Andrew, Klugman, Keith P.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012 May . 54(10), 1448-1454.

Access URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis224

Epidemiologic Shift in Candidemia Driven by Candida auris, South Africa, 2016-2017¹.

Authors: van Schalkwyk, Erika¹, Mpembe, Ruth S.¹, Thomas, Juno¹, Shuping, Liliwe¹, Ismail, Husna¹, Lowman, Warren², Karstaedt, Alan S.^3,4, Chibabhai, Vindana^4,5, Wadula, Jeannette^4,5, Avenant, Theunis⁶, Messina, Angeliki⁷, Govind, Chetna N.⁸, Moodley, Krishnee⁸, Dawood, Halima^9,10, Ramjathan, Praksha^5,9, Govender, Nelesh P.^1,4, neleshg@nicd.ac.za, for GERMS-SA, GERMS-SA

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; Sep2019, Vol. 25 Issue 9, p1698-1707, 10p

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Serially Collected Isolates of Cryptococcus from HIV-Infected Patients in South Africa

Authors: Van Wyk, M., Govender, N.P., Mitchell, T.G., Litvintseva, A.P., GERMS-SA

Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 52(6):1921-1931

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCRN354850393&indx=1&recIds=ETOCRN354850393

Nosocomial Outbreak of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Primarily Affecting a Pediatric Ward in South Africa in 2012

Authors: Smith, A.M., Mthanti, M.A., Haumann, C., Tyalisi, N., Boon, G.P.G., Sooka, A., Keedy, K.H., GERMS-SA Surveillance Network

Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 52(2):627-631

Availability: http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=detailsTab&gathStatTab=true&ct=display&fn=search&doc=ETOCRN348581129&indx=1&recIds=ETOCRN348581129

Clonal Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strains in South Africa, 2002 to 2006: Emergence of New Clone ST-4240/6688

Authors: Moodley, C., Plessis, M.d., Ndlangisa, K., de Gouveia, L., Klugman, K.P., von Gottberg, A., GERMS-SA (Group for Enteric, Respiratory and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South Africa)

Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 50(11):3678-3686

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Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in South Africa, a Setting with High HIV Prevalence, in the Prevaccine Era from 2003 to 2008

Authors: Crowther-Gibson, P., Cohen, C., Klugman, K.P., de Gouveia, L., von Gottberg, A., Group for Enteric, Respiratory, and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South Africa (GERMS-SA)

Source: ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY -JOURNAL-. 56(10):5088-5095

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Population Snapshot of Invasive Serogroup B Meningococci in South Africa from 2005 to 2008

Authors: Plessis, M.d., Moodley, C., Mothibeli, K.M., Fali, A., Klugman, K.P., von Gottberg, A., GERMS-SA (Group for Enteric, Respiratory and Meningeal Disease Surveillance-South Africa)

Source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 50(8):2577-2584

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