Impact of prior cryptococcal antigen screening on in-hospital mortality in cryptococcal meningitis or fungaemia among HIV-seropositive individuals in South Africa: a cross-sectional observational study

Authors: Abrahams, Shareef, Ahmed, Khatija, Avenant, Theunis, Bamford, Colleen, Bhola, Prathna, Bishop, Kate, Black, John, Blumberg, Lucille, Bosman, Norma, Botha, Maria, Brink, Adrian, Budavari, Suzy, Burra, Asmeeta, Chibabhai, Vindana, Chomba, Rispah, Cohen, Cheryl, Coovadia, Yacoob, Crowther-Gibson, Penny, Dawood, Halima, de Gouveia, Linda, Dlamini, Nomonde, Dlamini, Siyanda, Dreyer, Andries, du Plessis, Nicolette, du Plessis, Erna, du Plessis, Mignon, Erasmus, Linda, Feldman, Charles, Govender, Nelesh, Govind, Chetna, Groome, Michelle, Haffejee, Sumayya, Hamese, Ken, Haumann, Carel, Hoho, Nombulelo, Hoosen, Anwar, Hoosien, Ebrahim, Howell, Victoria, Hoyland, Greta, Ismail, Farzana, Ismail, Husna, Ismail, Nazir, Ive, Prudence, Jooste, Pieter, Karstaedt, Alan, Khantsi, Ignatius, Kleinhans, Vicky, Kleynhans, Jackie, Kolojane, Molebogeng, Kufa-Chakezha, Tendesayi, Lebaka, Tiisetso, Lebudi, Jacob, Legare, Neo, Lekalakala, Ruth, Lindeque, Kathy, Lowman, Warren, Madhi, Shabir, Magobo, Rindidzani, Mahabeer, Prasha, Maharaj, Adhil, Makgoba, Martha, Maloba, Molatji, Maluleka, Caroline, Manaka, Mokupi, Mangena, Phetho, Maningi, Nontuthuko, Marcus, Louis, Marshall, Terry, Mathebula, Rudzani, Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi, Mbelle, Nontombi, Mbuthu, Bongani, McCarthy, Kerrigan, Meiring, Susan, Mekgoe, Omphile, Menezes, Colin, Miller, Cecilia, Mlisana, Koleka, Moncho, Masego, Moore, David, Moremi, Myra, Morris, Lynn, Moshe, Moamokgethi, Mothibi, Lesego, Moultrie, Harry, Mpembe, Ruth, Mutevedzi, Portia, Mwansa-Kambafwile, Judith, Naby, Fathima, Naicker, Preneshni, Naidoo, Romola, Nana, Trusha, Nchabeleng, Maphoshane, Ndlovu, Phathutshedzo, Nel, Jeremy, Ngomane, Mimmy, Ngubane, Wendy, Nicol, Mark, Njikho, Sunnieboy, Ntlemo, Grace, Ntuli, Sindi, Page, Nicola, Paulse, Nuraan, Pearce, Vanessa, Perovic, Olga, Pillay, Keshree, Pombo, Dina, Poswa, Xoliswa, Prentice, Elizabeth, Puren, Adrian, Quan, Vanessa, Ramjathan, Praksha, Ramkillawan, Yeishna, Reddy, Kessendri, Reubenson, Gary, Richards, Lauren, Said, Mohammed, Samodien, Nazlee, Samuel, Catherine, Seetharam, Sharona, Sekwadi, Phuti, Selekisho, Mirriam, Senekal, Marthinus, Shuping, Liliwe, Sibiya, Ngoaka, Sirkar, Surendra, Smit, Juanita, Smith, Anthony, Smith, Marshagne, Sookan, Lisha, Sriruttan, Charlotte, Stacey, Sarah, Swe Han, Khine Swe, Thomas, Teena, Thomas, Juno, Tsisti, Merika, van Schalkwyk, Erika, Variava, Ebrahim, Vazi, Phumeza, Verwey, Charl, von Gottberg, Anne, Wadula, Jeanntte, Walaza, Sibongile, Wende, Linda, Whitelaw, Andrew, Wilson, Douglas, Zietsman, Inge, Paccoud, Olivier, Mashau, Rudzani, Greene, Greg, Govender, Nelesh P.

Source: In Clinical Microbiology and Infection August 2023 29(8):1063-1069

Outcomes of flucytosine-containing combination treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in a South African national access programme: a cross-sectional observational study

Authors: Abrahams, Shareef, Pearce, Vanessa, Moncho, Masego, Wadula, Jeanette, Maloba, Motlatji, Hoosen, Anwar, Verwey, Charl, Menezes, Colin, Moore, David, Pombo, Dina, Reubenson, Gary, Ntlemo, Grace, Richards, Lauren, Nchabeleng, Maphoshane, Tsitsi, Merika, Moshe, Moamokgethi, Said, Mohammed, Kolojane, Molebogeng, Mothibi, Lesego, Du Plessis, Nicolette, Chomba, Rispah, Thomas, Teena, Avenant, Theunis, Nana, Trusha, Chibabhai, Vindana, Maharj, Adhil, Wilson, Douglas, Naby, Fathima, Dawood, Halima, Han, Khine Swe Swe, Sookan, Lisha, Dlamini, Nomonde, Ramajathan, Praksha, Mahabeer, Prasha, Bhola, Prathna, Naidoo, Romola, Haffejee, Sumayya, Sirkar, Surendra, Ramkillawan, Yeishna, Hamese, Ken, Sibiya, Ngoaka, Mangena, Phetho, Lekalakala, Ruth, Hoyland, Greta, Ntuli, Sindi, Variava, Ebrahim, Khantsi, Ignatius, Mekgoe, Omphile, Brink, Adrian, Prentice, Elizabeth, Reddy, Kessendri, Whitelaw, Andrew, Hoosien, Ebrahim, Zietsman, Inge, Marshall, Terry, Poswa, Xoliswa, Govind, Chetna, Smit, Juanita, Pillay, Keshree, Seetharam, Sharona, Howell, Victoria, Samuel, Catherine, Senekal, Marthinus, Bamford, Colleen, Dreyer, Andries, Marcus, Louis, Lowman, Warren, von Gottberg, Anne, Smith, Anthony, Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi, d'Abreu, Cecilia, Miller, Cecilia, Cohen, Cheryl, Ismail, Farzana, Moultrie, Harry, Ismail, Husna, Weyer, Jacqueline, Kleynhans, Jackie, Rossouw, Jenny, Frean, John, Ebonwu, Joy, Mwansa-Kambafwile, Judith, Thomas, Juno, Bishop, Kate, McCarthy, Kerrigan, Shuping, Liliwe, de Gouveia, Linda, Erasmus, Linda, Puren, Adrian, Blumberg, Lucille, Smith, Marshagne, Makgoba, Martha, Groome, Michelle, du Plessis, Mignon, Ngomane, Mimmy, Manaka, Mokupi, Moremi, Myra, Ismail, Nazir, Legare, Neo, Page, Nicola, Hoho, Nombulelo, Perovic, Olga, Sekwadi, Phuti, Magobo, Rindidzani, Mpembe, Ruth, Walaza, Sibongile, Dlamini, Siyanda, Njikho, Sunnieboy, Lebaka, Tiisetso, Ngubane, Wendy, Mashau, Rudzani C ^*, Meiring, Susan T, Quan, Vanessa C, Nel, Jeremy, Greene, Greg S, Garcia, Andrea, Reddy, Denasha L, Venter, Michelle, Stacey, Sarah, Madua, Matamela, Boretti, Lia, Harrison, Thomas S, Meintjes, Graeme, Shroufi, Amir, Trivino-Duran, Laura, Black, John, Govender, Nelesh P

Source: In The Lancet Infectious Diseases September 2022 22(9):1365-1373

Case-fatality and sequelae following acute bacterial meningitis in South Africa, 2016 through 2020

Authors: Meiring, Susan, Cohen, Cheryl, de Gouveia, Linda, Plessis, Mignon du, Quan, Vanessa, Kleynhans, Jackie, Menezes, Colin, Reubenson, Gary, Dawood, Halima, Nchabeleng, Maphoshane, Said, Mohamed, Mvelase, Nomonde, Mahabeer, Prasha, Chomba, Rispah, Lekalakala, Ruth, Nana, Trusha, Chibabhai, Vindana, Black, Marianne, von Gottberg, Anne

Source: In International Journal of Infectious Diseases September 2022 122:1056-1066

Culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Africa, 2014–19: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Mashau, Rudzani C ^*, Meiring, Susan T, Dramowski, Angela, Magobo, Rindidzani E, Quan, Vanessa C, Perovic, Olga, von Gottberg, Anne, Cohen, Cheryl, Velaphi, Sithembiso, van Schalkwyk, Erika, Govender, Nelesh P

Source: In The Lancet Global Health August 2022 10(8):e1170-e1178

Outcomes of flucytosine-containing combination treatment for cryptococcal meningitis in a South African national access programme: a cross-sectional observational study

Authors: Mashau, Rudzani C, Meiring, Susan T, Quan, Vanessa C, Nel, Jeremy, Greene, Greg S, Garcia, Andrea, Menezes, Colin, Reddy, Denasha L, Venter, Michelle, Stacey, Sarah, Madua, Matamela, Boretti, Lia, Harrison, Thomas S, Meintjes, Graeme, Shroufi, Amir, Trivino-Duran, Laura, Black, John, Govender, Nelesh P

Source: Lancet infectious diseases. 22(9):1365-1373

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Lived experience of people with cryptococcal meningitis: A qualitative study.

Authors: Legare, Neo A.^1,2 (AUTHOR) neol@nicd.ac.za, Quan, Vanessa C.² (AUTHOR), Govender, Nelesh P.^3,4 (AUTHOR), Muchiri, Jane W.⁵ (AUTHOR)

Source: Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine. 2024, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *EMPLOYEE attitudes, *HEALTH facilities, *ATTITUDES of medical personnel, *HIV-positive persons, *HEALTH services accessibility

Genomic Diversity and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis in South Africa, 2016–2021.

Authors: Mikhari, Rito L, Meiring, Susan, Gouveia, Linda de, Chan, Wai Yin, Jolley, Keith A, Tyne, Daria Van, Harrison, Lee H, Marjuki, Henju, Ismail, Arshad, Quan, Vanessa, Cohen, Cheryl, Walaza, Sibongile, Gottberg, Anne von, Plessis, Mignon du

Source: Journal of Infectious Diseases; 12/15/2024, Vol. 230 Issue 6, pe1311-e1321, 11p

Subject Terms: WHOLE genome sequencing, MENINGOCOCCAL infections, MICROBIAL sensitivity tests, AMINO acid sequence, PENICILLIN-binding proteins

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

Can pneumococcal meningitis surveillance be used to assess the impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on total invasive pneumococcal disease? A case-study from South Africa, 2005–2016

Authors: Kleynhans, Jackie, Cohen, Cheryl, McMorrow, Meredith, Tempia, Stefano, Crowther-Gibson, Penny, Quan, Vanessa, de Gouveia, Linda, von Gottberg, Anne

Source: Vaccine. 37(38):5724-5730

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Risk factors for bacterial zoonotic pathogens in acutely febrile patients in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Authors: Berrian, Amanda M., Martínez‐López, Beatriz, Quan, Vanessa, Conrad, Patricia A., van Rooyen, Jacques, Simpson, Gregory J. G., Frean, John, Weyer, Jacqueline, Rossouw, Jennifer, Knobel, Darryn, Blumberg, Lucille

Source: Zoonoses and public health. 66(5):458-469

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Risk Factors for Severe COVID‐19 Among Children and Adolescents Enrolled in Acute Respiratory Infection Sentinel Surveillance in South Africa, 2020–2022.

Authors: Bishop, Kate, Meiring, Susan, Tempia, Stefano, von Gottberg, Anne, Wolter, Nicole, Kleynhans, Jackie, Moosa, Fahima, du Plessis, Mignon, Moyes, Jocelyn, Makhasi, Mvuyo, Chuene, Boitumelo, Samuels, Aaron M., Dawood, Halima, Reubenson, Gary, Zar, Heather J., Quan, Vanessa, Cohen, Cheryl, Walaza, Sibongile

Source: Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses; May2024, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, RESPIRATORY infections, RESPIRATORY syncytial virus, COVID-19

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa, AFRICA

Effectiveness of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease in South African children: a case-control study

Authors: Cohen, Cheryl ^*, von Mollendorf, Claire, de Gouveia, Linda, Lengana, Sarona, Meiring, Susan, Quan, Vanessa, Nguweneza, Arthermon, Moore, David P, Reubenson, Gary, Moshe, Mamokgethi, Madhi, Shabir A, Eley, Brian, Hallbauer, Ute, Finlayson, Heather, Varughese, Sheeba, O'Brien, Katherine L, Zell, Elizabeth R, Klugman, Keith P, Whitney, Cynthia G, von Gottberg, Anne

Source: In The Lancet Global Health March 2017 5(3):e359-e369

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

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Gauteng academic hospitals, South Africa

Authors: Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C., Singh-Moodley, Ashika, Badat, Rubeina, Quan, Vanessa, Kularatne, Ranmini, Nana, Trusha, Lekalakala, Ruth, Govender, Nelesh P., Perovic, Olga

Source: In International Journal of Infectious Diseases January 2015 30:41-48

Effectiveness of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Children in South Africa: A Matched Case-Control Study

Authors: South African Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Case-Control Study Group, Cohen, Cheryl, von Mollendorf, Claire, de Gouveia, Linda, Naidoo, Nireshni, Meiring, Susan, Quan, Vanessa, Nokeri, Vusi, Smit, Melony Fortuin-de, Malope-Kgokong, Babatyi, Moore, David, Reubenson, Gary, Moshe, Mamokgethi, Madhi, Shabir A., Eley, Brian, Hallbauer, Ute, Kularatne, Ranmini, Conklin, Laura, O'Brien, Katherine L., Zell, Elizabeth R., Klugman, Keith, Whitney, Cynthia G., von Gottberg, Anne

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014 Sep . 59(6), 808-818.

Access URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu431

Evaluating the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Schistosomiasis Amongst School-Aged Children in Low- and Middle-Income Communities: Ehlanzeni District Municipality, South Africa, 2015–2021.

Authors: Njikho, Sunnieboy Lot, Quan, Vanessa Cecilia, Mbonane, Thokozani Patrick, Van Wyk, Renay Helouise

Source: Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease; Dec2023, Vol. 8 Issue 12, p522, 9p

Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in the pre-conjugate vaccine era: South Africa, 2003–2008

Authors: von Gottberg, Anne, Cohen, Cheryl, de Gouveia, Linda, Meiring, Susan, Quan, Vanessa, Whitelaw, Andrew, Crowther-Gibson, Penny, Madhi, Shabir A., Whitney, Cynthia G., Klugman, Keith P.

Source: In Vaccine 28 August 2013 31(38):4200-4208

Risk Factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age in a High HIV Prevalence Setting, South Africa, 2010 to 2012

Authors: von Mollendorf, Claire, Cohen, Cheryl, de Gouveia, Linda, Naidoo, Nireshni, Meiring, Susan, Quan, Vanessa, Lindani, Sonwabo, Moore, David P., Reubenson, Gary, Moshe, Mamokgethi, Eley, Brian, Hallbauer, Ute M., Finlayson, Heather, Madhi, Shabir A., Conklin, Laura, Zell, Elizabeth R., Klugman, Keith P., Whitney, Cynthia G., von Gottberg, Anne

Source: Pediatric infectious disease journal. 34(1):27-34

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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

Pathways to care and outcomes among hospitalised HIV-seropositive persons with cryptococcal meningitis in South Africa.

Authors: Quan, Vanessa¹ (AUTHOR) vanessaq@nicd.ac.za, Toro-Silva, Sandra² (AUTHOR), Sriruttan, Charlotte^3,4 (AUTHOR), Chetty, Verushka³ (AUTHOR), Chihota, Violet^5,6 (AUTHOR), Candfield, Sophie^2,7 (AUTHOR), Vassall, Anna² (AUTHOR), Grant, Alison D.^2,6,7,8 (AUTHOR), Govender, Nelesh P.^3,4 (AUTHOR)

Source: PLoS ONE. 12/12/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 12, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *HIV-positive persons, *MENINGITIS, *URBAN hospitals, *HOSPITAL mortality, *AMPHOTERICIN B, *HIV, *AIDS-related opportunistic infections, *HIV infection transmission

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Africa