The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of bacterial respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations

IE Cock, SF Van Vuuren - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Multiple plant species were used traditionally in southern
Africa to treat bacterial respiratory diseases. This review summarises this usage and …

Data for action: collection and use of local data to end tuberculosis

G Theron, HE Jenkins, F Cobelens, I Abubakar… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Accelerating progress in the fight against tuberculosis will require a drastic shift from a
strategy focused on control to one focused on elimination. Successful disease elimination …

[PDF][PDF] Modelling the impact of HIV in South Africa's provinces: 2021 update

LF Johnson, RE Dorrington - Centre for infectious Disease …, 2023 - spotlightnsp.co.za
Executive summary Mathematical models have an important role to play in identifying which
interventions are having the greatest impact, and where HIV interventions are most needed …

A phase 1b randomized study of the safety and immunological responses to vaccination with H4: IC31, H56: IC31, and BCG revaccination in Mycobacterium …

LG Bekker, O Dintwe, A Fiore-Gartland… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of infectious disease-related
death. Recently, a trial of BCG revaccination and vaccination with H4: IC31, a recombinant …

'A tale of two paradoxes in response to COVID-19': Public health system and socio-economic implications of the pandemic in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

B Banda Chitsamatanga, W Malinga - Cogent Social Sciences, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Africa's response to the outbreak of infectious diseases has come under scrutiny over the
years and the outbreak of COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. The rapid spread of this …

Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF versus AFB smear and culture to identify pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with suspected tuberculosis from low and higher prevalence …

AF Luetkemeyer, C Firnhaber… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. The Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) assay is a rapid nucleic acid amplification
test widely used in settings of high tuberculosis prevalence to detect tuberculosis as well as …

Incidence and risk factors of tuberculosis among the elderly population in China: a prospective cohort study

J Cheng, YN Sun, CY Zhang, YL Yu… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2020 - mednexus.org
Background: China is facing challenges of the shifting presentation of tuberculosis (TB) from
younger to elderly due to an ageing population, longer life expectancy and reactivation …

TB preventive therapy for people living with HIV: key considerations for scale-up in resource-limited settings

I Pathmanathan, S Ahmedov, E Pevzner… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death for persons living with the human
immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). TB preventive therapy (TPT) works synergistically with, and …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of HIV and tuberculosis interventions on South African adult tuberculosis trends, 1990-2019: a mathematical modeling analysis

M Kubjane, M Osman, A Boulle, LF Johnson - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives To quantify the South African adult tuberculosis (TB) incidence and
mortality attributable to HIV between 1990 and 2019 and to estimate the reduction in TB …

Drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa: Current status, gaps and opportunities

N Ismail, SV Omar, F Ismail, L Blows… - African journal of …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background: The World Health Organization End TB Strategy targets for 2035 are ambitious
and drug resistant tuberculosis is an important barrier, particularly in Africa, home to over a …