Background Despite the significant progress made in South Africa in getting millions of
individuals living with HIV into care, many patients still present or re-enter care with …

Abstract Background: The epidemiology of Pneumocystis jirovecii, known to colonize the
respiratory tract and cause a life-threatening HIV-associated pneumonia (PCP), is poorly …

Background: South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic globally, with~ 7.5 million people
living with HIV in 2021. Adolescent girls (AG) and young women (YW), aged 15–19 years …

Introduction Recent studies have indicated a high enduring burden of advanced HIV
disease, but estimates across regions and settings are lacking. The aim of this study was to …

Background Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in Wuhan, China. Due to the rapid …

Background South Africa has the largest HIV epidemic globally. Despite the scale-up of
antiretroviral therapy, people living with HIV are still presenting with low CD4 counts …

Introduction Disseminated intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is a thrombotic microangiopathy
which may complicate a number of severe disease processes including sepsis …

Abstract COETZEE, Lindi-Marie; CASSIM, Naseem and GLENCROSS, Deborah K.. Newly
implemented community CD4 service in Tshwaragano, Northern Cape province, South …

Aims: The aim of this thesis was to describe PSA testing and histological diagnosis of PCa
using laboratory data for men attending public-health facilities in the Gauteng Province. A …

I begin by expressing heartfelt thanks to a special mentor, Emeritus Professor Barry
Mendelow, from whom I learned the tenets of good research. Believing that funding was not …