Cyberattack on the National Health Laboratory Service of South Africa – implications, response and recommendations by S Cassim, Z C Chapanduka

“…Recently, the information technology systems of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) of South Africa (SA) were targeted by cyberterrorists using disruptive ransomware. …”
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National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) changes the method of LDL-cholesterol calculation in South Africa by T Pillay, H M Rossouw, N Steyn, A Carelse

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Xpert MTB/XDR implementation in South Africa: cost outcomes of centralised vs. decentralised approaches by N. Cassim, S.V. Omar, S.D. Masuku, H. Moultrie, W.S. Stevens, F. Ismail, P. da Silva

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Aetiology of haemorrhagic cystitis: BK Polyomavirus and Adenovirus detection by Yoliswa Z. Chili, Menzi B. Nkosi, Nicky-Louise Byrne, Moepeng J. Maseko, Stephen N.J. Korsman, Gert U. Van Zyl

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On Programmed Cell Death in Plasmodium falciparum: Status Quo by Dewaldt Engelbrecht, Pierre Marcel Durand, Thérèsa Louise Coetzer

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Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex co-infection: A pragmatic approach to its diagnosis and management in South Africa by C Opperman, S Singh, Y Ghebrekristos, R Warren, W Goosen

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THrombosis AETiology of Aviation-Related Travel: The THETA θ study by B F Jacobson, S Louw, E Schapkaitz, F Laher

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Overview of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and the Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in the Immunopathogenesis of Severe Pneumococcal Disease by Helen C. Steel, Riana Cockeran, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman

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The prevalence of malaria in the five districts of Limpopo Province, South Africa, 2015 - 2017 by M T Lamola, A Musekiwa, A de Voux, C Reddy, M Morifi, P C Mutevedzi

“…We retrospectively reviewed data routinely collected through the Malaria Information System and Laboratory Information System of the National Health Laboratory Services, and assessed associations with age, sex and district, using a multivariable logistic regression model. …”
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Montelukast: More than a Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist? by Gregory R. Tintinger, Charles Feldman, Annette J. Theron, Ronald Anderson

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The role of new hepatitis B vaccines in South Africa by G U van Zyl, T Maponga, H Rabie, J Taljaard

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Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-3 in Comparison with Acute Phase Proteins as a Marker of Disease Activity and Radiographic Damage in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis by Mahmood M. T. M. Ally, Bridget Hodkinson, Pieter W. A. Meyer, Eustasius Musenge, Mohammed Tikly, Ronald Anderson

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to hepatitis B among South African primary healthcare staff by Atlegang Mashilo, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane, Didintle Sebitloane, Naledi Sibi, Philippa C. Matthews, Cornel Van Rooyen, Dominique Goedhals, Sabeehah Vawda

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Missed rifampicin and isoniazid resistance by commercial molecular assays by L Richards, F Ismail, J Nel, S V Omar

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Rationalising blood tests in a resource-limited emergency unit: A quality improvement project by Renette Esterhuizen, Lilani I. Tribelhorn, Danielle M.J. Thomas, Eugenne Elliott, Talat Habib, Arun Nair

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Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry Individuals with Diabetes and Prediabetes from South Africa by Tandi E. Matsha, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephen E. Humphries, Junaid Gamieldien, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne

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Epidemiologic Investigation of Intestinal Parasite Infection and Associated Risk Factors among Primary Schoolchildren in the Manzini and Lubombo Provinces, the Kingdom of Eswatini by Ai-Wen Yin, Yueh-Lun Lee, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Gugu Maphalala, Chien-Wei Liao, Chia-Kwung Fan

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Primary ciliary dyskinesia: Meeting the challenges of diagnosis in South Africa by Z Dangor, M Birkhead, C Verwey, D Gray, A Vanker, L Githinji, A Goga, R Masekela, M Zampoli

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Prevalence, associated factors, management and outcomes of hypokalaemia in hospitalised patients at a South African tertiary centre by C Burton, M-Y Chothia, A Zemlin, S Lahri

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Recombinant factor VIIa: new insights into the mechanism of action through product innovation by Miguel A. Escobar, Maureane Hoffman, Giancarlo Castaman, Cedric Hermans, Johnny Mahlangu, Johannes Oldenburg, Charles L. Percy, Mark T. Reding, Amy D. Shapiro, Steven W. Pipe

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