Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 26, Issue 4 (2011)

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Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection, Volume 26, Issue 4 (2011)

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Festschrift

Editorial
Professor Barry David Schoub
Charles Feldman (Editor-in-Chief) , Hendrik Koornhof (Emeritus Editor) & Lucille Blumberg (Section Editor: Infectious Diseases)
Page: 175
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Poliomyelitis Research Foundation: Tribute to Professor Barry Schoub
R B Wiggill
Page: 176
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Professor Schoub: Reminiscences on the occasion of his retirement
W Prozesky
Page: 177
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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A mentor and a mensch: A tribute to Professor Barry Schoub
L Morris
Pages: 178-179
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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A repertoire of influence
C M Gray
Pages: 180-181
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Virus electron microscopy
G Lecatsas
Pages: 182-183
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Rotavirus in South Africa: From discovery to vaccine introduction
A D Steele & R Glass
Pages: 184-190
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Lessons learnt from the global outbreak of a Darwinian masterpiece: Virus infuenza A (H1N1) 2009
J S Oxford
Pages: 191-194
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Outbreaks in South Africa 2004-2011, the Outbreak Response Unit of the NICD, and the vision of an inspired leader
L Blumberg, G de Jong, J Thomas, B N Archer, A Cengimbo & C Cohen
Pages: 195-197
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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The HIV-1 epidemic in South Africa: The leading edge and the measurement of incidence
A J Puren
Pages: 198-201
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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A brief history of the Special Pathogens Unit at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases of the National Health Laboratory Service
R Swanepoel & J T Paweska
Pages: 202-204
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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The quest to understand protective immunity to HIV-1 through studies on maternal-infant HIV-1 transmission
C T Tiemessen
Pages: 205-209
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Genital herpes and HIV infection: Can we still exploit the intimate relationship?
R C Ballard
Pages: 210-214
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Antimicrobial-resistant gonorrhoea in Africa: An important public health threat in need of a regional gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme
D A Lewis
Pages: 215-220
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Evidence that prevention of carriage by pneumococcal capsular vaccines may be the mechanism of protection from pneumococcal pneumonia
K P Klugman, S W Hayden Smith & H J Koornhof
Pages: 221-224
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative subjects in Gauteng, South Africa
K Kistiah, J Winiecka-Krusnell, A Barragan, A Karstaedt & J Frean
Pages: 225-228
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Times have Changed! The Molecular Revolution in TB Diagnostics and Detection of Drug Resistance
H J Koornhof & G J Coetzee
Pages: 229-234
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Directing the NIV and the NICD: A three-decade odyssey through the world of communicable diseases
Barry Schoub
Pages: 235-236
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Editorial

Editorial
The emergence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae in south africa
Jennifer Coetzee & Adrian Brink
Pages: 239-240
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Surveillance Data

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Selected Bacteraemic Isolates from South African Public Sector Hospitals, 2010
C Bamford, K Bonorchis, A Ryan, J Simpson, E Elliott, R Hoffmann, P Naicker, N Ismail, N Mbelle, M Nchabeleng, T Nana, C Sriruttan, S Seetharam & J Wadula
Pages: 243-250
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Reviews

The potential impact of the 13-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine on antibiotic resistance in pneumococci
S Nzenze (Masters in Public Health (Health Economics), PhD student) MBChB, K Klugman (Professor of Global Health and Medicine) BScMBChB, PhD, MMed, FRC(Path) & S Madhi (Professor of Vaccinology) MBCHB, Masters in Paediatrics, PhD
Pages: 253-258
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Dental Caries Rates in South Africa: Implications for Oral Health Planning
S Singh
Pages: 259-261
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Male Circumcision as a Public Health Measure for the Prevention of HIV Transmission
M J Titus & J Moodley
Pages: 262-265
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Original Research

Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
N. Schellack & A G S Gous
Pages: 267-270
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Oral lesions in HIV-infected patients, before and after antiretroviral treatment
A Masiiwa & S Naidoo
Pages: 271-273
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Compliance with infant formula feeding by HIV-positive women one week after delivery in Khayelitsha, South Africa
M Zunza, G B Theron & C Harvey
Pages: 274-279
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Self-reported hypertension in eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga, South Africa: findings from a vulnerability to air pollution assessment
M Matooane, R Oosthuizen & J John
Pages: 280-284
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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Case Study

Disseminated skin lesions in a patient with AIDS
A Visser, A van de Vyver, A Essop & C E Nel
Pages: 285-287
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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A Lateral View

The nasty habits of Mick, Samuel and George
Elizabeth Prentice
Pages: 288-289
Published online: 15 Jul 2015
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