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Aspects of the epidemiology of malaria in Natal Province, Republic of South Africa.
(1990)This study investigated aspects of the epidemiology of malaria in the Natal province of the Republic of South Africa. In this study the Collins English dictionary definition of epidemiology is used where it is defined as ... -
The assessment of humoral immunity in the vaginal mucosa of pregnant and non-pregnant women.
(2003)Mucosal surfaces are prominent in the gastrointestinal, urogenital, and respiratory tracts and provide portals of entry for pathogens. The mucosal immune system consists of molecules, cells, and organised lymphoid ... -
An assessment of synthetic landfill leachate attenuation in soil and the spatial and temporal implications of the leachate on bacterial community diversity.
(2008)The temporal fate of selected parameters, including redox potential; pH; phenol; nitrates; sulphates; copper and zinc, of a young synthetic acetogenic phase landfill leachate was assessed by perfusing a series of sequential ... -
Biodeterioration of aluminium hot roll mill emulsions.
(1998)An in-depth study of the biodeterioration of the Hulett Aluminium hot roll mill emulsion, Prosol, was conducted. Samples of the emulsion in use at the hot roll mill were taken from various areas of the emulsion reticulation ... -
Cationic liposome mediated transfection with/without a targeting component.
(2005)The transfer and expression of genes in cells is an important technique for basic research and gene therapy of human disease. A model for gene therapy has been investigated making use of a transfection complex consisting ... -
Characterization of 1, 2-DCA degrading Ancylobacter aquaticus strains isolated in South Africa.
(2011)1,2-Dichloroethane (1,2-DCA), a highly toxic and recalcitrant compound, is produced anthropogenically in larger quantities than any other chlorinated compound. It is regarded as a mutagen and carcinogen, thus making it ... -
Cloning of the endomannanase from Scopulariopsis candida LMK008 and evaluation of its effect on the digestibility on animal feed.
(2012)Present within the biodiverse hypersaline environment are a wide variety of halotolerant filamentous fungi. Many of these phytopathogens are capable of hydrolysing plant cell wall polysaccharides such as hemicellulose which ... -
A comparative epidemiological analysis of clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus in Nigeria and South Africa.
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Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis.
(1990)Cryptosporidium parvum can cause debilitating disease in immunocompetent persons with cholera-like symptoms characterised by self-limiting, profuse diarrhoea; on the other hand asymptomatic infection with this organism ... -
Detection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae amongst neonates in a regional hospital in KwaZulu-Natal : screening for carbapenemase production and MIC correlation.
(2014)Carbapenemases are the primary cause for the increase in carbapenem resistance in Gram- negative Enterobacteriaceae. These enzymes are β-lactamases and have the ability to hydrolyse almost all β-lactam antibiotics thereby ... -
Detection of drug metabolizing enzyme gene (DMEs) polymorphisms among the Zulu population of South Africa.
(2007)The ability to metabolise drugs and achieve positive therapeutic outcomes is dependent on both genetic and environmental factors. The focus of this study was to determine the distribution and frequency of clinically relevant ... -
The development and implementation of a mycobacterium tuberculosis rapid diagnostic assay, using reporter mycobacteriophages.
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Effects of management practices on soil organic matter content, soil microbial activity and diversity in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.
(2002)The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of land use and management practice on the soil organic matter content and the size, activity and diversity of the microbial biomass. These effects were investigated ... -
Evaluation of a measles immunisation campaign in Natal/KwaZulu.
(1990)Routinely collected data on vaccines supplied and administered, measles notifications and hospital admissions for measles were used to evaluate the 1990 measles immunisation campaign in Natal/KwaZulu. comparisons of the ... -
Evaluation of laboratory methods for susceptibility testing of staphylococcus aureus.
(1988)The susceptibility of 80 StaphyIococcus aureus isolated to oxacillin was investigated using microtitre, agar dilution and Stokes' disc diffusion methods. There was a bimodal distribution of the isolates according to the ... -
Gene expression analysis of squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus using a novel real time PCR probe system
(2010)Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus (OSCC) is a common malignancy that occurs with high frequency in certain parts of the world, including South Africa. The aetiology of OSCC has remained unclear although many studies ... -
HIV epidemic types and customized prevention responses.
(2008)Since the first reported case of AIDS 27 years ago, more than 70 million people have been infected with HIV worldwide, and 25 million have died of AIDS. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates ... -
A hospital outbreak of multiresistant haemophilus influenzae type B.
(1996)Following an outbreak of multi-resistant Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)infections in a tuberculosis hospital, this study was undertaken to determine carriage of Hib in 2 paediatric wards; to characterise all isolates ... -
In vitro culture and isoenzyme analysis of giardia lamblia.
(1999)Giardia lamblia, an enteric protozoan parasite, infects a large number of individuals worldwide. In South Africa prevalences ranging between 4 and 63% are documented, however, the impact of giardiasis is underreseached in ... -
The interaction of lymphogranuloma venereum and oculogenital chlamydia trachomatis with human keratinocytes and cervical epithelium.
(2010)Background. Keratinocytes are the first target of infection for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) Chlamydia trachomatis, yet they have been omitted from pathogenesis studies. We infect keratinocytes and cervical cells with ...