Browsing Masters Degrees (Medical Microbiology) by Title
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection in a household-based representative sample of African men and women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2018)Background: In South Africa, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, however, little is known about the prevalence and distribution of HBV in some regions and populations. Methods: ... -
Spatial analysis of HIV infections in high burden sub-districts in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)Background: Substantial spatial variations in HIV prevalence and incidence at a global, national and district levels have been shown to occur. However, only a few studies have assessed variability of these infections at a ... -
Systemic lymphocyte trafficking markers in TB and TB/HIV co-infections.
(2019)Background. Several studies demonstrate that immune inflammation and trafficking of immune cells to affected tissues plays a major role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ... -
Technologies for a user-friendly microfluidic system for portable applications.
(2015)In the same way that the HIV virus subdues the human immune system, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has severely overloaded the health service infrastructure in resource limited countries and threatens to systematically suppress ... -
Transepithelial migration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains and their affinity for glial cells in vitro.
(2019)Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus M. tuberculosis. It is a disease that mainly infects the lungs, however, almost any other organ of the body can be infected. Central nervous system ...