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Publications
- Is the introduction of violence and injury observatories associated with a reduction in violence-related injury in adult populations? A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Burden of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Addis Ababa communique
- Data Resource Profile: Cardiovascular H3Africa Innovation Resource (CHAIR)
- Regional Patterns and Association Between Obesity and Hypertension in Africa Evidence From the H3Africa CHAIR Study
- Reducing the Burden of Rheumatic Heart Disease: Prevalence of Group a Streptococcus emm Clusters in Africa Suggests Adequate Coverage by 30-Valent Vaccine
- Prevalence of group A Streptococcal infection in Africa to inform GAS vaccines for rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review and meta -analysis
- Correction: Rationale and design of the African group A streptococcal infection registry: The AFROStrep study (BMJ Open (2016) 6, (e010248))
- Integrating the prevention and control of rheumatic heart disease into country health systems: A systematic review protocol
- The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low- and-middle-income countries: A systematic review
- Erratum for Barth et al., "Molecular Epidemiology of Noninvasive and Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Cape Town"
- Parents of children with disabilities: A systematic review of parenting interventions and self-efficacy
- Rationale and design of the African group A streptococcal infection registry: the AFROStrep study
- Factors associated with long-term mortality after Fontan procedures: a systematic review
- Invasive and non-invasive group A β-haemolytic streptococcal infections in patients attending public sector facilities in South Africa: 2003–2015
- Epidemiology of pharyngitis as reported by Zambian school children and their families: implications for demand-side interventions to prevent rheumatic heart disease
- The Health Systems Barriers and Facilitators for RHD Prevalence: An Epidemiological Meta-Analysis From Uganda and Tanzania
- The Cape Town Clinical Decision Rule for Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children
- Predicting long-term mortality after Fontan procedures: A risk score based on 6707 patients from 28 studies
- Prevalence and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
- Asymptomatic rheumatic heart disease in South African schoolchildren: Implications for addressing chronic health conditions through a school health service
- Participation in research improves overall patient management: insights from the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease registry (REMEDY)
- Evaluation of a focussed protocol for hand-held echocardiography and computer-assisted auscultation in detecting latent rheumatic heart disease in scholars
- Treatment of oral fungal infections using photodynamic therapy: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
- Clinical Outcomes in 3343 Children and Adults with Rheumatic Heart Disease from 14 Low-and Middle-Income Countries: Two-Year Follow-Up of the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY Study)
- Seven key actions to eradicate rheumatic heart disease in Africa: The Addis Ababa communiqu
- Group A Streptococcus, Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease: Epidemiology and Clinical Considerations
- Preliminary consultation on preferred product characteristics of benzathine penicillin G for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever
- Task sharing to improve the prevention, diagnosis and management of rheumatic heart disease: A systematic review protocol
- Rationale and design of the violence, injury and trauma observatory (VITO): The Cape Town VITO pilot studies protocol
- Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in Zambian school children
- Standard echocardiography versus handheld echocardiography for the detection of subclinical rheumatic heart disease: Protocol for a systematic review
- Effectiveness of control measures to prevent occupational tuberculosis infection in health care workers: A systematic review
- Task Sharing in the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Systematic Review
- Epidemiology, health systems and stakeholders in rheumatic heart disease in Africa: A systematic review protocol
- Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease among school children in Ethiopia: A multisite echocardiography-based screening
- Burden of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- A Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool for Planning RHD Control Programs in Limited Resource Settings
- Is computer-assisted instruction more effective than other educational methods in achieving ECG competence among medical students and residents? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Digoxin and clinical outcomes in the Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry
- Genetic variants in rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of Strep A emm clusters in Africa to inform vaccine development
- Does genetics matter for disease-related stigma? The impact of genetic attribution on stigma associated with rheumatic heart disease in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Prevalence of Group A Streptococcal emm Clusters in Africa To Inform Vaccine Development
- Molecular Epidemiology of Noninvasive and Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Cape Town
- Modes of transmission and attack rates of group A Streptococcal infection: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Rapid review of Global Strep A emm types
- Association of Novel Locus With Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black African Individuals
- An appraisal of laboratory models of androgenetic alopecia: A systematic review
- Outcomes and complications of peripartum cardiomyopathy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Rheumatic Fever: Neglected Again
- Primary Prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease with Penicillin in South African Children with Pharyngitis: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
- The Rheumatic Heart Disease Global Registry (REMEDY) study: preliminary report
- Burden of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review
- Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in children: Key factors to consider Respone
- Irlam et al. respond.
- Erratum: (BMJ Open (2015) 5)
- Incidence, prevalence and outcome of rheumatic heart disease in South Africa: A systematic review of contemporary studies
- Tuberculosis surveillance in Cape Town, South Africa: an evaluation
- Abnormal glucose metabolism in non-diabetic patients presenting with an acute stroke: prospective study and systematic review
- Effect of distance to health facility on the maintenance of INR therapeutic ranges in rheumatic heart disease patients from Cape Town: no evidence for an association
- Prevalence of group A streptococcal disease in North and Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol
- Group A streptococcal emm type prevalence among symptomatic children in Cape Town and potential vaccine coverage
- Clinical and epidemiological aspects of streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis and carriage in Africa.
- Directly observed antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
- A cost-effective strategy for primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in children with pharyngitis
- Reference intervals for the echocardiographic measurements of the right heart in children and adolescents: a systematic review
- The Effects of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I) on Human N-Acetyl-Seryl-Aspartyl-Lysyl-Proline (Ac-SDKP) Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Is the introduction of violence and injury observatories associated with a reduction of violence in adult populations? Rationale and protocol for a systematic review
- Genetic susceptibility to acute rheumatic Fever: a systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies
- Rheumatic heart disease in Africa: the Mosi-o-Tunya call to action
- Rationale and design of a Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry: the REMEDY study
- Mobile phone text messaging for improving the uptake of vaccinations: a systematic review protocol
- An open-access, mobile compatible, electronic patient register for rheumatic heart disease ('eRegister') based on the World Heart Federation's framework for patient registers
- The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among older people in Africa: a systematic review
- N-acetylcysteine for non-paracetamol drug-induced liver injury: a systematic review protocol
- Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: Where are we now in South Africa?
- Research capacity. Enabling the genomic revolution in Africa
- Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease with penicillin in South African children with pharyngitis: a cost-effectiveness analysis
- Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in 4720 asymptomatic scholars from South Africa and Ethiopia
- The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among older people in Africa: a systematic review study protocol
- Burden of pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV-infected adults in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review.
- Rheumatic fever: Neglected again
- Re: Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in children: Key factors to consider
- Updated model of group A Streptococcus M proteins based on a comprehensive worldwide study
- Characteristics, complications, and gaps in evidence-based interventions in rheumatic heart disease: The Global Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry (the REMEDY study)
- Letter to the editor
- The burden of pertussis in low- and middle-income countries since the inception of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in 1974: A systematic review protocol
- Effectiveness of community-based peer-led diabetes self-management programmes (COMP-DSMP) for improving clinical outcomes and quality of life of adults with diabetes in primary care settings in low and middle-income countries (LMIC): A systematic review and meta-analysis
- The natural history of latent rheumatic heart disease in a 5 year follow-up study: A prospective observational study
- The burden of antenatal heart disease in South Africa: A systematic review
- Mycobacterium w immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis - A systematic review
- A systematic and functional classification of Streptococcus pyogenes that serves as a new tool for molecular typing and vaccine development
- The importance of awareness and education in prevention and control of RHD
- The second rheumatic heart disease forum report
- Health education interventions to raise awareness of rheumatic fever: a systematic review protocol.
- Incidence, prevalence and outcomes of rheumatic heart disease in South Africa: A systematic review protocol
- Rheumatic Fever: Neglected Again
- The Rheumatic Heart Disease Global Registry (REMEDY) study: preliminary report
- Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in children: Key factors to consider Respone
- Mobile phone text messaging for improving the uptake of vaccinations: a systematic review protocol
- Mycobacterium w immunotherapy for treating pulmonary tuberculosis - a systematic review
- Investigation for a 30bp deletion in the EBV LMP oncogene in South African Hodgkin's disease
- No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Acute rheumatic fever surveillance in South Africa: An evaluation tool based on the CDC guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems
- Genetic contribution to rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies
- Prevalence of Group A -hemolytic Streptococcal Throat Carriage and Prospective Pilot Surveillance of Streptococcal Sore Throat in Ugandan School Children
- Regional patterns and the association between obesity and hypertension in Africa: 30,044 participants from the H3Africa CHAIR study across 13 countries.
- Is computer-assisted instruction more effective than other educational methods in achieving ECG competence amongst medical students and residents? A systematic review and meta-analysis
- RHD Forum Meeting Report Writing Committee. The Second Rheumatic Heart Disease Forum Report.
- Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy
- Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: lessons learnt
- Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research
- The mitochondrial DNA T16189C polymorphism and HIV-associated cardiomyopathy: a genotype-phenotype association study
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: The time has come.
- Detection of EBV in 48 cases of South African childhood Hodgkin's disease
- Paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: MyoD1 demonstration in routinely processed tissue sections using wet heat pretreatment (pressure cooking) for antigen retrieval
- Epstein-Barr virus in Hodgkin's disease: Frequency of a 30-bp deletion in the latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1) oncogene in South African patients
- Improved prognosis of Epstein-Barr virus associated childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma: Study of 47 South African cases
- Updated model of group A Streptococcus M proteins based on a comprehensive worldwide study.
- Rheumatic Heart Disease: The time has come.
- Long-awaited update on estimates of acute rheumatic fever in Africa
- The incidence of sore throat and group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children at high risk of developing acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- No evidence for an association between the mitochondrial variant T16189C and dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Epstein-Barr virus in Hodgkin's disease: Frequency of a 30-bp deletion in the latent membrane protein 1 (LMP-1) oncogene in South African patients
- Investigation for a 30bp deletion in the EBV LMP oncogene in South African Hodgkin's disease
- Prevalence of group A Streptococcal infection in Africa to inform GAS vaccines for rheumatic heart disease: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis.
- Acute rheumatic fever surveillance in South Africa: An evaluation tool based on the CDC guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems
- Factors associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment delays in Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review.
- A Patient-Specific CFD Pipeline Using Doppler Echocardiography for Application in Coarctation of the Aorta in Limited Resource Clinical Context.
- The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic review.
- Improved prognosis of Epstein-Barr virus associated childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma: study of 47 South African cases
- Genetic contribution to rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies
- Paediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: MyoD1 demonstration in routinely processed tissue sections using wet heat pretreatment (pressure cooking) for antigen retrieval
- Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in 4720 asymptomatic scholars from South Africa and Ethiopia
- The Importance of Awareness and Education in Prevention and Control of RHD
- Regional patterns and the association between obesity and hypertension in Africa: 30,044 participants from the H3Africa CHAIR study across 13 countries.
- The burden of pertussis in low- and middle-income countries since the inception of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) in 1974: a systematic review protocol.
- Regional Patterns and Association Between Obesity and Hypertension in Africa Evidence From the H3Africa CHAIR Study
- Prevalence of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal throat carriage and prospective pilot surveillance of streptococcal sore throat in Ugandan school children
- The burden of laboratory-confirmed pertussis in low- and middle-income countries since the inception of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in 1974: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Long-awaited update on estimates of acute rheumatic fever in Africa.
- Prevalence and distribution of HPV infection and subtypes in oral squamous cell carcinoma in Africa: a systematic review protocol
- Utility of Human Immune Responses to GAS Antigens as a Diagnostic Indicator for ARF: A Systematic Review
- Understanding the local and international stakeholders in rheumatic heart disease field in Tanzania and Uganda: A systematic stakeholder mapping
- Data independent acquisition mass spectrometry in severe Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) identifies a proteomic signature showing ongoing inflammation and effectively classifying RHD cases
- Risk of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome with integrase inhibitors versus other classes of antiretrovirals
- How do we measure the implementation of the World Health Assembly resolution on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in African countries? Rationale and design of an evidence-based scorecard
- Primary prevention of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
- International Travel-Related Control Measures to contain The Covid-19 Pandemic: An update to a Cochrane Rapid Review
- Long-awaited update on estimates of acute rheumatic fever in Africa Comment
- Long-awaited update on estimates of acute rheumatic fever in Africa.
- A global perspective on the management and outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
- International air travel-related control measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic: A companion review to a Cochrane rapid review
- Standardization of Epidemiological Surveillance of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections
- Consumption of Aloe to improve health outcomes in adults with irritable bowel syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Rationale, Design, and the Baseline Characteristics of the RHDGen (The Genetics of Rheumatic Heart Disease) Network Study†
- American Heart Association's Children's Strategically Focused Research Network Experience
- The severe presentation and poor outcomes of rheumatic heart disease in Namibia: Lessons from the REMEDY study
- ‘Listen to my heart’: Qualitative researchers and people living with rheumatic heart disease collaborate to direct future RHD research
- Data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry in severe rheumatic heart disease (RHD) identifies a proteomic signature showing ongoing inflammation and effectively classifying RHD cases
- Burden of disease and barriers to comprehensive care for rheumatic heart disease in South Africa: an updated systematic review protocol
- Diagnostic test accuracy of artificial intelligence in screening for referable diabetic retinopathy in real-world settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Serum Immune Responses to Group A Streptococcal Antigens following Pharyngeal Acquisitions among Children in Cape Town, South Africa
- The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension in post-tuberculosis and active tuberculosis populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Evaluating the utility of the Allplex STI essential assay to determine the occurrence of urogenital sexually transmitted infections among symptomatic and asymptomatic patients in Cape Town, South Africa
- Research opportunities for the primary prevention and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute workshop report
- Presence of Group A streptococcus (GAS) frequently assayed virulence genes in invasive disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- A survey of antibiotic resistance patterns among Group A Streptococcus isolated from invasive and non-invasive infections in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Computer-Aided Detection During Active Case Finding for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Mobile Phone Text Message Reminders to Improve Vaccination Uptake: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis