African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

The African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is an online, quarterly, peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of respiratory health.

The AJTCCM is the official journal of the South African Thoracic Society.

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Online ISSN: 2617-0205 | Print ISSN: 2617-0191 |

AJTCCM Vol. 31 No. 2

ORIGINAL RESEARCH: ARTICLES

Evaluation of spirometric lung function among healthcare professionals working in operating theatres: A comparative cross‐sectional study

Molecular diagnostics improves the yield of diagnosis of community- acquired pneumonia and multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitalised patients with HIV in a low-income setting

‘Forgotten’ goitre after total thyroidectomy

ORIGINAL RESEARCH: BRIEF REPORT

Perinatal transmission and cure of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in an infant

Published: 2025-06-04

Spotlight on lung health in operating theatre staff

M F Jeebhay

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Molecular techniques v. conventional culture: Should there really be a debate?

S D Maasdorp, B van der Westhuizen

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Evaluation of spirometric lung function among healthcare professionals working in operating theatres: A comparative cross‐sectional study

J B Ibrahim, I A Ali, M A Mohammed, I A Ahmed, O A Musa

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Molecular diagnostics improve the yield of diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia and multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitalised patients with HIV in a low-income setting

W Worodria, A Andama, I Sanyu, D Orit, R Kwizera, A Sessolo, P Byanyima, J Zawedde, S Kaswabuli, E Mande, C Mukashyaka, F Semitala, A Cattamanchi, D R Boulware, L Huang

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‘Forgotten’ goitre after total thyroidectomy

E H Kabiri, M El Hammoumi, M Bhairis, M Kabiri

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Perinatal transmission and cure of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in an infant

V Singh, R Perumal, M Wessels, F Hai, K Lutchminarain, K Naidoo, K Swe Swe-Han

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Positive airway pressure therapy and all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea

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The African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care is the official journal of the South African Thoracic Society.

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The African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine is now SA DoHET-accredited, Scopus-indexed and indexed with NCBI databases including PubMed Central.

Editorial board

Editor-in-chief

Prof K Dheda, MB BCh (Wits), FCP(SA), FCCP, PhD (Lond), FRCP (Lond). Head Department the Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Professor of Mycobacteriology and Global Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Director, Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, South Africa.

Deputy Editor

Prof C Koegelenberg, MB ChB, MMed (Int), FCP (SA), MRCP (UK), Cert Pulm (SA), PhD. Senior Specialist: Pulmonology & General Medicine, University of Stellenbosch & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.

Section Editor: Breath-taking News

Prof E M Irusen, MB ChB, FCP(SA), PhD. Head: Division of Pulmonology Department of Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Stellenbosch & Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.

President SA Thoracic Society

Prof. R Masekela, MB BCh, MMed (Paeds)Pret, Dipl Allerg (SA), PhD, FCCP. Adjunct Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa.
Expertise: Paediatrics, asthma, chronic lung disease, epidemiology

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine

Current Issue

Editorials

Spotlight on lung health in operating theatre staff

Molecular techniques v. conventional culture: Should there really be a debate?

Original Research: Articles

Evaluation of spirometric lung function among healthcare professionals working in operating theatres: A comparative cross‐sectional study

Molecular diagnostics improve the yield of diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia and multidrug-resistant pathogens in hospitalised patients with HIV in a low-income setting

‘Forgotten’ goitre after total thyroidectomy

Original Research: Brief Reports

Perinatal transmission and cure of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in an infant

Breath-Taking News

Positive airway pressure therapy and all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with obstructive sleep apnoea