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SAMJ Vol. 113 No. 12
SPECIAL SERIES ON THE DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM
District Health System Performance in South Africa: Are current monitoring systems optimal?
IN PRACTICE
Implementing E-MOTIVE for detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in South Africa
RESEARCH
Wrong-route drug administration errors: A review of the literature
Antivirals for the treatment of mild and moderate COVID-19
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa
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Vol. 113 No. 11 (2023)
SPECIAL SERIES ON THE DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM
Improving health outcomes and quality at the subdistrict level
RESEARCH
Trisomy 21 screening with αlpha software and the Fetal Medicine Foundation algorithm
Dyslipidaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease – a neglected cardiovascular risk factor
The use of emergency medical services for palliative situations in Western Cape Province, South Africa
Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens
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Vol. 113 No. 10 (2023)
FROM THE EDITOR
Universal health coverage: Can anyone afford it?
CORRESPONDENCE
Specimen rejection in a high-throughput TB laboratory: A descriptive study
RESEARCH
Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A contemporary review of services 20 years later
Burn injuries in KwaZulu-Natal: Quantifying the healthcare burden
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on low birth weight in Soweto, South Africa
Prevalence and outcome of acute kidney injury in burn victims at a tertiary centre in Cape Town, South Africa
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Vol. 113 No. 9 (2023)
GUEST EDITORIAL
Postpartum depression: Addressing misinformation and harmful attitudes
IN PRACTICE
Failure to obtain informed consent – is it a criminal offence?
Causation of term perinatal hypoxic-ischaemic basal ganglia and thalamus injury in the context of cerebral palsy litigation: Position statement
RESEARCH
Utilisation and optimisation of beta-adrenergic receptor blockers over a 6-month period among chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction
Further evidence of misclassification of the injury deaths in South Africa: When will the barriers to accurate injury death statistics be removed?
Perinatal outcome of maternal deaths at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 2014 - June 2019
Prevalence of comorbid disease and associated risk factors among homeless people living in temporary shelters during the COVID-19 lockdown in Tshwane, South Africa
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Vol. 113 No. 8 (2023)
EDITORIAL
Urgent appeal to allow all professional nurses and midwives to prescribe PrEP in SA
IN PRACTICE
Cavernous tinus thrombosis: A rare and potentially lethal complication of herpes zoster ophthalmicus that can be easily missed
Potential drug-drug interactions with phentermine among long-term phentermine consumers: A retrospective analysis SA, 2018 - 2020
RESEARCH
Cancer mortality trends in South Africa: 1997 - 2016
Signal of harm in morphine use in adults with pulmonary oedema: A rapid systematic review
Acute angioedema in emergency centres, Cape Town, SA, 2018 - 2020
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Vol. 113 No. 7 (2023)
CME
Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans: Special patient groups and surgical aspects
IN PRACTICE
Namibian spitting cobra, Naja nigricinta nigricinta (zebra snake): Oral flora and antibiotic sensitivity, a cross- sectional study
RESEARCH
Evaluation of the national clinical sentinel surveillance system for sexually transmitted infections in SA
Profile of human papillomavirus genotypes in breast and oesophageal cancer patients in Pretoria, SA
Private healthcare sector spinal surgery: Patient and surgeon profiles from a large open medical scheme in SA
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Vol. 113 No. 6 (2023)
CME
Approach to the diagnosis and management of snakebite envenomation in South Africa in humans: The hospital phase – emergency unit general principles
IN PRACTICE
Bronchiolitis v. bronchopneumonia: Navigating antibiotic use within the lower respiratory tract infection spectrum
Ivermectin drug-induced liver injury
RESEARCH
Periprosthetic joint infection: A South African perspective
Factors associated with COVID-19 inpatient mortality cases within 24 hours
Investigating blood alcohol concentrations in injury-related deaths before and during the COVID-19 national lockdown in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A cross-sectional retrospective review
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Vol. 113 No. 5 (2023)
CME
Management of snakebite (part 1)
IN PRACTICE
Medical internship training in South Africa: Reflections on the new training model 2020-2021
RESEARCH
SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk in the school environment:
a pilot case-ascertained prospective study to inform future school-based surveillanceHealthcare workers’ knowledge and practice of the South African national tuberculosis management guidelines
The incidence and outcomes of high-risk acute coronary syndromes in the Western Cape Province of South Africa: a prospective cohort study
Profile of adverse drug reaction reports in South Africa: An analysis of VigiBase for the year 2017
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Festschrift: Bongani Mayosi
Bongani Mayosi:
- A life remembered
- A man of the heart
- An ambassador for South Africa and the world
- A man with his head and heart in Africa
- A man with profound impact
- A teacher of endless inspiration
Establishing the Bongani Mayosi Summer School of Academic Mentorship – an idea to honour Bongani Mayosi’s legacy of mentorship and capacity building in Africa
Lift as you rise: The remarkable legacy of Prof. Bongani Mayosi
Reflections on coping with the loss of a leader, my mentor, my hero
Bongani the mentor, a thousand Bonganis for the African Nobel laureate in our lifetime
Bongani Mayosi and his contributions towards rheumatic heart disease
A brief summary of Prof. Mayosi’s major contributions to pericardial disease research and practice
Bongani Mayosi’s contributions to improved understanding of cardiomyopathy and heart failure
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Vol. 113 No. 4 (2023)
CME
Autoimmune encephalitis: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical spectrum (Part 2)
IN PRACTICE
The leading cause of medico-legal claims and possible solutions
RESEARCH
The state of kidney replacement therapy in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa: A call to action
Barriers affecting COVID-19 vaccination in Phalombe District, Malawi: A qualitative study
Prevalence and correlates of 30-day suicidal ideation and intent: Results of the South African National Student Mental Health Survey
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Vol. 113 No. 3 (2023)
CME
Autoimmune encephalitis: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical spectrum
EDITORIAL
The firearm pandemic: Time to act and flatten the curve
RESEARCH
Impact of interventions for tuberculosis prevention and care in South Africa – a systematic review of mathematical modelling studies
SARS-CoV-2 mutations on diagnostic gene targets in the second wave in Zimbabwe: A retrospective genomic analysis
Clinical impact of plasma concentrations of first-line antituberculosis drugs
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Vol. 113 No. 2 (2023)
IN PRACTICE
A diagnostic dilema for a common but not so typical street pesticide
What are health policy and systems research priorities for universal health coverage in South Africa?
RESEARCH
Self-reported beta-lactam allergy in government and private hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa
Factors associated with partner notification intentions among symptomatic sexually transmitted infection service attendees in South Africa
Implementation of self-monitoring of blood glucose for insulin-dependent diabetes in patients in a rural non- communicable disease clinic in Neno, Malawi
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Vol. 113 No. 1 (2023)
In Practice
Practicing in a post-truth world: Pandemic ethics can inform patient autonomy and clinical communication
Recovering from COVID lockdowns: routine public sector PHC services in South Africa, 2019 -2021Original research
A doctor at a PHC clinic: a ‘must-have’ or ‘nice-to-have’?
Exploring community’s understanding of HIV vaccine-induced seropositivity in a South African research setting
Access to postpartum tubal ligation services in Cape Town, South Africa – an observational study -
Vol. 112 No. 12 (2022)
CME
Cardiovascular deaths: What do the genes say?
IN PRACTICE
Fatal infective necrotising fasciitis: Complication following Naja nigricincta nigricincta bite
Successful multi-organ donation from a district-level hospital without an intensive care unit – a case series of referrals over an 18-month period
RESEARCH
COVID-19 in pregnant women in South Africa: A retrospective review
Risk factors and outcomes of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in intensive care units in Johannesburg, South Africa
HLA Class I and Class II antigens in sarcoidosis
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Vol. 112 No. 9 (2022)
Editorial
The introduction of competency-based medical education for postgraduate training in South Africa
In Practice
Fertility consent forms and the disposition of reproductive material upon a fertility patient’s death: legal reflections
Original research
Every Maternal Near-Miss counts: Need for a National Audit in South Africa? A mixed methods study
Impact of COVID-19 primary healthcare service restrictions on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Cape Town, South Africa
Undiagnosed comorbidities among individuals hospitalised with COVID-19 in South African public hospitals
