In Africa, incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis have been assumed to be low. However, investigation after a 2005 outbreak of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, found that the incidence rate for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal was among the highest globally and would be higher if case-finding efforts were intensif...

SA Fam Pract 2007;49(9): 4-8 Assessing and serving families and communities responsibly: challenges posed in an urban, marginalised setting Engelbrecht C, MCur (Psych Nursing) University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Nursing Kasiram M, PhD University of KwaZulu-Natal, School of Social Work and Community Development Correspondence to: Professor MI Kasiram, e-mail: [email protected]

N Ferreira BSc, MBChB, FC Orth(SA), MMed(Orth), PhD LC Marais MBChB, FCS Orth(SA), MMed(Ortho), PhD C Aldous BSc, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD 1 Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Grey’s Hospital, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal 2 Medical Research Scientist, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Kw...

BACKGROUND The South African Government has outlined detailed plans for antiretroviral (ART) rollout in KwaZulu-Natal Province, but has not created a plan to address treatment accessibility in rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal. Here, we calculate the distance that People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in rural areas in KwaZulu-Natal would have to travel to receive ART. Specifically, we address the hea...

T.J. Zindove, E.F. Dzomba, A.T. Kanengoni & M. Chimonyo 1 Discipline of Animal and Poultry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa 2 Discipline of Genetics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa 3 Agricultural Research Council, Animal Breeding and Genetics, Private Bag X2, Irene 0062...

Little information is known of skin diseases within rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. There an urgent need to identify plants with antimicrobial activity as there increase the incidence new and re-emerging infectious diseases. The present study compares species from two different localities used treat common diseases, parts used, method prepare traditional cures. prevalence dise...

1. Freehouse International Ltd., Gibraltar 2. StopTB, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland 3. Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 4. South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis, Stellenbosch, South Africa 5. Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa 6. Academic Complex Business Unit, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Natio...

1Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA, 2Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, Boston, MA 02129, USA, 3HIV Pathogenesis Programme, The Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, and KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4013, South ...

The tribe Cephenniini is recorded for the first time in the Republic of South Africa. Five new species are described and str.) sodwanaensis sp. n. (all from KwaZulu-Natal Prov.), Cephennomicrus ubomboensis sp. n. (KwaZulu-Natal), Cm. endroedyi sp. n. and Cm. transkeianus sp. n. (from Eastern Cape). A distributional summary of continental Afrotropical Cephennodes and Cephennomicrus species is gi...

Introduction: central venous line insertion is associated with significant complications. Procedural complications relating to lung injury is relatively common, and these may require tube thoracostomy for management. Although a postprocedure chest X-ray is routinely undertaken in many centers, erroneous interpretation can lead to potentially incorrect and unnecessary further intervention. case ...