2014;27(3) S Afr J Clin Nutr Kassier SM, MSc Dietetics, RD(SA), Lecturer; Veldman FJ, PhD(Nutrition), RN(SA), Professor Discipline of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Correspondence to: Suna Kassier, e-mail: [email protected]

Genotyping of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated from tuberculosis (TB) patients in four South African provinces (Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng) revealed a distinct population structure of the MDR strains in all four regions, despite the evidence of substantial human migration between these settings. In all analyzed provinces, a negati...

T. Tashima,1,2,3,4,* M. S. Tame,4,5,† Ş. K. Özdemir,6,‡ F. Nori,7,8 M. Koashi,9 and H. Weinfurter1,2 1Department für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, D-80799 München, Germany 2Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany 3Division of Materials Physics, Department of Materials Engineering Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka ...

The in vitro sensitivity to chloroquine and pyrimethamine of 19 culture-adapted southern African reference isolates of Plasmodium falciparum was determined using a 48-hour assay. Four isolates collected in KwaZulu, Natal, were sensitive to chloroquine, and one of these was sensitive to the drug in vivo. Eight isolates from KwaZulu or Mozambique were resistant to chloroquine in vitro. Six of the...

BACKGROUND The severity of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa varies between and within provinces, with differences noted even at the suburban scale. We investigated the geographical variability of HIV infection in rural areas of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. METHOD We used geoadditive models to assess nonlinear geographical variation in H...

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) has been detected in most provinces of South Africa, particularly in the KwaZulu-Natal province where several hundred cases have been reported since 2004. We analyzed the transmission dynamics of XDR TB in the region using mathematical models, and observed that nosocomial transmission clusters of XDR TB may emerge into community-based epidemics u...

Introduction Terminology and notation Group Actions and Permutation Characters Method 1 References Finite Groups, Designs and Codes J Moori School of Mathematical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa ASI, Opatija, 31 May –11 June 2010 J Moori, ASI 2010, Opatija, Croatia Groups, Designs and Codes Abstract Introduction Terminology and notation Group Actions an...

The Industrial Restructuring Project (IRP) was initiated at the beginning of 1996 as the KwaZulu-Natal Industrial Restructuring Project (KZN IRP). The project initially focused exclusively on KwaZulu-Natal, but is now aimed at supporting industrial policy in South Africa at the national, provincial and local levels. It is facilitated by international experts and is based at the School of Develo...

Mhlambululi Mafu,1 Angela Dudley,2 Sandeep Goyal,1 Daniel Giovannini,3 Melanie McLaren,2 Miles J. Padgett,3 Thomas Konrad,1,4 Francesco Petruccione,1 Norbert Lütkenhaus,5 and Andrew Forbes2,* 1School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa 2CSIR National Laser Centre, P.O. Box 395, Pretoria 0001, South Africa 3School of Physics and As...

A new species of freshwater crab, Potamonautes danielsisp. n., is described from the southern region of the KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Potamonautes danielsi most closely resembles Potamonautes sidneyi which is re-described here, but can be distinguished by a suite of key morphological characters including carapace shape and width, slim pereopods, inflated propodi of the chelipeds, an...