Publications

aetiology and outcome of severe community-acquired pneumonia in children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit.	to determine the aetiological agents and outcome of severe community-acquired pneumonia (scap) in children admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (picu) at kalafong hospital, pretoria.	2002	12506595
spread of non-typable multiply resistant haemophilus influenzae in a south african hospital.	in july 1987 non-typable haemophilus influenzae strains resistant to both ampicillin and chloramphenicol were isolated from the endotracheal aspirate of two children with pneumonia at baragwanath hospital, johannesburg, south africa. a study was therefore undertaken to determine the carriage rates of haemophilus influenzae strains in the nasopharynx of children and staff in the index ward and in three control wards. using a disc diffusion and an agar dilution method the susceptibility was determ ...	1990	2303063
serotype and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of haemophilus influenzae isolates from inpatients and outpatients in johannesburg.	during the 6-month period july 1987-january 1988, 934 isolates of haemophilus influenzae were collected from 6 laboratories in johannesburg. on the basis of counter-immuno-electrophoresis, 30 of the isolates were serotype b, with 9 of 36 (25%) cerebrospinal fluid isolates being type b. overall, 11.7% of the isolates produced beta-lactamase. the prevalence of resistance based on a disc diffusion test was ampicillin 14%, chloramphenicol 2.3%, cefaclor 4.4%, erythromycin 84.9%, tetracycline 4.7% an ...	1989	2799578
bacterial meningitis in johannesburg--1980-1982.	a 2-year retrospective study of aetiology, age distribution, seasonal variation and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of bacteria isolated from patients with meningitis in five johannesburg hospitals for white, black, coloured and asian patients was performed. neisseria meningitidis was isolated most frequently, followed by streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, escherichia coli and streptococcus group b. in the black population 73% of the meningococcal infections occurred in patient ...	1984	6495110
ampicillin-resistant haemophilus influenzae in johannesburg.	surveys carried out using a chromogenic cephalosporin test for beta-lactamase production (ampicillin resistance) among isolates of haemophilus influenzae in johannesburg have indicated an appreciable prevalence, especially among children seen at the new johannesburg hospital. of type b strains recovered from these children, 10,9% were ampicillin-resistant. three of the last 10 cases of serious systemic h. influenzae infections encountered at the johannesburg hospital were caused by beta-lactamas ...	1980	6967628