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South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde

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Using machine learning models to plan HIV services: Emerging opportunities in design, implementation and evaluation.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Jun 24, 2024
HIV/AIDS remains one of the world's most significant public health and economic challenges, with approximately 36 million people currently living with the disease. Considerable progress has been made to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in the past years...
Machine Learning HIV Infections Humans
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The utility of artificial intelligence in identifying radiological evidence of lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis in a high-burden tuberculosis setting.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde May 31, 2024
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI), using deep learning (DL) systems, can be utilised to detect radiological changes of various pulmonary diseases. Settings with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and people living with HIV can potentially bene...
Humans Predictive Value of Tests Aged Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Adult Radiography, Thoracic Sensitivity and Specificity Middle Aged Male Software Lung Neoplasms Artificial Intelligence Female
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Artificial intelligence (AI) or augmented intelligence? How big data and AI are transforming healthcare: Challenges and opportunities.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Dec 31, 2023
The sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship is deeply embedded in tradition - the Hippocratic oath, medical ethics, professional codes of conduct, and legislation - all of which are being disrupted by big data and 'artificial' intelligence (AI). ...
Intelligence Humans Physician-Patient Relations South Africa Artificial Intelligence Big Data
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Nov 6, 2023
BACKGROUND: Progressive interventions have recently improved programmatic outcomes in drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) care in South Africa (SA). Amidst these, a shorter regimen was introduced in 2017 with weak evidence, and has shown mixed result...
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant Treatment Outcome Viremia Retrospective Studies Antitubercular Agents South Africa Humans HIV Infections Coinfection
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COVID-19: The role of artificial intelligence in empowering the healthcare sector and enhancing social distancing measures during a pandemic.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Jun 3, 2020
Indiscriminatory in its spread, COVID-19 has engulfed communities from all social backgrounds throughout the world. While healthcare professionals work tirelessly testing for the virus and caring for patients, they too have become casualties of the p...
Health Care Sector Empowerment Social Isolation Role Pneumonia, Viral Infection Control Protective Devices Humans Socioeconomic Factors Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Poverty Artificial Intelligence Coronavirus Infections Pandemics COVID-19 Female Male
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Anaemia, renal dysfunction and in-hospital outcomes in patients with heart failure in Botswana.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Dec 13, 2017
BACKGROUND: Anaemia and renal dysfunction are associated with an increased morbidity and mortality in heart failure (HF) patients.
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Diagnosing childhood pulmonary tuberculosis using a single sputum specimen on Xpert MTB/RIF at point of care.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Nov 10, 2015
BACKGROUND: The GeneXpertMTB/RIF (Cepheid, USA) (Xpert) has proved successful for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis on decontaminated/concentrated induced sputum specimens from children. Capacity to perform induction in many settings is limited.
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Measurement of viral load by the automated Abbott real-time HIV-1 assay using dried blood spots collected and processed in Malawi and Mozambique.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Nov 8, 2015
BACKGROUND: The use of dried blood spots (DBS) for HIV-1 viral load quantification can greatly improve access to viral monitoring for HIV-infected patients receiving treatment in resource-limited settings.
HIV Infections Viral Load Humans Predictive Value of Tests Mozambique Sensitivity and Specificity RNA, Viral Automation Malawi Dried Blood Spot Testing HIV-1
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Time for a culture change? Suboptimal compliance with blood culture standards at a district hospital in Cape Town.

South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde Nov 6, 2015
BACKGROUND: The benchmark for contaminated blood cultures (BCs) is 3%. The South African (SA) guideline aims to optimise BC yield and reduce contamination. Data on BC collection practices in SA since the publication of the 2010 SA guideline are lacki...
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