2017 Scientific Publications
Exposure to lead in South African shooting ranges
Authors: Mathee A, De Jager P, Naidoo S, Naicker N Source: Environ Res. 2017 Feb;153:93-98. Doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.11.021. Epub 2016 Dec 2. Summary: Introduction: Lead exposure in shooting ranges has been under scrutiny for decades, but no information in [...]
Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980-2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.
Authors: GBD 2015 HIV Collaborators, Wang H, Wolock TM, Carter A, Nguyen G, Kyu HH, Gakidou E, De Jager P, Lopez AD, Murray CJL Source: Lancet HIV. 2016 Aug;3(8):e361-87 Summary: Background:Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS [...]
The neglected burden of tuberculosis disease among health workers: a decade-long cohort study in South Africa
Authors: L.M. O\’Hara, A. Yassi, M. Zungu, Et Al. Source: BMC Infectious Diseases (2017) 17:547 Summary: Abstract: Background: Health workers (HWs) in resource-limited settings are at high-risk of exposure to tuberculosis (TB) at work. The aim of this [...]
Work-related infections – Part 2: Prevention and control strategies – Back to basics
Authors: D.O. Matuka , T. Singh Source: Occupational Health Southern Africa Volume 23, Issue 1 Summary: Infectious diseases are a major concern in the workplace, be they associated with work processes or community-acquired infections spread in the [...]
Quantitative respirator fit, face sizes, and determinants of fit in South African diagnostic laboratory respirator users
Authors: Jeanneth Manganyi, Kerry S. Wilson, David Rees Source: Annals Of Work Exposures And Health, 2017 Summary: Objectives: Respirators are widely used in health care settings but there is scant information on adequacy of fit and its determinants, [...]