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Outcome of cholera admissions in Bauchi, Nigeria 尼日利亚包奇霍乱入院的结果

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2013-04-23 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2013.11441536

P. Kolo, Y. Jibrin, E. Sanya, M. Alkali, A. Salami, A. Omotoso, A. Tahir

引用次数: 2

Clinical profile of patients diagnosed with primary lung cancer at the Pulmonology Division, Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein, 2010-2011 2010-2011年布隆方丹大学学术医院肺病科诊断为原发性肺癌患者的临床资料

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2013-04-23 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2013.11441556

S. Maasdorp, C. Snyman, M. Prins, Fc Van Rooyen, M. Struwig

{"title":"Clinical profile of patients diagnosed with primary lung cancer at the Pulmonology Division, Universitas Academic Hospital, Bloemfontein, 2010-2011","authors":"S. Maasdorp, C. Snyman, M. Prins, Fc Van Rooyen, M. Struwig","doi":"10.1080/10158782.2013.11441556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10158782.2013.11441556","url":null,"abstract":"Lung cancer is regarded by the World Health Organization as a leading cause of death globally. Limited data are available on lung cancer epidemiology in South Africa. This study aimed to determine the profile of patients with lung cancer who were seen at a local pulmonology clinic. A retrospective audit was conducted on patients ≥ 18 years of age who were diagnosed with primary lung cancer at the Universitas Academic Hospital (Pulmonology Division) between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2011. Information was collected with regard to demographic variables, smoking status, performance status, histological subtype and stage of disease. Ninety-two patients’ records were included in the study. The median age was 61.2 years (a range of 44-86 years). 57.6% of patients were black, 33.7% white and 8.7% coloured. The male to female ratio was 3:1. The largest group of patients was black men (46.7%). Most patients were current or previous smokers. 45.2% of white patients had a history of ≥ 30 smoking pack years (one pack year of smoking was defined as 20 cigarettes smoked every day for a year), compared to 26.4% of black and 37.5% of coloured patients. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma were diagnosed in 34.8% and 32.6% of patients, respectively. Adenocarcinoma occurred more commonly in white patients (38.7%), while SCC was diagnosed more frequently in black patients (34%). The majority of patients presented with advanced stage of disease. Thorough recordkeeping on the epidemiology of lung cancer in South Africa is necessary to enable the planning and implementation of a national strategy with regard to treatment options and prevention.","PeriodicalId":335691,"journal":{"name":"The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133395249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Gonorrhoea resistance among men who have sex with men: what’s oral sex got to do with it? 男男性行为中的淋病抗性:口交与此有什么关系?

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2013-04-07 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2013.11441523

D. Lewis

引用次数: 5

Health-seeking behaviour of people with sexually transmitted infections in the community of Nkomazi East, Mpumalanga 姆普马兰加省东恩科马齐社区性传播感染患者的求医行为

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2013-04-04 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441508

I. Govender, M. Eche

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引用次数: 5

Book Review: Mabey’s Principles of Medicine in Africa 书评:马贝的《非洲医学原理》

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2013-03-10 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2013.11441544

H. Koornhof

引用次数: 0

An observational study of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viral shedding and resistance under standard-duration oseltamivir treatment 标准持续时间奥司他韦治疗下甲型H1N1流感pdm09病毒脱落和耐药性的观察性研究

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2013-01-22 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2013.11441531

S. Aspinall, B. Pretorius, T. Vally, Boitumelo Sebopa, Caroline Turner-Babb

引用次数: 2

Detection of multidrug-resistant gonorrhoea in the Gauteng province 豪登省耐多药淋病的检测

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2012-09-19 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441509

D. Lewis, C. Sriruttan, J. Coetzee

引用次数: 5

Hepatitis C virus infection in 2012 and beyond 2012年及以后丙型肝炎病毒感染情况

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2012-08-20 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441492

W. Abuelhassan

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引用次数: 8

The Centre for Tuberculosis : from reference laboratory to public health institution 结核病中心:从参考实验室到公共卫生机构

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2012-07-09 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441491

N. Ismail, C. Ihekweazu, H. Koornhof, S. Madhi

引用次数: 1

Hepatitis C virus infection: an evolving field of medicine 丙型肝炎病毒感染:一个不断发展的医学领域

The Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and infection Pub Date : 2012-07-06 DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441481

W. Abuelhassan

引用次数: 3