Vol. 112 No. 1 (2022) | South African Medical Journal

Published: 2022-08-27

Not so rare: It’s time to raise awareness of rare diseases in South Africa

B.F. Jacobson

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Cochlear implantation in South Africa

A Bhamjee

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Cochlear implantation in South Africa (part 1)

A Bhamjee, F Mahomed-Asmail, J Perold, J W Loock, T le Roux

8-10

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaxxers – supporting healthcare workers to navigate the unvaccinated: Reflections from clinical practice

J Hoare, M Mendelson, L Frenkel

11-13

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The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic on mortality in South Africa in 2020

R E Dorrington, R Laubscher, N Nannan, D Bradshaw

14-16

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Gaucher disease: A cause of massive splenomegaly in a 15-year-old black African male

T Ramdin, E Schapkaitz, S Varughese, H Sevitz, F Laher, B F Jacobson

17-20

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Baseline characteristics of 32 patients with Gaucher disease who were treated with imiglucerase: South African data from the International Collaborative Gaucher Group (ICGG) Gaucher Registry

H Sevitz, F Laher, S T Varughese, M Nel, A McMaster, B F Jacobson

21-26

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Rationalising empirical antibiotics for bloodstream infections: A retrospective study at a South African district-level hospital

A Engelbrecht, C van der Westhuizen, J J Taljaard

27-33

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Outcomes of patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring invasive mechanical ventilation admitted to an intensive care unit in South Africa

C Arnold-Day, R N van Zyl-Smit, I A Joubert, D A Thomson, D L Fredericks, M G A Miller, W L Michell, P L Semple, J L Piercy

34-39

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A cross-sectional observational study of endotracheal intubation and extubation practices among doctors treating adult COVID-19 and suspected COVID-19 patients in South Africa

N Naidoo, S Spijkerman, J Wyngaard, H de Menezes-Williams, C Janse van Rensburg

40-48

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Impact of a multidisciplinary approach to ultrasoundguided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective audit

W Conradie, A du Plessis, J Edge, K Baatjes, A Ruiters, R Razack

49-52

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Underdiagnosis of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in South Africa

P Kamerman

53-60

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South African Medical Journal
Journal / South African Medical Journal / Vol. 112 No. 1 (2022) / Articles

Editorial

Not so rare: It’s time to raise awareness of rare diseases in South Africa

Cochlear implantation in South Africa

Articles

Cochlear implantation in South Africa (part 1)

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaxxers – supporting healthcare workers to navigate the unvaccinated: Reflections from clinical practice

The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic on mortality in South Africa in 2020

Gaucher disease: A cause of massive splenomegaly in a 15-year-old black African male

Baseline characteristics of 32 patients with Gaucher disease who were treated with imiglucerase: South African data from the International Collaborative Gaucher Group (ICGG) Gaucher Registry

Rationalising empirical antibiotics for bloodstream infections: A retrospective study at a South African district-level hospital

Outcomes of patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring invasive mechanical ventilation admitted to an intensive care unit in South Africa

A cross-sectional observational study of endotracheal intubation and extubation practices among doctors treating adult COVID-19 and suspected COVID-19 patients in South Africa

Impact of a multidisciplinary approach to ultrasoundguided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective audit

Underdiagnosis of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in South Africa

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