Erika van Schalkwyk
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Recent Articles
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Mashau R, Meiring S, Dramowski A, Magobo R, Quan V, Perovic O, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2022 Jul;
10(8):e1170-e1178.
PMID: 35839815
Background: Few population-level estimates of invasive neonatal infections have been reported from sub-Saharan Africa. We estimated the national incidence risk, aetiology, and pathogen antimicrobial susceptibility for culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections...
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Naicker S, Firacative C, van Schalkwyk E, Maphanga T, Monroy-Nieto J, Bowers J, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
. 2022 Jun;
16(6):e0010448.
PMID: 35767529
As is the case globally, Cryptococcus gattii is a less frequent cause of cryptococcosis than Cryptococcus neoformans in South Africa. We performed multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and fluconazole susceptibility testing...
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Govender N, Avenant T, Brink A, Chibabhai V, Cleghorn J, Toit B, et al.
S Afr J Infect Dis
. 2021 Sep;
34(1):163.
PMID: 34485460
has been detected at almost 100 South African hospitals, causing large outbreaks in some facilities, and this pathogen now accounts for approximately 1 in 10 cases of candidaemia. The objective...
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Maphanga T, Naicker S, Kwenda S, Munoz J, van Schalkwyk E, Wadula J, et al.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
. 2021 Jul;
65(9):e0051721.
PMID: 34228535
Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen that is endemic in South African hospitals. We tested bloodstream C. auris isolates that were submitted to a reference laboratory for national laboratory-based...
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Naicker S, Magobo R, Maphanga T, Firacative C, van Schalkwyk E, Monroy-Nieto J, et al.
J Fungi (Basel)
. 2021 Apr;
7(5).
PMID: 33925754
In South Africa, is the most common cause of adult meningitis. We performed multi locus sequence typing and fluconazole susceptibility testing of clinical isolates collected from 251 South African patients...
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Ismail H, Govender N, Singh-Moodley A, van Schalkwyk E, Shuping L, Moema I, et al.
BMC Infect Dis
. 2020 Aug;
20(1):621.
PMID: 32831057
Background: We aimed to describe an outbreak of cutaneous abscesses caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) among gold mine workers. Methods: In February 2018, we retrospectively reviewed...
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van Schalkwyk E, Mhlanga M, Maphanga T, Mpembe R, Shillubane A, Iyaloo S, et al.
Mycoses
. 2020 Mar;
63(5):478-487.
PMID: 32125004
Introduction: Despite widespread access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), the burden of advanced HIV disease in South Africa is high. This translates into an increased risk of AIDS-related opportunistic infections, including...
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van Schalkwyk E, Mpembe R, Thomas J, Shuping L, Ismail H, Lowman W, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2019 Aug;
25(9):1698-1707.
PMID: 31441749
Candida auris is an invasive healthcare-associated fungal pathogen. Cases of candidemia, defined as illness in patients with Candida cultured from blood, were detected through national laboratory-based surveillance in South Africa...
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van Schalkwyk E, Iyaloo S, Naicker S, Maphanga T, Mpembe R, Zulu T, et al.
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2018 Jun;
24(7):1204-1212.
PMID: 29912684
Candidemia is a major cause of healthcare-associated infections. We describe a large outbreak of Candida krusei bloodstream infections among infants in Gauteng Province, South Africa, during a 4-month period; a...