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Mohammed Mitha

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Mthembu M, Claassen H, Khuzwayo S, Voillet V, Naidoo A, Spillner J, et al.
iScience . 2024 Nov; 27(11):111137. PMID: 39563891
HIV causes susceptibility to respiratory pathogens, including tuberculosis (TB), but the underlying immunological mechanisms remain incompletely understood. We obtained whole blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from TB-exposed people in the...
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Mthembu M, Claassen H, Khuzwayo S, Voillet V, Naidoo A, Nyamande K, et al.
bioRxiv . 2023 May; PMID: 37205594
Mechanisms by which HIV causes susceptibility to respiratory pathogens remain incompletely understood. We obtained whole blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from people with latent TB infection in the presence or...
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Fentress M, Henwood P, Maharaj P, Mitha M, Khan D, Caligiuri P, et al.
PLOS Glob Public Health . 2023 Mar; 2(10):e0000800. PMID: 36962607
Background: There are limited data on the performance characteristics of ultrasound for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in both HIV-positive and HIV-negative persons. The objective of this proof-of-concept study was...
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Mitha M, Pillay M, Moodley J, Balakrishna Y, Abbai N, Bhagwan S, et al.
S Afr J Infect Dis . 2021 Sep; 35(1):135. PMID: 34485474
Background: Laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) has always been problematic. Using the uniform case definition suggested by Marais et al., we determined the sensitivity of a...
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Khuzwayo S, Mthembu M, Meermeier E, Prakadan S, Kazer S, Bassett T, et al.
Front Immunol . 2021 Apr; 12:631410. PMID: 33897687
Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are a class of innate-like T cells that utilize a semi-invariant αβ T cell receptor to recognize small molecule ligands produced by bacteria and...
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Muema D, Mthembu M, Schiff A, Singh U, Corleis B, Chen D, et al.
Front Immunol . 2020 Jun; 11:864. PMID: 32508817
The mechanisms by which HIV increases susceptibility to tuberculosis and other respiratory infections are incompletely understood. We used transcriptomics of paired whole bronchoalveolar lavage cells (BLCs) and peripheral blood mononuclear...
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Mitha M, Furuya E, Larson E
J Infect Prev . 2014 Dec; 15(6):214-220. PMID: 25484924
HIV positive patients are a high risk population due to the alteration in their immune status. Health-care associated infections (HAI) have not been well described in this population, with some...
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Mitha M, Naicker P, Taljaard J
J Infect Dev Ctries . 2011 Jul; 5(7):553-5. PMID: 21795826
The HIV pandemic has resulted in unique clinical presentations in patients, and their diagnosis and management pose challenges to physicians in the developing world. Due to limited resources and difficulties...
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Mitha M, Naicker P, Mahida P
J Infect Dev Ctries . 2010 Sep; 4(8):526-9. PMID: 20818106
The presence of an opportunistic infection in a patient in sub-Saharan Africa is assumed to be due to underlying immunosuppression from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The presence of disseminated...