O Perovic
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Recent Articles
1.
Lowe M, Shuping L, Perovic O
S Afr Med J
. 2022 Oct;
112(8):542-552.
PMID: 36214398
Background: The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) has become a serious and significant public health threat worldwide, owing to the limited antimicrobial therapy options, and the elevated mortality rates associated...
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Chibabhai V, Duse A, Perovic O, Richards G
S Afr Med J
. 2020 Sep;
110(7):572-573.
PMID: 32880323
No abstract available.
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Essel V, Tshabalala K, Ntshoe G, Mphaphuli E, Feller G, Shonhiwa A, et al.
S Afr Med J
. 2020 Sep;
110(8):783-790.
PMID: 32880307
Background: Rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among babies born in developing countries are higher than among those born in resource-rich countries, as a result of suboptimal infection prevention and control...
4.
Dramowski A, Velaphi S, Reubenson G, Bekker A, Perovic O, Finlayson H, et al.
S Afr Med J
. 2020 Jul;
110(5):360-363.
PMID: 32657717
Despite a substantial decline in childhood mortality rates in South Africa (SA), progress in neonatal mortality reduction has been much slower. Severe bacterial infections remain a leading cause of neonatal...
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Perovic O, Ismail H, Quan V, Bamford C, Nana T, Chibabhai V, et al.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
. 2020 Mar;
39(7):1287-1294.
PMID: 32124106
Enhanced surveillance for CREs was established at national sentinel sites in South Africa. We aimed to apply an epidemiological and microbiological approach to characterise CREs and to assess trends in...
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Ismail H, Lowman W, Govind C, Swe Swe-Han K, Maloba M, Bamford C, et al.
S Afr Med J
. 2019 Dec;
109(12):934-940.
PMID: 31865955
Background: In South Africa (SA), the National Department of Health has developed an Antimicrobial Resistance National Strategy Framework document to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR). One of the strategic objectives is...
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Singh-Moodley A, Perovic O
S Afr Med J
. 2018 Jul;
108(6):495-501.
PMID: 30004330
Background: The emergence and transmission of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) is a concern in both the clinical and public health arenas. Reliable and accurate detection of these organisms is required for...
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Perovic O, Singh-Moodley A, Govender N, Kularatne R, Whitelaw A, Chibabhai V, et al.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
. 2017 Aug;
36(12):2519-2532.
PMID: 28849285
We compared the proportion of cases of community-associated and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA, respectively) bacteraemia among patients at five hospitals in the Gauteng and Western Cape provinces...
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Perovic O, Britz E, Chetty V, Singh-Moodley A
S Afr Med J
. 2016 Oct;
106(10):975-977.
PMID: 27725012
Molecular confirmation of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) was introduced in South Africa (SA) at the end of 2011. We report on the detection of these resistance genes based on referral isolates....
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Govind C, Moodley K, Peer A, Pillay N, Maske C, Wallis C, et al.
S Afr Med J
. 2013 Jun;
103(7):476-8.
PMID: 23802213
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae have been increasingly reported throughout the world. The first South African report of a New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase was from Gauteng in August 2011. Despite maintaining a high degree...