Pieter Nel
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Recent Articles
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Moleleki M, Nel P, Matukane S, Cloete S, Abrahams Z, Wolter N, et al.
S Afr J Infect Dis
. 2025 Jan;
39(1):688.
PMID: 39822283
Background: Delayed or incorrect treatment of meningitis may result in adverse patient outcomes. However, laboratory testing in resource-limited settings is often limited to conventional diagnostic methods. We explored the utility...
2.
van der Westhuizen C, Newton-Foot M, Nel P
Afr J Lab Med
. 2024 Sep;
13(1):2415.
PMID: 39228900
Background: Respiratory infections are a major contributor to hospital admissions. Identification of respiratory pathogens by means of conventional culture and serology methods remains challenging. Multiplex molecular assays are an appealing...
3.
Hurwitz J, Newton-Foot M, Nel van Zyl K, Nel P
Afr J Lab Med
. 2024 Apr;
13(1):2252.
PMID: 38629086
Background: Fosfomycin treatment of urinary tract infections is increasingly attractive due to escalating antibiotic resistance rates among urinary pathogens. Standard antibiotic susceptibility testing methods perform poorly for fosfomycin as there...
4.
Singh S, Newton-Foot M, Nel P, Pienaar C
Afr J Lab Med
. 2022 Oct;
11(1):1809.
PMID: 36263391
Background: is the number one cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea. Accurate diagnosis of is of utmost importance as it guides patient management and infection control practices. Studies evaluating the performance of...
5.
Mosime L, Newton-Foot M, Nel P
S Afr J Infect Dis
. 2022 Feb;
37(1):321.
PMID: 35169586
Oral fosfomycin is commonly used to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) and whilst resistance has been reported in many healthcare facilities in South Africa, the current prevalence remains unknown....
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Goussard P, Eber E, Mfingwana L, Nel P, Schubert P, Janson J, et al.
Paediatr Respir Rev
. 2022 Jan;
43:11-23.
PMID: 34980576
Echinococcosis is a worldwide public health problem causing considerable paediatric morbidity and mortality in endemic areas. The presentation of cystic echinococcosis (CE) varies by age. Unlike adults, where hepatic involvement...
7.
Da Costa D, Nel P
Afr J Lab Med
. 2021 Dec;
10(1):1529.
PMID: 34956852
A retrospective review of liquid mycobacterial cultures was performed at a laboratory in South Africa from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 to assess the increased yield in detecting...
8.
Dowling W, Whitelaw A, Nel P
Int J Infect Dis
. 2021 Nov;
114:115-123.
PMID: 34740802
Objectives: The Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra (Xpert Ultra; Cepheid, USA) has increased sensitivity compared with its predecessor (Gene Xpert), due to the addition of multicopy amplification targets and a novel trace...
9.
Goussard P, Eber E, Rabie H, Nel P, Schubert P
Paediatr Respir Rev
. 2021 Oct;
43:2-10.
PMID: 34610895
Actinomycosis is a rare, indolent and invasive infection caused by Actinomyces species. Actinomycosis develops when there is disruption of the mucosal barrier, and invasion and systemic spread of the organism,...
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Nel P, Roberts L, Hoffmann R
S Afr J Infect Dis
. 2021 Sep;
34(1):129.
PMID: 34485459
Background: Infections caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) have been increasing worldwide in recent years, but data regarding the prevalence and clinical significance of CPE colonisation in South Africa is not...