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  • Adapted full-face snorkel masks as an alternative for COVID-19 personal protection during aerosol generating procedures in South Africa 
    Herselman, Ronel; Lalloo, Vidya; Ueckermann, Veronica; Van Tonder, Daniel Johannes; De Jager, Edwin John; Spijkerman, Sandra; Van der Merwe, Wanda; Du Pisane, Marizane; Hattingh, Fanie; Stanton, David; Hofmeyr, Ross (Elsevier, 2021-12)
    INTRODUCTION : SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in increased worldwide demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). With pressure from ongoing epidemic and endemic episodes, we assessed an adapted snorkel mask that provides full-face ...
  • Adjunctive use of statins for COVID-19 
    Sathekge, Mike Machaba; Byttebier, Geert; De Spiegeleer, Bart; Saxberg, Bo; Ueckermann, Veronica; Belmans, Luc; Alexander, Myriam; Fedson, David (MDPI, 2021-04-01)
    The interaction between obesity, cardiometabolic disorders and COVID-19 represents a syndemic that requires both social intervention and a multipharmacological approach. The risks associated with diabetes, obesity and ...
  • Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to a tertiary academic hospital in Pretoria with HIV and severe pneumonia : a retrospective cohort study 
    Ueckermann, Veronica; Janse van Rensburg, Luricke; Pannell, N.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (BMC, 2022-06-15)
    BACKGROUND : Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Pneumonia and opportunistic infections remain a major cause for hospital admission among those living ...
  • The lung microbiome in HIV‑positive patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis 
    Ueckermann, Veronica; Lebre, Pedro H.; Geldenhuys, Janri; Hoosien, Ebrahim; Cowan, Don A.; Janse van Rensburg, Luricke; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Nature Research, 2022-05-28)
    Tuberculosis poses one of the greatest infectious disease threats of our time, especially when associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Very little data is available on the lung microbiome in pulmonary ...
  • Lung microbiome of stable and exacerbated COPD patients in Tshwane, South Africa 
    Goolam Mahomed, Tanweer; Peters, Remco P.H.; Allam, M.; Ismail, A.; Mtshali, S.; Goolam Mahomed, A.; Ueckermann, Veronica; Kock, Marleen M.; Ehlers, Marthie Magdaleen (Nature Research, 2021-10)
    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by the occurrence of exacerbations triggered by infections. The aim of this study was to determine the composition of the lung microbiome and lung virome in ...