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Disseminated Herpes Zoster Presenting as Ogilvie Syndrome with Associated Pneumonia and Hepatitis in a Newly Diagnosed HIV Positive Male 在新诊断的HIV阳性男性中,播散性带状疱疹表现为奥吉维综合征并伴有肺炎和肝炎
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a10
Tshepang Mabala, Nsekela Leticia Mfuta
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes primary infection with varicella (chickenpox) a self-limiting diffuse vesicular rash and establishes latency in dorsal root ganglia. Reactivation of VZV results in a dermatomal vesicular rash known as herpes zoster. In the immunocompromised population, herpes zoster can develop into disseminated disease involving the sensory, peripheral and enteric nervous systems and be associated with extracutaneous manifestations. In this case report, we describe a HIV infected male presenting with Ogilvie syndrome in presence of disseminated herpes zoster with associated pneumonia and hepatitis.
水痘带状疱疹病毒(VZV)引起水痘(水痘)的原发性感染,是一种自限性弥漫性水疱疹,并在背根神经节建立潜伏期。VZV的再激活会导致皮肤上的水疱疹,即带状疱疹。在免疫功能低下的人群中,带状疱疹可发展为涉及感觉、外周和肠神经系统的播散性疾病,并伴有皮外表现。在这个病例报告中,我们描述了一名HIV感染的男性,在播散性带状疱疹伴肺炎和肝炎的情况下,出现奥吉维综合征。
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Intermittent Fasting 间歇性禁食
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a11
R. Duarte
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WJCM Conversations WJCM对话
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a12
Lynn Morris
Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine Conversations presents Prof Lynn Morris in conversation with Prof Pravin Manga (Editor of the WJCM) about HIV vaccines: https://youtu.be/DgN1ee_sdlc
Wits临床医学对话杂志介绍Lynn Morris教授与Pravin Manga教授(WJCM编辑)关于艾滋病毒疫苗的对话:https://youtu.be/DgN1ee_sdlc
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Do Clinicians Provide the Laboratory with Sufficient Information? An Audit of Microbiology Laboratory Requisition Form Completion 临床医生是否向实验室提供了足够的信息?微生物实验室申请单填写审核
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a6
Nana Trusha, M. Black, Farra Green, V. Chibabhai
Background: Pre-analytical errors contribute significantly to the reduced quality of laboratory results and may adversely impact patient management. Appropriate completion of the laboratory requistion form (LRF) by clinical staff is an important element of the pre-analytical phase. As a quality improvement initiative, a sample of LRFs submitted to the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital Microbiology Laboratory was audited.Methods: A pilot study reviewing LRFs for the period 1–18 September 2020 for tissue, pus, sterile site fluids and pus swab specimen types was undertaken. An assessment of the completeness and correctness of information in LRFs was performed. Parameters were assigned to four quality indicator (QI) groups, namely patient identifiers, clinician identifiers, test request and clinical details.Results: An audit of completed LRFs for 172 specimens was performed, suggesting wide variability in the completion of parameters. Clinical details (description of the site of specimen collection, diagnosis and medication) were the most poorly completed components. The contact number of the requesting healthcare worker (HCW) was missing in 91% of requests. The most consistently completed and reliable QI was patient’s details. Other mandatory parameters, including the HCW’s name and practice number, were completed in 95% and 99% of LRFs, respectively.Conclusions: The inconsistent completion of key parameters in the LRF is of concern, and larger studies are warranted to determine the broader implications of our findings. Strategies to improve the completion of microbiology LRFs in this setting include educating the medical staff and students, expanding mandatory fields in the LRF and implementing an electronic requisition system.
背景:分析前错误显著降低了实验室结果的质量,并可能对患者管理产生不利影响。临床工作人员适当填写实验室申请单(LRF)是分析前阶段的重要组成部分。作为一项质量改进倡议,对提交给夏洛特·麦克塞克约翰内斯堡学术医院微生物实验室的lrf样本进行了审计。方法:开展一项试点研究,回顾2020年9月1日至18日期间组织、脓液、无菌部位液体和脓液拭子标本类型的lrf。对lrf中信息的完整性和正确性进行了评估。参数被分配到四个质量指标(QI)组,即患者标识符、临床医生标识符、测试请求和临床细节。结果:对172个标本完成的lrf进行了审计,表明参数完成的差异性很大。临床细节(标本采集地点的描述、诊断和用药)是最不完整的部分。在91%的请求中没有提供请求医护人员(HCW)的联系电话。最一致完成和可靠的QI是患者的细节。其他强制性参数,包括HCW的名称和执业编号,分别在95%和99%的lrf中完成。结论:LRF中关键参数的不一致完成值得关注,需要更大规模的研究来确定我们的发现的更广泛的含义。在这种情况下,提高微生物学LRF完成情况的策略包括对医务人员和学生进行教育,扩大LRF的强制性领域,并实施电子申请系统。
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Are Standard COVID-19 Isolation Protocols Appropriate in Haemodialysis Units? A Description of a Novel SARSCoV-2 Coronavirus Outbreak in a Haemodialysis Unit in Johannesburg, South Africa 标准的COVID-19隔离方案适用于血液透析单位吗?南非约翰内斯堡血液透析病房中新型sars -2冠状病毒爆发的描述
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a4
M. Davies, Z. Cassimjee, S. Chiba, C. Dayal, N. Motala
Background: Recipients of outpatient haemodialysis are at an increased risk of acquiring severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Isolation of infected patients reduces in-centre transmission, but protocols extrapolated from the general population may not be applicable in this setting. We describe the kinetics of an outbreak in a tertiary dialysis centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, to suggest an appropriate isolation strategy.Methods: Retrospective analysis of a clinical database employed to facilitate isolation of exposed and infected patients was undertaken. Modes of transmission, incubation and recovery periods in patients developing SARS-CoV-2 infection were assessed. The effects of factors modulating immune function on incubation and recovery periods were modelled using sigma-restricted partial least squares linear regression. Severity of infection and the outcomes thereof were described to assess the efficacy of the isolation protocols employed.Results: SARS-CoV-2 infection was diagnosed in 24.7% of patients receiving outpatient haemodialysis. Contact with an infected healthcare worker was the leading indication for surveillance swabbing in this cohort (49.12%). Forty per cent of all positive cases had antecedent contact with an infected healthcare worker, and possible patient-to-patient transmission occurred in one case. The median time to the diagnosis of infection following known exposure was 16.5 days. Comorbid diabetes and increasing dialysis vintage were associated with a shorter incubation period. The median time to clearance of infection was 33.5 days. The clinical disease severity prolonged the recovery period. No patient required mechanical ventilation, and there were no deaths during the study period.Conclusion: Haemodialysis patients manifest prolonged incubation and recovery periods. Serial monitoring with RT-PCR swabs may be required to ensure effective isolation.
背景:门诊血液透析患者获得严重SARS-CoV-2感染的风险增加。隔离受感染患者可减少中心内传播,但根据一般人群推断的方案可能不适用于这种情况。我们描述了南非约翰内斯堡三级透析中心暴发的动力学,以提出适当的隔离策略。方法:回顾性分析用于隔离暴露和感染患者的临床数据库。评估SARS-CoV-2感染患者的传播方式、潜伏期和恢复期。调节免疫功能的因素对潜伏期和恢复期的影响采用西格玛限制偏最小二乘线性回归建模。描述了感染的严重程度及其结果,以评估所采用的隔离方案的有效性。结果:门诊血液透析患者中有24.7%被诊断为SARS-CoV-2感染。与受感染的卫生保健工作者接触是该队列中监测抽拭的主要指征(49.12%)。在所有阳性病例中,有40%以前曾与受感染的卫生保健工作者有过接触,其中一例可能发生了患者间传播。已知暴露后诊断感染的中位时间为16.5天。合并症糖尿病和增加的透析时间与较短的潜伏期有关。感染清除的中位时间为33.5天。临床疾病的严重程度延长了恢复期。无患者需要机械通气,研究期间无患者死亡。结论:血液透析患者潜伏期和恢复期明显延长。可能需要用RT-PCR拭子进行连续监测,以确保有效分离。
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A Pandemic We Continue to Ignore: South Africa’s Disease Burden of Physical Inactivity 我们继续忽视的流行病:南非缺乏身体活动的疾病负担
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a7
J. Patricios, R. Saggers, G. Torres
The benefits of regular physical activity (PA) in mitigating the effects of non-communicable diseases have been well described.More recently, highlighted by a global need to protect large populations against the COVID-19 pandemic, the immunoprotectivebenefits of PA have come to the fore. This commentary explains the biological reasons for PA being an effective preventativetool against a range of diseases and expands upon its physiological effects at an organelle and molecular level. Moreover, theconcept of skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ is explained. Available data on the levels of activity in South African adultsand children are explored and interventions for improvement recommended.
有规律的身体活动在减轻非传染性疾病影响方面的益处已得到很好的描述。最近,由于全球需要保护大量人口免受COVID-19大流行的影响,PA的免疫保护益处已经显现出来。这篇评论解释了PA作为一种有效预防多种疾病的工具的生物学原因,并在细胞器和分子水平上扩展了它的生理作用。此外,还解释了骨骼肌作为内分泌器官的概念。对南非成人和儿童活动水平的现有数据进行了探讨,并提出了改善干预措施的建议。
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Aplastic Anaemia—A South African Context 再生障碍性贫血-南非背景
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a1
T. Ramsamy, C. Solomon, G. Demetriou
Background: There is a paucity of data in South Africa documenting the various causes of aplastic anaemia (AA), as well as the response to immunosuppressive therapy.Objective: To determine the absolute number of AA cases, possible causes and response to immunosuppressive therapy at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH).Method: A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was conducted of all confirmed cases of AA at the CMJAH for the period of January 2014 to June 2019.Results: There were 35 cases of AA for the given study period. Sixty-five percent of the study sample had no identifiable cause for AA and were defined as idiopathic. Twelve patients (34%) had identifiable secondary causes for AA; these included exposure to drugs and toxins, pregnancy, viral infection and auto-immune conditions. All patients were treated with combination immunosuppressive therapy. None of the patients had received a stem-cell transplant. Eighteen percent of patients had a complete response to therapy, 49% had a partial response whilst 29% were refractory to therapy. Four percent of patients relapsed after treatment.Conclusion: AA is a rare disease with significant mortality. All possible secondary causes should be sought with a detailed patient history and relevant investigations. All patients must be treated with the recommended treatment protocol and exposure to offending drugs/toxins should be terminated. Every effort to improve patient follow-up should be made so as to establish concrete data on mortality and long-term complications.
背景:南非缺乏记录再生障碍性贫血(AA)的各种原因以及对免疫抑制治疗的反应的数据。目的:了解约翰内斯堡学术医院(CMJAH) AA病例的绝对数量、可能的病因及对免疫抑制治疗的反应。方法:回顾性分析2014年1月至2019年6月在CMJAH确诊的所有AA病例。结果:研究期间共发生35例AA。65%的研究样本没有明确的AA原因,被定义为特发性。12例患者(34%)有明确的AA继发原因;其中包括接触药物和毒素、怀孕、病毒感染和自身免疫疾病。所有患者均接受联合免疫抑制治疗。这些患者都没有接受过干细胞移植。18%的患者对治疗有完全反应,49%有部分反应,29%对治疗难治。4%的患者在治疗后复发。结论:AA是一种罕见的疾病,死亡率高。所有可能的继发原因应通过详细的病史和相关调查来寻找。所有患者必须按照推荐的治疗方案进行治疗,并应停止接触不良药物/毒素。应尽一切努力改善患者随访,以便建立关于死亡率和长期并发症的具体数据。
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Why Parents Refuse Vaccination for Their Children: A South African Perspective 父母为何拒绝为子女接种疫苗?南非视角
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a8
P. Cooper, S. Cooper
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Multi-morbidities Associated with Tuberculosis in South Africa: A Systematic Review of the Literature 南非与结核病相关的多种疾病:文献的系统回顾
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a5
T. Sineke, K. Hirasen, M. Loveday, L. Long, D. Evans
Background: The concept of multi-morbidity is typically defined as the concurrent existence of more than one infectious and/or chronic condition in one person. We conducted a systematic review to quantify and describe the extent of multi-morbidities associated with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa.Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis were developed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA). Searches were conducted in PubMed inclusive of MEDLINE using a combination of keywords ‘Tuberculosis’, ‘HIV’, ‘Diabetes’, as well as other non-communicable disease-related terms. Only studies providing data for South Africa and those published in English from January 2013 to December 2019 were included.Results: A total of 1772 publications were reviewed, of which 81 (4.6%) were identified for full-text review. Of these, 17 (21%) publications, representing 23,839 study participants with at least one multi-morbidity, were included in the final analysis. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was the most commonly occurring co-morbidity reported (16/17 publications; 94.1%), followed by diabetes (6/17; 35.3%), smoking (4/17; 23.5%) and alcohol consumption (2/17; 11.8%). Pooled prevalence estimates for co-morbidities were 65% [95% confidence interval (CI): 59–70%], 6% [95% CI: 4–10%], 27% [95% CI: 8–51%] and 73% [95% CI: 70–77%], respectively.Conclusions: HIV is the most common co-morbidity associated with TB in South Africa. However, other prevalent conditions and patient characteristics known to be strongly associated with TB were not consistently reported. Having a holistic understanding of TB and its associated multi-morbidities is critical to prevent further disease development and to manage patients with existing multi-morbidities more effectively.
背景:多重发病的概念通常定义为一个人同时存在一种以上的传染病和/或慢性疾病。我们进行了一项系统综述,以量化和描述南非与结核病(TB)相关的多种疾病的程度。方法:本系统评价和荟萃分析是根据系统评价和荟萃分析方案的首选报告项目(PRISMA)制定的。在PubMed(包括MEDLINE)中进行搜索,使用关键词“结核病”、“艾滋病毒”、“糖尿病”以及其他非传染性疾病相关术语的组合。仅纳入2013年1月至2019年12月期间提供南非数据的研究和以英文发表的研究。结果:共纳入文献1772篇,其中81篇(4.6%)纳入全文综述。其中,17篇(21%)出版物,代表23,839名至少有一种多重发病的研究参与者,被纳入最终分析。人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)是报道的最常见的合并症(16/17出版物;94.1%),其次是糖尿病(6/17;35.3%),吸烟(4/17;23.5%)和酒精消费量(2/17;11.8%)。合并症的合并患病率估计分别为65%[95%置信区间(CI): 59-70%]、6% [95% CI: 4-10%]、27% [95% CI: 8-51%]和73% [95% CI: 70-77%]。结论:艾滋病毒是南非与结核病相关的最常见的合并症。然而,其他已知与结核病密切相关的常见病和患者特征并没有一致的报道。全面了解结核病及其相关的多重发病对于预防疾病进一步发展和更有效地管理现有多重发病的患者至关重要。
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Agranulocytosis as a Side-Effect of Carbimazole 作为卡比马唑副作用的粒细胞减少症
Pub Date : 2022-03-14 DOI: 10.18772/26180197.2022.v4n1a9
Stacey Norsworthy, F. Raal, Farzahna Mohamed
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