2020
771. Prospective validation of the universal vital assessment (UVA) score to predict the in-hospital mortality of patients with acute illness admitted to a government district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ahmed A, Ladines-Lim J, Moore C, Malinga S, Moll A, Eksteen F, Shenoi S. 771. Prospective validation of the universal vital assessment (UVA) score to predict the in-hospital mortality of patients with acute illness admitted to a government district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s430-s430. PMCID: PMC7776477, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUVA scoreReceiver operator characteristicDistrict hospitalSequential Organ Failure AssessmentGlasgow Coma Scale scoreOrgan Failure AssessmentHours of admissionRespiratory tract infectionsSixty one patientsSystolic blood pressureHIV-prevalent settingsHigh-risk scoreNon-communicable diseasesGovernment district hospitalsVital assessmentResource-limited settingsLogistic regression modelsBinary logistic regression modelHospital mortalityQSOFA scoreAdmission diagnosisAcute illnessCritical illnessPulmonary tuberculosisTract infections
2011
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal
Heysell SK, Shenoi SV, Catterick K, Thomas TA, Friedland G. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage among hospitalised patients with tuberculosis in rural KwaZulu-Natal. South African Medical Journal 2011, 101: 332-334. PMID: 21837877, PMCID: PMC3628595, DOI: 10.7196/samj.4462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusTB wardsNasal carriageMRSA isolatesNasal swabsImpact of MRSAMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriageStaphylococcus aureus nasal carriageLow CD4 countRural African hospitalAureus nasal carriageHours of admissionMRSA nasal carriageGovernment district hospitalsStandard disk diffusionImportant nosocomial pathogenRural KwaZulu-NatalAdmission swabCD4 countHospitalised patientsMRSA carriageNosocomial acquisitionTB patientsPrevious hospitalisationMedical charts