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| Anneke C HesselingSummaryAffiliation: University of Stellenbosch Country: South Africa Publications
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High prevalence of drug resistance amongst HIV-exposed and -infected children in a tuberculosis prevention trialA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 16:192-5. 2012..There was a high prevalence of DR-TB among HIV-exposed and -infected children. Surveillance of DR-TB among children in high-burden TB-HIV settings should be routine...
A critical review of diagnostic approaches used in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosisA C Hesseling
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences of Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Children s Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:1038-45. 2002..Various attempts in the form of diagnostic approaches have been made to rationalise this diagnostic process...
Mycobacterial genotype is associated with disease phenotype in childrenA C Hesseling
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:1252-8. 2010..To investigate the association between mycobacterial genotype and disease phenotype in children...
Baseline sputum time to detection predicts month two culture conversion and relapse in non-HIV-infected patientsA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:560-70. 2010..Few biomarkers are available to identify tuberculosis (TB) patients at risk of delayed sputum conversion and relapse...
Disseminated bacille Calmette-Guérin disease in HIV-infected South African infantsA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Bull World Health Organ 87:505-11. 2009....
High incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected infants: evidence from a South African population-based study highlights the need for improved tuberculosis control strategiesA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg, South Africa
Clin Infect Dis 48:108-14. 2009..We aimed to estimate the population-based incidence of culture-confirmed tuberculosis among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected infants in the Western Cape Province, South Africa...
Consensus statement on the revised World Health Organization recommendations for BCG vaccination in HIV-infected infantsA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 12:1376-9. 2008..The document outlines requirements to implement selective BCG vaccination strategies in infants born to HIV-infected women and strategies to reduce the risk of vertical HIV transmission and disseminated BCG disease in infants...
Highly discordant T cell responses in individuals with recent exposure to household tuberculosisA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Thorax 64:840-6. 2009..There are limited data comparing interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in highly endemic settings...
Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-induced disease in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected childrenA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Clin Infect Dis 42:548-58. 2006..In addition, we present a revised classification of BCG disease in children and propose standard diagnostic and management guidelines...
Danish bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-induced disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected childrenA C Hesseling
Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Education, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg Children s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Clin Infect Dis 37:1226-33. 2003..Young, symptomatic, HIV-infected infants are at risk for BCG-related complications. Controlled, population-based studies are needed to assess the risk of BCG in HIV-infected children...
A child with neurobrucellosisA C Hesseling
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Ann Trop Paediatr 23:145-8. 2003..Nerve conduction studies confirmed a proximal radiculopathy. Awareness of the condition and performance of the appropriate tests will differentiate neurobrucellosis from other chronic central nervous system infections...
Outcome of HIV infected children with culture confirmed tuberculosisA C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Arch Dis Child 90:1171-4. 2005..Tuberculosis (TB) is an important disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children living in regions where TB is endemic. There are limited data on the outcome of culture confirmed TB in HIV infected children...
The risk of disseminated Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) disease in HIV-infected childrenAnneke C Hesseling
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P O Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa
Vaccine 25:14-8. 2007..We estimate the risk of disseminated BCG disease in HIV-infected children in a setting highly endemic for tuberculosis and HIV...
Culture-confirmed childhood tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa: a review of 596 casesH Simon Schaaf
Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
BMC Infect Dis 7:140. 2007..The clinical, radiological and microbiological features of culture-confirmed childhood tuberculosis diagnosed at two referral hospitals are described...
Childhood drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province of South AfricaH Simon Schaaf
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children s Hospital and Stellenbosh University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Acta Paediatr 95:523-8. 2006..Continued surveillance of drug resistance amongst children presenting with culture-confirmed tuberculosis to a tertiary care hospital and to community clinics...
Absence of an association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype and clinical features in children with tuberculous meningitisFreda Maree
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Pediatr Infect Dis J 26:13-8. 2007..We investigated mycobacterial genotypic diversity in children with TBM and analyzed the relationship among genotype, clinical presentation and outcome...
Tuberculous lymphadenitis as a cause of persistent cervical lymphadenopathy in children from a tuberculosis-endemic areaBen J Marais
Desmond Tutu TB Center and Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:142-6. 2006....
Use of light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy to detect acid-fast bacilli in sputumBen J Marais
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Clin Infect Dis 47:203-7. 2008..We evaluated the diagnostic performance of fluorescence microscopy, using novel light-emitting diode (LED) technology as an alternative to the conventional mercury vapor lamp (MVP)...
Radiographic signs and symptoms in children treated for tuberculosis: possible implications for symptom-based screening in resource-limited settingsBen J Marais
Desmond Tutu TB Centre and the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children s Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Pediatr Infect Dis J 25:237-40. 2006....
Surveillance of antituberculosis drug resistance among children from the Western Cape Province of South Africa--an upward trendH Simon Schaaf
Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Am J Public Health 99:1486-90. 2009..We assessed the prevalence of antituberculosis drug resistance among children with tuberculosis (TB) in the Western Cape Province of South Africa...
Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin disease: implications for management of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected childrenAnneke C Hesseling
Center for Tuberculosis Research and Education, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children s Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa
Pediatr Infect Dis J 23:476-9. 2004..Treatment guidelines for BCG disease with consideration of inherent and possible acquired drug resistance should be established in settings with high rates of vertical HIV transmission and routine BCG vaccination...
Recurrent culture-confirmed tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected childrenH Simon Schaaf
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
Pediatr Infect Dis J 24:685-91. 2005..CONCLUSION: Recurrent TB in HIV-infected children is common in a high burden TB setting. Both relapse and reinfection occur...
Beijing and Haarlem genotypes are overrepresented among children with drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province of South AfricaBen J Marais
Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, P O Box 19063, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
J Clin Microbiol 44:3539-43. 2006..The overrepresentation of Beijing and Haarlem genotype families in children with drug-resistant TB demonstrates their contribution to transmitted drug resistance and their potential importance in the emergent drug-resistant TB epidemic...
Paediatric use of second-line anti-tuberculosis agents: a reviewJames A Seddon
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Tuberculosis (Edinb) 92:9-17. 2012..This article reviews the available second-line drugs currently used in the treatment of MDR-TB in children and discusses medication properties and adverse effects while potential interactions with antiretroviral therapy are explored...
A refined symptom-based approach to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis in childrenBen J Marais
Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre and Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children s Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Pediatrics 118:e1350-9. 2006..This study aimed to determine the value of well-defined symptoms to diagnose childhood pulmonary tuberculosis in a tuberculosis-endemic area...
Operational challenges in managing Isoniazid Preventive Therapy in child contacts: a high-burden setting perspectiveSusan S van Wyk
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
BMC Public Health 11:544. 2011..We describe the management of children under five years of age in household contact with a smear and/or culture-positive adult TB case...
A proposed radiological classification of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosisBen J Marais
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Centre for TB Research and Education CENTRE, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, PO Box 19063, Cape Town, South Africa
Pediatr Radiol 34:886-94. 2004..The hope is that the proposed classification will clarify concepts and stimulate discussion that may lead to future consensus...
Effect of Ascaris Lumbricoides specific IgE on tuberculin skin test responses in children in a high-burden setting: a cross-sectional community-based studyNelda van Soelen
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg, South Africa
BMC Infect Dis 12:211. 2012..Our aim was to investigate whether helminth infection could influence the ability to generate an appropriate Th1 immune response that is characterized by a positive tuberculin skin test (TST), in M.tb exposed children...
A proposed comprehensive classification of tuberculosis disease severity in childrenCatherine A Wiseman
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
Pediatr Infect Dis J 31:347-52. 2012..There is no existing approach that comprehensively characterizes the spectrum and severity of pediatric TB. This limits accurate classification of patients and comparison across cohorts...
Management of children exposed to multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosisJames A Seddon
Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Lancet Infect Dis 12:469-79. 2012..We pay particular attention to assessment, existing international guidelines, possible preventive treatments, rationales for different management strategies, and the interaction with and implications of HIV infection...
Hearing loss in children treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosisJames A Seddon
Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
J Infect 66:320-9. 2013..Both classes of drug cause hearing loss. We aimed to determine the extent of hearing loss in children treated for MDR-TB...
Hearing loss in patients on treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosisJames A Seddon
Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University
Eur Respir J 40:1277-86. 2012..Finally it makes the recommendation that a standardised testing methodology and classification system should be used...
Culture-confirmed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children: clinical features, treatment, and outcomeJames A Seddon
Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Clin Infect Dis 54:157-66. 2012..Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in children is frequently associated with delayed diagnosis and treatment. There is limited evidence regarding the management and outcome of children with MDR-tuberculosis...
Delaying BCG vaccination from birth to 10 weeks of age may result in an enhanced memory CD4 T cell responseBenjamin M N Kagina
South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative SATVI, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine and School of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Vaccine 27:5488-95. 2009..The neonatal immune system is immature. Our hypothesis was that delaying BCG vaccination from birth to 10 weeks of age would enhance the vaccine-induced immune response...
