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Should I recommend a probiotic: a clinician guide to probiotic use in gastrointestinal conditions




Is there a place for probiotics in gastrointestinal conditions? Find out in this article!





Keywords:


Probiotics, gastroenteritis, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces


The effect of HIV and ART on growth and bone density in Zimbabwean children



The association of HIV and ART with bone density were investigated in a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwean children.





Keywords: HIV, ART, Children, Growth, Bone density.

The possible effects of antiretroviral therapies on hormonal contraceptives in women living with HIV



This review looks into the likely risk of drug-drug interaction between hormonal contraceptives and ARTs.





Keywords: Antiretroviral therapy (ART), Hormonal contraceptive (HC), HIV, Drug-drug interaction (DDI), AIDS, Women living with HIV (WLH).

The effect of recommending Dolutegravir on patients who are already having resistance to antiretroviral treatment



This review looks at the impact of scaling up Dolutegravir on antiretroviral resistance in South Africa.





Keywords: Dolutegravir(DTG), Resistance, Modeling

Advantages of Dolutegravir-based regimen in HIV infected pregnant women and their new-born infant



This review looks at the efficacy of Dolutegravir in HIV-infected pregnant women that did not initiate ART early in pregnancy.





Keywords: Dolutegravir, Efavirenz, Antiretroviral therapy, viral load, HIV

Rapid advice: ABCs of Dolutegravir for use in practice




Every relevant information you need to know about Dolutegravir and proposed roll-out in South Africa presented via two friendly and precise articles.





Keywords:


Dolutegravir; DTG; South Africa; ARVs; ART Regimen


A review of common infectious diseases in long-term travellers to low- and middle- income countries

This article gives an overview of what the travel clinical practitioner should consider in the expatriate community with a travel history to low- and middle-income countries. Keywords: Infectious related health problems; Expatriate; Long-term Traveller; Travel Medicine Practitioner, low-and middle-…

Dexamethasone in Covid-19 patients

This article presents the results of the RECOVERY study which compared the all-cause mortality rate among hospitalised covid-19 patients receiving dexamethasone to that of hospitalised covid-19 patients receiving usual care. Other outcomes were also investigated; such as hospital length of stay, ne…

Syncopy: Diagnostic evaluation

A description of the causes, the recommended evaluation, the need for hospitalisation and special investigations in patients with syncope.


Keywords: Syncope, diagnostic evaluation.

Prevention of Falls in Older People

Discussion of the causes of falls in older people and a prescription for the prevention of these falls.


Keywords: Falls, Older people, Prevention Risk factors.