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M. du Plessis

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Review Open access Sep 2026

High Mortality in Adults With Community-Acquired Pneumonia Admitted to Hospitals in South Africa Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Stratified by HIV Serostatus and Viral Load: Data From a Prospective Cohort Study (2019–2021)

In-hospital and postdischarge community-acquired pneumonia mortality remains high, particularly among PWH, regardless of virologic status, warranting urgent investigation of mitigation strategies.

N. Sabet, Firdaus Nabeemeeah, K. Otwombe et al. · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Pneumococcal population structure influences the effects of air pollution on invasive disease risk in South Africa.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is highly diverse, comprising over 100 serotypes and hundreds of genomic lineages amid widespread vaccination. While it can cause invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) which exhibits pronounced seasonal spikes, the interplay between pneumococcal diversity and environmental drivers remains unexplo...

S. Belman, Cebile Lekhuleni, J. Kleynhans et al. · 1 citation

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