Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Tuberculosis in an Area with High Disease Prevalence

by Michael F. G. Held, Sven Hoppe, Maritz Laubscher, Stewart Mears, Stewart Dix-Peek, Heather J. Zar, Robert N. Dunn
Published 2017-06-01

Respiratory microbes present in the nasopharynx of children hospitalised with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa

by Felix S. Dube, Mamadou Kaba, F. J. Lourens Robberts, Lemese Ah Tow, Sugnet Lubbe, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol
Published 2016-10-01

The Influence of DNA Extraction and Lipid Removal on Human Milk Bacterial Profiles

by Anna Ojo-Okunola, Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Kilaza S. Mwaikono, Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol, Elloise du Toit
Published 2020-05-01

Indoor air pollution and tobacco smoke exposure: impact on nasopharyngeal bacterial carriage in mothers and infants in an African birth cohort study

by Aneesa Vanker, Polite M. Nduru, Whitney Barnett, Felix S. Dube, Peter D. Sly, Robert P. Gie, Mark P. Nicol, Heather J. Zar
Published 2019-02-01

Incidence and severity of childhood pneumonia in the first year of life in a South African birth cohort: the Drakenstein Child Health Study

by Dr. David M le Roux, MBChB, Landon Myer, PhD, Mark P Nicol, PhD, Heather J Zar, PhD
Published 2015-02-01

The relationship between childhood trauma, socioeconomic status, and maternal depression among pregnant women in a South African birth cohort study

by Tatini Mal-Sarkar, Katherine Keyes, Nastassja Koen, Whitney Barnett, Landon Myer, Caroline Rutherford, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein, Crick Lund
Published 2021-06-01

Longitudinal changes in the nasopharyngeal resistome of South African infants using shotgun metagenomic sequencing.

by Rendani I Manenzhe, Felix S Dube, Meredith Wright, Katie Lennard, Heather J Zar, Stephanie Mounaud, William C Nierman, Mark P Nicol, Clinton Moodley
Published 2020-01-01

Comparison of a Real-Time Multiplex PCR and Sequetyping Assay for Pneumococcal Serotyping.

by Felix S Dube, Suzan P van Mens, Lourens Robberts, Nicole Wolter, Paul Nicol, Joseph Mafofo, Samantha Africa, Heather J Zar, Mark P Nicol
Published 2015-01-01

Influence of Socio-Economic and Psychosocial Profiles on the Human Breast Milk Bacteriome of South African Women

by Anna Ojo-Okunola, Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Kilaza S. Mwaikono, Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe, Dan J. Stein, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol, Elloise du Toit
Published 2019-06-01

Risk and protective factors for child development: An observational South African birth cohort.

by Kirsten Ann Donald, Catherine J Wedderburn, Whitney Barnett, Raymond T Nhapi, Andrea M Rehman, Jacob A M Stadler, Nadia Hoffman, Nastassja Koen, Heather J Zar, Dan J Stein
Published 2019-09-01

Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in African children in a primary care setting by use of Xpert MTB/RIF on respiratory specimens: a prospective study

by Prof Heather J Zar, PhD, Lesley Workman, MPH, Washiefa Isaacs, MSc, Prof Keertan Dheda, PhD, Widaad Zemanay, PhD, Prof Mark P Nicol, PhD
Published 2013-08-01

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pneumococci in an Intensively Sampled South African Birth Cohort

by Rendani I. Manenzhe, Clinton Moodley, Clinton Moodley, Shima M. Abdulgader, F. J. Lourens Robberts, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol, Mark P. Nicol, Felix S. Dube, Felix S. Dube
Published 2019-03-01

Breath can discriminate tuberculosis from other lower respiratory illness in children

by Carly A. Bobak, Lili Kang, Lesley Workman, Lindy Bateman, Mohammad S. Khan, Margaretha Prins, Lloyd May, Flavio A. Franchina, Cynthia Baard, Mark P. Nicol, Heather J. Zar, Jane E. Hill
Published 2021-02-01

Longitudinal Population Dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus in the Nasopharynx During the First Year of Life

by Shima M. Abdulgader, Lourens Robberts, Jordache Ramjith, Polite M. Nduru, Felix Dube, Felix Dube, Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe, Heather J. Zar, Mark P. Nicol, Mark P. Nicol, Mark P. Nicol
Published 2019-03-01

Early-life exposure to indoor air pollution or tobacco smoke and lower respiratory tract illness and wheezing in African infants: a longitudinal birth cohort study

by Aneesa Vanker, DrFCPaed, Whitney Barnett, MPH, Lesley Workman, MPH, Polite M Nduru, MPhil, Peter D Sly, ProfDSc, Robert P Gie, ProfFCPaed, Heather J Zar, ProfPhD
Published 2017-11-01

An evaluation of an influenza vaccination campaign targeting pregnant women in 27 clinics in two provinces of South Africa, 2015 – 2018

by Kate Bishop, Meredith McMorrow, Susan Meiring, Sibongile Walaza, Liza Rossi, Sarona Mhlanga, Stefano Tempia, Azwifarwi Mathunjwa, Jackie Kleynhans, Grace D. Appiah, Johanna M. McAnerney, Heather J. Zar, Cheryl Cohen
Published 2021-09-01

Characterization of Pneumococcal Colonization Dynamics and Antimicrobial Resistance Using Shotgun Metagenomic Sequencing in Intensively Sampled South African Infants

by Rendani I. Manenzhe, Felix S. Dube, Felix S. Dube, Meredith Wright, Katie Lennard, Stephanie Mounaud, Stephanie W. Lo, Heather J. Zar, William C. Nierman, Mark P. Nicol, Mark P. Nicol, Clinton Moodley, Clinton Moodley
Published 2020-09-01

Health Consequences of Environmental Exposures: Changing Global Patterns of Exposure and Disease

by Philip J. Landrigan, J. Leith Sly, Mathuros Ruchirawat, Emerson R. Silva, Xia Huo, Fernando Diaz-Barriga, Heather J. Zar, Malcolm King, Eun-Hee Ha, Kwadwo Ansong Asante, Hamid Ahanchian, Peter D. Sly
Published 2016-06-01

Maternal blood contamination of collected cord blood can be identified using DNA methylation at three CpGs

by Alexander M. Morin, Evan Gatev, Lisa M. McEwen, Julia L. MacIsaac, David T. S. Lin, Nastassja Koen, Darina Czamara, Katri Räikkönen, Heather J. Zar, Karestan Koenen, Dan J. Stein, Michael S. Kobor, Meaghan J. Jones
Published 2017-07-01

Maternal psychosocial risk factors and child gestational epigenetic age in a South African birth cohort study

by Nastassja Koen, Meaghan J. Jones, Raymond T. Nhapi, Marilyn T. Lake, Kirsten A. Donald, Whitney Barnett, Nadia Hoffman, Julia L. MacIsaac, Alexander M. Morin, David T. S. Lin, Michael S. Kobor, Karestan C. Koenen, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein
Published 2021-07-01