The positivity rates for SARS-CoV-2 increased to the 15-20% range during October. It must be noted that the number of tests performed for SARS-CoV-2 remains low and the NICD has reported no significant increase in hospitalizations during this period. Detection of...
National data showed influenza A positivity rates remaining around the 10% level during September, while influenza B continued to increase compared to August. For the other respiratory viruses, the percentage positivity remained much the same as in the previous...
We have updated the PathCare susceptibility data for common community-acquired organisms isolated from patients in the Western Cape Province from the first of March 2019 until the end of February 2020Antimicrobial Surveillance Data 2020
E. coli is the major aerobic commensal organism in the gut and only causes disease following some disruption of gut, e.g. after penetrating injury. However, a number of E. coli strains or pathotypes possessing particular sets of virulence factors are adapted to cause...
South Africa carries a heavy influenza burden with more than 12000 deaths each year due to influenza associated severe acute respiratory illness. The most effective strategy to prevent influenza is vaccination.VaccinationAdminister the vaccine each year because the...