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Sandrama Nadan

Researcher at University of Pretoria

Publications -  11
Citations -  231

Sandrama Nadan is an academic researcher from University of Pretoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sapovirus & Vibrio cholerae. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 182 citations. Previous affiliations of Sandrama Nadan include National Health Laboratory Service & University of the Witwatersrand.

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Etiology of Severe Acute Watery Diarrhea in Children in the Global Rotavirus Surveillance Network Using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed quantitative polymerase chain reaction for multiple enteropathogens on 878 acute watery diarrheal stools sampled from 14643 episodes captured by surveillance of children <5 years of age during 2013-2014 from 16 countries.
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Norovirus diversity in children with gastroenteritis in South Africa from 2009 to 2013: GII.4 variants and recombinant strains predominate.

TL;DR: From 2009 to 2013 the diversity of noroviruses in children hospitalized with gastroenteritis in South Africa was investigated and the most comprehensive recent data on NoV diversity in Africa is presented.
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Sapovirus prevalence in children less than five years of age hospitalised for diarrhoeal disease in South Africa, 2009-2013

TL;DR: Determinants increasing the odds of SaV included overcrowding and concomitant infections while HIV-infected children with SaV displayed bloody stools, low birth weight and reduced access to proper sanitation.
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Diverse sapovirus genotypes identified in children hospitalised with gastroenteritis in selected regions of South Africa

TL;DR: This study has provided the first comprehensive data on the genetic diversity of SaV genotypes in a clinical setting in SA, contributing to the global knowledge of this virus.
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Epidemiology of human astroviruses among children younger than 5 years : Prospective hospital ‐ based sentinel surveillance in South Africa , 2009 ‐ 2014

TL;DR: The epidemiology of human astroviruses in hospitalised patients less than 5 years of age from selected sites in South Africa was investigated and selected viruses, bacteria and parasites were screened retrospectively.