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Shareef Abrahams
Researcher at National Health Laboratory Service
Publications - 8
Citations - 2251
Shareef Abrahams is an academic researcher from National Health Laboratory Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Logistic regression. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 7 publications receiving 1279 citations.
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Detection of a SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern in South Africa.
Houriiyah Tegally,Eduan Wilkinson,Marta Giovanetti,Marta Giovanetti,Arash Iranzadeh,Vagner Fonseca,Vagner Fonseca,Jennifer Giandhari,Deelan Doolabh,Sureshnee Pillay,Emmanuel James San,Nokukhanya Msomi,Koleka Mlisana,Anne von Gottberg,Sibongile Walaza,Mushal Allam,Arshad Ismail,Thabo Mohale,Allison J. Glass,Susan Engelbrecht,Gert U. van Zyl,Wolfgang Preiser,Francesco Petruccione,Alex Sigal,Alex Sigal,Diana Hardie,Gert Marais,Nei yuan Hsiao,Stephen N.J. Korsman,Mary-Ann Davies,Lynn Tyers,Innocent Mudau,Denis York,Caroline Maslo,Dominique Goedhals,Shareef Abrahams,Oluwakemi Laguda-Akingba,Arghavan Alisoltani-Dehkordi,Arghavan Alisoltani-Dehkordi,Adam Godzik,Constantinos Kurt Wibmer,B.T. Sewell,José Lourenço,Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara,Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara,Sergei L Kosakovsky Pond,Steven Weaver,Darren P. Martin,Richard J Lessells,Richard J Lessells,Jinal N. Bhiman,Carolyn Williamson,Carolyn Williamson,Tulio de Oliveira,Tulio de Oliveira,Tulio de Oliveira +55 more
TL;DR: A newly arisen lineage of SARS-CoV-2 (designated 501Y.V2) was identified in South Africa after the first wave of the epidemic in a severely affected metropolitan area (Nelson Mandela Bay) that is located on the coast of the Eastern Cape province.
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Emergence and rapid spread of a new severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) lineage with multiple spike mutations in South Africa
Houriiyah Tegally,Eduan Wilkinson,Marta Giovanetti,Marta Giovanetti,Arash Iranzadeh,Vagner Fonseca,Vagner Fonseca,Jennifer Giandhari,Deelan Doolabh,Sureshnee Pillay,Emmanuel James San,Nokukhanya Msomi,Koleka Mlisana,Koleka Mlisana,Anne von Gottberg,Anne von Gottberg,Sibongile Walaza,Sibongile Walaza,Mushal Allam,Arshad Ismail,Thabo Mohale,Allison J. Glass,Susan Engelbrecht,Gert U. van Zyl,Wolfgang Preiser,Francesco Petruccione,Alex Sigal,Alex Sigal,Diana Hardie,Gert Marais,Marvin Hsiao,Stephen N.J. Korsman,Mary-Ann Davies,Lynn Tyers,Innocent Mudau,Denis York,Caroline Maslo,Dominique Goedhals,Shareef Abrahams,Oluwakemi Laguda-Akingba,Oluwakemi Laguda-Akingba,Arghavan Alisoltani-Dehkordi,Arghavan Alisoltani-Dehkordi,Adam Godzik,Constantinos Kurt Wibmer,B.T. Sewell,José Lourenço,Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara,Luiz Carlos Junior Alcantara,Sergei L Kosakovsky Pond,Steven Weaver,Darren P. Martin,Richard J Lessells,Richard J Lessells,Jinal N. Bhiman,Jinal N. Bhiman,Carolyn Williamson,Carolyn Williamson,Tulio de Oliveira,Tulio de Oliveira,Tulio de Oliveira +60 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a new SARS-CoV-2 lineage (501Y.V2) characterised by eight lineage-defining mutations in the spike protein, including three at important residues in the receptor-binding domain (K417N, E484K and N501Y).
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Prevalence and Trends of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia in Hospitalized Patients in South Africa, 2010 to 2012: Laboratory-Based Surveillance Mapping of Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Epidemiology
Olga Perovic,Olga Perovic,Samantha Iyaloo,Ranmini Kularatne,Ranmini Kularatne,Warren Lowman,Warren Lowman,Noma Bosman,Noma Bosman,Jeannette Wadula,Jeannette Wadula,Sharona Seetharam,Sharona Seetharam,Adriano Duse,Adriano Duse,Nontombi Marylucy Mbelle,Colleen Bamford,Colleen Bamford,Halima Dawood,Yesholata Mahabeer,Yesholata Mahabeer,Prathna Bhola,Prathna Bhola,Shareef Abrahams,Ashika Singh-Moodley +24 more
TL;DR: The presence of a variety of hospital-acquired MRSA clones in South Africa is revealed with dominance of few clones, spa 037 and 1257, which are typically associated with hospital and community- acquired infections.
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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine among the Healthcare Workers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: A Cross Sectional Study
Oladele Vincent Adeniyi,David Stead,Mandisa Singata-Madliki,Joanne Batting,Matthew Wright,Eloise Jelliman,Shareef Abrahams,Andy Parrish +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional study performed in November and December 2020, a total of 1308 HCWs from two large academic hospitals participated in the Eastern Cape Healthcare Workers Acquisition of SARS-CoV-2 (ECHAS) study.
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Cryptococcus neoformans: Diagnostic Dilemmas, Electron Microscopy and Capsular Variants.
Monica Birkhead,Serisha D. Naicker,Serisha D. Naicker,Nozuko P. Blasich,Ivy Rukasha,Juno Thomas,Juno Thomas,Charlotte Sriruttan,Charlotte Sriruttan,Shareef Abrahams,Grisselda S. Mavuso,Nelesh P. Govender,Nelesh P. Govender +12 more
TL;DR: Investigating discordant diagnostic results of cryptococcal meningitis and Cryptococcus neoformans found multilocus sequence typing and transmission electron microscopy using a capsule-staining protocol revealed a >50% reduction in capsular material in both cases, relative to a control culture.