Publications by authors named "J M Oosthuizen"
Purpose: This study aimed to examine the approaches general practitioners (GPs) use to respond to the treatment burden faced by people with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 29 videos of GP-patient consultations in an academic general practice clinic in China. Thematic analysis and a framework matrix approach were used to identify patterns in GPs' responses to the identified issues.
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- Foodborne pathogens in Australia, particularly non-STEC varieties, are not tracked unless linked to food poisoning outbreaks, leading to gaps in data on case prevalence.
- This study analyzed 21,822 microbiological test results from 7,329 food samples over 13 years from various food establishments in Western Australia to assess changes in pathogen prevalence.
- Results showed an increase in certain pathogens' prevalence, while non-STEC cases decreased, with seasonal and monthly variations observed, suggesting the need for further research on influencing factors like climate change and food safety regulations.
Introduction: In 2018, the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) produced a guideline to encourage appropriate pathology requesting in the Emergency Department (ED).
Objective: To assess adherence to the ACEM/RCPA pathology testing guideline in a regional ED.
Methods, Design, Setting And Participants: This was a retrospective observational study conducted at a regional Australian ED over 7 days.
Background: Measuring treatment burden is important for the effective management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) care. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the most robust approach for measuring treatment burden in people with T2DM based on existing evidence.
Methods: Articles from seven databases were retrieved.
Clinical relevance of double heterozygosity revealed by next-generation sequencing of homologous recombination repair pathway genes in South African breast cancer patients.
Breast Cancer Res Treat
September 2024
Purpose: Genetically predisposed breast cancer (BC) patients represent a minor but clinically meaningful subgroup of the disease, with 25% of all cases associated with actionable variants in BRCA1/2. Diagnostic implementation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) resulted in the rare identification of BC patients with double heterozygosity for deleterious variants in genes partaking in homologous recombination repair of DNA. As clinical heterogeneity poses challenges for genetic counseling, this study focused on the occurrence and clinical relevance of double heterozygous BC in South Africa.
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