Enhanced pathogen identification among patients with clinically suspected meningitis.

Background: Delayed or incorrect treatment of meningitis may result in adverse patient outcomes. However, laboratory testing in resource-limited settings is often limited to conventional diagnostic methods. We explored the utility of syndromic molecular assays for diagnosis.

Performance comparison of three commercial multiplex molecular panels for respiratory viruses at a South African academic hospital.

Background: Respiratory infections are a major contributor to hospital admissions. Identification of respiratory pathogens by means of conventional culture and serology methods remains challenging. Multiplex molecular assays are an appealing alternative that endeavours to be rapid, more accurate and less arduous.

Fosfomycin susceptibility testing and resistance mechanisms in Enterobacterales in South Africa.

Background: Fosfomycin treatment of urinary tract infections is increasingly attractive due to escalating antibiotic resistance rates among urinary pathogens. Standard antibiotic susceptibility testing methods perform poorly for fosfomycin as there is poor correlation between susceptibility results and clinical outcomes in urinary pathogens other than .

Objective: We evaluated the performance of fosfomycin susceptibility testing in and to determine whether fosfomycin susceptibility is associated with molecular resistance mechanisms.

How talent management execution impacts career experiences: exploring the organization-individual intersect.

The aim of the research was to investigate the ways in which talent management execution impacts the individual career experiences of talent, specifically exploring how talent management execution and career enablement can be closer aligned to unlock value for both the organization and the individual. A qualitative research design was employed to explore the research question. During the first phase of the research data was collected from 13 talent management professionals using purposeful sampling and semi-structured interviews.

Comparison of commercial assays and two-step approach to detect in South Africa.

Background: is the number one cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea. Accurate diagnosis of is of utmost importance as it guides patient management and infection control practices. Studies evaluating the performance of commercially available nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) versus algorithms are lacking in resource-limited settings.