Gender and equity considerations in AMR research: a systematic scoping review.

Research on gender and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) beyond women's biological susceptibility is limited. A gender and equity lens in AMR research is necessary to promote gender equality and support the effectiveness, uptake, and sustainability of real-world AMR solutions. We argue that it is an ethical and social justice imperative to include gender and related intersectional issues in AMR research and implementation.

"I felt like I was going to cause conflict. So, I kept quiet …" (Female child rape victim, 15 years).

Background: There is limited research in South Africa that has analysed the experiences of child and youth victims of crime and sexual victimisation who accessed formal response services through the victim empowerment programme.

Objective: The primary aim of this article is to explore children and youth's experiences of accessing the Victim Empowerment Programmatic services, through the criminal justice system in South Africa. The focus of the article is on childrens' disclosure, reporting and social support.

Distinct gender differences in anthropometric profiles of a peri-urban South African HIV population: a cross sectional study.

Background: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has extended life expectancy and enhanced the well-being of HIV-positive individuals. Since there are concerns regarding HAART-mediated onset of cardio-metabolic diseases in the long-term, we evaluated the anthropometric profile of black HIV-infected individuals in a peri-urban setting (Western Cape, South Africa).

Methods: A cross sectional study design was followed to describe the gender differences in different HAART treatment groups.

Iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium.

We report a case of iatrogenic hydropneumopericardium in a patient with diffuse scleroderma. The transthoracic echocardiogram revealed classical features of this condition. This case resolved spontaneously after five days using only 60% oxygen, which may have augmented resolution in this instance.

Isolated left ventricular non-compaction with normal ejection fraction.

Isolated left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) is a genetic disease that is being increasingly recognised in patients presenting with heart failure of unknown origin. In this case report, we describe a patient with classic LVNC without clinical heart failure and with normal left ventricular ejection fraction.