 South Africa
"South Africa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
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D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2012 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2014 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2015 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2016 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2017 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2018 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2019 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2020 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2022 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2024 | 0 | 10 | 10 | | 2025 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Eisenhauer IF, Finck LL, Dixon JM, Schauer SG, Tadlock MD, de Vries S, Lategan H, Stassen W, Wylie C, Mould-Millman NK. Patient Characteristics to Inform Military Medical Evacuation Decision-Making in Mild Isolated Head Injury. Mil Med. 2025 Apr 23; 190(5-6):e953-e960.
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Alba C, Malhotra S, Horsfall S, Barnhart ME, Bekker A, Chapman K, Cunningham CK, Fast PE, Fouda GG, Freedberg KA, Goga A, Ghazaryan LR, Leroy V, Mann C, McCluskey MM, McFarland EJ, Muturi-Kioi V, Permar SR, Shapiro R, Sok D, Stranix-Chibanda L, Weinstein MC, Ciaranello AL, Dugdale CM. Cost-effectiveness of broadly neutralizing antibodies for HIV prophylaxis for infants born in settings with high HIV burdens. PLoS One. 2025; 20(3):e0318940.
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Torres TS, Saha PT, Smeaton L, Wimbish C, Kliemann DA, Avihingsanon A, Kityo C, Bennet JA, Van Schalkwyk M, Linas B, Nunes EP, Robbins GK, Wyles D, Naggie S, Sulkowski M, Cardoso SW, Solomon S. Impact of a minimal monitoring HCV treatment approach on Health-Related Quality of Life. Qual Life Res. 2025 Jun; 34(6):1683-1694.
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Wogu AF, Dixon JM, Xiao M, Lategan HJ, Oosthuizen G, Schauer SG, Steyn E, Bhaumik S, Verster J, Wylie C, de Vries S, Mayet M, Hodsdon L, Wagner L, Snyders LO, Doubell K, Lourens D, Stassen W, Rees C, Young J, Moore EE, Mould-Millman NK. Tranexamic acid is associated with post-injury mortality in a resource-limited trauma system: Findings from the epidemiology and outcomes of prolonged trauma care cohort study. Transfusion. 2025 May; 65 Suppl 1:S276-S287.
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Noguchi LM, Owor M, Mgodi NM, Gati Mirembe B, Dadabhai S, Horne E, Gundacker H, Richardson BA, Bunge K, Scheckter R, Song M, Marzinke MA, Anderson PL, Livant E, Jacobson C, Piper JM, Chakhtoura N, Hillier SL, Balkus JE. Safety and drug quantification of the dapivirine vaginal ring and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in breastfeeding mother-infant pairs (MTN-043): a phase 3B, open-label, randomised trial. Lancet HIV. 2025 Mar; 12(3):e180-e190.
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Cunningham CK, McFarland EJ, Muresan P, Capparelli EV, Perlowski C, Johnston B, Bone F, Purdue L, Yin DE, Moye J, Spiegel HML, Majji S, Theron GB, Mujuru HA, Purswani M, Alvarez G, Deville JG, Chambers C, Brown E, Harding PA, Tobin NH, Low K, Gama L. Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Long-Acting Broadly Neutralizing HIV-1 Monoclonal Antibody VRC07-523LS in Newborn Infants Exposed to HIV-1. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Feb 06; 14(2).
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Chidumwa G, Olivier S, Ngubane H, Zulu T, Sithole M, Gunda R, Sewpaul R, Kruse G, Rigotti NA, Hanekom WA, Siedner MJ, Reddy KP, Wong EB. Association between tobacco smoking and prevalence of HIV, tuberculosis, hypertension and diabetes in rural South Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2024 Nov 27; 24(1):3306.
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Gichane MW, Velloza J, Hosek S, Beauchamp G, Anderson P, Delany-Moretlwe S, Celum C. Hoping to Adhere? Examining the Relationship Between Hope and Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Willingness, Adherence, and Persistence Among Young Women in South Africa and Zimbabwe (HPTN 082). AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):527-534.
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Joseph Davey D, Dadan S, Bheemraj K, Waitt C, Khoo S, Myer L, Wiesner L, Else L, Thompson B, Castel S, Wara N, Anderson PL, Orrell C. Evaluation of pharmacokinetics of Tenofovir Alafenamide (TAF) and Tenofovir Disoproxil (TDF) in pregnant and postpartum women in South Africa: PrEP-PP PK study. Antiviral Res. 2024 Nov; 231:106014.
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Kwatra G, Izu A, Cutland C, Akaba G, Ali MM, Ahmed Z, Beck MM, Barsosio HC, Berkley JA, Chaka TE, Cossa A, Chakraborty S, Dhar N, Dorji P, Islam M, Keita AM, Mwakio S, Mwarumba S, Medugu N, Mucavele H, Mabombo V, Obaro S, Siga?que B, Sow SO, Saha SK, Santhanam S, Sharma R, Simoes EAF, Sahni RD, Tapia MD, Veeraraghavan B, Madhi SA. Prevalence of group B Streptococcus colonisation in mother-newborn dyads in low-income and middle-income south Asian and African countries: a prospective, observational study. Lancet Microbe. 2024 Oct; 5(10):100897.
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