Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in a Resource Limited Setting: A Retrospective Comparison of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy before and after the introduction of SentiMag at an Academic Brea... by Yousef, Mazen Mohamed S

“…Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is performed for the staging and prognostication of breast cancer in cases with a clinically and radiologically negative axilla. …”
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Zero-inflated and hurdle models with an application to the number of involved axillary lymph nodes in patients with breast cancer in Zimbabwe: A bootstrap resampling validation approach

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The diagnostic pathway to a surgical lymph node excision biopsy service in a HIV and TB endemic region in a Western Cape Tertiary Institution by Potelwa, Tennis Tomo Camagu

“…In the HIV/TB endemic public care setting of the Western Cape, diagnostic consideration of patients with persistent lymphadenopathy is focused towards extra- pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), more than other infectious or malignant causes of lymphadenopathy. …”
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Outcome of two cohorts with nephroblastoma treated with consecutive International Society of Paediatric Oncology protocols in a South African paediatric oncology unit by Reddy, Kershinee

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Investigating role of IL-4 receptor alpha (IL-4Ra) in murine models of atopic dermatitis by Scibiorek, Martyna

“…We analysed cellular infiltrate in the skin and inguinal lymph nodes (LN) by flow cytometry, histology of the skin, serum antibodies and cytokines by ELISA. …”
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Investigating the role of sestrin 1 and sestrin 2 in preclinical models of tuberculosis disease by Naidoo, Saiyukthi

“…The increased inflammation was associated with enhanced total lung and lymph node cells, immune cell recruitment and lung tissue pathology. …”
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The role of Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-1 during experimental helminth infections in murine model by Mosala, Paballo Pertunia

“…Additionally, cysLTR1-/- mice exhibited impaired production of IL-13 in the lungs and draining lymph nodes compared with wildtype mice. Finally, there was reduced recruitment of effector CD4+ T cells and central memory CD4+ T cells in the lungs of cysLTR1 deficient mice compared to control mice. …”
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Prolonged tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: characteristics and risk factors by Bana, Tasnim Mohammed

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Comparative immune-profiling of three cattle breeds infested with Rhipicephalus microplus and Ixodes ricinus-infested BALB/c mice

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The pathology of tuberculosis, caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, in a herd of semi free-ranging springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)

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The evaluation of a BCG vaccine against bovine tuberculosis in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer)

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Epidemiology and molecular confirmation of Brucella spp. in cattle in Namibia

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Investigating the role of IL-4Rα mediated signalling on Foxp3⁺ T regulatory cells during cutaneous leishmaniasis by Maine, Rebeng

“…In a murine model of Leishmania major infection, susceptible BALB/c mice develop a detrimental Type 2 immune response characterized by the production of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, which single through a common receptor, the IL-4 receptor alpha chain (IL-4Rα). …”
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Comparative immune-profiling of tick vaccine formulations and the role of co-infestation with Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus-infested BALB/c mice

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The role of Interleukin-4 induced gene 1 (IL-4i1) in allergic asthma and atopic dermatitis by Ngomti, Amkele

“…Globally, asthma is affecting more than 300 million people and is characterized by chronic airway inflammation, reversible airflow limitation, and airway hyperreactivity. …”
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Influence of helminth infection on vaginal immunity by Omondi, Fidilia

“…Hookworm infected women were two times more likely to be Human Papillomavirus positive than women with no hookworm infection. …”
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Endometrial cancer in young women. A retrospective matched cohort study. by Dowlut, Tariq Hussein

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The diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasound findings in patients evaluated for peripheral lymphadenopathy in a high HIV TB endemic population by Adams, Ellouise

“…Splenic hypoechoic lesions were more common in patients with lymphoma (63.6%) than patients with tuberculosis (45.5%) and malignancy (16.7%). …”
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