Works by Bekker, L.-G.

Results: 29

Real-world effectiveness of Ad26.COV2.S or BNT162b2 booster vaccines against severe COVID-19 in adults who received a primary dose of Ad26.COV2.S in South Africa during the Delta period: A retrospective cohort study using medical scheme data.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2025, v. 115, n. 7, p. 1, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2025.v115i7.2532

By:

Fairall, L.;
Yende-Zuma, N.;
Reddy, T.;
Garrett, N.;
Goga, A.;
Bennett, Sarah;
Folb, N.;
Seocharan, I.;
Mametja, S.;
Semenya, M.;
Simelane, S. R. N.;
Bekker, L.-G.;
Gray, G. E.

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Article

Incentivized recruitment of a population sample to a mobile HIV testing service increases the yield of newly diagnosed cases, including those in need of antiretroviral therapy.

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HIV Medicine, 2012, v. 13, n. 2, p. 132, doi. 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2011.00947.x

By:

Kranzer, K;
Govindasamy, D;
van Schaik, N;
Thebus, E;
Davies, N;
Zimmermann, MA;
Jeneker, S;
Lawn, SD;
Wood, R;
Bekker, L-G

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Article

The Hannan Crusaid Treatment Centre - early beginnings and lessons learnt.

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2014

By:

Kaplan, R.;
Orrell, C.;
Lawn, S. D.;
Bekker, L. G.;
Wood, R.

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Opinion

GUIDELINE ON SAFER CONCEPTION IN FERTILE HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES.

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Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2011, v. 12, n. 2, p. 31, doi. 10.4102/sajhivmed.v12i2.196

By:

Bekker, L.-G.;
Black, V.;
Myer, L.;
Rees, H.;
Cooper, D.;
Mall, S.;
Mnyami, C.;
Conradie, F.;
Mahabeer, I.;
Gilbert, L.;
Schwartz, S.

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Article

The epidemiology and pathophysiology of HIV - as seen by a South African.

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Oral Diseases, 2002, v. 8, n. S2, p. 15, doi. 10.1034/j.1601-0825.2002.00004.x

By:

Bekker, L‐G

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Article

A qualitative assessment of perspectives on the inclusion of adolescents in HIV vaccine trials in South Africa.

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International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2010, v. 21, n. 3, p. 172, doi. 10.1258/ijsa.2009.008484

By:

Jaspan, H. B.;
Soka, N. F.;
Mathews, C.;
Flisher, A. J.;
Mark, D.;
Middelkoop, K.;
Wood, R.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

Willingness to participate in HIV vaccine research in a peri-urban South African community.

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International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2006, v. 17, n. 3, p. 176, doi. 10.1258/095646206775809259

By:

Smit, J.;
Middelkoop, K.;
Myer, L.;
Seedat, S.;
Bekker, L.-G.;
Stein, D. J.

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Article

Goals for girls: a cluster-randomized trial to investigate a school-based sexual health programme amongst female learners in South Africa.

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Health Education Research, 2023, v. 38, n. 5, p. 375, doi. 10.1093/her/cyad025

By:

Pike, C;
Coakley, C;
Ahmed, N;
Lee, D;
Little, F;
Padian, N;
Bekker, L G

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Article

Securing our HIV response: The PEPFAR crisis in South Africa.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2025, v. 115, n. 3, p. 5

By:

Grimsrud, A.;
Wilkinson, L.;
Raphael, Y.;
Tshabalala, S.;
Moses, A. K.;
Hassan, F.;
Buthelezi, K.;
Rees, K.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

Tuberculosis transmission in South Africa: A need for a new paradigm?

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2024, v. 114, n. 10, p. 7, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2024.v114i10.2404

By:

Wood, R.;
Bekker, L-G.

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Article

Urgent appeal to allow all professional nurses and midwives to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2023, v. 113, n. 8, p. 1303, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i8.1191

By:

Davey, D. L. Joseph;
Wilkinson, L.;
Grimsrud, A.;
Nelson, A.;
Gray, A.;
Raphael, Y.;
Wattrus, C.;
Pillay, Y.;
Bekker, L-G.

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Article

Heterologous vaccination of BNT162b2 in Ad26. COV2.S-vaccinated healthcare workers elicits long-term humoral immune response.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2022, v. 112, n. 10, p. 828, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i11.16614

By:

Jacobson, B.;
Khan, A.;
Shulman, A. H.;
Segal, B.;
Mayne, E.;
Bekker, L.-G.;
Sanne, I.;
Gray, G.

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Article

Sisonke phase 3B open-label study: Lessons learnt for national and global vaccination scale-up during epidemics.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2022, v. 112, n. 5b, p. 375, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i5b.16098

By:

Goga, A. E.;
Bekker, L.-G.;
Garrett, N.;
Takuva, S.;
Sanne, I.;
Odhiambo, J.;
Mayat, F.;
Fairall, L.;
Brey, Z.;
Bamford, L.;
Tanna, G.;
Gray, G.

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Article

Protecting healthcare workers: A critical part of the COVID-19 response.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2020, v. 110, n. 12, p. 24, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i12.15048

By:

Bekker, L.-G.;
Delany-Moretlwe, S.;
Biccard, B.;
duToit, L.;
Lovat, L. B.;
Dehbi, H.-M.;
Moonesinghe, R.;
Rees, H.;
Avidan, M. S.

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Article

Uptake and acceptability of medical male circumcision among young males in two culturally distinct settings in South Africa: A longitudinal, community-based study (the MACHO study).

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2020, v. 110, n. 10, p. 62, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i10.14110

By:

Smith, P. J.;
Oulo, B.;
Wallace, M.;
Gill, K.;
Beijneveld, J. A.;
Bennie, T.;
Myer, L.;
Dietrich, J. J.;
Johnson, L. F.;
Gray, G.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

What do South African adolescents want in a sexual health service? Evidence from the South African Studies on HIV in Adolescents (SASHA) project.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2018, v. 108, n. 8, p. 677, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i8.13013

By:

Smith, P.;
Marcus, R.;
Bennie, T.;
Nkala, B.;
Nchabeleng, M.;
Latka, M. H.;
Gray, G.;
Wallace, M.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

Feasibility and acceptability of conducting HIV vaccine trials in adolescents in South Africa: Going beyond willingness to participate towards implementation.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2018, v. 108, n. 4, p. 291, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2018.v108i4.12909

By:

Wallace, M.;
Middelkoop, K.;
Smith, P.;
Pike, C.;
Bennie, T.;
Chandia, J.;
Churchyard, G.;
Gray, G.;
Latka, M. H.;
Mathebula, M.;
Nchabeleng, M.;
Roux, S.;
Slack, C.;
Strode, A.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

The mass miniature chest radiography programme in Cape Town, South Africa, 1948 - 1994: The impact of active tuberculosis case finding.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2016, v. 106, n. 12, p. 1263, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106.i12.10744

By:

Hermans, S. M.;
Andrews, J. R.;
Bekker, L-G;
Wood, R.

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Article

South African healthcare provider perspectives on transitioning adolescents into adult HIV care.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2016, v. 106, n. 8, p. 804, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i8.10496

By:

Kung, T. H.;
Wallace, M. L.;
Snyder, K. L.;
Robson, V. K.;
Mabud, T. S.;
Kalombo, C. D.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

Pre-exposure prophylaxis for South African adolescents: What evidence?

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2015, v. 105, n. 11, p. 907, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i11.10222

By:

Bekker, L.-G.;
Gill, K.;
Wallace, M.

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Article

Isoniazid preventive therapy for tuberculosis in South Africa: An assessment of the local evidence base.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2014, v. 104, n. 3, p. 174, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.7968

By:

Wood, R.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

Integration of TB and ART services fails to improve TB treatment outcomes: Comparison of ART/TB primary healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2014, v. 104, n. 3, p. 204, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.7696

By:

Kaplan, R.;
Caldwell, J.;
Bekker, L.-G.;
Jennings, K.;
Lombard, C.;
Enarson, D. A.;
Wood, R.;
Beyers, N.

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Article

Safety, feasibility and efficacy of a rapid ART initiation in pregnancy pilot programme in Cape Town, South Africa.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2013, v. 103, n. 8, p. 557, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.6565

By:

Black, S.;
Zulliger, R.;
Myer, L.;
Marcus, R.;
Jeneker, S.;
Taliep, R.;
Pienaar, D.;
Wood, R.;
Bekker, L.-G.

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Article

Antiretroviral treatment uptake in patients with HIVassociated TB attending co-located TB and ART services.

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SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 2012, v. 102, n. 12, p. 936, doi. 10.7196/SAMJ.6024

By:

Nglazi, M. D.;
Kaplan, R.;
Caldwell, J.;
Peton, N.;
Lawn, S. D.;
Wood, R.;
Bekker, L. G.

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Article

Sexual risk factors associated with volunteering for HIV vaccine research in South Africa.

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AIDS Care, 2006, v. 18, n. 6, p. 569, doi. 10.1080/09540120500274976

By:

Smit, J.;
Middelkoop, K.;
Myer, L.;
Seedat, S.;
Wood, R.;
Stein, D. J.;
Bekker, L.-G

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Article

HIV viraemia and mother-to-child transmission risk after antiretroviral therapy initiation in pregnancy in Cape Town, South Africa.

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HIV Medicine, 2017, v. 18, n. 2, p. 80, doi. 10.1111/hiv.12397

By:

Myer, L;
Phillips, TK;
McIntyre, JA;
Hsiao, N‐Y;
Petro, G;
Zerbe, A;
Ramjith, J;
Bekker, L‐G;
Abrams, EJ

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Article

Acceptability, feasibility and cost of point of care testing for sexually transmitted infections among South African adolescents where syndromic management is standard of care.

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BMC Health Services Research, 2023, v. 23, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s12913-023-10068-8

By:

Marcus, Rebecca;
C, Pike;
Gill, K.;
Smith, P.;
Rouhani, S.;
Mendelsohn, A.;
Mendel, E.;
Lince-Deroche, N.;
Naidoo, K.;
Ahmed, N.;
Stirrup, O.;
Roseleur, J.;
Leuner, R.;
Meyer-Rath, G.;
Bekker, L. G.

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Article

Selective Increase in Plasma Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Concomitant Clinical Deterioration after Initiating Therapy in Patients with Severe Tuberculosis.

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Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1998, v. 178, n. 2, p. 580, doi. 10.1086/517479

By:

Bekker, L.-G.;
Maartens, G.;
Steyn, L.;
Kaplan, G.

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Article

Combined HIV Adolescent Prevention Study (CHAPS): comparison of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis regimens for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa-study protocol for a mixed-methods study including a randomised controlled trial.

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2020

By:

Nash, S.;
Dietrich, J.;
Ssemata, A. S.;
Herrera, C.;
O'Hagan, K.;
Else, L.;
Chiodi, F.;
Kelly, C.;
Shattock, R.;
Chirenje, M.;
Lebina, L.;
Khoo, S.;
Bekker, L-G;
Weiss, H. A.;
Gray, C.;
Stranix-Chibanda, L.;
Kaleebu, P.;
Seeley, J.;
Martinson, N.;
Fox, J.

Publication type:

journal article