Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 1
November 2020
ISSN 2618-0189 is for the print version.
IISSN 2618-0197 is for the online version.
Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal created to share scientific research from the School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and from Clinical Medicine departments at other institutions in South Africa and internationally. Our objective is to be the primary diffusion portal for Clinical Medicine scientists from southern Africa, using standards that accredit the process of scientific publication.
Published by Wits University Press
5th Floor, University Corner, Braamfontein 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.
E-mail: Pravin.Manga@123456wits.ac.za
web: https://journals.co.za/content/journal/wjcm
Editor: Prof Pravin Manga
Associate Editors: Prof Raquel Duarte
Prof Saraladevi Naicker
Dr Caroline Dickens
Editorial Board:
| Prof Daynia Ballot | University of Witwatersrand |
| Dr Dwomoa Adu | University of Ghana |
| Prof Ashraf Coovadia | University of Witwatersrand |
| Prof Keertan Dheda | University of Cape Town |
| Prof Zodwa Dlamini | University of Pretoria |
| Prof Girish Modi | University of Witwatersrand |
| Prof Rafique Moosa | University of Stellenbosch |
| Prof Martin Smith | University of Witwatersrand |
| Prof Mboyo-di-tamba Vangu | University of Witwatersrand |
| Prof Cheryl Winkler | National Institute of Health, Mayland, USA |
Table of Contents
ARTICLES
1 Editorial 1
Pravin Manga
2 Evolving Changes in the Full Blood Count in Tuberculosis 3
Imtiaz A. Bahemia, Moosa Patel, Zvifadzo Matsena-Zingoni and Colin N. Menezes
3 Clavien–Dindo Classification of Post-Operative Complications in a South African Setting 11
Maeyane Stephens Moeng, Anna Sparaco, Irma Mare, Veneshree Naidoo, Boitumelo Phakathi, Eloise Juliet Miller, Thomas Kekgatleope Marumo, Uzayr Khan, Taalib Monareng and Thifhelimbilu Emmanuel Luvhengo
4 Clinical Characteristics and Complications in Patients Undergoing Permanent Pacemaker Implantation 19
Mazwi Mabika, Dineo Mpanya, Anupa Patel, Thomas Kalk and Nqoba Tsabedze
5 The Evolving Antibiotic Profile of Paediatric Urinary Tract Infections at a Tertiary Hospital in Cape Town 25
Shaegan Irusen, Helena Rabie and Christel du Buisson
6 Personalized Medicine and Chronic Kidney Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Advances and Challenges 33
Cheryl A. Winkler
7 COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children 43
Robin T. Saggers
8 Influenza: The Ongoing Risk 49
Guy A. Richards and Charles Feldman
9 On Vaccine Hesitancy and Hesitancy to Vaccinate 53
John Steven Tilley
10 The Journey – Becoming a Female Specialist Surgeon and Beyond 55
Boitumelo Phakathi
11 Private Healthcare in South Africa: Expensive Doesn’t Always Mean Excellent 57
Daynia E. Ballot
12 Proverbial Knee of Western Medicine Choking Indigenous Health System in Africa: We Cannot Breathe 61
Mbulaheni S. Nemutandani, Wezile Chitha, Stephen J.H. Hendricks and Mavis F. Mulaudzi
13 Taken by Storm: Functional Metastases in Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma 65
Daya Reyna, Goolam Mahyoodeen Nasrin, Dire Zodwa Nwabisa, Mohamed Nazeer Ahmed and Bhana Sindeep Amrat
14 Spinal Cord Reperfusion Injury Following a Cervical Laminectomy 69
Muke R. Mayoyo and John R. Ouma
15 Albert Bernard-Repsold Janse van Rensburg, 1960–2020 73
Ugasvaree Subramaney
16 Professor Solomon Elias Levin, MBBCh, DCH, MRCP, FRCP 75
Jeff Harrisberg
17 All you need to know about COVID-19 and Vaccines (National Institute for Communicable Diseases) 77
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