Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels in HIV-positive subjects with tuberculosis and pneumonia

GK Schleicher, V Herbert, A Brink… - European …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (PCAP)
are common causes of lower respiratory tract infections in HIV-seropositive patients and may …

Dual infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV-seropositive patients with community acquired pneumonia.

GK Schleicher, C Feldman - … of tuberculosis and lung disease: the …, 2003 - europepmc.org
Pulmonary infections with more than one organism are common in human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) seropositive patients. We describe nine cases of dual infection with …

[HTML][HTML] Four-oil intravenous lipid emulsion effect on plasma fatty acid composition, inflammatory markers and clinical outcomes in acutely ill patients: a randomised …

V Donoghue, GK Schleicher, MGL Spruyt, L Malan… - Clinical nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aims Data in critically ill patients on the effect of intravenous lipid emulsions
(LEs), containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), in parenteral nutrition (PN) …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma glutamine levels in relation to intensive care unit patient outcome

R Blaauw, DG Nel, GK Schleicher - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Low and high plasma glutamine levels are associated with increased mortality. This study
aimed to measure glutamine levels in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (…

Prevalence of anti-mycolic acid antibodies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis co-infected with HIV

GK Schleicher, C Feldman, Y Vermaak, JA Verschoor - 2002 - degruyter.com
Isolation and purification of mycolic acids from Mycobacterium tuberculosis have allowed
them to be applied as antigen in an ELISA-based assay to detect specific antibodies in human …

Effect of human immunodeficiency virus on intensive care unit outcome of patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

GK Schleicher, A Black, A Mochan… - Critical care …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The primary objective of this study was to investigate the effect of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the outcome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (…

Case study: a patient with asthma, Covid-19 pneumonia and cytokine release syndrome treated with corticosteroids and tocilizumab

GK Schleicher, W Lowman… - Wits Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - journals.co.za
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARSCoV- 2) is the novel coronavirus
first detected in Wuhan, China, that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and …

[HTML][HTML] CD4 T-lymphocyte subset counts in HIV-seropositive patients during the course of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

GK Schleicher, MJ Hopley, C Feldman - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2004 - Elsevier
Total lymphocyte counts, CD4 T-lymphocyte counts and CD4/CD8 ratios were measured in
30 anti-retroviral-naive HIV-seropositive patients upon hospital admission for acute …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D levels in patients admitted to the intensive care unit and the association with organ dysfunction and glutamine levels

F Seedat, GK Schleicher, P Gaylard… - SAMJ: South African …, 2020 - scielo.org.za
BACKGROUND. Vitamin D deficiency is common in intensive care unit (ICU) patients (50 -
82%) and is associated with multi-organ dysfunction. Vitamin D deficiency alters pathways of …

[PDF][PDF] How heterogeneity in glucokinase and gap-junction coupling determines the islet [Ca2+] response

JAM Dwulet, NWF Ludin, RA Piscopio, WE Schleicher… - Biophysical journal, 2019 - cell.com
… We examine how a defined population deficient in GK and glucose metabolism impacts
islet function and how electrical coupling mediates the impact of this subpopulation. We also …