Carla McKenzie
6 Papers
Carla McKenzie is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Prospective cohort study. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications.
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UMOYA: a prospective longitudinal cohort study to evaluate novel diagnostic tools and to assess long-term impact on lung health in South African children with presumptive pulmonary TB—a study protocol
I. Dewandel,Margaret van Niekerk,Elisabetta Ghimenton-Walters,Megan Palmer,M. Anthony,Carla McKenzie,Rolanda Croucamp,Galit Alter,Anne-Marie Demers,Gert U. van Zyl,Mathilda Claassen,Pierre Goussard,Ruan Swanepoel,Graeme Hoddinott,Corné Bosch,Rory Dunbar,Brian W. Allwood,Eric D. McCollum,H. Simon Schaaf,Anneke C. Hesseling,Marieke M. van der Zalm +20 more
TL;DR: The prospective observational UMOYA study as mentioned in this paper aims to build a state-of-the-art clinical, radiological, and biological repository of well-characterised children with presumptive pulmonary TB as a platform for future studies to explore new emerging diagnostic tools and biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment response; and to investigate the short and longterm impact of pulmonary TB on lung health and quality of life in children.
How does post COVID differ from other post-viral conditions in childhood and adolescence (0–20 years old)? A systematic review
Chiara Minotti,Carla McKenzie,Isabelle Dewandel,Carien Bekker,Giulia Sturniolo,Denis Doni,Carlo Giaquinto,Marieke M. van der Zalm,Daniele Donà +8 more
TL;DR: A better understanding of post COVID as a unique condition, sharing features with other post-viral syndromes, is needed.
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Clinical spectrum of disease and outcomes in children with Omicron SARS-COV-2 infection in Cape Town, South Africa
Carien Bekker,Isabelle Dewandel,A. Redfern,Carla McKenzie,Juanita Lishman,L.M. Verhagen,Mathilda Claassen,S. Wilson,R. Dunbar,C. Bosch,G. van Zyl,W. Preiser,P. Goussard,H. Rabie,Marieke M. van der Zalm +14 more
- 01 Jan 2024
TL;DR: There was no evidence of more severe disease in children living with HIV or TB in this prospective cohort of children admitted to Tygerberg Hospital between 1 November 2021 until 1 March 2022.
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Recurrent Tuberculosis Treatment Episodes in Children Presenting With Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa
Carla McKenzie,H. Simon Schaaf,Rolanda Croucamp,Megan Palmer,Corné Bosch,Pierre Goussard,Helena Rabie,Andrew Whitelaw,Anneke C. Hesseling,Margaret van Niekerk,Marieke M. van der Zalm,Elisabetta Ghimenton-Walters +11 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the burden of and risk factors for recurrent TB treatment in children and found that there was a high rate of recurrent treatment for TB in this cohort of young children, with CLHIV at the highest risk.
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Anthropometric growth trajectories of children presenting with presumptive pulmonary TB
M.V. de Geus,M. van Niekerk,Carla McKenzie,Isabelle Dewandel,J. Zenhausern,E. Wijstma,R. Dunbar,H. Rabie,A. Hesseling,V.W. Jongen,Marieke M. van der Zalm +10 more
- 01 Mar 2025