ABOUT THE JOURNAL
The Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases (SAJID) publishes topics on all aspects of infectious diseases, particularly those of importance to the FIDSSA societies. Topics around infection include clinical and epidemiological aspects of communicable diseases, laboratory diagnosis of infections, characterisation of infective agents by molecular techniques and the study of transmission patterns of pathogens in institutional and community settings. View our Editorial Team.


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LATEST ARTICLES

Opinion Paper

 
Immunotherapy of COVID-19 with Bacille Calmette – Guerin: Where is the missing red herring?  
Hari M. Saxena
05 March 2021

Case Report

 
Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report  
Moshawa C. Khaba, Lesedi M. Nevondo, Sydney M. Moroatshehla, Ndivhuho A. Makhado
02 March 2021

Brief Report

 
Carriage of colistin-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in children from communities in Cape Town (Tuberculosis child multidrug-resistant preventive therapy trial sub-study)  
Yolandi Snyman, Andrew C. Whitelaw, Motlatji R.B. Maloba, Anneke C. Hesseling, Mae Newton-Foot
23 February 2021

Original Research

 
Prevalence of severe cardiovascular abnormalities amongst West African HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy followed at a referral HIV centre  
Frederic N. Ello, Esaie K. Soya, N'douba A. Kassi, Patrick A. Coffie, Gisele A. Koaukou, Melaine C. Mossou, Doumbia Adama, Icklo Coulibaly, Eboi Ehui, Aristophane Tanon, Serge P. Eholie
16 February 2021

Brief Report

 
Effect of antimicrobial peptides on planktonic growth, biofilm formation and biofilm-derived bacterial viability of Streptococcus pneumoniae  
Michael T. Boswell, Riana Cockeran
25 January 2021

Brief Report

 
Staff testing for COVID-19 via an online pre-registration form  
Muhammad S. Moolla, Arifa Parker, Mohammed A. Parker, Sthembiso Sithole, Leila Amien, Rubeena Chiecktey, Tasneem Bawa, Abdurasiet Mowlana
22 January 2021

Original Research

 
Clinical outcome of neonates with Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections at the King Edward VIII Hospital’s neonatal unit, Durban, South Africa  
Bongani W. Mzimela, Ntombifikile M. Nkwanyana, Radhika Singh
21 January 2021

Original Research

 
Mycoplasma genitalium; pregnant women; azithromycin; macrolide resistance; 23S rRNA gene mutations; KwaZulu-Natal.  
Meleshni Naicker, Ravesh Singh, Donald van der Westhuizen, Partson Tinarwo, Nathlee S. Abbai
15 January 2021

Original Research

 
Bacteraemia and antibiotic sensitivity in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit  
Hamida van Staaden, Candice Hendricks, Kevin Spicer
05 January 2021

Reviewer Acknowledgement

 
Acknowledgement to Reviewers  
Editorial Office
22 December 2020
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