Research
The division is very active in the field of research, both in supervising undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as in actively conducting research.
Current research activities / Collaborations:
- The long-term pulmonary function sequelae of viral infections during infancy - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit / University of Cape Town / University of Szeged.
- Surveillance of viral infectious pathogens in children - Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit.
- COVID-19 - Various studies.
- Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 2-Part Study to Evaluate EDP-938 Regimens in Subjects Aged 28 Days to 24 Months Infected With Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Respiratory sequelae in children whose mothers were immunized with the RSV F Vaccine in pregnancy; a vaccine probe study
- Impact of oral step-down to amoxicillin or co-amoxiclav and of duration of antibiotic therapy on effectiveness, safety and selection of antibiotic resistance in severe childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP): a randomised controlled trial
- Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) for the assessment of children with shock, an exploratory observational study
- Bronchiectasis in African Children: prevalence, aetiology and clinical outcome - National collaborative study.
- Investigation of the Cystic Fibrosis lung microbiome of patients attending clinics in the Gauteng province, South Africa - National collaborative study with University of Pretoria.
- South African Cystic Fibrosis Registry Project - National collaborative study.
- Pain In Children Study (PICS): A multicenter audit of paediatric pain - National collaborative study.
- Digital Auscultation and Pulmonary Function Testing Among Rural Bangladeshi Infants - Johns Hopkins University
- Digital auscultation in PERCH: Associations with radiography and pneumonia mortality in children - Johns Hopkins University
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Multi-centre, Stratified Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of once daily Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol Inhalation Powder compared to once daily Fluticasone Furoate Inhalation Powder in the Treatment of Asthma in Participants aged 5 to 17 years old (inclusive) Currently Uncontrolled on Inhaled Corticosteroids Protocol No: HZA107116.