"South Africa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A republic in southern Africa, the southernmost part of Africa. It has three capitals: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), and Bloemfontein (judicial). Officially the Republic of South Africa since 1960, it was called the Union of South Africa 1910-1960.
| Descriptor ID |
D013019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
Z01.058.290.175.735
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| Concept/Terms |
South Africa- South Africa
- Union of South Africa
- Republic of South Africa
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2014 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 123 | 123 |
| 2018 | 0 | 145 | 145 |
| 2019 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2020 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2021 | 0 | 78 | 78 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "South Africa" by people in Profiles.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Healthcare Workers in South Africa: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 11 16; 73(10):1896-1900.
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VirusViz: comparative analysis and effective visualization of viral nucleotide and amino acid variants. Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 09 07; 49(15):e90.
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Clinical Characteristics and Histopathology of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Deaths in African Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 09 01; 40(9):e323-e332.
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Doctor-perceived-barriers to telephone clinics at KwaZulu-Natal hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. S Afr Fam Pract (2004). 2021 08 26; 63(1):e1-e6.
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS): a multicentre retrospective review of adults and adolescents in South Africa. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Oct; 111:227-232.
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Performance of the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quantitative Antibody Assay Including the New Variants of Concern, VOC 202012/V1 (United Kingdom) and VOC 202012/V2 (South Africa), and First Steps towards Global Harmonization of COVID-19 Antibody Methods. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 08 18; 59(9):e0028821.
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Exploring the promise and reality of ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams conducting TB household contact tracing in three districts of South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0256033.
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Systemic DPP4/CD26 is associated with natural HIV-1 control: Implications for COVID-19 susceptibility. Clin Immunol. 2021 09; 230:108824.
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Preliminary model assessing the cost-effectiveness of preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash at reducing postoperative pneumonia among abdominal surgery patients in South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0254698.
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TMPRSS2 and RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Are Effective Targets of Therapeutic Intervention for Treatment of COVID-19 Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Variants (B.1.1.7 and B.1.351). Microbiol Spectr. 2021 09 03; 9(1):e0047221.