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K. du Preez

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K. du Preez — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 19
Works: 55
Citations: 1,106

Most-cited papers

Post-TB health and wellbeing
R. Nightingale, F. Carlin, J. Meghji, K. McMullen +31 more
2023The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease138 citations Open access
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Child contact management in high tuberculosis burden countries: A mixed-methods systematic review
D. Szkwarko, Y. Hirsch-Moverman, L. du Plessis, K. du Preez +2 more
2017PLoS ONE116 citations Open access
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Global shortages of BCG vaccine and tuberculous meningitis in children.
K. du Preez, J. Seddon, H. Schaaf, Anneke C. Hesseling +4 more
2019Lancet Global Health58 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis in adolescents and young adults: epidemiology and treatment outcomes in the Western Cape.
K. Snow, A. Hesseling, P. Naidoo, Stephen M. Graham +2 more
2017The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease50 citations
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Incomplete registration and reporting of culture-confirmed childhood tuberculosis diagnosed in hospital.
K. du Preez, H. S. Schaaf, R. Dunbar, A. Swartz +3 more
2011Public Health Action50 citations Open access
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A systematic review of risk factors for mortality among tuberculosis patients in South Africa
T. Nicholson, G. Hoddinott, J. Seddon, M. Claassens +20 more
2023Systematic Reviews46 citations Open access
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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure increases Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection risk in children.
K. du Preez, A. Mandalakas, H. Kirchner, H. Grewal +3 more
2011The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease42 citations
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Excellent Treatment Outcomes in Children Treated for Tuberculosis Under Routine Operational Conditions in Cape Town, South Africa.
M. Osman, Kevin Lee, K. du Preez, R. Dunbar +2 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases41 citations Open access
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Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: Reducing the Burden of Death and Disability
Julie Huynh, Yara-Natalie Abo, K. du Preez, R. Solomons +2 more
2021Pathogens39 citations Open access
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Reasons for poor uptake of TB preventive therapy in South Africa.
D. Baloyi, M. Anthony, K. Meyerson, S. Mazibuko +10 more
2022Public Health Action34 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis prevention in children: a prospective community-based study in South Africa
A. Mandalakas, A. Hesseling, A. Kay, K. du Preez +5 more
2020European Respiratory Journal33 citations Open access
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Prevalence of Respiratory Health Symptoms among Landfill Waste Recyclers in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa
N. Tlotleng, Tahira Kootbodien, K. Wilson, F. Made +6 more
2019International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health31 citations Open access
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High tuberculosis exposure among neonates in a high tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus burden setting.
A. Bekker, K. du Preez, H. S. Schaaf, M. Cotton +1 more
2012The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease29 citations
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Opportunities for chemoprophylaxis in children with culture-confirmed tuberculosis
K. du Preez, A. Hesseling, A. Mandalakas, B. Marais +1 more
2011Annals of Tropical Paediatrics29 citations
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Early mortality in tuberculosis patients initially lost to follow up following diagnosis in provincial hospitals and primary health care facilities in Western Cape, South Africa
M. Osman, Sue-Ann Meehan, A. von Delft, K. du Preez +6 more
2021PLoS ONE27 citations Open access
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Global burden of tuberculous meningitis in children aged 0–14 years in 2019: a mathematical modelling study
K. du Preez, Helen E. Jenkins, Leonardo Martinez, Silvia S. Chiang +9 more
2025Lancet Global Health25 citations Open access
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Priority Activities in Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis to Close the Policy-Practice Gap in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
K. du Preez, B. Gabardo, S. Kabra, R. Triasih +51 more
2022Pathogens24 citations Open access
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Mortality in South African Children and Adolescents Routinely Treated for Tuberculosis
M. Osman, K. du Preez, J. Seddon, M. Claassens +5 more
2021Pediatrics22 citations Open access
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Burden, spectrum and outcomes of children with tuberculosis diagnosed at a district-level hospital in South Africa.
K. du Preez, L. du Plessis, N. O'Connell, A. Hesseling
2018The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease21 citations Open access
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Child and adult spinal tuberculosis at tertiary hospitals in the Western Cape, South Africa: 4-year burden and trend
T. Mann, H. S. Schaaf, R. Dunn, S. Dix-Peek +4 more
2018Epidemiology and Infection19 citations Open access
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Safety and Immunogenicity of Newborn MVA85A Vaccination and Selective, Delayed Bacille Calmette-Guerin for Infants of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Mothers: A Phase 2 Randomized, Controlled Trial
E. Nemes, A. Hesseling, M. Tameris, K. Mauff +64 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases19 citations Open access
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Does an Isoniazid Prophylaxis Register Improve Tuberculosis Contact Management in South African Children?
N. van Soelen, K. du Preez, S. V. van Wyk, A. Mandalakas +3 more
2013PLoS ONE19 citations Open access
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Clinical standards for drug-susceptible TB in children and adolescents
S.-S. Chiang, S. Graham, H. S. Schaaf, B. Marais +46 more
2023The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease18 citations Open access
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Tuberculous Meningitis in Children: A Forgotten Public Health Emergency
K. du Preez, H. Jenkins, P. Donald, R. Solomons +5 more
2022Frontiers in Neurology17 citations Open access
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The impact of drug resistance on the risk of tuberculosis infection and disease in child household contacts: a cross sectional study
Vera Golla, K. Snow, A. Mandalakas, S. Schaaf +3 more
2017BMC Infectious Diseases17 citations Open access
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TB preventive therapy preferences among children and adolescents
M. Strauss, D. Wademan, A. Mcinziba, G. Hoddinott +9 more
2023The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease16 citations Open access
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Complementary surveillance strategies are needed to better characterise the epidemiology, care pathways and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis in children
K. du Preez, H. S. Schaaf, R. Dunbar, E. Walters +3 more
2018BMC Public Health16 citations Open access
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Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine and the COVID-19 pandemic: responsible stewardship is needed.
H. S. Schaaf, K. du Preez, M. Kruger, R. Solomons +7 more
2020The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease15 citations
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Completeness and accuracy of electronic recording of paediatric drug-resistant tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa.
P. Rose, H. S. Schaaf, K. du Preez, J. Seddon +4 more
2013Public Health Action15 citations Open access
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Closing the reporting gap for childhood tuberculosis in South Africa: improving hospital referrals and linkages.
K. du Preez, H. S. Schaaf, R. Dunbar, A. Swartz +2 more
2020Public Health Action14 citations Open access
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Reducing Initial Loss to Follow-up Among People With Bacteriologically Confirmed Tuberculosis: LINKEDin, a Quasi-experimental Study in South Africa
Sue-Ann Meehan, A. Hesseling, A. Boulle, Jolene Chetty +18 more
2023Open Forum Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis in persons with sudden unexpected death, in Cape Town, South Africa
M. Osman, J. Verster, J. Dempers, K. du Preez +5 more
2021International Journal of Infectious Diseases11 citations Open access
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Key changes in the public health response to TB and HIV in South Africa.
M. Osman, K. du Preez, P. Naidoo, P. Bock +3 more
2020The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease9 citations
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The impact of the evolving HIV response on the epidemiology of tuberculosis in South African children and adolescents.
K. du Preez, M. Osman, J. Seddon, P. Naidoo +6 more
2021Clinical Infectious Diseases6 citations Open access
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The Magnitude of Interferon Gamma Release Assay Responses in Children With Household Tuberculosis Contact is Associated With Tuberculosis Exposure and Disease Status
Lena Ronge, R. Sloot, K. du Preez, A. Kay +4 more
2021The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal6 citations Open access
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Timing of HIV diagnosis in children with tuberculosis managed at a referral hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.
L. Byamungu, K. du Preez, Elisabetta Walters, Jean B. Nachega +1 more
2018The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease6 citations
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Determinants of tuberculosis treatment completion among newborns in a high-burden setting.
A. Bekker, A. Slogrove, H. S. Schaaf, K. du Preez +1 more
2014The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease5 citations
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Where are we in the battle of ending tuberculosis in children and adolescents in South Africa?
K. du Preez, J. Seddon, H. Schaaf, A. Hessling
2020South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde3 citations Open access
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Correction to: The impact of drug resistance on the risk of tuberculosis infection and disease in child household contacts: a cross sectional study
Vera Golla, K. Snow, A. Mandalakas, H. S. Schaaf +3 more
2017BMC Infectious Diseases3 citations Open access
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Epidemiological insights into paediatric tuberculosis trends in the Western Cape, South Africa
Lauren R. Brown, Mariette Smith, Cari Van Schalwyk, Leigh F. Johnson +10 more
2025medRxiv2 citations
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Navigating complex care pathways–healthcare workers’ perspectives on health system barriers for children with tuberculous meningitis in Cape Town, South Africa
D. Baloyi, H. Myburgh, Danite Bester, M. Anthony +10 more
2024PLOS Global Public Health2 citations Open access
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Operational implementation and impact of The Union's online childhood TB training course in South Africa.
L. du Plessis, F. Black, A. Detjen, Anneke C. Hesseling +1 more
2017Public Health Action2 citations Open access
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Impact of tuberculosis healthcare service disruptions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa—a mathematical modelling study
Abigail K. de Villiers, Sue-Ann Meehan, Muhammad Osman, R. Dunbar +6 more
2026The Lancet Regional Health - Africa1 citations Open access
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Epidemiology of Pediatric Tuberculosis in the Western Cape: A Population-Based Study (2017–2023)
Lauren R. Brown, Mariette Smith, C. van Schalkwyk, Leigh F. Johnson +10 more
2026Pediatrics1 citations Open access
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Incidence, Disease Spectrum, and Outcomes of Tuberculous Meningitis in South African Children: The Initial Impact of COVID-19
Victoria E Namukuta, Mariette Smith, Danite Bester, Magriet van Niekerk +8 more
2025Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease1 citations Open access
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Prevalence of neurotoxicity symptoms among postpartum women on isoniazid preventive therapy and efavirenz-based treatment for HIV: an exploratory objective of the IMPAACT P1078 randomized trial
P. Mandima, K. Baltrusaitis, G. Montepiedra, L. Aaron +82 more
2023BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth1 citations Open access
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HIV and TB Workplace Program for Street Vendors: A Situational Analysis
N. Mlangeni, K. du Preez, Moses Mokone, M. Malotle +3 more
2021New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS1 citations
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Understanding ischemia in children with tuberculous meningitis (iThemba): a protocol paper
C. Truter, M. S. Hamilton, Camilla le Roux, Bianca D. Berndorfler +24 more
2026BMC Pediatrics0 citations Open access
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Lessons from community engagement approaches in the Western Cape’s COVID 19 health response: A document review
James Kruger, B. V. van Wyk, T. Cousins, K. du Preez +1 more
2026Journal of Community Systems for Health0 citations Open access
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Comparison of respirable dust concentrations between gravimetric weighing and real-time dust monitoring equipment in non-mining industries.
Mathokone Jonas Shai, Lerato Sebola, H. Ramatsoma, K. du Preez +2 more
2026Annals of Work Exposures and Health0 citations
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