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Metformin and heart failure–related outcomes in patients with or without diabetes: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Dludla PV, Nyambuya TM, Johnson R, Silvestri S, Orlando P, Mazibuko-Mbeje SE, Gabuza KB, Mxinwa V, Mokgalaboni K, Tiano L, Muller CJF, Louw J, Nkambule BB.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32157481/

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Exploring the comparative efficacy of metformin and resveratrol in the management of diabetes-associated complications: a systematic review of preclinical studies

Dludla PV, Silvestri S, Orlando P, Gabuza KB, Mazibuko-Mbeje SE, Nyambuya TM, Mxinwa V, Mokgalaboni K, Johnson R, Muller CJF, Tiano L, Louw J, Nkambule BB.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32168855/

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Recent developments with advancing gene therapy to treat chronic infection with hepatitis B virus

Maepa MB, Jacobs R, van den Berg F, Arbuthnot P

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32141890/

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Health workers’ perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis

Odendaal WA, Leon N, Goudge J, Griffiths F, Tomlinson M, Daniels K

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32216074/

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Maternal and infant outcomes among pregnant women treated for multidrug/rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

Loveday M, Hughes J, Sunkari B, Master I, Hlangu S, Reddy T, Chotoo S, Green N, Seddon JA

https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa189/5788430

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and myeloid-derived suppressor cells: Insights into caveolin rich lipid rafts

Kotzé LA, Young C, Leukes VN, John V, Fang Z, Walzl G, Lutz MB, du Plessis N

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32113158/

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Novel techniques for detection of mycobacterium bovis infection in a cheetah

Kerr TJ, Gumbo R, Goosen WJ, Rogers P, Last RD, Miller MA

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/3/19-1542_article

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Dihydrocodeine for detoxification and maintenance treatment in individuals with opiate use disorders

Carney T, van Hout MC, Norman I, Dada S, Siegfried N, Parry CDH

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012254.pub2/full

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A landscape of genomic alterations at the root of a near-untreatable tuberculosis epidemic

Klopper M, Heupink TH, Hill-Cawthorne G, Streicher EM, Dippenaar A, de Vos M, Abdallah AM, Limberis J, Merker M, Burns S, Niemann S, Dheda K, Posey J, Pain A, Warren RM.

https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-019-1487-2

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