Setshaba Research Centre

Recent papers from Setshaba Research Centre

1. Genetic characterization of M. tuberculosis isolates from participants in a Phase 2b randomized trial evaluating the M72/AS01E tuberculosis candidate vaccineThe Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2026
2. Functional phylosymbiosis in birds: phylogeny and antimicrobial properties of bacterial symbionts in BucerotiformesAnimal Microbiome · 2026
3. Efficacy and safety of a 4-month quabodepistat, delamanid, and bedaquiline regimen for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis: a multicentre, open-label, randomised, proof-of-concept, non-inferiority, phase 2b/c trialThe Lancet Infectious Diseases · 2026
4. Viral variant but not host factors associate with SARS-CoV-2 viral kineticsCommunications Medicine · 2026
5. Evaluating Sawdust as a Bulking Agent to Enhance Black Soldier Fly Larvae ( Hermetia illucens ) Performance and Survival in Potato PeelsJournal of Applied Entomology · 2026
6. A multicountry study to establish rates for pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in low- and middle-income regionsBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · 2026
7. Zoliflodacin versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhoea: an international, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority clinical trialThe Lancet · 2025
8. Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of RSVpreF Vaccine in Pregnant Individuals Living with HIVVaccines · 2025
9. Safety and immunogenicity of DNA omicron booster Alveavax-v1.2 in Ad26.COV2.S-vaccinated adultsiScience · 2025
10. Epidemiology of injury and associated injury risk factors in South African provincial women's rugby playersThe Physician and Sportsmedicine · 2025
11. I needed somebody to encourage me to take it [PrEP], maybe it would have protected me and the baby: a qualitative study to understand prenatal oral PrEP use among pregnant adolescent girls and young women in Tshwane, South AfricaReproductive Health · 2025
12. Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Across 3 Distinct Geographic Sites in South AfricaThe Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2025
13. Innovative timing strategies for tuberculosis household contact investigation: cost-effectiveness analysis from a randomized trial in rural and urban South Africa (Kharituwe Study)EClinicalMedicine · 2025
14. Retrospective analysis of sex-disaggregated immune responses to ALVAC-HIV and bivalent subtype C gp120/MF59 HIV vaccinesFrontiers in Immunology · 2025
15. Effect of contraceptive methods on the vaginal microbiome and host immune factorsContraception · 2025
16. Number of Symptoms During the Acute Phase of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Athletes Is Associated With Multiorgan Involvement: AWARE IIIClinical Journal of Sport Medicine · 2025
17. Preferences for HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis formulations and delivery among young African women: results of a discrete choice experimentJournal of the International AIDS Society · 2025
18. Safety, effectiveness and immunogenicity of heterologous mRNA-1273 boost after prime with Ad26.COV2.S among healthcare workers in South Africa: The single-arm, open-label, phase 3 SHERPA studyPLOS Global Public Health · 2024
19. High recent PrEP adherence with point‐of‐care urine tenofovir testing and adherence counselling among young African women: results from the INSIGHT cohortJournal of the International AIDS Society · 2024
20. Factors associated with a history of acute traumatic cycling injuries in 60 941 cycling race entrants in South Africa: SAFER study XLIIInjury Prevention · 2024