Prof. Ziyaad Dangor
Clinical Research Director
About
Associate Professor Ziyaad Dangor is the clinical research director at the world-renowned Medical Research Council, Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit (VIDA). He is a paediatric pulmonologist at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Heath at the University of the Witwatersrand. His qualifications include MBBCh (Wits), MMed (Wits), FCPaeds (SA), CertPulm (SA) and PhD (Wits).
Ziyaad is a National Research Foundation Y1-rated scientist, and has undertaken investigator-initiated, original research using a range of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory-based research techniques to establish a successful research output, including the publication of cited papers in high-impact factor journals in the field. For a complete list of published work, visit: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1tsJ8pHeTx1AO/bibliography/public/.
Ziyaad is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at the University of Witwatersrand. He is the chair of the South African Paediatric Association, and an examiner in the College of Paediatricians of South Africa. He is also an instructor with the Advanced Paediatric Life Support Group.
Publications
, 2023. Provider adherence to clinical care recommendations for infants and children who died in seven low- and middle-income countries in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network. EClinicalMedicine 63:102198
, 2023. Ultrastructure for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia in South Africa, a resource-limited setting. Front Pediatr 11:1247638
, 2023. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage in children hospitalised in a tertiary‑level hospital: A retrospective descriptive study. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 29.
, 2023. Early-onset group B streptococcal disease in African countries and maternal vaccination strategies. Front Public Health 11:1214844
, 2023. Bronchiolitis versus bronchopneumonia: navigating antibiotic use within the LRTI spectrum. S Afr Med J 113(6):20-23
, 2023. Pulmonary sequelae in 2-year-old children after hospitalisation for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection during infancy: an observational study. BMJ Open Respir Res 10.
, 2023. All-cause and pathogen-specific lower respiratory tract infection hospital admissions in children younger than 5 years during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-22) compared with the pre-pandemic period (2015-19) in South Africa: an observational study. Lancet Infect Dis 23(9):1031-1041
, 2023. Association of infant Rib and Alp1 surface protein N-terminal domain immunoglobulin G and invasive Group B Streptococcal disease in young infants. Vaccine 41(10):1679-1683
, 2022. Giant thymolipoma in a child: The silent chest mass. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 28.
, 2022. Bronchiectasis in African children: Challenges and barriers to care. Front Pediatr 10:954608
, 2022. Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes after invasive Group B Streptococcus in early infancy: A multi-country matched cohort study in South Africa, Mozambique, India, Kenya, and Argentina. EClinicalMedicine 47:101358
, 2022. Group B streptococcus infection during pregnancy and infancy: estimates of regional and global burden. Lancet Glob Health 10(6):e807-e819
, 2022. The association between early-onset sepsis and neonatal encephalopathy. J Perinatol 42(3):354-358
, 2022. Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 positive hospital admissions among children in South Africa. Influenza Other Respir Viruses 16(1):34-47
, 2022. South African Children: A Matched Cohort Study of Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Survivors of Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease Aged 5 to 8 Years. Clin Infect Dis 74(Suppl_1):S5-S13
, 2022. Quantifying the Acute Care Costs of Neonatal Bacterial Sepsis and Meningitis in Mozambique and South Africa. Clin Infect Dis 74(Suppl_1):S64-S69
, 2022. Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes in Childhood for Survivors of Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease in Infancy: Findings From 5 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Clin Infect Dis 74(Suppl_1):S35-S43
, 2022. Global prevalence and clinical outcomes of tubercular uveitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surv Ophthalmol 67(3):770-792
, 2021. Incidence of febrile seizures and associated factors in children in Soweto, South Africa. S Afr Med J 111(8):796-802
, 2021. Sepsis in previously healthy neonates discharged home after delivery in Soweto, South Africa. S Afr Med J 111(5):432-436
, 2021. Infant serotype specific anti-capsular immunoglobulin G antibody and risk of invasive group B Streptococcal disease. Vaccine 39(47):6813-6816
, 2021. Clinical Characteristics and Histopathology of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Deaths in African Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 40(9):e323-e332
, 2021. Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Children: When Are Further Investigations Warranted? Front Pediatr 9:708100
, 2021. COVID-19 mass vaccination campaign for healthcare workers in a low-resource setting: A clinician-driven initiative. S Afr Med J 111(7):610-614
, 2021. Risk factors for COVID-19-related in-hospital mortality in a high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence setting in South Africa: a cohort study. Lancet HIV 8(9):e554-e567
, 2021. Difference in mortality among individuals admitted to hospital with COVID-19 during the first and second waves in South Africa: a cohort study. Lancet Glob Health 9(9):e1216-e1225
, 2021. Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Bacilli and Nucleic Acids From Tongue Swabs in Young, Hospitalized Children. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 11:696379
, 2021. Investigation of Possible Nosocomial-Associated Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease Using Whole-Genome Sequencing: A Report of 3 Cases. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 10(8):880-882
, 2021. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Healthcare Workers in South Africa: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis 73(10):1896-1900
, 2021. Association of Group B Streptococcus (GBS) Serum Serotype-Specific Anticapsular Immunoglobulin G Concentration and Risk Reduction for Invasive GBS Disease in South African Infants: An Observational Birth-Cohort, Matched Case-Control Study. Clin Infect Dis 73(5):e1170-e1180
, 2020. Laboratory diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients: Correlation with the uniform case definition. S Afr J Infect Dis 35(1):135
, 2020. Quantifying long-term health and economic outcomes for survivors of group B Streptococcus invasive disease in infancy: protocol of a multi-country study in Argentina, India, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa. Gates Open Res 4:138
, 2020. Neurodevelopmental Impairment at 1 Year of Age in Infants With Previous Invasive Group B Streptococcal Sepsis and Meningitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 39(9):794-798
, 2020. Lamenting the changes in clinical bedside paediatric teaching at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital: More resources are needed to train effective doctors. S Afr Med J 110(5):12932
, 2020. Pulmonary function sequelae after respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection in children: A systematic review. Pediatr Pulmonol 55(7):1567-1583
, 2020. The Association Between Breast Milk Group B Streptococcal Capsular Antibody Levels and Late-onset Disease in Young Infants. Clin Infect Dis 70(6):1110-1114
, 2019. Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease among Infants, China. Emerg Infect Dis 25(11):2021-2030
, 2019. Chylothorax in a child with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis. Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 25.
, 2019. Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus and 'Neighbourhood syndrome' -extra-orbitocranial rhinosinusitis with reversible sudden loss of vision- a case report. BMC Ophthalmol 19(1):117
, 2019. The Burden of Acute Diarrheal Disease in Young Hospitalized Urban South African Children Five Years After Rotavirus Vaccine Introduction: A Retrospective Descriptive Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J 38(7):752-756
, 2019. Surveillance for incidence and etiology of early-onset neonatal sepsis in Soweto, South Africa. PLoS One 14(4):e0214077
, 2018. An evaluation of the quality of discharge summaries from the general paediatric wards at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J 108(11):953-956
, 2018. Empyema in children hospitalised at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective study. S Afr Med J 108(12):1055-1058
, 2018. Knowledge gaps among South African healthcare providers regarding the prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal disease. PLoS One 13(10):e0205157
, 2017. Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Children After Group B Streptococcal Disease Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis 65(suppl_2):S190-S199
, 2017. Infant Group B Streptococcal Disease Incidence and Serotypes Worldwide: Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. Clin Infect Dis 65(suppl_2):S160-S172
, 2017. Vaccination of HIV-infected pregnant women: implications for protection of their young infants. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines 3:1
, 2017. Prospects for preventing infant invasive GBS disease through maternal vaccination. Vaccine 35(35 Pt A):4457-4460
, 2017. Reduced Transplacental Transfer of Group B Streptococcus Surface Protein Antibodies in HIV-infected Mother-Newborn Dyads. J Infect Dis 215(3):415-419
, 2017. Challenges in reducing group B Streptococcus disease in African settings. Arch Dis Child 102(1):72-77
, 2017. Hospitalization for Culture-confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Era of Childhood Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Immunization. Pediatr Infect Dis J 36(1):e14-e21
, 2016. Temporal Changes in Invasive Group B Streptococcus Serotypes: Implications for Vaccine Development. PLoS One 11(12):e0169101
, 2016. Incidence of tuberculosis meningitis in a high HIV prevalence setting: time-series analysis from 2006 to 2011. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 20(11):1457-1462
, 2016. Group B Streptococcus: developing a correlate of protection for a vaccine against neonatal infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis 29(3):262-7
, 2015. Correlates of protection of serotype-specific capsular antibody and invasive Group B Streptococcus disease in South African infants. Vaccine 33(48):6793-9
, 2015. Association between maternal Group B Streptococcus surface-protein antibody concentrations and invasive disease in their infants. Expert Rev Vaccines 14(12):1651-60
, 2015. Maternal group B Streptococcus-related stillbirth: a systematic review. BJOG 122(11):1437-45
, 2015. Burden of invasive group B Streptococcus disease and early neurological sequelae in South African infants. PLoS One 10(4):e0123014
, 2015. HIV-1 Is Associated With Lower Group B Streptococcus Capsular and Surface-Protein IgG Antibody Levels and Reduced Transplacental Antibody Transfer in Pregnant Women. J Infect Dis 212(3):453-62
, 2015. Review on the association of Group B Streptococcus capsular antibody and protection against invasive disease in infants. Expert Rev Vaccines 14(1):135-49
, 2014. The effect of topical calcipotriol or zinc on tuberculin skin tests in hospitalised South African children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 18(4):388-93
, 2014. Temporal association in hospitalizations for tuberculosis, invasive pneumococcal disease and influenza virus illness in South African children. PLoS One 9(3):e91464
, 2013. Considerations for a phase-III trial to evaluate a group B Streptococcus polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine in pregnant women for the prevention of early- and late-onset invasive disease in young-infants. Vaccine 31 Suppl 4:D52-7
, 2013. Impact of the antiretroviral treatment program on the burden of hospitalization for culture-confirmed tuberculosis in South African children: a time-series analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 32(9):972-7
, 1998. Woman abuse in South Africa: an exploratory study. Violence Against Women 4(2):125-52
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