Publications

1. 2023

   Variation in missed doses and reasons for discontinuation of anti-tuberculosis drugs during hospital treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa

   Pietersen E, Anderson K, Cox H, Dheda K, Bian A, Shepherd BE, et al.

   PLoS ONE 18(2): e0281097 · 2023

2. 2022

   Comparison of treatment outcome definitions in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients with high incidence of acquired second-line drug resistance

   Anderson K, Pietersen E, Dheda K, van der Heijden Y F

   African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine 28(2): 59–65 · 2022

3. 2022

   High mortality among patients hospitalized for drug-resistant tuberculosis with acquired second-line drug resistance and high HIV prevalence

   Anderson K, Pietersen E, Shepherd BE, et al.

   HIV Medicine, 1–13 · 2022

4. 2022

   Public health and hospital-based nursing intersection: Case study of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients

   Pietersen, E., Anderson, K., & van der Heijden, Y. F.

   Public Health Nursing, 1–10 · 2022

5. 2020

   Bacterial and host determinants of cough aerosol culture positivity in patients with drug-resistant versus drug-susceptible tuberculosis

   Theron G, Limberis J, Venter R, Smith L, Pietersen E, Esmail A, Calligaro G, te Riele J, de Kock, van Helden, Gumbo T, Clark TG, Fennelly K, Warren R, Dheda K

   Nature Medicine · 2020

6. 2020

   Factors associated with tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment delays in Middle East and North Africa: a systematic review

   Dalya Eltayeb, Elize Pietersen, Mark Engel and Leila Abdullahi

   Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 26(4) · 2020

7. 2020

   Interprofessional education and collaborative practice

   Champion N. Nyoni, Elize Pietersen, Gerda Reitsma

   African Health Journal 42(1) · 2020

8. 2019

   The African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative (AGMT): Showcasing a Community and Framework Driven Genomic Medicine Training for Nurses in Africa

   Nembaware V, African Genomic Medicine Training Initiative and Mulder N

   Frontiers in Genetics 10: 1209 · 2019

   Group-authored publication: the CV citation lists the initiative rather than individual contributors.

   Elize Pietersen is not individually named in this CV citation.

9. 2018

   Long-term bedaquiline-related treatment outcomes in patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis from South Africa

   Olatunde Olayanju, Jason Limberis, Aliasgar Esmail, Suzette Oelofse, Phindile Gina, Elize Pietersen, Mohammed Fadul, Rob Warren, Keertan Dheda

   European Respiratory Journal 51: 1800544 · 2018

10. 2018

    Regulatory T cells subvert mycobacterial containment in patients failing extensively drug-resistant TB treatment

    Malika Davids, Anil S Pooran, Elize Pietersen, Helen C Wainwright, Anke Binder, Robin Warren, Keertan Dheda

    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2018

11. 2017

    Outcomes, infectiousness, and transmission dynamics of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis and home-discharged patients with programmatically incurable tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study

    Keertan Dheda*, Jason D Limberis*, Elize Pietersen, Jody Phelan, Aliasgar Esmail, Maia Lesosky, Kevin P Fennelly, Julian te Riele, Barbara Mastrapa, Elizabeth M Streicher, Tania Dolby, Abdallah M Abdallah, Fathia Ben-Rached, John Simpson, Liezel Smith, Tawanda Gumbo, Paul van Helden, Frederick A Sirgel, Ruth McNerney, Grant Theron, Arnab Pain, Taane G Clark†, Robin M Warren†

    The Lancet Respiratory Medicine · 2017

    * Joint first authors; † joint last authors.

12. 2016

    The diagnostic accuracy of the MTBDRplus and MTBDRsl assays for drug-resistant TB detection when performed on sputum and culture isolates

    Tomasicchio M, Theron G, Pietersen E, Streicher E, Stanley-Josephs D, van Helden P, Warren R, Dheda K

    Scientific Reports, article 17850 · 2016

    Year as listed in the CV.

13. 2015

    Lifestyle, attitudes and needs of uncured XDR-TB patients living in the communities of South Africa: A qualitative study

    Meera Senthilingam*, Elize Pietersen*, Ruth McNerney, Julian te Riele, Pat Sedres, Ruth Wilson and Keertan Dheda

    Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2015

    * Joint first authors.

14. 2015

    High Frequency of Resistance, Lack of Clinical Benefit, and Poor Outcomes in Capreomycin Treated South African Patients with Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

    Pietersen E, Peter J, Streicher E, Sirgel F, Rockwood N, Mastrapa B, et al.

    PLoS ONE 10(4): e0123655 · 2015

15. 2014

    Long-term outcomes of patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: a cohort study

    Elize Pietersen, Elisa Ignatius, Elizabeth M Streicher, Barbara Mastrapa, Xavier Padanilam, Anil Pooran, Motasim Badri, Maia Lesosky, Paul van Helden, Frederick A Sirgel, Robin Warren, Keertan Dheda

    The Lancet · 2014

16. 2013

    Drug-Associated Adverse Events and Their Relationship with Outcomes in Patients Receiving Treatment for Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa

    Shean K, Streicher E, Pieterson E, Symons G, van Zyl Smit R, et al.

    PLoS ONE 8(5): e63057 · 2013

17. 2013

    What is the Cost of Diagnosis and Management of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in South Africa?

    Pooran A, Pieterson E, Davids M, Theron G, Dheda K

    PLoS ONE 8(1): e54587 · 2013

18. 2011

    A Historical review of XDR tuberculosis in the Western Cape province of South Africa

    Gregory Symons, Karen Shean, Elize Pietersen, Richard van Zyl Smith, Lititia Pool, Malika Davids, Paul Wilcox, Keertan Dheda

    South African Medical Journal 101(9): 636–639 · 2011

19. 2011

    Long-term effect of aspirin on cancer risk in carriers of hereditary colorectal cancer: an analysis from the CAPP2 randomised controlled trial

    Burn J, Gerdes AM, Macrae F, Mecklin JP, Moeslein G, Olschwang S, Eccles D, Evans DG, Maher ER, Bertario L, Bisgaard ML, Dunlop MG, Ho JW, Hodgson SV, Lindblom A, Lubinski J, Morrison PJ, Murday V, Ramesar R, Side L, Scott RJ, Thomas HJ, Vasen HF, Barker G, Crawford G, Elliott F, Movahedi M, Pylvanainen K, Wijnen JT, Fodde R, Lynch HT, Mathers JC, Bishop DT; CAPP2 Investigators (Pietersen G.E.)

    The Lancet 378(9809): 2081–2087 · 2011

20. 2010

    Lynch syndrome: the influence of environmental factors on extracolonic cancer risk in hMLH1 c.C1528T mutation carriers and their mutation-negative sisters

    Blokhuis Maria M, Pietersen Elize G, Goldberg Paul A, Algar Ursula, van der Merwe L, Mbatani N, Vorster A, Ramesar Raj S

    Familial Cancer 9: 357–363 · 2010

21. 2008

    The extracolonic cancer spectrum in females with the common ‘South African’ hMLH1 c.C1528T mutation

    Blokhuis Maria M, Goldberg Paul A, Pietersen Elize G, Algar Ursula, Vorster A Alvera, Govender Dhiren, Ramesar Raj S

    Familial Cancer 7(3): 191–198 · 2008

22. 2004

    Dissociative Identity Disorder Associated With Mania And Change In Handedness

    Savitz J, Solms A, Pietersen Elize G, Ramesar R, Flor-Henry P

    Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology 17(4): 233–237 · 2004

Preprints & registered protocols

Research listed separately from published journal articles.

1. 2026

   Effectiveness and Tolerability of the BPaL-L Regimen in the South African Programmatic Setting: An Observational Cohort Study

   Keertan Dheda, Suzette Oelofse, Aliasgar Esmail, Elize Pietersen, Stuart Meier, Graeme Meintjes, Kogieleum Naidoo, Kogieleum Naidoo, Rubeshan Perumal, Francesca Conradie, Tahlia Perumal, Alex J. Scott, Brandon Reyneke, Anil Pooran, Norbert Ndjeka

   Preprint · SSRN · 2026

2. 2018

   Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in Africa; prevalence and factors associated; a systematic review and meta-analysis

   Petrus Kosmas, Elize Pietersen, Jabulani Ncayiyana, Mark Engel

   Registered review protocol · PROSPERO CRD42018117037 · 2018

3. 2015

   Factors associated with patient and health system delay in diagnosis and treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis in Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

   Dalya Eltayeb, Elize Pietersen, Mark Engel, Leila Abdullahi

   Registered review protocol · PROSPERO CRD42015023337 · 2015