Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
1
|
Dexamethasone for the treatment of tuberculous meningitis in adolescents and adults.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2004
|
10.14
|
2
|
Earlier versus later start of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2011
|
7.13
|
3
|
Prednisolone and Mycobacterium indicus pranii in tuberculous pericarditis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2014
|
6.65
|
4
|
Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2011
|
6.42
|
5
|
Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2008
|
5.94
|
6
|
Tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: convergence of two epidemics.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2009
|
5.75
|
7
|
Integration of antiretroviral therapy with tuberculosis treatment.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2011
|
5.31
|
8
|
An official ATS statement: hepatotoxicity of antituberculosis therapy.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2006
|
5.02
|
9
|
Intensified Antituberculosis Therapy in Adults with Tuberculous Meningitis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2016
|
4.11
|
10
|
British Infection Society guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis of the central nervous system in adults and children.
|
J Infect
|
2009
|
3.92
|
11
|
Intensified regimen containing rifampicin and moxifloxacin for tuberculous meningitis: an open-label, randomised controlled phase 2 trial.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2012
|
3.86
|
12
|
Safety of 3 different reintroduction regimens of antituberculosis drugs after development of antituberculosis treatment-induced hepatotoxicity.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2010
|
3.71
|
13
|
The lta4h locus modulates susceptibility to mycobacterial infection in zebrafish and humans.
|
Cell
|
2010
|
3.64
|
14
|
Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2016
|
3.59
|
15
|
Host genotype-specific therapies can optimize the inflammatory response to mycobacterial infections.
|
Cell
|
2012
|
3.54
|
16
|
Randomized placebo-controlled trial of prednisone for paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
|
AIDS
|
2010
|
2.83
|
17
|
TNF dually mediates resistance and susceptibility to mycobacteria via mitochondrial reactive oxygen species.
|
Cell
|
2013
|
2.71
|
18
|
Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--associated tuberculous meningitis.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2011
|
2.70
|
19
|
Improving the bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2004
|
2.60
|
20
|
Evaluation of clinical and immunogenetic risk factors for the development of hepatotoxicity during antituberculosis treatment.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2002
|
2.52
|
21
|
The influence of HIV infection on clinical presentation, response to treatment, and outcome in adults with Tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2005
|
2.38
|
22
|
Effect of antituberculosis drug resistance on response to treatment and outcome in adults with tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2005
|
2.29
|
23
|
Tuberculous meningitis: more questions, still too few answers.
|
Lancet Neurol
|
2013
|
2.26
|
24
|
Serial MRI to determine the effect of dexamethasone on the cerebral pathology of tuberculous meningitis: an observational study.
|
Lancet Neurol
|
2007
|
1.77
|
25
|
Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2008
|
1.69
|
26
|
Neurologic manifestations of paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: a case series.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2009
|
1.62
|
27
|
Evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2013
|
1.62
|
28
|
Effect of helminth-induced immunity on infections with microbial pathogens.
|
Nat Immunol
|
2013
|
1.55
|
29
|
When to start antiretroviral therapy in HIV-associated tuberculosis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2011
|
1.52
|
30
|
The bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Clin Pathol
|
1953
|
1.49
|
31
|
Heterogeneity in tuberculosis pathology, microenvironments and therapeutic responses.
|
Immunol Rev
|
2015
|
1.45
|
32
|
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the use of prednisolone as an adjunct to treatment in HIV-1-associated pleural tuberculosis.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2004
|
1.39
|
33
|
The clinical benefit of adjunctive dexamethasone in tuberculous meningitis is not associated with measurable attenuation of peripheral or local immune responses.
|
J Immunol
|
2005
|
1.38
|
34
|
Frequency, severity, and prediction of tuberculous meningitis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
1.35
|
35
|
Prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents: Updated Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2014
|
1.30
|
36
|
The management of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity.
|
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
|
2001
|
1.18
|
37
|
Presentation and outcome of tuberculous meningitis in a high HIV prevalence setting.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
1.18
|
38
|
Cerebrospinal fluid drug concentrations and the treatment of tuberculous meningitis.
|
Am Rev Respir Dis
|
1993
|
1.14
|
39
|
Surgical outcome of tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus treated by endoscopic third ventriculostomy: prognostic factors and postoperative neuroimaging for functional assessment of ventriculostomy.
|
J Neurosurg Pediatr
|
2009
|
1.13
|
40
|
Ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood identifies adults at risk of incident tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2013
|
1.12
|
41
|
HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis--diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
|
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
|
2010
|
1.12
|
42
|
Randomized pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic comparison of fluoroquinolones for tuberculous meningitis.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2011
|
1.10
|
43
|
Cox regression methods for two-stage randomization designs.
|
Biometrics
|
2007
|
1.09
|
44
|
Role of aspirin in tuberculous meningitis: a randomized open label placebo controlled trial.
|
J Neurol Sci
|
2010
|
1.08
|
45
|
Incidence of and risk factors for severe liver toxicity in HIV-infected patients on anti-tuberculosis treatment.
|
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
|
2007
|
1.04
|
46
|
The neurosurgical and acute care management of tuberculous meningitis: evidence and current practice.
|
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
|
2010
|
1.03
|
47
|
Outcome of tuberculous meningitis at 6 and 12 months: a multiple regression analysis.
|
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
|
1999
|
1.00
|
48
|
Hepatotoxicity Related to Anti-tuberculosis Drugs: Mechanisms and Management.
|
J Clin Exp Hepatol
|
2012
|
0.99
|
49
|
Optic nerve sonography: A noninvasive means of detecting raised intracranial pressure in a resource-limited setting.
|
J Neurosci Rural Pract
|
2016
|
0.98
|
50
|
The role of aspirin in childhood tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Child Neurol
|
2011
|
0.97
|
51
|
Techniques for assessment of intravascular volume in critically ill patients.
|
J Intensive Care Med
|
2009
|
0.97
|
52
|
Impact of drug resistance on clinical outcome in children with tuberculous meningitis.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2012
|
0.97
|
53
|
Tuberculous hydrocephalus: comparison of different treatments with regard to ICP, ventricular size and clinical outcome.
|
Dev Med Child Neurol
|
1991
|
0.93
|
54
|
Outcome and determinants of mortality in 269 patients with combination anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury.
|
J Gastroenterol Hepatol
|
2013
|
0.93
|
55
|
Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2016
|
0.93
|
56
|
The association between the ratio of monocytes:lymphocytes at age 3 months and risk of tuberculosis (TB) in the first two years of life.
|
BMC Med
|
2014
|
0.90
|
57
|
Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis.
|
Curr Opin Neurol
|
2013
|
0.90
|
58
|
Influence of antituberculosis drug resistance and Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage on outcome in HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2012
|
0.89
|
59
|
The association between the ratio of monocytes: lymphocytes and risk of tuberculosis among HIV-infected postpartum women.
|
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
|
2014
|
0.86
|
60
|
Evaluation of cerebral infarction in tuberculous meningitis by diffusion weighted imaging.
|
J Infect
|
2008
|
0.86
|
61
|
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of cerebral infarction in tuberculous meningitis: a comparative study.
|
J Clin Neurosci
|
2007
|
0.83
|
62
|
Neutrophil-associated central nervous system inflammation in tuberculous meningitis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2014
|
0.83
|
63
|
Tuberculosis and diabetes: current state and future perspectives.
|
Trop Med Int Health
|
2016
|
0.81
|
64
|
Hyponatraemia and hypovolemic shock with tuberculous meningitis.
|
Indian J Pediatr
|
2003
|
0.80
|
65
|
Cerebral infarction and neurodevelopmental outcome in childhood tuberculous meningitis.
|
Eur J Paediatr Neurol
|
2008
|
0.80
|
66
|
Modulation of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in active and latent tuberculosis by coexistent Strongyloides stercoralis infection.
|
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
|
2015
|
0.78
|
67
|
Clinical characteristics and treatment delay of cerebral infarction in tuberculous meningitis.
|
Intern Med J
|
2010
|
0.77
|
68
|
Bedside sonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter as a predictor of intracranial pressure in ED.
|
Am J Emerg Med
|
2016
|
0.76
|
69
|
Nurse-delivered focused echocardiography to determine intravascular volume status in a deployed maritime critical care unit.
|
J R Nav Med Serv
|
2015
|
0.75
|
70
|
Rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Infect
|
1993
|
0.75
|
71
|
Comparison of amplicor and GeneXpert MTB/RIF tests for diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2014
|
0.75
|
72
|
Cerebral salt wasting in tuberculous meningitis: Two cases and review of the literature. Case Report.
|
Neuro Endocrinol Lett
|
2015
|
0.75
|