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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Reproductive-tract infections in women in low-income, low-prevalence situations: assessment of syndromic management in Matlab, Bangladesh.
|
Lancet
|
1999
|
4.67
|
|
2
|
Control of sexually transmitted diseases for HIV-1 prevention: understanding the implications of the Mwanza and Rakai trials.
|
Lancet
|
2000
|
4.39
|
|
3
|
Azithromycin in control of trachoma.
|
Lancet
|
1999
|
4.32
|
|
4
|
Tropical medicine for the 21st century.
|
BMJ
|
1995
|
4.12
|
|
5
|
Approaches to the control of sexually transmitted infections in developing countries: old problems and modern challenges.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2004
|
3.49
|
|
6
|
Cost-effectiveness of improved treatment services for sexually transmitted diseases in preventing HIV-1 infection in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.
|
Lancet
|
1998
|
3.22
|
|
7
|
Rapid tests for sexually transmitted infections (STIs): the way forward.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
3.16
|
|
8
|
Is antenatal syphilis screening still cost effective in sub-Saharan Africa.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2003
|
2.77
|
|
9
|
Point-of-care tests for diagnosing infections in the developing world.
|
Clin Microbiol Infect
|
2010
|
2.69
|
|
10
|
Sexually transmitted infections in pregnancy: prevalence, impact on pregnancy outcomes, and approach to treatment in developing countries.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2005
|
2.55
|
|
11
|
Antibody to herpes simplex virus type 2 as a marker of sexual risk behavior in rural Tanzania.
|
J Infect Dis
|
1999
|
2.37
|
|
12
|
Sensitivity requirements for the point of care diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2003
|
2.31
|
|
13
|
Sexual behaviour patterns and other risk factors for HIV infection in rural Tanzania: a case-control study.
|
AIDS
|
1997
|
2.05
|
|
14
|
The duration of human ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection is age dependent.
|
Epidemiol Infect
|
1999
|
1.87
|
|
15
|
Rapid and simple point of care diagnostics for STIs.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2001
|
1.70
|
|
16
|
Randomised trials of STD treatment for HIV prevention: report of an international workshop. HIV/STD Trials Workshop Group.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1997
|
1.66
|
|
17
|
Improved treatment services significantly reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in rural Tanzania: results of a randomized controlled trial.
|
AIDS
|
1997
|
1.59
|
|
18
|
Blindness and low vision in Jimma Zone, Ethopia: results of a population-based survey.
|
Ophthalmic Epidemiol
|
1997
|
1.53
|
|
19
|
Antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa.
|
Lancet
|
1998
|
1.49
|
|
20
|
Risk factors for active syphilis and TPHA seroconversion in a rural African population.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2001
|
1.42
|
|
21
|
HIV-associated adult mortality in a rural Tanzanian population.
|
AIDS
|
1997
|
1.40
|
|
22
|
Outbreak of chlamydia infection in rural Australian town.
|
Lancet
|
1998
|
1.40
|
|
23
|
Ivermectin and onchocercal optic nerve lesions.
|
Lancet
|
1993
|
1.40
|
|
24
|
The burden and determinants of reproductive tract infections in India: a population based study of women in Goa, India.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
1.38
|
|
25
|
Interpretation of the Mwanza and Rakai STD trials.
|
Bull World Health Organ
|
2001
|
1.38
|
|
26
|
The value of urine specimens in screening for male urethritis and its microbial aetiologies in Tanzania.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1992
|
1.36
|
|
27
|
Clinic-based evaluation of Clearview Chlamydia MF for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal and cervical specimens from women at high risk in China.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
1.34
|
|
28
|
Trachoma and water use; a case control study in a Gambian village.
|
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
|
1992
|
1.31
|
|
29
|
Risk scores to detect cervical infections in urban antenatal clinic attenders in Mwanza, Tanzania.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
1998
|
1.29
|
|
30
|
HIV infection among heterosexual travellers attending the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1992
|
1.28
|
|
31
|
The burden and determinants of HIV and sexually transmitted infections in a population-based sample of female sex workers in Goa, India.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2008
|
1.27
|
|
32
|
Modelling the cost-effectiveness of introducing rapid syphilis tests into an antenatal syphilis screening programme in Mwanza, Tanzania.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
1.27
|
|
33
|
A community trial of the impact of improved sexually transmitted disease treatment on the HIV epidemic in rural Tanzania: 1. Design.
|
AIDS
|
1995
|
1.26
|
|
34
|
Modelling the cost effectiveness of rapid point of care diagnostic tests for the control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
1.23
|
|
35
|
Persisting inapparent chlamydial infection in a trachoma endemic community in The Gambia.
|
Scand J Infect Dis Suppl
|
1990
|
1.22
|
|
36
|
Field performance of a rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for antenatal syphilis screening in the Amazon region, Brazil.
|
Int J STD AIDS
|
2011
|
1.20
|
|
37
|
Risk behaviour and HIV prevalence in international travellers.
|
AIDS
|
1994
|
1.18
|
|
38
|
Validation of a WHO algorithm with risk assessment for the clinical management of vaginal discharge in Mwanza, Tanzania.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
1998
|
1.17
|
|
39
|
Lack of effectiveness of syndromic management in targeting vaginal infections in pregnancy in Entebbe, Uganda.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
1.15
|
|
40
|
Antimicrobial susceptibility, auxotype and plasmid content of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in northern Tanzania: emergence of high level plasmid mediated tetracycline resistance.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1995
|
1.12
|
|
41
|
High prevalence of trichomoniasis in rural men in Mwanza, Tanzania: results from a population based study.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2000
|
1.12
|
|
42
|
How many patients with a sexually transmitted infection are cured by health services? A study from Mwanza region, Tanzania.
|
Trop Med Int Health
|
2001
|
1.11
|
|
43
|
Spousal sexual violence and poverty are risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in women: a longitudinal study of women in Goa, India.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2007
|
1.10
|
|
44
|
Diagnosis of gonococcal infection in high risk women using a rapid test.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
1.10
|
|
45
|
Interventions for trachoma trichiasis.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2006
|
1.03
|
|
46
|
Simplified PCR for detection of Haemophilus ducreyi and diagnosis of chancroid.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
1995
|
1.03
|
|
47
|
STD research in Africa.
|
Lancet
|
1993
|
1.01
|
|
48
|
Effect of azithromycin on pharyngeal microflora.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
1995
|
0.99
|
|
49
|
Comparison of latex agglutination, wet preparation, and culture for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2004
|
0.97
|
|
50
|
Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infections among women from different settings in China: implications for STD surveillance.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
0.96
|
|
51
|
Advances in control of sexually transmitted diseases in developing countries.
|
Lancet
|
1998
|
0.96
|
|
52
|
The diagnosis and treatment of urethritis in developing countries.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1994
|
0.95
|
|
53
|
The reliability of a structured examination protocol and self administered vaginal swabs: a pilot study of gynaecological outpatients in Goa, India.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2003
|
0.93
|
|
54
|
STD rapid assessment in Rwandan refugee camps in Tanzania.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1997
|
0.90
|
|
55
|
Tropical medicine in and out of the tropics.
|
Lancet
|
1996
|
0.90
|
|
56
|
Operational performance of an STD control programme in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2000
|
0.88
|
|
57
|
Asymptomatic carriage of Haemophilus ducreyi confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction.
|
Genitourin Med
|
1995
|
0.87
|
|
58
|
Sexually transmitted infections in Africa: single dose treatment is now affordable.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2003
|
0.85
|
|
59
|
Lack of evidence for the involvement of rectal and oral trichomonads in the aetiology of vaginal trichomoniasis in Ghana.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
60
|
The value of mass screening for chlamydia control in high prevalence communities.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2002
|
0.83
|
|
61
|
Efficacy of oral azithromycin versus topical tetracycline in mass treatment of endemic trachoma.
|
Bull World Health Organ
|
2001
|
0.83
|
|
62
|
Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis.
|
Lancet
|
1993
|
0.81
|
|
63
|
Risk factors for concordant HIV infection in heterosexual couples in Trinidad.
|
Int J STD AIDS
|
1998
|
0.81
|
|
64
|
Immunity to Chlamydia trachomatis: lessons from a Gambian village.
|
J Med Microbiol
|
1996
|
0.81
|
|
65
|
The availability and cost of antibiotics for treating PID in the Central Region of Ghana and implications for compliance with national treatment guidelines.
|
Int J STD AIDS
|
1998
|
0.77
|
|
66
|
Increasing prevalence of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the emergence of high-level, plasmid-mediated tetracycline resistance among gonococcal isolates in The Gambia.
|
Trop Med Int Health
|
1997
|
0.77
|
|
67
|
Primary monophasic synovial sarcoma of the conjunctiva.
|
Br J Ophthalmol
|
2002
|
0.77
|
|
68
|
Symptomatic anterior uveitis in HIV-positive patients.
|
Int J STD AIDS
|
1999
|
0.76
|
|
69
|
HLA and trachoma.
|
Br J Ophthalmol
|
1997
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Danger of hypotonic half-Darrow's solution.
|
Lancet
|
1987
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
Histoplasma duboisii infection of bone.
|
Br J Radiol
|
1981
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
The management of pelvic inflammatory disease in the Central Region of Ghana is not standardized.
|
Int J STD AIDS
|
1998
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
STD/HIV intervention and research programme Mwanza Region, NW Tanzania.
|
Sex Transm Infect
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Study confirms value of STD treatment in curbing HIV transmission.
|
Aidscaptions
|
1996
|
0.75
|