Published in Clin Infect Dis on December 13, 2002
Diagnostic approaches for paediatric tuberculosis by use of different specimen types, culture methods, and PCR: a prospective case-control study. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 2.69
Performance assessment of a nested-PCR assay (the RAPID BAP-MTB) and the BD ProbeTec ET system for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.67
Structured approaches for the screening and diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis in a high prevalence region of South Africa. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.62
Differential identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and nontuberculous mycobacteria by duplex PCR assay using the RNA polymerase gene (rpoB). J Clin Microbiol (2004) 1.16
Evaluation of molecular tools for detection and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in stool specimens from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.11
Sputum PCR-single-strand conformational polymorphism test for same-day detection of pyrazinamide resistance in tuberculosis patients. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 1.06
Diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis by stool PCR. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.06
Nasopharyngeal aspiration for diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. Arch Dis Child (2006) 1.02
Evaluation of an immunochromatographic test for discrimination between Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex & non tuberculous mycobacteria in clinical isolates from extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Med Res (2012) 0.89
Evaluation of a PCR-based universal heteroduplex generator assay as a tool for rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 0.88
Time-dependent biphasic modulation of human BDNF by antidepressants in neuroblastoma cells. BMC Neurosci (2008) 0.88
Recent tuberculosis advances in Latin America. Curr Opin Infect Dis (2004) 0.87
Classic and new diagnostic approaches to childhood tuberculosis. J Trop Med (2012) 0.83
Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood tuberculosis. J Nat Sci Biol Med (2015) 0.82
Tuberculosis in childhood: a systematic review of national and international guidelines. BMC Infect Dis (2014) 0.80
Polymerase chain reaction targeting insertion sequence for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Indian J Med Res (2014) 0.79
A Controlled Study of Tuberculosis Diagnosis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Children in Peru. PLoS One (2015) 0.79
Assessment of diagnostic techniques of urinary tuberculosis. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis (2013) 0.77
Performance of Four Transport and Storage Systems for Molecular Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Resistant to Isoniazid and/or Rifampicin: Standardization of Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Analysis. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2016) 0.75
Recent publications by ochsner authors. Ochsner J (2003) 0.75
Prevalence of suspected tuberculosis in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia according to conventional and molecular methods. J Family Community Med (2014) 0.75
Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of global importance. Lancet Infect Dis (2003) 15.02
Microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility assay for the diagnosis of TB. N Engl J Med (2006) 8.39
Taenia solium cysticercosis. Lancet (2003) 5.89
A trial of antiparasitic treatment to reduce the rate of seizures due to cerebral cysticercosis. N Engl J Med (2004) 5.75
Evaluation and treatment of chagas disease in the United States: a systematic review. JAMA (2007) 5.22
Human brucellosis. Lancet Infect Dis (2007) 4.92
Effects of stunting, diarrhoeal disease, and parasitic infection during infancy on cognition in late childhood: a follow-up study. Lancet (2002) 4.90
Multi-country analysis of the effects of diarrhoea on childhood stunting. Int J Epidemiol (2008) 4.46
Effect of water and sanitation on childhood health in a poor Peruvian peri-urban community. Lancet (2004) 4.36
Mindfulness-based psychotherapies: a review of conceptual foundations, empirical evidence and practical considerations. Aust N Z J Psychiatry (2006) 4.31
Natural ventilation for the prevention of airborne contagion. PLoS Med (2007) 3.73
The effect of deforestation on the human-biting rate of Anopheles darlingi, the primary vector of Falciparum malaria in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 3.72
Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis. Lancet Infect Dis (2007) 3.64
Current consensus guidelines for treatment of neurocysticercosis. Clin Microbiol Rev (2002) 3.37
Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay, a rapid, reliable diagnostic test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis suitable for use in resource-poor settings. J Clin Microbiol (2004) 3.27
Functional adaptation of BabA, the H. pylori ABO blood group antigen binding adhesin. Science (2004) 3.06
Perilesional brain oedema and seizure activity in patients with calcified neurocysticercosis: a prospective cohort and nested case-control study. Lancet Neurol (2008) 3.04
Clinical spectrum of pulmonary involvement in leptospirosis in a region of endemicity, with quantification of leptospiral burden. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 2.75
Diagnostic approaches for paediatric tuberculosis by use of different specimen types, culture methods, and PCR: a prospective case-control study. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 2.69
Linking deforestation to malaria in the Amazon: characterization of the breeding habitat of the principal malaria vector, Anopheles darlingi. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 2.64
Triosephosphate isomerase gene characterization and potential zoonotic transmission of Giardia duodenalis. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 2.46
Endemic malaria in the Peruvian Amazon region of Iquitos. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2003) 2.43
Species identification after treatment for human taeniasis. Lancet (2004) 2.43
Multiple norovirus infections in a birth cohort in a Peruvian Periurban community. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 2.37
The detection of airborne transmission of tuberculosis from HIV-infected patients, using an in vivo air sampling model. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 2.28
Prolonged infectiousness of tuberculosis patients in a directly observed therapy short-course program with standardized therapy. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 2.11
Neurocysticercosis: A natural human model of epileptogenesis. Epilepsia (2014) 2.11
New concepts in the diagnosis and management of neurocysticercosis (Taenia solium). Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 2.10
The infectiousness of tuberculosis patients coinfected with HIV. PLoS Med (2008) 2.08
Detection of Taenia solium antigens and anti-T. solium antibodies in paired serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients with intraparenchymal or extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis. J Infect Dis (2009) 2.06
Tuberculosis mortality, drug resistance, and infectiousness in patients with and without HIV infection in Peru. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 2.05
Can the power of mobile phones be used to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in developing countries? Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2008) 2.01
Environmental exposure and leptospirosis, Peru. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.96
Cryptosporidium species and subtypes and clinical manifestations in children, Peru. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.96
Helicobacter pylori CagA phosphorylation-independent function in epithelial proliferation and inflammation. Cell Host Microbe (2009) 1.96
Determining risk for severe leptospirosis by molecular analysis of environmental surface waters for pathogenic Leptospira. PLoS Med (2006) 1.92
Effects of acute diarrhea on linear growth in Peruvian children. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.90
Human leptospirosis caused by a new, antigenically unique Leptospira associated with a Rattus species reservoir in the Peruvian Amazon. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2008) 1.87
Periurban Trypanosoma cruzi-infected Triatoma infestans, Arequipa, Peru. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 1.85
Congenital Trypanosoma cruzi transmission in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.81
Improved recovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from children using the microscopic observation drug susceptibility method. Pediatrics (2006) 1.74
Fecal contamination of drinking water within peri-urban households, Lima, Peru. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.72
Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in Atahualpa: a door-to-door survey in rural coastal Ecuador. Epilepsia (2005) 1.65
Upper-room ultraviolet light and negative air ionization to prevent tuberculosis transmission. PLoS Med (2009) 1.64
Transposable element ISHp608 of Helicobacter pylori: nonrandom geographic distribution, functional organization, and insertion specificity. J Bacteriol (2002) 1.60
Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and response to treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.60
Differences in cardiovascular risk factors in rural, urban and rural-to-urban migrants in Peru. Heart (2011) 1.60
Microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for tuberculosis screening before isoniazid preventive therapy in HIV-infected persons. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 1.60
Diagnosis of sputum-scarce HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis in Lima, Peru. Lancet (2005) 1.57
Hyperendemic human and porcine Taenia solium infection in Perú. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2003) 1.56
Taenia solium cysticercosis hotspots surrounding tapeworm carriers: clustering on human seroprevalence but not on seizures. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 1.55
Swine cysticercosis hotspots surrounding Taenia solium tapeworm carriers. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.54
Differences in clinical manifestations among Cryptosporidium species and subtypes in HIV-infected persons. J Infect Dis (2007) 1.53
Utility of a protein fraction with cathepsin L-Like activity purified from cysticercus fluid of Taenia solium in the diagnosis of human cysticercosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.53
Addressing geographical variation in the progression of non-communicable diseases in Peru: the CRONICAS cohort study protocol. BMJ Open (2012) 1.52
Helicobacter Pylori's plasticity zones are novel transposable elements. PLoS One (2009) 1.48
Helicobacter pylori from Peruvian amerindians: traces of human migrations in strains from remote Amazon, and genome sequence of an Amerind strain. PLoS One (2010) 1.48
The effect on cardiovascular risk factors of migration from rural to urban areas in Peru: PERU MIGRANT Study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2009) 1.46
Lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Respir Res (2014) 1.44
Epidemiologic differences between cyclosporiasis and cryptosporidiosis in Peruvian children. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.43
Tetrazolium microplate assay as a rapid and inexpensive colorimetric method for determination of antibiotic susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.43
Socio-demographics and the development of malaria elimination strategies in the low transmission setting. Acta Trop (2011) 1.43
Chagas disease transmission in periurban communities of Arequipa, Peru. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 1.40
Effects of nutritional status on diarrhea in Peruvian children. J Pediatr (2002) 1.39
Geographic variation in the sensitivity of recombinant antigen-based rapid tests for chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.38
Human caliciviruses as a cause of severe gastroenteritis in Peruvian children. J Infect Dis (2004) 1.37
Identification of the cryptosporidium pig genotype in a human patient. J Infect Dis (2002) 1.36
Cryptosporidium species and genotypes in HIV-positive patients in Lima, Peru. J Eukaryot Microbiol (2003) 1.34
The epidemiology of intestinal microsporidiosis in patients with HIV/AIDS in Lima, Peru. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.33
Diversity of bat-associated Leptospira in the Peruvian Amazon inferred by bayesian phylogenetic analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA sequences. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.33
Wasting is associated with stunting in early childhood. J Nutr (2012) 1.33
Vaccination of pigs to control human neurocysticercosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.32
Unopposed matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in human tuberculous granuloma and the role of TNF-alpha-dependent monocyte networks. J Immunol (2003) 1.30
Impregnated netting slows infestation by Triatoma infestans. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 1.29
Multiantigen print immunoassay for comparison of diagnostic antigens for Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 1.29
Effect of pyrazinamidase activity on pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2009) 1.29
Characterization and cloning of T24, a Taenia solium antigen diagnostic for cysticercosis. Mol Biochem Parasitol (2006) 1.28
Seroepidemiology of strongyloidiasis in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.28
Cluster of type IV secretion genes in Helicobacter pylori's plasticity zone. J Bacteriol (2003) 1.26
Targeted screening strategies to detect Trypanosoma cruzi infection in children. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2007) 1.26
Infrequent MODS TB culture cross-contamination in a high-burden resource-poor setting. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2006) 1.26
Lack of an adverse effect of Giardia intestinalis infection on the health of Peruvian children. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.24
Systems biology approach predicts antibody signature associated with Brucella melitensis infection in humans. J Proteome Res (2011) 1.24
Diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis, central Peruvian Highlands. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.23
Diarrhea in early childhood: short-term association with weight and long-term association with length. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 1.22
Evaluation of brucellosis by PCR and persistence after treatment in patients returning to the hospital for follow-up. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.22
Helicobacter pylori reinfection is common in Peruvian adults after antibiotic eradication therapy. J Infect Dis (2003) 1.21
A worldwide analysis of beta-defensin copy number variation suggests recent selection of a high-expressing DEFB103 gene copy in East Asia. Hum Mutat (2011) 1.21
Effect of urbanisation on asthma, allergy and airways inflammation in a developing country setting. Thorax (2011) 1.20
Genetic diversity and transmission characteristics of Beijing family strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru. PLoS One (2012) 1.20
Polymerase chain reaction and molecular genotyping to monitor parasitological response to anti-malarial chemotherapy in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.20
Polymerase chain reaction detection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum DNA from stored serum samples: implications for retrospective diagnosis of malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.18
Comparative effects of vivax malaria, fever and diarrhoea on child growth. Int J Epidemiol (2012) 1.17