Published in Trop Med Int Health on March 01, 2006
The descriptive epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae nasopharyngeal carriage in children and adults in Kilifi district, Kenya. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2008) 2.23
Effects of community-wide vaccination with PCV-7 on pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in the Gambia: a cluster-randomized trial. PLoS Med (2011) 1.54
The prevalence and risk factors for pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx among children in Kilifi District, Kenya. PLoS One (2012) 1.34
Antimicrobial drug resistance trends of bacteremia isolates in a rural hospital in southern Mozambique. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 1.13
Distinguishing malaria from severe pneumonia among hospitalized children who fulfilled integrated management of childhood illness criteria for both diseases: a hospital-based study in Mozambique. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2011) 1.12
Genotypic analysis of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae from Mali, Africa, by semiautomated repetitive-element PCR and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 1.10
Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other respiratory bacterial pathogens in low and lower-middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One (2014) 1.04
Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein for invasive bacterial pneumonia diagnosis among children in Mozambique, a malaria-endemic area. PLoS One (2010) 1.02
Age-specific cluster of cases of serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in remote indigenous communities in Australia. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2008) 0.93
Pneumococcal carriage in sub-Saharan Africa--a systematic review. PLoS One (2014) 0.85
Challenges in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in children exposed to high prevalence of infections. PLoS One (2012) 0.83
Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children with acute bacterial meningitis in Mozambique: implications for a national immunization strategy. BMC Microbiol (2016) 0.83
Biological and Epidemiological Features of Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Pre- and Post-Conjugate Vaccine Eras: a United States Perspective. Clin Microbiol Rev (2016) 0.82
Erythropoietin levels are not independently associated with malaria-attributable severe disease in Mozambican children. PLoS One (2011) 0.82
Antibiotic Usage Prior and During Hospitalization for Clinical Severe Pneumonia in Children under Five Years of Age in Rabat, Morocco. Antibiotics (Basel) (2013) 0.75
Pneumococcal Carriage in Children under Five Years in Uganda-Will Present Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Be Appropriate? PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Children under Five in Southwest Ethiopia. Children (Basel) (2017) 0.75
Nasopharyngeal bacterial load as a marker for rapid and easy diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease in children from Mozambique. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Decline in invasive pneumococcal disease after the introduction of protein-polysaccharide conjugate vaccine. N Engl J Med (2003) 15.48
Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study. Lancet (2013) 14.06
Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2010) 13.86
First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children. N Engl J Med (2011) 10.79
Efficacy of the RTS,S/AS02A vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum infection and disease in young African children: randomised controlled trial. Lancet (2004) 9.24
Effect of introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. N Engl J Med (2006) 7.68
A phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African infants. N Engl J Med (2012) 6.64
Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease. Revised guidelines from CDC. MMWR Recomm Rep (2002) 6.51
Incidence of pneumococcal disease due to non-pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) serotypes in the United States during the era of widespread PCV7 vaccination, 1998-2004. J Infect Dis (2007) 6.45
Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005. JAMA (2008) 6.13
Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study. Lancet (2006) 5.56
Global burden of respiratory infections due to seasonal influenza in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2011) 5.43
Investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax, United States, 2001: epidemiologic findings. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 5.23
A population-based comparison of strategies to prevent early-onset group B streptococcal disease in neonates. N Engl J Med (2002) 4.88
Safety of the RTS,S/AS02D candidate malaria vaccine in infants living in a highly endemic area of Mozambique: a double blind randomised controlled phase I/IIb trial. Lancet (2007) 4.83
Intussusception risk and health benefits of rotavirus vaccination in Mexico and Brazil. N Engl J Med (2011) 4.49
Epidemiology of invasive group a streptococcus disease in the United States, 1995-1999. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 4.08
Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet (2013) 3.98
Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin for yaws. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.84
Intermittent preventive antimalarial treatment for Tanzanian infants: follow-up to age 2 years of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (2005) 3.79
Estimating the burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in the United States (April 2009-April 2010). Clin Infect Dis (2011) 3.46
An outbreak of conjunctivitis due to atypical Streptococcus pneumoniae. N Engl J Med (2003) 3.32
Intermittent preventive treatment for malaria control administered at the time of routine vaccinations in Mozambican infants: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. J Infect Dis (2006) 3.17
Bacterial meningitis in the United States, 1998-2007. N Engl J Med (2011) 2.99
Intracontinental spread of human invasive Salmonella Typhimurium pathovariants in sub-Saharan Africa. Nat Genet (2012) 2.86
Community-acquired bacteremia among children admitted to a rural hospital in Mozambique. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2009) 2.83
Specific, sensitive, and quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for human immunoglobulin G antibodies to anthrax toxin protective antigen. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 2.76
Respiratory syncytial virus infection: denominator-based studies in Indonesia, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa. Bull World Health Organ (2005) 2.50
Healthcare-seeking behaviour for common infectious disease-related illnesses in rural Kenya: a community-based house-to-house survey. J Health Popul Nutr (2011) 2.40
Long-term safety and efficacy of the RTS,S/AS02A malaria vaccine in Mozambican children. J Infect Dis (2009) 2.36
A randomized placebo-controlled trial of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnant women in the context of insecticide treated nets delivered through the antenatal clinic. PLoS One (2008) 2.29
Seasonal patterns of invasive pneumococcal disease. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 2.29
Evaluation of universal antenatal screening for group B streptococcus. N Engl J Med (2009) 2.25
Population-based case-control investigation of risk factors for leptospirosis during an urban epidemic. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2002) 2.15
Clinical profile of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in a non-endemic setting: immigration and Chagas disease in Barcelona (Spain). Acta Trop (2009) 2.13
Levels and trends of demographic indices in southern rural Mozambique: evidence from demographic surveillance in Manhiça district. BMC Public Health (2006) 2.05
Superspreading SARS events, Beijing, 2003. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 2.03
Inhalational anthrax outbreak among postal workers, Washington, D.C., 2001. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 2.03
Increased prevalence of pediatric pneumococcal serotypes in elderly adults. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 2.03
The changing epidemiology of malaria in Ifakara Town, southern Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 2.02
Concentration of DDT compounds in breast milk from African women (Manhiça, Mozambique) at the early stages of domestic indoor spraying with this insecticide. Chemosphere (2011) 2.01
Early estimates of seasonal influenza vaccine effectiveness - United States, January 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2015) 2.01
First confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection in the United States, updated information on the epidemiology of MERS-CoV infection, and guidance for the public, clinicians, and public health authorities - May 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep (2014) 2.00
Diagnostic microbiologic methods in the GEMS-1 case/control study. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.98
Single multiplex PCR assay to identify simultaneously the six categories of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli associated with enteric infections. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 1.96
Chlorhexidine maternal-vaginal and neonate body wipes in sepsis and vertical transmission of pathogenic bacteria in South Africa: a randomised, controlled trial. Lancet (2009) 1.95
Transforming growth factor-beta1 gene polymorphisms are associated with disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.93
The potential role of vaccines in the elimination of falciparum malaria and the eventual eradication of malaria. J Infect Dis (2009) 1.87
Sub-microscopic infections and long-term recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum in Mozambican pregnant women. Malar J (2009) 1.87
Decline in diarrhea mortality and admissions after routine childhood rotavirus immunization in Brazil: a time-series analysis. PLoS Med (2011) 1.83
Prevalence and vertical transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi infection among pregnant Latin American women attending 2 maternity clinics in Barcelona, Spain. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.78
Sequential multiplex PCR for identifying pneumococcal capsular serotypes from South-Saharan African clinical isolates. J Med Microbiol (2007) 1.76
A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique. BMC Public Health (2009) 1.76
Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part II: children admitted to hospital. Malar J (2008) 1.72
Perinatal infections due to group B streptococci. Obstet Gynecol (2004) 1.69
Declining incidence of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections among persons with AIDS in an era of highly active antiretroviral therapy, 1995-2000. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.68
Malaria in rural Mozambique. Part I: children attending the outpatient clinic. Malar J (2008) 1.68
Malaria prevention with IPTp during pregnancy reduces neonatal mortality. PLoS One (2010) 1.67
Changes in invasive Pneumococcal disease among HIV-infected adults living in the era of childhood pneumococcal immunization. Ann Intern Med (2006) 1.67
Community response to intermittent preventive treatment delivered to infants (IPTi) through the EPI system in Manhiça, Mozambique. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.64
Seroprevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in at-risk blood donors in Catalonia (Spain). Transfusion (2008) 1.64
Adherence to antimicrobial inhalational anthrax prophylaxis among postal workers, Washington, D.C., 2001. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.59
Disease surveillance and the academic, clinical, and public health communities. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.58
Severe malaria and concomitant bacteraemia in children admitted to a rural Mozambican hospital. Trop Med Int Health (2009) 1.58
Global strategies to prevent bacterial pneumonia in adults with HIV disease. Lancet Infect Dis (2004) 1.57
Ivermectin to reduce malaria transmission: a research agenda for a promising new tool for elimination. Malar J (2013) 1.57
Why first-level health workers fail to follow guidelines for managing severe disease in children in the Coast Region, the United Republic of Tanzania. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.57
Etiology of diarrhea in children younger than 5 years of age admitted in a rural hospital of southern Mozambique. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.57
Epidemiology and clinical presentation of respiratory syncytial virus infection in a rural area of southern Mozambique. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2002) 1.56
Clinical malaria in African pregnant women. Malar J (2008) 1.54
Opening a bacillus anthracis-containing envelope, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.: the public health response. Emerg Infect Dis (2002) 1.53
Population-based surveillance for postpartum invasive group a streptococcus infections, 1995-2000. Clin Infect Dis (2002) 1.53
Follow-up of a low cost latrine promotion programme in one district of Amhara, Ethiopia: characteristics of early adopters and non-adopters. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.52
Haematological and biochemical indices in young African children: in search of reference intervals. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.52
Changing Trends in P. falciparum Burden, Immunity, and Disease in Pregnancy. N Engl J Med (2015) 1.51
Malaria in southern Mozambique: malariometric indicators and malaria case definition in Manhiça district. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.51
Impact of conjugate vaccine on transmission of antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among Alaskan children. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2008) 1.50
Effects of intrapartum antimicrobial prophylaxis for prevention of group-B-streptococcal disease on the incidence and ecology of early-onset neonatal sepsis. Lancet Infect Dis (2003) 1.49
Invasive group A streptococcal disease: risk factors for adults. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.48
Risk factors for SARS among persons without known contact with SARS patients, Beijing, China. Emerg Infect Dis (2004) 1.48
Trends in incidence and antimicrobial resistance of early-onset sepsis: population-based surveillance in San Francisco and Atlanta. Pediatrics (2002) 1.47
Impact of malaria at the end of pregnancy on infant mortality and morbidity. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.45