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N Beyers

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1 Exogenous reinfection as a cause of recurrent tuberculosis after curative treatment. N Engl J Med 1999 8.80
2 The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004 4.82
3 Oligonucleotide (GTG)5 as a marker for Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain identification. J Clin Microbiol 1994 3.41
4 A recently evolved sublineage of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing strain family is associated with an increased ability to spread and cause disease. J Clin Microbiol 2007 2.83
5 Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-induced disease in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children. Clin Infect Dis 2006 2.78
6 A critical review of diagnostic approaches used in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2002 2.73
7 Analysis for a limited number of gene codons can predict drug resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a high-incidence community. J Clin Microbiol 2001 2.67
8 Classification of drug-resistant tuberculosis in an epidemic area. Lancet 2000 2.62
9 The burden of childhood tuberculosis and the accuracy of community-based surveillance data. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006 2.47
10 Genetic susceptibility to tuberculosis in Africans: a genome-wide scan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 2.44
11 Unexpectedly high strain diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a high-incidence community. S Afr Med J 1996 2.35
12 Transmission of a multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain resembling "strain W" among noninstitutionalized, human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patients. J Infect Dis 1999 2.31
13 Initial default from tuberculosis treatment: how often does it happen and what are the reasons? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008 2.25
14 Development and evaluation of a new chest radiograph reading and recording system for epidemiological surveys of tuberculosis and lung disease. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005 2.23
15 Adherence to isoniazid preventive chemotherapy: a prospective community based study. Arch Dis Child 2006 2.21
16 From suspect to patient: tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment initiation in health facilities in South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008 2.09
17 An evaluation of symptom and chest radiographic screening in tuberculosis prevalence surveys. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006 2.03
18 Tuberculosis transmission patterns in a high-incidence area: a spatial analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2003 2.03
19 Baseline sputum time to detection predicts month two culture conversion and relapse in non-HIV-infected patients. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 2.00
20 Association between smoking and tuberculosis infection: a population survey in a high tuberculosis incidence area. Thorax 2005 1.98
21 Danish bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-induced disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children. Clin Infect Dis 2003 1.88
22 Diagnostic and management challenges for childhood tuberculosis in the era of HIV. J Infect Dis 2007 1.87
23 Time to detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BACTEC systems as a viable alternative to colony counting. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008 1.85
24 Adherence to anti-tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis and treatment in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006 1.85
25 Changing Mycobacterium tuberculosis population highlights clade-specific pathogenic characteristics. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2008 1.81
26 The spectrum of disease in children treated for tuberculosis in a highly endemic area. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006 1.73
27 Can eradication of helminthic infections change the face of AIDS and tuberculosis? Immunol Today 1999 1.72
28 Comparison of symptoms and treatment outcomes between actively and passively detected tuberculosis cases: the additional value of active case finding. Epidemiol Infect 2008 1.71
29 The clinical epidemiology of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004 1.69
30 Short-term reproducibility of a commercial interferon gamma release assay. Clin Vaccine Immunol 2009 1.67
31 Accuracy and completeness of recording of confirmed tuberculosis in two South African communities. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2011 1.65
32 Comparison of neutrophil and capillary diameters and their relation to neutrophil sequestration in the lung. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1993 1.65
33 Calculation of the stability of the IS6110 banding pattern in patients with persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.62
34 Childhood tuberculosis in an urban population in South Africa: burden and risk factor. Arch Dis Child 1999 1.58
35 High level of discordant IGRA results in HIV-infected adults and children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008 1.58
36 Evolution of the IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism pattern during the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 2002 1.55
37 Respiratory tuberculosis in childhood: the diagnostic value of clinical features and special investigations. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1995 1.51
38 Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with additional markers enhances accuracy in epidemiological studies. J Clin Microbiol 1996 1.51
39 Impact of social interactions in the community on the transmission of tuberculosis in a high incidence area. Thorax 1999 1.50
40 The bacteriologic yield in children with intrathoracic tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis 2006 1.50
41 Recording isoniazid preventive therapy delivery to children: operational challenges. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 1.42
42 Differential cytokine secretion and early treatment response in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Clin Exp Immunol 2009 1.42
43 Unusual forms of intrathoracic tuberculosis in children and their management. Paediatr Respir Rev 2004 1.39
44 Adult-to-child transmission of tuberculosis: household or community contact? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2003 1.31
45 Outcome of HIV infected children with culture confirmed tuberculosis. Arch Dis Child 2005 1.30
46 Mannose-binding protein B allele confers protection against tuberculous meningitis. Pediatr Res 1999 1.26
47 Molecular evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: phylogenetic reconstruction of clonal expansion. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2001 1.24
48 A multidisciplinary method to map potential tuberculosis transmission 'hot spots' in high-burden communities. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009 1.23
49 Highly discordant T cell responses in individuals with recent exposure to household tuberculosis. Thorax 2008 1.22
50 DNA fingerprinting and molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis: use and interpretation in an epidemic setting. Electrophoresis 1999 1.22
51 Immune markers measured before treatment predict outcome of intensive phase tuberculosis therapy. Clin Exp Immunol 2006 1.21
52 Well defined symptoms are of value in the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Arch Dis Child 2005 1.20
53 Consulting private health care providers aggravates treatment delay in urban South African tuberculosis patients. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2011 1.20
54 Sociological and anthropological factors related to the community management of tuberculosis in the Western Cape communities of Ravensmead and Uitsig. S Afr Med J 1997 1.18
55 Sequence polymorphism in the rrs gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is deeply rooted within an evolutionary clade and is not associated with streptomycin resistance. J Clin Microbiol 2001 1.17
56 A decade of experience with Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture from children: a seasonal influence on incidence of childhood tuberculosis. Tuber Lung Dis 1996 1.16
57 Tuberculosis cases missed in primary health care facilities: should we redefine case finding? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013 1.15
58 SLC11A1 (NRAMP1) but not SLC11A2 (NRAMP2) polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis in a high-incidence community in South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004 1.14
59 Evaluation of young children in household contact with adult multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1999 1.14
60 An outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis caused by a Beijing strain in the western Cape, South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006 1.14
61 Disseminated bacille Calmette-Guérin disease in HIV-infected South African infants. Bull World Health Organ 2009 1.13
62 Primary drug-resistant tuberculosis in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2000 1.12
63 Childhood tuberculosis: clinical research needs. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2004 1.12
64 The prevalence of symptoms associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in randomly selected children from a high burden community. Arch Dis Child 2005 1.11
65 Value of the lateral chest radiograph in tuberculosis in children. Pediatr Radiol 1994 1.11
66 High prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009 1.11
67 Erythrocyte and polymorphonuclear cell transit time and concentration in human pulmonary capillaries. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1994 1.10
68 Historic and recent events contribute to the disease dynamics of Beijing-like Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in a high incidence region. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2002 1.10
69 Changes in leucocyte and lymphocyte subsets during tuberculosis treatment; prominence of CD3dimCD56+ natural killer T cells in fast treatment responders. Clin Exp Immunol 2006 1.09
70 Respiratory atopic disease, Ascaris-immunoglobulin E and tuberculin testing in urban South African children. Clin Exp Allergy 2006 1.05
71 Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and sputum conversion time in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2007 1.04
72 Stool microscopy and culture to assist the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in childhood. J Trop Pediatr 1996 1.03
73 Decline in total serum IgE after treatment for tuberculosis. Lancet 1999 1.00
74 Haematological abnormalities in children with tuberculosis. J Trop Pediatr 1999 0.99
75 Procedures for developing a simple scoring method based on unsophisticated criteria for screening children for tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998 0.99
76 Tuberculosis patients in primary care do not start treatment. What role do health system delays play? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013 0.97
77 Use of genetic distance as a measure of ongoing transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 2003 0.96
78 Tuberculosis contact investigation in a high-burden setting: house or household? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012 0.94
79 BCG and HIV reconsidered: moving the research agenda forward. Vaccine 2007 0.94
80 Impact of age and sex on mycobacterial immunity in an area of high tuberculosis incidence. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 0.94
81 The clinical and radiological features of tuberculosis in adolescents. Ann Trop Paediatr 2000 0.93
82 Mycobacterial growth in human macrophages: variation according to donor, inoculum and bacterial strain. Cell Biol Int 2001 0.92
83 Transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2000 0.92
84 Expansile pneumonia in children caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: clinical, radiological, and bronchoscopic appearances. Pediatr Pulmonol 2004 0.91
85 Concentrations of interferon gamma, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and interleukin-1 beta in the cerebrospinal fluid of children treated for tuberculous meningitis. Clin Infect Dis 1995 0.91
86 The 5-year outcome of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients in the Cape Province of South Africa. Trop Med Int Health 1996 0.90
87 Value of C reactive protein measurement in tuberculous, bacterial, and viral meningitis. Arch Dis Child 1984 0.88
88 Tuberculosis among community-based health care researchers. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 0.87
89 Integration of TB and ART services fails to improve TB treatment outcomes: comparison of ART/TB primary healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa. S Afr Med J 2014 0.87
90 Criteria used for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis at primary health care level in a high-burden, urban setting. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2005 0.86
91 Tuberculosis in infants less than 3 months of age. Arch Dis Child 1993 0.86
92 Skeletal tuberculosis: dactylitis and involvement of the skull. Pediatr Radiol 1998 0.85
93 Diversity of disease in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Ann Trop Paediatr 2005 0.85
94 Prediction of delayed treatment response in pulmonary tuberculosis: use of time to positivity values of Bactec cultures. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2008 0.84
95 The association of prolonged breastfeeding and allergic disease in poor urban children. Eur Respir J 2005 0.84
96 Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection may protect against allergy in a tuberculosis endemic area. Clin Exp Allergy 2006 0.83
97 Capture-recapture to estimate completeness of tuberculosis surveillance in two communities in South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2011 0.82
98 TB or not TB? An evaluation of children with an incorrect initial diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. S Afr Med J 1995 0.82
99 Inverse association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and atopic rhinitis in children. Allergy 2005 0.81
100 Adolescent tuberculosis. S Afr Med J 1996 0.81
101 The challenge of diagnosing tuberculosis in children: a perspective from a high incidence area. Paediatr Respir Rev 2004 0.80
102 Vitamin D and mineral metabolism in normal pregnancy and in the normal fetus. S Afr Med J 1986 0.79
103 Transmission of multidrug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a high incidence community. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1997 0.79
104 Increased risk of default among previously treated tuberculosis cases in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2012 0.79
105 Identification of C to T mutation at position -236 bp in the human NRAMP1 gene promoter. Immunogenetics 1996 0.79
106 Depressed skull fracture in the newborn. A report of 3 cases. S Afr Med J 1978 0.78
107 Signals that regulate the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Novartis Found Symp 1998 0.78
108 Thoracic actinomycosis mimicking primary tuberculosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1999 0.78
109 The outcome of infants younger than 6 months requiring ventilation for pneumonia caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pediatr Pulmonol 2008 0.77
110 Authorship affiliations in original articles submitted to the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010 0.77
111 The mother-to-child HIV transmission debate. S Afr Med J 1999 0.77
112 Missed opportunities in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. S Afr Med J 1993 0.76
113 Tuberculous broncho-esophageal fistula in children: a description of two cases. Pediatr Pulmonol 1998 0.75
114 The nephrotic syndrome in families. S Afr Med J 1979 0.75
115 What new knowledge did we gain through The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in 2007? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008 0.75
116 Management of children with tuberculosis admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998 0.75
117 What new knowledge did we gain through the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in 2006? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007 0.75
118 Metabolic bone disease in preterm infants. S Afr Med J 1986 0.75
119 The fetal alcohol syndrome. S Afr Med J 1978 0.75
120 Extraction of rules for tuberculosis diagnosis using an artificial neural network. Methods Inf Med 1997 0.75
121 Adenylate kinase activity in the cerebrospinal fluid of children with tuberculous meningitis and its relationship to neurological outcome. Scand J Infect Dis 1997 0.75
122 The tuberculosis pandemic today: routes of transmission and new target groups. Scand J Infect Dis 2001 0.75
123 Iatrogenic hyperosmolality in a neonate. A case report. S Afr Med J 1981 0.75