Published in BMC Med Ethics on September 30, 2008
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A New Vaccine for Tuberculosis: The Challenges of Development and Deployment. J Bioeth Inq (2009) 0.76
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Informed consent in dermatologic surgery. Dermatol Surg (2003) 0.86
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Informed consent for middle ear operations: a United Kingdom survey. Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci (2003) 0.81
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Immunological biomarkers of tuberculosis. Nat Rev Immunol (2011) 2.88
The utility of an interferon gamma release assay for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection and disease in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2011) 2.47
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Efficacy of percutaneous versus intradermal BCG in the prevention of tuberculosis in South African infants: randomised trial. BMJ (2008) 2.17
The social epidemiology of tuberculosis in South Africa: a multilevel analysis. Soc Sci Med (2007) 1.70
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
The tuberculin skin test versus QuantiFERON TB Gold® in predicting tuberculosis disease in an adolescent cohort study in South Africa. PLoS One (2011) 1.42
Lessons learnt from the first efficacy trial of a new infant tuberculosis vaccine since BCG. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2013) 1.34
TB incidence in an adolescent cohort in South Africa. PLoS One (2013) 1.22
Impact of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection and inflammation on the composition and yield of cervical mononuclear cells in the female genital tract. Immunology (2009) 1.21
Randomized trial of type 1 and type 3 oral monovalent poliovirus vaccines in newborns in Africa. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.17
Toward a global agenda for research in environmental epidemiology. Epidemiology (2007) 1.14
Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD8+ T cells are functionally and phenotypically different between latent infection and active disease. Eur J Immunol (2013) 1.12
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Association between human paraoxonase gene polymorphism and chronic symptoms in pesticide-exposed workers. J Occup Environ Med (2003) 1.09
International law, human rights and HIV/AIDS. Bull World Health Organ (2003) 1.07
Symptoms of psychological distress and suicidal ideation among banana workers with a history of poisoning by organophosphate or n-methyl carbamate pesticides. Occup Environ Med (2010) 1.06
Immune activation in the female genital tract during HIV infection predicts mucosal CD4 depletion and HIV shedding. J Infect Dis (2011) 1.06
Farmers' knowledge, practices and injuries associated with pesticide exposure in rural farming villages in Tanzania. BMC Public Health (2014) 1.04
The nervous system effects of occupational exposure on workers in a South African manganese smelter. Neurotoxicology (2003) 1.04
Prevalence of cutaneous adverse effects of hairdressing: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol (2006) 1.02
Predictors of risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancies among women in an urban and a rural area of South Africa. Soc Sci Med (2009) 1.00
The impact of a change in bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine policy on tuberculosis incidence in children in Cape Town, South Africa. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2006) 0.99
Experience of violence and socioeconomic position in South Africa: a national study. PLoS One (2007) 0.99
The acceptability of rat trap use over pesticides for rodent control in two poor urban communities in South Africa. Environ Health (2012) 0.99
Moxifloxacin population pharmacokinetics in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and the effect of intermittent high-dose rifapentine. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2012) 0.99
HIV-1 infection alters CD4+ memory T-cell phenotype at the site of disease in extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Eur J Immunol (2012) 0.97
AGRICOH: a consortium of agricultural cohorts. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2011) 0.96
Clinical audit of diabetes management can improve the quality of care in a resource-limited primary care setting. Int J Qual Health Care (2012) 0.96
Transcriptional profiling of mycobacterial antigen-induced responses in infants vaccinated with BCG at birth. BMC Med Genomics (2009) 0.95
Analysis of host responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in a multi-site study of subjects with different TB and HIV infection states in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One (2013) 0.94
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Time to symptom resolution in young children treated for pulmonary tuberculosis. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2014) 0.92
Dose-dependent immune response to Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination in neonates. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2006) 0.90
Educational outreach to general practitioners reduces children's asthma symptoms: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Implement Sci (2007) 0.90
Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of hypertension in South Africa: a structural equation modelling approach. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.90
Detection and treatment of subclinical tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2012) 0.89
Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in children investigated for pulmonary tuberculosis. PLoS One (2006) 0.89
Health and human rights in scientific literature: a systematic review over a decade. Health Hum Rights (2011) 0.89
Comparison of polyclonal expansion methods to improve the recovery of cervical cytobrush-derived T cells from the female genital tract of HIV-infected women. J Immunol Methods (2010) 0.89
Determinants of marginal traction alopecia in African girls and women. J Am Acad Dermatol (2008) 0.89
Disposal of unwanted pesticides in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Sci Total Environ (2005) 0.88
The impact of HIV infection and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole prophylaxis on bacterial isolates from children with community-acquired pneumonia in South Africa. J Trop Pediatr (2003) 0.88
Determining causes of mortality in children enrolled in a vaccine field trial in a rural area in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. J Paediatr Child Health (2007) 0.88
A randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing to prevent risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy in the Western Cape, South Africa. Addiction (2013) 0.88
Pesticide poisonings at a tertiary children's hospital in South Africa: an increasing problem. Clin Toxicol (Phila) (2010) 0.87
Phenotypic variability in childhood TB: implications for diagnostic endpoints in tuberculosis vaccine trials. Vaccine (2011) 0.87
The utilization of health care services by children with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in the Western Cape, South Africa. Drug Alcohol Depend (2010) 0.87
The etiology and outcome of pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children admitted to intensive care in a developing country. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2001) 0.86
Cataract and glaucoma case detection for Vision 2020 programs in Africa: an evaluation of 6 possible screening tests. J Glaucoma (2009) 0.86
Contamination of rural surface and ground water by endosulfan in farming areas of the Western Cape, South Africa. Environ Health (2003) 0.86
Developing a competence framework and evaluation tool for primary care nursing in South Africa. Educ Health (Abingdon) (2005) 0.85
Knowledge and acceptability of patient-specific infection control measures for pulmonary tuberculosis. Am J Infect Control (2013) 0.84
The utility of biological monitoring for manganese in ferroalloy smelter workers in South Africa. Neurotoxicology (2003) 0.84
Screening for TB in high school adolescents in a high burden setting in South Africa. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2013) 0.83
Reliability of a semi-quantitative method for dermal exposure assessment (DREAM). J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol (2005) 0.83
Meteorologically estimated exposure but not distance predicts asthma symptoms in schoolchildren in the environs of a petrochemical refinery: a cross-sectional study. Environ Health (2009) 0.83
Wind-driven roof turbines: a novel way to improve ventilation for TB infection control in health facilities. PLoS One (2012) 0.83
Global Fund collusion with liquor giant is a clear conflict of interest. Bull World Health Organ (2012) 0.83
Prevalence and predictors of problematic alcohol use, risky sexual practices and other negative consequences associated with alcohol use among safety and security employees in the Western Cape, South Africa. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy (2014) 0.82
Occupational activities associated with a reported history of malaria among women working in small-scale agriculture in South Africa. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2011) 0.82
Poisoning and the pesticides. S Afr Med J (2013) 0.81
Problem drinking as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a propensity score matched analysis of a national survey. BMC Public Health (2013) 0.81
Training trainers in health and human rights: implementing curriculum change in South African health sciences institutions. BMC Med Educ (2011) 0.81
The impact of aerial application of organophosphates on the cholinesterase levels of rural residents in the Vaalharts district, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Environ Res (2006) 0.80
Human rights and public health: dichotomies or synergies in developing countries? Examining the case of HIV in South Africa. J Law Med Ethics (2002) 0.80
Novel vaccine prime and selective BCG boost: a new tuberculosis vaccine strategy for infants of HIV-infected mothers. Vaccine (2010) 0.80
Developing human rights competencies for South African health professional graduates. S Afr Med J (2007) 0.80
Spontaneous miscarriages and infant deaths among female farmers in rural South Africa. Scand J Work Environ Health (2010) 0.80
Pesticide exposure and blood endosulfan levels after first season spray amongst farm workers in the Western Cape, South Africa. J Environ Sci Health B (2009) 0.79
Urinary dialkyl phosphate levels before and after first season chlorpyrifos spraying amongst farm workers in the Western Cape, South Africa. J Environ Sci Health B (2011) 0.79
Factors associated with female high-risk drinking in a rural and an urban South African site. S Afr Med J (2010) 0.79
Statement in response to asbestos industry efforts to prevent a ban on asbestos in Pakistan: chrysotile asbestos use is not safe and must be banned. Arch Environ Occup Health (2013) 0.79
Health and human rights: epistemological status and perspectives of development. Med Health Care Philos (2011) 0.79
Vertical HIV transmission in South Africa: translating research into policy and practice. Lancet (2002) 0.79
A total ban on alcohol advertising: presenting the public health case. S Afr Med J (2012) 0.79
Child's play: exposure to household pesticide use among children in rural, urban and informal areas of South Africa. S Afr Med J (2009) 0.78
Comparison of mantoux and tine tuberculin skin tests in BCG-vaccinated children investigated for tuberculosis. PLoS One (2009) 0.78
Diagnostic features associated with culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among young children in a vaccine trial setting. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2012) 0.78
Agricultural activities, pesticide use and occupational hazards among women working in small scale farming in Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Int J Occup Environ Health (2008) 0.78
Physician expelled from Indian Association of Occupational Health after critique. Int J Occup Environ Health (2009) 0.78
Voluntary HIV testing and counselling at the workplace--entirely compatible with the Employment Equity Act. S Afr Med J (2003) 0.77
Pesticide retailers' knowledge and handling practices in selected towns of Tanzania. Environ Health (2014) 0.77
Vaccine-induced immunity in early life. Vaccine (2013) 0.77
HIV-specific gag responses in early infancy correlate with clinical outcome and inversely with viral load. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses (2011) 0.77
Prevalence of and associations with papsak wine consumption among farm workers in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. J Stud Alcohol Drugs (2013) 0.77
Cost analysis of ELISA, solid-phase extraction, and solid-phase microextraction for the monitoring of pesticides in water. Environ Res (2005) 0.77
Implementing community participation through legislative reform: a study of the policy framework for community participation in the Western Cape province of South Africa. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2012) 0.77
Meeting report: The International Conference on Human Immunity to Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) (2012) 0.76