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The control of human (neuro)cysticercosis: which way forward? Acta Trop (2003) 1.03
Development and validation of a global positioning system-based "map book" system for categorizing cluster residency status of community members living in high-density urban slums in Blantyre, Malawi. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 1.02
Low-dose daily iron supplementation for 12 months does not increase the prevalence of malarial infection or density of parasites in young Zanzibari children. J Nutr (2004) 1.00
Co-administration of fluconazole increases nevirapine concentrations in HIV-infected Ugandans. J Antimicrob Chemother (2009) 1.00
High mortality amongst adolescents and adults with bacterial meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of 715 cases from Malawi. PLoS One (2013) 0.99
A Global Fund to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases: is the G8 Hokkaido Toyako 2008 Summit ready? PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2008) 0.99
Evaluation of the efficacy of pyrantel-oxantel for the treatment of soil-transmitted nematode infections. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2003) 0.98
Travel-related infection in European travelers, EuroTravNet 2011. J Travel Med (2014) 0.97
Association of human leukocyte antigen alleles and nevirapine hypersensitivity in a Malawian HIV-infected population. Clin Infect Dis (2013) 0.97
A prospective longitudinal study of the clinical outcomes from cryptococcal meningitis following treatment induction with 800 mg oral fluconazole in Blantyre, Malawi. PLoS One (2013) 0.96
Performance of the Haemoglobin Colour Scale in diagnosing severe and very severe anaemia. Trop Med Int Health (2003) 0.96
Neurotoxicity in snakebite--the limits of our knowledge. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 0.95
Healthcare-seeking behaviour and use of traditional healers after snakebite in Hlabisa sub-district, KwaZulu Natal. Trop Med Int Health (2007) 0.93
Combination antifungal therapy for cryptococcal meningitis. N Engl J Med (2013) 0.93
The impact of rapid malaria diagnostic tests upon anti-malarial sales in community pharmacies in Gwagwalada, Nigeria. Malar J (2013) 0.93
Aetiology of recurrent abdominal pain in a cohort of Sri Lankan children. J Paediatr Child Health (2008) 0.93
Intravenous N-acetylcysteine in dengue-associated acute liver failure. Hepatol Int (2010) 0.92