Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on August 01, 2010
A prospective study of the causes of febrile illness requiring hospitalization in children in Cambodia. PLoS One (2013) 2.12
Unresolved problems related to scrub typhus: a seriously neglected life-threatening disease. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2013) 1.64
Mapping the aetiology of non-malarial febrile illness in Southeast Asia through a systematic review--terra incognita impairing treatment policies. PLoS One (2012) 1.56
Severe scrub typhus infection: Clinical features, diagnostic challenges and management. World J Crit Care Med (2015) 1.46
Prospective evaluation of commercial antibody-based rapid tests in combination with a loop-mediated isothermal amplification PCR assay for detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi during the acute phase of scrub typhus infection. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2012) 1.40
The Diversity and Geographical Structure of Orientia tsutsugamushi Strains from Scrub Typhus Patients in Laos. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 1.40
Scrub typhus: Clinical spectrum and outcome. Indian J Crit Care Med (2015) 1.29
Concurrent Infection with murine typhus and scrub typhus in southern Laos--the mixed and the unmixed. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 1.13
A prospective evaluation of real-time PCR assays for the detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi and Rickettsia spp. for early diagnosis of rickettsial infections during the acute phase of undifferentiated febrile illness. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2013) 0.99
Optimal Cutoff Titers for Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay for Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus. J Clin Microbiol (2015) 0.93
Neglected bacterial zoonoses. Clin Microbiol Infect (2015) 0.93
Diagnosis of scrub typhus: introduction of the immunochromatographic test in Korea. Korean J Intern Med (2014) 0.87
Scrub typhus in the northern provinces of Vietnam: an observational study of admissions to a national referral hospital. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2014) 0.78
Diagnostic Accuracy Assessment of Immunochromatographic Tests for the Rapid Detection of Antibodies Against Orientia tsutsugamushi Using Paired Acute and Convalescent Specimens. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2015) 0.77
Rickettsial infections and fever, Vientiane, Laos. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 3.87
Scrub typhus serologic testing with the indirect immunofluorescence method as a diagnostic gold standard: a lack of consensus leads to a lot of confusion. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 3.23
Causes of acute, undifferentiated, febrile illness in rural Thailand: results of a prospective observational study. Ann Trop Med Parasitol (2006) 3.09
Serological evidence for wide distribution of spotted fevers & typhus fever in Tamil Nadu. Indian J Med Res (2007) 2.62
Comparative evaluation of selected diagnostic assays for the detection of IgG and IgM antibody to Orientia tsutsugamushi in Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2002) 2.18
Adaptation of a microimmunofluorescence test to the study of human Rickettsia tsutsugamuskh antibody. Am J Trop Med Hyg (1976) 2.10
Genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi from humans with scrub typhus, Laos. Emerg Infect Dis (2008) 1.37
Antibody prevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi and TT118 spotted fever group rickettsiae among Malaysian blood donors and febrile patients in the urban areas. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2003) 1.22
The longevity of antibody to Rickettsia tsutsugamushi in patients with confirmed scrub typhus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (1980) 1.19
Comparative evaluation of a commercial enzyme immunoassay for the detection of human antibody to Rickettsia typhi. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (1995) 1.11
Early diagnosis of scrub typhus with a rapid flow assay using recombinant major outer membrane protein antigen (r56) of Orientia tsutsugamushi. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2001) 1.09
Short report: prospective evaluation of a multi-test strip for the diagnoses of scrub and murine typhus, leptospirosis, dengue Fever, and Salmonella typhi infection. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2005) 0.92
Rapid, simple serodiagnosis of murine typhus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (1996) 0.87
Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. N Engl J Med (2009) 33.25
Spread of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. N Engl J Med (2014) 11.87
Emergence of artemisinin-resistant malaria on the western border of Thailand: a longitudinal study. Lancet (2012) 11.82
Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2004) 8.95
Artesunate versus quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children (AQUAMAT): an open-label, randomised trial. Lancet (2010) 8.52
How clonal is Staphylococcus aureus? J Bacteriol (2003) 7.97
Artemisinin resistance: current status and scenarios for containment. Nat Rev Microbiol (2010) 6.28
A major genome region underlying artemisinin resistance in malaria. Science (2012) 6.25
Mixed-species malaria infections in humans. Trends Parasitol (2004) 6.01
The murine cerebral malaria phenomenon. Trends Parasitol (2009) 5.62
Increasing incidence of human melioidosis in Northeast Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 5.10
Poor-quality antimalarial drugs in southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet Infect Dis (2012) 4.84
Estimation of the total parasite biomass in acute falciparum malaria from plasma PfHRP2. PLoS Med (2005) 4.65
Virulent combinations of adhesin and toxin genes in natural populations of Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Immun (2002) 4.62
Intrahost modeling of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 4.50
Manslaughter by fake artesunate in Asia--will Africa be next? PLoS Med (2006) 4.46
How to achieve international action on falsified and substandard medicines. BMJ (2012) 4.36
Relapses of Plasmodium vivax infection usually result from activation of heterologous hypnozoites. J Infect Dis (2007) 4.35
In vivo parasitological measures of artemisinin susceptibility. J Infect Dis (2010) 4.25
The last man standing is the most resistant: eliminating artemisinin-resistant malaria in Cambodia. Malar J (2009) 4.25
Counterfeit anti-infective drugs. Lancet Infect Dis (2006) 3.91
Rickettsial infections and fever, Vientiane, Laos. Emerg Infect Dis (2006) 3.87
High heritability of malaria parasite clearance rate indicates a genetic basis for artemisinin resistance in western Cambodia. J Infect Dis (2010) 3.81
A selective sweep driven by pyrimethamine treatment in southeast asian malaria parasites. Mol Biol Evol (2003) 3.67
Scrub typhus serologic testing with the indirect immunofluorescence method as a diagnostic gold standard: a lack of consensus leads to a lot of confusion. Clin Infect Dis (2007) 3.23
Two nonrecombining sympatric forms of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium ovale occur globally. J Infect Dis (2010) 3.21
Causes of non-malarial fever in Laos: a prospective study. Lancet Glob Health (2013) 3.20
The global threat of counterfeit drugs: why industry and governments must communicate the dangers. PLoS Med (2005) 3.15
Diagnosis of scrub typhus. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 3.13
The relationship between age and the manifestations of and mortality associated with severe malaria. Clin Infect Dis (2008) 3.05
Evaluation of the Panbio dengue virus nonstructural 1 antigen detection and immunoglobulin M antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the diagnosis of acute dengue infections in Laos. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis (2007) 2.90
Spurious amplification of a Plasmodium vivax small-subunit RNA gene by use of primers currently used to detect P. knowlesi. J Clin Microbiol (2009) 2.85
In vivo assessment of drug efficacy against Plasmodium falciparum malaria: duration of follow-up. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2004) 2.77
Antimicrobial drug resistance of Salmonella enterica serovar typhi in asia and molecular mechanism of reduced susceptibility to the fluoroquinolones. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 2.73
Hyperparasitaemia and low dosing are an important source of anti-malarial drug resistance. Malar J (2009) 2.70
Exploring the contribution of candidate genes to artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2010) 2.68
Clinical research in resource-limited settings: enhancing research capacity and working together to make trials less complicated. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2010) 2.68
A dominant clone of Leptospira interrogans associated with an outbreak of human leptospirosis in Thailand. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2007) 2.65
Counterfeit artesunate antimalarials in southeast Asia. Lancet (2003) 2.59
Short communication: An assessment of the use of malaria rapid tests by village health volunteers in rural Laos. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 2.56
Murder by fake drugs. BMJ (2002) 2.54
Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is associated with an altered temporal pattern of transcription. BMC Genomics (2011) 2.53
Impaired clinical response in a patient with uncomplicated falciparum malaria who received poor-quality and underdosed intramuscular artemether. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 2.48
An ultrastructural study of the brain in fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2003) 2.47
Contrasting genetic structure in Plasmodium vivax populations from Asia and South America. Int J Parasitol (2007) 2.41
Stage-dependent production and release of histidine-rich protein 2 by Plasmodium falciparum. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 2.38
Guidelines for field surveys of the quality of medicines: a proposal. PLoS Med (2009) 2.36
Nonrandom distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei clones in relation to geographical location and virulence. J Clin Microbiol (2006) 2.34
The comparative accuracy of 8 commercial rapid immunochromatographic assays for the diagnosis of acute dengue virus infection. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 2.33
The transcriptome of Plasmodium vivax reveals divergence and diversity of transcriptional regulation in malaria parasites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 2.33
Likely health outcomes for untreated acute febrile illness in the tropics in decision and economic models; a Delphi survey. PLoS One (2011) 2.24
Genetic history of hepatitis C virus in East Asia. J Virol (2008) 2.20
Biological relevance of colony morphology and phenotypic switching by Burkholderia pseudomallei. J Bacteriol (2006) 2.16
Risk factors for recurrent melioidosis in northeast Thailand. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 2.14
A prospective study of the causes of febrile illness requiring hospitalization in children in Cambodia. PLoS One (2013) 2.12
Spatial and temporal epidemiology of clinical malaria in Cambodia 2004-2013. Malar J (2014) 2.12
Recurrent melioidosis in patients in northeast Thailand is frequently due to reinfection rather than relapse. J Clin Microbiol (2005) 2.09
Causes of community-acquired bacteremia and patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Vientiane, Laos. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 2.04
Selection strength and hitchhiking around two anti-malarial resistance genes. Proc Biol Sci (2005) 2.04
Patient and sample-related factors that effect the success of in vitro isolation of Orientia tsutsugamushi. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health (2007) 2.02
The first Plasmodium vivax relapses of life are usually genetically homologous. J Infect Dis (2011) 2.02
Identification of in vivo-expressed antigens of Staphylococcus aureus and their use in vaccinations for protection against nasal carriage. J Infect Dis (2006) 1.99
Rapid immunofluorescence microscopy for diagnosis of melioidosis. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol (2005) 1.99
Characterization of novel LPXTG-containing proteins of Staphylococcus aureus identified from genome sequences. Microbiology (2003) 1.98
Evaluation of six commercial point-of-care tests for diagnosis of acute dengue infections: the need for combining NS1 antigen and IgM/IgG antibody detection to achieve acceptable levels of accuracy. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2011) 1.97
Unidentified acids of strong prognostic significance in severe malaria. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.95
Dietary and socio-economic factors associated with beriberi in breastfed Lao infants. Ann Trop Paediatr (2003) 1.93
Doxycycline versus azithromycin for treatment of leptospirosis and scrub typhus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2007) 1.92
Risk factors for hematogenous complications of intravascular catheter-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 1.92
Fool's gold: Why imperfect reference tests are undermining the evaluation of novel diagnostics: a reevaluation of 5 diagnostic tests for leptospirosis. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.91
Loop-mediated isothermal PCR (LAMP) for the diagnosis of falciparum malaria. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2007) 1.89
Lethal malaria: Marchiafava and Bignami were right. J Infect Dis (2013) 1.88
Rapid detection of the pandemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone ST 239, a dominant strain in Asian hospitals. J Clin Microbiol (2008) 1.87
Determinants of acquisition and carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in infancy. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.87
Mind the gaps--the epidemiology of poor-quality anti-malarials in the malarious world--analysis of the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network database. Malar J (2014) 1.86
Randomized comparison of chloroquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine versus artesunate plus mefloquine versus artemether-lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Clin Infect Dis (2004) 1.85
Diagnosing severe falciparum malaria in parasitaemic African children: a prospective evaluation of plasma PfHRP2 measurement. PLoS Med (2012) 1.82
Defining the true sensitivity of culture for the diagnosis of melioidosis using Bayesian latent class models. PLoS One (2010) 1.80
Characterization of counterfeit artesunate antimalarial tablets from southeast Asia. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.79
Pitfalls in estimating piperaquine elimination. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.79
Characterization of solid counterfeit drug samples by desorption electrospray ionization and direct-analysis-in-real-time coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry. ChemMedChem (2006) 1.79
Chloroquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Savannakhet Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: an assessment of national antimalarial drug recommendations. Clin Infect Dis (2003) 1.74
Plasmodium falciparum pfmdr1 amplification, mefloquine resistance, and parasite fitness. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 1.72
Systematic review and consensus guidelines for environmental sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 1.72
Sennetsu neorickettsiosis: a probable fish-borne cause of fever rediscovered in Laos. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2009) 1.72
Open-label randomized trial of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, doxycycline, and chloramphenicol compared with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and doxycycline for maintenance therapy of melioidosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2005) 1.70