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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics in children: 1. Proposed clinical case definitions for classification of intrathoracic tuberculosis disease. Consensus from an expert panel.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2012
|
4.60
|
|
2
|
A single dose of vitamin D enhances immunity to mycobacteria.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2007
|
4.07
|
|
3
|
Paediatric tuberculosis.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2008
|
3.97
|
|
4
|
Maternal HIV infection and antibody responses against vaccine-preventable diseases in uninfected infants.
|
JAMA
|
2011
|
2.90
|
|
5
|
IFN-gamma- and TNF-independent vitamin D-inducible human suppression of mycobacteria: the role of cathelicidin LL-37.
|
J Immunol
|
2007
|
2.75
|
|
6
|
Neutrophil-mediated innate immune resistance to mycobacteria.
|
J Clin Invest
|
2007
|
2.38
|
|
7
|
Azithromycin blocks autophagy and may predispose cystic fibrosis patients to mycobacterial infection.
|
J Clin Invest
|
2011
|
1.89
|
|
8
|
A deletion defining a common Asian lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis associates with immune subversion.
|
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
|
2006
|
1.64
|
|
9
|
Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics in children: 2. Methodological issues for conducting and reporting research evaluations of tuberculosis diagnostics for intrathoracic tuberculosis in children. Consensus from an expert panel.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2012
|
1.60
|
|
10
|
Investigation of the relationships between immune-mediated inhibition of mycobacterial growth and other potential surrogate markers of protective Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2002
|
1.59
|
|
11
|
Is IP-10 a better biomarker for active and latent tuberculosis in children than IFNgamma?
|
PLoS One
|
2008
|
1.32
|
|
12
|
Identifying predictors of interferon-γ release assay results in pediatric latent tuberculosis: a protective role of bacillus Calmette-Guerin?: a pTB-NET collaborative study.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
1.30
|
|
13
|
Comparison of interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin test in predicting active tuberculosis (TB) in children in the UK: a paediatric TB network study.
|
Arch Dis Child
|
2009
|
1.29
|
|
14
|
Bactericidal activity in whole blood as a potential surrogate marker of immunity after vaccination against tuberculosis.
|
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
|
2002
|
1.29
|
|
15
|
Dendritic cell stimulation by mycobacterial Hsp70 is mediated through CCR5.
|
Science
|
2006
|
1.27
|
|
16
|
Age-dependent maturation of Toll-like receptor-mediated cytokine responses in Gambian infants.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
1.22
|
|
17
|
Small molecule enhancers of rapamycin-induced TOR inhibition promote autophagy, reduce toxicity in Huntington's disease models and enhance killing of mycobacteria by macrophages.
|
Autophagy
|
2007
|
1.17
|
|
18
|
Childhood tuberculosis: progress requires an advocacy strategy now.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2012
|
1.11
|
|
19
|
Toxicity and tolerability of fluoroquinolone-based preventive therapy for childhood contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2014
|
1.08
|
|
20
|
Inhibition of mycobacterial growth in vitro following primary but not secondary vaccination with Mycobacterium bovis BCG.
|
Clin Vaccine Immunol
|
2013
|
1.07
|
|
21
|
CD4 and CD8 T-cell responses to mycobacterial antigens in African children.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
22
|
Failure to control growth of mycobacteria in blood from children infected with human immunodeficiency virus and its relationship to T cell function.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2003
|
1.01
|
|
23
|
Maternal immunization as a strategy to decrease susceptibility to infection in newborn infants.
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2013
|
1.01
|
|
24
|
Childhood tuberculosis: out of sight, out of mind?
|
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
|
2007
|
1.00
|
|
25
|
Vitamin D in early childhood and the effect on immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
|
Clin Dev Immunol
|
2012
|
1.00
|
|
26
|
Paediatric emergency care in resource-limited settings.
|
Lancet
|
2013
|
0.99
|
|
27
|
The risk of tuberculosis in transplant candidates and recipients: a TBNET consensus statement.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2012
|
0.99
|
|
28
|
Seroprevalence of pertussis in the Gambia: evidence for continued circulation of bordetella pertussis despite high vaccination rates.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2015
|
0.98
|
|
29
|
Current understanding of the immune response to tuberculosis in children.
|
Curr Opin Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.98
|
|
30
|
Early deaths during tuberculosis treatment are associated with depressed innate responses, bacterial infection, and tuberculosis progression.
|
J Infect Dis
|
2011
|
0.96
|
|
31
|
Immunology and pathogenesis of childhood TB.
|
Paediatr Respir Rev
|
2010
|
0.96
|
|
32
|
Serological response to 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children and adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV infection.
|
AIDS
|
2014
|
0.96
|
|
33
|
Soluble ecto-5'-nucleotidase (5'-NT), alkaline phosphatase, and adenosine deaminase (ADA1) activities in neonatal blood favor elevated extracellular adenosine.
|
J Biol Chem
|
2013
|
0.95
|
|
34
|
Perinatal tuberculosis: new challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in infants and the newborn.
|
Early Hum Dev
|
2008
|
0.95
|
|
35
|
Enhanced anti-mycobacterial immunity in children with erythema nodosum and a positive tuberculin skin test.
|
J Invest Dermatol
|
2007
|
0.94
|
|
36
|
Achieving comprehensive childhood immunization: an analysis of obstacles and opportunities in The Gambia.
|
Health Policy Plan
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
37
|
The impact of HIV exposure and maternal Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on infant immune responses to bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination.
|
AIDS
|
2015
|
0.91
|
|
38
|
Blood tests for diagnosis of tuberculosis.
|
Lancet
|
2006
|
0.89
|
|
39
|
Immunogenic Mycobacterium africanum strains associated with ongoing transmission in The Gambia.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
40
|
Early phase clinical trials with human immunodeficiency virus-1 and malaria vectored vaccines in The Gambia: frontline challenges in study design and implementation.
|
Am J Trop Med Hyg
|
2014
|
0.86
|
|
41
|
How to use: interferon γ release assays for tuberculosis.
|
Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
42
|
Reduction of chemokine secretion in response to mycobacteria in infliximab-treated patients.
|
Clin Vaccine Immunol
|
2007
|
0.85
|
|
43
|
Inclusion of latent tuberculosis infection as a separate entity into the international classification of diseases.
|
Thorax
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
44
|
Differences in T-cell responses between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium africanum-infected patients.
|
Eur J Immunol
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
45
|
Short communication: prevalence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in children in The Gambia, West Africa.
|
Trop Med Int Health
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
46
|
Neonatal admissions, quality of care and outcome: 4 years of inpatient audit data from The Gambia's teaching hospital.
|
Paediatr Int Child Health
|
2015
|
0.83
|
|
47
|
Serogroup W135 meningococcal disease, The Gambia, 2012.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
48
|
Specific antibodies against vaccine-preventable infections: a mother-infant cohort study.
|
BMJ Open
|
2013
|
0.82
|
|
49
|
A functional whole blood assay to measure viability of mycobacteria, using reporter-gene tagged BCG or M.Tb (BCGlux/M.Tb lux).
|
J Vis Exp
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
50
|
Modeling the impact of novel diagnostic tests on pediatric and extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
51
|
Increased disease due to Haemophilus influenzae type b: population-based surveillance in eastern Gambia, 2008-2013.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2015
|
0.79
|
|
52
|
Management of pediatric contacts of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the United Kingdom.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
53
|
Bridging the gap: maternal immunisation as a means to reduce neonatal deaths from infectious diseases.
|
Pathog Glob Health
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
54
|
Placental transfer of anti-group B Streptococcus immunoglobulin G antibody subclasses from HIV-infected and uninfected women to their uninfected infants.
|
AIDS
|
2016
|
0.76
|
|
55
|
Kawasaki disease coincident with influenza A H1N1/09 infection.
|
Pediatr Int
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
56
|
Meeting report: The International Conference on Human Immunity to Tuberculosis.
|
Tuberculosis (Edinb)
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
57
|
Skewing of the CD4(+) T-cell pool toward monofunctional antigen-specific responses in patients with immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in The Gambia.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
58
|
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in UK children: presentation, management and outcome.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
59
|
Impact of immigration on pulmonary tuberculosis in spanish children.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
60
|
Serologic Responses in Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2017
|
0.75
|