| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Spread of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2014
|
11.87
|
|
2
|
Scaling up of highly active antiretroviral therapy in a rural district of Malawi: an effectiveness assessment.
|
Lancet
|
2006
|
10.91
|
|
3
|
Standardizing the measurement of parasite clearance in falciparum malaria: the parasite clearance estimator.
|
Malar J
|
2011
|
5.65
|
|
4
|
The threat of artemisinin-resistant malaria.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2011
|
4.15
|
|
5
|
Effectiveness of mass oral cholera vaccination in Beira, Mozambique.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2005
|
3.68
|
|
6
|
Effect of preventive supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food on the nutritional status, mortality, and morbidity of children aged 6 to 60 months in Niger: a cluster randomized trial.
|
JAMA
|
2009
|
3.48
|
|
7
|
The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa.
|
Nature
|
2008
|
3.35
|
|
8
|
Operational response to malaria epidemics: are rapid diagnostic tests cost-effective?
|
Trop Med Int Health
|
2006
|
2.39
|
|
9
|
Efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine compared with quinine in pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: an open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2010
|
2.24
|
|
10
|
Treatment options for visceral leishmaniasis: a systematic review of clinical studies done in India, 1980-2004.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2005
|
2.06
|
|
11
|
The primacy of public health considerations in defining poor quality medicines.
|
PLoS Med
|
2011
|
1.91
|
|
12
|
Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria.
|
Malar J
|
2009
|
1.86
|
|
13
|
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
|
|
14
|
Poor quality vital anti-malarials in Africa - an urgent neglected public health priority.
|
Malar J
|
2011
|
1.76
|
|
15
|
Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2007
|
1.75
|
|
16
|
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
|
|
17
|
World Antimalarial Resistance Network I: clinical efficacy of antimalarial drugs.
|
Malar J
|
2007
|
1.56
|
|
18
|
Late vaccination reinforcement during a measles epidemic in Niamey, Niger (2003-2004).
|
Vaccine
|
2006
|
1.53
|
|
19
|
Mitigating the threat of artemisinin resistance in Africa: improvement of drug-resistance surveillance and response systems.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2012
|
1.53
|
|
20
|
Bleach sedimentation: an opportunity to optimize smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in settings of high prevalence of HIV.
|
Clin Infect Dis
|
2008
|
1.38
|
|
21
|
Research in complex humanitarian emergencies: the Médecins Sans Frontières/Epicentre experience.
|
PLoS Med
|
2008
|
1.20
|
|
22
|
High-throughput analysis of antimalarial susceptibility data by the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) in vitro analysis and reporting tool.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2013
|
1.15
|
|
23
|
Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method.
|
PLoS One
|
2009
|
1.14
|
|
24
|
Early parasitological response following artemisinin-containing regimens: a critical review of the literature.
|
Malar J
|
2013
|
1.14
|
|
25
|
Implementation of a reference standard and proficiency testing programme by the World Wide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN).
|
Malar J
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
26
|
Spatiotemporal mathematical modelling of mutations of the dhps gene in African Plasmodium falciparum.
|
Malar J
|
2013
|
1.11
|
|
27
|
Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006.
|
PLoS One
|
2009
|
1.07
|
|
28
|
Efficacy of fixed-dose combination artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated childhood Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Democratic Republic of Congo: a randomized non-inferiority trial.
|
Malar J
|
2012
|
1.07
|
|
29
|
Reducing wasting in young children with preventive supplementation: a cohort study in Niger.
|
Pediatrics
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
30
|
Burden of disease and circulating serotypes of rotavirus infection in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Lancet Infect Dis
|
2009
|
1.04
|
|
31
|
Effectiveness of ready-to-use therapeutic food compared to a corn/soy-blend-based pre-mix for the treatment of childhood moderate acute malnutrition in Niger.
|
J Trop Pediatr
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
32
|
Performance of a histidine-rich protein 2 rapid diagnostic test, Paracheck Pf®, for detection of malaria infections in Ugandan pregnant women.
|
Am J Trop Med Hyg
|
2012
|
1.03
|
|
33
|
Evaluation of a rapid test for the diagnosis of cholera in the absence of a gold standard.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
1.02
|
|
34
|
Population pharmacokinetics of Artemether and dihydroartemisinin in pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda.
|
Malar J
|
2012
|
1.00
|
|
35
|
Clinical determinants of early parasitological response to ACTs in African patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a literature review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.
|
BMC Med
|
2015
|
0.99
|
|
36
|
Trends in antimalarial drug use in Africa.
|
Am J Trop Med Hyg
|
2013
|
0.99
|
|
37
|
The effect of dosing strategies on the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.
|
BMC Med
|
2015
|
0.99
|
|
38
|
Assessing antimalarial efficacy in a time of change to artemisinin-based combination therapies: the role of Médecins Sans Frontières.
|
PLoS Med
|
2008
|
0.98
|
|
39
|
Transmission of Plasmodium vivax in south-western Uganda: report of three cases in pregnant women.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
40
|
Infections in children admitted with complicated severe acute malnutrition in Niger.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.95
|
|
41
|
Evaluation of combined LED-fluorescence microscopy and bleach sedimentation for diagnosis of tuberculosis at peripheral health service level.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
42
|
Pharyngeal carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in 2-19-year-old individuals in Uganda.
|
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
|
2006
|
0.93
|
|
43
|
Meningitis dipstick rapid test: evaluating diagnostic performance during an urban Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2007.
|
PLoS One
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
44
|
Prevalence, risk factors, and impact on outcome of cytomegalovirus replication in serum of Cambodian HIV-infected patients (2004-2007).
|
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
|
2009
|
0.90
|
|
45
|
Artemether-lumefantrine to treat malaria in pregnancy is associated with reduced placental haemozoin deposition compared to quinine in a randomized controlled trial.
|
Malar J
|
2012
|
0.90
|
|
46
|
Estimation of malaria haplotype and genotype frequencies: a statistical approach to overcome the challenge associated with multiclonal infections.
|
Malar J
|
2014
|
0.89
|
|
47
|
Emergence of new Salmonella Enteritidis phage types in Europe? Surveillance of infections in returning travellers.
|
BMC Med
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
48
|
Monitoring antimalarial resistance: launching a cooperative effort.
|
Trends Parasitol
|
2010
|
0.89
|
|
49
|
Clonal reconquest of antibiotic-susceptible Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi in Son La Province, Vietnam.
|
Am J Trop Med Hyg
|
2007
|
0.88
|
|
50
|
Field evaluation of two rapid diagnostic tests for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during the 2006 outbreak in Niger.
|
PLoS One
|
2009
|
0.88
|
|
51
|
Prevalence and risk factors of Lassa seropositivity in inhabitants of the forest region of Guinea: a cross-sectional study.
|
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
|
2009
|
0.87
|
|
52
|
Pharmacokinetic properties of artemether, dihydroartemisinin, lumefantrine, and quinine in pregnant women with uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria in Uganda.
|
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
|
2013
|
0.86
|
|
53
|
Use of filter paper as a transport medium for laboratory diagnosis of cholera under field conditions.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2011
|
0.81
|
|
54
|
Treatment of severe malnutrition with 2-day intramuscular ceftriaxone vs 5-day amoxicillin.
|
Ann Trop Paediatr
|
2008
|
0.81
|
|
55
|
A look back at an ongoing problem: Shigella dysenteriae type 1 epidemics in refugee settings in Central Africa (1993-1995).
|
PLoS One
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
56
|
Gastro-enteritis outbreak among Nordic patients with psoriasis in a health centre in Gran Canaria, Spain: a cohort study.
|
BMC Infect Dis
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
57
|
International health research monitoring: exploring a scientific and a cooperative approach using participatory action research.
|
BMJ Open
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
58
|
[Drugs against the neglected diseases].
|
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen
|
2002
|
0.75
|