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ANNA MANDALAKAS to Child

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1.550
  1. Predicting mortality within 1 year of ART initiation in children and adolescents living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective observational cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jun; 12(6):e929-e937.
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    Score: 0.052
  2. Performance of a stool-based quantitative PCR assay for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in adolescents and adults: a multinational, prospective diagnostic accuracy study. Lancet Microbe. 2024 May; 5(5):e433-e441.
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    Score: 0.051
  3. Pediatric Post-TB Lung Disease: Ready for Prime Time? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2023 04 15; 207(8):975-977.
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    Score: 0.048
  4. Optimal Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Children and Adolescents With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 01 06; 76(1):10-17.
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    Score: 0.047
  5. Vikela Ekhaya: A Novel, Community-based, Tuberculosis Contact Management Program in a High Burden Setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 05 03; 74(9):1631-1638.
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    Score: 0.045
  6. Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 06 28; 6:CD013693.
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    Score: 0.042
  7. Tuberculosis prevention in children: a prospective community-based study in South Africa. Eur Respir J. 2021 04; 57(4).
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    Score: 0.042
  8. Tuberculosis symptom screening for children and adolescents living with HIV in six high HIV/TB burden countries in Africa. AIDS. 2021 01 01; 35(1):73-79.
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    Score: 0.041
  9. Predictors of suboptimal adherence to isoniazid preventive therapy among adolescents and children living with HIV. PLoS One. 2020; 15(12):e0243713.
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    Score: 0.041
  10. Tuberculosis among Children and Adolescents at HIV Treatment Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 12; 26(12).
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    Score: 0.041
  11. Design and Evaluation of Risk Assessment Tools to Identify Pediatric Tuberculosis Infection in Bohol, the Philippines, a Low-HIV- and High-TB-Burden Setting. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 11; 103(5):1818-1826.
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    Score: 0.041
  12. Distinct Risk Factors for Clinical and Bacteriologically Confirmed Tuberculosis among Child Household Contacts in a High-Burden Setting. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 12; 103(6):2506-2509.
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    Score: 0.040
  13. The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis. Lancet. 2020 03 21; 395(10228):973-984.
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    Score: 0.039
  14. Development of a Tool for Health Screening and Assessment in Orphanages in Lesotho. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 05; 100(5):1290-1293.
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    Score: 0.037
  15. Evaluation of the QuantiFERON-Tuberculosis Gold Plus Assay in Children with Tuberculosis Disease or Following Household Exposure to Tuberculosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 03; 100(3):540-543.
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    Score: 0.036
  16. Diagnostic and Treatment Monitoring Potential of A Stool-Based Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 08; 99(2):310-316.
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    Score: 0.034
  17. T-SPOT.TB Performance in Routine Pediatric Practice in a Low TB Burden Setting. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 04; 37(4):292-297.
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    Score: 0.034
  18. Child contact management in high tuberculosis burden countries: A mixed-methods systematic review. PLoS One. 2017; 12(8):e0182185.
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    Score: 0.032
  19. School and household tuberculosis contact investigations in Swaziland: Active TB case finding in a high HIV/TB burden setting. PLoS One. 2017; 12(6):e0178873.
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    Score: 0.032
  20. Why being an expert - despite xpert -remains crucial for children in high TB burden settings. BMC Infect Dis. 2017 02 06; 17(1):123.
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    Score: 0.031
  21. BUTIMBA: Intensifying the Hunt for Child TB in Swaziland through Household Contact Tracing. PLoS One. 2017; 12(1):e0169769.
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    Score: 0.031
  22. Culture is an imperfect and heterogeneous reference standard in pediatric tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2016 12; 101S:S105-S108.
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    Score: 0.031
  23. Optimizing the detection of recent tuberculosis infection in children in a high tuberculosis-HIV burden setting. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Apr 01; 191(7):820-30.
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    Score: 0.028
  24. Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Respir Med. 2015 Jun; 3(6):451-61.
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    Score: 0.028
  25. Detecting tuberculosis infection in HIV-infected children: a study of diagnostic accuracy, confounding and interaction. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Mar; 32(3):e111-8.
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    Score: 0.024
  26. Modelling the cost-effectiveness of strategies to prevent tuberculosis in child contacts in a high-burden setting. Thorax. 2013 Mar; 68(3):247-55.
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    Score: 0.023
  27. Well-quantified tuberculosis exposure is a reliable surrogate measure of tuberculosis infection. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Aug; 16(8):1033-9.
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    Score: 0.023
  28. Interferon-gamma release assays for childhood tuberculosis: what does the future hold? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Nov; 15(11):1423-4.
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    Score: 0.022
  29. Interferon-gamma release assays and childhood tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Aug; 15(8):1018-32.
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    Score: 0.021
  30. The role of chest radiographs and tuberculin skin tests in tuberculosis screening of internationally adopted children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2011 May; 30(5):387-91.
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    Score: 0.021
  31. Predictive value of immunization records and risk factors for immunization failure in internationally adopted children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 May; 163(5):473-9.
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    Score: 0.018
  32. Global child health fellowship programs in demand. Pediatrics. 2008 Dec; 122(6):1417-8; author reply 1418.
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    Score: 0.018
  33. Interpretation of repeat tuberculin skin testing in international adoptees: conversions or boosting. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Oct; 27(10):913-9.
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    Score: 0.018
  34. Rapid GIS-based profiling of West Nile virus transmission: defining environmental factors associated with an urban-suburban outbreak in Northeast Ohio, USA. Geospat Health. 2008 May; 2(2):215-25.
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    Score: 0.017
  35. Pediatric West Nile virus infection: neurologic disease presentations during the 2002 epidemic in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Aug; 25(8):751-3.
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    Score: 0.015
  36. West Nile virus epidemic, northeast Ohio, 2002. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Nov; 11(11):1774-7.
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    Score: 0.014
  37. Performance of a Novel Stool Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pediatric Tuberculosis Detection in Sub-Saharan Africa. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jun 16; 14(6).
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    Score: 0.014
  38. Current concepts of childhood tuberculosis. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005 Apr; 16(2):93-104.
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    Score: 0.014
  39. High risk of drug-resistant tuberculosis in IGRA-negative contacts: should preventive treatment be considered? Infection. 2025 Aug; 53(4):1501-1506.
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    Score: 0.014
  40. Effectiveness of the primary Bacillus Calmette-Gu?rin vaccine against the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease: a meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet Microbe. 2025 Feb; 6(2):100961.
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    Score: 0.014
  41. Whispers in the Wind: Face Mask Sampling for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection in Children With Pulmonary Tuberculosis. J Infect Dis. 2024 Dec 16; 230(6):1510-1517.
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    Score: 0.014
  42. Performance of stool-based molecular tests and processing methods for paediatric tuberculosis diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Microbe. 2025 Jun; 6(6):100963.
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    Score: 0.013
  43. Non-sputum-based samples and biomarkers for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: the hope to improve childhood and HIV-associated tuberculosis diagnosis. Eur J Med Res. 2024 Oct 18; 29(1):502.
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    Score: 0.013
  44. Facilitators and barriers to initiating and completing tuberculosis preventive treatment among children and adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: a qualitative study of adolescents, caretakers and health workers. AIDS Res Ther. 2024 Aug 29; 21(1):59.
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    Score: 0.013
  45. Pulse Oximetry Accuracy in Children with Dark Skin Tones: Relevance to Acute Lower Respiratory Infection Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Oct 02; 111(4):736-739.
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    Score: 0.013
  46. Effectiveness of preventive treatment among different age groups and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis of contact tracing studies. Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Aug; 12(8):633-641.
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    Score: 0.013
  47. A stool based qPCR for the diagnosis of TB in children and people living with HIV in Uganda, Eswatini and Mozambique (Stool4TB): a protocol for a multicenter diagnostic evaluation. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Feb 21; 24(1):233.
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    Score: 0.013
  48. Tuberculosis screening in immigrant children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Jan; 23(1):71-2.
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    Score: 0.013
  49. Development of treatment-decision algorithms for children evaluated for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2023 05; 7(5):336-346.
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    Score: 0.012
  50. Optimizing DNA Extraction from Pediatric Stool for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Use in Next-Generation Sequencing Applications. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 02 14; 11(1):e0226922.
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    Score: 0.012
  51. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for tuberculosis disease and rifampicin resistance in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 09 06; 9:CD013359.
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    Score: 0.012
  52. Infant BCG vaccination and risk of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis throughout the life course: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 09; 10(9):e1307-e1316.
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    Score: 0.012
  53. Pathogenesis of tuberculosis: the 1930 L?beck disaster revisited. Eur Respir Rev. 2022 Jun 30; 31(164).
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    Score: 0.011
  54. CRISPR detection of circulating cell-free Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in adults and children, including children with HIV: a molecular diagnostics study. Lancet Microbe. 2022 07; 3(7):e482-e492.
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    Score: 0.011
  55. Rapid molecular diagnostics of tuberculosis resistance by targeted stool sequencing. Genome Med. 2022 05 19; 14(1):52.
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    Score: 0.011
  56. The Magnitude of Interferon Gamma Release Assay Responses in Children With Household Tuberculosis Contact Is Associated With Tuberculosis Exposure and Disease Status. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 08 01; 40(8):763-770.
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    Score: 0.011
  57. Paediatric tuberculosis - new advances to close persistent gaps. Int J Infect Dis. 2021 Dec; 113 Suppl 1:S63-S67.
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    Score: 0.010
  58. Xpert MTB/RIF and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assays for active tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 08 27; 8:CD013359.
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    Score: 0.010
  59. Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children After Natural Disasters, Bohol, Philippines. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 10; 25(10):1884-1892.
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    Score: 0.009
  60. Paediatric tuberculosis transmission outside the household: challenging historical paradigms to inform future public health strategies. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 06; 7(6):544-552.
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    Score: 0.009
  61. Immunologic-based Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Among Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age Exposed and Unexposed to Tuberculosis in Tanzania. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 04; 38(4):333-339.
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    Score: 0.009
  62. Human immunodeficiency virus status and delayed-type hypersensitivity skin testing in Ugandan children. Pediatrics. 1999 Feb; 103(2):E21.
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    Score: 0.009
  63. Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Among HIV/TB-Coinfected Children in the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) Network. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 Jun 01; 75(2):156-163.
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    Score: 0.008
  64. The Effect of Deworming on Tests of Tuberculosis Infection in Children With Recent Tuberculosis Exposure: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 06; 35(6):622-7.
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    Score: 0.007
  65. Clinical Case Definitions for Classification of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Children: An Update. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Oct 15; 61Suppl 3:S179-87.
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    Score: 0.007
  66. Novel application of NIH case definitions in a paediatric tuberculosis contact investigation study. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Apr; 19(4):446-53.
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    Score: 0.007
  67. Tuberculosis in Pediatric Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Diagnosis and Screening Practices. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2015 Mar; 4(1):30-8.
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    Score: 0.006
  68. Does an isoniazid prophylaxis register improve tuberculosis contact management in South African children? PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e80803.
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    Score: 0.006
  69. Effect of Ascaris Lumbricoides specific IgE on tuberculin skin test responses in children in a high-burden setting: a cross-sectional community-based study. BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Sep 11; 12:211.
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    Score: 0.006
  70. 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 May 15; 205 Suppl 2:S209-15.
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    Score: 0.006
  71. Tuberculosis contact investigation in a high-burden setting: house or household? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2012 Feb; 16(2):157-62.
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    Score: 0.006
  72. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure increases Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection risk in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2011 Nov; 15(11):1490-6, i.
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    Score: 0.005
  73. Child healthcare workers in resource-limited areas improve health with innovative low-cost projects. J Trop Pediatr. 2012 Apr; 58(2):120-4.
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    Score: 0.005
  74. Opportunities for chemoprophylaxis in children with culture-confirmed tuberculosis. Ann Trop Paediatr. 2011; 31(4):301-10.
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    Score: 0.005
  75. Mycobacterial genotype is associated with disease phenotype in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2010 Oct; 14(10):1252-8.
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    Score: 0.005
  76. Exposure to West Nile virus during the 2002 epidemic in Cuyahoga County, Ohio: a comparison of pediatric and adult behaviors. Public Health Rep. 2007 May-Jun; 122(3):356-61.
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    Score: 0.004
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