| Rapid molecular detection of tuberculosis and rifampin resistance CC Boehme, P Nabeta, D Hillemann, MP Nicol, S Shenai, F Krapp, ... New England Journal of Medicine 363 (11), 1005-1015, 2010 | 3098 | 2010 |
| Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review … T Shi, DA McAllister, KL O'Brien, EAF Simoes, SA Madhi, BD Gessner, ... The Lancet 390 (10098), 946-958, 2017 | 2102 | 2017 |
| Feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and effectiveness of decentralised use of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistance: a multicentre … CC Boehme, MP Nicol, P Nabeta, JS Michael, E Gotuzzo, R Tahirli, ... The lancet 377 (9776), 1495-1505, 2011 | 1403 | 2011 |
| Variable host–pathogen compatibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis S Gagneux, K DeRiemer, T Van, M Kato-Maeda, BC De Jong, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103 (8), 2869-2873, 2006 | 1277 | 2006 |
| Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance: a prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study SE Dorman, SG Schumacher, D Alland, P Nabeta, DT Armstrong, B King, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 18 (1), 76-84, 2018 | 665 | 2018 |
| Xpert® MTB/RIF assay: development, evaluation and implementation of a new rapid molecular diagnostic for tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance SD Lawn, MP Nicol Future microbiology 6 (9), 1067-1082, 2011 | 656 | 2011 |
| Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in children younger than 5 years in 2019: a … Y Li, X Wang, DM Blau, MT Caballero, DR Feikin, CJ Gill, SA Madhi, ... The Lancet 399 (10340), 2047-2064, 2022 | 585 | 2022 |
| Accuracy of the Xpert MTB/RIF test for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children admitted to hospital in Cape Town, South Africa: a descriptive study MP Nicol, L Workman, W Isaacs, J Munro, F Black, B Eley, CC Boehme, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 11 (11), 819-824, 2011 | 418 | 2011 |
| Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis with the Xpert MTB/RIF assay in high burden countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis A Vassall, S van Kampen, H Sohn, JS Michael, KR John, S den Boon, ... PLoS medicine 8 (11), e1001120, 2011 | 405 | 2011 |
| Screening for HIV-associated tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance before antiretroviral therapy using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay: a prospective study SD Lawn, SV Brooks, K Kranzer, MP Nicol, A Whitelaw, M Vogt, ... PLoS medicine 8 (7), e1001067, 2011 | 402 | 2011 |
| Global patterns in monthly activity of influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza virus, and metapneumovirus: a systematic analysis Y Li, RM Reeves, X Wang, Q Bassat, WA Brooks, C Cohen, DP Moore, ... The Lancet Global Health 7 (8), e1031-e1045, 2019 | 325 | 2019 |
| Global burden of respiratory infections associated with seasonal influenza in children under 5 years in 2018: a systematic review and modelling study X Wang, Y Li, KL O'brien, SA Madhi, MA Widdowson, P Byass, SB Omer, ... The Lancet Global Health 8 (4), e497-e510, 2020 | 308 | 2020 |
| Acquired predisposition to mycobacterial disease due to autoantibodies to IFN-γ B Kampmann, C Hemingway, A Stephens, R Davidson, A Goodsall, ... The Journal of clinical investigation 115 (9), 2480-2488, 2005 | 267 | 2005 |
| Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF GJ Churchyard, WS Stevens, LD Mametja, KM McCarthy, V Chihota, ... The Lancet Global Health 3 (8), e450-e457, 2015 | 248 | 2015 |
| Distinct patterns in human milk microbiota and fatty acid profiles across specific geographic locations H Kumar, E Du Toit, A Kulkarni, J Aakko, KM Linderborg, Y Zhang, ... Frontiers in microbiology 7, 1619, 2016 | 247 | 2016 |
| A comparison of the efficiency of five different commercial DNA extraction kits for extraction of DNA from faecal samples S Claassen, E du Toit, M Kaba, C Moodley, HJ Zar, MP Nicol Journal of microbiological methods 94 (2), 103-110, 2013 | 209 | 2013 |
| Novel lipoarabinomannan point-of-care tuberculosis test for people with HIV: a diagnostic accuracy study T Broger, B Sossen, E du Toit, AD Kerkhoff, C Schutz, EI Reipold, A Ward, ... The Lancet infectious diseases 19 (8), 852-861, 2019 | 201 | 2019 |
| Aetiology of childhood pneumonia in a well vaccinated South African birth cohort: a nested case-control study of the Drakenstein Child Health Study HJ Zar, W Barnett, A Stadler, S Gardner-Lubbe, L Myer, MP Nicol The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 4 (6), 463-472, 2016 | 199 | 2016 |
| Rapid molecular diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children using nasopharyngeal specimens HJ Zar, L Workman, W Isaacs, J Munro, F Black, B Eley, V Allen, ... Clinical infectious diseases 55 (8), 1088-1095, 2012 | 196 | 2012 |
| New specimens and laboratory diagnostics for childhood pulmonary TB: progress and prospects MP Nicol, HJ Zar Paediatric respiratory reviews 12 (1), 16-21, 2011 | 194 | 2011 |
heather zarProfessor & Chair, Department of Paediatrics and Director of the MRC Unit on Child & AdolescentVerified email at uct.ac.za
