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Fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a first-line diagnostic procedure in paediatric tuberculosis suspects with peripheral lymphadenopathy?

Wright CA, Hesseling AC, Bamford C, Burgess SM, Warren R, Marais BJ.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Nov;13(11):1373-9.PMID: 19861009 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Ethionamide cross- and co-resistance in children with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis.

Schaaf HS, Victor TC, Venter A, Brittle W, Jordaan AM, Hesseling AC, Marais BJ, van Helden PD, Donald PR.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Nov;13(11):1355-9.PMID: 19861006 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Disseminated bacille Calmette-Guérin disease in HIV-infected South African infants.

Hesseling AC, Johnson LF, Jaspan H, Cotton MF, Whitelaw A, Schaaf HS, Fine PE, Eley BS, Marais BJ, Nuttall J, Beyers N, Godfrey-Faussett P.

Bull World Health Organ. 2009 Jul;87(7):505-11.PMID: 19649364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Delaying BCG vaccination from birth to 10 weeks of age may result in an enhanced memory CD4 T cell response.

Kagina BM, Abel B, Bowmaker M, Scriba TJ, Gelderbloem S, Smit E, Erasmus M, Nene N, Walzl G, Black G, Hussey GD, Hesseling AC, Hanekom WA.

Vaccine. 2009 Sep 4;27(40):5488-95. Epub 2009 Jul 17.PMID: 19616494 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Webb EA, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Gie RP, Lombard CJ, Spitaels A, Delport S, Marais BJ, Donald K, Hindmarsh P, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Jul;13(7):868-74.PMID: 19555537 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Short-term reproducibility of a commercial interferon gamma release assay.

Detjen AK, Loebenberg L, Grewal HM, Stanley K, Gutschmidt A, Kruger C, Du Plessis N, Kidd M, Beyers N, Walzl G, Hesseling AC.

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Aug;16(8):1170-5. Epub 2009 Jun 17.PMID: 19535542 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

BCG vaccination in South African HIV-exposed infants--risks and benefits.

Hesseling AC, Caldwell J, Cotton MF, Eley BS, Jaspan HB, Jennings K, Marais BJ, Nuttall J, Rabie H, Roux P, Schaaf HS.

S Afr Med J. 2009 Feb;99(2):88-91. No abstract available. PMID: 19418667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Poverty and tuberculosis: is it truly a simple inverse linear correlation?

Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Cotton MF.

Eur Respir J. 2009 Apr;33(4):943-4. No abstract available. PMID: 19336600 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The predictive value of the ELISpot-based interferon-gamma-release assay for tuberculosis disease.

Hesseling AC, Gie RP, Mandalakas AM.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Mar 17;150(6):428-9; author reply 429-30. No abstract available. PMID: 19293083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Improvement in mycobacterial yield and reduced time to detection in pediatric samples by use of a nutrient broth growth supplement.

Brittle W, Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Kidd M, Wasserman E, Botha T.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May;47(5):1287-9. Epub 2009 Mar 11.PMID: 19279173 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission is not related to household genotype in a setting of high endemicity.

Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Gie RP, van Helden PD, Warren RM.

J Clin Microbiol. 2009 May;47(5):1338-43. Epub 2009 Mar 4.PMID: 19261801 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Surveillance of antituberculosis drug resistance among children from the Western Cape Province of South Africa--an upward trend.

Schaaf HS, Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Brittle W, Donald PR.

Am J Public Health. 2009 Aug;99(8):1486-90. Epub 2009 Feb 5.PMID: 19197080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High incidence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected infants: evidence from a South African population-based study highlights the need for improved tuberculosis control strategies.

Hesseling AC, Cotton MF, Jennings T, Whitelaw A, Johnson LF, Eley B, Roux P, Godfrey-Faussett P, Schaaf HS.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Jan 1;48(1):108-14.PMID: 19049436 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Consensus statement on the revised World Health Organization recommendations for BCG vaccination in HIV-infected infants.

Hesseling AC, Cotton MF, Fordham von Reyn C, Graham SM, Gie RP, Hussey GD.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Dec;12(12):1376-9.PMID: 19017445 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Making BCG vaccination programmes safer in the HIV era.

Mak TK, Hesseling AC, Hussey GD, Cotton MF.

Lancet. 2008 Sep 6;372(9641):786-7. No abstract available. PMID: 18774406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Highly discordant T cell responses in individuals with recent exposure to household tuberculosis.

Hesseling AC, Mandalakas AM, Kirchner HL, Chegou NN, Marais BJ, Stanley K, Zhu X, Black G, Beyers N, Walzl G.

Thorax. 2009 Oct;64(10):840-6. Epub 2008 Aug 5.PMID: 18682523 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of light-emitting diode fluorescence microscopy to detect acid-fast bacilli in sputum.

Marais BJ, Brittle W, Painczyk K, Hesseling AC, Beyers N, Wasserman E, van Soolingen D, Warren RM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jul 15;47(2):203-7.PMID: 18532893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High level of discordant IGRA results in HIV-infected adults and children.

Mandalakas AM, Hesseling AC, Chegou NN, Kirchner HL, Zhu X, Marais BJ, Black GF, Beyers N, Walzl G.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Apr;12(4):417-23.PMID: 18371268 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Culture-confirmed childhood tuberculosis in Cape Town, South Africa: a review of 596 cases.

Schaaf HS, Marais BJ, Whitelaw A, Hesseling AC, Eley B, Hussey GD, Donald PR.

BMC Infect Dis. 2007 Nov 29;7:140.PMID: 18047651 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

BCG and HIV reconsidered: moving the research agenda forward.

Hesseling AC, Cotton MF, Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Beyers N, Fine PE, Abrams EJ, Godfrey-Faussett P, Kuhn L.

Vaccine. 2007 Sep 4;25(36):6565-8. Epub 2007 Jul 16. No abstract available. PMID: 17659816 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Scoring systems for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis: are we making progress?

Hesseling AC, Gie RP.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2007 Mar;11(3):245. No abstract available. PMID: 17352085 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Minimal inhibitory concentration of isoniazid in isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from children.

Schaaf HS, Victor TC, Engelke E, Brittle W, Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, van Helden PD, Donald PR.

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Mar;26(3):203-5.PMID: 17294161 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Absence of an association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotype and clinical features in children with tuberculous meningitis.

Maree F, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Marais BJ, Beyers N, van Helden P, Warren RM, Schoeman JF.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007 Jan;26(1):13-8.PMID: 17195699 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A refined symptom-based approach to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis in children.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Lombard C, Enarson DA, Beyers N.

Pediatrics. 2006 Nov;118(5):e1350-9.PMID: 17079536 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The risk of disseminated Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) disease in HIV-infected children.

Hesseling AC, Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Fine PE, Godfrey-Faussett P, Beyers N.

Vaccine. 2007 Jan 2;25(1):14-8. Epub 2006 Aug 1.PMID: 16959383 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beijing and Haarlem genotypes are overrepresented among children with drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

Marais BJ, Victor TC, Hesseling AC, Barnard M, Jordaan A, Brittle W, Reuter H, Beyers N, van Helden PD, Warren RM, Schaaf HS.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Oct;44(10):3539-43. Epub 2006 Aug 23.PMID: 16928967 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The spectrum of disease in children treated for tuberculosis in a highly endemic area.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Enarson DA, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Jul;10(7):732-8.PMID: 16848333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Childhood drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

Schaaf HS, Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Gie RP, Beyers N, Donald PR.

Acta Paediatr. 2006 May;95(5):523-8.PMID: 16825130 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The bacteriologic yield in children with intrathoracic tuberculosis.

Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Enarson DA, Beyers N.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Apr 15;42(8):e69-71. Epub 2006 Mar 6.PMID: 16575719 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The burden of childhood tuberculosis and the accuracy of community-based surveillance data.

Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Mar;10(3):259-63.PMID: 16562704 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Radiographic signs and symptoms in children treated for tuberculosis: possible implications for symptom-based screening in resource-limited settings.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Enarson DA, Beyers N.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Mar;25(3):237-40.PMID: 16511386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adherence to anti-tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis and treatment in children.

van Zyl S, Marais BJ, Hesseling AC, Gie RP, Beyers N, Schaaf HS.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Jan;10(1):13-8.PMID: 16466031 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tuberculous lymphadenitis as a cause of persistent cervical lymphadenopathy in children from a tuberculosis-endemic area.

Marais BJ, Wright CA, Schaaf HS, Gie RP, Hesseling AC, Enarson DA, Beyers N.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Feb;25(2):142-6.PMID: 16462291 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-induced disease in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected children.

Hesseling AC, Rabie H, Marais BJ, Manders M, Lips M, Schaaf HS, Gie RP, Cotton MF, van Helden PD, Warren RM, Beyers N.

Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Feb 15;42(4):548-58. Epub 2006 Jan 11.PMID: 16421800 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Criteria used for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis at primary health care level in a high-burden, urban setting.

Theart AC, Marais BJ, Gie RP, Hesseling AC, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2005 Nov;9(11):1210-4.PMID: 16333926 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The prevalence of symptoms associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in randomly selected children from a high burden community.

Marais BJ, Obihara CC, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Lombard C, Enarson D, Bateman E, Beyers N.

Arch Dis Child. 2005 Nov;90(11):1166-70.PMID: 16243872 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Well defined symptoms are of value in the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Obihara CC, Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Beyers N.

Arch Dis Child. 2005 Nov;90(11):1162-5. Epub 2005 Aug 30.PMID: 16131501 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Recurrent culture-confirmed tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children.

Schaaf HS, Krook S, Hollemans DW, Warren RM, Donald PR, Hesseling AC.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Aug;24(8):685-91.PMID: 16094221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Outcome of HIV infected children with culture confirmed tuberculosis.

Hesseling AC, Westra AE, Werschkull H, Donald PR, Beyers N, Hussey GD, El-Sadr W, Schaaf HS.

Arch Dis Child. 2005 Nov;90(11):1171-4. Epub 2005 Jun 17.PMID: 15964862 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A proposed radiological classification of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Starke JR, Hesseling AC, Donald PR, Beyers N.

Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Nov;34(11):886-94. Epub 2004 Aug 5.PMID: 15300340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The natural history of childhood intra-thoracic tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Obihara CC, Starke JJ, Enarson DA, Donald PR, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004 Apr;8(4):392-402. Review.PMID: 15141729 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The clinical epidemiology of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis: a critical review of literature from the pre-chemotherapy era.

Marais BJ, Gie RP, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Obihara CC, Nelson LJ, Enarson DA, Donald PR, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004 Mar;8(3):278-85. Review.PMID: 15139465 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

HIV and childhood tuberculosis: the way forward.

Cotton MF, Schaaf HS, Hesseling AC, Madhi SA.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2004 May;8(5):675-82. Review.PMID: 15137551 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin disease: implications for management of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children.

Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Victor T, Beyers N, Marais BJ, Cotton MF, Wiid I, Gie RP, van Helden P, Warren RM.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 May;23(5):476-9.PMID: 15131480 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Danish bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine-induced disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children.

Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Hanekom WA, Beyers N, Cotton MF, Gie RP, Marais BJ, van Helden P, Warren RM.

Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Nov 1;37(9):1226-33. Epub 2003 Oct 6. Erratum in: Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Dec 15;37(12):1727. PMID: 14557968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A child with neurobrucellosis.

Hesseling AC, Marais BJ, Cotton MF.

Ann Trop Paediatr. 2003 Jun;23(2):145-8.PMID: 12803745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A critical review of diagnostic approaches used in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis.

Hesseling AC, Schaaf HS, Gie RP, Starke JR, Beyers N.

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2002 Dec;6(12):1038-45. Review.PMID: 12546110 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles