The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study W Hoefsloot, J Van Ingen, C Andrejak, K Ängeby, R Bauriaud, P Bemer, ... European Respiratory Journal 42 (6), 1604-1613, 2013 | 892 | 2013 |
The South African tuberculosis care cascade: estimated losses and methodological challenges P Naidoo, G Theron, MX Rangaka, VN Chihota, L Vaughan, ZO Brey, ... The Journal of infectious diseases 216 (suppl_7), S702-S713, 2017 | 276 | 2017 |
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 | 253 | 2015 |
Liquid vs. solid culture for tuberculosis: performance and cost in a resource-constrained setting VN Chihota, AD Grant, K Fielding, B Ndibongo, A Van Zyl, D Muirhead, ... The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease 14 (8), 1024-1031, 2010 | 250 | 2010 |
Global tuberculosis report 2012. Geneva: World Health Organization World Health Organization Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3, 2022 | 135* | 2022 |
Emergence and treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in South Africa EM Streicher, B Müller, V Chihota, C Mlambo, M Tait, M Pillay, A Trollip, ... Infection, genetics and evolution 12 (4), 686-694, 2012 | 101 | 2012 |
Tuberculosis outcomes and drug susceptibility in individuals exposed to isoniazid preventive therapy in a high HIV prevalence setting CL Van Halsema, KL Fielding, VN Chihota, EC Russell, JJC Lewis, ... Aids 24 (7), 1051-1055, 2010 | 96 | 2010 |
Comparison of laboratory costs of rapid molecular tests and conventional diagnostics for detection of tuberculosis and drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa M Shah, V Chihota, G Coetzee, G Churchyard, SE Dorman BMC infectious diseases 13, 1-7, 2013 | 90 | 2013 |
Geographic distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from clinical specimens: a systematic review SMH Zweijpfenning, J van Ingen, W Hoefsloot Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine 39 (03), 336-342, 2018 | 83 | 2018 |
Performance characteristics of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF test in a tuberculosis prevalence survey SE Dorman, VN Chihota, JJ Lewis, M Shah, D Clark, AD Grant, ... Public Library of Science 7 (8), e43307, 2012 | 77 | 2012 |
Programmatically selected multidrug-resistant strains drive the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa B Müller, VN Chihota, M Pillay, M Klopper, EM Streicher, G Coetzee, ... PloS one 8 (8), e70919, 2013 | 76 | 2013 |
Population structure of multi-and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in South Africa VN Chihota, B Müller, CK Mlambo, M Pillay, M Tait, EM Streicher, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 50 (3), 995-1002, 2012 | 71 | 2012 |
Storage of breast milk: effect of temperature and storage duration on microbial growth. EO Igumbor, RD Mukura, B Makandiramba, V Chihota The Central African journal of medicine 46 (9), 247-251, 2000 | 71 | 2000 |
Autopsy prevalence of tuberculosis and other potentially treatable infections among adults with advanced HIV enrolled in out-patient care in South Africa AS Karat, T Omar, A Von Gottberg, M Tlali, VN Chihota, GJ Churchyard, ... PLoS One 11 (11), e0166158, 2016 | 70 | 2016 |
Geospatial distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in Africa VN Chihota, A Niehaus, EM Streicher, X Wang, SL Sampson, P Mason, ... PLoS One 13 (8), e0200632, 2018 | 68 | 2018 |
Genotype MTBDRplus for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and drug resistance in strains from gold miners in South Africa SE Dorman, VN Chihota, JJ Lewis, M van der Meulen, B Mathema, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 50 (4), 1189-1194, 2012 | 65 | 2012 |
Clonal Expansion of a Globally Disseminated Lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Low IS6110 Copy Numbers RM Warren, TC Victor, EM Streicher, M Richardson, GD Van Der Spuy, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 42 (12), 5774-5782, 2004 | 64 | 2004 |
Predominance of a single genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in regions of Southern Africa V Chihota, L Apers, S Mungofa, W Kasongo, IM Nyoni, R Tembwe, ... The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 11 (3), 311-318, 2007 | 60 | 2007 |
“Proof-of-concept” evaluation of an automated sputum smear microscopy system for tuberculosis diagnosis JJ Lewis, VN Chihota, M Van der Meulen, PB Fourie, KL Fielding, ... PloS one 7 (11), e50173, 2012 | 58 | 2012 |
Missed opportunities for TB investigation in primary care clinics in South Africa: experience from the XTEND trial VN Chihota, S Ginindza, K McCarthy, AD Grant, G Churchyard, K Fielding PLoS One 10 (9), e0138149, 2015 | 55 | 2015 |