| Global burden of cardiovascular diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: update from the GBD 2019 study GA Roth, GA Mensah, CO Johnson, G Addolorato, E Ammirati, ... Journal of the American college of cardiology 76 (25), 2982-3021, 2020 | 6752 | 2020 |
| Herpes simplex virus type 2 in the United States, 1976 to 1994 DT Fleming, GM McQuillan, RE Johnson, AJ Nahmias, SO Aral, FK Lee, ... New England Journal of Medicine 337 (16), 1105-1111, 1997 | 1528 | 1997 |
| The emergence of grade A eggs as a major source of Salmonella enteritidis infections: new implications for the control of salmonellosis MES Louis, DL Morse, ME Potter, TM DeMelfi, JJ Guzewich, RV Tauxe, ... Jama 259 (14), 2103-2107, 1988 | 790 | 1988 |
| Condom promotion, sexually transmitted diseases treatment, and declining incidence of HIV-1 infection in female Zairian sex workers M Laga, M Alary, F Behets, J Goeman, P Piot, N Nzila, AT Manoka, ... The Lancet 344 (8917), 246-248, 1994 | 607 | 1994 |
| Pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients in Zaire—a controlled trial of treatment for either 6 or 12 months JH Perriëns, ME St. Louis, YB Mukadi, C Brown, J Prignot, F Pouthier, ... New England journal of medicine 332 (12), 779-785, 1995 | 436 | 1995 |
| Risk for perinatal HIV-1 transmission according to maternal immunologic, virologic, and placental factors MES Louis, M Kamenga, C Brown, AM Nelson, T Manzila, V Batter, ... Jama 269 (22), 2853-2859, 1993 | 380 | 1993 |
| Chloramphenicol-resistant Salmonella newport traced through hamburger to dairy farms JS Spika, SH Waterman, GWS Hoo, ME St. Louis, RE Pacer, SM James, ... New England Journal of Medicine 316 (10), 565-570, 1987 | 352 | 1987 |
| Estimating the timing of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in a breast-feeding population in Kinshasa, Zaire J Bertolli, ME St. Louis, RJ Simonds, P Nieburg, M Kamenga, C Brown, ... Journal of Infectious Diseases 174 (4), 722-726, 1996 | 311 | 1996 |
| Determinants of persistent and recurrent Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young women: results of a multicenter cohort study WLH Whittington, C Kent, P Kissinger, MK Oh, JD Fortenberry, SE Hillis, ... Sexually transmitted diseases 28 (2), 117-123, 2001 | 274 | 2001 |
| WHO neuropsychiatric AIDS study, cross-sectional phase I: study design and psychiatric findings M Maj, R Janssen, F Starace, M Zaudig, P Satz, B Sughondhabirom, ... Archives of general psychiatry 51 (1), 39-49, 1994 | 266 | 1994 |
| A prospective study of diarrhea and HIV-1 infection among 429 Zairian infants DM Thea, ME St. Louis, U Atido, K Kanjinga, B Kembo, M Matondo, ... New England Journal of Medicine 329 (23), 1696-1702, 1993 | 225 | 1993 |
| Botulism from chopped garlic: delayed recognition of a major outbreak ME ST. LOUIS, SHS PECK, D BOWERING, GB MORGAN, ... Annals of Internal Medicine 108 (3), 363-368, 1988 | 216 | 1988 |
| Trends in pelvic inflammatory disease hospital discharges and ambulatory visits, United States, 1985–2001 MY Sutton, M Sternberg, A Zaidi, MES Louis, LE Markowitz Sexually transmitted diseases 32 (12), 778-784, 2005 | 206 | 2005 |
| Climate change: impacts on and implications for global health MES Louis, JJ Hess American journal of preventive medicine 35 (5), 527-538, 2008 | 205 | 2008 |
| Principles and practice of public health surveillance LM Lee Oxford University Press, USA, 2010 | 201 | 2010 |
| HIV prevalence in patients with syphilis, United States ME Blocker, WC Levine, MES Louis Sexually transmitted diseases 27 (1), 53-59, 2000 | 195 | 2000 |
| Sexually transmitted diseases and adverse outcomes of pregnancy RL Goldenberg, WW Andrews, AC Yuan, HT MacKay, MES Louis Clinics in perinatology 24 (1), 23-41, 1997 | 191 | 1997 |
| High prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted diseases in urban adolescent females despite moderate risk behaviors RE Bunnell, L Dahlberg, R Rolfs, R Ransom, K Gershman, C Farshy, ... The Journal of infectious diseases 180 (5), 1624-1631, 1999 | 189 | 1999 |
| Considerations in planning a surveillance system SM Teutsch, LM Lee, SM Teutsch, SB Thacker, ME St Louise Principles Pract Public Health Surveill, 18-28, 2010 | 187 | 2010 |
| Guidelines for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases 2002 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 51 (6), 1-80, 2002 | 187* | 2002 |
