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 | 1422 | 2011 |
Rapid molecular screening for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a high-volume public health laboratory in South Africa M Barnard, H Albert, G Coetzee, R O'Brien, ME Bosman American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 177 (7), 787-792, 2008 | 557 | 2008 |
Development, roll-out and impact of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis: what lessons have we learnt and how can we do better? H Albert, RR Nathavitharana, C Isaacs, M Pai, CM Denkinger, ... European Respiratory Journal 48 (2), 516-525, 2016 | 345 | 2016 |
Performance of a rapid phage-based test, FASTPlaqueTB™, to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis from sputum specimens in South Africa H Albert, A Heydenrych, R Brookes, J Mole R, B Harley, E Subotsky, ... The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 6 (6), 529-537, 2002 | 177 | 2002 |
The 2021 WHO catalogue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex mutations associated with drug resistance: a genotypic analysis TM Walker, P Miotto, CU Köser, PW Fowler, J Knaggs, Z Iqbal, M Hunt, ... The Lancet Microbe 3 (4), e265-e273, 2022 | 161 | 2022 |
Rapid screening of MDR-TB using molecular Line Probe Assay is feasible in Uganda H Albert, F Bwanga, S Mukkada, B Nyesiga, JP Ademun, G Lukyamuzi, ... BMC infectious diseases 10, 1-7, 2010 | 157 | 2010 |
Impact of Xpert MTB/RIF testing on tuberculosis management and outcomes in hospitalized patients in Uganda C Yoon, A Cattamanchi, JL Davis, W Worodria, S den Boon, N Kalema, ... PloS one 7 (11), e48599, 2012 | 115 | 2012 |
Biological indicators for steam sterilization: characterization of a rapid biological indicator utilizing Bacillus stearothermophilus spore‐associated alpha … H Albert, DJG Davies, LP Woodson, CJ Soper Journal of applied microbiology 85 (5), 865-874, 1998 | 97 | 1998 |
Spread of a Low-Fitness Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain in a Setting of High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence OJ Strauss, RM Warren, A Jordaan, EM Streicher, M Hanekom, H Albert, ... Journal of clinical microbiology 46 (4), 1514-1516, 2008 | 87 | 2008 |
Simple, phage-based (FASTPlaque) technology to determine rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from sputum H Albert, A Trollip, T Seaman, RJ Mole The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 8 (9), 1114-1119, 2004 | 84 | 2004 |
Rapid indication of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from liquid cultures using FASTPlaqueTB-RIF™, a manual phage-based test H Albert, P Trollip A, J Mole R, B Hatch SJ, L Blumberg The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 6 (6), 523-528, 2002 | 82 | 2002 |
Performance of three LED-based fluorescence microscopy systems for detection of tuberculosis in Uganda H Albert, Y Manabe, G Lukyamuzi, P Ademun, S Mukkada, B Nyesiga, ... PLoS One 5 (12), e15206, 2010 | 79 | 2010 |
Evaluation of FASTPlaqueTB-RIF™, a rapid, manual test for the determination of rifampicin resistance from Mycobacterium tuberculosis cultures H Albert, A Heydenrych, R Mole, A Trollip, L Blumberg The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 5 (10), 906-911, 2001 | 74 | 2001 |
TB diagnostic tests: how do we figure out their costs? H Sohn, J Minion, H Albert, K Dheda, M Pai Expert review of anti-infective therapy 7 (6), 723-733, 2009 | 60 | 2009 |
Protective housing for biological indicator for testing the effectiveness of a sterilization procedure H Albert, WF Foltz, LP Woodson US Patent 5,866,356, 1999 | 47 | 1999 |
The use of a novel phage-based technology as a practical tool for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa T Seaman, A Trollip, R Mole, H Albert African journal of Biotechnology 2 (2), 40-45, 2003 | 41 | 2003 |
Multicenter feasibility study to assess external quality assessment panels for Xpert MTB/RIF assay in South Africa L Scott, H Albert, C Gilpin, H Alexander, K DeGruy, W Stevens Journal of Clinical Microbiology 52 (7), 2493-2499, 2014 | 38 | 2014 |
Clinical predictors and accuracy of empiric tuberculosis treatment among sputum smear-negative HIV-infected adult TB suspects in Uganda L Nakiyingi, JM Bwanika, B Kirenga, D Nakanjako, C Katabira, G Lubega, ... PLoS One 8 (9), e74023, 2013 | 37 | 2013 |
Economic analysis of the diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis in South Africa: incorporation of a new rapid test, FASTPlaqueTB, into the diagnostic algorithm H Albert The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 8 (2), 240-247, 2004 | 34 | 2004 |
Countrywide roll-out of Xpert® MTB/RIF in Swaziland: the first three years of implementation W Sikhondze, T Dlamini, D Khumalo, G Maphalala, S Dlamini, T Zikalala, ... Public Health Action 5 (2), 140-146, 2015 | 31 | 2015 |