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h-index: 42
Works: 135
Citations: 5,514

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Effect of deworming on human T cell responses to mycobacterial antigens in helminth‐exposed individuals before and after bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccination
D. Elías, D. Wolday, H. Akuffo, B. Petros +2 more
2001Clinical and Experimental Immunology347 citations Open access
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Immune Responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigen ESAT-6 Signal Subclinical Infection among Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients
T. Doherty, A. Demissie, J. Olobo, D. Wolday +4 more
2002Journal of Clinical Microbiology294 citations Open access
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Poor immunogenicity of BCG in helminth infected population is associated with increased in vitro TGF-beta production.
D. Elías, S. Britton, A. Aseffa, H. Engers +1 more
2008Vaccine223 citations
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Schistosoma mansoni infection reduces the protective efficacy of BCG vaccination against virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
D. Elías, H. Akuffo, A. Pawłowski, M. Haile +2 more
2005Vaccine213 citations
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Cyclosporin A – Usefulness, Risks and Mechanism of Action
S. Britton, R. Palacios
1982Immunological Reviews190 citations
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Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) polymorphisms are associated with reversal reaction in leprosy.
P. Bochud, T. Hawn, M. R. Siddiqui, P. Saunderson +7 more
2008Journal of Infectious Diseases150 citations Open access
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Are intestinal helminths risk factors for developing active tuberculosis?
D. Elías, G. Mengistu, H. Akuffo, S. Britton
2006Tropical medicine & international health147 citations Open access
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Treatment of Intestinal Worms Is Associated With Decreased HIV Plasma Viral Load
D. Wolday, Shlomo Mayaan, Zeru G Mariam, N. Berhe +5 more
2002Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes146 citations Open access
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Leishmania-HIV interaction: immunopathogenic mechanisms.
D. Wolday, N. Berhe, H. Akuffo, S. Britton
1999Parasitology Today113 citations
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Chronic helminth infections may negatively influence immunity against tuberculosis and other diseases of public health importance
D. Elías, S. Britton, A. Kassu, H. Akuffo
2007Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy101 citations
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Circulating TNF‐α, TGF‐β, and IL‐10 in Tuberculosis Patients and Healthy Contacts
J. Olobo, M. Geletu, A. Demissie, T. Eguale +3 more
2001Scandinavian Journal of Immunology99 citations Open access
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Low dose chronic Schistosoma mansoni infection increases susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in mice
D. Elías, H. Akuffo, C. Thors, A. Pawłowski +1 more
2005Clinical and Experimental Immunology92 citations Open access
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Arginine as an adjuvant to chemotherapy improves clinical outcome in active tuberculosis
T. Schön, D. Elías, F. Moges, Endalkachew Melese +4 more
2003European Respiratory Journal87 citations Open access
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T-Cell Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosisCulture Filtrate Fractions in Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts
A. Demissie, P. Ravn, J. Olobo, T. Doherty +5 more
1999Infection and Immunity75 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Outpatients with Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a High HIV Prevalence Setting in Ethiopia: Clinical, Diagnostic and Epidemiological Characteristics
J. Bruchfeld, G. Aderaye, I. B. Palme, B. Bjorvatn +4 more
2002Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases67 citations
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The Impact of Asymptomatic Helminth Co-Infection in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis in North-West Ethiopia
E. Abate, Meseret Belayneh, A. Gelaw, J. Idh +9 more
2012PLoS ONE66 citations Open access
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Leishmania aethiopica derived from diffuse leishmaniasis patients preferentially induce mRNA for interleukin-10 while those from localized leishmaniasis patients induce interferon-gamma.
H. Akuffo, K. Maasho, Maine Blostedt, B. Höjeberg +2 more
1997Journal of Infectious Diseases61 citations
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Asymptomatic Helminth Infection in Active Tuberculosis Is Associated with Increased Regulatory and Th-2 Responses and a Lower Sputum Smear Positivity
E. Abate, Meseret Belayneh, J. Idh, E. Diro +5 more
2015PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases60 citations Open access
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Local production of nitric oxide in patients with tuberculosis.
T. Schön, G. Elmberger, Y. Negesse, R. H. Pando +2 more
2004The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease59 citations
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Decreased Thymidine Kinase Levels in Peripheral Blood Cells from HIV-Seropositive Individuals: Implications for Zidovudine Metabolism
B. Jacobsson, S. Britton, Q. He, A. Karlsson +1 more
1995AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses55 citations
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Emerging Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa
D. Wolday, N. Berhe, H. Akuffo, P. Desjeux +1 more
2001Medical Microbiology and Immmunology54 citations
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Frequencies of the separate human B cell subsets activatable to Ig secretion by Epstein-Barr virus and pokeweed mitogen
O. Martínez-Maza, S. Britton
1983Journal of Experimental Medicine54 citations Open access
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A Postgenomic Approach to Identification ofMycobacterium leprae-Specific Peptides as T-Cell Reagents
H. Dockrell, S. Brahmbhatt, B. Robertson, S. Britton +13 more
2000Infection and Immunity51 citations Open access
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HIV-1 alters T helper cytokines, interleukin-12 and interleukin-18 responses to the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani
D. Wolday, N. Berhe, S. Britton, H. Akuffo
2000AIDS (London)49 citations Open access
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Diagnosis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Butajira, Rural Ethiopia
M. Yassin, J. Olobo, D. Kidane, Y. Negesse +7 more
2003Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases46 citations
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Role of Leishmania donovani and Its Lipophosphoglycan in CD4+ T-cell Activation-Induced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication
D. Wolday, H. Akuffo, A. Demissie, S. Britton
1999Infection and Immunity45 citations Open access
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Effects of albendazole on the clinical outcome and immunological responses in helminth co-infected tuberculosis patients: a double blind randomised clinical trial.
E. Abate, D. Elías, A. Getachew, S. Alemu +5 more
2015International Journal of Parasitology43 citations
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Contribution of non‐Leishmania‐specific immunity to resistance to Leishmania infection in humans
H. Akuffo, S. Britton
1992Clinical and Experimental Immunology42 citations Open access
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Evidence for the ontogenic precedence of suppressor T cell functions in the human neonate
U. Andersson, S. Britton, M. de Ley, G. Bird
1983European Journal of Immunology41 citations
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Responsiveness in Diffuse versus Local Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is Due to Parasite Differences
H. Akuffo, E. Schurr, G. Andersson, T. Yamaneberhan +1 more
1987Scandinavian Journal of Immunology40 citations
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Systemic FasL and TRAIL Neutralisation Reduce Leishmaniasis Induced Skin Ulceration
G. Tasew, S. Nylén, Thorsten Lieke, B. Lemu +9 more
2010PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases38 citations Open access
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Spontaneous production of interferon-gamma in adult and newborn humans.
O. Martínez-Maza, U. Andersson, J. Andersson, S. Britton +1 more
1984Journal of Immunology37 citations
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Live and killed human immunodeficiency virus type-1 increases the intracellular growth of Leishmania donovani in monocyte-derived cells.
D. Wolday, H. Akuffo, Ghimja Fessahaye, Antonio Valantine +1 more
1998Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases36 citations
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Raised levels of tumour necrosis factor‐alpha and neopterin, but not interferon‐alpha, in serum of HIV‐1‐infected patients from Ethiopia
S. Ayehunie, A. Sönnerborg, T. Yemane-Berhan, D. W. ZEWDlE +2 more
1993Clinical and Experimental Immunology36 citations Open access
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Prevalence of HIV‐1 Infection and Symptomatology of AIDS in Severely Malnourished Children in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
C. Mgone, F. Mhalu, J.-F. Shao, S. Britton +3 more
1991Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes36 citations
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High HIV seroprevalence and increased HIV‐associated mortality among hospitalized patients with deep bacterial infections in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
K. Pallangyo, A. Håkanson, L. Lema, Eric Arris +6 more
1992AIDS (London)32 citations
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Antioxidants Protect Keratinocytes against M. ulcerans Mycolactone Cytotoxicity
A. Grönberg, L. Zettergren, K. Bergh, M. Ståhle +5 more
2010PLoS ONE27 citations Open access
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Nitrotyrosine localization to dermal nerves in borderline leprosy
Thomas Bo Schön, R. Hernández-Pando, J. Baquera-Heredia, Y. Negesse +4 more
2004British Journal of Dermatology26 citations
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Early treatment response evaluated by a clinical scoring system correlates with the prognosis of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: A prospective follow-up study
H. Janols, E. Abate, J. Idh, Meseret Senbeto +5 more
2012Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases25 citations
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Secretion of gamma-interferon at the cellular level. Induction by Epstein-Barr virus.
U. Andersson, O. Martínez-Maza, J. Andersson, S. Britton +3 more
1984Scandinavian Journal of Immunology25 citations
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The relationship between Epstein-Barr virus and lymphoma.
A. Bird, S. Britton
1982Seminars in hematology (Print)25 citations
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Reverse transcriptase activity for quantitation of HIV‐1 subtype C in plasma: Relation to RNA copy number and CD4 T‐cell count
Elizabeth Seyoum, D. Wolday, M. Girma, Anders Malmsten +3 more
2006Journal of Medical Virology24 citations
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Dendritic cell function in cytomegalovirus‐infected patients with mononucleosis
G. Frascaroli, S. Varani, A. Mastroianni, S. Britton +4 more
2006Journal of Leukocyte Biology24 citations Open access
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Immune responses to fractionated cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigens after HIV infection. Loss of cellular and humoral reactivity to antigens recognized by HIV, CMV+ individuals
P. J. Converse, T. Fehniger, A. Ehrnst, Ö. Strannegård +1 more
1990Clinical and Experimental Immunology22 citations Open access
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Persistent productive HIV infection in EBV‐transformed B lymphocytes
V. Tozzi, S. Britton, A. Ehrnst, R. Lenkei +1 more
1989Journal of Medical Virology22 citations
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Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 infection in Sweden
K. Malm, B. Ekermo, Kristina Hillgren, S. Britton +2 more
2012Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases20 citations
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HIV-1 in Ethiopia: Phylogenetic divergence from other HIV-1 strains
S. Ayehunie, B. Johansson, M. Salminen, P. Leinikki +4 more
1991Virus genes17 citations
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Kinetics of the QuantiFERON®-TB Gold In-Tube test during treatment of patients with sputum smear-positive tuberculosis in relation to initial TST result and severity of disease
J. Idh, E. Abate, A. Westman, D. Elías +8 more
2010Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases15 citations
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Relationship between cell‐free viraemia, antigenaemia and antibody levels in HIV‐1‐infected Ethiopian patients
S. Ayehunie, A. Sönnerborg, B. Desta, H. Kefene +3 more
1992AIDS (London)15 citations
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Identification of drug susceptibility pattern and mycobacterial species in sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients with and without HIV co-infection in north west Ethiopia.
Mekdem Mekonen, E. Abate, A. Aseffa, Belay Anagaw +10 more
2010Ethiopian Medical Journal13 citations
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