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J. Mwansa

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h-index: 26
Works: 62
Citations: 2,927

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Causes of severe pneumonia requiring hospital admission in children without HIV infection from Africa and Asia: the PERCH multi-country case-control study
K. O'Brien, H. Baggett, W. A. Brooks, D. Feikin +73 more
2019The Lancet700 citations Open access
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The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI): rationale, development and implementation from 2002–2008
A. Fenwick, J. Webster, Elisa Bosqué-Oliva, L. Blair +12 more
2009Parasitology329 citations Open access
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Responses of small intestinal architecture and function over time to environmental factors in a tropical population.
P. Kelly, I. Menzies, R. Crane, I. Zulu +7 more
2004American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene162 citations Open access
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Vibrio cholerae O1 Hybrid El Tor Strains, Asia and Africa
Ashrafus Safa, Jinath Sultana, C. D. Phung, J. Mwansa +1 more
2008Emerging Infectious Diseases138 citations Open access
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Association of C-Reactive Protein With Bacterial and Respiratory Syncytial Virus–Associated Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study
Melissa M. Higdon, T. Le, Katherine L. O'Brien, David R. Murdoch +79 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases123 citations Open access
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Genomic Signature of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates Related to a Massive Outbreak in Zambia between 2010 and 2012
R. Hendriksen, P. Leekitcharoenphon, O. Lukjancenko, C. Lukwesa-Musyani +13 more
2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology92 citations Open access
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Diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni without the stool: comparison of three diagnostic tests to detect Schistosoma [corrected] mansoni infection from filtered urine in Zambia.
N. Lodh, J. Mwansa, M. Mutengo, C. Shiff
2013American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene91 citations Open access
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Is Higher Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract Associated With Severe Pneumonia? Findings From the PERCH Study
D. Feikin, Wei Fu, Daniel E. Park, Q. Shi +74 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases83 citations Open access
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Effect of cotrimoxazole on causes of death, hospital admissions and antibiotic use in HIV-infected children
V. Mulenga, D. Ford, A. Walker, D. Mwenya +8 more
2007AIDS (London)80 citations Open access
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Tuberculosis and multidrug resistance in Zambian prisons, 2000-2001.
C. Habeenzu, S. Mitarai, David Lubasi, V. Mudenda +3 more
2007The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease78 citations
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Multiply antibiotic-resistant Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor strains emerge during cholera outbreaks in Zambia
J. Mwansa, J. Mwaba, C. Lukwesa, N. A. Bhuiyan +4 more
2006Epidemiology and Infection77 citations Open access
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The Effect of Antibiotic Exposure and Specimen Volume on the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Children With Pneumonia
A. Driscoll, Maria Deloria Knoll, Laura L. Hammitt, H. Baggett +76 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases76 citations Open access
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Chest Radiograph Findings in Childhood Pneumonia Cases From the Multisite PERCH Study
N. Fancourt, Maria Deloria Knoll, H. Baggett, W. A. Brooks +73 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases64 citations Open access
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Colonization Density of the Upper Respiratory Tract as a Predictor of Pneumonia—Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pneumocystis jirovecii
Daniel E. Park, H. Baggett, Stephen R. C. Howie, Q. Shi +78 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases59 citations Open access
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Standardization of Laboratory Methods for the PERCH Study
A. Driscoll, R. Karron, Susan C. Morpeth, N. Bhat +39 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases53 citations Open access
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Safety of Induced Sputum Collection in Children Hospitalized With Severe or Very Severe Pneumonia
A. DeLuca, Laura L. Hammitt, Julia M. Kim, Melissa M. Higdon +72 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases53 citations Open access
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Microscopic Analysis and Quality Assessment of Induced Sputum From Children With Pneumonia in the PERCH Study
David R. Murdoch, Susan C. Morpeth, Laura L. Hammitt, A. Driscoll +76 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases46 citations Open access
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Susceptibility to intestinal infection and diarrhoea in Zambian adults in relation to HIV status and CD4 count
P. Kelly, J. Todd, S. Sianongo, J. Mwansa +4 more
2009BMC Gastroenterology46 citations Open access
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Preventing Bloodstream Infections and Death in Zambian Neonates: Impact of a Low-cost Infection Control Bundle.
L. Mwananyanda, Cassandra M. Pierre, J. Mwansa, Carter Cowden +10 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases45 citations Open access
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Detection of Pneumococcal DNA in Blood by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosing Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Young Children From Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Susan C. Morpeth, Maria Deloria Knoll, J. A. Scott, Daniel E. Park +78 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases45 citations Open access
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Human–animal anthrax outbreak in the Luangwa valley of Zambia in 2011
M. B. Hang'ombe, J. Mwansa, Sergio Muwowo, P. Mulenga +8 more
2012Tropical doctor45 citations
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Impact of Cotrimoxazole on Carriage and Antibiotic Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in HIV-Infected Children in Zambia
D. Mwenya, B. Charalambous, P. Phillips, J. Mwansa +5 more
2010Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy44 citations Open access
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Antimicrobial Sensitivity in Enterobacteria from AIDS Patients, Zambia
J. Mwansa, Kabanga Mutela, I. Zulu, B. Amadi +1 more
2002Emerging Infectious Diseases40 citations Open access
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Extremely Drug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Senftenberg Infections in Patients in Zambia
R. Hendriksen, K. Joensen, C. Lukwesa-Musyani, Annie Kalondaa +5 more
2012Journal of Clinical Microbiology39 citations Open access
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Mapping the Geographical Distribution of Lymphatic Filariasis in Zambia
E. Mwase, A. Stensgaard, M. Nsakashalo-Senkwe, L. Mubila +4 more
2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases37 citations Open access
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Standardization of Clinical Assessment and Sample Collection Across All PERCH Study Sites
Jane Crawley, Christine Prosperi, H. Baggett, W. A. Brooks +71 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases33 citations Open access
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High Schistosoma mansoni disease burden in a rural district of western Zambia.
M. Mutengo, J. Mwansa, T. Mduluza, S. Sianongo +1 more
2014American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene31 citations Open access
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Incidence of Severe and Nonsevere Pertussis Among HIV-Exposed and -Unexposed Zambian Infants Through 14 Weeks of Age: Results From the Southern Africa Mother Infant Pertussis Study (SAMIPS), a Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study
Christopher J. Gill, L. Mwananyanda, W. MacLeod, G. Kwenda +6 more
2016Clinical Infectious Diseases30 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Pneumococcal Load in Blood by Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Young Children in the PERCH Study
Maria Deloria Knoll, Susan C. Morpeth, J. A. Scott, Nora L. Watson +33 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases28 citations Open access
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Low IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α and High IL-13 Cytokine Levels Are Associated with Severe Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni Chronically Exposed Individuals
M. Mutengo, T. Mduluza, P. Kelly, J. Mwansa +3 more
2018Journal of Parasitology Research26 citations Open access
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The Etiology of Pneumonia From Analysis of Lung Aspirate and Pleural Fluid Samples: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study
B. Ebruke, M. Knoll, M. Haddix, S. Zaman +28 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases23 citations Open access
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Impact of iron supplementation on schistosomiasis control in Zambian school children in a highly endemic area.
V. Mwanakasale, S. Siziya, J. Mwansa, A. Koukounari +1 more
2009Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi22 citations Open access
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Molecular characterisation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated at a large referral hospital in Zambia
M. Samutela, Annie Kalonda, J. Mwansa, C. Lukwesa-Musyani +5 more
2017The Pan African Medical Journal21 citations
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Should Controls With Respiratory Symptoms Be Excluded From Case-Control Studies of Pneumonia Etiology? Reflections From the PERCH Study
Melissa M. Higdon, Laura L. Hammitt, Maria Deloria Knoll, H. Baggett +65 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases20 citations Open access
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Detection of duo-schistosome infection from filtered urine samples from school children in Zambia after MDA
Megan J. Hessler, Austin Cyrs, Steven C. Krenzke, E. Mahmoud +3 more
2017PLoS ONE20 citations Open access
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Estimation of changes in the force of infection for intestinal and urogenital schistosomiasis in countries with schistosomiasis control initiative-assisted programmes
M. French, T. Churcher, J. Webster, F. Fleming +10 more
2015Parasites & Vectors19 citations Open access
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Microbiologic and virulence characteristics of Moraxella catarrhalis isolates from Zambian children presenting with acute pneumonia
Mukena Nawa, J. Mwansa, J. Mwaba, P. Kaonga +8 more
2022Pediatric Pulmonology15 citations Open access
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The Etiology of Pneumonia in HIV-infected Zambian Children
P. Seidenberg, L. Mwananyanda, J. Chipeta, G. Kwenda +13 more
2021The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal15 citations Open access
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Characterisation of Vibrio cholerae isolates from the 2009, 2010 and 2016 cholera outbreaks in Lusaka province, Zambia
K. Mwape, G. Kwenda, Annie Kalonda, J. Mwaba +4 more
2020The Pan African Medical Journal15 citations Open access
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Escherichia coli enterovirulent phenotypes in Zambians with AIDS-related diarrhoea.
P. Kelly, S. Hicks, J. Oloya, J. Mwansa +3 more
2003Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene14 citations
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The Etiology of Pneumonia in Zambian Children
L. Mwananyanda, D. Thea, J. Chipeta, G. Kwenda +13 more
2021The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal13 citations Open access
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Carriage rate and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Staphylococcus aureus among healthcare workers at a large tertiary referral hospital in Lusaka, Zambia
Godwin Chakolwa, M. Samutela, G. Kwenda, G. Mulundu +4 more
2019Scientific African13 citations Open access
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Testing the Infection Prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni after Mass Drug Administration by Comparing Sensitivity and Specificity of Species-Specific Repeat Fragment Amplification by PCR and Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification.
Miriam Price, Austin Cyrs, C. Sikasunge, J. Mwansa +1 more
2019American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene13 citations Open access
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Antimicrobial susceptibility and genomic profiling of Salmonella enterica from bloodstream infections at a tertiary referral hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, 2018–2019
K. Yamba, Christine Kapesa, E. Mpabalwani, L. Hachaambwa +9 more
2022IJID Regions12 citations Open access
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Improving Mental Health Literacy and Reducing Psychological Problems Among Teachers in Zambia: Protocol for Implementation and Evaluation of a Wellness4Teachers Email Messaging Program
B. Agyapong, Charles Chishimba, Yifeng Wei, R. da Luz Dias +8 more
2023JMIR Research Protocols11 citations Open access
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Whole genomes from bacteria collected at diagnostic units around the world 2020
Sidsel Nag, Gunhild Larsen, Judit Szarvas, Laura Elmlund Kohl Birkedahl +74 more
2023Scientific Data10 citations Open access
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Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka , Zambia
E. M. Mumbula, G. Kwenda, M. Samutela, Annie Kalonda +6 more
20159 citations
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Schistosomiasis disease burden in Zambian children: time for affirmative action is now
J. Chipeta, J. Mwansa, J. Kachimba
20098 citations
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The Burden of Invasive Bacterial Disease and the Impact of 10-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Children <5 years hospitalized for Meningitis in Lusaka, Zambia, 2010–2019
K. Yamba, E. Mpabalwani, R. Nakazwe, Evans Mulendele +9 more
2021Journal of Infectious Diseases7 citations Open access
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Plague outbreaks in Zambia: an overview
E. Mwase, J. Mwansa, M. M. Musonda
19994 citations
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