| Genetic monitoring detects an overlooked cryptic species and reveals the diversity and distribution of three invasive Rattus congeners in south Africa AD Bastos, D Nair, PJ Taylor, H Brettschneider, F Kirsten, E Mostert, ... BMC genetics 12, 1-18, 2011 | 131 | 2011 |
| Efficacy of maternal influenza vaccination against all-cause lower respiratory tract infection hospitalizations in young infants: results from a randomized controlled trial MC Nunes, CL Cutland, S Jones, S Downs, A Weinberg, JR Ortiz, ... Clinical Infectious Diseases 65 (7), 1066-1071, 2017 | 85 | 2017 |
| Experimental treatment-control studies of ecologically based rodent management in Africa: balancing conservation and pest management PJ Taylor, S Downs, A Monadjem, SJ Eiseb, LS Mulungu, AW Massawe, ... Wildlife Research 39 (1), 51-61, 2012 | 44 | 2012 |
| Burden of respiratory syncytial virus infection in South African human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected and HIV-uninfected pregnant and postpartum women: a longitudinal … SA Madhi, CL Cutland, S Downs, S Jones, N van Niekerk, EAF Simoes, ... Clinical Infectious Diseases 66 (11), 1658-1665, 2018 | 35 | 2018 |
| Comparing the Yield of Nasopharyngeal Swabs, Nasal Aspirates, and Induced Sputum for Detection of Bordetella pertussis in Hospitalized Infants MC Nunes, N Soofie, S Downs, N Tebeila, A Mudau, L de Gouveia, ... Clinical Infectious Diseases 63 (suppl_4), S181-S186, 2016 | 22 | 2016 |
| Bordetella pertussis Infection in South African HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Mother–Infant Dyads: A Longitudinal Cohort Study MC Nunes, S Downs, S Jones, N van Niekerk, CL Cutland, SA Madhi Clinical Infectious Diseases 63 (suppl_4), S174-S180, 2016 | 20 | 2016 |
| Increased geographic sampling reveals considerable new genetic diversity in the morphologically conservative African Pygmy Mice (Genus Mus; Subgenus Nannomys) J Lamb, S Downs, S Eiseb, PJ Taylor Mammalian Biology 79, 24-35, 2014 | 14 | 2014 |
| Single priming and booster dose of ten-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and Streptococcus pneumoniae colonisation in children in South Africa: a single … CP Olwagen, A Izu, EAML Mutsaerts, L Jose, A Koen, SL Downs, ... The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 7 (5), 326-335, 2023 | 11 | 2023 |
| Bacterial nasopharyngeal colonisation in children in South Africa before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study CP Olwagen, SL Downs, A Izu, L Tharasimbi, L Van Der Merwe, ... The Lancet Microbe 5 (1), e34-e42, 2024 | 10 | 2024 |
| Optimization of a high-throughput nanofluidic real-time PCR to detect and quantify of 15 bacterial species and 92 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes SL Downs, SA Madhi, L van der Merwe, MC Nunes, CP Olwagen Scientific Reports 13 (1), 4588, 2023 | 10 | 2023 |
| High-throughput nanofluidic real-time PCR to discriminate Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)-associated serogroups 6, 18, and 22 to serotypes using modified oligonucleotides SL Downs, SA Madhi, L van Der Merwe, MC Nunes, CP Olwagen Scientific Reports 11 (1), 23728, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacterial nasopharyngeal colonization seven years post-introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in South African children SL Downs, CP Olwagen, L Van Der Merwe, SA Nzenze, MC Nunes, ... International Journal of Infectious Diseases 134, 45-52, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
| Geographical migration and fitness dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae S Belman, N Lefrancq, S Nzenze, S Downs, M du Plessis, SW Lo, ... Nature 631 (8020), 386-392, 2024 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geographic migration and vaccine-induced fitness changes of Streptococcus pneumoniae S Belman, N Lefrancq, S Nzenze, S Downs, M du Plessis, S Lo, L McGee, ... bioRxiv, 2023 | 3 | 2023 |
| The pitfalls of cut-off values in real-time, quantitative PCR: should target density or amplification cycle threshold be used for Interpreting qPCR results? CP Olwagen, SL Downs, MCM Nunes, SA Madhi J Bioprocess Biotech 12 (8), 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
| Optimization and validation of a high-throughput nanofluidic real-time PCR assay to evaluate nasopharyngeal carriage of 15 bacterial species and 92 Streptococcus pneumoniae … SL Downs, SA Madhi, L Merwe, MC Nunes, CP Olwagen | 1 | 2022 |
| Nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae and other common bacteria eight years following introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in rural South African … S Downs, M Nunes, S Nzenze, L van der Merwe, K Kahn, C Olwagen, ... VeriXiv 1 (6), 6, 2024 | | 2024 |
| Nanofluidic Real-Time PCR to Discriminate Vaccine-Associated Pneumococcal Groups 6, 18 and 22 to Individual Serotypes S Downs, S Madhi, L Van der Merwe, M Nunes, C Olwagen International Journal of Infectious Diseases 116, S118-S119, 2022 | | 2022 |
| hospitalizations in young infants: Results from a randomized controlled trial MC Nunes, CL Cutland, S Jones, S Downs, A Weinberg, JR Ortiz, ... | | 2017 |
| Genetic monitoring detects an overlooked cryptic species and reveals the diversity and distribution of three invasive Rattus congeners in South Africa CT Chimimba, AD Bastos, F Kirsten, PJ Taylor, JM Lamb, E Mostert, ... | | 2011 |
