Nicole Ritz

Intermediate monocytes exhibit higher levels of TLR2, TLR4 and CD64 early after congenital heart surgery.

Moritz B Merbecks, Victoria C Ziesenitz, Tobias Rubner, Noëmi Meier, Berthold Klein, Helmut Rauch, Patrick Saur, Nicole Ritz, Tsvetomir Loukanov, Steffen Schmitt, Matthias Gorenflo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cytokine

INTRODUCTION: Congenital heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) initiates an immune response which frequently leads to or..

COVID-19 in children: patiently and critically evaluate the scientific evidence

Nicole Ritz, J Peter de Winter

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

Reasons for admission in asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking patients in a paediatric tertiary care centre.

Myriam Gmünder, Julia Brandenberger, Sina Buser, Christian Pohl, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2020  |  Swiss Medical Weekly

BACKGROUND: In the last decade an increasing number of asylum-seeking children arrived in Europe and local healthcare systems have..

Preventable admissions and emergency-department-visits in pediatric asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking patients

Julia Brandenberger, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Florian Vogt, Thorkild Tylleskar, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal for Equity in Health

The global COVID-19 response must include refugees and migrants.

Julia Brandenberger, Albertine Baauw, Alexandra Kruse, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2020  |  Swiss Medical Weekly

In Reference to The Management of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Cervicofacial Lymphadenitis: A View Beyond Surgery.

Petra Zimmermann, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis, Marc Tebruegge

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Laryngoscope

Mycoplasma pneumoniae detection in children with respiratory tract infections and influence on management - a retrospective cohort study in Switzerland

Alexa Dierig, Hans Hellmuth Hirsch, Marie-Luise Decker, Julia Anna Bielicki, Ulrich Heininger, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2020  |  Acta Paediatrica

Biological sex influences antibody responses to routine vaccinations in the first year of life

Petra Zimmermann, Kirsten P Perrett, Nicole Ritz, Katie L Flanagan, Roy Robins-Browne, Fiona RM van der Klis, Nigel Curtis, Veronica Abruzzo, Katie Allen, Rhian Bonnici, Dan Casalaz, Hannah Elborough, Bridget Freyne, Kaya Gardiner, Susie Germano, Tobias Kollmann, Nicole Messina, Clare Morrison, Helder Nakaya, Anne Louise Ponsonby, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Acta Paediatrica

Perspective of asylum-seeking caregivers on the quality of care provided by a Swiss paediatric hospital: a qualitative study.

Julia Brandenberger, Katrin Sontag, Cédric Duchêne-Lacroix, Fabienne Nicole Jaeger, Bernadette Peterhans, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the perspective of asylum-seeking caregivers on the quality of healthcare delivered to their c..

Medical care for migrant children in Europe: a practical recommendation for first and follow-up appointments

Lenneke Schrier, Corinne Wyder, Stefano del Torso, Tom Stiris, Ulrich von Both, Julia Brandenberger, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

The Effect of Maternal Immunisation During Pregnancy on Infant Vaccine Responses.

Petra Zimmermann, Kirsten P Perrett, Nicole L Messina, Susan Donath, Nicole Ritz, Fiona RM van der Klis, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2019  |  EClinicalMedicine

Introduction: Immunisation during pregnancy to protect infants against tetanus, pertussis and influenza is recommended in many cou..

The influence of neonatal Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunisation on heterologous vaccine responses in infants

Petra Zimmermann, Susan Donath, Kirsten P Perrett, Nicole L Messina, Nicole Ritz, Mihai G Netea, Katie L Flanagan, Fiona RM van der Klis, Nigel Curtis, Veronica Abruzzo, Katie Allen, Dan Casalaz, Bridget Freyne, Kaya Gardiner, Susie Germano, Care Morrison, Anne Louise Ponsonby, Roy Robins-Browne, Frank Shann, Peter Vuillermin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Vaccine

A systematic literature review of reported challenges in health care delivery to migrants and refugees in high-income countries - the 3C model

Julia Brandenberger, Thorkild Tylleskar, Katrin Sontag, Bernadette Peterhans, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Public Health

Risk Factors for Indeterminate Interferon-Gamma Release Assay for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Noemi R Meier, Thomas Volken, Marc Geiger, Ulrich Heininger, Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Pediatrics

Cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis screening for migrant children in a low-incidence country

J Usemann, M Ledergerber, G Fink, N Ritz

Journal article  |  2019  |  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Mycobacteria-Specific Mono- and Polyfunctional CD4 T Cell Profiles in Children With Latent and Active Tuberculosis: A Prospective Proof-of-Concept Study

Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz, Susan Donath, Binita Dutta, Benjamin Forbes, Vanessa Clifford, Christel Zufferey, Robert De Rose, Roy M Robins-Browne, Willem Hanekom, Stephen M Graham, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Immunologic-based Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Among Children Younger Than 5 Years of Age Exposed and Unexposed to Tuberculosis in Tanzania.

Khadija Said, Jerry Hella, Mwajabu Ruzegea, Rajesh Solanki, Magreth Chiryamkubi, Francis Mhimbira, Nicole Ritz, Christian Schindler, Anna M Mandalakas, Karim Manji, Marcel Tanner, Jürg Utzinger, Lukas Fenner

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

BACKGROUND: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is acquired after exposure to an infectious TB case, often within the household. We prospe..

Alveolar echinococcosis in the liver of an adolescent boy

Ines Mack, Barbara Wildhaber, Veit Vassen, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2019  |  Archives of Disease in Childhood

Clinical impact of the type VI secretion system on virulence of Campylobacter species during infection

Jessica Agnetti, Helena MB Seth-Smith, Sebastian Ursich, Josiane Reist, Marek Basler, Christian Nickel, Stefano Bassetti, Nicole Ritz, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Adrian Egli

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Cytokine kinetic profiles in children with acute lower respiratory tract infection: a post hoc descriptive analysis from a randomized control trial.

A Fuchs, V Gotta, M-L Decker, G Szinnai, P Baumann, J Bonhoeffer, N Ritz, undefined ProPAED study group

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

OBJECTIVES: Standard inflammatory markers and chest radiography lack the ability to discriminate bacterial from non-bacterial lowe..

Double trouble: visceral leishmaniasis in twins after traveling to Tuscany - a case report

Charlotte Adamczick, Alexa Dierig, Tatjana Welzel, Alexandra Schifferli, Johannes Blum, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Evaluation of the current use of imaging modalities and pathogen detection in children with acute osteomyelitis and septic arthritis

Nora Manz, Andreas H Krieg, Ulrich Heininger, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

Use of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assays among paediatric tuberculosis experts in Europe

Paola Villanueva, Olaf Neth, Nicole Ritz, Marc Tebruegge

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Respiratory Journal

The Immunomodulatory Effects of Macrolides-A Systematic Review of the Underlying Mechanisms

Petra Zimmermann, Victoria C Ziesenitz, Nigel Curtis, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Immunology

Towards better healthcare for migrant and refugee children in Europe

Albertine Baauw, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

A Systematic Review on Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens and Their Discriminatory Potential for the Diagnosis of Latent and Active Tuberculosis.

Noëmi R Meier, Marc Jacobsen, Tom HM Ottenhoff, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Immunology

Background: Current immunodiagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) are based on the detection of an immune response toward mycobacte..

Cytokine profiling in healthy children shows association of age with cytokine concentrations.

Marie-Luise Decker, Verena Gotta, Sven Wellmann, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2017  |  Scientific Reports

Cytokine-based diagnostic assays are increasingly used in research and clinical practice. Assays developed for adults such as the ..

Influence of Age and Other Factors on Cytokine Expression Profiles in Healthy Children - A Systematic Review

Marie-Luise Decker, Martin P Grobusch, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Pediatrics

The spectrum of care for pediatric refugees and asylum seekers at a tertiary health care facility in Switzerland in 2015.

Christian Pohl, Ines Mack, Torsten Schmitz, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the epidemiology and spectrum of infections of admitted pediatric refugees and..

Procalcitonin for diagnostics and treatment decisions in pediatric lower respiratory tract infections

P Baumann, G Baer, J Bonhoeffer, A Fuchs, V Gotta, U Heininger, N Ritz, G Szinnai, J Bonhoeffer

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Pediatrics

Kawasaki disease: what the paediatrician needs to know

Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

The impact of Bacille Calmette-Guerin shortage on immunisation practice and policies in Europe - A Paediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (ptbnet) survey

Antti Kontturi, Begona Santiago, Marc Tebruegge, Ulrich von Both, Eeva Salo, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2016  |  Tuberculosis

European shortage of purified protein derivative and its impact on tuberculosis screening practices

M Tebruegge, D Buonsenso, F Brinkmann, A Noguera-Julian, I Pavic, A Sorete Arbore, Z Vancikova, S Velizarova, SB Welch, N Ritz

Journal article  |  2016  |  The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

A personalised approach is needed for the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis

Petra Zimmermann, Marc Tebruegge, Nigel Curtis, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Infection

Group A Streptococcal Suppurative Arthritis and Osteomyelitis of the Shoulder With Brachial Plexus Palsy in a Newborn.

Alexa Dierig, Nicole Ritz, Uta Tacke, Ulrich Heininger

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Osteoarticular infections in the newborn period are rare. A serious complication is paralysis of the affected extremity resulting ..

ODONTOID OSTEOMYELITIS IN CHILDREN Illustrative Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Petra Zimmermann, Nicole Ritz, Enno Stranzinger

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Comparable CD4 and CD8 T cell responses and cytokine release after at-birth and delayed BCG immunisation in infants born in Australia

Nicole Ritz, Dan Casalaz, Susan Donath, Marc Tebruegge, Binita Dutta, Tom G Connell, Roy Robins-Browne, Warwick J Britton, Willem A Hanekom, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2016  |  Vaccine

Buccal Fat Pad Herniation in an Infant

Jerome Schmidlin, Friederike Prufer, Nicolas Gurtler, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Journal of Pediatrics

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Anti-infective Agents in Pediatrics: The Way Forward

Nicole Ritz, Julia Bielicki, Marc Pfister, John van den Anker

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Children - Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Management at a Tertiary Center

Marc Tebruegge, Anastasia Pantazidou, Duncan MacGregor, Gena Gonis, David Leslie, Luigi Sedda, Nicole Ritz, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS ONE

Erratum to Tuberculosis screening for children and adolescents < 15 years seeking asylum in Germany: Statement of the working group for AWMF guideline on tuberculosis in childhood and adolescence: diagnostics, prevention, and treatment, under the leadership of The German Society for Paediatric Infectiology [Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, (2015), 163, (1287-1292), DOI 10.1007/s00112-015-0007-5]

N Ritz, F Brinkmann, C Feiterna-Sperling, B Hauer, W Haas

Journal article  |  2016  |  Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde

Tuberculosis in young refugees

Nicole Ritz, Folke Brinkmann, Begona Santiago Garcia, Marc Tebruegge, Beate Kampmann

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet

Tuberculosis screening for children and adolescents < 15 years seeking asylum in Germany. Statement of the working group for AWMF guideline on tuberculosis in childhood and adolescence: diagnostics, prevention, and treatment, under the leadership of The German Society for Paediatric Infectiology

Nicole Ritz, Folke Brinkmann, Cornelia Feiterna-Sperling, Barbara Hauer, Walter Haas

Journal article  |  2015  |  Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde

Current status of Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG) immunisation in Europe - A ptbnet survey and review of current guidelines

Alexa Dierig, Marc Tebruegge, Uros Krivec, Ulrich Heininger, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2015  |  Vaccine

Actinomyces neuii Isolated From a 20-Month-Old Girl With Cervical Lymphadenitis.

Kathi Walther, Elisabeth Bruder, Daniel Goldenberger, Johannes Mayr, Urs Beat Schaad, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Actinomycetes are Gram-positive bacteria that can be part of the normal human flora of the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and genita..

Diagnostic Tests for Childhood Tuberculosis Past Imperfect, Present Tense and Future Perfect?

Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis, Delane Shingadia

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Mycobacteria-Specific Cytokine Responses Detect Tuberculosis Infection and Distinguish Latent from Active Tuberculosis

Marc Tebruegge, Binita Dutta, Susan Donath, Nicole Ritz, Benjamin Forbes, Kattia Camacho-Badilla, Vanessa Clifford, Christel Zufferey, Roy Robins-Browne, Willem Hanekom, Stephen M Graham, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2015  |  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Chikungunya in Children

Nicole Ritz, Markus Hufnagel, Patrick Gerardin

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

The management of non-tuberculous cervicofacial lymphadenitis in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Petra Zimmermann, Marc Tebruegge, Nigel Curtis, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Infection

Bullous Rash in an Adolescent Girl

Nadine Mueller, Ulrich Heininger, Andreas W Arnold, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Journal of Pediatrics

Childhood tuberculosis infection and disease. Diagnosis and management

F Brinkmann, N Ritz

Journal article  |  2015  |  Padiatrische Praxis

Should newborns of mothers with isolated antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen be immunised?

Isabelle Pramana, Ulrich Heininger, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2014  |  Archives of Disease in Childhood

Novel concepts in the epidemiology, diagnosis and prevention of childhood tuberculosis

Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2014  |  Swiss Medical Weekly

Aerococcus urinae: a possible reason for malodorous urine in otherwise healthy children

Nina Lenherr, Anita Berndt, Nicole Ritz, Christoph Rudin

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

Availability and Use of Molecular Microbiological and Immunological Tests for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Europe

Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz, Karsten Koetz, Antoni Noguera-Julian, James A Seddon, Steven B Welch, Maria Tsolia, Beate Kampmann

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS One

Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in Switzerland between 1996 and 2011

Gabriela Oesch Nemeth, Johannes Nemeth, Ekkehardt Altpeter, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

Infants born in Australia to mothers from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis: to BCG or not to BCG? Reply

Amanda Gwee, Ranmall Rodrigo, Dan Casalaz, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Tuberculosis in childhood. State of knowledge

F Brinkmann, S Thee, N Ritz

Journal article  |  2014  |  Der Pneumologe

The Contribution of Non-Conventional T Cells and NK Cells in the Mycobacterial-Specific IFN gamma Response in Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-Immunized Infants

Christel Zufferey, Susie Germano, Binita Dutta, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

Infants born in Australia to mothers from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis: to BCG or not to BCG?

Amanda Gwee, Ranmall Rodrigo, Dan Casalaz, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Meropenem-associated severe neutropenia in an infant with brain abscess

MA Burckhardt, E Ettel, G Baer, M Haschke, A Rätz Bravo, U Heininger, N Ritz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Positive Linking A Survival Guide on How to Keep Up-to-date With Pediatric Infectious Diseases Literature Using Internet Technology

Anita Loher-Niederer, Janet Maccora, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Non-specific effect of Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine on the immune response to routine immunisations

Nicole Ritz, Milton Mui, Anne Balloch, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Vaccine

To x-ray or not to x-ray? Screening asymptomatic children for pulmonary TB: a retrospective audit

Amanda Gwee, Anastasia Pantazidou, Nicole Ritz, Marc Tebruegge, Tom G Connell, Tim Cain, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Archives of Disease in Childhood

Inclusion of latent tuberculosis infection as a separate entity into the international classification of diseases

Marc Tebruegge, Eeva Salo, Nicole Ritz, Beate Kampmann

Journal article  |  2013  |  Thorax

Reply: Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccine: Innate Immunity and Nonspecific Effects

Nicole Ritz, Dan Casalaz, Willem A Hanekom, Warwick J Britton, Binita Dutta, Susan Donath, Tom G Connell, Marc Tebruegge, Roy Robins-Browne, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2013  |  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

Marc Tebruegge, Tom G Connell, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Archives of Disease in Childhood

Infections in Children Treated With Biological Agents

Andreas Woerner, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

[Fever without focus and fever of unknown origin in childhood].

Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Praxis: Schweizerische Rundschau fuer Medizin

Fever is one of the most common presenting symptoms in children. In the majority of cases the underlying cause is easily diagnosed..

Actinobaculum schaalii an emerging pediatric pathogen?

Petra Zimmermann, Livia Berlinger, Benjamin Liniger, Sebastian Grunt, Philipp Agyeman, Nicole Ritz

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

A Comparative Analysis of Polyfunctional T Cells and Secreted Cytokines Induced by Bacille Calmette-Guerin Immunisation in Children and Adults

Nicole Ritz, Madeleine Strach, Carmen Yau, Binita Dutta, Marc Tebruegge, Tom G Connell, Willem A Hanekom, Warwick J Britton, Roy Robins-Browne, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS One

The Role of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus Musculoskeletal Infections in Children

Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2012  |  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

To TST or not to TST: Is tuberculin skin testing necessary before BCG immunisation in children?

Nicole Ritz, Marc Tebruegge, Kattia Camacho-Badilla, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Tom G Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2012  |  Vaccine

The Influence of Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccine Strain on the Immune Response against Tuberculosis A Randomized Trial

Nicole Ritz, Binita Dutta, Susan Donath, Dan Casalaz, Tom G Connell, Marc Tebruegge, Roy Robins-Browne, Willem A Hanekom, Warwick J Britton, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2012  |  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

The Age-Related Risk of Co-Existing Meningitis in Children with Urinary Tract Infection

Marc Tebruegge, Anastasia Pantazidou, Vanessa Clifford, Gena Gonis, Nicole Ritz, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS One

Tuberculous dactylitis-an easily missed diagnosis

N Ritz, TG Connell, M Tebruegge, BR Johnstone, N Curtis

Journal article  |  2011  |  European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Absence of interferon-gamma release assay conversion following tuberculin skin testing

N Ritz, C Yau, TG Connell, M Tebruegge, D Leslie, N Curtis

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

The potential danger of a solely interferon-gamma release assay-based approach to testing for latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children

TG Connell, M Tebruegge, N Ritz, P Bryant, N Curtis

Journal article  |  2011  |  Thorax

Mycobacterium marinum infection following kayaking injury

Marc Tebruegge, Tom Connell, Nicole Ritz, David Orchard, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2010  |  International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Discordance between TSTs and IFN-gamma release assays: the role of NTM and the relevance of mycobacterial sensitins

M Tebruegge, T Connell, N Ritz, PA Bryant, N Curtis

Journal article  |  2010  |  European Respiratory Journal

Indeterminate Interferon-gamma Release Assay Results in Children

Thomas G Connell, Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz, Penelope A Bryant, David Leslie, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2010  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Too much of a good thing: Management of BCG vaccine overdose

Nicole Ritz, Marc Tebruegge, Jonathan Streeton, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2009  |  Vaccine

Monkey Bites in Travelers Should We Think of Herpes B Virus?

Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis, Jim Buttery, Franz E Babl

Journal article  |  2009  |  Pediatric Emergency Care

Interferon-gamma Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

Thomas Connell, Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2009  |  Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Mapping the global use of different BCG vaccine strains

Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2009  |  Tuberculosis

Picture quiz A 2 year old girl with fever, cough, and tachypnoea

Marc Tebruegge, Nicole Ritz, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2009  |  BMJ

Susceptibility of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccine Strains to Antituberculous Antibiotics

Nicole Ritz, Marc Tebruegge, Tom G Connell, Aina Sievers, Roy Robins-Browne, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2009  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Influence of BCG vaccine strain on the immune response and protection against tuberculosis

Nicole Ritz, Willem A Hanekom, Roy Robins-Browne, Warwick J Britton, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2008  |  FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Erratum: Risk factors for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and sensitisation to Aspergillus fumigatus in patients with cystic fibrosis (European Journal of Pediatrics (2005) 164 (577-582) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/ s00431-005-1701-4)

N Ritz, RA Ammann, C Casaulta Aebischer, F Schoeni-Affolter, MH Schoeni

Journal article  |  2006  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

Risk factors for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and sensitisation to Aspergillus fumigatus in patients with cystic fibrosis.

Nicole Ritz, Roland A Ammann, Carmen Casaulta Aebischer, Franziska Schoeni-Affolter, Martin H Schoeni

Journal article  |  2005  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

UNLABELLED: An increasing incidence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) as a complication in patients with cystic fi..

Failure of voriconazole to cure disseminated zygomycosis in an immunocompromised child.

Nicole Ritz, Roland A Ammann, Carmen Casaulta Aebischer, Mathias Gugger, Katia Jaton, Ralph A Schmid, Christoph Aebi

Journal article  |  2005  |  European Journal of Pediatrics

UNLABELLED: Voriconazole is increasingly used as a first-line agent for empirical antifungal therapy of prolonged febrile neutrope..