2024

• Coussens, A., Martinez, L., Ruhwald, M., Scriba, T., Seddon, J., Tisile, P., Warner, D., Wilkinson, R., Esmail, H., Houben, R., Marais, B., Marks, G., et al (2024). Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 12(6), 484-498. [More Information]
• Nataprawira, H., Gafar, F., Sari, C., Alffenaar, J., Marais, B., Ruslami, R., Menzies, D. (2024). Clinical Features, Adverse Events and Treatment Outcomes of Multidrug/Rifampicin-resistant Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. [More Information]
• Broger, T., Marx, F., Theron, G., Marais, B., Nicol, M., Kerkhoff, A., Nathavitharana, R., Huerga, H., Gupta-Wright, A., Kohli, M., et al (2024). Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research. The Lancet Global Health, 12(7), e1184-e1191. [More Information]
• Wang, T., Li, M., Cai, X., Cheng, Q., Li, Z., Liu, T., Zhou, L., Wang, H., Feng, G., Marais, B., et al (2024). Disease spectrum and prognostic factors in patients treated for tuberculous meningitis in Shaanxi province, China. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15. [More Information]
• Hasan, N., Nourse, C., Schaaf, H., Bekker, A., Loveday, M., Alcântara Gabardo, B., Coulter, C., Chabala, C., Kabra, S., Moore, E., Marais, B., et al (2024). Management of the infant born to a mother with tuberculosis: a systematic review and consensus practice guideline. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 8(5), 369-378. [More Information]
• Bainomugisa, A., Pandey, S., O'Connor, B., Syrmis, M., Whiley, D., Sintchenko, V., Coin, L., Marais, B., Coulter, C. (2024). Sustained transmission over two decades of a previously unrecognised MPT64 negative Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain in Queensland, Australia: a whole genome sequencing study. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 47. [More Information]
• Bijker, E., Song, R., Zar, H., Jaganath, D., Horn, L., LaCourse, S., MacLean, E., Marais, B., Nicol, M., Olbrich, L., et al (2024). The inclusion of children and adolescents in tuberculosis diagnostic development and evaluation–a consensus statement. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. [More Information]
• Lisson, Y., Lal, A., Marais, B., Glynn-Robinsona, A. (2024). Tuberculosis in elderly Australians: A 10-year retrospective review. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 15(1). [More Information]
• Campbell, A., Russell, F., Marais, B., Britton, P., Bowen, A., Blyth, C., Flanagan, K., Khatami, A., Koirala, A., Mahony, M., Williams, P., et al (2024). Widening the lens for pandemic preparedness: children must be seen and heard. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 51, 101205. [More Information]

2023

• Toribio, J., Lomata, K., Fullman, S., Jenkins, A., Borja, E., Arif, S., McKercher, J., Blake, D., Garcia, A., Whittington, R., Marais, B., et al (2023). Assessing risks for bovine and zoonotic tuberculosis through spatial analysis and a questionnaire survey in Fiji–A pilot study. Heliyon, 9(12), e22776. [More Information]
• Jops, P., Cowan, J., Kupul, M., Trumb, R., Graham, S., Bauri, M., Nindil, H., Bell, S., Keam, T., Majumdar, S., Marais, B., et al (2023). Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea. Global Public Health, 18(1), 2184482. [More Information]
• Chiang, S., Waterous, P., Atieno, V., Bernays, S., Bondarenko, Y., Cruz, A., de Oliveira, M., Del Castillo Barrientos, H., Enimil, A., Ferlazzo, G., Kranzer, K., Marais, B., et al (2023). Caring for Adolescents and Young Adults With Tuberculosis or at Risk of Tuberculosis: Consensus Statement From an International Expert Panel. Journal of Adolescent Health, 72(3), 323-331. [More Information]
• Warner, S., Blaxland, A., Counoupas, C., Verstraete, J., Zampoli, M., Marais, B., Fitzgerald, D., Robinson, P., Triccas, J. (2023). Clinical and Experimental Determination of Protection Afforded by BCG Vaccination against Infection with Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria: A Role in Cystic Fibrosis? Vaccines, 11(8). [More Information]
• Chiang, S., Graham, S., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Sant’Anna, C., Sharma, S., Starke, J., Triasih, R., Achar, J., Amanullah, F., et al (2023). Clinical standards for drug-susceptible TB in children and adolescents. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 27(8), 584-598. [More Information]
• Singh, K., Carvalho, A., Centis, R., D’Ambrosio, L., Nguyen, B., Cho, J., Forsman, L., Kim, H., Marais, B., Stocker, S., et al (2023). Clinical standards for the management of adverse effects during treatment for TB. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 27(7), 506-519. [More Information]
• Foster, J., Marais, B., Mendez, D., McBryde, E. (2023). Critical Review of Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Children from Papua New Guinea Presenting to Health Facilities in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia. Microorganisms, 11(12). [More Information]
• Gunasekera, K., Marcy, O., Muñoz, J., Lopez-Varela, E., Sekadde, M., Franke, M., Bonnet, M., Ahmed, S., Amanullah, F., Anwar, A., Viney, K., Marais, B., et al (2023). Development of treatment-decision algorithms for children evaluated for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 7(5), 336-346. [More Information]
• Coleman, M., Hill, J., Timeon, E., Rimon, E., Bauro, T., Ioteba, N., Cunanan, A., Douglas, N., Islam, T., Tomlinson, J., Marais, B., Britton, W., et al (2023). Effectiveness of population-wide screening and mass drug administration for leprosy control in Kiribati: the COMBINE protocol. BMJ Open, 13(6). [More Information]
• Miranda-Schaeubinger, M., Venkatakrishna, S., Otero, H., Marais, B., Goussard, P., Frigati, L., Zar, H., Andronikou, S. (2023). Evolving role of chest radiographs for diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis. Pediatric Radiology. [More Information]
• Gafar, F., Wasmann, R., McIlleron, H., Aarnoutse, R., Simon Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Agarwal, D., Antwi, S., Bang, N., Bekker, A., et al (2023). Global estimates and determinants of antituberculosis drug pharmacokinetics in children and adolescents: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal, 61(3). [More Information]
• O'Brien, D., Blasdell, K., Muhi, S., Marais, B., Buddle, B., McNamara, B., Athan, E. (2023). Is BCG vaccination of possums the solution to the Buruli ulcer epidemic in south-eastern Australia? Medical Journal of Australia, 219(11), 520-522. [More Information]
• Basseal, J., Bennett, C., Collignon, P., Currie, B., Durrheim, D., Leask, J., McBryde, E., McIntyre, P., Russell, F., Smith, D., Sorrell, T., Marais, B. (2023). Key lessons from the COVID-19 public health response in Australia. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 30. [More Information]
• Bonnet, M., Nordholm, A., Ssekyanzi, B., Byamukama, O., Orikiriza, P., Tusabe, T., Nyehangane, D., Taremwa, I., Turyashemererwa, E., Wobudeya, E., Marais, B., et al (2023). Mortality and Cause of Death in Children With Presumptive Disseminated Tuberculosis. Pediatrics, 151(4). [More Information]
• du Cros, P., Furin, J., Spigelman, M., Denholm, J., Thi, S., Tiberi, S., Huang, G., Barrington Marks, G., Turkova, A., Guglielmetti, L., Alffenaar, J., Marais, B., et al (2023). Standards for clinical trials for treating TB. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 27(12), 885-898. [More Information]
• Nguyen, P., Robinson, P., Fitzgerald, D., Marais, B. (2023). The dilemma of improving rational antibiotic use in pediatric community-acquired pneumonia. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 11. [More Information]
• Williams, P., Beardsley, J., Isaacs, D., Preisz, A., Marais, B. (2023). The impact of climate change and biodiversity loss on the health of children: An ethical perspective. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 1048317. [More Information]
• Geric, C., Qin, Z., Denkinger, C., Kik, S., Marais, B., Anjos, A., David, P., Ahmad Khan, F., Trajman, A. (2023). The rise of artificial intelligence reading of chest X-rays for enhanced TB diagnosis and elimination. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 27(5), 367-372. [More Information]
• Donnan, E., Marais, B., Coulter, C., Waring, J., Bastian, I., Williamson, D., Sherry, N., Bond, K., Sintchenko, V., Meumann, E., et al (2023). The use of whole genome sequencing for tuberculosis public health activities in Australia: a joint statement of the National Tuberculosis Advisory Committee and Communicable Diseases Genomics Network. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 47. [More Information]
• Foster, J., Mendez, D., Marais, B., Peniyamina, D., McBryde, E. (2023). Time to commencement of effective treatment in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosed in the Torres Strait-Papua New Guinea cross-border region. Rural and Remote Health, 23(1), 7165. [More Information]
• Teo, A., Rahevar, K., Morishita, F., Ang, A., Yoshiyama, T., Ohkado, A., Kawatsu, L., Yamada, N., Uchimura, K., Choi, Y., Marais, B., et al (2023). Tuberculosis in older adults: case studies from four countries with rapidly ageing populations in the western pacific region. BMC Public Health, 23(1). [More Information]
• Teo, A., Morishita, F., Islam, T., Viney, K., Ong, C., Kato, S., Kim, H., Liu, Y., Oh, K., Yoshiyama, T., Marais, B., et al (2023). Tuberculosis in older adults: challenges and best practices in the Western Pacific Region. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific. [More Information]

2022

• Migliori, G., Wu, S., Matteelli, A., Zenner, D., Goletti, D., Ahmedov, S., Al Abri, S., Allen, D., Balcells, M., García-Basteiro, A., Marais, B., et al (2022). Clinical standards for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of TB infection. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 26(3), 190-205. [More Information]
• Alffenaar, J., Stocker, S., Davies Forsman, L., Garcia-Prats, A., Heysell, S., Aarnoutse, R., Akkerman, O., Aleksa, A., van Altena, R., de Oñata, W., Cho, J., Fox, G., Kim, H., Marais, B., et al (2022). Clinical standards for the dosing and management of TB drugs. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 26(6), 483-499. [More Information]
• Foster, J., Mendez, D., Marais, B., Denholm, J., Peniyamina, D., McBryde, E. (2022). Critical Consideration of Tuberculosis Management of Papua New Guinea Nationals and Cross-Border Health Issues in the Remote Torres Strait Islands, Australia. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(9). [More Information]
• Gunasekera, K., Vonasek, B., Oliwa, J., Triasih, R., Lancioni, C., Graham, S., Seddon, J., Marais, B. (2022). Diagnostic Challenges in Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis—Optimizing the Clinical Approach. Pathogens, 11(4). [More Information]
• Ragonnet, R., Williams, B., Largen, A., Nasa, J., Jack, T., Langinlur, M., Rahevar, K., Islam, T., Denholm, J., Marais, B., et al (2022). Estimating the long-term effects of mass screening for latent and active tuberculosis in the Marshall Islands. International Journal of Epidemiology, 51(5), 1433-1445. [More Information]
• Bainomugisa, A., Lavu, E., Pandey, S., Majumdar, S., Banamu, J., Coulter, C., Marais, B., Coin, L., Graham, S., du Cros, P. (2022). Evolution and spread of a highly drug resistant strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Papua New Guinea. BMC Infectious Diseases, 22(1), 437. [More Information]
• Jops, P., Kupul, M., Trumb, R., Cowan, J., Graham, S., Bell, S., Majumdar, S., Nindil, H., Pomat, W., Marais, B., et al (2022). Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘Hotspot’. Qualitative Health Research, 32(11), 1747-1762. [More Information]
• Velen, K., Nguyen, V., Nguyen, B., Dang, T., Nguyen, H., Vu, D., Do, T., Pham Duc, C., Nguyen, H., Pham, H., Marais, B., Britton, W., Beardsley, J., Negin, J., Fox, G., et al (2022). Harnessing new mHealth technologies to Strengthen the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Vietnam (V-SMART trial): A protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 12(6). [More Information]
• Hill, J., Marais, B. (2022). Improved treatment for children with tuberculous meningitis: Acting on what we know. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(1), 68-69. [More Information]
• Zawahir, M., Le, H., Nguyen, T., Beardsley, J., Dang, A., Bernays, S., Viney, K., Cao, T., Drabarek, D., Tran, H., Marais, B., Negin, J., Marks, G., Fox, G., et al (2022). Inappropriate supply of antibiotics for common viral infections by community pharmacies in Vietnam: A standardised patient survey. The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific, 23, 100447. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Bernays, S., Schaaf, H., Fox, G. (2022). Increasing TB preventive treatment in children. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 26(10), 903-905. [More Information]
• Al Abdali, K., Britton, P., Howard-Jones, A., Kesson, A., Marais, B. (2022). Intra-thoracic tuberculosis lymphadenitis in a child with rheumatic heart disease. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58(5), 918-920. [More Information]
• Coleman, M., Martinez, L., Theron, G., Wood, R., Marais, B. (2022). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in High-Incidence Settings—New Paradigms and Insights. Pathogens, 11(11). [More Information]
• Alffenaar, J., Marais, B., Touw, D. (2022). Paediatric formulations for the treatment of drug resistant TB: closing the gaps. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 26(12), 1097-1100. [More Information]
• Gunaratna, G., Howard-Jones, A., Marais, B., Britton, P. (2022). Paradoxical lymph node reaction during treatment of scalp tuberculosis. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58(4), 710-712. [More Information]
• Click, E., Song, R., Smith, J., McHembere, W., Fajans, M., Hariri, P., Okeyo, E., McCarthy, K., Gethi, D., Odeny, L., Marais, B., et al (2022). Performance of Xpert MTB/RIF and Mycobacterial Culture on Multiple Specimen Types for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Disease in Young Children and Clinical Characterization According to Standardized Research Case Definitions. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 41(8), 671-677. [More Information]
• Coleman, M., Hill, J., Timeon, E., Tonganibeia, A., Eromanga, B., Islam, T., Trauer, J., Chambers, S., Christensen, A., Fox, G., Britton, W., Marais, B., et al (2022). Population-wide active case finding and prevention for tuberculosis and leprosy elimination in Kiribati: the PEARL study protocol. BMJ Open, 12(4), e055295-1-e055295-10. [More Information]
• Foster, J., Mendez, D., Marais, B., Peniyamina, D., McBryde, E. (2022). Predictors of unfavourable treatment outcome in patients diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Torres Strait / Papua New Guinea border region. PloS One, 17(12 December). [More Information]
• Coorey, N., Kensitt, L., Davies, J., Keller, E., Sheel, M., Chani, K., Barry, S., Boyd, R., Denholm, J., Watts, K., Fox, G., Marais, B., Viney, K., et al (2022). Risk factors for TB in Australia and their association with delayed treatment completion. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 26(5), 399-405. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Graham, S. (2022). The Value of Chest Radiography in Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Screening in Children and Adolescents. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 206(7), 814-816. [More Information]
• Nataprawira, H., Gafar, F., Risan, N., Wulandari, D., Sudarwati, S., Marais, B., Stevens, J., Alffenaar, J., Ruslami, R. (2022). Treatment Outcomes of Childhood Tuberculous Meningitis in a Real-World Retrospective Cohort, Bandung, Indonesia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(3), 660-671. [More Information]
• Orikiriza, P., Smith, J., Ssekyanzi, B., Nyehangane, D., Taremwa, I., Turyashemererwa, E., Byamukama, O., Tusabe, T., Ardizzoni, E., Marais, B., et al (2022). Tuberculosis diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF and urine AlereLAM in vulnerable children. European Respiratory Journal, 59(1), 2101116. [More Information]
• Graham, S., Marais, B., Amanullah, F. (2022). Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents: Progress and Perseverance. Pathogens, 11(4), 392. [More Information]
• Denholm, J., Marais, B., Donnan, E., Waring, J., Stapledon, R., Taylor, J., Mahanty, S. (2022). Tuberculosis mortality: quantifying agreement in clinical cause of death assessments. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(5), 630-632. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Marais, B., Williams, P. (2022). What is the optimal antibiotic therapy for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children? Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(12), 1131-1134. [More Information]

2021

• Nguyen, T., Bui, B., Ngo, Q., Fitzgerald, D., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2021). Applying lessons learnt from research of child pneumonia management in Vietnam. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 39, 65-70. [More Information]
• Kizny Gordon, A., Marais, B., Walker, T., Sintchenko, V. (2021). Clinical and public health utility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole genome sequencing. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113, S40-S42. [More Information]
• Migliori, G., Marx, F., Ambrosino, N., Zampogna, E., Schaaf, H., van der Zalm, M., Allwood, B., Byrne, A., Mortimer, K., Wallis, R., Fox, G., Marais, B., et al (2021). Clinical standards for the assessment, management and rehabilitation of post-TB lung disease. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 25(10), 797-813. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2021). COVID-19 Disease Spectrum in Children: First Insights from Africa. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(12), e945-e947. [More Information]
• Arnott, A., Draper, J., Rockett, R., Lam, C., Sadsad, R., Gall, M., Martinez, E., Byun, R., Musto, J., Marais, B., Chen, S., Kok, J., Dwyer, D., Sintchenko, V. (2021). Documenting elimination of co-circulating COVID-19 clusters using genomics in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Research Notes, 14(1), 415. [More Information]
• Williams, P., Marais, B., Isaacs, D., Preisz, A. (2021). Ethical considerations regarding the effects of climate change and planetary health on children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(11), 1775-1780. [More Information]
• Cameron, J., Williams, B., Ragonnet, R., Marais, B., Trauer, T., Savulescu, J. (2021). Ethics of selective restriction of liberty in a pandemic. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47(8), 553-562. [More Information]
• Viney, K., Lowbridge, C., Morishita, F., Rahevar, K., Oh, K., Islam, T., Marais, B. (2021). Evaluation of the 2016-2020 regional tuberculosis response framework, WHO Western Pacific Region. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 99(5), 330-341A. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2021). Good Outcomes in Babies With In Utero Bedaquiline Exposure. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(7), 1169-1170. [More Information]
• Williams, P., Bartlett, A., Howard-Jones, A., McMullan, B., Khatami, A., Britton, P., Marais, B. (2021). Impact of climate change and biodiversity collapse on the global emergence and spread of infectious diseases. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(11), 1811-1818. [More Information]
• Fox, G., Nguyen, T., Coleman, M., Trajman, A., Velen, K., Marais, B. (2021). Implementing tuberculosis preventive treatment in high-prevalence settings. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113, S13-S15. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2021). Improved Urine Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) Tests: The Answer for Child Tuberculosis Diagnosis? Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72(9), e289-e290. [More Information]
• Abo, Y., Curtis, N., Osowicki, J., Haeusler, G., Purcell, R., Kadambari, S., De Wachter, M., Vanden Driessche, K., Dekeyzer, S., Coleman, L., Marais, B., et al (2021). Infliximab for Paradoxical Reactions in Pediatric Central Nervous System Tuberculosis. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 10(12), 1087-1091. [More Information]
• Alffenaar, J., Marais, B., Thomas, T. (2021). Is a high dose sufficient to achieve high isoniazid exposure in children affected by multidrug-resistant TB? International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 25(11), 879-880. [More Information]
• Alffenaar, J., Marais, B., Heysell, S. (2021). Measuring anti-TB drug concentrations in hair: Unlocking the door to cumulative drug exposure and treatment outcome. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 25(1), 3-5. [More Information]
• Sintchenko, V., Timms, V., Sim, E., Rockett, R., Bachmann, N., O'Sullivan, M., Marais, B. (2021). Microbial Genomics as a Catalyst for Targeted Antivirulence Therapeutics. Frontiers in Medicine, 8, 641260. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Verkuijl, S., Casenghi, M., Triasih, R., Hesseling, A., Mandalakas, A., Marcy, O., Seddon, J., Graham, S., Amanullah, F. (2021). Paediatric tuberculosis – new advances to close persistent gaps. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113, S63-S67. [More Information]
• Kim, H., Ruiter, E., Jongedijk, E., Ak, H., Marais, B., Pk, B., Sawleshwarkar, S., Touw, D., Alffenaar, J. (2021). Saliva-based linezolid monitoring on a mobile UV spectrophotometer. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76(7), 1786-1792. [More Information]
• Vonasek, B., Ness, T., Takwoingi, Y., Kay, A., van Wyk, S., Ouellette, L., Marais, B., Steingart, K., Mandalakas, A. (2021). Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children. The Cochrane Library Chichester UK: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021 (6). [More Information]
• Murray, E., Dodd, P., Marais, B., Ayles, H., Shanaube, K., Schaap, A., White, R., Bond, V. (2021). Sociological variety and the transmission efficiency of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A secondary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from 15 communities in Zambia. BMJ Open, 11(12), e047136. [More Information]
• Zawahir, M., Le, H., Nguyen, T., Beardsley, J., Duc, A., Bernays, S., Viney, K., Hung, T., McKinn, S., Tran, H., Velen, K., Marais, B., Negin, J., Marks, G., Fox, G., et al (2021). Standardised patient study to assess tuberculosis case detection within the private pharmacy sector in Vietnam. BMJ Global Health, 6(10), 1-11. [More Information]
• Almuzam, S., Howard-Jones, A., Birke, O., Doyle, H., Kesson, A., Marais, B. (2021). Subacute osteomyelitis caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a healthy child. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(12), 2010-2011. [More Information]
• Hasan, T., Beardsley, J., Marais, B., Nguyen, T., Fox, G. (2021). The implementation of mass-vaccination against SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review of existing strategies and guidelines. Vaccines, 9(4), 326-1-326-15. [More Information]
• Martson, A., Kim, H., Marais, B., Alffenaar, J. (2021). The importance of pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics assessment in Phase IIB/III trials for MDR-TB treatment. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 25(5), 336-339. [More Information]
• Trauer, T., Marais, B., Ragonnet, R., Savulescu, J., McBryde, E. (2021). Time for a clear national COVID-19 strategy. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(2), 94-9.40E+02. [More Information]
• Foster, J., Marais, B., Martin, R., Peniyamina, D., Mendez, D., Warner, J., McBryde, E. (2021). Tuberculosis in the Torres Strait: the lady doth test too much. Rural and Remote Health, 21(1), 6317-1-6317-8. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Preisz, A., Isaacs, D. (2021). Under-explored 'third dimension' of medical ethics. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57(11), 1792-1794. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Chong, E., Fernando, S., Daniel, S., Watts, M., Berglund, L., Barry, S., Kotsiou, G., Headley, A., Stapledon, R. (2021). Use of Infliximab to Treat Paradoxical Tuberculous Meningitis Reactions. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 8(1), ofaa604. [More Information]
• Lam, C., Martinez, E., Crighton, T., Furlong, C., Donnan, E., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2021). Value of routine whole genome sequencing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance detection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113, S48-S54. [More Information]
• Shanmugam, S., Bachmann, N., Martinez, E., Menon, R., Narendran, G., Narayanan, S., Tripathy, S., Ranganathan, U., Sawleshwarkar, S., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2021). Whole genome sequencing based differentiation between re-infection and relapse in Indian patients with tuberculosis recurrence, with and without HIV co-infection. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113, S43-S47. [More Information]
• Kock, R., Michel, A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Azhar, E., Torrelles, J., Cadmus, S., Brunton, L., Chakaya, J., Marais, B., Mboera, L., et al (2021). Zoonotic Tuberculosis – The Changing Landscape. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 113, S68-S72. [More Information]

2020

• Nash, M., Perrin, C., Seddon, J., Furin, J., Hauser, J., Marais, B., Kitai, I., Starke, J., McKenna, L. (2020). Access to paediatric formulations for the treatment of childhood tuberculosis. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 4(12), 855-857. [More Information]
• Nguyen, P., Tran, H., Fitzgerald, D., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2020). Antibiotic use in children hospitalised with pneumonia in Central Vietnam. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(8), 713-719. [More Information]
• Kim, H., Heysell, S., Mpagama, S., Marais, B., Alffenaar, J. (2020). Challenging the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The Lancet, 395(10226), 783. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Marais, B., McHugh, T., Maeurer, M., Zumla, A., Kapata, N., Ntoumi, F., Chanda-Kapata, P., Mfinanga, S., Centis, R., et al (2020). COVID-19 and tuberculosis-threats and opportunities. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 24(8), 757-760. [More Information]
• Isaacs, D., Britton, P., Howard-Jones, A., Kesson, A., Khatami, A., Marais, B., Nayda, C., Outhred, A. (2020). Do facemasks protect against COVID-19? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(6), 976-977. [More Information]
• Degeling, C., Carroll, J., Denholm, J., Marais, B., Dawson, A. (2020). Ending TB in Australia: Organizational challenges for regional tuberculosis programs. Health Policy, 124(1), 106-112. [More Information]
• Morishita, F., Viney, K., Lowbridge, C., Elsayed, H., Oh, K., Rahevar, K., Marais, B., Islam, T. (2020). Epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Western Pacific Region: Progress towards the 2020 milestones of the End TB Strategy. Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 11(4), 1-14. [More Information]
• Outhred, A., Gurjav, U., Jelfs, P., McCallum, N., Wang, Q., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2020). Extensive Homoplasy but No Evidence of Convergent Evolution of Repeat Numbers at MIRU Loci in Modern Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineages. Frontiers in Public Health, 8, 455. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Ippolito, G., Ntoumi, F., Seyfert-Margolies, V., Nagu, T., Cirillo, D., Chakaya, J., Marais, B., Maeurer, M. (2020). Host-directed therapies and holistic care for tuberculosis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(4), 337-340. [More Information]
• Vosu, J., Britton, P., Howard-Jones, A., Isaacs, D., Kesson, A., Khatami, A., Marais, B., Nayda, C., Outhred, A. (2020). Is the risk of ibuprofen or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs increased in COVID-19? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(10), 1645-1646. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Nicol, M., Zar, H. (2020). Key advances and remaining challenges in childhood and adolescent tuberculosis. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 36, 25-26. [More Information]
• Bachmann, N., Salamzade, R., Manson, A., Whittington, R., Sintchenko, V., Earl, A., Marais, B. (2020). Key Transitions in the Evolution of Rapid and Slow Growing Mycobacteria Identified by Comparative Genomics. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 1-12. [More Information]
• Fox, G., Nguyen, C., Nguyen, T., Tran, P., Marais, B., Graham, S., Nguyen, B., Velen, K., Dowdy, D., Mason, P., Britton, W., et al (2020). Levofloxacin versus placebo for the treatment of latent tuberculosis among contacts of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (the VQUIN MDR trial): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 10(1), e033945. [More Information]
• Black, A., Dawson, A., Bryant, G., Gilbert, G., Marais, B., McBryde, E. (2020), Living with COVID-19: Planning Policy for the Next Stage.
• Migliori, G., Tiberi, S., Zumla, A., Petersen, E., Chakaya, J., Wejse, C., Muñoz Torrico, M., Duarte, R., Alffenaar, J., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., et al (2020). MDR/XDR-TB management of patients and contacts: Challenges facing the new decade The 2020 clinical update by the Global Tuberculosis Network. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 92S, S15-S25. [More Information]
• Meehan, M., Rojas, D., Adekunle, A., Adegboye, O., Caldwell, J., Turek, E., Williams, B., Marais, B., Trauer, T., McBryde, E. (2020). Modelling insights into the COVID-19 pandemic. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 35, 64-69. [More Information]
• Bainomugisa, A., Gilpin, C., Coulter, C., Marais, B. (2020). New xpert MTB/XDR: Added value and future in the field. European Respiratory Journal, 56(5), 2003616. [More Information]
• Kim, H., Srivastava, S., Hemanth Kumar, A., Marais, B., Alffenaar, J. (2020). Optimal dose or optimal exposure? Consideration for linezolid in tuberculosis treatment. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64(7), e00287-20. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Sorrell, T. (2020). Pathways to COVID-19 ‘community protection’. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 96, 496-499. [More Information]
• Samaranayake, W., Kesson, A., Karpelowsky, J., Outhred, A., Marais, B. (2020). Port-site infection due to nontuberculous mycobacteria following laparoscopic surgery. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 9(3), 231-238. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Tran, H., Tran, T., Fitzgerald, D., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2020). Predictors of Unlikely Bacterial Pneumonia and Adverse Pneumonia Outcome in Children Admitted to a Hospital in Central Vietnam. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70(8), 1733-1741. [More Information]
• Reuter, A., Seddon, J., Marais, B., Furin, J. (2020). Preventing tuberculosis in children: A global health emergency. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 36, 44-51. [More Information]
• Chakaya, J., Marais, B., du Cros, P., Ntoumi, F., Mfinanga, S., Kapata, N., Hasnain, S., Nathavitharana, R., Zumla, A. (2020). Programmatic versus personalised approaches to managing the global epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(4), 334-335. [More Information]
• Britton, P., Marais, B. (2020). Questions raised by COVID-19 case descriptions. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(4), 652. [More Information]
• Vonasek, B., Ness, T., Takwoingi, Y., Kay, A., van Wyk, S., Ouellette, L., Marais, B., Steingart, K., Mandalakas, A. (2020). Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 (7), CD013693. [More Information]
• Howard-Jones, A., Almuzam, S., Britton, P., Isaacs, D., Kesson, A., Khatami, A., Marais, B., Nayda, C., Outhred, A., Yuso, J. (2020). Should I be worried about carrying the virus that causes COVID-19 home on my clothes? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(6), 980. [More Information]
• Abo, Y., Curtis, N., Butters, C., Rozen, T., Marais, B., Gwee, A. (2020). Successful Treatment of a Severe Vision-Threatening Paradoxical Tuberculous Reaction with Infliximab: First Pediatric Use. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 39(4), e42-e45. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Chakaya, J., Swaminathan, S., Fox, G., Ehtesham, N., Ntoumi, F., Zijenah, L., Maurer, M., Zumla, A. (2020). Tackling long-term morbidity and mortality after successful tuberculosis treatment. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(6), 641-642. [More Information]
• Isaacs, D., Britton, P., Howard-Jones, A., Kesson, A., Khatami, A., Marais, B., Nayda, C., Outhred, A. (2020). To what extent do children transmit SARS-CoV-2 virus? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56(6), 978-979. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Amanullah, F., Gupta, A., Becerra, M., Snow, K., Ngadaya, E., Sharma, M., Hesseling, A., Chakaya, M., Zumla, A. (2020). Tuberculosis in children, adolescents, and women. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(4), 335-337. [More Information]
• Howard-Jones, A., Marais, B. (2020). Tuberculosis in children: screening, diagnosis and management. Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 32(3), 395-404. [More Information]
• Scandurra, G., Degeling, C., Douglas, P., Marais, B., Dobler, C. (2020). Tuberculosis in migrants - screening, surveillance and ethics. Pneumonia, 12, 9. [More Information]
• Huynh, J., Thwaites, G., Marais, B., Schaaf, H. (2020). Tuberculosis treatment in children: The changing landscape. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 36, 33-43. [More Information]
• Yeong, C., Byrne, A., Cho, J., Sintchenko, V., Crighton, T., Marais, B. (2020). Use of GeneXpert MTB/RIF on a single pooled sputum specimen to exclude pulmonary tuberculosis among hospital inpatients placed in respiratory isolation. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 92, 175-180. [More Information]
• Ganmaa, D., Uyanga, B., Zhou, X., Gantsetseg, G., Delgerekh, B., Enkhmaa, D., Khulan, D., Ariunzaya, S., Sumiya, E., Bolortuya, B., Marais, B., et al (2020). Vitamin D supplements for prevention of tuberculosis infection and disease. New England Journal of Medicine, 383(4), 359-368. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Michel, A., Azhar, E., Torrelles, J., Cadmus, S., Kendall, S., Chakaya, J., Marais, B., Kock, R. (2020). Zoonotic tuberculosis—a call for an open One Health debate. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 20(6), 642-644. [More Information]

2019

• Petersen, E., Rao, M., Ippolito, G., Gualano, G., Chakaya, J., Ntoumi, F., Moore, D., Allen, R., Gaskell, K., Ohd, J., Marais, B., et al (2019). "World Tuberculosis Day March 24th 2019 Theme: It's TIME" - International Journal of Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis Theme Series. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 80, S1-S5. [More Information]
• Alffenaar, J., Sintchenko, V., Marais, B. (2019). Acquired Drug Resistance: Recognizing the Potential of Repurposed Drugs. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69(11), 2038-2039. [More Information]
• Hill-Cawthorne, G., Negin, J., Capon, A., Gilbert, G., Nind, L., Nunn, M., Ridgway, P., Schipp, M., Firman, J., Sorrell, T., Marais, B. (2019). Advancing Planetary Health in Australia: focus on emerging infections and antimicrobial resistance. BMJ Global Health, 4(2), 1-10. [More Information]
• Byrne, A., Marais, B., Mitnick, C., Garden, F., Lecca, L., Contreras, C., Yauri, Y., Garcia, F., Marks, G. (2019). Asthma and atopy prevalence are not reduced among former tuberculosis patients compared with controls in Lima, Peru. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 19(1), 1-9. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Buddle, B., de Klerk-Lorist, L., Nguipdop-Djomo, P., Quinn, F., Greenblatt, C. (2019). BCG vaccination for bovine tuberculosis; conclusions from the Jerusalem One Health workshop. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 66(2), 1037-1043. [More Information]
• Nguyen, P., Tran, H., Fitzgerald, D., Tran, T., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2019). Characterisation of children hospitalised with pneumonia in central Vietnam: A prospective study. European Respiratory Journal, 54(1), 1-10. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2019). Childhood Tuberculosis. In Samir S. Shah, Alex R. Kemper, Adam J. Ratner (Eds.), Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2nd Edition, (pp. 330-341). United States: McGraw Hill.
• Bainomugisa, A., Pandey, S., Donnan, E., Simpson, G., Foster, J., Lavu, E., Hiasihri, S., McBryde, E., Moke, R., Vincent, S., Sintchenko, V., Marais, B., et al (2019). Cross-border movement of highly drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from papua new guinea to Australia through torres strait protected zone, 2010-2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(3), 406-415. [More Information]
• Grimshaw, A., Palasanthiran, P., Huynh, J., Marais, B., Chen, S., McMullan, B. (2019). Cryptococcal infections in children: retrospective study and review from Australia. Future Microbiology, 14(18), 1531-1544. [More Information]
• Norton, S., Bag, S., Cho, J., Heron, N., Assareh, H., Pavaresh, L., Corbett, S., Marais, B. (2019). Detailed characterisation of the tuberculosis epidemic in Western Sydney: a descriptive epidemiological study. ERJ Open Research, 5(3), 1-10. [More Information]
• Lu, M., Saddi, V., Britton, P., Selvadurai, H., Robinson, P., Pandit, C., Marais, B., Fitzgerald, D. (2019). Disease caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria in children with cystic fibrosis. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 29, 42-52. [More Information]
• Lavu, E., Johnson, K., Banamu, J., Pandey, S., Carter, R., Coulter, C., Aia, P., Majumdar, S., Marais, B., Graham, S., et al (2019). Drug-resistant tuberculosis diagnosis since Xpert® MTB/RIF introduction in Papua New Guinea, 2012-2017. Public Health Action, 9(Suppl 1), S12-S18. [More Information]
• Zhao, Y., Morris, A., Marais, B., Pardo, A., Scott, K. (2019). Exploring how medical students learn during clinical rotations: a pilot study with a mobile application. Health and Technology, 9(3), 257-267. [More Information]
• Palagyi, A., Marais, B., Abimbola, F., Topp, S., McBryde, E., Negin, J. (2019). Health system preparedness for emerging infectious diseases: A synthesis of the literature. Global Public Health, 14(12), 1847-1868. [More Information]
• Arscott-Mills, T., Marais, B., Steenhoff, A. (2019). HIV and Tuberculosis in Children. In Irini Sereti, Gregory P. Bisson, Graeme Meintjes (Eds.), HIV and Tuberculosis: A Formidable Alliance, (pp. 269-294). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
• Fox, G., Dodd, P., Marais, B. (2019). Household contact investigation to improve tuberculosis control. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19(3), 235-237. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Williams, S., Li, A., Ofrin, R., Negin, J., Merianos, A., Firman, J., Sorrell, T., Davies, R. (2019). Improving emergency preparedness and response in the Asia-Pacific. BMJ Global Health, 4(1), 1-4. [More Information]
• Stellmach, D., Bagnol, B., Guest, D., Marais, B., Alders, R. (2019). Interdisciplinary health research. In Merrilyn Walton (Eds.), One Planet, One Health, (pp. 85-104). Sydney: Sydney University Press. [More Information]
• Velizarova, S., Gabrovska, N., Spasova, A., Marais, B., Harausz, E., Tiberi, S., Migliori, G., Manissero, D. (2019). Management and outcomes of severe childhood tuberculosis in the pediatric intensive care setting: can we identify best practices? Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 45(2). [More Information]
• Khatami, A., Britton, P., Marais, B. (2019). Management of Children with Tuberculosis. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 40(4), 797-810. [More Information]
• Huynh, J., Marais, B. (2019). Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis infection and disease in children: a review of new and repurposed drugs. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 6. [More Information]
• Huynh, J., Vosu, J., Marais, B., Britton, P. (2019). Multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis in a returned traveller. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55(8), 981-984. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2019). Newer Drugs for Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment in Children. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 86(8), 725-731. [More Information]
• Al Yazidi, L., Marais, B., Wickens, M., Palasanthiran, P., Isaacs, D., Outhred, A., McMullan, B., Britton, P. (2019). Overview of paediatric tuberculosis cases treated in the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 29(2), 1-8. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Tran, H., Truong, H., Nguyen, V., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2019). Paediatric use of antibiotics in children with community acquired pneumonia: A survey from Da Nang, Vietnam. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55(11), 1329-1334. [More Information]
• Marais, B., van Toorn, R., Figaji, T., Thwaites, G. (2019). Reply to Baxter. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69(4), 736. [More Information]
• Schaaf, H., Marais, B. (2019). The Role of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 200(12), 1464?1465. [More Information]
• Detjen, A., Essajee, S., Grzemska, M., Marais, B. (2019). Tuberculosis and integrated child health - Rediscovering the principles of Alma Ata. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 80, S9-S12. [More Information]
• Mai, T., Martinez, E., Menon, R., Van Anh, N., Hien, N., Lan, N., Giang, D., Hang, P., Thuong, P., Huan, H., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V., et al (2019). Tuberculosis risk factors and Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission among HIV-infected patients in Vietnam. Tuberculosis, 115, 67-75. [More Information]
• Rakhra, J., Williams, G., Marais, B., Craig, J., Gunasekera, H. (2019). Urinary tract infections in febrile children: Changing spectra of pathogenic bacteria and antibiotic susceptibilities? Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55(6), 680-689. [More Information]

2018

• Bainomugisa, A., Duarte, T., Lavu, E., Pandey, S., Coulter, C., Marais, B., Coin, L. (2018). A complete high-quality MinION nanopore assembly of an extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing lineage strain identifies novel variation in repetitive PE/PPE gene regions. Microbial Genomics, 4(7), 1-10. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Zumla, A. (2018). Advancing global tuberculosis control after the UNGA-HLM. The Lancet, 392(10153), 1096-1097. [More Information]
• Nguyen, P., Thai, T., Huynh, J., Marais, B. (2018). An Infant with Xpert(R) Confirmed TB Meningitis in Central Viet Nam. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(11), 1-5. [More Information]
• Byrne, A., Fox, G., Marais, B. (2018). Better than a pound of cure: Preventing the development of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Future Microbiology, 13(5), 577-588. [More Information]
• Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Carvalho, I., Seddon, J. (2018). Challenges in Childhood Tuberculosis. In Giovanni Battista Migliori, Graham Bothamley, Raquel Duarte and Adrian Rendon (Eds.), Tuberculosis, (pp. 234-262). Sheffield: European Respiratory Society.
• Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Carvalho, I., Seddon, J. (2018). Challenges in childhood tuberculosis. European Respiratory Monograph, 2018 (9781849841009), 234-262. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Tran, T., Thai, T., Foster, K., Roberts, C., Marais, B. (2018). Factors associated with breastfeeding intent among mothers of newborn babies in Da Nang, Viet Nam. International Breastfeeding Journal, 13(2), 1-7. [More Information]
• Byrne, A., Marais, B., Mitnick, C., Garden, F., Lecca, L., Contreras, C., Yauri, Y., Garcia, F., Marks, G. (2018). Feasibility and yield of screening for non-communicable diseases among treated tuberculosis patients in Peru. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 22(1), 86-92. [More Information]
• Loveday, M., Sunkari, B., Master, I., Daftary, A., Mehlomakulu, V., Hlangu, S., Marais, B. (2018). Household context and psychosocial impact of childhood multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 22(1), 40-46. [More Information]
• Parvaresh, L., Bag, S., Cho, J., Heron, N., Assareh, H., Norton, S., Corbett, S., Marais, B. (2018). Monitoring tuberculosis contact tracing outcomes in Western Sydney, Australia. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 5(1), 1-7. [More Information]
• Bainomugisa, A., Lavu, E., Hiashiri, S., Majumdar, S., Honjepari, A., Moke, R., Dakulala, P., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Pandey, S., Marais, B., et al (2018). Multi-clonal evolution of multi-drug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a high-prevalence setting of Papua New Guinea for over three decades. Microbial Genomics, 4(2), 1-11. [More Information]
• Mai, T., Martinez, E., Menon, R., Van Anh, N., Hien, N., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2018). Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance and transmission among human immunodeficiency virus–infected patients in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99(6), 1397-1406. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2018). Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection burden in poor urban communities. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 2(1), 7-8. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2018). Preventing tuberculosis in household contacts crucial to protect children and contain epidemic spread. The Lancet Global Health, 6, e1260-e1261. [More Information]
• Dobler, C., Fox, G., Douglas, P., Viney, K., Khan, F., Temesgen, Z., Marais, B. (2018). Screening for tuberculosis in migrants and visitors from high incidence settings: present and future perspectives. European Respiratory Journal, 52(1), 1-14. [More Information]
• Hulme, K., Isaacs, D., Marais, B., Robinson, P. (2018). Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Young Child With Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37(12), e343-e345. [More Information]
• Lu, M., Fitzgerald, D., Karpelowsky, J., Selvadurai, H., Pandit, C., Robinson, P., Marais, B. (2018). Surgery in nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease. Breathe, 14(4), 288-301. [More Information]
• Nguyen, P., Nguyen, S., Nguyen, T., Marais, B. (2018). TB presenting as recurrent pneumonia in a HIV-infected infant in central Viet Nam. Reports, 1(2), 1-6. [More Information]
• Khatami, A., Marais, B. (2018). The Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Children. Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 13(2), 91-100. [More Information]
• Detjen, A., McKenna, L., Graham, S., Marais, B., Amanullah, F. (2018). The upcoming UN general assembly resolution on tuberculosis must also benefit children. The Lancet Global Health, 6(5), e485-e486. [More Information]
• Seddon, J., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., McKenna, L., Garcia-Prats, A., Hesseling, A., Hughes, J., Howell, P., Detjen, A., Amanullah, F., et al (2018). Time to act on injectable-free regimens for children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 6(9), 662-664. [More Information]
• Elliot, C., Marais, B., Williams, P., Joshua, P., Towle, S., Hart, G., Zwi, K. (2018). Tuberculin skin test versus interferon-gamma release assay in refugee children: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54(8), 834-839. [More Information]
• Rakhra, J., Williams, G., Marais, B., Craig, J., Gunasekera, H. (2018). Urinary tract infections in febrile children presenting to the Emergency Department: spectrum of bacteria and antibiotic susceptibilities. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 5(6), 680-689.
• Jenkins, A., Capon, A., Negin, J., Marais, B., Sorrell, T., Parkes, M., Horwitz, P. (2018). Watersheds in planetary health research and action. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2(12), e510-e511. [More Information]

2017

• Hill-Cawthorne, G., Capon, A., Sorrell, T., Marais, B. (2017). A planetary health approach to emerging infections in Australia. The Lancet, 389(10076), 1293. [More Information]
• Perez-Velez, C., Roya-Pabon, C., Marais, B. (2017). A systematic approach to diagnosing intra-thoracic tuberculosis in children. Journal of Infection, 74(Suppl 1), S74-S83. [More Information]
• Ragonnet, R., Trauer, J., Denholm, J., Marais, B., McBryde, E. (2017). A user-friendly mathematical modelling web interface to assist local decision making in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis. BMC Infectious Diseases, 17(1), 1-5. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Walker, T., Cirillo, D., Raviglione, M., Abubakar, I., Van Der Werf, M., Boehme, C., Niemann, S., Castro, K., Zumla, A., Sintchenko, V., et al (2017). Aiming for zero tuberculosis transmission in low-burden countries. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 5(11), 846-848. [More Information]
• Thirunavukkarasu, S., Plain, K., de Silva, K., Marais, B., Whittington, R. (2017). Applying the One Health Concept toMycobacterial Research – Overcoming Parochialism. Zoonoses and Public Health, 64(6), 401-422. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Tran, T., Roberts, C., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2017). Child pneumonia - focus on the Western Pacific Region. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 21, 102-110. [More Information]
• Byrne, A., Marais, B., Mitnick, C., Garden, F., Lecca, L., Contreras, C., Yauri, Y., García, F., Marks, G. (2017). Chronic airflow obstruction after successful treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. ERS Monograph, 3(3), 1-11. [More Information]
• Petersen, E., Khamis, F., Migliori, G., Bay, J., Marais, B., Wejse, C., Zumla, A. (2017). De-isolation of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis after start of treatment - clear, unequivocal guidelines are missing. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 56, 34-38. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Nguyen, D., Truong, T., Tran, M., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2017). Disease spectrum and management of children admitted with acute respiratory infection in Viet Nam. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 22(6), 688-695. [More Information]
• Mai, T., Van Anh, N., Hien, N., Lan, N., Giang, D., Hang, P., Lan, N., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2017). Drug resistance and Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain diversity in TB/HIV co-infected patients in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 10, 154-160. [More Information]
• Outhred, A., Britton, P., Marais, B. (2017). Drug-Resistant tuberculosis - primary transmission and management. Journal of Infection, 74(Supplement 1), S128-S135. [More Information]
• Phuong, N., Hoang, T., Van, P., Tu, L., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2017). Encouraging rational antibiotic use in childhood pneumonia: a focus on Vietnam and the Western Pacific Region. Pneumonia, 9, 1-9. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2017). Epidemic spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17(3), 238-239. [More Information]
• Phuong, N., Hoang, T., Foster, K., Roberts, C., Marais, B. (2017). Exploring pneumonia risk factors in Vietnamese infants: a survey of new mothers. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 1, 1-7. [More Information]
• Abimbola, F., Topp, S., Palagyi, A., Marais, B., Negin, J. (2017). Global health security: where is the data to inform health system strengthening? BMJ Global Health, 2(3), 1-3. [More Information]
• Ragonnet, R., Trauer, J., Denholm, J., Marais, B., McBryde, E. (2017). High rates of multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis among re-treatment cases: Where do they come from? BMC Infectious Diseases, 17(1), 1-10. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2017). Improving access to tuberculosis preventive therapy and treatment for children. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 56, 122-125. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Perez-Velez, C. (2017). Improving access to tuberculosis preventive therapy and treatment for children. Residencia Pediatrica, 7(Supl 1), 38-43. [More Information]
• Isaacs, D., Marais, B. (2017). Lychees causing seasonal encephalopathy. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53(10), 1028-1028. [More Information]
• Scott, K., Morris, A., Marais, B. (2017). Medical student use of digital learning resources. The Clinical Teacher, 13, 1-5. [More Information]
• Jenkins, H., Yuen, C., Rodriguez, C., Nathavitharana, R., McLaughlin, M., Donald, P., Marais, B., Becerra, M. (2017). Mortality in children diagnosed with tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 17(3), 285-295. [More Information]
• Harausz, E., Garcia-Prats, A., Seddon, J., Schaaf, H., Hesseling, A., Achar, J., Bernheimer, J., Cruz, A., D'Ambrosio, L., Marais, B., et al (2017). New and repurposed drugs for pediatric multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: Practice-based recommendations. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 195(10), 1300-1310. [More Information]
• Al-Yazidi, L., Marais, B., Hazelton, B., Outhred, A., Kesson, A. (2017). Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Children: A Focus on Bloodstream Infections. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 36(4), 374-378. [More Information]
• Khatami, A., Outhred, A., Maldigri, P., Isaacs, D., Marais, B., Kesson, A. (2017). Nosocomial Transmission from an Adolescent with Sputum Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 36(8), 814-816. [More Information]
• Fox, G., Schaaf, H., Mandalakas, A., Chiappini, E., Zumla, A., Marais, B. (2017). Preventing the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and protecting contacts of infectious cases. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 23(3), 147-153. [More Information]
• Fox, G., Dobler, C., Marais, B., Denholm, J. (2017). Preventive therapy for latent tuberculosis infection-the promise and the challenges. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 56, 68-76. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Heemskerk, D., Thwaites, G. (2017). Reply to Dhawan and Sankhyan. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 64(12), 1805-1805. [More Information]
• Fox, G., Dobler, C., Marais, B., Denholm, J. (2017). Response to: Socio-political prescriptions for latent tuberculosis infection are required to prevent reactivation of tuberculosis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 58, 117-118. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Tran, T., Roberts, C., Fox, G., Graham, S., Marais, B. (2017). Risk factors for child pneumonia - focus on the Western Pacific Region. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 21, 95-101. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Heemskerk, A., Marais, S., Van Crevel, R., Rohlwink, U., Caws, M., Meintjes, G., Misra, U., Mai, N., Ruslami, R., et al (2017). Standardized methods for enhanced quality and comparability of tuberculous meningitis studies. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 64(4), 501-509. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Graham, S. (2017). Symptom-based screening of child TB contacts: Defining 'symptomatic'. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 21(7), 832-833. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2017). Symptom-based screening of children with household tuberculosis contact. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 6(4), 235-237. [More Information]
• McBryde, E., Meehan, M., Doan, T., Ragonnet, R., Marais, B., Guernier, V., Trauer, J. (2017). The risk of global epidemic replacement with drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 56, 14-20. [More Information]
• Coffman, J., Chanda-Kapata, P., Marais, B., Kapata, N., Zumla, A., Negin, J. (2017). Tuberculosis among older adults in Zambia: Burden and characteristics among a neglected group. BMC Public Health, 17(804), 1-6. [More Information]
• Rabie, H., Marais, B. (2017). Tuberculosis and Other Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Children. In Robin J. Green (Eds.), Viral Infections in Children, Volume 1, (pp. 101-124). Cham: Springer International Publishing. [More Information]
• Wilkinson, R., Rohlwink, U., Misra, U., Van Crevel, R., Mai, N., Dooley, K., Caws, M., Figaji, A., Savic, R., Solomons, R., et al (2017). Tuberculous meningitis. Nature Reviews Neurology, 13(10), 581-598. [More Information]
• Oliwa, J., Marais, B. (2017). Vaccines to prevent pneumonia in children - a developing country perspective. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 22, 23-30. [More Information]
• Petersen, E., Maeurer, M., Marais, B., Migliori, G., Mwaba, P., Ntoumi, F., Vilaplana, C., Kim, K., Schito, M., Zumla, A. (2017). World TB Day 2017: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities in the "End-TB" Era. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 56, 1-5. [More Information]
• Nguyen, T., Nguyen, N., Phung, T., Marais, B. (2017). X-pert MTB/RIF® Diagnosis of Twin Infants with Tuberculosis in Da Nang, Viet Nam. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 6(10), 1-5. [More Information]

2016

• Al-Yazidi, L., Marais, B., Hsu, P., Sannappa Venkatraman, S., Kesson, A., Isaacs, D. (2016). A 5-year-old Girl with Chest Wall Mass. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 35(5), 592-599. [More Information]
• Bates, M., Hassan, R., Marais, B., Ntoumi, F., Yeboah-Manu, D. (2016). Challenging dogma and stagnation in TB research. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 5(4), 373-373. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Graham, S. (2016). Childhood tuberculosis: A roadmap towards zero deaths. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52(3), 258-261. [More Information]
• Tadolini, M., Garcia-Prats, A., D'Ambrosio, L., Hewison, C., Centis, R., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Ferreira, H., Caminero, J., Jonckheere, S., et al (2016). Compassionate use of new drugs in children and adolescents with multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: early experiences and challenges. European Respiratory Journal, 48(3), 938-943. [More Information]
• Solomons, R., Visser, D., Marais, B., Schoeman, J., van Furth, A. (2016). Diagnostic accuracy of a uniform research case definition for TBM in children: A prospective study. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 20(7), 903-908. [More Information]
• Loveday, M., Sunkari, B., Marais, B., Master, I., Brust, J. (2016). Dilemma of managing asymptomatic children referred with culture-confirmed' drug-resistant tuberculosis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101(7), 608-613. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Outhred, T., Zumla, A. (2016). Engaging high and low burden countries in the "TB end game". International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 45, 100-102. [More Information]
• Gurjav, U., Jelfs, P., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2016). Genotype heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis within geospatial hotspots suggests foci of imported infection in Sydney, Australia. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 40, 346-351. [More Information]
• Wang, T., Feng, G., Pang, Y., Liu, J., Zhou, Y., Yang, Y., Dai, W., Zhang, L., Qiao-Li, Q., Marais, B., et al (2016). High rate of drug resistance among tuberculous meningitis cases in Shaanxi province, China. Scientific Reports, 6, 1-10. [More Information]
• Outhred, A., Holmes, N., Sadsad, R., Martinez, E., Jelfs, P., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Gilbert, G., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2016). Identifying Likely Transmission Pathways within a 10-Year Community Outbreak of Tuberculosis by High-Depth Whole Genome Sequencing. PloS One, 11(3), 1-15. [More Information]
• Solomons, R., Grantham, M., Marais, B., van Toorn, R. (2016). IMCI indicators of childhood TBM at primary health care level in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 20(10), 1309-1313. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Seddon, J., Detjen, A., Van Der Werf, M., Grzemska, M., Hesseling, A., Curtis, N., Graham, S. (2016). Interrupted BCG vaccination is a major threat to global child health. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(4), 251-253. [More Information]
• Scott, K., Morris, A., Marais, B. (2016). Lecture attendance and use of digital recordings in medical training. Medical Journal of Australia, 204(11), 411-412. [More Information]
• Pohl, C., Rutaihwa, L., Haraka, F., Nsubuga, M., Aloi, F., Ntinginya, N., Mapamba, D., Heinrich, N., Hoelscher, M., Marais, B., et al (2016). Limited value of whole blood Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosing tuberculosis in children. Journal of Infection, 73(4), 326-335. [More Information]
• Ho, J., Fox, G., Marais, B. (2016). Passive case finding for tuberculosis is not enough. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 5(4), 374-378. [More Information]
• Wang, T., Feng, G., Pang, Y., Yang, Y., Dai, W., Zhang, L., Zhou, L., Yang, J., Zhan, L., Marais, B., et al (2016). Sub-optimal specificity of modified ziehl-neelsen staining for quick identification of tuberculous meningitis. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 1-8. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2016). The global tuberculosis situation and the inexorable rise of drug-resistant disease. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 102, 3-9. [More Information]
• Gurjav, U., Erkhembayar, B., Burneebaatar, B., Narmandakh, E., Tumenbayar, O., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2016). Transmission of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Mongolia is driven by Beijing strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to all first-line drugs. Tuberculosis, 101, 49-53. [More Information]
• Wasserman, S., Marais, B., Meintjes, G. (2016). Tuberculosis and HIV. In T.J. Hope et al (Eds.), Encyclopedia of AIDS, (pp. 1-25). New York: Springer Science+Business Media. [More Information]
• Trinh, Q., Nguyen, H., Do, T., Nguyen, V., Nguyen, B., Nguyen, T., Sintchenko, V., Marais, B. (2016). Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection in Vietnam. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 46, 56-60. [More Information]
• Wallis, R., Maeurer, M., Mwaba, P., Chakaya, J., Rustomjee, R., Migliori, G., Marais, B., Schito, M., Churchyard, G., Swaminathan, S., et al (2016). Tuberculosis-advances in development of new drugs, treatment regimens, host-directed therapies, and biomarkers. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 16(4), e34-e46. [More Information]
• Gurjav, U., Outhred, A., Jelfs, P., Holmes (nee McCallum), N., Wang, Q., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2016). Whole genome sequencing demonstrates limited transmission within identified Mycobacterium tuberculosis clusters in New South Wales, Australia. PloS One, 11(10), 1-12. [More Information]
• Martinez, E., Bustamante, A., Menon, R., Wang, Q., Jelfs, J., Marais, B., Chen, S., Sintchenko, V. (2016). Whole-genome sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for rapid diagnostics: Feasibility of a decentralised model. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(4), 13-14. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Schito, M., Chakaya, J., Marais, B., Mwaba, P., Migliori, G., Hoelscher, M., Maeurer, M., Wallis, R. (2016). World TB Day 2016: Reflections on the global TB emergency. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(4), 249-251. [More Information]
• Hill-Cawthorne, G., Marais, B. (2016). Zika virus - short overview of the disease outbreak. Springer Nature.

2015

• Khatami, A., Sparks, R., Marais, B. (2015). A Case of Pediatric Q Fever Osteomyelitis Managed Without Antibiotics. Pediatrics, 136(6), e1629-e1631. [More Information]
• Outhred, A., Jelfs, P., Suliman, B., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Crawford, A., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2015). Added value of whole-genome sequencing for management of highly drug-resistant TB. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70(4), 1198-1202. [More Information]
• Solomons, R., Goussard, P., Visser, D., Marais, B., Gie, R., Schoeman, J., van Furth, A. (2015). Chest radiograph findings in children with tuberculous meningitis. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 19(2), 200-204. [More Information]
• Graham, S., Cuevas, L., Jean-Philippe, P., Browning, R., Casenghi, M., Detjen, A., Gnanashanmugam, D., Hesseling, A., Kampmann, B., Mandalakas, A., Marais, B., et al (2015). Clinical Case Definitions for Classification of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Children: An Update. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61(S3), S179-S187. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Maeurer, M., Marais, B., Chakaya, J., Wejse, C., Lipman, M., McHugh, T., Petersen, E. (2015). Commemorating World Tuberculosis Day 2015. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 1-4. [More Information]
• Rangaka, M., Cavalcante, S., Marais, B., Thim, S., Martinson, N., Swaminathan, S., Chaisson, R. (2015). Controlling the seedbeds of tuberculosis: diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis infection. The Lancet, 386(10010), 2344-2353. [More Information]
• Loveday, M., Singh, N., Master, I., Marais, B. (2015). Ethical Dilemmas in Areas Hyperendemic for Drug-resistant Tuberculosis: Response to The Ethics of Isolation for Patients with Tuberculosis in Australia. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, , 1-5.
• Brigden, G., Furin, J., van Gulik, C., Marais, B. (2015). Getting it right for children: improving tuberculosis treatment access and new treatment options. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 13(4), 451-461.
• Marais, B., Solomons, R., Visser, D., Friedrich, S., Diacon, A., Hoek, K., Schoeman, J., van Furth, A. (2015). Improved diagnosis of childhood tuberculous meningitis using more than one nucleic acid amplification test. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 19(1), 74-80. [More Information]
• Grobler, L., Marais, B., Mabunda, S. (2015). Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6(1), 1-81. [More Information]
• Thompson, K., Marais, B., Kesson, A., Isaacs, D. (2015). Malaria in Sydney, Australia: Lessons learned from case management. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51(9), 920-923. [More Information]
• Dobler, C., Korver, S., Batbayar, O., Nyamdulam, B., Oyuntsetseg, S., Tsolmon, B., Surmaajav, B., Bayarjargal, B., Marais, B. (2015). Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Patients for Whom First-Line Treatment Failed, Mongolia, 2010-2011. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21(8), 1451-1454. [More Information]
• Paxton, G., Tosif, S., Graham, H., Smith, A., Beverley, C., Standish, J., McCloskey, K., Ferguson, G., Isaacs, D., Gunasekera, H., Marais, B., Britton, P., Elliott, E., Raman, S., et al (2015). Perspective: 'The forgotten children: National inquiry into children in immigration detention (2014)'. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51(4), 365-368. [More Information]
• Garcia-Basteiro, A., Lopez-Varela, E., Augusto, O., Gondo, K., Munoz, J., Sacarlal, J., Marais, B., Alonso, P., Ribo, J. (2015). Radiological findings in young children investigated for tuberculosis in Mozambique. PloS One, 10(5), 1-12. [More Information]
• Graham, S., Grzemska, M., Brands, A., Nguyen, H., Amini, J., Triasih, R., Talukder, K., Ahmed, S., Amanullah, F., Kumar, B., Marais, B., et al (2015). Regional initiatives to address the challenges of tuberculosis in children: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific region. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 166-169. [More Information]
• Byrne, A., Marais, B., Mitnick, C., Lecca, L., Marks, G. (2015). Risk factors for and origins of COPD. The Lancet, 385(9979), 1723-1734. [More Information]
• Gurjav, U., Burneebaatar, B., Narmandakh, E., Tumenbayar, O., Ochirbat, B., Hill-Cawthorne, G., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2015). Spatiotemporal evidence for cross-border spread of MDR-TB along the Trans-Siberian Railway line. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 19(11), 1376-1382. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2015). Strategies to improve tuberculosis case finding in children. Public Health Action, 5(2), 90-91.
• Dobler, C., Korver, S., Batbayar, O., Oyuntsetseg, S., Tsolomon, B., Wright, C., Solongo, B., Marais, B. (2015). Success of community-based directly observed anti-tuberculosis treatment in Mongolia. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 19(6), 657-662. [More Information]
• Vanden Driessche, K., Hens, N., Tilley, P., Quon, B., Chilvers, M., de Groot, R., Cotton, M., Marais, B., Speert, D., Zlosnik, J. (2015). Surgical Masks Reduce Airborne Spread of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Colonized Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 192(7), 897-899. [More Information]
• Solomons, R., Visser, D., Donald, P., Marais, B., Schoeman, J., van Furth, M. (2015). The diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid chemistry results in childhood tuberculous meningitis. Child's Nervous System, 31(8), 1335-1340. [More Information]
• Nachman, S., Ahmed, A., Amanullah, F., Becerra, M., Botgros, R., Brigden, G., Browning, R., Gardiner, E., Hafner, R., Hesseling, A., Marais, B., et al (2015). Towards early inclusion of children in tuberculosis drugs trials: a consensus statement. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15(6), 711-720. [More Information]
• Negin, J., Abimbola, F., Marais, B. (2015). Tuberculosis among older adults--time to take notice. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 135-137. [More Information]
• Byrne, A., Marais, B., Mitnick, C., Lecca, L., Marks, G. (2015). Tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease: a systematic review. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 138-146. [More Information]
• Trinh, Q., Nguyen, H., Nguyen, V., Nguyen, T., Sintchenko, V., Marais, B. (2015). Tuberculosis and HIV co-infection-focus on the Asia-Pacific region. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 170-178. [More Information]
• Oliwa, J., Karumbi, J., Marais, B., Madhi, S., Graham, S. (2015). Tuberculosis as a cause or comorbidity of childhood pneumonia in tuberculosis-endemic areas: A systematic review. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 3(3), 235-243. [More Information]
• Bates, M., Marais, B., Zumla, A. (2015). Tuberculosis Comorbidity with Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 5(11), 1-15. [More Information]
• Heemskerk, D., Caws, M., Marais, B., Farrar, J. (2015). Tuberculosis in Adults and Children. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2015). Twelve-Dose Drug Regimen Now Also an Option for Preventing Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents. JAMA Pediatrics, 169(3), 208-210. [More Information]
• Islam, T., Marais, B., Nhung, N., Chiang, C., Yew, W., Yoshiyama, T., Mira, N., van den Broek, J., Lumb, R., Nishikiori, N., et al (2015). Western Pacific Regional Green Light Committee: progress and way forward. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 161-165. [More Information]
• von Delft, A., Dramowski, A., Khosa, C., Kotze, K., Lederer, P., Mosidi, T., Peters, J., Smith, J., van der Westhuizen, H., von Delft, D., Marais, B., et al (2015). Why healthcare workers are sick of TB. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 32, 147-151. [More Information]

2014

• Portevin, D., Moukambi, F., Clowes, P., Bauer, A., Chachage, M., Ntinginya, N., Mfinanga, E., Said, K., Haraka, F., Rachow, A., Marais, B., et al (2014). Assessment of the novel T-cell activation marker-tuberculosis assay for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in children: a prospective proof-of-concept study. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 14(10), 931-938. [More Information]
• Morkel, G., Bekker, A., Marais, B., Kirsten, G., van Wyk, J., Dramowski, A. (2014). Bloodstream infections and antimicrobial resistance patterns in a South African neonatal intensive care unit. Paediatrics and International Child Health, 34(2), 108-114. [More Information]
• Bissell, K., Viney, K., Brostrom, R., Gounder, S., Khogali, M., Kishore, K., Kool, B., Kumar, A., Manzi, M., Marais, B., Marks, G., et al (2014). Building operational research capacity in the Pacific. Public Health Action, 4(Suppl 1), S2-S13. [More Information]
• Matoto, V., Viney, K., Roseveare, C., Colagiuri, R., Marais, B. (2014). Burden and spectrum of disease in people with diabetes in Tonga. Public Health Action, 4(Suppl 1), S44-S49. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Schaaf, H., Graham, S. (2014). Child health and tuberculosis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2(4), 254-256. [More Information]
• Solomons, R., van Elsland, S., Visser, D., Hoek, K., Marais, B., Schoeman, J., van Furth, A. (2014). Commercial nucleic acid amplification tests in tuberculous meningitis -a meta-analysis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 78(4), 398-403. [More Information]
• Majumdar, S., Marais, B., Denholm, J., Britton, W. (2014). Drug-resistant tuberculosis: collaborative regional leadership required. Medical Journal of Australia, 200(5), 241-242. [More Information]
• Mukherjee, A., Saini, S., Kabra, S., Gupta, N., Singh, V., Singh, S., Bhatnagar, S., Saini, D., Grewal, H., et al, et al (2014). Effect of micronutrient deficiency on QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test and tuberculin skin test in diagnosis of childhood intrathoracic tuberculosis. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 68(1), 38-42. [More Information]
• Esposito, S., DAmbrosio, L., Tadolini, M., Schaaf, H., Luna, J., Marais, B., Centis, R., Dara, M., Matteelli, A., Blasi, F., et al (2014). ERS/WHO Tuberculosis Consilium assistance with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis management in a child: case study of compassionate delamanid use. European Respiratory Journal, 44(3), 811-815. [More Information]
• Graham, S., Sismanidis, C., Menzies, H., Marais, B., Detjen, A., Black, R. (2014). Importance of tuberculosis control to address child survival. The Lancet, 383(9928), 1605-1607. [More Information]
• Hill, P., Dye, C., Viney, K., Tabutoa, K., Kienene, T., Bissell, K., Williams, B., Zachariah, R., Marais, B., Harries, A. (2014). Mass treatment to eliminate tuberculosis from an island population. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 18(8), 899-904. [More Information]
• Harries, A., Marais, B., Kool, B., Ram, S., Kumar, A., Gounder, S., Viney, K., Brostrom, R., Roseveare, C., Bissell, K., et al (2014). Mentorship for operational research capacity building: hands-on or hands-off? Public Health Action, 4(S1), S56-S58. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Tadolini, M., Zignol, M., Migliori, G. (2014). Paediatric tuberculosis in Europe: lessons from Denmark and inclusive strategies to consider. European Respiratory Journal, 43(3), 678-684. [More Information]
• Fanai, S., Viney, K., Tarivonda, L., Roseveare, C., Tagaro, M., Marais, B. (2014). Profile of tuberculosis patients with delayed sputum smear conversion in the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Public Health Action, 4(Suppl 1), S19-S24. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2014). Quantifying the tuberculosis disease burden in children. The Lancet, 383(9928), 1530-1531. [More Information]
• Gurjav, U., Jelfs, P., Holmes (nee McCallum), N., Marais, B., Sintchenko, V. (2014). Temporal dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14(455), 1-8. [More Information]
• Cotton, M., Schaaf, H., Rabie, H., Marais, B. (2014). Tuberculosis. In Robin J Green (Eds.), Coovadia's Paediatrics and Child Health: A manual for health professionals in developing countries, (pp. 354-378). Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
• Tagaro, M., Harries, A., Kool, B., Ram, S., Viney, K., Marais, B., Tarivonda, L. (2014). Tuberculosis case burden and treatment outcomes in children, adults and older adults, Vanuatu, 2007-2011. Public Health Action, 4(S1), S14-S18. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Schaaf, H. (2014). Tuberculosis in Children. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 4(9), 1-21. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2014). Tuberculosis in children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 50(10), 759-767. [More Information]
• Solomons, R., Wessels, M., Visser, D., Donald, P., Marais, B., Schoeman, J., van Furth, A. (2014). Uniform research case definition criteria differentiate tuberculous and bacterial meningitis in children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 59(11), 1574-1578. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2014). Urine lipoarabinomannan testing in children with tuberculosis. The Lancet Global Health, 2(5), e245-e246. [More Information]

2013

• Lawn, S., Mwaba, P., Bates, M., Piatek, A., Alexander, H., Marais, B., Cuevas, L., McHugh, T., Zijenah, L., Kapata, N., et al (2013). Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 13(4), 349-361. [More Information]
• Walters, E., Reichmuth, K., Dramowski, A., Marais, B., Cotton, M., Rabie, H. (2013). Antiretroviral Regimens Containing a Single Protease Inhibitor Increase Risk of Virologic Failure in Young HIV-infected Children. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 32(4), 361-363. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2013). Challenges in the use of tests to diagnose tuberculosis infection - In Reply. NSW Public Health Bulletin, 24(2), 92-93.
• Seddon, J., Perez-Velez, C., Schaaf, H., Furin, J., Marais, B., Tebruegge, M., Detjen, A., Hesseling, A., Shah, S., Adams, L., et al (2013). Consensus Statement on Research Definitions for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Children. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2(2), 100-109. [More Information]
• Ho, J., Marais, B., Gilbert, G., Ralph, A. (2013). Diagnosing tuberculous meningitis - have we made any progress? Tropical Medicine and International Health, 18(6), 783-793. [More Information]
• Britton, P., Perez-Velez, C., Marais, B. (2013). Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in children. NSW Public Health Bulletin, 24(1), 15-21. [More Information]
• Abubakar, I., Zignol, M., Falzon, D., Raviglione, M., Ditiu, L., Masham, S., Adetifa, I., Ford, N., Cox, H., Lawn, S., Marais, B., et al (2013). Drug-resistant tuberculosis: time for visionary political leadership. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 13(6), 529-539. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Mlambo, C., Rastogi, N., Zozio, T., Duse, A., Victor, T., Marais, E., Warren, R. (2013). Epidemic spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Johannesburg, South Africa. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51(6), 1818-1825. [More Information]
• Khatami, A., Isaacs, D., Marais, B. (2013). Fever in the returned child traveller. Medicine Today, 14(12), 27-38.
• Murray, E., Bond, V., Marais, B., Godfrey-Faussett, P., Ayles, H., Beyers, N. (2013). High levels of vulnerability and anticipated stigma reduce the impetus for tuberculosis diagnosis in Cape Town, South Africa. Health Policy and Planning, 28(4), 410-418. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Zumla, A. (2013). History of tuberculosis and drug resistance. New England Journal of Medicine, 368(1), 88-88. [More Information]
• Vanden Driessche, K., Persson, A., Marais, B., Fink, P., Urdahl, K. (2013). Immune Vulnerability of Infants to Tuberculosis. Clinical & Developmental Immunology, 2013, 1-16. [More Information]
• Mandalakas, A., Hesseling, A., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Sinanovic, E. (2013). Modelling the cost-effectiveness of strategies to prevent tuberculosis in child contacts in a high-burden setting. Thorax, 68(3), 247-255. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Graham, S., Maeurer, M., Zumla, A. (2013). Progress and challenges in childhood tuberculosis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 13(4), 287-289. [More Information]
• Britton, P., Yeung, V., Lowbridge, C., Isaacs, D., Marais, B. (2013). Spectrum of Disease in Children Treated for Tuberculosis at a Tertiary Children's Hospital in Australia. Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2(3), 224-231. [More Information]
• Vanden Driessche, K., Marais, B., Wattenberg, M., Magis-Escurra, C., Reijers, M., Tuinman, I., Boeree, M., van Soolingen, D., de Groot, R., Cotton, M. (2013). The Cough Cylinder: a tool to study measures against airborne spread of (myco-) bacteria. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 17(1), 46-53. [More Information]
• Kapata, N., Chanda-Kapata, P., O'Grady, J., Bates, M., Mwaba, P., Janssen, S., Marais, B., Cobelens, F., Grobusch, M., Zumla, A. (2013). Trends in Childhood Tuberculosis in Zambia: A Situation Analysis. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 59(2), 134-139. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2013). Tuberculosis. Australian Doctor, 2013 (30 August), 27-34.
• Marais, B., Lonnroth, K., Lawn, S., Migliori, G., Mwaba, P., Glaziou, P., Bates, M., Colagiuri, R., Zijenah, L., Swaminathan, S., et al (2013). Tuberculosis comorbidity with communicable and non-communicable diseases: integrating health services and control efforts. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 13(5), 436-448. [More Information]

2012

• Raviglione, M., Zumla, A., Marais, B., Horton, R., Motsoaledi, A. (2012). A sustainable agenda for tuberculosis control and research. The Lancet, 379(9821), 1077-1078. [More Information]
• Bhargava, A., Pai, M., Bhargava, M., Marais, B., Menzies, D. (2012). Can Social Interventions Prevent Tuberculosis? The Papworth Experiment (1918-1943) Revisited. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 186(5), 442-449. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Abubakar, I., Raviglione, M., Hoelscher, M., Ditiu, L., McHugh, T., Squire, S., Cox, H., Ford, N., McNerney, R., Marais, B., et al (2012). Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Current Dilemmas, Unanswered Questions, Challenges, and Priority Needs. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205(2), S228-S240. [More Information]
• Graham, S., Ahmed, T., Amanullah, F., Browning, R., Cardenas, V., Casenghi, M., Cuevas, L., Gale, M., Gie, R., Grzemska, M., Marais, B., et al (2012). Evaluation of Tuberculosis Diagnostics in Children: 1. Proposed Clinical Case Definitions for Classification of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis Disease. Consensus From an Expert Panel. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205(2), S199-S208. [More Information]
• Cuevas, L., Browning, R., Bossuyt, P., Casenghi, M., Cotton, M., Cruz, A., Dodd, L., Drobniewski, F., Gale, M., Graham, S., Marais, B., et al (2012). Evaluation of tuberculosis diagnostics in children: 2. Methodological issues for conducting and reporting research evaluations of tuberculosis diagnostics for intrathoracic tuberculosis in children. Consensus from an expert panel. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205, S209-S215. [More Information]
• Talukder, K., Salim, M., Jerin, I., Sharmin, F., Talukder, M., Marais, B., Nandi, P., Cooreman, E., Rahman, M. (2012). Intervention to increase detection of childhood tuberculosis in Bangladesh. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 16(1), 70-75. [More Information]
• Al-Dabbagh, M., Driessche, K., Marais, B., Kollmann, T. (2012). Management of Multi-drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Children. European Infectious Disease, 6(1), 35-40.
• Cotton, M., Marais, B., Andersson, M., Eley, B., Rabie, H., Slogrove, A., Dramowski, A., Schaaf, H., Mehtar, S. (2012). Minimizing the risk of non-vertical, non-sexual HIV infection in children - beyond mother to child transmission. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 15(2), 1-5. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Crawford, J., Iredell, J., Ward, M., Simpson, S., Gilbert, G., Griffiths, P., Kamradt-Scott, A., Colagiuri, R., Jones, C., et al (2012). One world, one health: Beyond the Millennium Development Goals. The Lancet, 380(9844), 805-806. [More Information]
• Seddon, J., Hesseling, A., Marais, B., McIlleron, H., Peloquin, C., Donald, P., Schaaf, H. (2012). Paediatric use of second-line anti-tuberculosis agents: A review. Tuberculosis, 92(1), 9-17. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Schaaf, H., Menzies, D. (2012). Prevention of TB in areas of high incidence. European Respiratory Monograph, 58, 84-94. [More Information]
• Mukinda, F., Theron, D., van der Spuy, G., Jacobson, K., Roscher, M., Streicher, E., Musekiwa, A., Coetzee, G., Victor, T., Marais, B., et al (2012). Rise in rifampicin-monoresistant tuberculosis in Western Cape, South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 16(2), 196-202. [More Information]
• Raviglione, M., Marais, B., Floyd, K., Lonnroth, K., Getahun, H., Migliori, G., Harries, A., Nunn, P., Lienhardt, C., Graham, S., et al (2012). Scaling up interventions to achieve global tuberculosis control: progress and new developments. The Lancet, 379(9829), 1902-1913. [More Information]
• Seddon, J., Hesseling, A., Marais, B., Jordaan, A., Victor, T., Schaaf, H. (2012). The evolving epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis among children in Cape Town, South Africa. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 16(7), 928-933. [More Information]
• McNerney, R., Maeurer, M., Abubakar, I., Marais, B., McHugh, T., Ford, N., Weyer, K., Lawn, S., Grobusch, M., Memish, Z., et al (2012). Tuberculosis Diagnostics and Biomarkers: Needs, Challenges, Recent Advances, and Opportunities. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205(SUPPL. 2), S147-S158. [More Information]
• Perez-Velez, C., Marais, B. (2012). Tuberculosis in Children. New England Journal of Medicine, 367(4), 348-361. [More Information]
• Perez-Velez, C., Marais, B. (2012). Tuberculosis in Children- Author's reply. New England Journal of Medicine, 367(16), 1569-1569.

2011

• Obihara, C., Marais, B., Detjen, A., van Furth, M. (2011). A Brief Overview of Mycobacterial Diseases in Children. European Infectious Disease, 5(2), 102-111.
• Dramowski, A., Bekker, A., Kirsten, G., Marais, B., Rabie, H., Cotton, M. (2011). A case of congenital measles during the 2010 South African epidemic. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 31(2), 18-188. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2011). Childhood Tuberculosis: Epidemiology and Natural History of Disease. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 78(3), 321-327. [More Information]
• Konstantinos, A., Simpson, G., Sorrell, T., Marais, B. (2011). Doing the right thing for tuberculosis control in the Torres Strait Islands. Medical Journal of Australia, 195(9), 512-512. [More Information]
• Al-Dabbagh, M., Lapphra, K., McGloin, R., Inrig, K., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Sauve, L., Kitai, I., Kollmann, T., Marais, B. (2011). Drug-resistant tuberculosis: pediatric guidelines. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 30(6), 501-505. [More Information]
• Teasdale, C., Marais, B., Abrams, E. (2011). HIV: prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Clinical Evidence, , 1-33.
• Teasdale, C., Marais, B., Abrams, E. (2011). HIV: prevention of mother-to-child transmission. Clinical Evidence, 2011, 1-33. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2011). Impact of tuberculosis on maternal and child health. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 203(3), 304-305. [More Information]
• Schaaf, H., Marais, B. (2011). Management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children: a survival guide for paediatricians. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 12(1), 31-38. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Schaaf, H., Donald, P. (2011). Management of tuberculosis in children and new treatment options. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets, 11(2), 144-156. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Ling, D., Pai, M. (2011). New Approaches to TB Diagnosis in Children. In Vimlesh Seth, S.K. Kabra (Eds.), Essentials of Tuberculosis in Children, (pp. 380-394). New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
• Marais, B. (2011). On the role of chest CT scanning in a TB outbreak investigation. Chest, 139(1), 229. [More Information]
• Du Preez, K., Hesseling, A., Mandalakas, A., Marais, B., Schaaf, H. (2011). Opportunities for chemoprophylaxis in children with culture-confirmed tuberculosis. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 31(4), 301-310. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Rabie, H., Cotton, M. (2011). TB and HIV in children - advances in prevention and management. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 12(1), 39-45. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Donald, P. (2011). TB in HIV Infected Children. In Vimlesh Seth, S.K. Kabra (Eds.), Essentials of Tuberculosis in Children, (pp. 218-221). New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
• McNeeley, D., Raoof, A., Lin, J., Marais, B. (2011). The Evaluation of New Antituberculosis Drugs in Children. In Peter R. Donald, Paul D. van Helden (Eds.), Antituberculosis Chemotherapy, (pp. 235-242). Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG.
• Van Wyk, A., Marais, B., Warren, R., Van Wyk, S., Wright, C. (2011). The use of light-emitting diode fluorescence to diagnose mycobacterial lymphadenitis in fine-needle aspirates from children. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 15(1), 56-60. [More Information]
• Uys, P., Marais, B., Johnstone-Robertson, S., Hargrove, J., Wood, R. (2011). Transmission Elasticity in Communities Hyperendemic for Tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 52(12), 1399-1404. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Donald, P. (2011). Tuberculous Lymphadenitis. In Vimlesh Seth, S.K. Kabra (Eds.), Essentials of Tuberculosis in Children, (pp. 122-127). New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
• Rose, P., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Gie, R., Stefan, D. (2011). Value of bone marrow biopsy in children with suspected disseminated mycobacterial disease. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 15(2), 200-204. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2011). What do we know about how to treat tuberculosis? In Nigel Curtis, Adam Finn, Andrew J. Pollard (Eds.), Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children VIII: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Volume 179, (pp. 171-184). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
• Ligthelm, L., Nicol, M., Hoek, K., Jacobson, R., van Helden, P., Marais, B., Warren, R., Wright, C. (2011). Xpert MTB/RIF for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis from Fine-Needle-Aspiration Biopsy Specimens. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 49(11), 3967-3970. [More Information]

2010

• Marais, B., van Helden, P., Donald, P. (2010). Adequacy of 6-month follow-up in chemotherapy trials. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 14(7), 927; author reply 928-927; author reply 928. [More Information]
• Donald, P., Marais, B., Barry 3rd, C. (2010). Age and the epidemiology and pathogenesis of tuberculosis. The Lancet, 375(9729), 1852-1854. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Schaaf, H. (2010). Childhood Tuberculosis: an emerging and previously neglected problem. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 24(3), 727-749. [More Information]
• Wright, C., Hoek, K., Marais, B., van Helden, P., Warren, R. (2010). Combining fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and high-resolution melt analysis to reduce diagnostic delay in Mycobacterial lymphadenitis. Diagnostic Cytopathology, 38(7), 482-488. [More Information]
• Marais, S., Pepper, D., Marais, B., Török, E. (2010). HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis - diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Tuberculosis, 90(6), 367-374. [More Information]
• Stefan, D., Dippenaar, A., Detjen, A., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Kriel, B., Loebenberg, L., Walzl, G., Hesseling, A. (2010). Interferon-gamma release assays for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children with cancer. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 14(6), 689-694. [More Information]
• Hesseling, A., Marais, B., Kirchner, H., Mandalakas, A., Brittle, W., Victor, T., Warren, R., Schaaf, H. (2010). Mycobacterial genotype is associated with disease phenotype in children. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 14(10), 1252-1258. [More Information]
• Wright, C., Bamford, C., Prince, Y., Vermaak, A., Hoek, K., Marais, B., Warren, R. (2010). Mycobacterial transport medium for routine culture of fine needle aspiration biopsies. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95(1), 48-50. [More Information]
• Zumla, A., Raviglione, M., Marais, B. (2010). The Lancet Series: Tuberculosis. United Kingdom: The Lancet Publishing Group.
• Atun, R., Raviglione, M., Marais, B., Zumla, A. (2010). Tuberculosis control is crucial to achieve the MDGs. The Lancet, 376(9745), 940-941. [More Information]

2009

• Wilson, N., Couper, I., De Vries, E., Reid, S., Fish, T., Marais, B. (2009). A critical review of interventions to redress the inequitable distribution of healthcare professionals to rural and remote areas. Rural and Remote Health, 9(2), 1060. [More Information]
• Murray, E., Marais, B., Mans, G., Beyers, N., Ayles, H., Godfrey-Faussett, P., Wallman, S., Bond, V. (2009). A multidisciplinary method to map potential tuberculosis transmission 'hot spots' in high-burden communities. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 13(6), 767-774.
• Spector, J., Gibson, T., Chakraborty, R., Mandalakas, A., Marais, B. (2009). Atlas of Pediatrics in the Tropics and Resource-limited Settings. United States: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
• Hesseling, A., Caldwell, J., Cotton, M., Eley, B., Jaspan, H., Jennings, K., Marais, B., Nuttall, J., Rabie, H., et al (2009). BCG vaccination in South African HIV-exposed infants--risks and benefits. SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 99(2), 88-91. [More Information]
• van der Spuy, G., Kremer, K., Ndabambi, S., Beyers, N., Dunbar, R., Marais, B., van Helden, P., Warren, R. (2009). Changing Mycobacterium tuberculosis population highlights clade-specific pathogenic characteristics. Tuberculosis, 89(2), 120-125. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2009). Childhood Intra-thoracic Tuberculosis. In Adam Finn, Nigel Curtis, Andrew J. Pollard (Eds.), Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children V: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Volume 634, (pp. 129-146). United States: Springer.
• Marais, B. (2009). Childhood Tuberculosis. In Samir S. Shah (Eds.), Pediatric Practice: Infectious Diseases, (pp. 332-347). United States: McGraw Hill.
• Moore, D., Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Nuttall, J. (2009). Childhood tuberculosis guidelines of the Southern African Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. The Southern African journal of Epidemiology and Infection, 24(3), 57-68.
• Graham, S., Marais, B., Gie, R. (2009). Clinical Features and Index of Suspicion of Turberculosis in Children. In H. Simon Schaaf, Alimuddin I. Zumla (Eds.), Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference, (pp. 154-163). United Kingdom: Elsevier.
• Rowe, J., Shah, S., Marais, B., Steenhoff, A. (2009). Diagnosis and management of tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected pediatric patients. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 28(2), 147-148. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Pai, M. (2009). Diagnosis of Childhood Tuberculosis: Recent Advances and Applicability of New Tools. In Surendra K. Sharma, Alladi Mohan (Eds.), Tuberculosis: 2nd Edition, (pp. 602-614). India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.
• Hesseling, A., Johnson, L., Jaspan, H., Cotton, M., Schaaf, H., Fine, P., Eley, B., Marais, B., Nuttall, J., et al (2009). Disseminated bacille Calmette-Guerin disease in HIV-infected South African infants. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87(7), 505-511. [More Information]
• Schaaf, H., Victor, T., Venter, A., Brittle, W., Jordaan, A., Hesseling, A., Marais, B., van Helden, P., Donald, P. (2009). Ethionamide cross- and co-resistance in children with isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 13(11), 1355-1359. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Wright, C. (2009). Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Children. In H. Simon Schaaf, Alimuddin I. Zumla (Eds.), Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference, (pp. 823-825). United Kingdom: Elsevier.
• Wright, C., Warren, R., Marais, B. (2009). Fine needle aspiration biopsy: an undervalued diagnostic modality in paediatric mycobacterial disease. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 13(12), 1467-1475. [More Information]
• Wright, C., Hesseling, A., Bamford, C., Burgess, S., Warren, R., Marais, B. (2009). Fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a first-line diagnostic procedure in paediatric tuberculosis suspects with peripheral lymphadenopathy? International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 13(11), 1373-1379. [More Information]
• Webb, E., Hesseling, A., Schaaf, H., Gie, R., Lombard, C., Spitaels, A., Delport, S., Marais, B., Donald, K., Hindmarsh, P., et al (2009). High prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 13(7), 868-874. [More Information]
• Hesseling, A., Mandalakas, A., Kirchner, H., Chegou, N., Marais, B., Stanley, K., Zhu, X., Black, G., Beyers, N., Walzl, G. (2009). Highly discordant T cell responses in individuals with recent exposure to household tuberculosis. Thorax, 64(10), 840-846. [More Information]
• Brittle, W., Marais, B., Hesseling, A., Schaaf, H., Kidd, M., Wasserman, E., Botha, T. (2009). Improvement in mycobacterial yield and reduced time to detection in pediatric samples by use of a nutrient broth growth supplement. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47(5), 1287-1279. [More Information]
• Grobler, L., Marais, B., Mabunda, S., Marindi, P., Reuter, H., Volmink, J. (2009). Interventions for increasing the proportion of health professionals practising in rural and other underserved areas (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2009 (1), 1-25. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Donald, P., Schaaf, H. (2009). Management Algorithms for Paediatric Tuberculosis. In H. Simon Schaaf, Alimuddin I. Zumla (Eds.), Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference, (pp. 323-331). United Kingdom: Elsevier.
• Marais, B., Hesseling, A., Schaaf, H., Gie, R., van Helden, P., Warren, R. (2009). Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission Is Not Related to Household Genotype in a Setting of High Endemicity. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47(5), 1338-1343. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Donald, P. (2009). Natural History of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in Children. In H. Simon Schaaf, Alimuddin I. Zumla (Eds.), Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference, (pp. 133-145). United Kingdom: Elsevier.
• Jeena, P., Marais, B., Schaaf, H. (2009). Paediatric Tuberculosis. In D. Wilson, M. Cotton, L.-G. Bekker, T. Meyers, F. Venter, G. Maartens (Eds.), Handbook of HIV Medicine: 2nd Edition, (pp. 162-172). South Africa: Oxford University Press.
• Marais, B., Ayles, H., Graham, S., Godfrey-Faussett, P. (2009). Screening and Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 30(4), 827-846. [More Information]
• Schaaf, H., Marais, B., Hesseling, A., Brittle, W., Donald, P. (2009). Surveillance of antituberculosis drug resistance among children from the Western Cape Province of South Africa--an upward trend. American Journal of Public Health, 99(8), 1486-1490. [More Information]
• Cotton, M., Schaaf, H., Rabie, H., Marais, B. (2009). Tuberculosis. In D.F. Wittenberg (Eds.), Coovadias Paediatrics & Child Health: 6th Edition, (pp. 362-386). South Africa: Oxford University Press.
• Marais, B., Graham, S. (2009). Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis and Involvement of the Reticuloendothelial System in Children. In H. Simon Schaaf, Alimuddin I. Zumla (Eds.), Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference, (pp. 391-396). United Kingdom: Elsevier.

2008

• Marais, B. (2008). Childhood tuberculosis – risk assessment and diagnosis. SAMJ South African Medical Journal, 97(10), 978-982.
• Walters, E., Cotton, M., Rabie, H., Schaaf, H., Walters, L., Marais, B. (2008). Clinical presentation and outcome of Tuberculosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus infected children on anti-retroviral therapy. BMC Pediatrics, 8(1), 1. [More Information]
• Wright, C., van der Burg, M., Geiger, D., Noordzij, J., Burgess, S., Marais, B. (2008). Diagnosing mycobacterial lymphadenitis in children using fine needle aspiration biopsy: cytomorphology, ZN staining and autofluorescence-making more of less. Diagnostic Cytopathology, 36(4), 245-251. [More Information]
• Wright, C., Pienaar, J., Marais, B. (2008). Fine needle aspiration biopsy: diagnostic utility in resource-limited settings. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 28(1), 65-70. [More Information]
• Mandalakas, A., Hesseling, A., Chegou, N., Kirchner, H., Zhu, X., Marais, B., Black, G., Beyers, N., Walzl, G. (2008). High level of discordant IGRA results in HIV-infected adults and children. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 12(4), 417-423.
• Volmink, J., Marais, B. (2008), HIV: mother to child transmission.
• Volmink, J., Marais, B. (2008). HIV: mother-to-child transmission. Clinical Evidence, , 909.
• Wilson, N., Bouhuijs, P., Conradie, H., Reuter, H., Van Heerden, B., Marais, B. (2008). Perceived educational value and enjoyment of a rural clinical rotation for medical students. Rural and Remote Health, 8(3), 1-13.
• Marais, B., Esser, M., Godwin, S., Rabie, H., Cotton, M. (2008). Poverty and human immunodeficiency virus in children: A view from the Western Cape, South Africa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1136, 21-27. [More Information]
• Kruk, A., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Marais, B. (2008). Symptom-Based Screening of Child Tuberculosis Contacts: Improved Feasibility in Resource-Limited Settings. Pediatrics, 121(6), e1646-e1652. [More Information]
• Marais, B. (2008). Tuberculosis in children. Pediatric Pulmonology, 43(4), 322-329. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Brittle, W., Painczyk, K., Hesseling, A., Beyers, N., Wasserman, E., van Soolingen, D., van Soolingen, D., Warren, R. (2008). Use of Light-Emitting Diode Fluorescence Microscopy to Detect Acid-Fast Bacilli in Sputum. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 47(2), 203-207. [More Information]

2007

• Marais, B. (2007). Adult-type TB in children. Salud(i)Ciencia, 14, 977-982.
• Rabie, H., Marais, B., van Toorn, R., Nel, E., Cotton, M. (2007). Common opportunistic infections in HIV infected infants and children: Part 2 non-respiratory infections. South African Family Practice, 49(2), 40-45. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Graham, S., Cotton, M., Beyers, N. (2007). Diagnostic and Management Challenges for Childhood Tuberculosis in the Era of HIV. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Supp. 1, S76-S85. [More Information]
• Rabie, H., Marais, B., van Toorn, R., Nourse, P., Nel, E., Goussard, P., Sellers, N., Cotton, M. (2007). Important HIV-associated conditions in HIV–infected infants and children. South African Family Practice, 49(4), 19-23. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Pai, M. (2007). New approaches and emerging technologies in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 8(2), 124-133. [More Information]
• Marais, B., De Villiers, M., Kruger, J., Conradie, H., Jenkins, L., Reuter, H. (2007). The role of educational strategies to reverse the inverse performance spiral in academically isolated rural hospitals. South African Family Practice, 49(7), 15-15. [More Information]

2006

• Marais, B., Gie, R., Hesseling, A., Schaaf, H., Lombard, C., Enarson, D., Beyers, N. (2006). A Refined Symptom-Based Approach to Diagnose Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children. Pediatrics, 118(5), e1350-e1359. [More Information]
• Marais, B., van Zyl, S., Schaaf, H., van Aardt, M., Gie, R., Beyers, N. (2006). Adherence to isoniazid preventive chemotherapy: a prospective community based study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 91(9), 762-765. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Hesseling, A., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Enarson, D., Beyers, N. (2006). Bacteriologic yield in children with intra-thoracic tuberculosis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 42, e69-e71.
• Marais, B., Victor, T., Hesseling, A., Barnard, M., Jordaan, A., Brittle, W., Reuter, H., Beyers, N., van Helden, P., Warren, R., et al (2006). Beijing and Haarlem Genotypes Are Overrepresented among Children with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44(10), 3539-3543. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Beyers, N., Donald, P., Starkes, J. (2006). Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Old Wisdom and New Challenges. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 173(10), 1078-1090. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Rabie, H., Schaaf, H., Cotton, M. (2006). Common opportunistic infections in HIV-infected infants and children: Part 1 - respiratory infections. South African Family Practice, 48(10), 52-56.
• Rabie, H., Marais, B., Cotton, M. (2006). Initiating anti-retroviral therapy in HIV-infected infants and children. South African Family Practice, 48(7), 54-58.
• Marais, B. (2006). Intrathoracic Tuberculosis in Children. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition, 91(1), ep1-ep7. [More Information]
• Rabie, H., Marais, B., Cotton, M. (2006). Maintaining infants and children on highly active antiretroviral therapy. South African Family Practice, 48(8), 55-60. [More Information]
• Heyns, L., Gie, R., Goussard, P., Beyers, N., Warren, R., Marais, B. (2006). Nosocomial transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in kangaroo mother care units: A risk in tuberculosis-endemic areas. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 95(5), 535-539. [More Information]
• Rabie, H., Marais, B., Cotton, M. (2006). Preventing and diagnosing HIV infection in infants and children. South African Family Practice, 48(6), 35-41.
• Marais, B., Gie, R., Hesseling, A., Schaaf, H., Enarson, D., Beyers, N. (2006). Radiographic signs and symptoms in children treated for tuberculosis: possible implications for symptom-based screening in resource-limited settings. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 25(3), 237-240. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Pai, M. (2006). Recent advances in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92(5), 446-452. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Pai, M. (2006). Specimen collection methods in the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 24(4), 249-251.
• Marais, B., Hesseling, A., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Beyers, N. (2006). The burden of childhood tuberculosis and the accuracy of community-based surveillance data. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 10(3), 259-263.
• Marais, B., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Hesseling, A., Enarson, D., Beyers, N. (2006). The spectrum of disease in children treated for tuberculosis in a highly endemic area. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 10(7), 732-738.
• Marais, B., Wright, C., Schaaf, H., Gie, R., Hesseling, A., Enarson, D., Beyers, N. (2006). Tuberculous lymphadenitis as a cause of persistent cervical lymphadenopathy in children from a tuberculosis-endemic area. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 25(2), 142-146. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Donald, P. (2006). Tuberculous Peripheral Lymphadenitis. In Vimlesh Seth, S.K. Kabra (Eds.), Essentials of Tuberculosis in Children: 3rd Edition, (pp. 134-142). India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers.

2005

• Marais, B., Gie, R., Hesseling, A., Beyers, N. (2005). Adult-type pulmonary tuberculosis in children 10-14 years of age. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 24(8), 743-744. [More Information]
• Theart, A., Marais, B., Gie, R., Hesseling, A., Beyers, N. (2005). Criteria used for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis at primary health care level in a high-burden, urban setting. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 9(11), 1210-1214.
• Marais, B., Donald, P., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Beyers, N. (2005). Diversity of disease in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics, 25(2), 79-86. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Obihara, C., Warren, R., Schaaf, H., Gie, R., Donald, P. (2005). The burden of childhood tuberculosis: a public health perspective. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 9(12), 1305-1313.
• Marais, B., Obihara, C., Gie, R., Schaaf, H., Hesseling, A., Lombard, C., Enarson, D., Bateman, E., Beyers, N. (2005). The prevalence of symptoms associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in randomly selected children from a high burden community. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90(11), 1166-1170. [More Information]
• Marais, B., Gie, R., Obihara, C., Hesseling, A., Schaaf, H., Beyers, N. (2005). Well defined symptoms are of value in the diagnosis of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90(11), 1162-1165. [More Information]