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Associations between salivary cytokines and oral health, age, and sex in healthy children by Rinderknecht, Charlotte, Filippi, Cornelia, Ritz, Nicole, Fritschi, Nora, Simmen, Urs, Filippi, Andreas, Diesch-Furlanetto, Tamara

“…Human saliva is a complex fluid containing proteins such as salivary cytokines, which can be used for diagnostic purposes, particularly among the pediatric…”
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Diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in children with a novel skin test and the traditional tuberculin skin test: An observational study by Fritschi, Nora, Gureva, Tatyana, Eliseev, Platon, Jackson, Charlotte, Milanzi, Edith, Crichton, Siobhan, Collins, Intira Jeannie, Turkova, Anna, Mariandyshev, Andrei, Ritz, Nicole

“…A novel skin test-called Diaskintest (DT)-containing specific M. tuberculosis antigens is in clinical use in the Russian Federation (RF). This test may improve…”
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Evaluation of serological assays for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis disease: a study protocol by Neudecker, Daniela, Fritschi, Nora, Sutter, Thomas, Lu, Lenette L, Lu, Pei, Tebruegge, Marc, Santiago-Garcia, Begoña, Ritz, Nicole

“…Tuberculosis (TB) poses a major public health challenge, particularly in children. A substantial proportion of children with TB disease remain undetected and…”
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Correction: Evaluation of serological assays for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis disease: a study protocol by Neudecker, Daniela, Fritschi, Nora, Sutter, Thomas, Lu, Lenette L, Lu, Pei, Tebruegge, Marc, Santiago-Garcia, Begoña, Ritz, Nicole

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Towards Accurate Point-of-Care Tests for Tuberculosis in Children by Vaezipour, Nina, Fritschi, Nora, Brasier, Noé, Bélard, Sabine, Domínguez, José, Tebruegge, Marc, Portevin, Damien, Ritz, Nicole

“…In childhood tuberculosis (TB), with an estimated 69% of missed cases in children under 5 years of age, the case detection gap is larger than in other age…”
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Cytokines in saliva as biomarkers of oral and systemic oncological or infectious diseases: A systematic review by Diesch, Tamara, Filippi, Cornelia, Fritschi, Nora, Filippi, Andreas, Ritz, Nicole

“…•IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6 and TNF-α correlates with the severity of oral mucosal tissue damage.•Salivary cytokines could be helpful in children as diagnostic…”
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Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) and new TB vaccines: Specific, cross-mycobacterial and off-target effects by Fritschi, Nora, Curtis, Nigel, Ritz, Nicole

“…The Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine was developed over a century ago and has become one of the most used vaccines without undergoing a modern vaccine…”
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Subclinical Tuberculosis in Children: Diagnostic Strategies for Identification Reported in a 6-year National Prospective Surveillance Study by Fritschi, Nora, Wind, Ante, Hammer, Jürg, Ritz, Nicole

“…Abstract Background Subclinical tuberculosis (TB) is well recognized and defined as a disease state with absent or nonrecognized symptoms. The study identifies…”
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Monocyte, Lymphocyte and Neutrophil Ratios – Easy-to-Use Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis by Kissling, Mirjam, Fritschi, Nora, Baumann, Philipp, Buettcher, Michael, Bonhoeffer, Jan, Naranbhai, Vivek, Ritz, Nicole

“…The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte-ratio (NLR), neutrophil-to-monocyte-plus-lymphocyte-ratio (NMLR) and monocyte-to-lymphocyte-ratio (MLR) may have diagnostic…”
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Monocyte, Lymphocyte and Neutrophil Ratios – Easy-to-Use Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis by Kissling, Mirjam, Fritschi, Nora, Baumann, Philipp, Buettcher, Michael, Bonhoeffer, Jan, Naranbhai, Vivek, Ritz, Nicole

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Borrelia burgdorferi infections in children and adolescents in Switzerland - a seroprevalence study 2023/2024 (BOBUINCA) by Heeb, Laura, Fritschi, Nora, Marten, Andrea, Welzel, Tatjana, Ritz, Nicole, Heininger, Ulrich

“…Lyme borreliosis is one of the most prevalent tick-borne diseases in Europe. Studies on seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi IgG antibodies in children are…”
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Pediatric Tuberculosis Disease during Years of High Refugee Arrivals: A 6-Year National Prospective Surveillance Study by Fritschi, Nora, Schmidt, Axel J, Hammer, Jürg, Ritz, Nicole

“…In Europe, surveillance and monitoring of pediatric tuberculosis (TB) remains important, particularly in the light of migration in recent years. The aim of the…”
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Skin Reaction Predicts Enhanced Mycobacteria-Specific T-Cell Responses in Infants: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Pittet, Laure F, Fritschi, Nora, Tebruegge, Marc, Dutta, Binita, Donath, Susan, Messina, Nicole L, Casalaz, Dan, Hanekom, Willem A, Britton, Warwick J, Robins-Browne, Roy, Curtis, Nigel, Ritz, Nicole

“…Scar formation following bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination has been associated with lower all-cause mortality; the relation between scar and…”
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Tuberculosis Case Detection and Guideline Adherence among Child Contacts in Switzerland: A Retrospective Observational Study by Gasser, Nathalie, Fritschi, Nora, Egger, Jean-Marie, Ritz, Nicole, Schoch, Otto D, Zellweger, Jean-Pierre

“…Children exposed to a tuberculosis (TB) index case are at risk of TB infection and disease. The aim of this study was to describe the proportion of child…”
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Malaria in Refugee Children Resettled to a Holoendemic Area of Sub-Saharan Africa by Hauser, Manuela, Kabuya, Jean-Bertin B, Mantus, Molly, Kamavu, Luc K, Sichivula, James L, Matende, Wycliffe M, Fritschi, Nora, Shields, Timothy, Curriero, Frank, Kvit, Anton, Chongwe, Gershom, Moss, William J, Ritz, Nicole, Ippolito, Matthew M

“…Malaria is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in refugee children in high-transmission parts of Africa. Characterizing the clinical features of malaria…”
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Diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in children with a novel skin test and the traditional tuberculin skin test: An observational study by Nora Fritschi, Tatyana Gureva, Platon Eliseev, Charlotte Jackson, Edith Milanzi, Siobhan Crichton, Intira Jeannie Collins, Anna Turkova, Andrei Mariandyshev, Nicole Ritz

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Influence of core body temperature on Tryptophan metabolism, kynurenines, and estimated IDO activity in critically ill patients receiving target temperature management following cardiac arrest by Schefold, Joerg C, Fritschi, Nora, Fusch, Gerhard, Bahonjic, Aldin, Doehner, Wolfram, von Haehling, Stephan, Pschowski, Rene, Storm, Christian, Schroeder, Tim

“…Abstract Background/Aims Temperature control improves neurological prognosis in comatose cardiac arrest (CA) survivors. Previous reports demonstrate that most…”
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