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  1. Implementation of national recommendations for the care of Ukrainian refugee children in Switzerland: a survey of primary care pediatricians

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, January 2026, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  2. Chikungunya-Infektionen

    Article • January 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  3. Infektionen bei Geflüchteten

    Article • January 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  4. Infektionen durch nichttuberkulöse Mykobakterien (NTM)

    Article • January 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  5. Knochen- und Gelenkinfektionen Knocheninfektion Gelenkinfektion

    Article • January 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  6. Lymphadenitis colli

    Article • January 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  7. Tuberkulose

    Article • January 2026, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  8. Changements climatiques et propagation de maladies infectieuses

    Article • Paediatrica Métabolisme/maladies rares, December 2025, Swiss Society of Paediatrics

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  9. Klimawandel und die Verbreitung von Infektionskrankheiten

    Article • Paediatrica, December 2025, Swiss Society of Paediatrics

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  10. Natural History of Swiss Infants with Non-SCID T-cell Lymphopenia Detected by Newborn Screening: A Cohort Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Immunology, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz, Dr Christian R Kahlert

  11. Paediatric bed capacity in Swiss hospitals: a comprehensive analysis

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, October 2025, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  12. The Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Severity in Children Differed Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Multicountry Hospital-based Observational Study

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  13. Clinical presentation, diagnostics, and outcomes of infants with congenital and postnatal tuberculosis: a multicentre cohort study of the Paediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (ptbnet)

    Article • The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, June 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  14. Sex distribution in tuberculosis disease in children, adolescents, and adults in a low-incidence country: a retrospective population-based cohort study

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, May 2025, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  15. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children: Evolving epidemiology, immunology, symptoms, diagnostics, treatment, post–COVID-19 conditions, prevention strategies, and future directions

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, April 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  16. Rifampicin and its neuroprotective properties in humans – A systematic review

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, April 2025, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  17. Fever in the Returning Pediatric Traveler

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  18. Comparative analysis of salivary cytokine profiles in newly diagnosed pediatric patients with cancer and healthy children

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  19. Applied body-fluid analysis by wearable devices

    Article • Nature, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  20. Borrelia burgdorferi infections in children and adolescents in Switzerland – a seroprevalence study 2023/2024 (BOBUINCA)

    Article • Infection, September 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  21. Inpatient burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Switzerland, 2003 to 2021: an analysis of administrative data

    Article • Eurosurveillance, September 2024, European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  22. Diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in children with a novel skin test and the traditional tuberculin skin test: An observational study

    Article • PLOS One, August 2024, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  23. Correction: Evaluation of serological assays for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis disease: a study protocol

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  24. Optimizing Early Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Migrant and Refugee Children: An Overview of Best Practices and Strategies

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  25. Evaluation of serological assays for the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis disease: a study protocol

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  26. Management of the infant born to a mother with tuberculosis: a systematic review and consensus practice guideline

    Article • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, May 2024, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  27. Tuberculosis Disease in Immunocompromised Children and Adolescents: A Pediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group Multicenter Case-control Study

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, April 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  28. Clinical and Laboratory Biomarkers as Predictors of Severity in Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome-temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2: Data From a Prospective Nationwide Surveillance Study in Switzerland

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2024, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  29. Microbiological Spectrum of Osteoarticular Infections and Their Management in Mongolian Children

    Article • Global Pediatric Health, January 2024, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  30. The changing clinical presentation of COVID‐19 in children during the course of the pandemic

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, December 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  31. Is shorter antibiotic treatment duration increasing the risk of relapse in paediatric acute focal bacterial nephritis?

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, November 2023, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  32. Ratios from full blood count as markers for TB diagnosis, treatment, prognosis: a systematic review

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, November 2023, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  33. Cardiac involvement in children with paediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): data from a prospective nationwide surveillance study

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, October 2023, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  34. International Pediatric COVID-19 Severity Over the Course of the Pandemic

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, October 2023, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Ahilanandan Dushianthan, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz, Stephania Cormier

  35. Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease in children

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice, September 2023, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  36. A diagnostic algorithm for children presenting with peripheral facial nerve palsy and inconclusive diagnosis of neuroborreliosis

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, May 2023, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  37. Die Macht der Sprache

    Article • Schweizerische Ärztezeitung, April 2023, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  38. Le pouvoir des mots

    Article • Bulletin des Médecins Suisses, April 2023, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  39. Monocyte, Lymphocyte and Neutrophil Ratios – Easy-to-Use Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  40. Tuberculosis Case Detection and Guideline Adherence among Child Contacts in Switzerland: A Retrospective Observational Study

    Article • Respiration, January 2023, Karger Publishers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  41. Aerococcus urinae — significance of detection in the paediatric urinary tract: a case series

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  42. Mycobacterial infections in adults with haematological malignancies and haematopoietic stem cell transplants: guidelines from the 8th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  43. 11/m mit Schmerzen im linken Bein und Hinken nach Fahrradsturz

    Article • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  44. Diagnostic challenges within the Bacillus cereus-group: finding the beast without teeth

    Article • New Microbes and New Infections, November 2022, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  45. Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus assays in paediatric tuberculosis: a multicentre PTBNET study

    Article • Thorax, October 2022, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  46. Associations between salivary cytokines and oral health, age, and sex in healthy children

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  47. Infektiologische Versorgung minderjähriger Flüchtlinge am Beispiel der Ukraine

    Article • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, September 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  48. Dosing and Monitoring of Isoniazid in a Preterm, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant After In Utero Exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Case Study and Literature Review

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  49. Dolutegravir in Pregnancy as Compared with Current HIV Regimens in the United States

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, September 2022, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz, Dr Christian R Kahlert

  50. Associations between salivary cytokines and oral health, age, and sex in healthy children

    Article • June 2022, Research Square

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  51. Malaria in Refugee Children Resettled to a Holoendemic Area of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  52. Paediatric refugees from Ukraine: guidance for health care providers

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, May 2022, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  53. Neonates with SARS-CoV-2 infection: spectrum of disease from a prospective nationwide observational cohort study

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, May 2022, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  54. Aktualisierte Empfehlungen zur infektiologischen Versorgung von Flüchtlingen im Kindes- und Jugendalter in Deutschland (Stand 30. März 2022), angemeldet als S1-Leitlinie (AWMF-Register Nr. 048-017)

    Article • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  55. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Skin Reaction Predicts Enhanced Mycobacteria-Specific T-Cell Responses in Infants: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, April 2022, American Thoracic Society

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  56. Please stop the Russian-Ukrainian war – children will be more than grateful

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  57. The kinetic profiles of copeptin and mid regional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) in pediatric lower respiratory tract infections

    Article • PLOS One, March 2022, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  58. Towards Accurate Point-of-Care Tests for Tuberculosis in Children

    Article • Pathogens, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  59. Strengthening Tuberculosis Services for Children and Adolescents in Low Endemic Settings

    Article • Pathogens, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  60. Correction to: Factors associated with hospital and intensive care admission in paediatric SARS‑CoV‑2 infection: a prospective nationwide observational cohort study

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  61. Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to guide vaccination strategy in an urban area

    Article • Virus Evolution, January 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  62. Factors associated with hospital and intensive care admission in paediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection: a prospective nationwide observational cohort study

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  63. Apparent life-threatening events and brief resolved unexplained events: management of children at a Swiss tertiary care center

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, October 2021, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  64. Interseasonal RSV infections in Switzerland – rapid establishment of a clinician-led national reporting system (RSV EpiCH)

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, September 2021, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz, Dr Christian R Kahlert

  65. Subclinical Tuberculosis in Children: Diagnostic Strategies for Identification Reported in a 6-year National Prospective Surveillance Study

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, August 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  66. X-Linked Lymphoproliferative Disease Mimicking Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children—A Case Report

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, August 2021, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  67. Cytokines in saliva as biomarkers of oral and systemic oncological or infectious diseases: A systematic review

    Article • Cytokine, July 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  68. 8th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia: 2020 guidelines for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of invasive fungal diseases in paediatric patients with cancer or post-haematopoietic cell transplantation

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  69. 8th European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia: 2020 guidelines for the use of antibiotics in paediatric patients with cancer or post-haematopoietic cell transplantation

    Article • The Lancet Oncology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  70. Availability of fixed-dose, child-friendly formulations of first-line tuberculosis drugs in Europe

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  71. Factors Associated With Hospital and Intensive Care Admission in Paediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Prospective Nationwide Observational Cohort Study

    Article • May 2021, Research Square

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  72. Best Practice Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Children With Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS; Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, MIS-C) in Switzerland

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, May 2021, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  73. Management of childhood and adolescent latent tuberculous infection (LTBI) in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

    Article • PLOS One, May 2021, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  74. TB and COVID-19 in migrants – the need to focus on both conditions

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 2021, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  75. Correlation of Vaccine Responses

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  76. HIV-Infected Patients Developing Tuberculosis Disease Show Early Changes in the Immune Response to Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2021, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  77. Changes in pediatric infections during the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘a quarantrend for coronials’?

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  78. Correction to: Preventing tuberculosis in paediatric kidney transplant recipients: is there a role for BCG immunisation pre-transplantation in low tuberculosis incidence countries?

    Article • Pediatric Nephrology, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  79. Machine Learning Algorithms Evaluate Immune Response to Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, January 2021, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  80. Health care provided to recent asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking pediatric patients in 2016 and 2017 at a Swiss tertiary hospital - a retrospective study

    Article • BMC Public Health, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  81. Pediatric Tuberculosis Disease during Years of High Refugee Arrivals: A 6-Year National Prospective Surveillance Study

    Article • Respiration, January 2021, Karger Publishers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  82. Mycobacterium ulcerans-specific immune response after immunisation with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine

    Article • Vaccine, January 2021, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  83. Additional Concerns Regarding Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019

    Article • JAMA Pediatrics, December 2020, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  84. Preventing tuberculosis in paediatric kidney transplant recipients: is there a role for BCG immunisation pre-transplantation in low tuberculosis incidence countries?

    Article • Pediatric Nephrology, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  85. Long-Term Outcomes of Acute Osteoarticular Infections in Children

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, November 2020, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  86. Characterising the epidemic spread of influenza A/H3N2 within a city through phylogenetics

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, November 2020, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  87. Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) and new TB vaccines: Specific, cross-mycobacterial and off-target effects

    Article • Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, November 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  88. Asylum-Seeking Children with Medical Complexity and Rare Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital in Switzerland

    Article • Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  89. Correction to: Swiss consensus recommendations on urinary tract infections in children

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  90. Age-dependent response of the human nasal epithelium to rhinovirus infection

    Article • September 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  91. COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Europe: a multinational, multicentre cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, September 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Cytokine, September 2020, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  93. Swiss consensus recommendations on urinary tract infections in children

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz, Dr Christian R Kahlert

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, May 2020, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  96. Age-dependent response of the human nasal epithelium to rhinovirus infection

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • International Journal for Equity in Health, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  98. Characterising the epidemic spread of Influenza A/H3N2 within a city through phylogenetics

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, April 2020, SMW Supporting Association

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  100. High-resolution influenza mapping of a city reveals socioeconomic determinants of transmission within and between urban quarters

    Article • April 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The Laryngoscope, March 2020, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  102. Tuberculosis Disease in Children and Adolescents on Therapy With Antitumor Necrosis Factor-ɑ Agents: A Collaborative, Multicenter Paediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group (ptbnet) Study

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, December 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, October 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • BMJ Open, September 2019, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  105. Identification of influenza urban transmission patterns by geographical, epidemiological and whole genome sequencing data: protocol for an observational study

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2019, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, August 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • BMC Public Health, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Acta Paediatrica, June 2019, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, May 2019, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  111. Tuberculosis screening in migrant children in Switzerland.

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, May 2019, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Vaccine, May 2019, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, April 2019, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, April 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz, Dr Francis A Mhimbira

  115. African Tick-Bite Fever

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, March 2019, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, December 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, November 2018, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  119. Double trouble: visceral leishmaniasis in twins after traveling to Tuscany – a case report

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  120. Cost-Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Screening for Migrant Children in Low-Incidence countries

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  123. Alveolar echinococcosis in the liver of an adolescent boy

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, April 2018, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  124. The Immunomodulatory Effects of Macrolides—A Systematic Review of the Underlying Mechanisms

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2018, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, December 2017, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  127. Towards better healthcare for migrant and refugee children in Europe

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  128. S2k-Leitlinie zur Diagnostik, Prävention und Therapie der Tuberkulose im Kindes- und Jugendalter

    Article • Pneumologie, October 2017, Thieme Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  130. Drivers of antibiotic prescribing in children and adolescents with febrile lower respiratory tract infections

    Article • PLOS One, September 2017, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  131. Procalcitonin for Diagnostics and Treatment Decisions in Pediatric Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

    Article • Frontiers in Pediatrics, August 2017, Frontiers

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  132. Kawasaki disease: what the paediatrician needs to know

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Tuberculosis, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Journal of Infection, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, October 2016, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, October 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  137. Chikungunya Fever During Pregnancy and in Children: An Overview on Clinical and Research Perspectives

    Article • August 2016, IntechOpen

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  138. Odontoid Osteomyelitis in Children

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, August 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Vaccine, July 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  140. Buccal Fat Pad Herniation in an Infant

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  141. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring for Anti-infective Agents in Pediatrics

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  142. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Children – Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Management at a Tertiary Center

    Article • PLOS One, January 2016, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  143. Erratum zu: Tuberkulosescreening bei asylsuchenden Kindern und Jugendlichen ≺ 15 Jahren in Deutschland

    Article • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  144. Tuberculosis in young refugees

    Article • The Lancet, December 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  145. Tuberkulosescreening bei asylsuchenden Kindern und Jugendlichen ‹ 15 Jahren in Deutschland

    Article • Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde, December 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  146. Current status of Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) immunisation in Europe – A ptbnet survey and review of current guidelines

    Article • Vaccine, September 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  147. Diagnostic Tests for Childhood Tuberculosis

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, August 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  149. The Swiss National Registry for Primary Immunodeficiencies: report on the first 6 years’ activity from 2008 to 2014

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, July 2015, Wiley

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  150. Meropenem-associated severe neutropenia in an infant with brain abscess

    Article • Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, July 2015, IOS Press

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  151. Chikungunya in Children

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, July 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Journal of Infection, July 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  153. Bullous Rash in an Adolescent Girl

    Article • The Journal of Pediatrics, April 2015, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  154. Actinomyces neuiiIsolated From a 20-Month-Old Girl With Cervical Lymphadenitis

    Article • Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Swiss Medical Weekly, September 2014, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers, Ltd.

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  156. Question 1: Should newborns of mothers with isolated antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen be immunised?

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, September 2014, BMJ

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  159. Tuberkulose im Kindesalter

    Article • Der Pneumologe, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, February 2014, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  161. Epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in Switzerland between 1996 and 2011

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  162. The Contribution of Non-Conventional T Cells and NK Cells in the Mycobacterial-Specific IFNγ Response in Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-Immunized Infants

    Article • PLOS One, October 2013, PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, September 2013, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  164. Positive Linking

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, July 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  165. Non-specific effect of Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine on the immune response to routine immunisations

    Article • Vaccine, June 2013, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, April 2013, BMJ

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  167. Reply: Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccine: Innate Immunity and Nonspecific Effects

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, April 2013, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  168. Infections in Children Treated With Biological Agents

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  169. Fieber ohne Fokus und Fieber unklarer Ursache im Kindesalter

    Article • Praxis, January 2013, Hogrefe Publishing Group

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  170. Infektionen

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Thorax, November 2012, BMJ

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  172. Interferon-  release assays for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children

    Article • Archives of Disease in Childhood, September 2012, BMJ

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  173. Actinobaculum schaalii an emerging pediatric pathogen?

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • PLOS One, July 2012, PLOS

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Vaccine, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  177. The Influence of Bacille Calmette-Guérin Vaccine Strain on the Immune Response against Tuberculosis

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • PLOS One, November 2011, PLOS

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, June 2011, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  180. Tuberculous dactylitis—an easily missed diagnosis

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Thorax, October 2010, BMJ

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  182. Lessons Learned From an Unusual Presentation of CD3+, CD56− T-Cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia

    Article • Journal of Clinical Oncology, October 2010, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  183. Mycobacterium marinum infection following kayaking injury

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  184. Perception, attitudes and knowledge regarding the 2009 swine‐origin influenza A (H1N1) virus pandemic among health‐care workers in Australia

    Article • Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, August 2010, Wiley

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, June 2010, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  186. Indeterminate Interferon-γ Release Assay Results in Children

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • Vaccine, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  188. Interferon-γ Release Assays for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, August 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  189. Monkey Bites in Travelers

    Article • Pediatric Emergency Care, August 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  190. Mapping the global use of different BCG vaccine strains

    Article • Tuberculosis, July 2009, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  191. A 2 year old girl with fever, cough, and tachypnoea

    Article • BMJ, June 2009, BMJ

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  192. Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Boy With Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Caused by Nevirapine

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, November 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  193. To BCG or not to BCG?

    Article • Vaccine, November 2008, Elsevier

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  194. Susceptibility of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccine Strains to Antituberculous Antibiotics

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, October 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Marc Tebruegge, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, August 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  196. A Three-Way Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Testing, QuantiFERON-TB Gold and T-SPOT.TB in Children

    Article • PLOS One, July 2008, PLOS

    Professor Sarath C Ranganathan, Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  197. What the Paediatrician Needs to Know When Pandemic Influenza Arrives in Clinical Practice

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, May 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, May 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

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

    Article • European Journal of Pediatrics, January 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz

  201. Article • PLOS

    Prof. Dr Nicole Ritz