Sandra V. Kik

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sandra V. Kik is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra V. Kik has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Infectious Diseases, 19 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sandra V. Kik's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (27 papers), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (11 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (11 papers). Sandra V. Kik is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (27 papers), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis (11 papers) and Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (11 papers). Sandra V. Kik collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Netherlands and Canada. Sandra V. Kik's co-authors include Claudia M. Denkinger, Madhukar Pai, John Metcalfe, David W. Dowdy, Niaz Banaei, Adithya Cattamanchi, Suzanne Verver, Alice Zwerling, Molebogeng X. Rangaka and Keertan Dheda and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sandra V. Kik

28 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Gamma Interferon Release Assays for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection

2014 557 citations Madhukar Pai, Claudia M. Denkinger et al. profile →

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Christoph Boesecke Germany

Hanif Esmail United Kingdom

Róger Calderón United States

Kim Stanley South Africa

Marina Tadolini Italy

Ákos Somoskövi United States

Yanina Balabanova United Kingdom

Henk van Deutekom Netherlands

Domingo Palmero Argentina

Xueqiong Wu China

Christoph Boesecke Germany

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra V. Kik

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Castro, Robert, et al.. (2025). Computer-aided reading of chest radiographs for paediatric tuberculosis: current status and future directions. The Lancet Digital Health. 7(9). 100884–100884. 1 indexed citations

Sebastián, J., Ioana D. Olaru, Matthew Arentz, et al.. (2024). Detection of other pathologies when utilising computer-assisted digital solutions for TB screening. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(12). 533–539.

Crowder, Rebecca, Alfred Andama, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher, et al.. (2024). Diagnostic Accuracy of Tuberculosis Screening Tests in a Prospective Multinational Cohort: Chest Radiography With Computer-Aided Detection, Xpert Tuberculosis Host Response, and C-Reactive Protein. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 82(2). e239–e247. 1 indexed citations

Carlin, Ffion, Bianca Sossen, Alexandra S Richards, et al.. (2023). Treatment for radiographically active, sputum culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0293535–e0293535. 6 indexed citations

Qin, Zhi Zhen, et al.. (2021). A new resource on artificial intelligence powered computer automated detection software products for tuberculosis programmes and implementers. Tuberculosis. 127. 102049–102049. 34 indexed citations

Dakum, Patrick, et al.. (2019). Cost of three models of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Nigeria. BMC Infectious Diseases. 19(1). 41–41. 16 indexed citations

Kik, Sandra V., Samuel G. Schumacher, Daniela María Cirillo, et al.. (2018). An evaluation framework for new tests that predict progression from tuberculosis infection to clinical disease. European Respiratory Journal. 52(4). 1800946–1800946. 21 indexed citations

Joosten, Simone A., Krista E. van Meijgaarden, Sandra M. Arend, et al.. (2018). Mycobacterial growth inhibition is associated with trained innate immunity. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 128(5). 1837–1851. 118 indexed citations

Moses, Mark, Alice Zwerling, Adithya Cattamanchi, et al.. (2016). Serial testing for latent tuberculosis using QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube: A Markov model. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30781–30781. 22 indexed citations

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Cobelens, Frank, Sandra V. Kik, Hanif Esmail, et al.. (2016). From latent to patent: rethinking prediction of tuberculosis. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 5(4). 243–244. 19 indexed citations

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Denkinger, Claudia M., Sandra V. Kik, Daniela María Cirillo, et al.. (2015). Defining the Needs for Next Generation Assays for Tuberculosis. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(suppl_2). S29–S38. 113 indexed citations

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Kik, Sandra V., et al.. (2015). Costs of Novel Tuberculosis Diagnostics—Will Countries Be Able to Afford It?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(suppl_2). S67–S77. 18 indexed citations

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Kik, Sandra V., et al.. (2015). Potential Market for Novel Tuberculosis Diagnostics: Worth the Investment?. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 211(suppl_2). S58–S66. 8 indexed citations

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Slater, Madeline, Andrea Benedetti, Sandra V. Kik, et al.. (2014). Reproducibility of Interferon Gamma (IFN-γ) Release Assays. A Systematic Review. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 11(8). 1267–1276. 60 indexed citations

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Kik, Sandra V., Willeke P. J. Franken, M. Mensen, et al.. (2009). Predictive value for progression to tuberculosis by IGRA and TST in immigrant contacts. European Respiratory Journal. 35(6). 1346–1353. 110 indexed citations

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Kik, Sandra V., et al.. (2009). Direct and indirect costs of tuberculosis among immigrant patients in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 9(1). 283–283. 33 indexed citations

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Kik, Sandra V., Suzanne Verver, Dick van Soolingen, et al.. (2008). Tuberculosis Outbreaks Predicted by Characteristics of First Patients in a DNA Fingerprint Cluster. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(1). 96–104. 36 indexed citations

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Tostmann, Alma, Sandra V. Kik, Nico Kalisvaart, et al.. (2008). Tuberculosis Transmission by Patients with Smear‐Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Large Cohort in The Netherlands. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 47(9). 1135–1142. 224 indexed citations

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Bretveld, Reini, Sandra V. Kik, Mariëtte Hooiveld, et al.. (2007). Time-to-pregnancy among male greenhouse workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 65(3). 185–190. 21 indexed citations

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Hest, Rob van, Hubert F. Baars, Sandra V. Kik, et al.. (2004). Hepatotoxicity of Rifampin-Pyrazinamide and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy and Tuberculosis Treatment. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 39(4). 488–496. 92 indexed citations

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