Nelesh P. Govender

Also affiliated with University of the Witwatersrand

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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An author's DataRank is the sum of the DataRanks of all 1 indexed paper attributed to them. A prolific author with many moderate-impact papers can outrank one with a single high-impact paper.

Author scores recompute whenever paper DataRanks are refreshed, so this number lags the underlying paper scores by at most one batch run.

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Papers

Driven by 33 papers. Top paper: “Rare modification in the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway leads to amphotericin B resistance in Candida auris clinical isolates”.

Rare modification in the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway leads to amphotericin B resistance in Candida auris clinical isolates

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.10.22.465535

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9 citations

Kevin D. Guerrero, Timothy D. Mikulski, Tony Elias, Rocio Garcia‐Rubio, Indira Berrío +6 more

Fluconazole‐resistant Candida parapsilosis strains with a Y132F substitution in the ERG11 gene causing invasive infections in a neonatal unit, South Africa

Mycoses(2020)10.1111/myc.13070

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68 citations

Shawn R. Lockhart, Nelesh P. Govender, Rindidzani E. Magobo

AIDS-Related Mycoses: Updated Progress and Future Priorities

Trends in Microbiology(2020)10.1016/j.tim.2020.01.009

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21 citations

Gordon D. Brown, Beatriz L. Gómez, Nelesh P. Govender, Andrew H. Limper, Robin C. May +2 more

Diagnostic Accuracy of the Biosynex CryptoPS Cryptococcal Antigen Semiquantitative Lateral Flow Assay in Patients with Advanced HIV Disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology(2020)10.1128/jcm.02307-20

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17 citations

Timothée Boyer‐Chammard, Charles Muthoga, Leabaneng Tawe, Thandi Milton, Ikanyeng Rulaganyang +11 more

National Neonatal Sepsis Task Force launch: Supporting infection prevention and surveillance, outbreak investigation and antimicrobial stewardship in neonatal units in South Africa

South African Medical Journal(2020)10.7196/samj.2020.v110i5.14564

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42 citations

Sithembiso Velaphi, Gary Reubenson, Adrie Bekker, Olga Perovic, Heather Finlayson +4 more

Decreasing fluconazole susceptibility of clinical South African Cryptococcus neoformans isolates over a decade

PLoS neglected tropical diseases(2020)10.1371/journal.pntd.0008137

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36 citations

Ruth Mpembe, Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Thokozile G. Zulu, Daniel DeSanto, Jeannette Wadula +8 more

Evaluation of a Novel Semiquantitative Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in Patients with Advanced HIV Disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology(2020)10.1128/jcm.00441-20

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30 citations

Mark W. Tenforde, Kwana Lechiile, Thandi Milton, Amber Boose, Tshepo Leeme +12 more

Ending deaths from HIV-related cryptococcal meningitis by 2030

The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2020)10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30909-9

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28 citations

Tom Chiller, Alex Jordan, David W. Denning, Thomas S. Harrison, Nelesh P. Govender +8 more

A global call for talaromycosis to be recognised as a neglected tropical disease

The Lancet Global Health(2021)10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00350-8

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144 citations

Vu Quoc Dat, Nguyen Tat Thanh, Vo Trieu Ly, Jasper Fuk‐Woo Chan, Kwok-Yung Yuen +18 more

Cryptococcus gattii Species Complex as an Opportunistic Pathogen: Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with the Infection

mBio(2021)10.1128/mbio.02708-21

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46 citations

Matthew R. England, Hélène Salvator, Seher Anjum, Yoon‐Dong Park, Kieren A. Marr +18 more

Spinal epidural abscess caused by Aspergillus spp masquerading as spinal tuberculosis in a person with HIV

The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2021)10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30979-8

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14 citations

Barend Mitton, Nelesh P. Govender, Daniel Hoffmann, Mohd Shahrir Mohamed Said, Roxanne Rule

The importation and establishment of community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during the first eight weeks of the South African COVID-19 epidemic

EClinicalMedicine(2021)10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.101072

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12 citations

Stefano Tempia, Tendesayi Kufa, Jackie Kleynhans, Nicole Wolter, Waasila Jassat +18 more

Association of semi-quantitative cryptococcal antigen results in plasma with subclinical cryptococcal meningitis and mortality among patients with advanced HIV disease

Medical Mycology(2021)10.1093/mmy/myab038

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6 citations

Rachel Wake, Ivy Rukasha, Yvonne Prince, Nelesh P. Govender, Nozuko P Blasich

The current state of clinical mycology in Africa: a European Confederation of Medical Mycology and International Society for Human and Animal Mycology survey

The Lancet Microbe(2022)10.1016/s2666-5247(21)00190-7

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93 citations

Diego R. Falci, Rita Oladele, Felix Bongomin, Bright Ocansey, Nelesh P. Govender +14 more

Culture-confirmed neonatal bloodstream infections and meningitis in South Africa, 2014–19: a cross-sectional study

The Lancet Global Health(2022)10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00246-7

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69 citations

Susan Meiring, Angela Dramowski, Rindidzani E. Magobo, Vanessa Quan, Olga Perovic +6 more

Cryptococcal Antigenemia in Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Implications

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/cid/ciac675

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40 citations

Síle F. Molloy, Joseph N Jarvis, Thomas S. Harrison, Nelesh P. Govender, Rachel Wake

Endemic mycoses in South Africa, 2010–2020: A decade-long description of laboratory-diagnosed cases and prospects for the future

PLoS neglected tropical diseases(2022)10.1371/journal.pntd.0010737

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19 citations

Tsidiso G. Maphanga, Wayne Grayson, Nelesh P. Govender, Rutendo E. Mapengo

Association of Antibody Immunity With Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Mortality in a South African Cohort With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/cid/ciac633

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10 citations

Rachel Wake, Antonio Nakouzi, Tao Wang, Ilir Agalliu, Caroline T. Tiemessen +5 more

Prior Pulmonary Tuberculosis Is a Risk Factor for Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia in a Cohort of Adults With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease

Open Forum Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/ofid/ofac202

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3 citations

Nazir Ismail, Shaheed Vally Omar, Farzana Ismail, Caroline T. Tiemessen, Thomas S. Harrison +3 more

Retrospective Assessment of a National Reflex Cryptococcal Antigen Screening Program in South Africa Through Interlaboratory Comparison of Lateral Flow Assay Results

Laboratory Medicine(2022)10.1093/labmed/lmac037

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3 citations

Lindi M. Coetzee, Charlotte Sriruttan, Daniel DeSanto, Greg Greene, Deborah K. Glencross +2 more

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a South African laboratory cryptococcal antigen screening programme using a retrospective cohort and a cluster-randomised trial design

BMJ Open(2022)10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054057

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3 citations

Ananta Bangdiwala, Erika van Schalkwyk, Caleb P Skipper, Greg Greene, Juliet Paxton +6 more

Rapid urine-based screening tests increase the yield of same-day tuberculosis diagnoses among patients living with advanced HIV disease

AIDS(2022)10.1097/qad.0000000000003177

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4 citations

Nelesh P. Govender, Shaheed V. Omar, Farzana Ismail, Caroline T. Tiemessen, Thomas S. Harrison +2 more

HIV and fungal priority pathogens

The Lancet HIV(2023)10.1016/s2352-3018(23)00174-1

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34 citations

Ana Alastruey‐Izquierdo, John R. Perfect, Nelesh P. Govender, Tom S Harrison, Tom Chiller +10 more

Candida auris Clinical Isolates Associated with Outbreak in Neonatal Unit of Tertiary Academic Hospital, South Africa

Emerging infectious diseases(2023)10.3201/eid2910.230181

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32 citations

Serisha D. Naicker, Liliwe Shuping, Sithembiso Velaphi, Firdose Nakwa, Jeannette Wadula +3 more

Fungal diseases in Africa: Closing the gaps in diagnosis and treatment through implementation research and advocacy

Journal de Mycologie Médicale(2023)10.1016/j.mycmed.2023.101438

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31 citations

Bassey E. Ekeng, Richard Kwizera, Jon Salmanton‐García, Winnie Kibone, Norman van Rhijn +7 more

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM

The Lancet Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00731-4

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282 citations

Thomas S. Harrison, Tihana Bicanic, Methee Chayakulkeeree, Tania C. Sorrell, Adilia Warris +48 more

Resolving the CD4-testing crisis to help end AIDS-related deaths

The Lancet Global Health(2024)10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00444-3

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12 citations

Rita Oladele, Tinne Gils, Radha Rajasingham, Jonathan Falconer, Pamela Achii +9 more

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis: an initiative of the ECMM and ISHAM in cooperation with the ASM

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/d00p-xb03

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Jean‐Pierre Gangneux, Rosanne Sprute, Yee‐Chun Chen, Felix Bongomin, Christopher H. Heath +48 more

Molecular detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in environmental samples collected from South African caves

PLoS neglected tropical diseases(2025)10.1371/journal.pntd.0013778

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1 citations

Rutendo E. Mapengo, Oresti Ventouras, Serisha D. Naicker, Nelesh P. Govender, Tsidiso G. Maphanga

Effectiveness of a National Reflex Laboratory Cryptococcal Antigen Screening Program for People With Advanced HIV Disease in South Africa: A Nationwide-Sampled Cohort Study (CAST-NET)

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes(2025)10.1097/qai.0000000000003724

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1 citations

Greg Greene, Kathy Huppler Hullsiek, Daniel DeSanto, Ananta Bangdiwala, Rudzani Mashau +5 more

Comparative Analysis of Glucuronoxylomannogalactan and Glucuronoxylomannan Antibody Responses and Their Associations With Cryptococcal Disease Status in People With HIV

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2025)10.1093/infdis/jiaf366

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0 citations

Antonio Nakouzi, Rachel Wake, Jeremy Day, Caroline T. Tiemessen, Nelesh P. Govender +10 more

Outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa Associated with Processed Meat

New England Journal of Medicine(2020)10.1056/nejmoa1907462

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248 citations

Nevashan Govender, Kerrigan McCarthy, Linda Erasmus, Timothy J. Doyle, Mushal Allam +25 more

Fluconazole plus flucytosine versus fluconazole alone for adults with HIV-associated cryptococcal antigenaemia identified through screening: a multi-centre phase III randomised-controlled trial

Trials(2026)10.1186/s13063-026-09520-x

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0 citations

Jeremy S. Nel, Mahomed-Yunus Moosa, Douglas P. Wilson, Merika Tsitsi, Sayoki Mfinanga +23 more