Abebech Demissie

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology(12), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis(11), Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis(3), Immune Response and Inflammation(2), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections(2)

Publications17 total

Improving Job Satisfaction and Motivation Among Health Professionals in the Public Health Sectors in Ethiopia: Evidence from a Repeated Cross-Sectional Study
2025Open Access
TB case detection: can we remain passive while the process is active?
PubMed·2012· 18 citedOpen Access
Opinion - TB case detection: Can we remain passive while the process is active?
Pan African Medical Journal·2012· 3 citedOpen Access
Expression of apoptosis‐related genes in an Ethiopian cohort study correlates with tuberculosis clinical status
European Journal of Immunology·2009· 26 citedOpen Access
Ex Vivo Cytokine mRNA Levels Correlate with Changing Clinical Status of Ethiopian TB Patients and their Contacts Over Time
PLoS ONE·2008· 59 citedOpen Access
The 6-Kilodalton Early Secreted Antigenic Target-Responsive, Asymptomatic Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients Express Elevated Levels of Interleukin-4 and Reduced Levels of Gamma Interferon
Infection and Immunity·2006· 43 citedOpen Access
Recognition of Stage-Specific Mycobacterial Antigens Differentiates between Acute and Latent Infections with <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology·2006· 186 citedOpen Access
Effect of sample handling on analysis of cytokine responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples using ELISA, ELISPOT and quantitative PCR
Journal of Immunological Methods·2005· 57 cited
Healthy Individuals That Control a Latent Infection with <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Express High Levels of Th1 Cytokines and the IL-4 Antagonist IL-4δ2
The Journal of Immunology·2004· 173 citedOpen Access
Diagnosis of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Butajira, Rural Ethiopia
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases·2003· 50 cited
Immune Responses to the <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> -Specific Antigen ESAT-6 Signal Subclinical Infection among Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients
Journal of Clinical Microbiology·2002· 250 citedOpen Access
Circulating TNF‐α, TGF‐β, and IL‐10 in Tuberculosis Patients and Healthy Contacts
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology·2001· 100 citedOpen Access
T-Cell Recognition of<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>Culture Filtrate Fractions in Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts
Infection and Immunity·1999· 68 citedOpen Access
Role of<i>Leishmania donovani</i>and Its Lipophosphoglycan in CD4<sup>+</sup>T-cell Activation-Induced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Replication
Infection and Immunity·1999· 49 citedOpen Access
Human T Cell Responses to the ESAT‐6 Antigen from<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>
The Journal of Infectious Diseases·1999· 301 citedOpen Access
Phenotype and cytokine expression of intralesional cells in borderline leprosy.
PubMed·1994· 2 cited
Antibody Patterns in Different Human Sera Against Intracellular and Membrane-Antigen Complexes Associated With Epstein-Barr Virus&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2"&gt;2&lt;/xref&gt;
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute·1970· 51 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Peter Andersen(9), Abraham Aseffa(8), Markos Abebe(6), G.A.W. Rook(6), Alimuddin Zumla(6), Joseph Olobo(5), Sven Britton(5), Liya Wassie(5), Tewodros Eguale(4), T. Mark Doherty(4), T. Mark Doherty(4), Pernille Ravn(3), Howard Engers(3), Dawit Wolday(2), Getahun Abate(2), Helen A. Fletcher(2), Mulu Geletu(2), Lawrence Yamuah(2), Mark Doherty(2), Adane Mihret(2)