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Gavin J. Churchyard

Gavin J. Churchyard

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Microbiology
South Africa
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
71
Citations
18704
World Ranking
1840
National Ranking
8

Medicine

D-Index
82
Citations
24339
World Ranking
16131
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Gavin J. Churchyard is affiliated with the Aurum Institute in South Africa and has a significant body of work in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Epidemiology, Surgery, Immunology, and Virology.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Churchyard has authored numerous papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • "Biomarker-guided tuberculosis preventive therapy (CORTIS): a randomised controlled trial," 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • "Classification of early tuberculosis states to guide research for improved care and prevention: an international Delphi consensus exercise," 2024, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Adjunctive host-directed therapies for pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective, open-label, phase 2, randomised controlled trial," 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Scientific advances and the end of tuberculosis: a report from the Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis," 2023, The Lancet
  • "Once-weekly rifapentine and isoniazid for tuberculosis prevention in patients with HIV taking dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy: a phase 1/2 trial," 2020, The Lancet HIV

The frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Churchyard include:

  • Mark Hatherill
  • Salome Charalambous
  • Robert S. Wallis
  • Thomas J. Scriba
  • Andrew Fiore-Gartland

The most common publication venues for their research are:

  • PLoS ONE
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
  • Journal of the International AIDS Society

Best Publications

  • The diarylquinoline TMC207 for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

    Andreas H Diacon;Alexander Pym;Martin Grobusch;Ramonde Patientia

  • The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study

    Wouter Hoefsloot;Jakko Van Ingen;Claire Andrejak;Kristian Ängeby

  • The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

    Keertan Dheda;Tawanda Gumbo;Gary Maartens;Kelly E. Dooley

  • HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response.

    Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Gavin J. Churchyard;Quarraisha. Abdool Karim;Quarraisha. Abdool Karim;Stephen D. Lawn

  • Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities, challenges, and change in the era of antiretroviral treatment.

    Elizabeth L Corbett;Elizabeth L Corbett;Barbara Marston;Gavin J Churchyard;Kevin M De Cock;Kevin M De Cock

  • High-Dose Rifapentine with Moxifloxacin for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

    Amina Jindani;Thomas S. Harrison;Andrew J. Nunn;Patrick P.J. Phillips

  • Development of a standardized screening rule for tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings: individual participant data meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Haileyesus Getahun;Wanitchaya Kittikraisak;Charles M. Heilig;Elizabeth L. Corbett

  • Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities

    Mickey. Chopra;Mickey. Chopra;Joy E. Lawn;Joy E. Lawn;David. Sanders;Peter. Barron

  • Safety and efficacy of the HVTN 503/Phambili Study of a clade-B-based HIV-1 vaccine in South Africa: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled test-of-concept phase 2b study.

    Glenda E. Gray;Mary. Allen;Zoe. Moodie;Gavin J. Churchyard

  • High-dose rifampicin, moxifloxacin, and SQ109 for treating tuberculosis: a multi-arm, multi-stage randomised controlled trial

    Martin J Boeree;Norbert Heinrich;Rob Aarnoutse;Andreas H Diacon

  • Chronic pulmonary function impairment caused by initial and recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis following treatment

    Eva Hnizdo;Tanusha Singh;Gavin Churchyard

  • What We Know About Tuberculosis Transmission: An Overview.

    Gavin Churchyard;Peter Kim;N Sarita Shah;Roxana Rustomjee

  • Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis

    Michael J A Reid;Nimalan Arinaminpathy;Amy Bloom;Barry R Bloom

  • Immunological mechanisms of human resistance to persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    Jason D. Simmons;Catherine Marie Stein;Chetan Seshadri;Monica Campo

  • Comparison of two active case-finding strategies for community-based diagnosis of symptomatic smear-positive tuberculosis and control of infectious tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe (DETECTB): a cluster-randomised trial

    Elizabeth L Corbett;Tsitsi Bandason;Trinh Duong;Ethel Dauya

  • Tuberculosis—advances in development of new drugs, treatment regimens, host-directed therapies, and biomarkers

    Robert S Wallis;Markus Maeurer;Peter Mwaba;Jeremiah Chakaya

  • Evaluation of the WHO criteria for antiretroviral treatment failure among adults in South Africa.

    Paul Mee;Katherine L Fielding;Salome Charalambous;Gavin J Churchyard

  • A Trial of Mass Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis Control

    Gavin J. Churchyard;Gavin J. Churchyard;Katherine L. Fielding;James J. Lewis;Leonie Coetzee

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Prevalence of Undiagnosed Tuberculosis in African Gold Miners

    Elizabeth L. Corbett;Salome Charalambous;Vicky M. Moloi;Katherine Fielding

  • Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF

    Gavin J Churchyard;Gavin J Churchyard;Wendy S Stevens;Wendy S Stevens;Lerole D Mametja;Kerrigan M McCarthy

  • HIV infection and silicosis: the impact of two potent risk factors on the incidence of mycobacterial disease in South African miners.

    Elizabeth L. Corbett;Gavin J. Churchyard;Tim C. Clayton;Brian G. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Katherine Fielding
Katherine Fielding University of London
Elizabeth L. Corbett
Elizabeth L. Corbett London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Richard E. Chaisson
Richard E. Chaisson Johns Hopkins University
Richard J. Hayes
Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Anna Vassall
Anna Vassall London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Koleka Mlisana
Koleka Mlisana National Health Laboratory Service
Kevin M. De Cock
Kevin M. De Cock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Glenda Gray
Glenda Gray South African Medical Research Council
James G. Kublin
James G. Kublin Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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