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Recent publications

Determining the causal role of malaria in elevating blood pressure and pulse wave velocity in Kenyan adolescents and adults..Etyang AO
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, (2017). Doctor of Philosophy:261

High Sporozoite Antibody Titers in Conjunction with Microscopically Detectable Blood Infection Display Signatures of Protection from Clinical Malaria.Offeddu V, Olotu A, Osier F, Marsh K, Matuschewski K, Thathy V
Front Immunol, (2017). 8:488

Spatial accessibility to basic public health services in South Sudan.Macharia PM, Ouma PO, Gogo EG, Snow RW, Noor AM
Geospat Health, (2017). 12:510

Children's Oxygen Administration Strategies Trial (COAST): A randomised controlled trial of high flow versus oxygen versus control in African children with severe pneumonia.Maitland K, Kiguli S, Opoka RO, Olupot-Olupot P, Engoru C, Njuguna P, Bandika V, Mpoya A, Bush A, Williams TN, Grieve R, Sadique Z, Fraser J, Harrison D, Rowan K
Wellcome Open Res, (2017). 2:100

Standardization of Clinical Assessment and Sample Collection Across All PERCH Study Sites.Crawley J, Prosperi C, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Deloria Knoll M, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, O'Brien KL, Thea DM, Awori JO, Bunthi C, DeLuca AN, Driscoll AJ, Ebruke BE, Goswami D, Hidgon MM, Karron RA, Kazungu S, Kourouma N, Mackenzie G, Moore DP, Mudau A, Mwale M, Nahar K, Park DE, Piralam B, Seidenberg P, Sylla M, Feikin DR, Scott JAG, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S228-S237

Safety of Induced Sputum Collection in Children Hospitalized With Severe or Very Severe Pneumonia.DeLuca AN, Hammitt LL, Kim J, Higdon MM, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Howie SRC, Deloria Knoll M, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Amornintapichet T, Awori JO, Chuananon S, Driscoll AJ, Ebruke BE, Hossain L, Jahan Y, Kagucia EW, Kazungu S, Moore DP, Mudau A, Mwananyanda L, Park DE, Prosperi C, Seidenberg P, Sylla M, Tapia MD, Zaman SMA, O'Brien KL, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S301-S308

Standardization of Laboratory Methods for the PERCH Study.Driscoll AJ, Karron RA, Morpeth SC, Bhat N, Levine OS, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Knoll MD, Kotloff KL, Madhi SA, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Adrian PV, Ahmed D, Alam M, Anderson TP, Antonio M, Baillie VL, Dione M, Endtz HP, Gitahi C, Karani A, Kwenda G, Maiga AA, McClellan J, Mitchell JL, Morailane P, Mugo D, Mwaba J, Mwansa J, Mwarumba S, Nyongesa S, Panchalingam S, Rahman M, Sawatwong P, Tamboura B, Toure A, Whistler T, O'Brien KL, Murdoch DR
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S245-S252

Microscopic Analysis and Quality Assessment of Induced Sputum From Children With Pneumonia in the PERCH Study.Murdoch DR, Morpeth SC, Hammitt LL, Driscoll AJ, Watson NL, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Deloria Knoll M, Feikin DR, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, O'Brien KL, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Ahmed D, Awori JO, DeLuca AN, Ebruke BE, Higdon MM, Jorakate P, Karron RA, Kazungu S, Kwenda G, Hossain L, Makprasert S, Moore DP, Mudau A, Mwaba J, Panchalingam S, Park DE, Prosperi C, Salaudeen R, Toure A, Zeger SL, Howie SRC, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S271-S279

Chest Radiograph Findings in Childhood Pneumonia Cases From the Multisite PERCH Study.Fancourt N, Deloria Knoll M, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Awori JO, Barger-Kamate B, Chipeta J, DeLuca AN, Diallo M, Driscoll AJ, Ebruke BE, Higdon MM, Jahan Y, Karron RA, Mahomed N, Moore DP, Nahar K, Naorat S, Ominde MS, Park DE, Prosperi C, Wa Somwe S, Thamthitiwat S, Zaman SMA, Zeger SL, O'Brien KL, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S262-S270

The Diagnostic Utility of Induced Sputum Microscopy and Culture in Childhood Pneumonia.Murdoch DR, Morpeth SC, Hammitt LL, Driscoll AJ, Watson NL, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Deloria Knoll M, Feikin DR, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, O'Brien KL, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Adrian PV, Ahmed D, Alam M, Awori JO, DeLuca AN, Higdon MM, Karron RA, Kwenda G, Machuka EM, Makprasert S, McLellan J, Moore DP, Mwaba J, Mwarumba S, Park DE, Prosperi C, Sangwichian O, Sissoko S, Tapia MD, Zeger SL, Howie SRC, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S280-S288

Limited Utility of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Induced Sputum Specimens for Determining the Causes of Childhood Pneumonia in Resource-Poor Settings: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study.Thea DM, Seidenberg P, Park DE, Mwananyanda L, Fu W, Shi Q, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Howie SRC, Knoll MD, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, O'Brien KL, Scott JAG, Antonio M, Awori JO, Baillie VL, DeLuca AN, Driscoll AJ, Higdon MM, Hossain L, Jahan Y, Karron RA, Kazungu S, Li M, Moore DP, Morpeth SC, Ofordile O, Prosperi C, Sangwichian O, Sawatwong P, Sylla M, Tapia MD, Zeger SL, Murdoch DR, Hammitt LL, Perch Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S289-S300

Density of Upper Respiratory Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study.Baggett HC, Watson NL, Deloria Knoll M, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Antonio M, Awori JO, Baillie VL, DeLuca AN, Driscoll AJ, Duncan J, Ebruke BE, Goswami D, Higdon MM, Karron RA, Moore DP, Morpeth SC, Mulindwa JM, Park DE, Paveenkittiporn W, Piralam B, Prosperi C, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Zaman K, Zeger SL, O'Brien KL, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S317-S327

The Effect of Antibiotic Exposure and Specimen Volume on the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Children With Pneumonia.Driscoll AJ, Deloria Knoll M, Hammitt LL, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, O'Brien KL, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Howie SRC, Adrian PV, Ahmed D, DeLuca AN, Ebruke BE, Gitahi C, Higdon MM, Kaewpan A, Karani A, Karron RA, Mazumder R, McLellan J, Moore DP, Mwananyanda L, Park DE, Prosperi C, Rhodes J, Saifullah M, Seidenberg P, Sow SO, Tamboura B, Zeger SL, Murdoch DR, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S368-S377

Colonization Density of the Upper Respiratory Tract as a Predictor of Pneumonia-Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pneumocystis jirovecii.Park DE, Baggett HC, Howie SRC, Shi Q, Watson NL, Brooks WA, Deloria Knoll M, Hammitt LL, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, O'Brien KL, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Ahmed D, Antonio M, Baillie VL, DeLuca AN, Driscoll AJ, Fu W, Gitahi CW, Olutunde E, Higdon MM, Hossain L, Karron RA, Maiga AA, Maloney SA, Moore DP, Morpeth SC, Mwaba J, Mwenechanya M, Prosperi C, Sylla M, Thamthitiwat S, Zeger SL, Feikin DR, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S328-S336

Introduction to the Epidemiologic Considerations, Analytic Methods, and Foundational Results From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Study.O'Brien KL, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Deloria Knoll M, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Zeger SL
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S179-S184

The Enduring Challenge of Determining Pneumonia Etiology in Children: Considerations for Future Research Priorities.Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Murdoch DR, O'Brien KL, Scott JAG
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S188-S196

Bayesian Estimation of Pneumonia Etiology: Epidemiologic Considerations and Applications to the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Study.Deloria Knoll M, Fu W, Shi Q, Prosperi C, Wu Z, Hammitt LL, Feikin DR, Baggett HC, Howie SRC, Scott JAG, Murdoch DR, Madhi SA, Thea DM, Brooks WA, Kotloff KL, Li M, Park DE, Lin W, Levine OS, O'Brien KL, Zeger SL
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S213-S227

Detection of Pneumococcal DNA in Blood by Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosing Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Young Children From Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Morpeth SC, Deloria Knoll M, Scott JAG, Park DE, Watson NL, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, O'Brien KL, Thea DM, Adrian PV, Ahmed D, Antonio M, Bunthi C, DeLuca AN, Driscoll AJ, Githua LP, Higdon MM, Kahn G, Karani A, Karron RA, Kwenda G, Makprasert S, Mazumder R, Moore DP, Mwansa J, Nyongesa S, Prosperi C, Sow SO, Tamboura B, Whistler T, Zeger SL, Murdoch DR, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S347-S356

Addressing the Analytic Challenges of Cross-Sectional Pediatric Pneumonia Etiology Data.Hammitt LL, Feikin DR, Scott JAG, Zeger SL, Murdoch DR, O'Brien KL, Deloria Knoll M
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S197-S204

Is Higher Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract Associated With Severe Pneumonia? Findings From the PERCH Study.Feikin DR, Fu W, Park DE, Shi Q, Higdon MM, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Deloria Knoll M, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Levine OS, Madhi SA, Scott JAG, Thea DM, Adrian PV, Antonio M, Awori JO, Baillie VL, DeLuca AN, Driscoll AJ, Ebruke BE, Goswami D, Karron RA, Li M, Morpeth SC, Mwaba J, Mwansa J, Prosperi C, Sawatwong P, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Whistler T, Zaman K, Zeger SL, O' Brien KL, Murdoch DR, PERCH Study Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2017). 64:S337-S346