Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

The Jamaican historical experience of the impact of educational interventions on sickle cell disease child mortality.Grosse, S. D. Atrash, H. K. Odame, I. Amendah, D. Piel, F. B. Williams, T. N.
Am J Prev Med, (2012). 42:e101-3

Profile: The Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System (KHDSS).Scott, J. A. Bauni, E. Moisi, J. C. Ojal, J. Gatakaa, H. Nyundo, C. Molyneux, C. S. Kombe, F. Tsofa, B. Marsh, K. Peshu, N. Williams, T. N.
Int J Epidemiol, (2012). 41:650-7

Rates of acquisition of pneumococcal colonization and transmission probabilities, by serotype, among newborn infants in Kilifi District, Kenya.Tigoi, C. C. Gatakaa, H. Karani, A. Mugo, D. Kungu, S. Wanjiru, E. Jomo, J. Musyimi, R. Ojal, J. Glass, N. E. Abdullahi, O. Scott, J. A.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 55:180-8

Prognostic indicators of life-threatening malaria are associated with distinct parasite variant antigen profiles.Warimwe, G. M. Fegan, G. Musyoki, J. N. Newton, C. R. Opiyo, M. Githinji, G. Andisi, C. Menza, F. Kitsao, B. Marsh, K. Bull, P. C.
Sci Transl Med, (2012). 4:129ra45

Balancing act: haemoglobinopathies and malaria.Williams, T. N.
Lancet Infect Dis, (2012). 12:427-8

Estimating rates of carriage acquisition and clearance and competitive ability for pneumococcal serotypes in Kenya with a Markov transition model.Lipsitch, M. Abdullahi, O. D'Amour, A. Xie, W. Weinberger, D. M. Tchetgen Tchetgen, E. Scott, J. A.
Epidemiology, (2012). 23:510-9

Molecular epidemiology of human rhinovirus infections in Kilifi, coastal Kenya.Onyango, C. O. Welch, S. R. Munywoki, P. K. Agoti, C. N. Bett, A. Ngama, M. Myers, R. Cane, P. A. Nokes, D. J.
J Med Virol, (2012). 84:823-31

The Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health Project: a 21st century childhood pneumonia etiology study.Levine, O. S. O'Brien, K. L. Deloria-Knoll, M. Murdoch, D. R. Feikin, D. R. DeLuca, A. N. Driscoll, A. J. Baggett, H. C. Brooks, W. A. Howie, S. R. Kotloff, K. L. Madhi, S. A. Maloney, S. A. Sow, S. Thea, D. M. Scott, J. A.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S93-101

Pneumonia etiology research for child health. Introduction.Levine, O. S. Bhat, N. Crawley, J. Deloria-Knoll, M. DeLuca, A. N. Driscoll, A. J. Feikin, D. R. Karron, R. A. Murdoch, D. R. O'Brien, K. L. Scott, J. A.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S87-8

A preliminary study of pneumonia etiology among hospitalized children in Kenya.Hammitt, L. L. Kazungu, S. Morpeth, S. C. Gibson, D. G. Mvera, B. Brent, A. J. Mwarumba, S. Onyango, C. O. Bett, A. Akech, D. O. Murdoch, D. R. Nokes, D. J. Scott, J. A.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S190-9

The role of postmortem studies in pneumonia etiology research.Turner, G. D. Bunthi, C. Wonodi, C. B. Morpeth, S. C. Molyneux, C. S. Zaki, S. R. Levine, O. S. Murdoch, D. R. Scott, J. A.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S165-71

Procedures for collection of induced sputum specimens from children.Grant, L. R. Hammitt, L. L. Murdoch, D. R. O'Brien, K. L. Scott, J. A.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S140-5

Specimen collection for the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia.Hammitt, L. L. Murdoch, D. R. Scott, J. A. Driscoll, A. Karron, R. A. Levine, O. S. O'Brien, K. L. Pneumonia Methods Working, Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S132-9

Evaluation of risk factors for severe pneumonia in children: the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study.Wonodi, C. B. Deloria-Knoll, M. Feikin, D. R. DeLuca, A. N. Driscoll, A. J. Moisi, J. C. Johnson, H. L. Murdoch, D. R. O'Brien, K. L. Levine, O. S. Scott, J. A. Pneumonia Methods Working, Group Perch Site Investigators
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S124-31

Identification and selection of cases and controls in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health project.Deloria-Knoll, M. Feikin, D. R. Scott, J. A. O'Brien, K. L. DeLuca, A. N. Driscoll, A. J. Levine, O. S. Pneumonia Methods Working, Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S117-23

The definition of pneumonia, the assessment of severity, and clinical standardization in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study.Scott, J. A. Wonodi, C. Moisi, J. C. Deloria-Knoll, M. DeLuca, A. N. Karron, R. A. Bhat, N. Murdoch, D. R. Crawley, J. Levine, O. S. O'Brien, K. L. Feikin, D. R. Pneumonia Methods Working, Group
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S109-16

A literature review and survey of childhood pneumonia etiology studies: 2000-2010.Gilani, Z. Kwong, Y. D. Levine, O. S. Deloria-Knoll, M. Scott, J. A. O'Brien, K. L. Feikin, D. R.
Clin Infect Dis, (2012). 54 Suppl 2:S102-8

The prevalence and risk factors for pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx among children in Kilifi District, Kenya.Abdullahi, O. Karani, A. Tigoi, C. C. Mugo, D. Kungu, S. Wanjiru, E. Jomo, J. Musyimi, R. Lipsitch, M. Scott, J. A.
PLoS One, (2012). 7:e30787

Transfer of 4-hydroxynonenal from parasitized to non-parasitized erythrocytes in rosettes. Proposed role in severe malaria anemia.Uyoga, S. Skorokhod, O. A. Opiyo, M. Orori, E. N. Williams, T. N. Arese, P. Schwarzer, E.
Br J Haematol, (2012). 157:116-24

Biogem: an effective tool-based approach for scaling up open source software development in bioinformatics.Bonnal, R. J. Aerts, J. Githinji, G. Goto, N. MacLean, D. Miller, C. A. Mishima, H. Pagani, M. Ramirez-Gonzalez, R. Smant, G. Strozzi, F. Syme, R. Vos, R. Wennblom, T. J. Woodcroft, B. J. Katayama, T. Prins, P.
Bioinformatics, (2012). 28:1035-7