Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

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

Experience developing national evidence-based clinical guidelines for childhood pneumonia in a low-income setting--making the GRADE?.Agweyu, A. Opiyo, N. English, M.
BMC Pediatr, (2012). 12:1

Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality.Grosse, S. D. Odame, I. Atrash, H. K. Amendah, D. D. Piel, F. B. Williams, T. N.
Am J Prev Med, (2011). 41:S398-405

Excess child mortality after discharge from hospital in Kilifi, Kenya: a retrospective cohort analysis.Moisi, J. C. Gatakaa, H. Berkley, J. A. Maitland, K. Mturi, N. Newton, C. R. Njuguna, P. Nokes, J. Ojal, J. Bauni, E. Tsofa, B. Peshu, N. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N. Scott, J. A.
Bull World Health Organ, (2011). 89:725-32, 732A

A frequentist approach to estimating the force of infection for a respiratory disease using repeated measurement data from a birth cohort.Mwambi, H. Ramroop, S. White, Lj Okiro, E. Nokes, Dj Shkedy, Z. Molenberghs, G.
Stat Methods Med Res, (2011). 20:551-70

How do hemoglobins S and C result in malaria protection?.Williams, T. N.
J Infect Dis, (2011). 204:1651-3

Performance of the MGIT TBc identification test and meta-analysis of MPT64 assays for identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in liquid culture.Brent, A. J. Mugo, D. Musyimi, R. Mutiso, A. Morpeth, S. Levin, M. Scott, J. A.
J Clin Microbiol, (2011). 49:4343-6

Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal study.Scott, J. A. Berkley, J. A. Mwangi, I. Ochola, L. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Ndila, C. Lowe, B. S. Mwarumba, S. Bauni, E. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Lancet, (2011). 378:1316-23

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine given shortly after birth stimulates effective antibody concentrations and primes immunological memory for sustained infant protection.Scott, J. A. Ojal, J. Ashton, L. Muhoro, A. Burbidge, P. Goldblatt, D.
Clin Infect Dis, (2011). 53:663-70