Publications

Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in the developing world.Nokes, D.J.
Perspectives in Medical Virology: Respiratory Syncytial Virus , (2007). :183-230

The frequency of BDCA3-positive dendritic cells is increased in the peripheral circulation of Kenyan children with severe malaria.Urban, B. C. Cordery, D. Shafi, M. J. Bull, P. C. Newbold, C. I. Williams, T. N. Marsh, K.
Infect Immun, (2006). 74:6700-6

Human red blood cell polymorphisms and malaria.Williams, T. N.
Curr Opin Microbiol, (2006). 9:388-94

Red blood cell defects and malaria.Williams, T. N.
Mol Biochem Parasitol, (2006). 149:121-7

Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigens.Ndiritu, M. Cowgill, K. D. Ismail, A. Chiphatsi, S. Kamau, T. Fegan, G. Feikin, D. R. Newton, C. R. Scott, J. A.
BMC Public Health, (2006). 6:132

Co-inheritance of alpha+-thalassaemia and sickle trait results in specific effects on haematological parameters.Wambua, S. Mwacharo, J. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Williams, T. N.
Br J Haematol, (2006). 133:206-9

Frequencies of peripheral blood myeloid cells in healthy Kenyan children with alpha+ thalassemia and the sickle cell trait.Urban, B. C. Shafi, M. J. Cordery, D. V. Macharia, A. Lowe, B. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2006). 74:578-84

The effect of alpha+-thalassaemia on the incidence of malaria and other diseases in children living on the coast of Kenya.Wambua, S. Mwangi, T. W. Kortok, M. Uyoga, S. M. Macharia, A. W. Mwacharo, J. K. Weatherall, D. J. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
PLoS Med, (2006). 3:e158

Molecular analysis of respiratory syncytial virus reinfections in infants from coastal Kenya.Scott, P. D. Ochola, R. Ngama, M. Okiro, E. A. Nokes, D. J. Medley, G. F. Cane, P. A.
J Infect Dis, (2006). 193:59-67

High levels of serum antibodies to merozoite surface protein 2 of Plasmodium falciparum are associated with reduced risk of clinical malaria in coastal Kenya.Polley, S. D. Conway, D. J. Cavanagh, D. R. McBride, J. S. Lowe, B. S. Williams, T. N. Mwangi, T. W. Marsh, K.
Vaccine, (2006). 24:4233-46

Mathematical models of vaccination.Medley, G. F. Nokes, D. J.
Topley and WilsonÔÇÖs Microbiology and Microbial Infections, (2006). :947-966

Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in the developing world. .Nokes, D. J.
Perspectives in Medical Virology: Respiratory Syncytial Virus , (2006). :183-230

A polymorphism of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 is associated with a reduced incidence of nonmalarial febrile illness in Kenyan children.Jenkins, N. E. Mwangi, T. W. Kortok, M. Marsh, K. Craig, A. G. Williams, T. N.
Clin Infect Dis, (2005). 41:1817-9

Heritability of malaria in Africa.Mackinnon, M. J. Mwangi, T. W. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
PLoS Med, (2005). 2:e340

Negative epistasis between the malaria-protective effects of alpha+-thalassemia and the sickle cell trait.Williams, T. N. Mwangi, T. W. Wambua, S. Peto, T. E. Weatherall, D. J. Gupta, S. Recker, M. Penman, B. S. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Mwacharo, J. K. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K.
Nat Genet, (2005). 37:1253-7

Diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease among children in Kenya with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for immunoglobulin G antibodies to pneumococcal surface adhesin A.Scott, J. A. Mlacha, Z. Nyiro, J. Njenga, S. Lewa, P. Obiero, J. Otieno, H. Sampson, J. S. Carlone, G. M.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, (2005). 12:1195-201

Management of severe malaria in children: proposed guidelines for the United Kingdom.Maitland, K. Nadel, S. Pollard, A. J. Williams, T. N. Newton, C. R. Levin, M.
BMJ, (2005). 331:337-43

Progressive increase in antimicrobial resistance among invasive isolates of Haemophilus influenzae obtained from children admitted to a hospital in Kilifi, Kenya, from 1994 to 2002.Scott, J. A. Mwarumba, S. Ngetsa, C. Njenga, S. Lowe, B. S. Slack, M. P. Berkley, J. A. Mwangi, I. Maitland, K. English, M. Marsh, K.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, (2005). 49:3021-4

Sickle cell trait and the risk of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and other childhood diseases.Williams, T. N. Mwangi, T. W. Wambua, S. Alexander, N. D. Kortok, M. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K.
J Infect Dis, (2005). 192:178-86

An immune basis for malaria protection by the sickle cell trait.Williams, T. N. Mwangi, T. W. Roberts, D. J. Alexander, N. D. Weatherall, D. J. Wambua, S. Kortok, M. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K.
PLoS Med, (2005). 2:e128