Publications

Biosciences

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 SD, Conway DJ, Cavanagh DR, McBride JS, Lowe BS, Williams TN, Mwangi TW, Marsh K
Vaccine, (2006). 24:4233-46

Malaria in Africa: sources, risks, drivers & disease burden 2005-2030..Snow RW, Hay SI, Marsh K
Paper prepared for UK Government’s Foresight Project “Infectious Diseases: preparing for the future”., (2006). :

PREFACE..Marsh K
American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene , (2006). 75:i

Evaluation of environmental data for identification of Anopheles (Diptera: Culicidae) aquatic larval habitats in Kisumu and Malindi, Kenya.Jacob BG, Arheart KL, Griffith DA, Mbogo CM, Githeko AK, Regens JL, Githure JI, Novak R, Beier JC
J Med Entomol, (2005). 42:751-5

Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigen expression patterns during malaria.Bull PC, Berriman M, Kyes S, Quail MA, Hall N, Kortok MM, Marsh K, Newbold CI
PLoS Pathog, (2005). 1:e26

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

Heritability of malaria in Africa.Mackinnon MJ, Mwangi TW, Snow RW, Marsh K, Williams TN
PLoS Med, (2005). 2:e340

Negative epistasis between the malaria-protective effects of alpha+-thalassemia and the sickle cell trait.Williams TN, Mwangi TW, Wambua S, Peto TE, Weatherall DJ, Gupta S, Recker M, Penman BS, Uyoga S, Macharia A, Mwacharo JK, Snow RW, Marsh K
Nat Genet, (2005). 37:1253-7

Regulation of immune response by Plasmodium-infected red blood cells.Ndungu FM, Urban BC, Marsh K, Langhorne J
Parasite Immunol, (2005). 27:373-84

Estimation of the sequestered parasite load in severe malaria patients using both host and parasite markers.Ochola LB, Marsh K, Lowe B, Gal S, Pluschke G, Smith T
Parasitology, (2005). 131:449-58

2,4-diaminopteridine-based compounds as precursors for de novo synthesis of antifolates: a novel class of antimalarials.Nduati E, Hunt S, Kamau EM, Nzila A
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, (2005). 49:3652-7

Plasmodium falciparum antigenic variation: relationships between in vivo selection, acquired antibody response, and disease severity.Bull PC, Pain A, Ndungu FM, Kinyanjui SM, Roberts DJ, Newbold CI, Marsh K
J Infect Dis, (2005). 192:1119-26

Trust and informed consent: insights from community members on the Kenyan coast.Molyneux CS, Peshu N, Marsh K
Soc Sci Med, (2005). 61:1463-73

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 JA, Mwarumba S, Ngetsa C, Njenga S, Lowe BS, Slack MP, Berkley JA, 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 TN, Mwangi TW, Wambua S, Alexander ND, Kortok M, Snow RW, Marsh K
J Infect Dis, (2005). 192:178-86

Clinical algorithms for malaria diagnosis lack utility among people of different age groups.Mwangi TW, Mohammed M, Dayo H, Snow RW, Marsh K
Trop Med Int Health, (2005). 10:530-6

Comparative folate metabolism in humans and malaria parasites (part II): activities as yet untargeted or specific to Plasmodium.Nzila A, Ward SA, Marsh K, Sims PF, Hyde JE
Trends Parasitol, (2005). 21:334-9

Comparative folate metabolism in humans and malaria parasites (part I): pointers for malaria treatment from cancer chemotherapy.Nzila A, Ward SA, Marsh K, Sims PF, Hyde JE
Trends Parasitol, (2005). 21:292-8

An immune basis for malaria protection by the sickle cell trait.Williams TN, Mwangi TW, Roberts DJ, Alexander ND, Weatherall DJ, Wambua S, Kortok M, Snow RW, Marsh K
PLoS Med, (2005). 2:e128

Invasive Gram-negative bacilli are frequently resistant to standard antibiotics for children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya.Bejon P, Mwangi I, Ngetsa C, Mwarumba S, Berkley JA, Lowe BS, Maitland K, Marsh K, English M, Scott JA
J Antimicrob Chemother, (2005). 56:232-5