Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in the developing world. .Nokes DJ
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 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

Diagnosis of invasive pneumococcal disease among children in Kenya with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for immunoglobulin G antibodies to pneumococcal surface adhesin A.Scott JA, Mlacha Z, Nyiro J, Njenga S, Lewa P, Obiero J, Otieno H, Sampson JS, Carlone GM
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 AJ, Williams TN, Newton CR, 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 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

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

Cytokine mRNA expression and iron status in children living in a malaria endemic area.Nyakeriga AM, Williams TN, Marsh K, Wambua S, Perlmann H, Perlmann P, Grandien A, Troye-Blomberg M
Scand J Immunol, (2005). 61:370-5

B cell memory to 3 Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigens in a malaria-endemic area.Dorfman JR, Bejon P, Ndungu FM, Langhorne J, Kortok MM, Lowe BS, Mwangi TW, Williams TN, Marsh K
J Infect Dis, (2005). 191:1623-30

Nutritional iron status in children with alpha+ thalassemia and the sickle cell trait in a malaria endemic area on the coast of Kenya.Nyakeriga AM, Troye-Blomberg M, Mwacharo JK, Wambua S, Williams TN
Haematologica, (2005). 90:552-4

The transmission dynamics of groups A and B human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) in England & Wales and Finland: seasonality and cross-protection.White LJ, Waris M, Cane PA, Nokes DJ, Medley GF
Epidemiol Infect, (2005). 133:279-89

Use of clinical syndromes to target antibiotic prescribing in seriously ill children in malaria endemic area: observational study.Berkley JA, Maitland K, Mwangi I, Ngetsa C, Mwarumba S, Lowe BS, Newton CR, Marsh K, Scott JA, English M
BMJ, (2005). 330:995

Both heterozygous and homozygous alpha+ thalassemias protect against severe and fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria on the coast of Kenya.Williams TN, Wambua S, Uyoga S, Macharia A, Mwacharo JK, Newton CR, Maitland K
Blood, (2005). 106:368-71

Bacteremia among children admitted to a rural hospital in Kenya.Berkley JA, Lowe BS, Mwangi I, Williams T, Bauni E, Mwarumba S, Ngetsa C, Slack MP, Njenga S, Hart CA, Maitland K, English M, Marsh K, Scott JA
N Engl J Med, (2005). 352:39-47

Mathematical models of vaccination. Ch 46. .Medley GF, Nokes DJ
Topley And Wilson’s Microbiology And Microbial Infections 10th Edition: Immunology , (2005). :947-965

Comparison of three methods of collecting nasal specimens for respiratory virus analysis.Ngama MJ, Ouma B, English ME, Nokes DJ
East Afr Med J, (2004). 81:313-7

Malaria and nutritional status in children living on the coast of Kenya.Nyakeriga AM, Troye-Blomberg M, Chemtai AK, Marsh K, Williams TN
Am J Clin Nutr, (2004). 80:1604-10