Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

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

HLA class-I and class-II allele frequencies and two-locus haplotypes in Melanesians of Vanuatu and New Caledonia.Maitland K, Bunce M, Harding RM, Barnardo MC, Clegg JB, Welsh K, Bowden DK, Williams TN
Tissue Antigens, (2004). 64:678-86

Human antibodies to recombinant protein constructs of Plasmodium falciparum Apical Membrane Antigen 1 (AMA1) and their associations with protection from malaria.Polley SD, Mwangi T, Kocken CH, Thomas AW, Dutta S, Lanar DE, Remarque E, Ross A, Williams TN, Mwambingu G, Lowe B, Conway DJ, Marsh K
Vaccine, (2004). 23:718-28

Respiratory syncytial virus epidemiology in a birth cohort from Kilifi district, Kenya: infection during the first year of life.Nokes DJ, Okiro EA, Ngama M, White LJ, Ochola R, Scott PD, Cane PA, Medley GF
J Infect Dis, (2004). 190:1828-32

Falciparum malaria: current therapeutic challenges.Maitland K, Makanga M, Williams TN
Curr Opin Infect Dis, (2004). 17:405-12

Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in Kilifi district, Kenya.Scott PD, Ochola R, Ngama M, Okiro EA, Nokes DJ, Medley GF, Cane PA
J Med Virol, (2004). 74:344-54

Iron deficiency and malaria among children living on the coast of Kenya.Nyakeriga AM, Troye-Blomberg M, Dorfman JR, Alexander ND, Back R, Kortok M, Chemtai AK, Marsh K, Williams TN
J Infect Dis, (2004). 190:439-47

The use of cryopreserved mature trophozoites in assessing antibody recognition of variant surface antigens of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.Kinyanjui SM, Howard T, Williams TN, Bull PC, Newbold CI, Marsh K
J Immunol Methods, (2004). 288:9-18

Age-specific immunoglobulin g (IgG) and IgA to pneumococcal protein antigens in a population in coastal kenya.Laine C, Mwangi T, Thompson CM, Obiero J, Lipsitch M, Scott JA
Infect Immun, (2004). 72:3331-5

The influence of inherited traits on malaria infection.Roberts DJ, Harris T, Williams TN
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Pneumonia in Adults .Scott A, Chakaya JM
Principles of Medicine in Africa, (2004). :

Reevaluation of flow cytometry for investigating antibody binding to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoite-infected red blood cells.Williams TN, Newbold CI
Cytometry A, (2003). 56:96-103

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: transmission patterns and vaccine control.Abebe A, Nokes DJ, Dejene A, Enquselassie F, Messele T, Cutts FT
Epidemiol Infect, (2003). 131:757-70

Seroepidemiology of measles in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: implications for control through vaccination.Enquselassie F, Ayele W, Dejene A, Messele T, Abebe A, Cutts FT, Nokes DJ
Epidemiol Infect, (2003). 130:507-19

Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia by psaA PCR analysis of lung aspirates from adult patients in Kenya.Scott JA, Marston EL, Hall AJ, Marsh K
J Clin Microbiol, (2003). 41:2554-9

Effects of sample collection and storage methods on antipneumococcal immunoglobulin A in saliva.Nurkka A, Obiero J, Kayhty H, Scott JA
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, (2003). 10:357-61