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Enhanced diagnosis of pneumococcal meningitis with use of the Binax NOW immunochromatographic test of Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen: a multisite study.Moisi JC, Saha SK, Falade AG, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Oundo J, Zaidi AK, Afroj S, Bakare RA, Buss JK, Lasi R, Mueller J, Odekanmi AA, Sangare L, Scott JA, Knoll MD, Levine OS, Gessner BD
Clin Infect Dis, (2009). 48 Suppl 2:S49-56

What are the implications for childhood pneumonia of successfully introducing Hib and pneumococcal vaccines in developing countries?.Scott JA, English M
PLoS Med, (2008). 5:e86

What is the future for global case management guidelines for common childhood diseases?.English M, Scott JA
PLoS Med, (2008). 5:e241

Incidence and clinical characteristics of group A rotavirus infections among children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya.Nokes DJ, Abwao J, Pamba A, Peenze I, Dewar J, Maghenda JK, Gatakaa H, Bauni E, Scott JA, Maitland K, Williams TN
PLoS Med, (2008). 5:e153

The global epidemiology of childhood pneumonia 20 years on.Scott JA
Bull World Health Organ, (2008). 86:494-6

Pneumonia research to reduce childhood mortality in the developing world.Scott JA, Brooks WA, Peiris JS, Holtzman D, Mulholland EK
J Clin Invest, (2008). 118:1291-300

Incidence and outcome of convulsive status epilepticus in Kenyan children: a cohort study.Sadarangani M, Seaton C, Scott JA, Ogutu B, Edwards T, Prins A, Gatakaa H, Idro R, Berkley JA, Peshu N, Neville BG, Newton CR
Lancet Neurol, (2008). 7:145-50

The descriptive epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae nasopharyngeal carriage in children and adults in Kilifi district, Kenya.Abdullahi O, Nyiro J, Lewa P, Slack M, Scott JA
Pediatr Infect Dis J, (2008). 27:59-64

Economic evaluation of delivering Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in routine immunization services in Kenya.Akumu AO, English M, Scott JA, Griffiths UK
Bull World Health Organ, (2007). 85:511-8

Defining childhood severe falciparum malaria for intervention studies.Bejon P, Berkley JA, Mwangi T, Ogada E, Mwangi I, Maitland K, Williams T, Scott JA, English M, Lowe BS, Peshu N, Newton CR, Marsh K
PLoS Med, (2007). 4:e251

Validation of nasopharyngeal sampling and culture techniques for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children in Kenya.Abdullahi O, Wanjiru E, Musyimi R, Glass N, Scott JA
J Clin Microbiol, (2007). 45:3408-10

The preventable burden of pneumococcal disease in the developing world.Scott JA
Vaccine, (2007). 25:2398-405

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 KD, Ismail A, Chiphatsi S, Kamau T, Fegan G, Feikin DR, Newton CR, Scott JA
BMC Public Health, (2006). 6:132

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

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

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

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

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

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

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