Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Experience developing national evidence-based clinical guidelines for childhood pneumonia in a low-income setting--making the GRADE?.Agweyu, A. Opiyo, N. English, M.
BMC Pediatr, (2012). 12:1

Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality.Grosse, S. D. Odame, I. Atrash, H. K. Amendah, D. D. Piel, F. B. Williams, T. N.
Am J Prev Med, (2011). 41:S398-405

Excess child mortality after discharge from hospital in Kilifi, Kenya: a retrospective cohort analysis.Moisi, J. C. Gatakaa, H. Berkley, J. A. Maitland, K. Mturi, N. Newton, C. R. Njuguna, P. Nokes, J. Ojal, J. Bauni, E. Tsofa, B. Peshu, N. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N. Scott, J. A.
Bull World Health Organ, (2011). 89:725-32, 732A

A frequentist approach to estimating the force of infection for a respiratory disease using repeated measurement data from a birth cohort.Mwambi, H. Ramroop, S. White, Lj Okiro, E. Nokes, Dj Shkedy, Z. Molenberghs, G.
Stat Methods Med Res, (2011). 20:551-70

How do hemoglobins S and C result in malaria protection?.Williams, T. N.
J Infect Dis, (2011). 204:1651-3

Performance of the MGIT TBc identification test and meta-analysis of MPT64 assays for identification of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in liquid culture.Brent, A. J. Mugo, D. Musyimi, R. Mutiso, A. Morpeth, S. Levin, M. Scott, J. A.
J Clin Microbiol, (2011). 49:4343-6

Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal study.Scott, J. A. Berkley, J. A. Mwangi, I. Ochola, L. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Ndila, C. Lowe, B. S. Mwarumba, S. Bauni, E. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Lancet, (2011). 378:1316-23

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine given shortly after birth stimulates effective antibody concentrations and primes immunological memory for sustained infant protection.Scott, J. A. Ojal, J. Ashton, L. Muhoro, A. Burbidge, P. Goldblatt, D.
Clin Infect Dis, (2011). 53:663-70

Social autopsy: INDEPTH Network experiences of utility, process, practices, and challenges in investigating causes and contributors to mortality.Kallander, K. Kadobera, D. Williams, T. N. Nielsen, R. T. Yevoo, L. Mutebi, A. Akpakli, J. Narh, C. Gyapong, M. Amu, A. Waiswa, P.
Popul Health Metr, (2011). 9:44

Validating physician-certified verbal autopsy and probabilistic modeling (InterVA) approaches to verbal autopsy interpretation using hospital causes of adult deaths.Bauni, E. Ndila, C. Mochamah, G. Nyutu, G. Matata, L. Ondieki, C. Mambo, B. Mutinda, M. Tsofa, B. Maitha, E. Etyang, A. Williams, T. N.
Popul Health Metr, (2011). 9:49

Improved detection of respiratory viruses in pediatric outpatients with acute respiratory illness by real-time PCR using nasopharyngeal flocked swabs.Munywoki, P. K. Hamid, F. Mutunga, M. Welch, S. Cane, P. Nokes, D. J.
J Clin Microbiol, (2011). 49:3365-7

Prediction of serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease in unvaccinated and vaccinated populations.Weinberger, D. M. Harboe, Z. B. Flasche, S. Scott, J. A. Lipsitch, M.
Epidemiology, (2011). 22:199-207

Seroprevalence, predictors and estimated incidence of maternal and neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus type 2 infection in semi-urban women in Kilifi, Kenya.Nyiro, J. U. Sanders, E. J. Ngetsa, C. Wale, S. Awuondo, K. Bukusi, E. Price, M. A. Amornkul, P. N. Nokes, D. J.
BMC Infect Dis, (2011). 11:155

Mortality after fluid bolus in African children with severe infection.Maitland, K. Kiguli, S. Opoka, R. O. Engoru, C. Olupot-Olupot, P. Akech, S. O. Nyeko, R. Mtove, G. Reyburn, H. Lang, T. Brent, B. Evans, J. A. Tibenderana, J. K. Crawley, J. Russell, E. C. Levin, M. Babiker, A. G. Gibb, D. M. Feast Trial Group
N Engl J Med, (2011). 364:2483-95

Added value of an oropharyngeal swab in detection of viruses in children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection.Hammitt, L. L. Kazungu, S. Welch, S. Bett, A. Onyango, C. O. Gunson, R. N. Scott, J. A. Nokes, D. J.
J Clin Microbiol, (2011). 49:2318-20

The global distribution of the Duffy blood group.Howes, R. E. Patil, A. P. Piel, F. B. Nyangiri, O. A. Kabaria, C. W. Gething, P. W. Zimmerman, P. A. Barnadas, C. Beall, C. M. Gebremedhin, A. Menard, D. Williams, T. N. Weatherall, D. J. Hay, S. I.
Nat Commun, (2011). 2:266

Nutritional status, hospitalization and mortality among patients with sickle cell anemia in Tanzania.Cox, S. E. Makani, J. Fulford, A. J. Komba, A. N. Soka, D. Williams, T. N. Newton, C. R. Marsh, K. Prentice, A. M.
Haematologica, (2011). 96:948-53

Sickle cell disease and malaria morbidity: a tale with two tails.Williams, T. N. Obaro, S. K.
Trends Parasitol, (2011). 27:315-20

Specific receptor usage in Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence is associated with disease outcome.Ochola, L. B. Siddondo, B. R. Ocholla, H. Nkya, S. Kimani, E. N. Williams, T. N. Makale, J. O. Liljander, A. Urban, B. C. Bull, P. C. Szestak, T. Marsh, K. Craig, A. G.
PLoS One, (2011). 6:e14741

Mortality in sickle cell anemia in Africa: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania.Makani, J. Cox, S. E. Soka, D. Komba, A. N. Oruo, J. Mwamtemi, H. Magesa, P. Rwezaula, S. Meda, E. Mgaya, J. Lowe, B. Muturi, D. Roberts, D. J. Williams, T. N. Pallangyo, K. Kitundu, J. Fegan, G. Kirkham, F. J. Marsh, K. Newton, C. R.
PLoS One, (2011). 6:e14699