Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Global burden of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nair, H. Nokes, D. J. Gessner, B. D. Dherani, M. Madhi, S. A. Singleton, R. J. O'Brien, K. L. Roca, A. Wright, P. F. Bruce, N. Chandran, A. Theodoratou, E. Sutanto, A. Sedyaningsih, E. R. Ngama, M. Munywoki, P. K. Kartasasmita, C. Simoes, E. A. Rudan, I. Weber, M. W. Campbell, H.
Lancet, (2010). 375:1545-55

A defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus.Willcocks, L. C. Carr, E. J. Niederer, H. A. Rayner, T. F. Williams, T. N. Yang, W. Scott, J. A. Urban, B. C. Peshu, N. Vyse, T. J. Lau, Y. L. Lyons, P. A. Smith, K. G.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, (2010). 107:7881-5

Parvovirus B19 infection and severe anaemia in Kenyan children: a retrospective case control study.Wildig, J. Cossart, Y. Peshu, N. Gicheru, N. Tuju, J. Williams, T. N. Newton, C. R.
BMC Infect Dis, (2010). 10:88

Geographic access to care is not a determinant of child mortality in a rural Kenyan setting with high health facility density.Moisi, J. C. Gatakaa, H. Noor, A. M. Williams, T. N. Bauni, E. Tsofa, B. Levine, O. S. Scott, J. A.
BMC Public Health, (2010). 10:142

Duration of shedding of respiratory syncytial virus in a community study of Kenyan children.Okiro, E. A. White, L. J. Ngama, M. Cane, P. A. Medley, G. F. Nokes, D. J.
BMC Infect Dis, (2010). 10:15

Malaria in patients with sickle cell anemia: burden, risk factors, and outcome at the outpatient clinic and during hospitalization.Makani, J. Komba, A. N. Cox, S. E. Oruo, J. Mwamtemi, K. Kitundu, J. Magesa, P. Rwezaula, S. Meda, E. Mgaya, J. Pallangyo, K. Okiro, E. Muturi, D. Newton, C. R. Fegan, G. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Blood, (2010). 115:215-20

NFKBIZ polymorphisms and susceptibility to pneumococcal disease in European and African populations.Chapman, S. J. Khor, C. C. Vannberg, F. O. Rautanen, A. Segal, S. Moore, C. E. Davies, R. J. Day, N. P. Peshu, N. Crook, D. W. Berkley, J. A. Williams, T. N. Scott, J. A. Hill, A. V.
Genes Immun, (2010). 11:319-25

Preventable deaths in sickle-cell anaemia in African children - Authors' reply.Williams, T.N. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Sharif, S.K. Scott, J.A.
Lancet, (2010). 375:461

Incidence and severity of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in rural Kenyan children identified through hospital surveillance.Nokes, D. J. Ngama, M. Bett, A. Abwao, J. Munywoki, P. English, M. Scott, J. A. Cane, P. A. Medley, G. F.
Clin Infect Dis, (2009). 49:1341-9

Bacteraemia in Kenyan children with sickle-cell anaemia: a retrospective cohort and case-control study.Williams, T. N. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Ndila, C. McAuley, C. F. Opi, D. H. Mwarumba, S. Makani, J. Komba, A. Ndiritu, M. N. Sharif, S. K. Marsh, K. Berkley, J. A. Scott, J. A.
Lancet, (2009). 374:1364-70

Breathing new life into pneumonia diagnostics.Murdoch, D. R. O'Brien, K. L. Scott, J. A. Karron, R. A. Bhat, N. Driscoll, A. J. Knoll, M. D. Levine, O. S.
J Clin Microbiol, (2009). 47:3405-8

Transmission-dependent tolerance to multiclonal Plasmodium falciparum infection.Farnert, A. Williams, T. N. Mwangi, T. W. Ehlin, A. Fegan, G. Macharia, A. Lowe, B. S. Montgomery, S. M. Marsh, K.
J Infect Dis, (2009). 200:1166-75

An observational study of children with sickle cell disease in Kilifi, Kenya.Sadarangani, M. Makani, J. Komba, A. N. Ajala-Agbo, T. Newton, C. R. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Br J Haematol, (2009). 146:675-82

Epidemiology. Does viral diversity matter?.Medley, G. F. Nokes, D. J.
Science, (2009). 325:274-5

Emergency triage assessment for hypoxaemia in neonates and young children in a Kenyan hospital: an observational study.Mwaniki, M. K. Nokes, D. J. Ignas, J. Munywoki, P. Ngama, M. Newton, C. R. Maitland, K. Berkley, J. A.
Bull World Health Organ, (2009). 87:263-70

HIV infection, malnutrition, and invasive bacterial infection among children with severe malaria.Berkley, J. A. Bejon, P. Mwangi, T. Gwer, S. Maitland, K. Williams, T. N. Mohammed, S. Osier, F. Kinyanjui, S. Fegan, G. Lowe, B. S. English, M. Peshu, N. Marsh, K. Newton, C. R.
Clin Infect Dis, (2009). 49:336-43

Epidemiological studies of the 'non-specific effects' of vaccines: I--data collection in observational studies.Fine, P. E. Williams, T. N. Aaby, P. Kallander, K. Moulton, L. H. Flanagan, K. L. Smith, P. G. Benn, C. S. Working Group on Non-specific Effects of, Vaccines
Trop Med Int Health, (2009). 14:969-76

Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease.Lyons, E. J. Amos, W. Berkley, J. A. Mwangi, I. Shafi, M. Williams, T. N. Newton, C. R. Peshu, N. Marsh, K. Scott, J. A. Hill, A. V.
BMC Med Genet, (2009). 10:55

Malaria as a cause of morbidity and mortality in children with homozygous sickle cell disease on the coast of Kenya.Komba, A. N. Makani, J. Sadarangani, M. Ajala-Agbo, T. Berkley, J. A. Newton, C. R. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N.
Clin Infect Dis, (2009). 49:216-22

Hypothermia in children with severe malnutrition: low prevalence on the tropical coast of Kenya.Talbert, A. Atkinson, S. Karisa, J. Ignas, J. Chesaro, C. Maitland, K.
J Trop Pediatr, (2009). 55:413-6