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Alexander M. Aiken

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB
Area of research
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology · Molecular Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Psychological intervention, Intensive care medicine, Antibiotics, Antibiotic resistance, and Odds ratio.
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citations
1,210
works
38
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage
PLoS Medicine 2026cited by 3position: middledoi
Epidemiology of Community-acquired Bacteremia Among Children One to Fifty-nine Months of Age Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Nomenclature, definitions, and methodological approaches to estimate the association between antimicrobial treatment and clinical outcomes of drug-resistant bloodstream infections
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2024cited by 7position: lastdoi
Research priorities to strengthen environmental cleaning in healthcare facilities: the CLEAN Group Consensus
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2024cited by 3position: middledoi
Impact of shorter (<14 days) antibiotic treatment duration in adults with uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinical Infection in Practice 2024cited by 2position: lastdoi
Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacterales bloodstream infections at eight sub-Saharan African hospitals (MBIRA): a prospective cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2023cited by 31position: firstdoi
Why local antibiotic resistance data matters – Informing empiric prescribing through local data collation, app design and engagement in Zambia
Journal of Infection and Public Health 2023cited by 11position: middledoi
Exploring the views of infection consultants in England on a novel delinked funding model for antimicrobials: the SMASH study
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance 2023cited by 6position: lastdoi
Circumstances for treatment and control of invasive Enterobacterales infections in eight hospitals across sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study
Gates Open Research 2023cited by 6position: firstdoi
Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections at one South African hospital
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 2022cited by 10position: middledoi
A Better Disinfectant for Low-Resourced Hospitals? A Multi-Period Cluster Randomised Trial Comparing Hypochlorous Acid with Sodium Hypochlorite in Nigerian Hospitals: The EWASH Trial
Microorganisms 2022cited by 7position: middledoi
The association between antimicrobial resistance and HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2021cited by 60position: middledoi
The Clean pilot study: evaluation of an environmental hygiene intervention bundle in three Tanzanian hospitals
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2021cited by 24position: lastdoi
Overuse of antibiotics in maternity and neonatal wards, a descriptive report from public hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2021cited by 16position: middledoi
Cleaning Neonatal Units in Low-resource Settings: A Hot-topic in Waiting?
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2021cited by 12position: lastdoi
Mortality attributable to third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Gram-negative bloodstream infections in African hospitals: a multi-site retrospective study
JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance 2021cited by 12position: middledoi
Postnatal infection surveillance by telephone in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: An observational cohort study
PLoS ONE 2021cited by 8position: middledoi
Association between SARS-CoV-2 exposure and antibody status among healthcare workers in two London hospitals: a cross-sectional study
Infection Prevention in Practice 2021cited by 5position: lastdoi
Prospective Cohort Study on Timing of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Infections
Surgical Infections 2020cited by 15position: middledoi
The effect of behavioural interventions targeting hand hygiene practices among nurses in high-income hospital settings: a systematic review
Public health reviews 2020cited by 12position: middledoi
Feasibility of informing syndrome-level empiric antibiotic recommendations using publicly available antibiotic resistance datasets
Wellcome Open Research 2020cited by 11position: middledoi
Nosocomial Infections During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Neonatal, Pediatric, and Adult Patients: A Comprehensive Narrative Review
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2019cited by 80position: lastdoi
Implementation of a surgical unit-based safety programme in African hospitals: a multicentre qualitative study
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2019cited by 22position: middledoi
Feasibility of informing syndrome-level empiric antibiotic recommendations using publicly available antibiotic resistance datasets
Wellcome Open Research 2019cited by 5position: middledoi
A multimodal infection control and patient safety intervention to reduce surgical site infections in Africa: a multicentre, before–after, cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2018cited by 136position: middledoi
Bias and inference from misspecified mixed‐effect models in stepped wedge trial analysis
Statistics in Medicine 2017cited by 68position: middledoi
Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2017cited by 67position: middledoi
Effect of handrubbing using locally-manufactured alcohol-based handrubs in paediatric wards in Harare, Zimbabwe
Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2017cited by 5position: lastdoi
Re-analysis of health and educational impacts of a school-based deworming programme in western Kenya: a pure replication
International Journal of Epidemiology 2015cited by 140position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

J. Anthony G. Scott · Haramaya University9 papers (2013–2025)Wendy Graham · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine6 papers (2021–2024)Giorgia Gon · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine5 papers (2021–2024) · 5 papers (2012–2020) · 4 papers (2013–2014)Calum Davey · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine4 papers (2015–2017)James Hargreaves · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine4 papers (2015–2017)Richard Hayes · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine4 papers (2015–2017)Hajo Grundmann · Hospital for Sick Children4 papers (2014–2022)Andrea M. Rehman · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2021–2022) · 3 papers (2013–2013)Gwenan M. Knight · University of London3 papers (2019–2023)Angela Dramowski · Western Cape Department of Health3 papers (2021–2023)Susannah Woodd · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine3 papers (2021–2021)Marlieke E.A. de Kraker · Sint Franciscus Gasthuis3 papers (2021–2025) · 3 papers (2021–2024) · 3 papers (2021–2021)Andrew Whitelaw · National Health Laboratory Service3 papers (2021–2023)Benedetta Allegranzi · IPM Institute of North America3 papers (2014–2019) · 3 papers (2021–2025)