Area of research
Infectious Diseases · Epidemiology
Research interest
Research interests include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders.
Effectiveness of preventive treatment among different age groups and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis of contact tracing studies
Tobacco smoking clusters in households affected by tuberculosis in an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys: Time for household-wide interventions?
Assessing the impact of Enhanced-Case-Finding on tuberculosis case notifications and transmission in The Gambia using epidemiological and phylodynamic approaches
Association of diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use with subclinical-to-symptomatic spectrum of tuberculosis in 16 countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys
Infant BCG vaccination and risk of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis throughout the life course: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Gene expression in TB disease measured from the periphery is different from the site of infection.
The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis
Delay in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in The Gambia, West Africa: A cross-sectional study
Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific plasmablast levels are differentially modulated in tuberculosis infection and disease.
Analysis of cellular and soluble profiles in QuantiFERON nonconverters, converters, and reverters in the Gambia
Four-Gene Pan-African Blood Signature Predicts Progression to Tuberculosis
Metabolite changes in blood predict the onset of tuberculosis
Functional and Phenotypic Changes of Natural Killer Cells in Whole Blood during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease
Africa-wide evaluation of host biomarkers in QuantiFERON supernatants for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Zinc as an adjunct therapy in the management of severe pneumonia among Gambian children: randomized controlled trial
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Close Childhood Contacts of Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis is Increased by Secondhand Exposure to Tobacco
Evaluation of cytokine responses against novel Mtb antigens as diagnostic markers for TB disease
Host Immune Responses Differ between M. africanum- and M. tuberculosis-Infected Patients following Standard Anti-tuberculosis Treatment
Childhood pneumonia and crowding, bed-sharing and nutrition: a case-control study from The Gambia
Differential transcriptomic and metabolic profiles of M. africanum- and M. tuberculosis-infected patients after, but not before, drug treatment
Complex Anemia in Tuberculosis: The Need to Consider Causes and Timing When Designing Interventions
Broad Adaptive Immune Responses to M. tuberculosis Antigens Precede TST Conversion in Tuberculosis Exposed Household Contacts in a TB-Endemic Setting
Analysis of Host Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in a Multi-Site Study of Subjects with Different TB and HIV Infection States in Sub-Saharan Africa
Comparison of the Prevalence of Common Bacterial Pathogens in the Oropharynx and Nasopharynx of Gambian Infants