Area of research
Epidemiology · Infectious Diseases
Research interest
Research interests include Medicine, Pneumonia, Pediatrics, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Etiology, and Sputum.
Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea and Stunting Among Children Younger Than 5 Years: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study
In-hospital mortality risk stratification in children aged under 5 years with pneumonia with or without pulse oximetry: A secondary analysis of the Pneumonia REsearch Partnership to Assess WHO REcommendations (PREPARE) dataset
<i>Giardia</i> Detection and Codetection With Other Enteric Pathogens in Young Children in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Case-Control Study: 2015–2018
The Etiology of Childhood Pneumonia in The Gambia
Investigation of sequential outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia and multidrug-resistant extended spectrum β-lactamase producing Klebsiella species in a West African tertiary hospital neonatal unit: a retrospective genomic analysis
The development and implementation of an oxygen treatment solution for health facilities in low and middle-income countries
The Etiology of Pneumonia From Analysis of Lung Aspirate and Pleural Fluid Samples: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study
Impact of routine vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b in The Gambia: 20 years after its introduction
Protocol for a randomised trial of early kangaroo mother care compared to standard care on survival of pre-stabilised preterm neonates in The Gambia (eKMC)
The development and implementation of an oxygen treatment solution for health facilities in low and middle-income countries.
Bacteremia in Childhood Life-Threatening Infections in Urban Gambia: EUCLIDS in West Africa
Zinc as an adjunct therapy in the management of severe pneumonia among Gambian children: randomized controlled trial
Density of Upper Respiratory Colonization With Streptococcus pneumoniae and Its Role in the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Among Children Aged <5 Years in the PERCH Study
Is Higher Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract Associated With Severe Pneumonia? Findings From the PERCH Study
Chest Radiograph Findings in Childhood Pneumonia Cases From the Multisite PERCH Study
Colonization Density of the Upper Respiratory Tract as a Predictor of Pneumonia—Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pneumocystis jirovecii
Safety of Induced Sputum Collection in Children Hospitalized With Severe or Very Severe Pneumonia
Microscopic Analysis and Quality Assessment of Induced Sputum From Children With Pneumonia in the PERCH Study
Limited Utility of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Induced Sputum Specimens for Determining the Causes of Childhood Pneumonia in Resource-Poor Settings: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study
Effect of maternal death on child survival in rural West Africa: 25 years of prospective surveillance data in The Gambia
Standardization of Clinical Assessment and Sample Collection Across All PERCH Study Sites
Evaluation of Pneumococcal Load in Blood by Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Young Children in the PERCH Study
Should Controls With Respiratory Symptoms Be Excluded From Case-Control Studies of Pneumonia Etiology? Reflections From the PERCH Study
An outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis among older children (≥5 years) and adults after the implementation of an infant vaccination programme with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Ghana
Neonatal admissions, quality of care and outcome: 4 years of inpatient audit data from The Gambia's teaching hospital
The effect of distance on observed mortality, childhood pneumonia and vaccine efficacy in rural Gambia
Efficacy of different pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedules against pneumonia, hospitalisation, and mortality: Re-analysis of a randomised trial in The Gambia
Global and regional burden of hospital admissions for severe acute lower respiratory infections in young children in 2010: a systematic analysis
Pneumococcal Antibody Concentrations and Carriage of Pneumococci more than 3 Years after Infant Immunization with a Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine