Area of research
Epidemiology · Microbiology
Research interest
Research focused on Shigella and Human metapneumovirus, with related work in Rotavirus, Serotype, Diarrhea. Notable publications include 'Burden and aetiology of diarrhoeal disease in infants and young children in developing countries (the Global Enteric Multicenter Study, GEMS): a prospective, case-control study', 'Global, regional, and national disease burden estimates of acute lower respiratory infections due to respiratory syncytial virus in young children in 2015: a systematic review and...', and 'Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: a reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study'.
Misclassification of malaria as pneumonia in children in sub-Saharan Africa
Household Molecular Epidemiology of <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Carriage and Infection in The Gambia
Geographical migration and fitness dynamics of Streptococcus pneumoniae
<i>Shigella</i> Detection and Molecular Serotyping With a Customized TaqMan Array Card in the Enterics for Global Health (EFGH): <i>Shigella</i> Surveillance Study
Epidemiology of human metapneumovirus among children with severe or very severe pneumonia in high pneumonia burden settings: the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) study experience
Emerging threat of artemisinin partial resistance markers (pfk13 mutations) in Plasmodium falciparum parasite populations in multiple geographical locations in high transmission regions of Uganda
Opinion review of drug resistant tuberculosis in West Africa: tackling the challenges for effective control
Streptococcus pyogenes carriage and infection within households in The Gambia: a longitudinal cohort study
Long-term evolution of Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus pneumoniae leads to higher genetic diversity within rather than between human populations
Clinical Severity of Enteric Viruses Detected Using a Quantitative Molecular Assay Compared With Conventional Assays in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study
Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea and Stunting Among Children Younger Than 5 Years: Findings From the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Study
Evaluation of Laboratories Supporting Invasive Bacterial Vaccine-Preventable Disease (IB-VPD) Surveillance in the World Health Organization African Region, through the Performance of Coordinated External Quality Assessment
Burden and causes of pregnancy-related mortality in The Gambia: evidence from census and health and demographic surveillance data
Comparison of DNA concentration and bacterial pathogen PCR detection when using two DNA extraction kits for nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal samples
Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing study
International links between Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine serotype 4 sequence type (ST) 801 in Northern European shipyard outbreaks of invasive pneumococcal disease
Genomic Characterization of Skin and Soft Tissue Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from a Low-Income and a High-Income Setting
Travel measures in the SARS-CoV-2 variant era need clear objectives
Genomic diversity and antimicrobial resistance among non-typhoidal Salmonella associated with human disease in The Gambia
Mucosal Immune Profiles Associated with Diarrheal Disease Severity in<i>Shigella</i>- and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli-Infected Children Enrolled in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study
Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in colonisation and disease in The Gambia
Comparative Genomics of Disease and Carriage Serotype 1 Pneumococci
A healthy future for children and adolescents
Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture
Phylogenomics of Mycobacterium africanum reveals a new lineage and a complex evolutionary history
Pathogens Associated With Linear Growth Faltering in Children With Diarrhea and Impact of Antibiotic Treatment: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study
Impact of the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia in The Gambia: 10 years of population-based surveillance
Molecular diagnostic assays for the detection of common bacterial meningitis pathogens: A narrative review
The role of interspecies recombination in the evolution of antibiotic-resistant pneumococci
Carriage Dynamics of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Naturally Colonized Infants in a Rural African Setting During the First Year of Life