Persistence of the immune response induced by BCG vaccination (2008)
Weir, Rosemary E, Gorak-Stolinska, Patricia, Floyd, Sian, Lalor, Maeve K, Stenson, Sally, Branson, Keith, ...
Abstract Background Although BCG vaccination is recommended in most countries of the world, little is known of the persistence of BCG-induced immune responses. As novel TB vaccines may be given to...
Crampin, Amelia C., Floyd, Sian, Glynn, Judith R., Madise, Nyovani, Nyondo, Andrew, Khondowe, Masiya M., ...
Objective: To assess the influence of maternal HIV status and orphanhood on child mortality and physical well-being. Design: Retrospective cohort study with > 10 years of follow-up. Methods: From...
Black, Gillian F., Weir, Rosemary E., Chaguluka, Steven D., Warndorff, David, Crampin, Amelia C., Mwaungulu, Lorren, ...
We have previously shown that young adults living in a rural area of northern Malawi showed greater gamma interferon (IFN-γ) responses to purified protein derivatives (PPD) prepared from...
Weir, Rosemary E., Black, Gillian F., Dockrell, Hazel M., Floyd, Sian, Fine, Paul E. M., Chaguluka, Steven D., ...
To investigate the role of innate immunity in variable efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination in Malawi and the United Kingdom, we examined 24-h tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β...
Distribution of Environmental Mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi
Chilima, Benson Z., Clark, Ian M., Floyd, Sian, Fine, Paul E. M., Hirsch, Penny R.
The genus Mycobacterium includes many species that are commonly found in the environment (in soil and water or associated with plants and animals), as well as species that are responsible for two...
Black, Gillian F., Weir, Rosemary E., Chaguluka, Steven D., Warndorff, David, Crampin, Amelia C., Mwaungulu, Lorren, ...
We have previously shown that young adults living in a rural area of northern Malawi showed greater gamma interferon (IFN-γ) responses to purified protein derivatives (PPD) prepared from...
Weir, Rosemary E., Black, Gillian F., Dockrell, Hazel M., Floyd, Sian, Fine, Paul E. M., Chaguluka, Steven D., ...
To investigate the role of innate immunity in variable efficacy of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination in Malawi and the United Kingdom, we examined 24-h tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β...
Distribution of Environmental Mycobacteria in Karonga District, Northern Malawi
Chilima, Benson Z., Clark, Ian M., Floyd, Sian, Fine, Paul E. M., Hirsch, Penny R.
The genus Mycobacterium includes many species that are commonly found in the environment (in soil and water or associated with plants and animals), as well as species that are responsible for two...
CD209 Genetic Polymorphism and Tuberculosis Disease
Vannberg, Fredrik O., Chapman, Stephen J., Khor, Chiea C., Tosh, Kerrie, Floyd, Sian, Jackson-Sillah, Dolly, ...
Persistence of the immune response induced by BCG vaccination
Weir, Rosemary E, Gorak-Stolinska, Patricia, Floyd, Sian, Lalor, Maeve K, Stenson, Sally, Branson, Keith, ...
Hosegood, Victoria, Floyd, Sian, Marston, Milly, Hill, Caterina, McGrath, Nuala, Isingo, Raphael, ...
Using longitudinal data from three demographic surveillance systems (DSS) and a retrospective cohort study, we estimate levels and trends in the prevalence and incidence of orphanhood in South...