O Secka
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Recent Articles
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Ideh R, Howie S, Ebruke B, Secka O, Greenwood B, Adegbola R, et al.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2011 Apr;
15(6):729-35.
PMID: 21477423
Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children worldwide. Global pneumonia control depends on a good understanding of the aetiology of pneumonia. Percutaneous transthoracic aspiration culture is much...
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Ota M, Oluwalana C, Howie S, Gomez M, Ogunniyi A, Mendy-Gomez A, et al.
Int J Infect Dis
. 2011 Feb;
15(4):e282-8.
PMID: 21330177
Objective: To understand the pattern of immune responses to pneumococcal proteins during invasive disease as a guide to their development as vaccine candidates. Methods: The antibody concentration and avidity, as...
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Leaves N, Dimopoulou I, Hayes I, Kerridge S, Falla T, Secka O, et al.
J Antimicrob Chemother
. 2000 May;
45(5):599-604.
PMID: 10797080
The distribution of large conjugative Haemophilus influenzae plasmids in the nasopharyngeal haemophili of a group of people and in a large collection of 541 H. influenzae type b (Hib) isolates...
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Mulholland E, Ogunlesi O, Adegbola R, Weber M, Sam B, Palmer A, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 1999 Oct;
18(10 Suppl):S35-41.
PMID: 10530572
Background: Despite improvements in infant mortality rates in many developing countries including The Gambia, neonatal mortality remains high and many neonatal deaths are caused by infection. The study described in...
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Adegbola R, Mulholland E, Secka O, Jaffar S, Greenwood B
J Infect Dis
. 1998 Jun;
177(6):1758-61.
PMID: 9607866
The effect of a Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) polyribosylribitol phosphate-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (Hib/PRP-T) on oropharyngeal carriage of Hib was studied during an efficacy trial in Gambian infants. Children...
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Hassan-King M, Adegbola R, Baldeh I, Mulholland K, Omosigho C, Oparaugo A, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 1998 May;
17(4):309-12.
PMID: 9576385
Background: Determination of the etiology of pneumonia in young children is difficult because blood culture, the usual method of diagnosis, is positive in only a small proportion of cases. For...
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Mulholland K, Hilton S, Adegbola R, Usen S, Oparaugo A, Omosigho C, et al.
Lancet
. 1997 Apr;
349(9060):1191-7.
PMID: 9130939
Background: In developing countries, pneumonia and meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) are common in children under age 12 months and the mortality from meningitis is high. Protein-polysaccharide...
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ODempsey T, Baldeh I, Secka O, Demba E, TODD J, McArdle T, et al.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
. 1996 Oct;
15(10):866-71.
PMID: 8895917
Background: Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococci is prevalent among children in developing countries but little is known about the relationship of nasopharyngeal carriage to invasive disease or about the way in...
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ODempsey T, McArdle T, Morris J, Baldeh I, Laurence B, Secka O, et al.
Int J Epidemiol
. 1996 Aug;
25(4):885-93.
PMID: 8921471
Background: Pneumoccal infection is one of the leading causes of pneumonia, meningitis and septicaemia in developing countries. We have investigated possible risk factors for pneumococcal disease among children living in...