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Alison M. Elliott
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 328
Citations - 9134
Alison M. Elliott is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 299 publications receiving 7772 citations. Previous affiliations of Alison M. Elliott include Medical Research Council & McGill University.
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Impact of HIV on tuberculosis in Zambia: a cross sectional study.
Alison M. Elliott,N. Luo,George Tembo,B. Halwiindi,G. Steenbergen,L. Machiels,J. O. M. Pobee,Paul Nunn,Richard J. Hayes,K. P. W. J. Mcadam +9 more
TL;DR: The high prevalence of HIV in patients with tuberculosis suggests that an epidemic of reactivating tuberculosis is arising in those who are infected with HIV, and the redirection of public health priorities towards tuberculosis would focus on a major treatable and preventable complication of the AIDS epidemic.
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Twice weekly tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV infection in Zambia
Alwyn Mwinga,M. Hosp,Peter Godfrey-Faussett,Maria A Quigley,P. Mwaba,B. N. Mugala,O. Nyirenda,N. Luo,J. O. M. Pobee,Alison M. Elliott,K. P. W. J. Mcadam,John Porter +11 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that preventive therapy with either twice weekly isoniazid for 6 months or a combination of rifampicin and pyrazinamide for 3 months reduced the incidence of TB in HIV-infected persons in Zambia.
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Negative sputum smear results in HIV-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Lusaka, Zambia
Alison M. Elliott,Alison M. Elliott,K. Namaambo,B.W. Allen,N. Luo,Richard J. Hayes,J. O. M. Pobee,K. P. W. J. Mcadam +7 more
TL;DR: The findings imply that cases of HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis may frequently be missed and emphasise the need for new diagnostic methods.
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Helminth therapy or elimination: epidemiological, immunological, and clinical considerations
TL;DR: This finding suggests that deworming could lead to the emergence of inflammatory and metabolic conditions in countries that are not prepared for these new epidemics.
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CCC- and WASH-mediated endosomal sorting of LDLR is required for normal clearance of circulating LDL
Paulina Bartuzi,Daniel D. Billadeau,Robert P. Favier,Shunxing Rong,Daphne Dekker,Alina Fedoseienko,Hille Fieten,Melinde Wijers,Johannes H.M. Levels,Nicolette C. A. Huijkman,Niels J. Kloosterhuis,Henk F. van der Molen,Gemma Brufau,Albert K. Groen,Alison M. Elliott,Jan Albert Kuivenhoven,Barbara Plecko,Barbara Plecko,Gernot Grangl,Julie McGaughran,Jay D. Horton,Ezra Burstein,Marten H. Hofker,Bart van de Sluis +23 more
TL;DR: It is found that patients with X-linked intellectual disability caused by mutations in CCDC22 are hypercholesterolaemic, and that COMMD1-deficient dogs and liver-specific Commd1 knockout mice have elevated plasma LDL cholesterol levels.