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Martin Antonio
Researcher at University of London
Publications - 255
Citations - 15203
Martin Antonio is an academic researcher from University of London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Streptococcus pneumoniae & Population. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 235 publications receiving 11975 citations. Previous affiliations of Martin Antonio include University of Birmingham & Medical Research Council.
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Seasonality of Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage in Rural Gambia Determined within the Context of a Cluster Randomized Pneumococcal Vaccine Trial
Abdoulie Bojang,James Jafali,Uzochukwu Egere,P.C. Hill,Martin Antonio,David Jeffries,Brian Greenwood,Anna Roca +7 more
TL;DR: In areas of Africa with marked variation in rainfall, seasonality of pneumococcal carriage needs to be considered when interpreting carriage data.
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Comparative evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 with BACTEC 9000 MB and LJ for isolation of mycobacteria in The Gambia
Jacob Otu,Martin Antonio,Yin Bun Cheung,Simon Donkor,Bouke C. de Jong,Tumani Corrah,Richard A. Adegbola +6 more
TL;DR: BACTEC MGIT 960 had a shorter time to detection of MTBC than BACTEC 9000 MB and L J medium and despite a higher contamination rate, its performance did not appear to be inferior.
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Impact of the Mycobaterium africanum West Africa 2 Lineage on TB Diagnostics in West Africa: Decreased Sensitivity of Rapid Identification Tests in The Gambia.
Boatema Ofori-Anyinam,Boatema Ofori-Anyinam,Fatoumatta Kanuteh,Schadrac C. Agbla,Ifedayo M. O. Adetifa,Ifedayo M. O. Adetifa,Catherine Okoi,Gregory Dolganov,Gary K. Schoolnik,Ousman Secka,Martin Antonio,Martin Antonio,Martin Antonio,Bouke C. de Jong,Bouke C. de Jong,Bouke C. de Jong,Florian Gehre,Florian Gehre +17 more
TL;DR: It was shown that the decreased rapid test sensitivity was attributable to variations in mycobacterial growth behavior and the smear grades of the patient, and should be cautiously used and MPT64 negative results confirmed by a second technique, such as nucleic acid amplification tests, to avoid their misclassification as NTMs.
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High burden and seasonal variation of paediatric scabies and pyoderma prevalence in The Gambia: A cross-sectional study.
Edwin P. Armitage,Elina Senghore,Saffiatou Darboe,Momodou Barry,Janko Camara,Sulayman Bah,Michael Marks,Carla Cerami,Anna Roca,Martin Antonio,Claire E. Turner,Thushan I de Silva,Thushan I de Silva +12 more
TL;DR: High prevalence of scabies and pyoderma were observed in children in Sukuta, a peri-urban settlement in western Gambia, in children <5 years, andPyoderma increased significantly during the rainy season.
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Aeromonas-Associated Diarrhea in Children Under 5 Years: The GEMS Experience
Farah Naz Qamar,Muhammad Imran Nisar,Farheen Quadri,Sadia Shakoor,Samba O. Sow,Dilruba Nasrin,William C. Blackwelder,Yukun Wu,Tamer H. Farag,Sandra Panchalingham,Dipika Sur,Shahida Qureshi,Abu Syed Golam Faruque,Debasish Saha,Pedro L. Alonso,Robert F. Breiman,Quique Bassat,Boubou Tamboura,Thandavarayan Ramamurthy,Suman Kanungo,Shahnawaz Ahmed,Anowar Hossain,Sumon Kumar Das,Martin Antonio,M. Jahangir Hossain,Inacio Mandomando,Sharon M. Tennant,Karen L. Kotloff,Myron M. Levine,Anita K. M. Zaidi +29 more
TL;DR: The clinical findings, epidemiology, and risk factors for moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) associated with Aeromonas species in children 0-59 months of age, from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study are reported.