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Samba O. Sow

Researcher at University of Maryland, Baltimore

Publications -  44
Citations -  1226

Samba O. Sow is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, Baltimore. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vaccination & Population. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 44 publications receiving 1027 citations. Previous affiliations of Samba O. Sow include Conservatoire national des arts et métiers & University of Maryland, College Park.

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Invasive pneumococcal infections among hospitalized children in Bamako, Mali.

TL;DR: It is found that 91% of the serotypes causing IPD in Bamako children are found in the 11-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, and surprisingly little resistance has occurred.
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Potential coverage of a multivalent M protein-based group A streptococcal vaccine.

TL;DR: Multivalent vaccines comprised of N-terminal M peptides elicit bactericidal antibodies against a broad range of GAS serotypes, indicating that their efficacy may extend beyond the emm-types included in the vaccine.
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Is Higher Viral Load in the Upper Respiratory Tract Associated With Severe Pneumonia? Findings From the PERCH Study

TL;DR: Although higher viral loads among pneumonia cases than controls for some viruses are found, the utility in using viral load of URT specimens to define viral pneumonia was equivocal and analysis was limited by lack of a gold standard for viral pneumonia.