Invasiveness potential of pneumococcal serotypes in children after introduction of PCV13 in Blantyre, Malawi by Amir Kirolos, Todd D. Swarthout, Andrew A. Mataya, Farouck Bonomali, Comfort Brown, Jacquline Msefula, Naor Bar-Zeev, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Maaike Alaerts, Sithembile Bilima, Robert S. Heyderman, Neil French

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Pan-GWAS of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Streptococcus agalactiae</named-content> Highlights Lineage-Specific Genes Associated with Virulence and Niche Adaptation by Andrea Gori, Odile B. Harrison, Ethwako Mlia, Yo Nishihara, Jia Mun Chan, Jacquline Msefula, Macpherson Mallewa, Queen Dube, Todd D. Swarthout, Angela H. Nobbs, Martin C. J. Maiden, Neil French, Robert S. Heyderman

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Cross-sectional health centre and community-based evaluation of the impact of pneumococcal and malaria vaccination on antibiotic prescription and usage, febrile illness and antimic... by Ana Ibarz-Pavon, Neil French, Charles Mwansambo, David Singleton, Robert S Heyderman, James Chirombo, Todd D Swarthout, Gift Kawalazira, Farouck Bonomali, Comfort Brown, Kenneth Mphatso Maleta, Jennifer Cornick, Akuzike Kalizang’oma, Noah Ntiza, Raphael Chipatala, Wongani Nyangulu, Henry Chibowa

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The metabolic, virulence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of colonising Streptococcus pneumoniae shift after PCV13 introduction in urban Malawi by Uri Obolski, Todd D. Swarthout, Akuzike Kalizang’oma, Thandie S. Mwalukomo, Jia Mun Chan, Caroline M. Weight, Comfort Brown, Rory Cave, Jen Cornick, Arox Wadson Kamng’ona, Jacquline Msefula, Giuseppe Ercoli, Jeremy S. Brown, José Lourenço, Martin C. Maiden, Neil French, Sunetra Gupta, Robert S. Heyderman

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Optimal age targeting for pneumococcal vaccination in older adults; a modelling study by Deus Thindwa, Samuel Clifford, Jackie Kleynhans, Anne von Gottberg, Sibongile Walaza, Susan Meiring, Todd D. Swarthout, Elizabeth Miller, Peter McIntyre, Nick Andrews, Zahin Amin-Chowdhury, Norman Fry, Kondwani C. Jambo, Neil French, Samanta Cristine Grassi Almeida, Shamez N. Ladhani, Robert S. Heyderman, Cheryl Cohen, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Stefan Flasche

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Different clinical features in Malawian outpatients presenting with COVID-19 prior to and during Omicron variant dominance: A prospective observational study by Marah G. Chibwana, Herbert W. Thole, Cat Anscombe, Philip M. Ashton, Edward Green, Kayla G. Barnes, Jen Cornick, Ann Turner, Desiree Witte, Sharon Nthala, Chikondi Thom, Felistas Kanyandula, Anna Ainani, Natasha Mtike, Hope Tambala, Veronica N’goma, Dorah Mwafulirwa, Erick Asima, Ben Morton, Markus Gmeiner, Zaziwe Gundah, Gift Kawalazira, Neil French, Nicholas Feasey, Robert S. Heyderman, Todd D. Swarthout, Kondwani C. Jambo

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Different clinical features in Malawian outpatients presenting with COVID-19 prior to and during Omicron variant dominance: A prospective observational study. by Marah G Chibwana, Herbert W Thole, Cat Anscombe, Philip M Ashton, Edward Green, Kayla G Barnes, Jen Cornick, Ann Turner, Desiree Witte, Sharon Nthala, Chikondi Thom, Felistas Kanyandula, Anna Ainani, Natasha Mtike, Hope Tambala, Veronica N'goma, Dorah Mwafulirwa, Erick Asima, Ben Morton, Markus Gmeiner, Zaziwe Gundah, Gift Kawalazira, Neil French, Nicholas Feasey, Robert S Heyderman, Todd D Swarthout, Kondwani C Jambo

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Omicron B.1.1.529 variant infections associated with severe disease are uncommon in a COVID-19 under-vaccinated, high SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence population in MalawiResearch in cont... by Upendo L. Mseka, Jonathan Mandolo, Kenneth Nyoni, Oscar Divala, Dzinkambani Kambalame, Daniel Mapemba, Moses Kamzati, Innocent Chibwe, Marc Y.R. Henrion, Kingsley Manda, Deus Thindwa, Memory Mvula, Bright Odala, Raphael Kamng'ona, Nelson Dzinza, Khuzwayo C. Jere, Nicholas Feasey, Antonia Ho, Abena S. Amoah, Melita Gordon, Todd D. Swarthout, Amelia Crampin, Robert S. Heyderman, Matthew Kagoli, Evelyn Chitsa-Banda, Collins Mitambo, John Phuka, Benson Chilima, Watipaso Kasambara, Kondwani C. Jambo, Annie Chauma-Mwale

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Impact and effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on population incidence of vaccine and non-vaccine serotype invasive pneumococcal disease in Blantyre, Malawi,... by Naor Bar-Zeev, PhD, Todd D Swarthout, MSc, Dean B Everett, ProfPhD, Maaike Alaerts, PhD, Jacquline Msefula, BSc, Comfort Brown, Dipl, Sithembile Bilima, BSc, Jane Mallewa, MD, Carina King, PhD, Anne von Gottberg, ProfPhD, Jennifer R Verani, MD, Cynthia G Whitney, MD, Charles Mwansambo, FRCPCH, Stephen B Gordon, ProfPhD, Nigel A Cunliffe, ProfPhD, Neil French, ProfPhD, Robert S Heyderman, ProfPhD

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Multiple origins and regional dispersal of resistant dhps in African Plasmodium falciparum malaria. by Richard J Pearce, Hirva Pota, Marie-Solange B Evehe, El-Hadj Bâ, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Allen L Malisa, Rosalynn Ord, Walter Inojosa, Alexandre Matondo, Diadier A Diallo, Wilfred Mbacham, Ingrid V van den Broek, Todd D Swarthout, Asefaw Getachew, Seyoum Dejene, Martin P Grobusch, Fanta Njie, Samuel Dunyo, Margaret Kweku, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Daniel Chandramohan, Maryline Bonnet, Jean-Paul Guthmann, Sian Clarke, Karen I Barnes, Elizabeth Streat, Stark T Katokele, Petrina Uusiku, Chris O Agboghoroma, Olufunmilayo Y Elegba, Badara Cissé, Ishraga E A-Elbasit, Hayder A Giha, S Patrick Kachur, Caroline Lynch, John B Rwakimari, Pascalina Chanda, Moonga Hawela, Brian Sharp, Inbarani Naidoo, Cally Roper

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Global Landscape Review of Serotype-Specific Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance among Countries Using PCV10/13: The Pneumococcal Serotype Replacement and Distribution Estim... by Maria Deloria Knoll, Julia C. Bennett, Maria Garcia Quesada, Eunice W. Kagucia, Meagan E. Peterson, Daniel R. Feikin, Adam L. Cohen, Marissa K. Hetrich, Yangyupei Yang, Jenna N. Sinkevitch, Krow Ampofo, Laurie Aukes, Sabrina Bacci, Godfrey Bigogo, Maria-Cristina C. Brandileone, Michael G. Bruce, Romina Camilli, Jesús Castilla, Guanhao Chan, Grettel Chanto Chacón, Pilar Ciruela, Heather Cook, Mary Corcoran, Ron Dagan, Kostas Danis, Sara de Miguel, Philippe De Wals, Stefanie Desmet, Yvonne Galloway, Theano Georgakopoulou, Laura L. Hammitt, Markus Hilty, Pak-Leung Ho, Sanjay Jayasinghe, James D. Kellner, Jackie Kleynhans, Mirjam J. Knol, Jana Kozakova, Karl Gústaf Kristinsson, Shamez N. Ladhani, Claudia S. Lara, Maria Eugenia León, Tiia Lepp, Grant A. Mackenzie, Lucia Mad’arová, Allison McGeer, Tuya Mungun, Jason M. Mwenda, J. Pekka Nuorti, Néhémie Nzoyikorera, Kazunori Oishi, Lucia Helena De Oliveira, Metka Paragi, Tamara Pilishvili, Rodrigo Puentes, Eric Rafai, Samir K. Saha, Larisa Savrasova, Camelia Savulescu, J. Anthony Scott, Kevin J. Scott, Fatima Serhan, Lena Petrova Setchanova, Nadja Sinkovec Zorko, Anna Skoczyńska, Todd D. Swarthout, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Mark van der Linden, Didrik F. Vestrheim, Anne von Gottberg, Inci Yildirim, Kyla Hayford, the PSERENADE Team

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