List of works by Simon Donkor

A Tuberculin Skin Test Survey and the Annual Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Gambian School Children

scientific article published on 14 October 2015

A tuberculosis nationwide prevalence survey in Gambia, 2012.

scientific article published on 21 April 2016

Analysis of host responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in a multi-site study of subjects with different TB and HIV infection states in sub-Saharan Africa

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Bacteraemia in patients admitted to an urban hospital in West Africa

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Broad adaptive immune responses to M. tuberculosis antigens precede TST conversion in tuberculosis exposed household contacts in a TB-endemic setting

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C-reactive protein, Neopterin and Beta2 microglobulin levels pre and post TB treatment in The Gambia

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Commercial interferon gamma release assays compared to the tuberculin skin test for diagnosis of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in childhood contacts in the Gambia.

scientific article published in May 2010

Comparative evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 with BACTEC 9000 MB and LJ for isolation of mycobacteria in The Gambia

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Comparison of enzyme-linked immunospot assay and tuberculin skin test in healthy children exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article published on May 2006

Comparison of the prevalence of common bacterial pathogens in the oropharynx and nasopharynx of gambian infants

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Comparison of two interferon gamma release assays in the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease in The Gambia

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Complex anemia in tuberculosis: the need to consider causes and timing when designing interventions

scientific article published on 26 November 2014

Decay kinetics of an interferon gamma release assay with anti-tuberculosis therapy in newly diagnosed tuberculosis cases

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Dysregulation of Apoptosis Is a Risk Factor for Tuberculosis Disease Progression

scientific article published on 20 April 2015

ESAT-6 and CFP-10 can be combined to reduce the cost of testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, but CFP-10 responses associate with active disease

scientific article published on 16 April 2007

ESAT-6/CFP-10 fusion protein and peptides for optimal diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by ex vivo enzyme-linked immunospot assay in the Gambia

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Elevated serum 25-hydroxy (OH) vitamin D levels are associated with risk of TB progression in Gambian adults

scientific article published on 3 March 2016

Four-gene Pan-African Blood Signature Predicts Progression to Tuberculosis.

scientific article published on 6 April 2018

Functional and Phenotypic Changes of Natural Killer Cells in Whole Blood during Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Disease

scientific article published on 19 February 2018

Haematological and biochemical reference values of Gambian infants

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Health seeking behaviour, health system experience and tuberculosis case finding in Gambians with cough

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High granulocyte/lymphocyte ratio and paucity of NKT cells defines TB disease in a TB-endemic setting

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Host Immune Responses Differ between M. africanum- and M. tuberculosis-Infected Patients following Standard Anti-tuberculosis Treatment

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Identification of probable early-onset biomarkers for tuberculosis disease progression

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Incidence of tuberculosis and the predictive value of ELISPOT and Mantoux tests in Gambian case contacts

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Iron homeostasis and progression to pulmonary tuberculosis disease among household contacts

scientific article published on 24 February 2015

Large-scale evaluation of enzyme-linked immunospot assay and skin test for diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection against a gradient of exposure in The Gambia

scientific article published on 16 March 2004

Longitudinal assessment of an ELISPOT test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

scientific article published in June 2007

Mycobacterium africanum elicits an attenuated T cell response to early secreted antigenic target, 6 kDa, in patients with tuberculosis and their household contacts.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Close Childhood Contacts of Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis is Increased by Secondhand Exposure to Tobacco

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Quantitative T cell assay reflects infectious load of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an endemic case contact model

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Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis using ex vivo host biomarkers in sputum

scientific article published on 13 March 2014

Reversion of the ELISPOT test after treatment in Gambian tuberculosis cases

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Risk Factors for Tuberculosis Infection in Children in Contact With Infectious Tuberculosis Cases in The Gambia, West Africa ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Risk factors for pulmonary tuberculosis: a clinic-based case control study in The Gambia

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Risk factors for tuberculosis infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a contact study in The Gambia

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Safety and immunogenicity of the candidate tuberculosis vaccine MVA85A in West Africa

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Screening for tuberculosis among 2381 household contacts of sputum-smear-positive cases in The Gambia

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Surprisingly high specificity of the PPD skin test for M. tuberculosis infection from recent exposure in The Gambia

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The exposure of infants and children to carbon monoxide from biomass fuels in The Gambia: a measurement and modeling study

scientific article published on 14 December 2011

Use of lateral flow assays to determine IP-10 and CCL4 levels in pleural effusions and whole blood for TB diagnosis

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Using ELISPOT to expose false positive skin test conversion in tuberculosis contacts

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Zinc as an adjunct therapy in the management of severe pneumonia among Gambian children: randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published in June 2018

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