List of works - Kerrigan McCarthy

A Framework to Inform Strategies to Improve the HIV Care Continuum in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

scientific article published on August 2016

A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa

scientific article

A comparison of cases of paediatric-onset and adult-onset cryptococcosis detected through population-based surveillance, 2005-2007.

scientific article published in November 2012

Accelerated immunodeficiency-associated vaccine derived poliovirus serotype 3 (iVDPV3) sequence evolution rate in a 3-month old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia and perinatal HIV exposure

article

Altered PBP 2A and its role in the development of penicillin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone resistance in a clinical isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

scientific article

An isolated outbreak of diphtheria in South Africa, 2015 - ERRATUM.

scientific article published on 3 July 2017

An isolated outbreak of diphtheria in South Africa, 2015.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in paediatric burns patients in a large tertiary hospital, South Africa

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa

scientific article

Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIF with other nucleic acid technologies for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective study

scientific article published in July 2011

Cost-effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: a real-world cost analysis and economic evaluation.

scientific article

Cryptococcosis in Gauteng: implications for monitoring of HIV treatment programmes

article

Cryptococcus gattii infection: characteristics and epidemiology of cases identified in a South African province with high HIV seroprevalence, 2002-2004.

scientific article published on 5 September 2006

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lateral Flow Urine LAM Assay for TB Screening of Adults with Advanced Immunosuppression Attending Routine HIV Care in South Africa

scientific article

Effect of Xpert MTB/RIF on clinical outcomes in routine care settings: individual patient data meta-analysis

article by Gian Luca Di Tanna et al published February 2019 in The Lancet Global Health

Empiric tuberculosis treatment in South African primary health care facilities - for whom, where, when and why: Implications for the development of tuberculosis diagnostic tests

scientific article

External quality assessment of national public health laboratories in Africa, 2002-2009

scientific article published on 20 January 2012

Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Genome Sequences for a Cluster of Human Isolates of Listeria monocytogenes Identified in South Africa in 2015

scientific article published on 7 April 2016

Good treatment outcomes among foreigners receiving antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa.

scientific article published in December 2009

Hepatitis A virus seroprevalence in South Africa - Estimates using routine laboratory data, 2005-2015

scientific article published on 26 June 2019

High incidence of latent tuberculous infection among South African health workers: an urgent call for action

journal article published in 2015

Human surveillance and phylogeny of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) during an outbreak in poultry in South Africa, 2017

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Impact of reduced hospitalisation on the cost of treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa.

scientific article published on February 2015

Is South Africa at risk for Zika virus disease?

scientific article

Linkage to care among adults being investigated for tuberculosis in South Africa: pilot study of a case manager intervention.

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Long-term follow-up and survival of antiretroviral-naive patients with cryptococcal meningitis in the pre-antiretroviral therapy era, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

scientific article published in April 2011

Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data

scientific article

Missed Opportunities for TB Investigation in Primary Care Clinics in South Africa: Experience from the XTEND Trial.

scientific article published on 18 September 2015

Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak Isolates, South Africa, March-June 2015

scientific article

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in South Africa

scientific article published on 06 December 2018

Outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa Associated with Processed Meat

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Outbreak of influenza A in a boarding school in South Africa, 2016

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Performance of verbal autopsy methods in estimating HIV-associated mortality among adults in South Africa

article

Pooling sputum from multiple individuals for Xpert® MTB/RIF testing: a strategy for screening high-risk populations.

scientific article published in January 2015

Population-based surveillance for cryptococcosis in an antiretroviral-naive South African province with a high HIV seroprevalence

scientific article published on November 2006

Prevalence, risk factors and risk perception of tuberculosis infection among medical students and healthcare workers in Johannesburg, South Africa

scientific article published on 30 September 2013

Risk factors for COVID-19 death in a population cohort study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 29 August 2020

Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis and aortic root abscess.

scientific article published in November 1998

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 associated with a cluster of haemolytic uraemic syndrome cases in South Africa, 2017

scientific article published on 12 September 2019

The show is not over – wild-type polio in Malawi is a wake-up call and an opportunity for elimination efforts

scientific article published in 2022

Tuberculosis case finding: evaluation of a paper slip method to trace contacts.

scientific article

Using Top-down and Bottom-up Costing Approaches in LMICs: The Case for Using Both to Assess the Incremental Costs of New Technologies at Scale

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Using mHealth to improve tuberculosis case identification and treatment initiation in South Africa: Results from a pilot study. ⬇️

scientific article published on 3 July 2018

Verbal autopsy-assigned causes of death among adults being investigated for TB in South Africa

scientific article published on September 2016

Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, December 2016/January 2017 - CORRIGENDUM.

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, December 2016/January 2017.

scientific article

What causes symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis in HIV-positive people with negative initial investigations?

article

Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF.

scientific article published on August 2015

List of works by Kerrigan McCarthy

A Framework to Inform Strategies to Improve the HIV Care Continuum in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

A clinical scoring system to prioritise investigation for tuberculosis among adults attending HIV clinics in South Africa

A comparison of cases of paediatric-onset and adult-onset cryptococcosis detected through population-based surveillance, 2005-2007.

Accelerated immunodeficiency-associated vaccine derived poliovirus serotype 3 (iVDPV3) sequence evolution rate in a 3-month old boy with X-linked agammaglobulinemia and perinatal HIV exposure

Altered PBP 2A and its role in the development of penicillin, cefotaxime, and ceftriaxone resistance in a clinical isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

An isolated outbreak of diphtheria in South Africa, 2015 - ERRATUM.

An isolated outbreak of diphtheria in South Africa, 2015.

Atypical presentation of herpes simplex virus type 1 infection in paediatric burns patients in a large tertiary hospital, South Africa

Autopsy Prevalence of Tuberculosis and Other Potentially Treatable Infections among Adults with Advanced HIV Enrolled in Out-Patient Care in South Africa

Comparison of Xpert MTB/RIF with other nucleic acid technologies for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in a high HIV prevalence setting: a prospective study

Cost-effectiveness of Xpert MTB/RIF for tuberculosis diagnosis in South Africa: a real-world cost analysis and economic evaluation.

Cryptococcosis in Gauteng: implications for monitoring of HIV treatment programmes

Cryptococcus gattii infection: characteristics and epidemiology of cases identified in a South African province with high HIV seroprevalence, 2002-2004.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lateral Flow Urine LAM Assay for TB Screening of Adults with Advanced Immunosuppression Attending Routine HIV Care in South Africa

Effect of Xpert MTB/RIF on clinical outcomes in routine care settings: individual patient data meta-analysis

Empiric tuberculosis treatment in South African primary health care facilities - for whom, where, when and why: Implications for the development of tuberculosis diagnostic tests

External quality assessment of national public health laboratories in Africa, 2002-2009

Fatal Rodentborne Leptospirosis in Prison Inmates, South Africa, 2015

Genome Sequences for a Cluster of Human Isolates of Listeria monocytogenes Identified in South Africa in 2015

Good treatment outcomes among foreigners receiving antiretroviral therapy in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Hepatitis A virus seroprevalence in South Africa - Estimates using routine laboratory data, 2005-2015

High incidence of latent tuberculous infection among South African health workers: an urgent call for action

Human surveillance and phylogeny of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N8) during an outbreak in poultry in South Africa, 2017

Impact of reduced hospitalisation on the cost of treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa.

Is South Africa at risk for Zika virus disease?

Linkage to care among adults being investigated for tuberculosis in South Africa: pilot study of a case manager intervention.

Long-term follow-up and survival of antiretroviral-naive patients with cryptococcal meningitis in the pre-antiretroviral therapy era, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Measuring mortality due to HIV-associated tuberculosis among adults in South Africa: Comparing verbal autopsy, minimally-invasive autopsy, and research data

Missed Opportunities for TB Investigation in Primary Care Clinics in South Africa: Experience from the XTEND Trial.

Molecular Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Outbreak Isolates, South Africa, March-June 2015

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in South Africa

Outbreak of Listeriosis in South Africa Associated with Processed Meat

Outbreak of influenza A in a boarding school in South Africa, 2016

Performance of verbal autopsy methods in estimating HIV-associated mortality among adults in South Africa

Pooling sputum from multiple individuals for Xpert® MTB/RIF testing: a strategy for screening high-risk populations.

Population-based surveillance for cryptococcosis in an antiretroviral-naive South African province with a high HIV seroprevalence

Prevalence, risk factors and risk perception of tuberculosis infection among medical students and healthcare workers in Johannesburg, South Africa

Risk factors for COVID-19 death in a population cohort study from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis and aortic root abscess.

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 associated with a cluster of haemolytic uraemic syndrome cases in South Africa, 2017

The show is not over – wild-type polio in Malawi is a wake-up call and an opportunity for elimination efforts

Tuberculosis case finding: evaluation of a paper slip method to trace contacts.

Using Top-down and Bottom-up Costing Approaches in LMICs: The Case for Using Both to Assess the Incremental Costs of New Technologies at Scale

Using mHealth to improve tuberculosis case identification and treatment initiation in South Africa: Results from a pilot study. ⬇️

Verbal autopsy-assigned causes of death among adults being investigated for TB in South Africa

Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, December 2016/January 2017 - CORRIGENDUM.

Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis on the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa, December 2016/January 2017.

What causes symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis in HIV-positive people with negative initial investigations?

Xpert MTB/RIF versus sputum microscopy as the initial diagnostic test for tuberculosis: a cluster-randomised trial embedded in South African roll-out of Xpert MTB/RIF.