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Breadcrumb Robert J Wilkinson Wilkinson lab Tuberculosis Laboratory : Publications Lab contentLab contentIn this section Overview Areas of interest Publications Members Vacancies News Khayelitsha, South Africa: a peri-urban township of around 400000 people 30 km from the centre of Cape Town. In Khayelitsha the chances of developing tuberculosis in any year are around 1%, much higher if a person is HIV-coinfected. 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(1)Lancet Infectious Diseases (1)Nature Communications (1)New England Journal of Medicine (1)PLOS Medicine (1) Facet Journal Publications Displaying 1 - 20 of 27Last updated : 18 April 2024 03:42 The effect of HIV-associated tuberculosis, tuberculosis-IRIS and prednisone on lung function Authors (10) Cari Stek Brian Allwood Elsa Du Bruyn Jozefien Buyze Charlotte Schutz Friedrich Thienemann Adele LombardRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes Lutgarde Lynen European Respiratory Journal Published 1 March 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Standardized approaches for clinical sampling and endpoint ascertainment in tuberculous meningitis studies Authors (12) Ursula K Rohlwink Felicia C Chow Sean Wasserman Sofiati DianRachel Lai Lidya Chaidir[...]Robert Wilkinson David R Boulware Fiona V Cresswell Arjan van Laarhoven Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 16 December 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Standardized approaches for clinical sampling and endpoint ascertainment in tuberculous meningitis studies Authors (12) Ursula K Rohlwink Felicia C Chow Sean Wasserman Sofiati DianRachel Lai Lidya Chaidir[...]Robert Wilkinson David R Boulware Fiona V Cresswell Arjan van Laarhoven Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 3 June 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Expression of USP18 and IL2RA is increased in individuals receiving latent tuberculosis treatment with isoniazid Authors (13) Eleane de Oyarzabal Lourdes García-García Claudia Rangel-Escareño Leticia Ferreyra-Reyes Lorena Orozco María Teresa Herrera[...] Esmeralda Juárez Alfredo Ponce-de-León José Sifuentes-OsornioRobert Wilkinson Martha Torres Journal of Immunology Research Published 6 December 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Safety implications of combined antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis drugs Authors (7)Maddalena Cerrone Margherita Bracchi Sean Wasserman Anton Pozniak Graeme Meintjes Karen CohenRobert Wilkinson Expert Opinion on Drug Safety Published 1 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Targeting unconventional T cells for vaccination against tuberculosis Authors (2)Katalin WilkinsonMaddalena Cerrone American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Published 1 April 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Knowledge gaps and research priorities in tuberculous meningitis Authors (6) James A SeddonRobert Wilkinson Reinout van Crevel Anthony Figaji Guy E Thwaites Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 9 March 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Mechanism, spectrum, consequences and management of hyponatremia in tuberculous meningitis Authors (60) Usha K Misra Jayantee Kalita Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Rob E Aarnoutse Suzanne TB Anderson Nathan C Bahr[...] Guy E Thwaites Ronald van Toorn Elizabeth W Tucker Sean A WassermanRobert Wilkinson Wellcome Open Research Published 28 November 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Neurocognitive and functional impairment in adult and paediatric tuberculous meningitis Authors (9) Angharad G Davis Sam Nightingale Priscilla E Springer Regan Solomons Ana ArenivasRobert Wilkinson Suzanne T Anderson Felicia C Chow Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 13 November 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details The current global situation for tuberculous meningitis: Epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment and outcomes Authors (60) JA Seddon L Tugume R Solomons K Prasad NC Bahr RE Aarnoutse[...] R van Toorn EW Tucker SA WassermanRobert Wilkinson Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 5 November 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Recent developments in Tuberculous meningitis pathogenesis and diagnostics Authors (11) Fiona V Cresswell Angharad G Davis Kusum Sharma Robindra Basu Roy Ahmad Rizal Ganiem Enock Kagimu Regan SolomonsRobert Wilkinson Nathan C Bahr Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 6 July 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Recent developments in tuberculous meningitis pathogenesis and diagnostics Authors (11) Fiona V Cresswell Angharad G Davis Kusum Sharma Robindra Basu Roy Ahmad Rizal Ganiem Enock Kagimu Regan SolomonsRobert Wilkinson Nathan C Bahr Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 28 January 2021 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Final analysis of a trial of M72/AS01E vaccine to prevent tuberculosis Authors (27) Dereck R Tait Mark Hatherill Olivier Van Der Meeren Ann M Ginsberg Elana Van Brakel Bruno Salaun[...] Thierry G Pascal Michele Tameris Friedrich ThienemannRobert Wilkinson François Roman New England Journal of Medicine Published 19 December 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition) Authors (436) Andrea Cossarizza Hyun-Dong Chang Andreas Radbruch Andreas Acs Dieter Adam Sabine Adam-Klages[...] Yi Zhao Susanne Maria Ziegler Christina Zielinski Jakob Zimmermann Arturo Zychlinsky European Journal of Immunology Published 21 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonCaetano Reis e SousaFlow CytometryFull details The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in adults and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to inform a multivariable prediction model Authors (8) Tom Boyles Anna Stadelman Jayne P Ellis Fiona V Cresswell Vittoria Lutje Sean Wasserman Nicki TiffinRobert Wilkinson Wellcome Open Research Published 1 October 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in adults and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to inform a multivariable prediction model Authors (8) Tom Boyles Anna Stadelman Jayne P Ellis Fiona V Cresswell Vittoria Lutje Sean Wasserman Nicki TiffinRobert Wilkinson Wellcome Open Research Published 4 January 2021 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the association with transient hyperglycaemia in periurban South Africa Authors (6) Mmamapudi Kubjane Natacha Berkowitz Rene Goliath Naomi S LevittRobert Wilkinson Tolu Oni Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 15 August 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Tuberculous meningitis in children is characterized by compartmentalized immune responses and neural excitotoxicity Authors (13) Ursula K Rohlwink Anthony FigajiKatalin Wilkinson Stuart Horswell Abdul K Sesay Armin Deffur[...] Ronald Van Toorn Brian Eley Michael LevinRobert WilkinsonRachel Lai Nature Communications Published 21 August 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details Tuberculosis antigen-specific T cell responses during the first 6 months of antiretroviral treatment Authors (5) Catherine Riou Nishtha Jhilmeet Molebogeng X RangakaRobert WilkinsonKatalin Wilkinson Journal of Infectious Diseases Published 1 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Key considerations in the pharmacotherapy of tuberculous meningitis Authors (4) Sean Wasserman Angharad DavisRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy Published 1 October 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
The effect of HIV-associated tuberculosis, tuberculosis-IRIS and prednisone on lung function Authors (10) Cari Stek Brian Allwood Elsa Du Bruyn Jozefien Buyze Charlotte Schutz Friedrich Thienemann Adele LombardRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes Lutgarde Lynen European Respiratory Journal Published 1 March 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Standardized approaches for clinical sampling and endpoint ascertainment in tuberculous meningitis studies Authors (12) Ursula K Rohlwink Felicia C Chow Sean Wasserman Sofiati DianRachel Lai Lidya Chaidir[...]Robert Wilkinson David R Boulware Fiona V Cresswell Arjan van Laarhoven Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 16 December 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Standardized approaches for clinical sampling and endpoint ascertainment in tuberculous meningitis studies Authors (12) Ursula K Rohlwink Felicia C Chow Sean Wasserman Sofiati DianRachel Lai Lidya Chaidir[...]Robert Wilkinson David R Boulware Fiona V Cresswell Arjan van Laarhoven Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 3 June 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Expression of USP18 and IL2RA is increased in individuals receiving latent tuberculosis treatment with isoniazid Authors (13) Eleane de Oyarzabal Lourdes García-García Claudia Rangel-Escareño Leticia Ferreyra-Reyes Lorena Orozco María Teresa Herrera[...] Esmeralda Juárez Alfredo Ponce-de-León José Sifuentes-OsornioRobert Wilkinson Martha Torres Journal of Immunology Research Published 6 December 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Safety implications of combined antiretroviral and anti-tuberculosis drugs Authors (7)Maddalena Cerrone Margherita Bracchi Sean Wasserman Anton Pozniak Graeme Meintjes Karen CohenRobert Wilkinson Expert Opinion on Drug Safety Published 1 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Targeting unconventional T cells for vaccination against tuberculosis Authors (2)Katalin WilkinsonMaddalena Cerrone American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Published 1 April 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Knowledge gaps and research priorities in tuberculous meningitis Authors (6) James A SeddonRobert Wilkinson Reinout van Crevel Anthony Figaji Guy E Thwaites Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 9 March 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Mechanism, spectrum, consequences and management of hyponatremia in tuberculous meningitis Authors (60) Usha K Misra Jayantee Kalita Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Rob E Aarnoutse Suzanne TB Anderson Nathan C Bahr[...] Guy E Thwaites Ronald van Toorn Elizabeth W Tucker Sean A WassermanRobert Wilkinson Wellcome Open Research Published 28 November 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Neurocognitive and functional impairment in adult and paediatric tuberculous meningitis Authors (9) Angharad G Davis Sam Nightingale Priscilla E Springer Regan Solomons Ana ArenivasRobert Wilkinson Suzanne T Anderson Felicia C Chow Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 13 November 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
The current global situation for tuberculous meningitis: Epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment and outcomes Authors (60) JA Seddon L Tugume R Solomons K Prasad NC Bahr RE Aarnoutse[...] R van Toorn EW Tucker SA WassermanRobert Wilkinson Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 5 November 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Recent developments in Tuberculous meningitis pathogenesis and diagnostics Authors (11) Fiona V Cresswell Angharad G Davis Kusum Sharma Robindra Basu Roy Ahmad Rizal Ganiem Enock Kagimu Regan SolomonsRobert Wilkinson Nathan C Bahr Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 6 July 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Recent developments in tuberculous meningitis pathogenesis and diagnostics Authors (11) Fiona V Cresswell Angharad G Davis Kusum Sharma Robindra Basu Roy Ahmad Rizal Ganiem Enock Kagimu Regan SolomonsRobert Wilkinson Nathan C Bahr Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 28 January 2021 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Final analysis of a trial of M72/AS01E vaccine to prevent tuberculosis Authors (27) Dereck R Tait Mark Hatherill Olivier Van Der Meeren Ann M Ginsberg Elana Van Brakel Bruno Salaun[...] Thierry G Pascal Michele Tameris Friedrich ThienemannRobert Wilkinson François Roman New England Journal of Medicine Published 19 December 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition) Authors (436) Andrea Cossarizza Hyun-Dong Chang Andreas Radbruch Andreas Acs Dieter Adam Sabine Adam-Klages[...] Yi Zhao Susanne Maria Ziegler Christina Zielinski Jakob Zimmermann Arturo Zychlinsky European Journal of Immunology Published 21 October 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonCaetano Reis e SousaFlow CytometryFull details
The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in adults and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to inform a multivariable prediction model Authors (8) Tom Boyles Anna Stadelman Jayne P Ellis Fiona V Cresswell Vittoria Lutje Sean Wasserman Nicki TiffinRobert Wilkinson Wellcome Open Research Published 1 October 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
The diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in adults and adolescents: protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis to inform a multivariable prediction model Authors (8) Tom Boyles Anna Stadelman Jayne P Ellis Fiona V Cresswell Vittoria Lutje Sean Wasserman Nicki TiffinRobert Wilkinson Wellcome Open Research Published 4 January 2021 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the association with transient hyperglycaemia in periurban South Africa Authors (6) Mmamapudi Kubjane Natacha Berkowitz Rene Goliath Naomi S LevittRobert Wilkinson Tolu Oni Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 15 August 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Tuberculous meningitis in children is characterized by compartmentalized immune responses and neural excitotoxicity Authors (13) Ursula K Rohlwink Anthony FigajiKatalin Wilkinson Stuart Horswell Abdul K Sesay Armin Deffur[...] Ronald Van Toorn Brian Eley Michael LevinRobert WilkinsonRachel Lai Nature Communications Published 21 August 2019 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonBioinformatics and BiostatisticsAdvanced SequencingFull details
Tuberculosis antigen-specific T cell responses during the first 6 months of antiretroviral treatment Authors (5) Catherine Riou Nishtha Jhilmeet Molebogeng X RangakaRobert WilkinsonKatalin Wilkinson Journal of Infectious Diseases Published 1 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Key considerations in the pharmacotherapy of tuberculous meningitis Authors (4) Sean Wasserman Angharad DavisRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy Published 1 October 2019 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details