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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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Oni Rene GoliathKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson BMC Infectious Diseases Published 7 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Cardio-thoracic ratio is stable, reproducible and has potential as a screening tool for HIV-1 related cardiac disorders in resource poor settings Authors (6) Hanif Esmail Tolu Oni Friedrich Thienemann Nashreen Omar-DaviesRobert Wilkinson Mpiko Ntsekhe PLOS ONE Published 4 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Prolonged tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: characteristics and risk factors Authors (11) Tasnim M Bana Maia Lesosky Dominique J Pepper Helen van der Plas Charlotte Schutz Rene Goliath Chelsea Morroni Marc Mendelson Gary MaartensRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes BMC Infectious Diseases Published 27 September 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Early secretory antigenic target-6 drives matrix metalloproteinase-10 gene expression and secretion in tuberculosis Authors (9) Sara Brilha Tarangini Sathyamoorthy Laura H Stuttaford Naomi F WalkerRobert Wilkinson Shivani Singh Rachel C Moores Paul T Elkington Jon S Friedland American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Published 1 February 2017 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Characterization of progressive HIV-associated tuberculosis using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-ᴅ-glucose positron emission and computed tomography Authors (16) Hanif EsmailRachel Lai Maia LesoskyKatalin WilkinsonChristine Graham Anna K Coussens[...] JoAnne L Flynn Douglas B Young Clifton E Barry IIIAnne O'GarraRobert Wilkinson Nature Medicine Published 1 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonAnne O’GarraFull details Preventing paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in high-risk patients: protocol of a randomized placebo-controlled trial of prednisone (predART trial) Authors (13) Cari Stek Charlotte Schutz Lisette Blumenthal Friedrich Thienemann Jozefien Buyze Christiana Nöstlinger[...] Robert Colebunders Gary MaartensRobert Wilkinson Lutgarde Lynen Graeme Meintjes JMIR Research Protocols Published 29 August 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Selective reduction of IFN-γ single positive mycobacteria-specific CD4+ T cells in HIV-1 infected individuals with latent tuberculosis infection Authors (9) Catherine Riou Rubina Bunjun Tracey L Müller Agano Kiravu Zekarias Ginbot Tolu Oni Rene GoliathRobert Wilkinson Wendy A Burgers Tuberculosis Published 1 December 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details HIV-1 coinfection does not reduce exposure to rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide in South African tuberculosis outpatients Authors (7) Neesha Rockwood Graeme Meintjes Maxwell Chirehwa Lubbe Wiesner Helen McIlleronRobert Wilkinson Paolo Denti Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Published 1 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Relationship between HIV coinfection, interleukin 10 production, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human lymph node granulomas Authors (9) CR Diedrich J O'HernMaximiliano Gutierrez N Allie P Papier G Meintjes AK Coussens H WainwrightRobert Wilkinson Journal of Infectious Diseases Published 1 November 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonMaximiliano GutierrezFull details Activation profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+ T cells reflects disease activity irrespective of HIV status Authors (6)Katalin Wilkinson Tolu Oni Hannah P Gideon Rene GoliathRobert Wilkinson Catherine Riou American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Published 1 June 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details HIV-1 infection impairs CD16 and CD35 mediated opsonophagocytosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human neutrophils Authors (6) Nonzwakazi Bangani Justine Nakiwala Adrian R MartineauRobert WilkinsonKatalin Wilkinson David M Lowe Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Published 1 November 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details HIV-1 and the Mycobacterium tuberculosis granuloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis Authors (3) CR Diedrich J O'HernRobert Wilkinson Tuberculosis Published 1 May 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Assessment of treatment response in tuberculosis Authors (4) Neesha Rockwood Elsa du Bruyn Thomas MorrisRobert Wilkinson Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine Published 31 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details GeneXpert MTB/Rif to diagnose tuberculous meningitis: Perhaps the first test but not the last Authors (9) Nathan C Bahr Suzaan Marais Maxine Caws Reinout van CrevelRobert Wilkinson Jaya S Tyagi Guy E Thwaites David R Boulware Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 10 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Post-treatment effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy Authors (7) T Sumner RMGJ Houben MX Rangaka G Maartens A BoulleRobert Wilkinson RG White AIDS Published 15 May 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details HIV skews the lineage-defining transcriptional profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+ T cells Authors (8) Catherine Riou Natalie Strickland Andreia P Soares Björn Corleis Douglas S Kwon E John WherryRobert Wilkinson Wendy A Burgers Journal of Immunology Published 1 April 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Lymphatic endothelial cells are a replicative niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Authors (12) Thomas R Lerner Cristiane de Souza Carvalho-Wodarz Urska RepnikMatt Russell Sophie Borel Collin R Diedrich[...] Helen WainwrightLucy CollinsonRobert Wilkinson Gareth GriffithsMaximiliano Gutierrez Journal of Clinical Investigation Published 1 March 2016 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonMaximiliano GutierrezElectron MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyFull details Biomarkers for identifying risk of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome Authors (2)Katalin Wilkinson Naomi Walker EBioMedicine Published 1 February 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Interleukin-17 mediated differences in the pathogenesis of HIV-1-associated tuberculous and cryptococcal meningitis Authors (5) Suzaan Marais Graeme Meintjes Maia LesoskyKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson AIDS Published 28 January 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
Vitamin D status and its consequences for health in South Africa Authors (6) Mary Norval Anna K CoussensRobert Wilkinson Liza Bornman Robyn M Lucas Caradee Y Wright International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Published 18 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
QuantiFERON conversion following tuberculin administration is common in HIV infection and relates to baseline response Authors (6) Hanif Esmail Friedrich Thienemann Tolu Oni Rene GoliathKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson BMC Infectious Diseases Published 7 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Cardio-thoracic ratio is stable, reproducible and has potential as a screening tool for HIV-1 related cardiac disorders in resource poor settings Authors (6) Hanif Esmail Tolu Oni Friedrich Thienemann Nashreen Omar-DaviesRobert Wilkinson Mpiko Ntsekhe PLOS ONE Published 4 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Prolonged tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: characteristics and risk factors Authors (11) Tasnim M Bana Maia Lesosky Dominique J Pepper Helen van der Plas Charlotte Schutz Rene Goliath Chelsea Morroni Marc Mendelson Gary MaartensRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes BMC Infectious Diseases Published 27 September 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Early secretory antigenic target-6 drives matrix metalloproteinase-10 gene expression and secretion in tuberculosis Authors (9) Sara Brilha Tarangini Sathyamoorthy Laura H Stuttaford Naomi F WalkerRobert Wilkinson Shivani Singh Rachel C Moores Paul T Elkington Jon S Friedland American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology Published 1 February 2017 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Characterization of progressive HIV-associated tuberculosis using 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-ᴅ-glucose positron emission and computed tomography Authors (16) Hanif EsmailRachel Lai Maia LesoskyKatalin WilkinsonChristine Graham Anna K Coussens[...] JoAnne L Flynn Douglas B Young Clifton E Barry IIIAnne O'GarraRobert Wilkinson Nature Medicine Published 1 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonAnne O’GarraFull details
Preventing paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in high-risk patients: protocol of a randomized placebo-controlled trial of prednisone (predART trial) Authors (13) Cari Stek Charlotte Schutz Lisette Blumenthal Friedrich Thienemann Jozefien Buyze Christiana Nöstlinger[...] Robert Colebunders Gary MaartensRobert Wilkinson Lutgarde Lynen Graeme Meintjes JMIR Research Protocols Published 29 August 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Selective reduction of IFN-γ single positive mycobacteria-specific CD4+ T cells in HIV-1 infected individuals with latent tuberculosis infection Authors (9) Catherine Riou Rubina Bunjun Tracey L Müller Agano Kiravu Zekarias Ginbot Tolu Oni Rene GoliathRobert Wilkinson Wendy A Burgers Tuberculosis Published 1 December 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
HIV-1 coinfection does not reduce exposure to rifampicin, isoniazid, and pyrazinamide in South African tuberculosis outpatients Authors (7) Neesha Rockwood Graeme Meintjes Maxwell Chirehwa Lubbe Wiesner Helen McIlleronRobert Wilkinson Paolo Denti Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Published 1 October 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Relationship between HIV coinfection, interleukin 10 production, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in human lymph node granulomas Authors (9) CR Diedrich J O'HernMaximiliano Gutierrez N Allie P Papier G Meintjes AK Coussens H WainwrightRobert Wilkinson Journal of Infectious Diseases Published 1 November 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonMaximiliano GutierrezFull details
Activation profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+ T cells reflects disease activity irrespective of HIV status Authors (6)Katalin Wilkinson Tolu Oni Hannah P Gideon Rene GoliathRobert Wilkinson Catherine Riou American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Published 1 June 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
HIV-1 infection impairs CD16 and CD35 mediated opsonophagocytosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human neutrophils Authors (6) Nonzwakazi Bangani Justine Nakiwala Adrian R MartineauRobert WilkinsonKatalin Wilkinson David M Lowe Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Published 1 November 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
HIV-1 and the Mycobacterium tuberculosis granuloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis Authors (3) CR Diedrich J O'HernRobert Wilkinson Tuberculosis Published 1 May 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Assessment of treatment response in tuberculosis Authors (4) Neesha Rockwood Elsa du Bruyn Thomas MorrisRobert Wilkinson Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine Published 31 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
GeneXpert MTB/Rif to diagnose tuberculous meningitis: Perhaps the first test but not the last Authors (9) Nathan C Bahr Suzaan Marais Maxine Caws Reinout van CrevelRobert Wilkinson Jaya S Tyagi Guy E Thwaites David R Boulware Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 10 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Post-treatment effect of isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy Authors (7) T Sumner RMGJ Houben MX Rangaka G Maartens A BoulleRobert Wilkinson RG White AIDS Published 15 May 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
HIV skews the lineage-defining transcriptional profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+ T cells Authors (8) Catherine Riou Natalie Strickland Andreia P Soares Björn Corleis Douglas S Kwon E John WherryRobert Wilkinson Wendy A Burgers Journal of Immunology Published 1 April 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Lymphatic endothelial cells are a replicative niche for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Authors (12) Thomas R Lerner Cristiane de Souza Carvalho-Wodarz Urska RepnikMatt Russell Sophie Borel Collin R Diedrich[...] Helen WainwrightLucy CollinsonRobert Wilkinson Gareth GriffithsMaximiliano Gutierrez Journal of Clinical Investigation Published 1 March 2016 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonMaximiliano GutierrezElectron MicroscopyExperimental HistopathologyFull details
Biomarkers for identifying risk of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome Authors (2)Katalin Wilkinson Naomi Walker EBioMedicine Published 1 February 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Interleukin-17 mediated differences in the pathogenesis of HIV-1-associated tuberculous and cryptococcal meningitis Authors (5) Suzaan Marais Graeme Meintjes Maia LesoskyKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson AIDS Published 28 January 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details