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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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Authors (2) S MaraisRobert Wilkinson EBioMedicine Published 1 November 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Independent predictors of tuberculosis mortality in a high HIV prevalence setting: a retrospective cohort study Authors (5) Dominique J Pepper Michael SchomakerRobert Wilkinson Virginia de Azevedo Gary Maartens AIDS Research and Therapy Published 6 October 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details HIV-1 tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome Authors (3) Rachel PJ Lai Graeme MeintjesRobert Wilkinson Seminars in Immunopathology Published 1 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Risk factors for acquired rifamycin and isoniazid resistance: a systematic review and meta-analysis Authors (4) Neesha Rockwood Leila H AbdullahiRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes PLOS ONE Published 25 September 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details HIV-tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is characterized by Toll-like receptor and inflammasome signalling Authors (17)Rachel Lai Graeme MeintjesKatalin WilkinsonChristine Graham Suzaan Marais Helen Van der Plas[...] Gary Maartens Jacques Banchereau Damien ChaussabelAnne O'GarraRobert Wilkinson Nature Communications Published 24 September 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonAnne O’GarraFull details Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries Authors (72) Haileyesus Getahun Alberto Matteelli Ibrahim Abubakar Mohamed Abdel Aziz Annabel Baddeley Draurio Barreira[...] Karin WeyerRobert Wilkinson Takashi Yoshiyama Jean Pierre Zellweger Mario Raviglione European Respiratory Journal Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Effect of antiretroviral therapy on HIV-mediated impairment of the neutrophil antimycobacterial response Authors (7) David M Lowe Nonzwakazi Bangani Rene Goliath Beate KampmannKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson Adrian R Martineau Annals of the American Thoracic Society Published 1 November 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Interleukin 27R regulates CD4+ T cell phenotype and impacts protective immunity during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Authors (19) Egidio Torrado Jeffrey J Fountain Mingfeng Liao Michael Tighe William W ReileyRachel Lai[...] K Kai McKinstry Tara M StruttRobert Wilkinson Susan L Swain Andrea M Cooper Journal of Experimental Medicine Published 24 August 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Towards host-directed therapies for tuberculosis Authors (65) Alimuddin Zumla Jeremiah Chakaya Michael Hoelscher Francine Ntoumi Roxana Rustomjee Cristina Vilaplana[...]Robert Wilkinson Bongani Mayosi Marco Schito Robert S Wallis Markus Maeurer Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Published 17 July 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Raised venous lactate and markers of intestinal translocation are associated with mortality among in-patients with HIV-associated TB in rural South Africa Authors (8) Sathyavani SubbaraoKatalin Wilkinson Clare L van Halsema Suhasini Subba Rao Tom Boyles Netanya S UtayRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Six host-range restricted poxviruses from three genera induce distinct gene expression profiles in an in vivo mouse model Authors (6) Kristy Offerman Armin Deffur Olivia CaruleiRobert Wilkinson Nicola Douglass Anna-Lise Williamson BMC Genomics Published 8 July 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Phenylbutyrate is bacteriostatic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and regulates the macrophage response to infection, synergistically with 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 Authors (3) Anna K CoussensRobert Wilkinson Adrian R Martineau PLOS Pathogens Published 2 July 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase regulates monocyte migration and collagen destruction in tuberculosis Authors (9) Tarangini Sathyamoorthy Liku B Tezera Naomi F Walker Sara Brilha Luisa Saraiva Francesco A MauriRobert Wilkinson Jon S Friedland Paul T Elkington Journal of Immunology Published 1 August 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details High-dose vitamin D3 reduces deficiency caused by low UVB exposure and limits HIV-1 replication in urban Southern Africans Authors (6) Anna K Coussens Celeste E Naude Rene Goliath George ChaplinRobert Wilkinson Nina G Jablonski Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 30 June 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details ART and prevention of HIV-associated tuberculosis Authors (2) Stephen D LawnRobert Wilkinson Lancet HIV Published 1 June 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 … Next page Next Last page Last Share the page Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email
A glucuronoxylomannan-associated immune signature, characterized by monocyte deactivation and an increased interleukin 10 level, is a predictor of death in cryptococcal meningitis Authors (10) James E Scriven Lisa M Graham Charlotte Schutz Thomas J ScribaKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson David R Boulware Britta C Urban David G Lalloo Graeme Meintjes Journal of Infectious Diseases Published 1 June 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Flow cytometry to assess cerebrospinal fluid fungal burden in cryptococcal meningitis Authors (9) James E Scriven Lisa M Graham Charlotte Schutz Thomas J ScribaRobert Wilkinson David R Boulware Graeme Meintjes David G Lalloo Britta C Urban Journal of Clinical Microbiology Published 1 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
A compartmentalized profibrotic immune response characterizes pericardial tuberculosis, irrespective of HIV-1 infection Authors (11) Kerryn Matthews Armin Deffur Mpiko Ntsekhe Faisal Syed James BW Russell Kemi Tibazarwa Janine Wolske Johan Brink Bongani M MayosiRobert WilkinsonKatalin Wilkinson American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Published 15 December 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Understanding and intervening in HIV-associated tuberculosis Authors (2) Neesha RockwoodRobert Wilkinson Clinical Medicine Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Population tailored modification of tuberculosis specific interferon-gamma release assay Authors (10) Kata Horvati Szilvia Bősze Hannah P Gideon Bernadett Bacsa Tamás G Szabó Rene Goliath Molebogeng X Rangaka Ferenc HudeczRobert WilkinsonKatalin Wilkinson Journal of Infection Published 1 February 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Are the present doses of anti tubercular drugs adequate for severe disease? Authors (2) S MaraisRobert Wilkinson EBioMedicine Published 1 November 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Independent predictors of tuberculosis mortality in a high HIV prevalence setting: a retrospective cohort study Authors (5) Dominique J Pepper Michael SchomakerRobert Wilkinson Virginia de Azevedo Gary Maartens AIDS Research and Therapy Published 6 October 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
HIV-1 tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome Authors (3) Rachel PJ Lai Graeme MeintjesRobert Wilkinson Seminars in Immunopathology Published 1 March 2016 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Risk factors for acquired rifamycin and isoniazid resistance: a systematic review and meta-analysis Authors (4) Neesha Rockwood Leila H AbdullahiRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes PLOS ONE Published 25 September 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
HIV-tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome is characterized by Toll-like receptor and inflammasome signalling Authors (17)Rachel Lai Graeme MeintjesKatalin WilkinsonChristine Graham Suzaan Marais Helen Van der Plas[...] Gary Maartens Jacques Banchereau Damien ChaussabelAnne O'GarraRobert Wilkinson Nature Communications Published 24 September 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonAnne O’GarraFull details
Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries Authors (72) Haileyesus Getahun Alberto Matteelli Ibrahim Abubakar Mohamed Abdel Aziz Annabel Baddeley Draurio Barreira[...] Karin WeyerRobert Wilkinson Takashi Yoshiyama Jean Pierre Zellweger Mario Raviglione European Respiratory Journal Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Effect of antiretroviral therapy on HIV-mediated impairment of the neutrophil antimycobacterial response Authors (7) David M Lowe Nonzwakazi Bangani Rene Goliath Beate KampmannKatalin WilkinsonRobert Wilkinson Adrian R Martineau Annals of the American Thoracic Society Published 1 November 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Interleukin 27R regulates CD4+ T cell phenotype and impacts protective immunity during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection Authors (19) Egidio Torrado Jeffrey J Fountain Mingfeng Liao Michael Tighe William W ReileyRachel Lai[...] K Kai McKinstry Tara M StruttRobert Wilkinson Susan L Swain Andrea M Cooper Journal of Experimental Medicine Published 24 August 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Towards host-directed therapies for tuberculosis Authors (65) Alimuddin Zumla Jeremiah Chakaya Michael Hoelscher Francine Ntoumi Roxana Rustomjee Cristina Vilaplana[...]Robert Wilkinson Bongani Mayosi Marco Schito Robert S Wallis Markus Maeurer Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Published 17 July 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Raised venous lactate and markers of intestinal translocation are associated with mortality among in-patients with HIV-associated TB in rural South Africa Authors (8) Sathyavani SubbaraoKatalin Wilkinson Clare L van Halsema Suhasini Subba Rao Tom Boyles Netanya S UtayRobert Wilkinson Graeme Meintjes Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes Published 1 December 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Six host-range restricted poxviruses from three genera induce distinct gene expression profiles in an in vivo mouse model Authors (6) Kristy Offerman Armin Deffur Olivia CaruleiRobert Wilkinson Nicola Douglass Anna-Lise Williamson BMC Genomics Published 8 July 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Phenylbutyrate is bacteriostatic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and regulates the macrophage response to infection, synergistically with 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3 Authors (3) Anna K CoussensRobert Wilkinson Adrian R Martineau PLOS Pathogens Published 2 July 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Membrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinase regulates monocyte migration and collagen destruction in tuberculosis Authors (9) Tarangini Sathyamoorthy Liku B Tezera Naomi F Walker Sara Brilha Luisa Saraiva Francesco A MauriRobert Wilkinson Jon S Friedland Paul T Elkington Journal of Immunology Published 1 August 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
High-dose vitamin D3 reduces deficiency caused by low UVB exposure and limits HIV-1 replication in urban Southern Africans Authors (6) Anna K Coussens Celeste E Naude Rene Goliath George ChaplinRobert Wilkinson Nina G Jablonski Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA Published 30 June 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
ART and prevention of HIV-associated tuberculosis Authors (2) Stephen D LawnRobert Wilkinson Lancet HIV Published 1 June 2015 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details