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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 (9) Suzaan Marais Ronald Van Toorn Felicia C Chow Abi Manesh Omar K Siddiqi Anthony Figaji Johan F Schoeman Graeme Meintjes Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 26 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Anti-PD-1 immunotherapy leads to tuberculosis reactivation via dysregulation of TNF-α Authors (19) Liku B Tezera Magdalena K Bielecka Paul Ogongo Naomi F Walker Matthew Ellis Diana J Garay-Baquero[...] Salah Mansour Gareth J Thomas Christian H Ottensmeier Alasdair Leslie Paul T Elkington eLife Published 24 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details The immunopathogenesis of tuberculous pericarditis Authors (7) Patrick Howlett Elsa Du Bruyn Hazel Morrison Isiguzo C GodsentKatalin Wilkinson Mpiko NtsekheRobert Wilkinson Microbes and Infection Published 1 May 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Checklists to guide the supportive and critical care of tuberculous meningitis Authors (7) Joseph Donovan Ursula K Rohlwink Elizabeth W Tucker Nguyen Thi Thu Hiep Guy E Thwaites Anthony A Figaji Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 7 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Establishing the cascade of care for patients with tuberculous meningitis Authors (5) Darma Imran Philip C Hill Jacob McKnight Reinout van Crevel Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 30 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Decision-making in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis Authors (4) Tom H Boyles Lutgarde Lynen James A Seddon Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Res Published 23 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details "SILVAMP TB LAM" rapid urine tuberculosis test predicts mortality in patients hospitalized with human immunodeficiency virus in South Africa Authors (14) Bianca Sossen Tobias Broger Andrew D Kerkhoff Charlotte Schutz Andre Trollip Emmanuel Moreau[...]Robert Wilkinson David A Barr Mark P Nicol Claudia M Denkinger Graeme Meintjes Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 15 October 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Diagnostic tests for tuberculous meningitis Authors (2) Angharad G DavisRobert Wilkinson Lancet Infectious Diseases Published 1 March 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details Early antituberculosis drug exposure in hospitalized patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis Authors (13) Charlotte Schutz Maxwell Chirehwa David Barr Amy Ward Saskia Janssen Rosie Burton[...] Lubbe Wiesner Paolo Denti Helen McIlleron Gary Maartens Graeme Meintjes British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Published 1 May 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details 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 Pagination First 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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis: A small step forward Authors (7) Joseph Donovan Fiona V Cresswell Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong David R Boulware Guy E Thwaites Nathan C Bahr Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 15 October 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Tuberculosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus: an inflammatory danger signal in the time of coronavirus disease 2019 Authors (1)Robert Wilkinson Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 1 January 2021 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Mycobacterium tuberculosis cords within lymphatic endothelial cells to evade host immunity Authors (9) Thomas R LernerChristophe QuevalRachel LaiMatt RussellTony FearnsDaniel GreenwoodLucy CollinsonRobert WilkinsonMaximiliano Gutierrez JCI insight Published 21 May 2020 Crick labs/ facilitiesRobert J WilkinsonMaximiliano GutierrezElectron MicroscopyFull details
The Mtb-HIV syndemic interaction: why treating M. tuberculosis infection may be crucial for HIV-1 eradication Authors (6) Robyn Waters Mthawelanga Ndengane Melissa-Rose Abrahams Collin R DiedrichRobert Wilkinson Anna K Coussens Future Virology Published 1 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
GenomegaMap: Within-species genome-wide dN/dS estimation from over 10,000 genomes Authors (2) Daniel J Wilson The CRyPTIC Consortium Molecular Biology and Evolution Published 1 August 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Management of intracranial tuberculous mass lesions: how long should we treat for? Authors (9) Suzaan Marais Ronald Van Toorn Felicia C Chow Abi Manesh Omar K Siddiqi Anthony Figaji Johan F Schoeman Graeme Meintjes Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 26 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Anti-PD-1 immunotherapy leads to tuberculosis reactivation via dysregulation of TNF-α Authors (19) Liku B Tezera Magdalena K Bielecka Paul Ogongo Naomi F Walker Matthew Ellis Diana J Garay-Baquero[...] Salah Mansour Gareth J Thomas Christian H Ottensmeier Alasdair Leslie Paul T Elkington eLife Published 24 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
The immunopathogenesis of tuberculous pericarditis Authors (7) Patrick Howlett Elsa Du Bruyn Hazel Morrison Isiguzo C GodsentKatalin Wilkinson Mpiko NtsekheRobert Wilkinson Microbes and Infection Published 1 May 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Checklists to guide the supportive and critical care of tuberculous meningitis Authors (7) Joseph Donovan Ursula K Rohlwink Elizabeth W Tucker Nguyen Thi Thu Hiep Guy E Thwaites Anthony A Figaji Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 7 February 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Establishing the cascade of care for patients with tuberculous meningitis Authors (5) Darma Imran Philip C Hill Jacob McKnight Reinout van Crevel Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Research Published 30 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Decision-making in the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis Authors (4) Tom H Boyles Lutgarde Lynen James A Seddon Tuberculous Meningitis International Research Consortium Wellcome Open Res Published 23 January 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
"SILVAMP TB LAM" rapid urine tuberculosis test predicts mortality in patients hospitalized with human immunodeficiency virus in South Africa Authors (14) Bianca Sossen Tobias Broger Andrew D Kerkhoff Charlotte Schutz Andre Trollip Emmanuel Moreau[...]Robert Wilkinson David A Barr Mark P Nicol Claudia M Denkinger Graeme Meintjes Clinical Infectious Diseases Published 15 October 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Diagnostic tests for tuberculous meningitis Authors (2) Angharad G DavisRobert Wilkinson Lancet Infectious Diseases Published 1 March 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
Early antituberculosis drug exposure in hospitalized patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated tuberculosis Authors (13) Charlotte Schutz Maxwell Chirehwa David Barr Amy Ward Saskia Janssen Rosie Burton[...] Lubbe Wiesner Paolo Denti Helen McIlleron Gary Maartens Graeme Meintjes British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Published 1 May 2020 Crick labsRobert J WilkinsonFull details
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