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Alison M. Elliott is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant focus on various subfields including Infectious Diseases, Parasitology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Immunology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their work encompasses key topics such as Parasites and Host Interactions, Child Nutrition and Water Access, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Global Maternal and Child Health, Immune Responses and Vaccinations, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.

Recent publications feature studies on infectious diseases, vaccine effects, and tuberculosis, including:

  • BCG-induced non-specific effects on heterologous infectious disease in Ugandan neonates: an investigator-blind randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for the diagnosis of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis: a prospective validation study, 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Estimating the burden of iron deficiency among African children, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • The role of multidimensional poverty in antibiotic misuse: a mixed-methods study of self-medication and non-adherence in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, 2022, The Lancet Global Health
  • High-Dose Oral and Intravenous Rifampicin for the Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis in Predominantly Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Positive Ugandan Adults: A Phase II Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alison M. Elliott include:

  • Emily L. Webb
  • Jacent Nassuuna
  • Stephen Cose
  • Gyaviira Nkurunungi
  • Agnes Natukunda

Their research contributions are published regularly in prominent venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • AAS Open Research
  • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • NIHR Open Research

Best Publications

  • Twice weekly tuberculosis preventive therapy in HIV infection in Zambia

    A. Mwinga;M. Hosp;P. Godfrey-Faussett;M. Quigley

  • Impact of HIV on tuberculosis in Zambia: a cross sectional study.

    A. M. Elliott;N. Luo;G. Tembo;B. Halwiindi

  • Negative sputum smear results in HIV-positive patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Lusaka, Zambia

    A.M. Elliott;A.M. Elliott;K. Namaambo;B.W. Allen;N. Luo

  • Helminth therapy or elimination: epidemiological, immunological, and clinical considerations

    Linda J Wammes;Harriet Mpairwe;Alison M Elliott;Alison M Elliott;Maria Yazdanbakhsh

  • CCC- and WASH-mediated endosomal sorting of LDLR is required for normal clearance of circulating LDL

    Paulina Bartuzi;Daniel D. Billadeau;Robert Favier;Shunxing Rong

  • Variability of Infectious Aerosols Produced during Coughing by Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

    Kevin P. Fennelly;Edward C. Jones-López;Irene Ayakaka;Soyeon Kim

  • The impact of human immunodeficiency virus on presentation and diagnosis of tuberculosis in a cohort study in Zambia.

    A M Elliott;B Halwiindi;R J Hayes;N Luo

  • Use of antenatal services and delivery care in Entebbe, Uganda: a community survey

    Carolyn J Tann;Moses Kizza;Linda Morison;David Mabey

  • Effects of Deworming during Pregnancy on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Entebbe, Uganda: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    J. Ndibazza;L. Muhangi;D. Akishule;M. Kiggundu

  • Associations between mild-to-moderate anaemia in pregnancy and helminth, malaria and HIV infection in Entebbe, Uganda

    Lawrence Muhangi;Patrick W Woodburn;Mildred Omara;Nicholas Omoding

  • Recommendations for the integration of genomics into clinical practice.

    Sarah Bowdin;Adel Gilbert;Emma Bedoukian;Christopher Carew

  • The impact of human immunodeficiency virus on mortality of patients treated for tuberculosis in a cohort study in Zambia

    Alison M. Elliott;Alison M. Elliott;Benita Halwiindi;Richard J. Hayes;Nkandu Luo

  • Effect of single-dose anthelmintic treatment during pregnancy on an infant's response to immunisation and on susceptibility to infectious diseases in infancy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Emily L Webb;Patrice A Mawa;Juliet Ndibazza;Dennison Kizito

  • A KIR B centromeric region present in Africans but not Europeans protects pregnant women from pre-eclampsia

    Annettee Nakimuli;Olympe Anne Chazara;Susan E Hiby;Lydia Farrell

  • Why Does HIV Infection Not Lead to Disseminated Strongyloidiasis

    Mark E. Viney;Michael Brown;Michael Brown;Nicholas E. Omoding;J. Wendi Bailey

  • A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Use of Prednisolone as an Adjunct to Treatment in HIV-1—Associated Pleural Tuberculosis

    Alison M. Elliott;Henry Luzze;Maria A. Quigley;Jessica S. Nakiyingi

  • The impact of helminths on the response to immunization and on the incidence of infection and disease in childhood in Uganda: design of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, factorial trial of deworming interventions delivered in pregnancy and early childhood [ISRCTN32849447].

    Alison M Elliott;Moses Kizza;Maria A Quigley;Juliet Ndibazza

  • Helminth infection is not associated with faster progression of HIV disease in coinfected adults in Uganda

    Michael Brown;Michael Brown;Moses Kizza;Christine Watera;Maria A. Quigley

  • BCG-induced non-specific effects on heterologous infectious disease in Ugandan neonates: an investigator-blind randomised controlled trial.

    Sarah Prentice;Beatrice Nassanga;Emily L Webb;Florence Akello

  • The impact of HIV on infectiousness of pulmonary tuberculosis : a community study in Zambia

    A. M. Elliott;R. J. Hayes;B. Halwiindi;Nkandu Luo

  • Anthelminthic treatment during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of infantile eczema: randomised-controlled trial results.

    Harriet Mpairwe;Emily L Webb;Lawrence Muhangi;Juliet Ndibazza

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. G. Whitworth
James A. G. Whitworth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Pontiano Kaleebu
Pontiano Kaleebu London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Philip Bejon
Philip Bejon University of Oxford
David W. Dunne
David W. Dunne University of Cambridge
Hazel M. Dockrell
Hazel M. Dockrell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Robert U. Newton
Robert U. Newton Edith Cowan University
Maria Yazdanbakhsh
Maria Yazdanbakhsh Leiden University Medical Center
Moses Joloba
Moses Joloba Makerere University
Neil Pearce
Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Adrian V. S. Hill
Adrian V. S. Hill University of Oxford

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