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L. Sichali

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L. Sichali — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 18
Works: 25
Citations: 1,869

Most-cited papers

Genome-wide association analyses identifies a susceptibility locus for tuberculosis on chromosome 18q11.2
T. Thye, Fredrik O. Vannberg, S. Wong, E. Owusu-Dabo +27 more
2010Nature Genetics359 citations Open access
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BCG-induced increase in interferon-gamma response to mycobacterial antigens and efficacy of BCG vaccination in Malawi and the UK: two randomised controlled studies.
G. Black, R. Weir, S. Floyd, L. Bliss +13 more
2002The Lancet329 citations
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Large-scale candidate gene study of tuberculosis susceptibility in the Karonga district of northern Malawi.
J. Fitness, S. Floyd, D. Warndorff, L. Sichali +4 more
2004American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene190 citations Open access
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Patterns and implications of naturally acquired immune responses to environmental and tuberculous mycobacterial antigens in northern Malawi.
G. Black, Hazel M. Dockrell, A. Crampin, S. Floyd +8 more
2001Journal of Infectious Diseases129 citations Open access
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CD209 Genetic Polymorphism and Tuberculosis Disease
F. Vannberg, S. Chapman, C. Khor, K. Tosh +13 more
2008PLoS ONE127 citations Open access
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Whole Genome Sequencing Shows a Low Proportion of Tuberculosis Disease Is Attributable to Known Close Contacts in Rural Malawi
J. Glynn, J. Guerra-Assunção, R. Houben, L. Sichali +8 more
2015PLoS ONE106 citations Open access
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Relationship between IFN-gamma and skin test responsiveness to Mycobacterium tuberculosis PPD in healthy, non-BCG-vaccinated young adults in Northern Malawi.
G. Black, Fine Pem., D. Warndorff, S. Floyd +9 more
2001The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease95 citations
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The influence of previous exposure to environmental mycobacteria on the interferon‐gamma response to bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination in southern England and northern Malawi
R. Weir, G. Black, Bernadette Nazareth, S. Floyd +9 more
2006Clinical and Experimental Immunology94 citations Open access
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The development of the HIV epidemic in Karonga District, Malawi
J. Glynn, J. Pönnighaus, A. Crampin, Felix Sibande +4 more
2001AIDS (London)92 citations Open access
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Large-scale candidate gene study of leprosy susceptibility in the Karonga district of northern Malawi.
J. Fitness, S. Floyd, D. Warndorff, L. Sichali +4 more
2004American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene65 citations Open access
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Kinetics of delayed-type hypersensitivity to tuberculin induced by bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccination in northern Malawi.
S. Floyd, J. Pönnighaus, L. Bliss, P. Nkhosa +3 more
2002Journal of Infectious Diseases51 citations Open access
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Gamma Interferon Responses Induced by a Panel of Recombinant and Purified Mycobacterial Antigens in Healthy, Non-Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Vaccinated Malawian Young Adults
G. Black, R. Weir, Steven D. Chaguluka, D. Warndorff +16 more
2003Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology50 citations Open access
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Evaluation of Host Serum Protein Biomarkers of Tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa
T. Morris, C. Hoggart, N. Chegou, M. Kidd +12 more
2021Frontiers in Immunology35 citations Open access
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Mycobacterial Purified Protein Derivatives Stimulate Innate Immunity: Malawians Show Enhanced Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and IL-10 Responses Compared to Those of Adolescents in the United Kingdom
R. Weir, G. Black, H. Dockrell, S. Floyd +13 more
2004Infection and Immunity29 citations Open access
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Patterns of helminth infection and relationship to BCG vaccination in Karonga District, northern Malawi.
A. Randall, M. A. Pérez, S. Floyd, G. Black +8 more
2002Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene27 citations
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HIV increases the risk of tuberculosis due to recent re-infection in individuals with latent infection
R. Houben, J. Glynn, K. Mallard, L. Sichali +4 more
2010The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease24 citations
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BCG re-vaccination in Malawi: 30-year follow-up of a large, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
J. Glynn, K. Fielding, T. Mzembe, L. Sichali +7 more
2021Lancet Global Health23 citations Open access
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Control of (Multi)Drug Resistance and Tuberculosis Incidence over 23 Years in the Context of a Well-Supported Tuberculosis Programme in Rural Malawi
S. Mboma, R. Houben, J. Glynn, L. Sichali +5 more
2013PLoS ONE18 citations Open access
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Linkage analysis of susceptibility to leprosy type using an IBD regression method
C. Wallace, J. Fitness, B. Hennig, L. Sichali +6 more
2004Genes and Immunity12 citations Open access
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Contribution of remote M.tuberculosis infection to tuberculosis disease: A 30-year population study
J. Glynn, P. Khan, T. Mzembe, L. Sichali +3 more
2023PLoS ONE5 citations Open access
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Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in an antiretroviral therapy clinic
T. Mzembe, E. McLean, P. Khan, O. Koole +7 more
2018AIDS (London)4 citations Open access
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HIV increases the risk of tuberculosis due to recent re-infection in individuals with latent infection
R. Houben, J. Glynn, K. Mallard, L. Sichali +5 more
20121 citations
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Data for: “BCG revaccination in Malawi: 30-year follow-up of a large, randomised, double-blind placebo-controlled trial”
J. Glynn, K. Fielding, T. Mzembe, L. Sichali +7 more
20210 citations
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The influence of prior exposure to environmental mycobacteria on the IFN-(gamma) response to BCG vaccination in southern England and northern Malaw
R. Weir, G. Black, B. Nazareth, S. Floyd +9 more
20060 citations
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Identification of Susceptibility Genes for Tuberculosis in Southern and West Africans Using Family-Based Linkage Analysis and Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping
G. Cooke, Sarah J. Campbell, R. Bellamy, C. Lienhardt +13 more
20030 citations
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