Madikay Senghore

Using viral load and epidemic dynamics to optimize pooled testing in resource-constrained settings.

Cleary B, Hay JA, Blumenstiel B, Harden M, Cipicchio M, Bezney J, Simonton B, Hong D, Senghore M, Sesay AK, Gabriel S, Regev A, Mina MJ.

Sci Transl Med. 2021 Feb 22. PMID: 33619080

Carriage Dynamics of Pneumococcal Serotypes in Naturally Colonized Infants in a Rural African Setting During the First Year of Life.

Chaguza C, Senghore M, Bojang E, Lo SW, Ebruke C, Gladstone RA, Tientcheu PE, Bancroft RE, Worwui A, Foster-Nyarko E, Ceesay F, Okoi C, McGee L, Klugman KP, Breiman RF, Barer MR, Adegbola RA, Antonio M, Bentley SD, Kwambana-Adams BA.

Front Pediatr. 2020. 8:587730. PMID: 33489998

Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropism.

Chaguza C, Yang M, Cornick JE, du Plessis M, Gladstone RA, Kwambana-Adams BA, Lo SW, Ebruke C, Tonkin-Hill G, Peno C, Senghore M, Obaro SK, Ousmane S, Pluschke G, Collard JM, Sigaùque B, French N, Klugman KP, Heyderman RS, McGee L, Antonio M, Breiman RF, von Gottberg A, Everett DB, Kadioglu A, Bentley SD.

Commun Biol. 2020 Oct 08. 3(1):559. PMID: 33033372

Within-host microevolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae is rapid and adaptive during natural colonisation.

Chaguza C, Senghore M, Bojang E, Gladstone RA, Lo SW, Tientcheu PE, Bancroft RE, Worwui A, Foster-Nyarko E, Ceesay F, Okoi C, McGee L, Klugman KP, Breiman RF, Barer MR, Adegbola RA, Antonio M, Bentley SD, Kwambana-Adams BA.

Nat Commun. 2020 07 10. 11(1):3442. PMID: 32651390

Leveraging Africa's preparedness towards the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senghore M, Savi MK, Gnangnon B, Hanage WP, Okeke IN.

Lancet Glob Health. 2020 07. 8(7):e884-e885. PMID: 32416768

Efficient prevalence estimation and infected sample identification with group testing for SARS-CoV-2.

Cleary B, Hay JA, Blumenstiel B, Harden M, Cipicchio M, Bezney J, Simonton B, Hong D, Senghore M, Sesay AK, Gabriel S, Regev A, Mina MJ.

medRxiv. 2020 May 06. PMID: 32511487

Increased pathogenicity of pneumococcal serotype 1 is driven by rapid autolysis and release of pneumolysin.

Jacques LC, Panagiotou S, Baltazar M, Senghore M, Khandaker S, Xu R, Bricio-Moreno L, Yang M, Dowson CG, Everett DB, Neill DR, Kadioglu A.

Nat Commun. 2020 04 20. 11(1):1892. PMID: 32312961

Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages and their role in an emerging threat of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in Bamako, Mali.

Senghore M, Diarra B, Gehre F, Otu J, Worwui A, Muhammad AK, Kwambana-Adams B, Kay GL, Sanogo M, Baya B, Orsega S, Doumbia S, Diallo S, de Jong BC, Pallen MJ, Antonio M.

Sci Rep. 2020 01 15. 10(1):327. PMID: 31941887

Comparative genomics shows differences in the electron transport and carbon metabolic pathways of Mycobacterium africanum relative to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and suggests an adaptation to low oxygen tension.

Ofori-Anyinam B, Riley AJ, Jobarteh T, Gitteh E, Sarr B, Faal-Jawara TI, Rigouts L, Senghore M, Kehinde A, Onyejepu N, Antonio M, de Jong BC, Gehre F, Meehan CJ.

Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2020 01. 120:101899. PMID: 32090860

Hospital-based Surveillance for Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis in the Era of the 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Ghana.

Renner LA, Usuf E, Mohammed NI, Ansong D, Dankwah T, Kusah JT, Owusu SK, Awunyo M, Arhin B, Addo Y, Asamoah J, Biey JN, Ndow PS, Worwui A, Senghore M, Ntsama B, Mwenda JM, Diamenu SK, Adams BK, Antonio M.

Clin Infect Dis. 2019 09 05. 69(Suppl 2):S89-S96. PMID: 31505622