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Christopher JM Whitty

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Verified email at lshtm.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] What makes an academic paper useful for health policy?

CJM Whitty - BMC medicine, 2015 - Springer
Evidence-based policy ensures that the best interventions are effectively implemented.
Integrating rigorous, relevant science into policy is therefore essential. Barriers include the …

Biological and functional multimorbidity—from mechanisms to management

C Langenberg, AD Hingorani, CJM Whitty - Nature Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Globally, the number of people with multiple co-occurring diseases will increase substantially
over the coming decades, with important consequences for patients, carers, healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Deployment of ACT antimalarials for treatment of malaria: challenges and opportunities

CJM Whitty, C Chandler, E Ansah, T Leslie… - Malaria journal, 2008 - Springer
Following a long period when the effectiveness of existing mono-therapies for antimalarials
was steadily declining with no clear alternative, most malaria-endemic countries in Africa …

Overdiagnosis of malaria in patients with severe febrile illness in Tanzania: a prospective study

…, J Shao, A Kitua, R Olomi, BM Greenwood, CJM Whitty - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
Objective To study the diagnosis and outcomes in people admitted to hospital with a
diagnosis of severe malaria in areas with differing intensities of malaria transmission. Design …

Rapid diagnostic tests compared with malaria microscopy for guiding outpatient treatment of febrile illness in Tanzania: randomised trial

…, O Mwerinde, R Olomi, C Drakeley, CJM Whitty - Bmj, 2007 - bmj.com
Objective To compare rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria with routine microscopy in
guiding treatment decisions for febrile patients. Design Randomised trial. Setting Outpatient …

Amodiaquine alone, amodiaquine+ sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, amodiaquine+ artesunate, and artemether-lumefantrine for outpatient treatment of malaria in …

…, J Ahmed, C Drakeley, BM Greenwood, CJM Whitty - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Many countries in Africa are considering a change to combination treatment for
falciparum malaria because of the increase in drug resistance. However, there are few …

[HTML][HTML] Corticosteroids for bacterial meningitis in adults in sub-Saharan Africa

M Scarborough, SB Gordon, CJM Whitty… - … England Journal of …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In sub-Saharan Africa, bacterial meningitis is common and is associated with a
high mortality. Adjuvant therapy with corticosteroids reduces mortality among adults in the …

[PDF][PDF] Cost-effectiveness of malaria diagnostic methods in sub-Saharan Africa in an era of combination therapy

…, P Coleman, D Bell, CJM Whitty… - Bulletin of the World …, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness in different sub-Saharan African
settings of presumptive treatment, field-standard microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines and mindlines: why do clinical staff over-diagnose malaria in Tanzania? A qualitative study

…, C Jones, G Boniface, K Juma, H Reyburn, CJM Whitty - Malaria journal, 2008 - Springer
Background Malaria over-diagnosis in Africa is widespread and costly both financially and
in terms of morbidity and mortality from missed diagnoses. An understanding of the reasons …

UK malaria treatment guidelines

…, D Shingadia, G Pasvol, PL Chiodini, CJ Whitty… - Journal of infection, 2007 - Elsevier
Malaria is the tropical disease most commonly imported into the UK, with 1500–2000 cases
reported each year, and 10–20 deaths. Approximately three-quarters of reported malaria …