H.C. Whittle

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

H.C. Whittle is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Microbiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, H.C. Whittle has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Microbiology and 19 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in H.C. Whittle's work include Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (30 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (21 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (11 papers). H.C. Whittle is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (30 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (21 papers) and Virology and Viral Diseases (11 papers). H.C. Whittle collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Gambia. H.C. Whittle's co-authors include Brian Greenwood, Brian Greenwood, Peter Aaby, A. K. Bradley, Andrew Jack, N. Maine, A. Hall, Maimuna Mendy, Awa Seck and Badara Samb and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

H.C. Whittle

67 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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HIV-specific cytotoxic T-cells in HIV-exposed but uninfected Gambian women

1995 633 citations Koya Ariyoshi, Tao Dong et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Protection Versus Pathology in Aviremic and High Viral Load HIV-2 Infection—The Pivotal Role of Immune Activation and T-cell Kinetics 2014 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Andrea M. Hegedus, Samuel Nyamweya, Yan Zhang, Sheila Govind, Richard Aspinall, Alla Mashanova, Vincent A. A. Jansen, H.C. Whittle, Assan Jaye, Katie L. Flanagan, Derek C. Macallan	14
2	Placental malaria is associated with attenuated CD4 T-cell responses to tuberculin PPD 12 months after BCG vaccination 2012 ·BMC Infectious Diseases ·Brigitte Walther, David J. C. Miles, Pauline Waight, (unknown), Olubukola Ojuola, Ebrima Touray, H.C. Whittle, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Sarah Crozier, Katie L. Flanagan	21
3	Immunological impact of an additional early measles vaccine in Gambian children: Responses to a boost at 3 years 2012 ·Vaccine ·Jainaba Njie-Jobe, Samuel Nyamweya, David J. C. Miles, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Syed M. A. Zaman, Ebrima Touray, Safayet Hossin, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Burl, David Jeffries, Sarah Rowland‐Jones, Katie L. Flanagan, Assan Jaye, H.C. Whittle	30
4	Vaccine programmes must consider their effect on general resistance 2012 ·BMJ ·Peter Aaby, H.C. Whittle, Christine Stabell Benn	31
5	Non-specific effects of standard measles vaccine at 4.5 and 9 months of age on childhood mortality: randomised controlled trial 2010 ·BMJ ·Peter Aaby, Cesário Martins, M.‐L. Garly, C. Bale, Andreas Andersen, Amabélia Rodrigues, Henrik Ravn, Ida Maria Lisse, (unknown), H.C. Whittle	227
6	Plasma RNA viral load predicts the rate of CD4 T cell decline and death in HIV-2-infected patients in West Africa 2000 ·AIDS ·Koya Ariyoshi, Shabbar Jaffar, Abraham Alabi, Neil G. Berry, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Sehu Sabally, Pa Tamba N’Gom, Tumani Corrah, Richard S. Tedder, H.C. Whittle	51
7	What Level of Hepatitis B Antibody Is Protective? 1999 ·The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Andrew Jack, A. Hall, N. Maine, Maimuna Mendy, H.C. Whittle	273
8	The role of cytotoxic T-cells in HIV infection. 1998 ·PubMed ·Sarah Rowland‐Jones, Tao Dong, P. Krausa, John Sutton, H. Newell, Koya Ariyoshi, F Gotch, S Sabally, Tumena Corrah, Joshua Kimani, Kelly S. MacDonald, FA Plummer, JO Ndinya–Achola, H.C. Whittle, A McMichael	24
9	Ex vivo analysis of cytotoxic T lymphocytes to measles antigens during infection and after vaccination in Gambian children. 1998 ·Journal of Clinical Investigation ·Assan Jaye, Albert Frank Magnusen, (unknown), Tumena Corrah, H.C. Whittle	60
10	Decline in Measles Case Fatality Ratio after the Introduction of Measles Immunization in Rural Senegal 1997 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Badara Samb, Peter Aaby, H.C. Whittle, Awa Seck, François Simondon	37
11	Characterization of B-cell responses to Chlamydia trachomatis antigens in humans with trachoma 1997 ·Infection and Immunity ·Sadaf Ghaem‐Maghami, Robin L. Bailey, David Mabey, Phillip Hay, Olaimatu S. Mahdi, Hassan Joof, H.C. Whittle, Michael E. Ward, D. J. Lewis	13
12	Identification of conserved antigenic components for a cytotoxic T lymphocyte-inducing vaccine against malaria 1995 ·The Lancet ·Michael Aidoo, Ajit Lalvani, C.E.M. Allsopp, Magdalena Plebanski, P. Krausa, Michael J. Browning, F Gotch, Kathryn Robson, (unknown), Sarah Meisner, Siân Jones, Brian Greenwood, H.C. Whittle, David A. Fidock, Pierre Druilhe, Masafumi Takiguchi	125
13	Inhibitory effect of cerebrospinal fluid on the growth of meningococci and pneumococci. 1984 ·Journal of Clinical Pathology ·M. Hassan-King, H.C. Whittle, Brian Greenwood	1
14	Single injection treatment of meningococcal meningitis 2. Long-acting chloramphenicol 1979 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·(unknown), J T Macfarlane, William Weir, P G Cleland, P. A. J. Ball, M. Hassan-King, H.C. Whittle, Brian Greenwood	32
15	Lymphocytic infiltration of the brain in sleeping sickness. 1976 ·BMJ ·Brian Greenwood, H.C. Whittle, (unknown), R. R. Dourmashkin	13
16	Complement and meningococcal infection. 1976 ·BMJ ·Brian Greenwood, (unknown), H.C. Whittle	42
17	RAPID BACTERIOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF PYOGENIC MENINGITIS BY LATEX AGGLUTINATION 1974 ·The Lancet ·H.C. Whittle, L J Egler, Peter Tugwell, Brian Greenwood	89
18	Trial of Chloramphenicol for Meningitis in Northern Savanna of Africa 1973 ·BMJ ·H.C. Whittle, (unknown), Brian Greenwood, D A Warrell, Alannah Tomkins, Peter Tugwell, (unknown), A.D.M. Bryceson, Eldryd Parry, M J Brueton, (unknown), (unknown)	31
19	Allergic Complications of Meningococcal Disease I—Clinical Aspects 1973 ·BMJ ·H.C. Whittle, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Greenwood, A.D.M. Bryceson, Eldryd Parry, J.L. Turk	54
20	Allergic Complications of Meningococcal Disease II—Immunological Investigations 1973 ·BMJ ·Brian Greenwood, H.C. Whittle, A.D.M. Bryceson	63

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