Author

Lesley Scott

Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine and Haematology, University of the Witwatersrand - Cited by 6,047 - Infectious Diseases - Molecular Laboratory Diagnostics - clinical public Health

Biography

Lesley Scott is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Medicine. Leandro Lesley Scott has authored of many research articles/books related to Medicine. Lesley Scott is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Lesley Scott  has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. His research interests includes Medicine.
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Rapid epidemic expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in southern Africa
R Viana, S Moyo, DG Amoako, H Tegally, C Scheepers, CL Althaus, ...Nature 603 (7902), 679-686, 2022202
1087
2022
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 omicron lineages BA. 4 and BA. 5 in South Africa
H Tegally, M Moir, J Everatt, M Giovanetti, C Scheepers, E Wilkinson, ...Nature medicine 28 (9), 1785-1790, 2022202
334
2022
Track Omicron’s spread with molecular data
L Scott, N Hsiao, S Moyo, L Singh, H Tegally, G Dor, P Maes, OG Pybus, ...Science 374 (6574), 1454-1455, 2021202
95
2021
Continued emergence and evolution of Omicron in South Africa: New BA. 4 and BA. 5 lineages
H Tegally, M Moir, J Everatt, M Giovanetti, C Scheepers, E Wilkinson, ...MedRxiv, 2022.05. 01.22274406, 2022202
88
2022
Bounding the levels of transmissibility & immune evasion of the Omicron variant in South Africa
CAB Pearson, SP Silal, MWZ Li, J Dushoff, BM Bolker, S Abbott, ...MedRxiv, 2021.12. 19.21268038, 2021202
37
2021
Detection of isoniazid, fluoroquinolone, ethionamide, amikacin, kanamycin, and capreomycin resistance by the Xpert MTB/XDR assay: a cross-sectional multicentre diagnostic …
A Penn-Nicholson, SB Georghiou, N Ciobanu, M Kazi, M Bhalla, A David, ...The Lancet Infectious Diseases 22 (2), 242-249, 2022202
37
2022
SARS-CoV-2 antigens expressed in plants detect antibody responses in COVID-19 patients
MS Makatsa, MB Tincho, JM Wendoh, SD Ismail, R Nesamari, F Pera, ...Frontiers in plant science 12, 589940, 2021202
34
2021
Performance of Cepheid GeneXpert HIV-1 viral load plasma assay to accurately detect treatment failure: a clinical meta-analysis
JA Sacks, Y Fong, MP Gonzalez, M Andreotti, S Baliga, N Garrett, ...AIDS (London, England) 33 (12), 1881, 2019201
26
2019
Cost and impact of dried blood spot versus plasma separation card for scale-up of viral load testing in resource-limited settings
BE Nichols, SJ Girdwood, A Shibemba, S Sikota, CJ Gill, L Mwananyanda, ...Clinical Infectious Diseases 70 (6), 1014-1020, 2020202
23
2020
Performance of the EUROIMMUN Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISA Assay for detection of IgA and IgG antibodies in South Africa
MP Gededzha, N Mampeule, S Jugwanth, N Zwane, A David, WA Burgers, ...PloS one 16 (6), e0252317, 2021202
19
2021
The role of serological testing in the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak
ES Mayne, L Scott, B Semete, A Julsing, S Jugwanth, N Mampeule, ...South African Medical Journal 110 (9), 842-845, 2020202
14
2020
Management of rifampicin‐resistant TB: programme indicators and care cascade analysis in South Africa
E De Vos, L Scott, Y Voss De Lima, RM Warren, W Stevens, C Hayes, ...The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 25 (2), 134-141, 2021202
12
2021
A clinical prediction score including trial of antibiotics and C-reactive protein to improve the diagnosis of tuberculosis in ambulatory people with HIV
TH Boyles, M Nduna, T Pitsi, L Scott, MP Fox, G MaartensOpen forum infectious diseases 7 (2), ofz543, 2020202
10
2020
Operational characteristics of 30 lateral flow immunoassays used to identify COVID-19 immune response
Operational characteristics of 30 lateral flow immunoassays used to identify COVID-1 immune responseA David, L Scott, S Jugwanth, M Gededzha, T Kahamba, N Zwane, ...Journal of Immunological Methods 46, 11306, 2021202
9
2021
Comparative analytical evaluation of four centralized platforms for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and resistance to rifampicin and isoniazid
M de Vos, L Scott, A David, A Trollip, H Hoffmann, S Georghiou, ...Journal of Clinical Microbiology 5 (3), 10.1128/jcm. 02168-20, 2021202
9
2021
Reduced amplification efficiency of the RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase target enables tracking of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant using routine diagnostic tests
Z Valley-Omar, G Marais, A Iranzadeh, M Naidoo, S Korsman, T Maponga, ...Journal of Virological Methods 302, 114471, 2022202
8
2022
Accurate HIV viral load measurement in primary health care settings using the cobas® plasma separation card
A Vubil, AF Zicai, N Sitoe, C Nhachigule, B Meggi, O Loquiha, S Viegas, ...Plos one 15 (5), e0232122, 2020202
7
2020
Performance of the Roche cobas MTB assay for the molecular diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a high HIV burden setting
L Scott, A David, L Govender, J Furrer, M Rakgokong, Z Waja, ...The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics 22 (10), 1225-123, 2020202
7
2020
Performance of the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG serological assay in South African 2 patients
S Jugwanth, MP Gededzha, N Mampeule, N Zwane, A David, WA Burgers, ...Plos one 17 (2), e022442, 2022202
6
2022
Implementation of an mHealth app to promote engagement during HIV care and viral load suppression in Johannesburg, South Africa (iThemba Life): pilot technical feasibility and …
ST Lalla-Edward, N Mashabane, L Stewart-Isherwood, L Scott, K Fyvie, ...JMIR Formative Research 6 (2), e26033, 2022202
5
2022

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