Dr Gaurav Kwatra
Senior Scientist
About
Gaurav is a Senior Medical Scientist at Wits VIDA.
He is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology University of the Witwatersrand and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Publication List
- 30 Jun 2022Cotton MF, Madhi SA, Luabeya AK, Tameris M, Hesseling AC, Shenje J, Schoeman E, Hatherill M, Desai S, Kapse D, Brückner S, Koen A, Jose L, Moultrie A, Bhikha S, Walzl G, Gutschmidt A, Kotze LA, Allies DL, Loxton AG, Shaligram U, Abraham M, Johnstone H, Grode L, Kaufmann SHE, Kulkarni PS. Safety and immunogenicity of VPM1002 versus BCG in South African newborn babies: a randomised, phase 2 non-inferiority double-blind controlled trial Lancet Infect Dis.
- 01 Feb 2022Kochhar S, Barreira D, Beattie P, Cavaleri M, Cravioto A, Frick MW, Ginsberg AM, Hudson I, Kaslow DC, Kurtz S, Lienhardt C, Madhi SA, Morgan C, Momeni Y, Patel D, Rees H, Rogalski-Salter T, Schmidt A, Semete-Makokotlela B, Voss G, White RG, Zignol M, Giersing B. Correlation of dried blood spots and plasma for quantification of Immunoglobulin (IgG) against Receptor binding domain and full-length spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. J Virol Methods.
- 13 Jan 2022Francis JD, Guevara MA, Lu J, Madhi SA, Kwatra G, Aronoff DM, Manning SD, Gaddy JA. The antimicrobial activity of zinc against group B Streptococcus is strain-dependent across diverse sequence types, capsular serotypes, and invasive versus colonizing isolates. BMC Microbiol.
- 21 Oct 2021Lukhele ST, Kwatra G, Ismail A, Allam M, Dangor Z, Madhi SA. Investigation of Possible Nosocomial-Associated Invasive Group B Streptococcus Disease Using Whole-Genome Sequencing: A Report of 3 Cases J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc.
- 21 Oct 2021Madhi SA, Baillie V, Cutland CL, Voysey M, Koen AL, Fairlie L, Padayachee SD, Dheda K, Barnabas SL, Bhorat QE, Briner C, Kwatra G, Ahmed K, Aley P, Bhikha S, Bhiman JN, Bhorat AE, du Plessis J, Esmail A, Groenewald M, Horne E, Hwa SH, Jose A, Lambe T, Laubscher M, Malahleha M, Masenya M, Masilela M, McKenzie S, Molapo K, Moultrie A, Oelofse S, Patel F, Pillay S, Rhead S, Rodel H, Rossouw L, Taoushanis C, Tegally H, Thombrayil A, van Eck S, Wibmer CK, Durham NM, Kelly EJ, Villafana TL, Gilbert S, Pollard AJ, de Oliveira T, Moore PL, Sigal A, Izu A; NGS-SA Group Wits–VIDA COVID Group. Efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Covid-19 Vaccine against the B.1.351 Variant. New England Journal of Medicine
- 19 Feb 2021Voysey M, Costa Clemens SA, Madhi SA, Weckx LY, Folegatti PM, Aley PK, Angus B, Baillie VL, Barnabas SL, Bhorat QE, Bibi S, Briner C, Cicconi P, Clutterbuck EA, Collins AM, Cutland CL, Darton TC, Dheda K, Dold C, Duncan CJA, Emary KRW, Ewer KJ, Flaxman A, Fairlie L, Faust SN, Feng S, Ferreira DM, Finn A, Galiza E, Goodman AL, Green CM, Green CA, Greenland M, Hill C, Hill HC, Hirsch I, Izu A, Jenkin D, Joe CCD, Kerridge S, Koen A, Kwatra G, Lazarus R, Libri V, Lillie PJ, Marchevsky NG, Marshall RP, Mendes AVA, Milan EP, Minassian AM, McGregor A, Mujadidi YF, Nana A, Padayachee SD, Phillips DJ, Pittella A, Plested E, Pollock KM, Ramasamy MN, Ritchie AJ, Robinson H, Schwarzbold AV, Smith A, Song R, Snape MD, Sprinz E, Sutherland RK, Thomson EC, Török ME, Toshner M, Turner DPJ, Vekemans J, Villafana TL, White T, Williams CJ, Douglas AD, Hill AVS, Lambe T, Gilbert SC, Pollard AJ; Oxford COVID Vaccine Trial Group. Single-dose administration and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine. Lancet. 2021 Mar 6;397(10277):881-891. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00432-3. Epub 2021 Feb 19. Erratum in: Lancet. 2021 Mar 6;397(10277):880. PMID: 33617777; PMCID: PMC7894131.
- 20 Dec 2020Madhi SA, Izu A, Kwatra G, Jones S, Dangor Z, Wadula J, Moultrie A, Adam Y, Pu W, Henry O, Briner C, Cutland CL. Association of Group B streptococcus serum serotype-specific anti-capsular IgG concentration and risk reduction for invasive Group B streptococcus disease in South African infants: an observational birth-cohort, matched case-control study. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 20:ciaa1873. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1873. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33341870.
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