Michael Hawkes
University of Alberta
153 Papers
656 Citations
Michael Hawkes is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Malaria. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 134 publications. Previous affiliations of Michael Hawkes include Makerere University & University of Toronto.
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Bartonella quintana endocarditis in a child from Northern Manitoba, Canada
TL;DR: A case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis in an 11-year-old child from Northern Manitoba, Canada is described, demonstrating the neglected endemicity of B. quintana in Northern Canada and highlighting the need for improved case finding and elucidation of specific risk factors.
Combinations of Host Biomarkers Predict Mortality among Ugandan Children with Severe Malaria: A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Laura K. Erdman,Aggrey Dhabangi,Charles Musoke,Andrea L. Conroy,Michael Hawkes,Sarah J. Higgins,Nimerta Rajwans,Kayla T. Wolofsky,David L. Streiner,W. Conrad Liles,W. Conrad Liles,Christine Cserti-Gazdewich,Kevin C. Kain,Kevin C. Kain +13 more
TL;DR: Results suggest the utility of combinatorial biomarker strategies as prognostic tests for severe malaria and generated simple biomarker combinations that accurately predicted death in an African pediatric population.
Elevated prevalence of malnutrition and malaria among school-aged children and adolescents in war-ravaged South Sudan.
TL;DR: This study screened 109 school-aged children and youth for nutritional status and malaria antigenaemia in Akuak Rak, South Sudan and found a large proportion of underweight and prevalent malaria.