Associate Professor in Medicine
Respiratory Physician
Email michael.maze@otago.ac.nz
Department of Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch
New Zealand
Michael is an infectious disease and respiratory physician with an interest in clinical and epidemiological research in New Zealand, and low- and middle-income countries.
His research interests include zoonotic diseases, particularly leptospirosis. He also has a focus on respiratory infection, including pneumonia, Legionnaires’ Disease and pleural infection. He is co-director of the One Health Aotearoa research institute, and a member of the Infection Group at University of Otago Christchurch, and the Otago Global Health Institute.
Michael is Chair of the University of Otago Education Committee. He teaches medical students during their 4th–6th years of training and is co-convenor for the 4th year medicine module. He is supervising post-graduate research students, and is available to supervise highly performing new post-graduate students.
University links
Publications
Madut, D. B., Rubach, M. P., Scheutz, F., Call, D. R., Gogry, F. A., Carugati, M., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2026). Population structure of Escherichia coli isolated from the human bloodstream, human and animal feces, and the environment in northern Tanzania. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 233(1), 112-121. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf437 Journal - Research Article
Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Anderson, T., Chernysheva, E., Chambers, S. T., Maze, M., & Storer, M. (2025). Development of a urine-based bacterial cell-free DNA test for Legionnaires' disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 61-62). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Scott-Thomas, A., Chernysheva, E., Zawari, M., Miller, A., Chambers, S., Maze, M., Storer, M., & Kennedy, M. (2025). Detection of Legionella cell-free DNA in blood for the non-invasive diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 62). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Chernysheva, E., Wolf, K., Anderson, T., Miller, A., Maze, M., Storer, M., Kennedy, M., Douglas, N., Faatoese, A., & Chambers, S. (2025). Microbial cell-free DNA: A non-invasive approach to diagnosing infectious diseases. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 49). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Maze, M. J., Rodgers, H., Williman, J., Anstey, R., Best, E., Bhally, H., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., … Hancox, R. J., … Murdoch, D. R., … Raymond, N., … Storer, M., Walls, T., … Wright, K. (2025). Variation in clinical presentation, complications and outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples among hospitalised adults with COVID-19 in 2022, Aotearoa New Zealand. Internal Medicine Journal, 55(8), 1339-1349. doi: 10.1111/imj.70114 Journal - Research Article
2026
Journal - Research Article
Madut, D. B., Rubach, M. P., Scheutz, F., Call, D. R., Gogry, F. A., Carugati, M., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2026). Population structure of Escherichia coli isolated from the human bloodstream, human and animal feces, and the environment in northern Tanzania. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 233(1), 112-121. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf437
2025
Journal - Research Article
Maze, M. J., Rodgers, H., Williman, J., Anstey, R., Best, E., Bhally, H., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., … Hancox, R. J., … Murdoch, D. R., … Raymond, N., … Storer, M., Walls, T., … Wright, K. (2025). Variation in clinical presentation, complications and outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples among hospitalised adults with COVID-19 in 2022, Aotearoa New Zealand. Internal Medicine Journal, 55(8), 1339-1349. doi: 10.1111/imj.70114
Ngocho, J. S., Liu, J., Kalengo, N. H., Kipengele, A. H., Maro, A., Mujage, B., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A., … Rubach, M. P. (2025). TaqMan Array Card real-time polymerase chain reaction panel to detect pathogens in whole blood of febrile inpatients in northern Tanzania, 2016-2019. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 30, 201-209. doi: 10.1111/tmi.14083
Madut, D. B., Rubach, M. P., Allan, K. J., Thomas, K. M., de Glanville, W. A., Halliday, J. E. B., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2025). Epidemiologic and genomic characterization of an outbreak of Rift Valley fever among humans and dairy cattle in northern Tanzania. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 232, 298-307. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiae562
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Anderson, T., Chernysheva, E., Chambers, S. T., Maze, M., & Storer, M. (2025). Development of a urine-based bacterial cell-free DNA test for Legionnaires' disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 61-62). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com
Scott-Thomas, A., Chernysheva, E., Zawari, M., Miller, A., Chambers, S., Maze, M., Storer, M., & Kennedy, M. (2025). Detection of Legionella cell-free DNA in blood for the non-invasive diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 62). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com
Scott-Thomas, A., Zawari, M., Chernysheva, E., Wolf, K., Anderson, T., Miller, A., Maze, M., Storer, M., Kennedy, M., Douglas, N., Faatoese, A., & Chambers, S. (2025). Microbial cell-free DNA: A non-invasive approach to diagnosing infectious diseases. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 49). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com
2024
Journal - Research Article
Bowhay, T. R., Rubach, M. P., Mendes, Â. J. F., Nicholson, W. L., Perniciaro, J. L., Maze, M. J., … Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2024). Risk factors for spotted fever group rickettsioses in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 11(12), ofae664. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae664
Rolfe, R. J., Sheldon, S. W., Kingry, L. C., Petersen, J. M., Maro, V. P., Kinabo, G. D., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2024). Metagenomic detection of bacterial zoonotic pathogens among febrile patients, Tanzania, 2007-2009. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30(8), 1599-1608. doi: 10.3201/eid3008.240529
Maze, M. J., Williman, J., Anstey, R., Best, E., Bhally, H., Bryce, A., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., … Hancox, R. J., … Murdoch, D. R., … Raymond, N., … Walls, T., … Wright, K. (2024). Evaluation of risk prediction scores for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in a highly vaccinated population, Aotearoa New Zealand 2022. IJID Regions, 12, 100424. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100424
Taylor, A., Best, E. J., Walls, T., Webb, R., Bhally, H., Bryce, A., … Dummer, J., … Hancox, R. J., … Murdoch, D. R., … Williman, J., … Maze, M. J. (2024). COVID-19 related hospitalisations amongst Aotearoa, New Zealand children during the Omicron era of SARS-CoV-2. IJID Regions, 12, 100408. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100408
Moorthy, G. S., Rubach, M. P., Maze, M. J., Refuerzo, R. P., Shirima, G. M., Lukambagire, A. S., … Bowhay, T. R., … Crump, J. A., & Halliday, J. E. B. (2024). Prevalence and risk factors for Q fever, spotted fever group rickettsioses, and typhus group rickettsioses in a pastoralist community of northern Tanzania, 2016-2017. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 29, 365-376. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13980
Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Storer, M., Maze, M. J., Williman, J., Chambers, S. T., & Carr, A. C. (2024). SunGold kiwifruit consumption restores adequate to optimal vitamin C status in people with a history of severe respiratory infections. Antioxidants, 13, 272. doi: 10.3390/antiox13030272
Journal - Research Other
Hagedoorn, N. N., Maze, M. J., Carugati, M., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Allan, K. J., Chen, K. J., … German, R., … Crump, J. A. (2024). Global distribution of Leptospira serovar isolations and detections from animal host species: A systematic review and online database. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 29, 161-172. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13965
Samson, A., & Maze, M. J. (2024). Complications of atypical pneumonia: A case of Legionella longbeachae empyema. Respirology Case Reports, 12, e01281. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1281
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Maze, M., Williman, J., Best, E., Bhally, H., Bryce, A., Chang, C., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., Good, W., … Hancox, R., … Hills, T., … Morpeth, S., Murdoch, D., … Raymond, N., … Storer, M., Walls, T., … Wong, C., & Wright, K. (2024). Evaluation of COVID-19 severity prediction scores, Aotearoa New Zealand 2022. Respirology, 29(Suppl. 1), TO118. doi: 10.1111/resp.14673
2023
Journal - Research Article
Maze, M. J., Shirima, G. M., Lukambagire, A.-H. S., Bodenham, R. F., Rubach, M. P., Cash-Goldwasser, S., … Crump, J. A., & Halliday, J. E. B. (2023). Prevalence and risk factors for human leptospirosis at a hospital serving a pastoralist community, Endulen, Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(12), e0011855. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011855
McQuilten, Z. K., Venkatesh, B., Jha, V., Roberts, J., Morpeth, S. C., Totterdell, J. A., … Dummer, J., … Maze, M. J., … Tong, S. Y. C. (2023). Anticoagulation strategies in non–critically ill patients with Covid-19. NEJM Evidence, 2, 2. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2200293
Morpeth, S. C., Venkatesh, B., Totterdell, J. A., McPhee, G. M., Mahar, R. K., Jones, M., … Dummer, J., … Maze, M. J., … Raymond, N., … Tong, S. Y. C. (2023). A randomized trial of nafamostat for Covid-19. NEJM Evidence, 2(11). doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2300132
Maze, M. J., Nyakunga, G., Sakasaka, P. A., Kilonzo, K. G., Luhwago, E., Chelangwa, M., Crump, J. A., … Thiessen, R., & Rubach, M. P. (2023). Etiologic investigation of patients diagnosed with bacteriologically unconfirmed tuberculosis in Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 109(4), 733-739. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0023
Carr, A. C., Vlasiuk, E., Zawari, M., Scott-Thomas, A., Storer, M., Maze, M., & Chambers, S. T. (2023). Low vitamin C concentrations in patients with community-acquired pneumonia resolved with pragmatic administration of intravenous and oral vitamin C. Antioxidants, 12, 1610. doi: 10.3390/antiox12081610
Chambers, S. T., Scott-Thomas, A., Storer, M., Slow, S., Williman, J., Epton, M., Murdoch, D. R., Metcalf, S., Carr, A., Isenman, H., & Maze, M. (2023). Adjunctive intravenous then oral vitamin C for moderate and severe community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized adults: Feasibility of randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 13, 11879. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-37934-z
Cheung, J., Nordmeier, K., Kelland, S., Harrington, M., Williman, J., Storer, M., Beaglehole, B., Beckert, L., Chambers, S. T., Epton, M. J., Freeman, J., Murdoch, D. R., Werno, A. M., & Maze, M. J. (2023). Symptom persistence and recovery among COVID-19 survivors during a limited outbreak in Canterbury, New Zealand: A prospective cohort study. Internal Medicine Journal, 53, 37-45. doi: 10.1111/imj.15930
Journal - Research Other
Moorthy, G. S., Madut, D. B., Kilonzo, K. G., Lwezaula, B. F., Mbwasi, R., Mmbaga, B. T., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A., & Rubach, M. P. (2023). Antibacterial utilization for febrile illnesses and laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infections in Northern Tanzania [Brief report]. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(8), ofad448. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad448
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Good, W., Corattur, T., Given, K., O'Dochartaigh, C., Maze, M., & Jones, S. (2023). The role of CPAP therapy in the management of COVID-19: A New Zealand perspective. Respirology, 28(Suppl. 4), (pp. 240). doi: 10.1111/resp.14618
2022
Journal - Research Article
Cutting, E. R., Simmons, R. A., Madut, D. B., Maze, M. J., Kalengo, N. H., Carugati, M., … Crump, J. A., & Rubach, M. P. (2022). Facility-based disease surveillance and Bayesian hierarchical modeling to estimate endemic typhoid fever incidence, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, 2007–2018. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(7), e0010516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010516
Costales, C., Crump, J. A., Mremi, A. R., Amsi, P. T., Kalengo, N. H., Kilonzo, K. G., … Maze, M. J., … Rubach, M. P. (2022). Performance of Xpert Ultra nasopharyngeal swab for identification of tuberculosis deaths in northern Tanzania. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 28(8), 1150.e1-1150.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.03.027
Bryce, A., Foley, L., Phillipson, J., Slow, S., Storer, M., Williman, J., Beasley, R., Bhally, H., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., … Gracie, K., Hancox, R. J., Hills, T., Hogg, S., … Kearns, N., … Murdoch, D., Raymond, N., … Maze, M. J. (2022). Clinical features of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 from February to October 2020, during the early waves of the pandemic in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1552), 120-130. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Pisharody, S., Rubach, M. P., Carugati, M., Nicholson, W. L., Perniciaro, J. L., Biggs, H. M., Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2022). Incidence estimates of acute Q fever and spotted fever group rickettsioses, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, from 2007 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 106(2), 494-503. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1036
Pairman, L., Beckert, L. E. L., Dagger, M. L., & Maze, M. J. (2022). Evaluation of pleural fluid cytology for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion: A retrospective cohort study. Internal Medicine Journal, 52(7), 1154-1159. doi: 10.1111/imj.15725
Journal - Research Other
Beckert, L., De Koning Gans, J. M., & Maze, M. J. (2022). Ubi pus, ibi evacua: Optimizing intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in pleural infections. Respirology, 27, 484-485. doi: 10.1111/resp.14293
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McQuilten, Z., Venkatesh, B., Jha, V., Roberts, J., Morpeth, S., Totterdell, J., … Dummer, J., … Maze, M., … Tong, S. Y. C. (2022). Anticoagulation and antiplatelet strategies in non-critically ill patients with Covid-19. Blood, 140(Suppl. 1), (pp. 326-328). doi: 10.1182/blood-2022-168448
2021
Journal - Research Article
Phillipson, J., Kuruppu, N., Chikura, T., McLachlan, C., McNeill, L., Metcalf, S., Pithie, A., Rhodes, B., Dalton, S., & Maze, M. J. (2021). Adverse effects and duration of treatment of TB in Canterbury, New Zealand. International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, 25(12), 990-994. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0345
Bonnewell, J. P., Rubach, M. P., Madut, D. B., Carugati, M., Maze, M. J., Kilonzo, K. G., … Crump, J. A. (2021). Performance assessment of the universal vital assessment score vs other illness severity scores for predicting risk of in-hospital death among adult febrile inpatients in Northern Tanzania, 2016-2019. JAMA Network Open, 4(12), e2136398. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36398
Madut, D. B., Rubach, M. P., Bonnewell, J. P., Cutting, E. R., Carugati, M., Kalengo, N., Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2021). Trends in fever case management for febrile inpatients in a low malaria incidence setting of Tanzania. Tropical Medicine & International Health, 26(12), 1668-1676. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13683
Bodenham, R. F., Mazeri, S., Cleaveland, S., Crump, J. A., Fasina, F. O., de Glanville, W. A., … Maze, M. J., … Thomas, K. M., … Halliday, J. E. B. (2021). Latent class evaluation of the performance of serological tests for exposure to Brucella spp. in cattle, sheep, and goats in Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(8), e0009630. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009630
Schofield, M. R., Maze, M. J., Crump, J. A., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R., & Sharples, K. J. (2021). On the robustness of latent class models for diagnostic testing with no gold standard. Statistics in Medicine, 40, 4751-4763. doi: 10.1002/sim.8999
Journal - Research Other
Gardiner, S. J., Duffy, E. J., Chambers, S. T., Thomas, M. G., Addidle, M., Arnold, B., … Balm, M. N. D., … Berger, S., … Birch, M., Blackmore, T. K., Bloomfield, M., … Bupha-Intr, O., … Campbell, C., Chin, P. K. L., Dalton, S. C., … Douglas, N. M., … Elvy, J., Everts, R., … Hudson, B., … Isenman, H., Issa, M., Kelly, M. J., Li, C., … Maze, M., Metcalf, S. C. L., McCall, C., Murdoch, D., … Pithie, A., Raymond, N., … Ussher, J. E., … Walls, T., & Yew, H. S. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship in human healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand: Urgent call for national leadership and co-ordinated efforts to preserve antimicrobial effectiveness. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1544), 113-128. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Schofield, M. R., Maze, M. J., Crump, J. A., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., & Sharples, K. J. (2021). Rejoinder to "On the robustness of latent class models for diagnostic testing with no gold standard". Statistics in Medicine, 40, 4770-4771. doi: 10.1002/sim.9157
Maze, M. J. (2021). Chronic pulmonary comorbidities increase the risk of severe COVID-19, but critical details remain undetermined. Respirology, 26, 520-521. doi: 10.1111/resp.14067
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Maze, M. (2021, August). Community acquired pneumonia. Plenary presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), [Online].
2020
Journal - Research Article
Maze, M. J., Glass Elrod, M., Biggs, H. M., Bonnewell, J., Carugati, M., Hoffmaster, A. R., … Crump, J. A. (2020). Investigation of melioidosis using blood culture and indirect hemagglutination assay serology among patients with fever, Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 103(6), 2510-2514. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0160
Allan, K. J., Maze, M. J., Galloway, R. L., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Halliday, J. E. B., … Crump, J. A. (2020). Molecular detection and typing of pathogenic Leptospira in febrile patients and phylogenetic comparison with Leptospira detected among animals in Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 103(4), 1427-1434. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0703
Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Biggs, H. M., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Galloway, R. L., … Crump, J. A. (2020). Estimating acute human leptospirosis incidence in northern Tanzania using sentinel site and community behavioural surveillance. Zoonoses & Public Health, 67, 496-505. doi: 10.1111/zph.12712
Snavely, M. E., Oshosen, M., Msoka, E. F., Karia, F. P., Maze, M. J., Blum, L. S., … Crump, J. A., & Muiruri, C. (2020). "If you have no money, you might die": A qualitative study of sociocultural and health system barriers to care for decedent febrile inpatients in northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 103(1), 494-500. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0822
Madut, D. B., Rubach, M. P., Kalengo, N., Carugati, M., Maze, M. J., Morrissey, A. B., … Crump, J. A. (2020). A prospective study of Escherichia coli bloodstream infection among adolescents and adults in northern Tanzania. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 114, 378-384. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trz111
Journal - Research Other
Verrall, A. J., Hill, P. C., Thorburn, D., Maze, M., Perumal, L., Grimwade, K., Thornley, C. N., Freeman, J., & Blackmore, T. K. (2020). Towards elimination of tuberculosis in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1513), 89-96. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Murdoch, D., Addidle, M., Andersson, H.-S., Arnold, B., Balm, M., Benschop, J., … Birch, M., … Brunton, C., … Chambers, S., … Dalton, S., … Everts, R., … Freeman, J., French, N., … Hudson, B., … Ikram, R., Jack, S., Kelly, M., Lamont, I., Maze, M. J., … Metcalf, S., … Murton, S., … Pink, R., Pithie, A., … Priest, P., Raymond, N., … Taylor, J., … Upton, A., Ussher, J., Werno, A., & Wiles, S. (2020). Politicians: Please work together to minimise the spread of COVID-19. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1511), 7-8. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Whitcombe, E., Maze, M. J., & Crump, J. A. (2020). Leopold Kirschner, Edward Sayers, and Neil Bruère: The initial descriptions of leptospirosis in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44(1), 5-7. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12946
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Diggins, B., Good, W., Poot, B., Maze, M., Dawkins, P., Stroil-Salama, E., … Wong, C. (2020). Bronchiectasis severity and quality of life in New Zealand vary according to socioeconomic factors and ethnicity. Respirology, 25(Suppl. 1), (pp. 221). doi: 10.1111/resp.13778
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bonnewell, J. P., Madut, D. B., Carugati, M., Maze, M. J., Kilonzo, K. G., Lyamuya, F., … Crump, J. A. (2020, November). Prospective study of the performance of the universal vital assessment score and other severity scores among adult febrile inpatients in Northern Tanzania, 2016-19. Verbal presentation at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) 69th Annual Meeting, [Online].
2019
Journal - Research Article
Oo, W. T., Myat, T. O., Htike, W. W., Ussher, J. E., Murdoch, D. R., Lwin, K. T., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2019). Incidence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers among adolescents and adults in Yangon, Myanmar. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68(Suppl. 2), S124-S129. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy1109
Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Rubach, M. P., & Crump, J. A. (2019). Diagnostic accuracy of leptospirosis whole-cell lateral flow assays: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 25, 437-444. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.11.014
Journal - Research Other
Maze, M. J., & Beckert, L. (2019). The 1918-1919 influenza epidemic in New Zealand: End of the century reflections. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1507), 8-10. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cutting, E. R., Madut, D. B., Maze, M. J., Kalengo, N. H., Carugati, M., Mmbaga, B. T., … Crump, J. A. (2019). Endemic typhoid incidence, Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania, 2007-2018. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 101(5 Suppl.), (pp. 331). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2019
Maze, M. J., Glass Elrod, M., Hoffmaster, A., Biggs, H. M., Sakasaka, P., Saganda, W., … Crump, J. A. (2019). Melioidosis and serological evidence of exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei among patients with fever, Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 101(5 Suppl.), (pp. 145). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2019
Maze, M. J., Glass Elrod, M., Hoffmaster, A., Biggs, H. M., Sakasaka, P., Saganda, W., … Crump, J. A. (2019). Melioidosis and serological evidence of exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei among patients with fever, Northern Tanzania. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 12th Annual Conference: Global Health in the Era of Climate Change. (pp. 3-4). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Maze, M. J. (2019). The impact of leptospirosis in northern Tanzania (PhD). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8838
2018
Journal - Research Article
Carugati, M., Zhang, H. L., Kilonzo, K. G., Maze, M. J., Maro, V. P., Rubach, M. P., & Crump, J. A. (2018). Predicting mortality for adolescent and adult patients with fever in resource-limited settings. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 99(5), 1246-1254. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0682
Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Galloway, R. L., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12(6), e0006372. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006372
Carugati, M., Biggs, H. M., Maze, M. J., Stoddard, R. A., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Hertz, J. T., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Incidence of human brucellosis in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania in the periods 2007-2008 and 2012-2014. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 112(3), 136-143. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/try033
Snavely, M. E., Maze, M. J., Muiruri, C., Ngowi, L., Mboya, F., Beamesderfer, J., … Crump, J. A., … Rubach, M. P. (2018). Sociocultural and health system factors associated with mortality among febrile inpatients in Tanzania: A prospective social biopsy cohort study. BMJ Global Health, 3(1), e000507. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000507
Cash-Goldwasser, S., Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Stoddard, R. A., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Risk factors for human brucellosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 98(2), 598-606. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0125
Journal - Research Other
Maze, M. J., Bassat, Q., Feasey, N. A., Mandomando, I., Musicha, P., & Crump, J. A. (2018). The epidemiology of febrile illness in sub-Saharan Africa: implications for diagnosis and management. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 24(8), 808-814. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.011
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thandar Oo, W., Ohn Myat, T., Mar Oo, K., Htike, W. W., Ussher, J. E., Murdoch, D. R., … Maze, M. J., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Incidence of typhoid and paratyphoid fevers among adolescents and adults in Yangon, Myanmar. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 11th Annual Conference. (pp. 17-18). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference
Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Rubach, M. P., & Crump, J. A. (2018). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of leptospirosis lateral flow IGM point-of-care tests. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 99(4, Suppl.), (pp. 156). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2018
Maze, M. J., Sharples, K. J., Allan, K. J., Biggs, H. M., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Galloway, R. L., … Crump, J. A. (2018). Using behavioral and sentinel site surveillance to estimate acute leptospirosis period prevalence in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 99(4, Suppl.), (pp. 408). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2018
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Maze, M. J., Allan, K. J., de Glanville, W. A., Halliday, J., Kazwala, R., Kibona, T., … Crump, J. A. (2018, December). Zoonotic infections and inequality: Leptospirosis in Tanzania. Invited presentation at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.
Maze, M. (2018, February). Social and health system determinants of mortality among febrile inpatients in Tanzania: A prospective social biopsy cohort study. Verbal presentation at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine In-House Convention, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Maze, M. (2018, August). Therapeutic drug monitoring of isoniazid and rifampicin. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Tuberculosis Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
2017
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Sakasaka, P., Swai, R., Afwamba, I., Galloway, R. L., … Schofield, M., Sharples, K., & Crump, J. A. (2017). Evaluation of performance of three commercially available leptospirosis IgM point-of-care tests to diagnose acute leptospirosis among patients with fever in northern Tanzania. Proceedings of the 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting. (pp. 209-210). Retrieved from http://www.ils2017.org.nz/home.html/
Maze, M. J., Galloway, R. L., Rubach, M. P., Allan, K. J., Biggs, H. M., Halliday, J. E. B., … Crump, J. A. (2017). Three species of Leptospira detected in blood of patients with fever in northern Tanzania. Proceedings of the 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting. (pp. 125-126). Retrieved from http://www.ils2017.org.nz/home.html
Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Rubach, M. R., Allan, K. J., Carugati, M., Cossic, B., … Gallagher, S., German, R., … Crump, J. A. (2017). The global distribution and host range of Leptospira species and serovars. Proceedings of the 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting. (pp. 126-127). Retrieved from http://www.ils2017.org.nz/home.html
Maze, M. J., Shirima, G. M., Lukambagire, A.-H., Bodenham, R. F., Rubach, M. P., Cash-Goldwasser, S., … Crump, J. A., & Halliday, J. E. B. (2017). Leptospirosis among febrile outpatients attending hospital in a pastoral area in northern Tanzania. Proceedings of the 10th International Leptospirosis Society Meeting. (pp. 200-201). Retrieved from http://www.ils2017.org.nz/home.html
Snavely, M., Maze, M. J., Muiruri, C., Ngowi, L., Mboya, F., Beamesderfer, J., … Crump, J. A., … Rubach, M. P. (2017). Assessing the non-biologic contributors to mortality among inpatients with febrile illness in Tanzania: A prospective cohort social biopsy study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 97(5, Suppl.), (pp. 30). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2017
Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Rubach, M. R., Allan, K. J., Carugati, M., Cossic, B., … Gallagher, S., German, R., … Crump, J. A. (2017). The global distribution and host range of Leptospira species and serovars. Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.asid.net.au
Snavely, M. E., Maze, M. J., Muiruri, C., Ngowi, L., Mboya, F., Beamesderfer, J., … Crump, J. A., … Rubach, M. P. (2017). Social and health system determinants of mortality among febrile inpatients in Tanzania: A prospective social biopsy cohort study. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 10th Annual Conference. (pp. 8). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference
Cash-Goldwasser, S., Maze, M. J., Rubach, M. P., Biggs, H. M., Stoddard, R. A., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2017). Risk factors for acute human Brucellosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 95(5, Suppl.), (pp. 168-169). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2016
Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Biggs, H. M., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2017). Risk factors for acute Leptospirosis in Northern Tanzania. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 95(5, Suppl.), (pp. 201). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2016
Maze, M. J., Biggs, H. M., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Allan, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2017). Comparison of the incidence of acute leptospirosis in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania between 2007-08 and 2012-14. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 95(5, Suppl.), (pp. 405-406). doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.abstract2016
2016
Journal - Research Article
Maze, M. J., Paynter, J., Chiu, W., Hu, R., Nisbet, M., & Lewis, C. (2016). Therapeutic drug monitoring of isoniazid and rifampicin during anti-tuberculosis treatment in Auckland, New Zealand. International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, 20(7), 955-960. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0792
Maze, M. J., Biggs, H. M., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Allan, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2016). Comparison of the estimated incidence of acute leptospirosis in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania between 2007-08 and 2012-14. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(12), e0005165. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005165
Isenman, H. L., Chambers, S. T., Pithie, A. D., MacDonald, S. L. S., Hegarty, J. M., Fenwick, J. L., Maze, M. J., Metcalf, S. C. L., & Murdoch, D. R. (2016). Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella longbeachae: Clinical features and outcomes of 107 cases from an endemic area. Respirology, 21(7), 1292-1299. doi: 10.1111/resp.12808
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Maze, M. J., Cash-Goldwasser, S., Biggs, H. M., Rubach, M. P., Galloway, R. L., Shadomy, S. V., Sharples, K. J., … Crump, J. A. (2016). Risk factors for acute leptospirosis in Northern Tanzania: A prospective cohort study. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 9th Annual Conference. (pp. 20). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth/conference/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Maze, M. (2016, June). Risk factors for acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania. Verbal presentation at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine In-House Convention, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2015
Journal - Research Other
Hobbs, M., Shi, J., Maze, M., & Briggs, S. (2015). An observational study of antiretroviral drug resistance in treatment-naïve patients with HIV infection in New Zealand, from 2007 to 2011 [Short report]. Sexual Health, 12(6), 556-559. doi: 10.1071/SH14226
2014
Journal - Research Other
Murdoch, D. R., Podmore, R. G., Anderson, T. P., Barratt, K., Maze, M. J., French, K. E., … Chambers, S. T., & Werno, A. M. (2014). Reply to Boethel et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 59(10), 1506. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu608
Maze, M. J., Slow, S., Cumins, A.-M., Boon, K., Goulter, P., Podmore, R. G., … Pithie, A. D., Epton, M. J., Werno, A. M., Chambers, S. T., & Murdoch, D. R. (2014). Enhanced detection of Legionnaires' disease by PCR testing of induced sputum and throat swabs. European Respiratory Journal, 43(2), 644-646. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00191913
2013
Journal - Research Article
Murdoch, D. R., Podmore, R. G., Anderson, T. P., Barratt, K., Maze, M. J., French, K. E., … Chambers, S. T., & Werno, A. M. (2013). Impact of routine systematic polymerase chain reaction testing on case finding for Legionnaires' disease: A pre-post comparison study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 57(9), 1275-1281. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit504
Maze, M. J., Skea, S., Pithie, A., Metcalf, S., Pearson, J. F., & Chambers, S. T. (2013). Prevalence of concurrent deep vein thrombosis in patients with lower limb cellulitis: A prospective cohort study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 13, 141. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-141
Maze, M. J., Laws, P., Buckenham, T., Pithie, A., Gallagher, K., Metcalf, S., Roake, J., & Chambers, S. T. (2013). Outcomes of infected abdominal aortic grafts managed with antimicrobial therapy and graft retention in an unselected cohort. European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 45(4), 373-380. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.01.019
Journal - Research Other
Maze, M., & Beckert, L. (2013). Active tuberculosis (TB) with a negative interferon gamma release assay: Failure of this test to rule out TB. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1373). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
2011
Journal - Research Article
Maze, M. J., Pithie, A., Dawes, T., & Chambers, S. T. (2011). An audit of venous duplex ultrasonography in patients with lower limb cellulitis. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1329). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1329/4538/content.pdf
2010
Journal - Research Article
Wong, J. S. J., Schousboe, M. I., Metcalf, S. C. L., Endre, Z. H., Hegarty, J. M., Maze, M. J., … Podmore, R. G. (2010). Ochroconis gallopava peritonitis in a cardiac transplant patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis [Case report]. Transplant Infectious Disease, 12(5), 455-458. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00523.x