Recent publications

Availability of Ferritin-Bound Iron to Enterobacteriaceae.Gehrer CM, Hoffmann A, Hilbe R, Grubwieser P, Mitterstiller AM, Talasz H, Fang FC, Meyron-Holtz EG, Atkinson SH, Weiss G, Nairz M
Int J Mol Sci, (2022). 23:13087

Differences between gridded population data impact measures of geographic access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.Hierink F, Boo G, Macharia PM, Ouma PO, Timoner P, Levy M, Tschirhart K, Leyk S, Oliphant N, Tatem AJ, Ray N
Commun Med (Lond), (2022). 2:117

Avoiding another lost decade in reducing malaria burden in African infants and young children.Menendez C, Saute F, Greenwood B, Schellenberg D, Snow R, Alonso PL
Lancet Glob Health, (2022). 10:e1385-e1386

Mapping urban physical distancing constraints, sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from Kenya.Chamberlain HR, Macharia PM, Tatem AJ
Bull World Health Organ, (2022). 100:562-569

Leveraging big data for improving the estimation of close to reality travel time to obstetric emergency services in urban low- and middle-income settings.Banke-Thomas A, Macharia PM, Makanga PT, Benova L, Wong KLM, Gwacham-Anisiobi U, Wang J, Olubodun T, Ogunyemi O, Afolabi BB, Ebenso B, Omolade Abejirinde IO
Front Public Health, (2022). 10:931401

Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacteriaceae bloodstream infections at one South African hospital.Dramowski A, Aiken AM, Rehman AM, Snyman Y, Reuter S, Grundmann H, Scott JAG, de Kraker MEA, Whitelaw A
J Glob Antimicrob Resist, (2022). 29:176-184

Routine laboratory testing to determine if a patient has COVID-19.Stegeman I, Ochodo EA, Guleid F, Holtman GA, Yang B, Davenport C, Deeks JJ, Dinnes J, Dittrich S, Emperador D, Hoo L, Spijker R, Takwoingi Y, Van den Bruel A, Wang J, Langendam M, Verbakel JY, Leeflang MMG
Emergencias, (2022). 34:465-467

Validating measures of stigma against those with mental illness among a community sample in Kilifi Kenya.Bitta MA, Baariu J, Fondo E, Kariuki SM, Lennox B, Newton CRJC
Glob Ment Health (Camb), (2022). 9:241-248

Brain stem death induces pro-inflammatory cytokine production and cardiac dysfunction in sheep model.Walweel K, Boon AC, See Hoe LE, Obonyo NG, Pedersen SE, Diab SD, Passmore MR, Hyslop K, Colombo SM, Bartnikowski NJ, Bouquet M, Wells MA, Black DM, Pimenta LP, Stevenson AK, Bisht K, Skeggs K, Marshall L, Prabhu A, James LN, Platts DG, Macdonald PS, McGiffin DC, Suen JY, Fraser JF
Biomed J, (2022). 45:776-787

Enteric Permeability, Systemic Inflammation, and Post-Discharge Growth Among a Cohort of Hospitalized Children in Kenya and Pakistan.Tickell KD, Denno DM, Saleem A, Ali A, Kazi Z, Singa BO, Otieno C, Mutinda C, Ochuodho V, Richardson BA, Ásbjörnsdóttir KH, Hawes SE, Berkley JA, Walson JL
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, (2022). 75:768-774

The urgent need to recognize and properly address prenatal-onset group B Streptococcus disease.Costa NS, Oliveira LMA, Meštrović T, Obiero CW, Lee SS, Pinto TCA
Int J Infect Dis, (2022). 124:168-170

Prospective observational study of the challenges in diagnosing common neonatal conditions in Nigeria and Kenya.Staunton AP, Nabwera HM, Allen SJ, Tongo OO, Akindolire AE, Abdulkadir I, Ezeaka CV, Ezenwa BN, Fajolu IB, Imam ZO, Umoru DD, Otieno W, Nalwa GM, Olwala M, Talbert AW, Andang'o PEA, Mwangome MK, Abubakar I, Embleton ND
BMJ Open, (2022). 12:e064575

The effect of malaria on childhood anemia in a quasi-experimental study of 7,384 twins from 23 Sub-Saharan African countries.Starck T, Dambach P, Rouamba T, Tinto H, Osier F, Oldenburg CE, Adam M, Bärnighausen T, Jaenisch T, Bulstra CA
Front Public Health, (2022). 10:1009865

The global burden of Chikungunya fever among children: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Nyamwaya DK, Thumbi SM, Bejon P, Warimwe GM, Mokaya J
PLOS Global Public Health, (2022). 2:e0000914

Serum immunoglobulin G and mucosal immunoglobulin A antibodies from prepandemic samples collected in Kilifi, Kenya, neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in vitro.Nyagwange J, Kutima B, Mwai K, Karanja HK, Gitonga JN, Mugo D, Sein Y, Wright D, Omuoyo DO, Nyiro JU, Tuju J, Nokes DJ, Agweyu A, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier LI, Scott JAG, Lambe T, Nduati E, Agoti C, Warimwe GM
Int J Infect Dis, (2022). 127:11-16

Determinants of utilization of malaria preventive measures during pregnancy among women aged 15 to 49 years in Kenya: an analysis of the Malaria Indicator Survey 2020.Mkubwa B, Kagura J, Chirwa T, Ibisomi L, Kinyanjui S
Malar J, (2022). 21:398

Analysing the Efficiency of Health Systems: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Mbau R, Musiega A, Nyawira L, Tsofa B, Mulwa A, Molyneux S, Maina I, Jemutai J, Normand C, Hanson K, Barasa E
Appl Health Econ Health Policy, (2022). 21:205-224

Assessment of a diverse panel of transmitted/founder HIV-1 infectious molecular clones in a luciferase based CD8 T-cell mediated viral inhibition assay.Fernandez N, Hayes P, Makinde J, Hare J, King D, Xu R, Rehawi O, Mezzell AT, Kato L, Mugaba S, Serwanga J, Chemweno J, Nduati E, Price MA, Osier F, Ochsenbauer C, Yue L, Hunter E, Gilmour J
Front Immunol, (2022). 13:1029029

Drivers of respiratory syncytial virus seasonal epidemics in children under 5 years in Kilifi, coastal Kenya.Wambua J, Munywoki PK, Coletti P, Nyawanda BO, Murunga N, Nokes DJ, Hens N
PLoS One, (2022). 17:e0278066

Safety of age-dosed, single low-dose primaquine in children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency who are infected with Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial.Taylor WR, Olupot-Olupot P, Onyamboko MA, Peerawaranun P, Weere W, Namayanja C, Onyas P, Titin H, Baseke J, Muhindo R, Kayembe DK, Ndjowo PO, Basara BB, Bongo GS, Okalebo CB, Abongo G, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Taya C, Dhorda M, Tarning J, Dondorp AM, Waithira N, Fanello C, Maitland K, Mukaka M, Day NJP
Lancet Infect Dis, (2022). 23:471-483