Recent publications
Correction: Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Rural Kenya.Kipkemoi, P.
Savage, J. E.
Gona, J.
Rimba, K.
Kombe, M.
Mwangi, P.
Kipkoech, C.
Posthuma, D.
Newton, C. R. J. C.
Abubakar, A.
J Autism Dev Disord, (2026). 56:847
Variation in antiviral immunity and inflammation pathways precedes HIV-1 infection in a high-risk African cohort.Kioko, M.
Mwangi, S.
Fwambah, L.
Hassan, A. S.
Blackard, J. T.
Bejon, P.
Sanders, E.
Ndung'u, T.
Nduati, E. W.
Abdi, A. I.
J Clin Invest, (2026). 136:
Low-dose yellow fever vaccination in infants: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial.Kimathi, D.
Juan-Giner, A.
Bob, N. S.
Orindi, B.
Namulwana, M. L.
Diatta, A.
Cheruiyot, S.
Fall, G.
Dia, M.
Hamaluba, M. M.
Nyehangane, D.
Karanja, H. K.
Gitonga, J. N.
Mugo, D.
Omuoyo, D. O.
Hussein, M.
Oloo, E.
Kamau, N.
Wafula, J.
Bendera, J.
Silvester, N.
Mwavita, J.
Joshua, M.
Thuranira, J. M.
Agababyona, C.
Ngetsa, C.
Aisha, N.
Moki, F.
Buluku, T.
Munene, M.
Mwanga-Amumpaire, J.
Lutwama, J.
Kayiwa, J.
Kamaara, E.
Barrett, A. D.
Kaleebu, P.
Bejon, P.
Sall, A. A.
Grais, R. F.
Warimwe, G. M.
Lancet, (2026). 407:497-504
Malaria vaccine protection against intradermal or venous parasites: a randomized phase 2b human challenge trial.Kapulu, M. C.
Orenge, F.
Kimani, D.
Kibwana, E.
Kibet, H.
Mutahi, M.
Datoo, M. S.
Bellamy, D.
Musembi, J.
Ngoto, O.
Rashid, H.
Akinyi, S.
Mwatasa, M. H.
Nyamako, L.
Keter, K.
Gatheru, R.
Mutiso, A.
Musyoki, J.
Mwacharo, J.
Abebe, Y.
James, E. R.
Billingsley, P. F.
Ngetsa, C.
Mosobo, M.
Makale, J.
Tawa, B.
Wamae, K.
Ochola-Oyier, L. I.
Lawrie, A.
Ramos-Lopez, F.
Roberts, R.
Richie, T. L.
Sim, B. K. L.
Hoffman, S. L.
Ewer, K. J.
Hill, A. V. S.
Hamaluba, M.
Bejon, P.
Nat Med, (2026). 32:178-185
Persistent immune, coagulation and cardiac dysregulation are correlated with later post-discharge mortality in children with severe malnutrition.Kamau, B.
Mudibo, E. O.
Wechessa, C.
Omer, E.
Gichuki, B. M.
Mburu, D. M.
Mwalekwa, L.
Timbwa, M.
Thitiri, J.
Ngari, M. M.
Berkley, J. A.
Njunge, J. M.
BMC Med, (2026). 24:100
Understanding what factors influence community health worker involvement in hypertension service delivery in Kenya: applying a community health system lens.Kagwanja, N.
Oyando, R.
Hassan, S.
Diallo, B. A.
Badjie, J.
Lucinde, R.
Mumba, N.
Kinyanjui, S.
Perel, P.
Etyang, A.
Aaliyan, N.
Leli, H.
Nolte, E.
Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). 41:627-639
Single genome amplification and molecular cloning of HIV-1 populations in acute HIV-1 infection: implications for studies on HIV-1 diversity and evolutionary rate.Hsieh, A. Y. Y.
Hassan, A. S.
Nazziwa, J.
Lindquist, L.
Karlson, S.
Hare, J.
Kamali, A.
Karita, E.
Kilembe, W.
Price, M. A.
Bjorkman, P.
Kaleebu, P.
Allen, S.
Hunter, E.
Gilmour, J.
Rowland-Jones, S. L.
Sanders, E. J.
Esbjornsson, J.
Virus Evol, (2026). 12:veaf099
Prospective characterisation of drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Africa and Asia (ACORN2): a surveillance network assessment.Hopkins, J.
Lee, S. J.
Waithira, N.
Painter, C.
Ling, C. L.
Roberts, T.
Miliya, T.
Obeng-Nkrumah, N.
Opintan, J. A.
Abbeyquaye, E. P.
Hamers, R. L.
Saharman, Y. R.
Sinto, R.
Karyanti, M. R.
Ibrahim, R. F.
Akech, S. O.
Ashley, E. A.
Douangnouvong, A.
Choumlivong, K.
Feasey, N. A.
Kululanga, D.
Lissauer, S.
Karkey, A.
Kunwar, N.
Erakhaiwu, J. E.
Okeke, I. N.
Adebiyi, I.
Adekanmbi, O. A.
Oduola, A. B.
Ogunbosi, B. O.
Ojifinni, K. A.
Tongo, O. O.
Ude, I. A.
Aboderin, A. O.
Adekanle, O.
Adeyemo, A. T.
Edward, S. S.
Osagie, U.
Nguyen, T. H.
Pham, N. T.
Tran, V. G.
Hoang, T. L. H.
Trinh, H. T.
van Doorn, H. R.
Turner, P.
Acorn Investigators
Lancet Microbe, (2026). 7:101228
External Validation of Pediatric Pneumonia and Bronchiolitis Risk Scores to Predict Mortality in Children Hospitalized in Kenya: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Gordon, B.
Nyiro, J. U.
Nair, H.
Sheikh, Z.
Katama, E.
Agoti, C. N.
Pei, R.
Zar, H.
Shi, T.
J Infect Dis, (2026). 233:e230-e238
Serotype-specific pneumococcal invasiveness: a global meta-analysis of paired estimates of disease incidence and carriage prevalence.Gallagher, K. E.
Odiwour, F.
Bottomley, C.
Ojal, J.
Adamu, A.
Muthumbi, E.
Kagucia, E. W.
Hammitt, L. L.
Massora, S.
Sigauque, B.
Chauque, A.
Vilanculos, L.
Verani, J. R.
da Gloria Carvalho, M.
von Gottberg, A.
Kleynhans, J.
Madhi, S. A.
Olwagen, C. P.
Mackenzie, G.
Salaudeen, R.
Gierke, R.
Kobayashi, M.
Pelton, S.
Yildirim, I.
Thomas, S.
Tunali, A.
Farley, M.
Swarthout, T. D.
Kalizang'oma, A.
Heyderman, R. S.
French, N.
Choi, Y.
Andrews, N.
Ladhani, S.
Miller, E.
Scott, J. A. G.
Lancet Microbe, (2026). 7:101301
Bringing together realist and economic approaches in the evaluation of health and social care interventions: a scoping review of theoretical, methodological and practical implications.Fletcher, A.
Dalkin, S.
Anderson, R.
Baker, R. M.
Donaldson, C.
Hibberd, V.
Kumar, M. B.
Shenton, F.
Westhorp, G.
Wong, G.
Wright, J.
Bate, A.
Soc Sci Med, (2026). 393:119050
Tackling the global hypertension crisis.Etyang, A. O.
Jobe, M.
Abdalla, M.
Murphy, A.
BMJ, (2026). 392:s367
USP25 in genetic generalized epilepsy: a gene under scrutiny.Erfanian Omidvar, M.
Murrell, J. R.
Prentice, A. J.
Helbig, I.
Lerche, H.
May, P.
Epi, Collaborative
Brain, (2026). 149:e16-e18
Time for change in implementation research and practice.English, M.
McKnight, J.
Molyneux, S.
Vincent, C.
Fuller, S.
BMC Med, (2026). 24:
Beyond poverty, tungiasis is associated with family characteristics and parenting behavior: a case control study in Kenya.Elson, L.
Matharu, A. K.
Otieno, B.
Riithi, N.
Ouma, P.
Mutebi, F.
Waiswa, C.
Feldmeier, H.
Abubakar, A.
Krucken, J.
Fillinger, U.
BMC Public Health, (2026). 26:540
Individual and household factors associated with tungiasis in a marginalized population in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda.Elson, L.
Matharu, A. K.
Otieno, B.
Feldmeier, H.
Waiswa, C.
Abubakar, A.
Krucken, J.
Fillinger, U.
Mutebi, F.
Trop Med Health, (2026). 54:
HepB-boost: Implementation of free-of-charge health care worker hepatitis B testing and vaccination at Kilifi County Referral Hospital, Kenya.Downs, L. O.
Tinga, L.
Andersson, M. I.
Matthews, P. C.
Madia, J.
Gathua, L.
Tajbhai, M. U.
Kagwanja, N.
Aliyan, N.
Int J Infect Dis, (2026). 164:108418
Ultrasound in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: An ELSO State-of-the-Art Review.Doufle, G.
O'Neil, E. R.
Abreu, S.
Aljassim, N. A.
Di Nardo, M.
Obonyo, N. G.
Pinzon, V.
Price, S.
Ramanathan, K.
Balik, M.
ASAIO J, (2026). 72:85-98
Viral diversity influences T-cell responses to enteric human adenoviruses F40 and F41.Craven, H. M.
Hoang, J. P.
Mukhopadhyay, R.
Lambisia, A. W.
Krishna, B. A. C.
Ravenhill, B. J.
Agoti, C. N.
Houldcroft, C. J.
Virus Evol, (2026). 12:veaf098
A cost-consequence analysis of the children's administration oxygenation strategies trial (COAST) in severe pneumonia.Carroll, O. U.
Grieve, R.
Kiguli, S.
Olupot-Olupot, P.
Opoka, R. O.
Alaroker, F.
Tagoola, A.
Hamaluba, M.
Nabawanuka, E.
Nalwanga, D.
Williams, T. N.
Thomas, K.
Harrison, D. A.
Mouncey, P.
Giallongo, E.
Rowan, K.
Maitland, K.
Sadique, Z.
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0005654