Recent publications

Perceptions of symptoms of severe childhood malaria among Mijikenda and Luo residents of coastal Kenya.Mwenesi HA, Harpham T, Marsh K, Snow RW
J Biosoc Sci, (1995). 27:235-44

Parasite viability during treatment of severe falciparum malaria: differential effects of artemether and quinine.Murphy S, Watkins WM, Bray PG, Lowe B, Winstanley PA, Peshu N, Marsh K
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (1995). 53:303-5

The management of severe malaria in children: a review.Murphy S, English M, Omar A, Crawley J, Waruiru C, Mwangi I, Amukoye E, Peshu N, Newton CR, Winstanley PA
East Afr Med J, (1995). 72:536-9

Relationships between Plasmodium falciparum transmission by vector populations and the incidence of severe disease at nine sites on the Kenyan coast.Mbogo CN, Snow RW, Khamala CP, Kabiru EW, Ouma JH, Githure JI, Marsh K, Beier JC
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (1995). 52:201-6

Indicators of life-threatening malaria in African children.Marsh K, Forster D, Waruiru C, Mwangi I, Winstanley M, Marsh V, Newton C, Winstanley P, Warn P, Peshu N
N Engl J Med, (1995). 332:1399-404

Pharmacokinetic basis of nifedipine-digoxin interaction: a commentary.Kokwaro GO
East Afr Med J, (1995). 72:684-7

Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae from human immunodeficiency virus--seropositive patients with acute and recurrent pneumonia.Jordens JZ, Paul J, Bates J, Beaumont C, Kimari J, Gilks C
J Infect Dis, (1995). 172:983-7

Pharmacokinetics of temazepam in male surgical patients.Indalo AA, Kokwaro GO
East Afr Med J, (1995). 72:483-5

Mortality and morbidity from malaria after stopping malaria chemoprophylaxis.Greenwood BM, David PH, Otoo-Forbes LN, Allen SJ, Alonso PL, Armstrong Schellenberg JR, Byass P, Hurwitz M, Menon A, Snow RW
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, (1995). 89:629-33

Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection among HIV-infected patients in Kenya.Gilks CF, Brindle RJ, Mwachari C, Batchelor B, Bwayo J, Kimari J, Arbeit RD, von Reyn CF
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol, (1995). 8:195-8

Potent antimalarial activity of the alkaloid nitidine, isolated from a Kenyan herbal remedy.Gakunju DM, Mberu EK, Dossaji SF, Gray AI, Waigh RD, Waterman PG, Watkins WM
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, (1995). 39:2606-9

Interobserver variation in respiratory signs of severe malaria.English M, Murphy S, Mwangi I, Crawley J, Peshu N, Marsh K
Arch Dis Child, (1995). 72:334-6

Nasopharyngeal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and carriage of tetracycline-resistant strains associated with HIV-seropositivity.Amir M, Paul J, Batchelor B, Kariuki S, Ojoo J, Waiyaki P, Gilks C
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, (1995). 14:34-40

Impaired natural immunity to pneumolysin during human immunodeficiency virus infection in the United States and Africa.Amdahl BM, Rubins JB, Daley CL, Gilks CF, Hopewell PC, Janoff EN
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, (1995). 152:2000-4

An assessment of the impact of malaria intervention methodological issues and the use of verbal autopsies..Snow RW
Evaluation of the impact of health interventions, (1995). :

An assessment of the use of Hand-Held computers during demographic surveys in developing countries.Forster D, Snow RW
Survey Methodology, (1995). 21:179 - 84

Towards optimal regimens of parenteral quinine for young African children with cerebral malaria: unbound quinine concentrations following a simple loading dose regimen.Winstanley PA, Mberu EK, Watkins WM, Murphy SA, Lowe B, Marsh K
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, (1994). 88:577-80

Pharmacology of absorption and distribution: optimal use of antimalarial drugs in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in Kenya.Watkins WM, Winstanley PA, Marsh K
Afr J Health Sci, (1994). 1:20-26

The prevalence of epilepsy among a rural Kenyan population. Its association with premature mortality.Snow RW, Williams RE, Rogers JE, Mung'ala VO, Peshu N
Trop Geogr Med, (1994). 46:175-9

The role of the district hospital in child survival at the Kenyan Coast.Snow RW, Mung'ala VO, Forster D, Marsh K
Afr J Health Sci, (1994). 1:71-75