Publications

Clinical Research

B and T cell responses to pre-erythrocytic R21/Matrix-M and blood-stage RH5.1/Matrix-M malaria vaccines in endemic settings.Bundi CK Mu├▒oz O Kibwana E Bellamy D Stockdale L Barrett JR McHugh K Mtaka I Kalinga W Kimani D Nyamako L Keter K Ogwang R Hill AVS Bejon P Hamaluba M Silk SE Minassian AM Draper SJ Olotu AI Kapulu MC Ewer KJ Nielsen CM
Front Immunol, (2026). 17:1743327

Oral rehydration for severe malnutrition in children with moderate and severe dehydration (GASTROSAM): a phase 2, open-label, superiority randomised controlled trial.Maitland K Sainna H Connon R Ouattara SM Sunyoto T Chara A Ogundipe OF Maguina AS Hamaluba M Olupot-Olupot P Alaroker F Okiror W Aromut D Mwajombo E Oguda E Mogaka C Langendorf C Dewez JE Ciglenecki I Gibb DM Petrucci R Coldiron ME George EC
Lancet Child Adolesc Health, (2026). :

Validation of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Risk of Bias Tool against the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale in epilepsy research.Kwon CS Rafati A Jette N Newton CR
Epilepsia, (2026). :

Caregiver assessment of executive function deficits among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed uninfected preschool children in Kenya.Sigilai AK Nyongesa MK Hassan AS Thoya JT Odhiambo R Katana K Kabunda B Bomu G Newton CR Abubakar A
Front Pediatr, (2026). 14:1693757

Nasopharyngeal Microbiome Composition and its Clinical Correlates in Children Hospitalized with Severe Pneumonia in East Africa.Makori TO Gicheru ET Mburu MW Sada MS Nyawa O Mutunga M Lewa C Cheruiyot R Kiguli S Olupot-Olupot P Muhindo R Mogaka C Williams TN Agoti CN Maitland K Sande CJ
J Infect Dis, (2026). :

Individual and household factors associated with tungiasis in a marginalized population in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda.Elson L Matharu AK Otieno B Feldmeier H Waiswa C Abubakar A Krucken J Fillinger U Mutebi F
Trop Med Health, (2026). 54:

Individual and household factors associated with tungiasis in a marginalized population in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda.Elson L Matharu AK Otieno B Feldmeier H Waiswa C Abubakar A Kr├╝cken J Fillinger U Mutebi F
Trop Med Health, (2026). 54:

Gut microbial diversity impacts carbohydrate fermentation by children with severe acute malnutrition.Bisht A Ahn-Jarvis J Corbin K Harris S Troncoso-Rey P Olupot-Olupot P Calder N Walsh K Maitland K Frost G Warren FJ
iScience, (2026). 29:114640

Predicting off-track development in infants aged 0-6 months in low-resource settings using machine learning.Benson FN Odhiambo R Ngugi AK Brink W Waljee AK Moyer CA Zhu J Agoi F Abubakar A
Pediatr Res, (2026). :

Growth Monitoring and Promotion: Guidance and New Statistical Tools to Promote the Uptake of International Standards With the Aim of Improving Newborn and Child Health Everywhere.Requejo J Manji K Perumal N Mwangome M Borghi E Mardones F Lawn J Semrau K Xiu Q Guidance for International Growth Standards Technical Advisory Group
BJOG, (2026). :

Growth Monitoring and Promotion: Guidance and New Statistical Tools to Promote the Uptake of International Standards With the Aim of Improving Newborn and Child Health Everywhere.Requejo J Manji K Perumal N Mwangome M Borghi E Mardones F Lawn J Semrau K Xiu Q
Bjog, (2026). :

Modelling seizure-related predictors of epilepsy diagnostic gap in two urban informal settlements of Nairobi using machine learning.Mwanga D Wekesah FM Ouma F Kariuki SM Kinuthia J Otieno P Kwasa T Mongare Q Machuka A Cygu S Iddi S Davis Jones G Sen A Newton CR Asiki G Kadengye DT EPInA Study Group
Glob Epidemiol, (2026). 11:100241

Modelling seizure-related predictors of epilepsy diagnostic gap in two urban informal settlements of Nairobi using machine learning.Mwanga D Wekesah FM Ouma F Kariuki SM Kinuthia J Otieno P Kwasa T Mongare Q Machuka A Cygu S Iddi S Davis Jones G Sen A Newton CR Asiki G Kadengye DT
Glob Epidemiol, (2026). 11:100241

Beyond poverty, tungiasis is associated with family characteristics and parenting behavior: a case control study in Kenya.Elson L Matharu AK Otieno B Riithi N Ouma P Mutebi F Waiswa C Feldmeier H Abubakar A Krucken J Fillinger U
BMC Public Health, (2026). 26:540

A cost-consequence analysis of the children's administration oxygenation strategies trial (COAST) in severe pneumonia.Carroll OU Grieve R Kiguli S Olupot-Olupot P Opoka RO Alaroker F Tagoola A Hamaluba M Nabawanuka E Nalwanga D Williams TN Thomas K Harrison DA Mouncey P Giallongo E Rowan K Maitland K Sadique Z
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0005654

Determining the dose-response relationship for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a nested analysis of the fractional dose PCV trial.Martinez-de-Albeniz I Bottomley C Lucinde R Kaniu MW Badaud S Mutahi M Mwalekwa L Ragab S Twi-Yeboah L Berkley JA Hamaluba M Karani A Shangala J Otiende M Gardiner E Mugo D Smith PG Tabu C Were F Goldblatt D Scott JAG Gallagher KE
Vaccine, (2026). 73:128186

Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis. Reply.Maitland K Petrucci R Thomson J
N Engl J Med, (2026). 394:202-203

Malaria vaccine protection against intradermal or venous parasites: a randomized phase 2b human challenge trial.Kapulu MC Orenge F Kimani D Kibwana E Kibet H Mutahi M Datoo MS Bellamy D Musembi J Ngoto O Rashid H Akinyi S Mwatasa MH Nyamako L Keter K Gatheru R Mutiso A Musyoki J Mwacharo J Abebe Y James ER Billingsley PF Ngetsa C Mosobo M Makale J Tawa B Wamae K Ochola-Oyier LI Lawrie A Ramos-Lopez F Roberts R Richie TL Sim BKL Hoffman SL Ewer KJ Hill AVS Hamaluba M Bejon P
Nat Med, (2026). 32:178-185

Correction: Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Social Communication Questionnaire in Rural Kenya.Kipkemoi P Savage JE Gona J Rimba K Kombe M Mwangi P Kipkoech C Posthuma D Newton CRJC Abubakar A
J Autism Dev Disord, (2026). 56:847

Assessing neurocognitive functioning among adults ageing with and without HIV at the Kenyan Coast: measurement issues and correlates.Mwangala PN Nasambu C Wagner RG Duta M Scerif G Newton CR Abubakar A
Front Aging Neurosci, (2025). 17:1702869