Publications

Clinical Research

Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among adults living with HIV in rural Kilifi, Kenya.Nyongesa MK, Mwangi P, Wanjala SW, Mutua AM, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A
BMC Psychiatry, (2019). 19:333

Premature mortality in children aged 6-9 years with neurological impairments in rural Kenya: a cohort study.Abuga JA, Kariuki SM, Kinyanjui SM, Boele Van Hensbroek M, Newton CR
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e1728-e1735

Transfusion Timing and Volume in African Children with Severe Anemia. Reply.Maitland K, Olupot-Olupot P, Walker AS
N Engl J Med, (2019). 381:1687-1688

Cost-effectiveness and social outcomes of a community-based treatment for podoconiosis lymphoedema in the East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia.Hounsome N, Kassahun MM, Ngari M, Berkley JA, Kivaya E, Njuguna P, Fegan G, Tamiru A, Kelemework A, Amberbir T, Clarke A, Lang T, Newport MJ, McKay A, Enquoselassie F, Davey G
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2019). 13:e0007780

Informing thresholds for paediatric transfusion in Africa: the need for a trial.Maitland K, Ohuma EO, Mpoya A, Uyoga S, Hassall O, Williams TN
Wellcome Open Res, (2019). 4:27

Detection of malaria parasites in dried human blood spots using mid-infrared spectroscopy and logistic regression analysis.Mwanga EP, Minja EG, Mrimi E, Jimenez MG, Swai JK, Abbasi S, Ngowo HS, Siria DJ, Mapua S, Stica C, Maia MF, Olotu A, Sikulu-Lord MT, Baldini F, Ferguson HM, Wynne K, Selvaraj P, Babayan SA, Okumu FO
Malar J, (2019). 18:341

A randomized control trial of phototherapy and 20% albumin versus phototherapy and saline in Kilifi, Kenya.Magai DN, Mwaniki M, Abubakar A, Mohammed S, Gordon AL, Kalu R, Mwangi P, Koot HM, Newton CR
BMC Res Notes, (2019). 12:617

Co-trimoxazole or multivitamin multimineral supplement for post-discharge outcomes after severe anaemia in African children: a randomised controlled trial.Maitland K, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, Chagaluka G, Alaroker F, Opoka RO, Mpoya A, Walsh K, Engoru C, Nteziyaremye J, Mallewa M, Kennedy N, Nakuya M, Namayanja C, Kayaga J, Nabawanuka E, Sennyondo T, Aromut D, Kumwenda F, Musika CW, Thomason MJ, Bates I, von Hensbroek MB, Evans JA, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Frost G, George EC, Gibb DM, Walker AS, TRACT trial group
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e1435-e1447

The ferroportin Q248H mutation protects from anemia, but not malaria or bacteremia.Muriuki JM, Mentzer AJ, Band G, Gilchrist JJ, Carstensen T, Lule SA, Goheen MM, Joof F, Kimita W, Mogire R, Cutland CL, Diarra A, Rautanen A, Pomilla C, Gurdasani D, Rockett K, Mturi N, Ndungu FM, Scott JAG, Sirima SB, Morovat A, Prentice AM, Madhi SA, Webb EL, Elliott AM, Bejon P, Sandhu MS, Hill AVS, Kwiatkowski DP, Williams TN, Cerami C, Atkinson SH
Sci Adv, (2019). 5:eaaw0109

The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.Uyoga S, Macharia AW, Mochamah G, Ndila CM, Nyutu G, Makale J, Tendwa M, Nyatichi E, Ojal J, Otiende M, Shebe M, Awuondo KO, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Maitland K, Scott JAG, Williams TN
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e1458-e1466

Epilepsy diagnosis and management of children in Kenya: review of current literature.Samia P, Hassell J, Hudson JA, Murithi MK, Kariuki SM, Newton CR, Wilmshurst JM
Res Rep Trop Med, (2019). 10:91-102

Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa.Maitland K, Olupot-Olupot P, Kiguli S, Chagaluka G, Alaroker F, Opoka RO, Mpoya A, Engoru C, Nteziyaremye J, Mallewa M, Kennedy N, Nakuya M, Namayanja C, Kayaga J, Uyoga S, Kyeyune Byabazaire D, M'Baya B, Wabwire B, Frost G, Bates I, Evans JA, Williams TN, Saramago Goncalves P, George EC, Gibb DM, Walker AS, Tract Group
N Engl J Med, (2019). 381:420-431

Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia.Maitland K, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Engoru C, Mallewa M, Saramago Goncalves P, Opoka RO, Mpoya A, Alaroker F, Nteziyaremye J, Chagaluka G, Kennedy N, Nabawanuka E, Nakuya M, Namayanja C, Uyoga S, Kyeyune Byabazaire D, M'Baya B, Wabwire B, Frost G, Bates I, Evans JA, Williams TN, George EC, Gibb DM, Walker AS, Tract Group
N Engl J Med, (2019). 381:407-419

Priority mental, neurological and substance use disorders in rural Kenya: Traditional health practitioners' and primary health care workers' perspectives.Bitta MA, Kariuki SM, Gona J, Abubakar A, Newton CRJC
PLoS One, (2019). 14:e0220034

Author Correction: Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics.Davies MR, McIntyre L, Mutreja A, Lacey JA, Lees JA, Towers RJ, Duchene S, Smeesters PR, Frost HR, Price DJ, Holden MTG, David S, Giffard PM, Worthing KA, Seale AC, Berkley JA, Harris SR, Rivera-Hernandez T, Berking O, Cork AJ, Torres Rsla Lithgow T, Strugnell RA, Bergmann R, Nitsche-Schmitz P, Chhatwal GS, Bentley SD, Fraser JD, Moreland NJ, Carapetis JR, Steer AC, Parkhill J, Saul A, Williamson DA, Currie BJ, Tong SYC, Dougan G, Walker MJ
Nat Genet, (2019). 51:1295

Author Correction: Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects.Sande CJ, Njunge JM, Ngoi JM, Mutunga MN, Chege T, Gicheru ET, Gardiner EM, Gwela A, Green CA, Drysdale SB, Berkley JA, Nokes DJ, Pollard AJ
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:3291

Undernutrition, Host Immunity and Vulnerability to Infection Among Young Children.Gwela A, Mupere E, Berkley JA, Lancioni C
Pediatr Infect Dis J, (2019). 38:e175-e177

Vaccines for maternal immunization against Group B Streptococcus disease: WHO perspectives on case ascertainment and case definitions.Seale AC, Baker CJ, Berkley JA, Madhi SA, Ordi J, Saha SK, Schrag SJ, Sobanjo-Ter Meulen A, Vekemans J
Vaccine, (2019). 37:4877-4885

Competing risk survival analysis of time to in-hospital death or discharge in a large urban neonatal unit in Kenya.Aluvaala J, Collins GS, Maina B, Mutinda C, Wayiego M, Berkley JA, English M
Wellcome Open Res, (2019). 4:96

Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya.Njuguna P, Maitland K, Nyaguara A, Mwanga D, Mogeni P, Mturi N, Mohammed S, Mwambingu G, Ngetsa C, Awuondo K, Lowe B, Adetifa I, Scott JAG, Williams TN, Atkinson S, Osier F, Snow RW, Marsh K, Tsofa B, Peshu N, Hamaluba M, Berkley JA, Newton CRJ, Fondo J, Omar A, Bejon P
BMC Med, (2019). 17:124