Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

COVID-19 transmission dynamics underlying epidemic waves in Kenya.Brand SPC, Ojal J, Aziza R, Were V, Okiro EA, Kombe IK, Mburu C, Ogero M, Agweyu A, Warimwe GM, Nyagwange J, Karanja H, Gitonga JN, Mugo D, Uyoga S, Adetifa IMO, Scott JAG, Otieno E, Murunga N, Otiende M, Ochola-Oyier LI, Agoti CN, Githinji G, Kasera K, Amoth P, Mwangangi M, Aman R, Ng'ang'a W, Tsofa B, Bejon P, Keeling MJ, Nokes DJ, Barasa E
Science, (2021). 374:989-994

Postmortem investigations and identification of multiple causes of child deaths: An analysis of findings from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network.Breiman RF, Blau DM, Mutevedzi P, Akelo V, Mandomando I, Ogbuanu IU, Sow SO, Madrid L, El Arifeen S, Garel M, Thwala NB, Onyango D, Sitoe A, Bassey IA, Keita AM, Alemu A, Alam M, Mahtab S, Gethi D, Varo R, Ojulong J, Samura S, Mehta A, Ibrahim AM, Rahman A, Vitorino P, Baillie VL, Agaya J, Tapia MD, Assefa N, Chowdhury AI, Scott JAG, Gurley ES, Kotloff KL, Jambai A, Bassat Q, Tippett-Barr BA, Madhi SA, Whitney CG, Champs Consortium
PLoS Med, (2021). 18:e1003814

Whole genome sequencing of two human rhinovirus A types (A101 and A15) detected in Kenya, 2016-2018.Luka MM, Kamau E, de Laurent ZR, Morobe JM, Alii LK, Nokes DJ, Agoti CN
Wellcome Open Res, (2021). 6:178

Pulse oximetry adoption and oxygen orders at paediatric admission over 7 years in Kenya: a multihospital retrospective cohort study.Tuti T, Aluvaala J, Akech S, Agweyu A, Irimu G, English M, Clinical Information Network Author Group
BMJ Open, (2021). 11:e050995

The ethical implications of verbal autopsy: responding to emotional and moral distress.Hinga A, Marsh V, Nyaguara A, Wamukoya M, Molyneux S
BMC Med Ethics, (2021). 22:118

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies From a National Serosurveillance of Kenyan Blood Donors, January-March 2021.Uyoga S, Adetifa IMO, Otiende M, Yegon C, Agweyu A, Warimwe GM, Scott JAG
JAMA, (2021). 326:1436-1438

The Etiology of Pneumonia in HIV-uninfected Children in Kilifi, Kenya: Findings From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study.Awori JO, Kamau A, Morpeth S, Kazungu S, Silaba M, Sande J, Karani A, Nyongesa S, Mwarumba S, Musyimi R, Bett A, Wande S, Shebe M, Ngama M, Munywoki PK, Muturi N, Nokes DJ, Feikin DR, Murdoch DR, Prosperi C, O'Brien KL, Deloria Knoll M, Hammitt LL, Scott JAG
Pediatr Infect Dis J, (2021). 40:S29-S39

Introduction to the Site-specific Etiologic Results From the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health (PERCH) Study.Deloria Knoll M, Prosperi C, Baggett HC, Brooks WA, Feikin DR, Hammitt LL, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Madhi SA, Murdoch DR, Scott JAG, Thea DM, O'Brien KL
Pediatr Infect Dis J, (2021). 40:S1-S6

Malaria infection and severe disease risks in Africa.Paton RS, Kamau A, Akech S, Agweyu A, Ogero M, Mwandawiro C, Mturi N, Mohammed S, Mpimbaza A, Kariuki S, Otieno NA, Nyawanda BO, Mohamed AF, Mtove G, Reyburn H, Gupta S, Bejon P, Lourenço J, Snow RW
Science, (2021). 373:926-931

Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya.Githinji G, de Laurent ZR, Mohammed KS, Omuoyo DO, Macharia PM, Morobe JM, Otieno E, Kinyanjui SM, Agweyu A, Maitha E, Kitole B, Suleiman T, Mwakinangu M, Nyambu J, Otieno J, Salim B, Kasera K, Kiiru J, Aman R, Barasa E, Warimwe G, Bejon P, Tsofa B, Ochola-Oyier LI, Nokes DJ, Agoti CN
Nat Commun, (2021). 12:4809

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine dose-ranging studies in humans: A systematic review.Lucinde RK, Ong'ayo G, Houlihan C, Bottomley C, Goldblatt D, Scott JAG, Gallagher KE
Vaccine, (2021). 39:5095-5105

Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission in children presenting with severe anaemia in Uganda and Malawi: a secondary analysis of TRACT trial data.Connon R, George EC, 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, Nabawanuka E, Sennyondo T, Amorut D, Williams Musika C, Bates I, Boele van Hensbroek M, Evans JA, Uyoga S, Williams TN, Frost G, Gibb DM, Maitland K, Walker AS, Tract trial group
BMC Public Health, (2021). 21:1480

Revitalizing child health: lessons from the past.Strong KL, Requejo J, Agweyu A, Billah SM, Boschi-Pinto C, Horiuchi S, Jamaluddine Z, Lazzerini M, Maiga A, McKerrow N, Munos M, Schellenberg J, Weigel R
Glob Health Action, (2021). 14:1947565

Gastroenteritis Rehydration Of children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (GASTROSAM): A Phase II Randomised Controlled trial: Trial Protocol.Olupot-Olupot P, Aloroker F, Mpoya A, Mnjalla H, Passi G, Nakuya M, Houston K, Obonyo N, Hamaluba M, Evans JA, Connon R, George EC, Gibb DM, Maitland K
Wellcome Open Res, (2021). 6:160

Spatially resolved simulations of the spread of COVID-19 in three European countries.Parisi A, Brand SPC, Hilton J, Aziza R, Keeling MJ, Nokes DJ
PLoS Comput Biol, (2021). 17:e1009090

Erratum to: Mortality attributable to third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Gram-negative bloodstream infections in African hospitals: a multi-site retrospective study.Dramowski A, Ong'ayo G, Rehman AM, Whitelaw A, Labi AK, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Ndir A, Magwenzi MT, Onyedibe K, Wolkewitz M, de Kraker MEA, Scott JAG, Aiken AM
JAC Antimicrob Resist, (2021). 3:dlab037

Improving statistical power in severe malaria genetic association studies by augmenting phenotypic precision.Watson JA, Ndila CM, Uyoga S, Macharia A, Nyutu G, Mohammed S, Ngetsa C, Mturi N, Peshu N, Tsofa B, Rockett K, Leopold S, Kingston H, George EC, Maitland K, Day NP, Dondorp AM, Bejon P, Williams TN, Holmes CC, White NJ
Elife, (2021). 10:69698

Mortality attributable to third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Gram-negative bloodstream infections in African hospitals: a multi-site retrospective study.Dramowski A, Ong'ayo G, Rehman AM, Whitelaw A, Labi AK, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Ndir A, Magwenzi MT, Onyedibe K, Wolkewitz M, de Kraker MEA, Scott JAG, Aiken AM, Mbira study collaborators
JAC Antimicrob Resist, (2021). 3:dlaa130

Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya.Adetifa IMO, Uyoga S, Gitonga JN, Mugo D, Otiende M, Nyagwange J, Karanja HK, Tuju J, Wanjiku P, Aman R, Mwangangi M, Amoth P, Kasera K, Ng'ang'a W, Rombo C, Yegon C, Kithi K, Odhiambo E, Rotich T, Orgut I, Kihara S, Bottomley C, Kagucia EW, Gallagher KE, Etyang A, Voller S, Lambe T, Wright D, Barasa E, Tsofa B, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier LI, Agweyu A, Scott JAG, Warimwe GM
Nat Commun, (2021). 12:3966

Global burden of acute lower respiratory infection associated with human parainfluenza virus in children younger than 5 years for 2018: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Wang X, Li Y, Deloria-Knoll M, Madhi SA, Cohen C, Arguelles VL, Basnet S, Bassat Q, Brooks WA, Echavarria M, Fasce RA, Gentile A, Goswami D, Homaira N, Howie SRC, Kotloff KL, Khuri-Bulos N, Krishnan A, Lucero MG, Lupisan S, Mathisen M, McLean KA, Mira-Iglesias A, Moraleda C, Okamoto M, Oshitani H, O'Brien KL, Owor BE, Rasmussen ZA, Rath BA, Salimi V, Sawatwong P, Scott JAG, Simoes EAF, Sotomayor V, Thea DM, Treurnicht FK, Yoshida LM, Zar HJ, Campbell H, Nair H, Respiratory Virus Global Epidemiology Network
Lancet Glob Health, (2021). 9:e1077-e1087