Akech S

Recalibrating prognostic models to improve predictions of in-hospital child mortality in resource-limited settings.Ogero M, Ndiritu J, Sarguta R, Tuti T, Aluvaala J, Akech S
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol, (2023). :

Tackling post-discharge mortality in children living in LMICs to reduce child deaths.Akech S, Kwambai T, Wiens MO, Chandna A, Berkley JA, Snow RW
Lancet Child Adolesc Health, (2023). :

Malaria hospitalisation in East Africa: age, phenotype and transmission intensity.Kamau A, Paton RS, Akech S, Mpimbaza A, Khazenzi C, Ogero M, Mumo E, Alegana VA, Agweyu A, Mturi N, Mohammed S, Bigogo G, Audi A, Kapisi J, Sserwanga A, Namuganga JF, Kariuki S, Otieno NA, Nyawanda BO, Olotu A, Salim N, Athuman T, Abdulla S, Mohamed AF, Mtove G, Reyburn H, Gupta S, Lourenco J, Bejon P, Snow RW
BMC Med, (2022). 20:28

Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce.Menon K, Schlapbach LJ, Akech S, Argent A, Biban P, Carrol ED, Chiotos K, Jobayer Chisti M, Evans IVR, Inwald DP, Ishimine P, Kissoon N, Lodha R, Nadel S, Oliveira CF, Peters M, Sadeghirad B, Scott HF, de Souza DC, Tissieres P, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Wynn JL, Zimmerman JJ, Sorce LR, Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Crit Care Med, (2022). 50:21-36

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

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

Prevalence and fluid management of dehydration in children without diarrhoea admitted to Kenyan hospitals: a multisite observational study.Omoke S, English M, Aluvaala J, Gathara D, Agweyu A, Akech S, Clinical Information Network
BMJ Open, (2021). 11:e042079

Surveillance strategies using routine microbiology for antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries.Lim C, Ashley EA, Hamers RL, Turner P, Kesteman T, Akech S, Corso A, Mayxay M, Okeke IN, Limmathurotsakul D, van Doorn HR
Clin Microbiol Infect, (2021). 27:1391-1399

Neonatal mortality in Kenyan hospitals: a multisite, retrospective, cohort study.Irimu G, Aluvaala J, Malla L, Omoke S, Ogero M, Mbevi G, Waiyego M, Mwangi C, Were F, Gathara D, Agweyu A, Akech S, English M, Clinical Information Network authors
BMJ Glob Health, (2021). 6:

A bibliometric analysis of COVID-19 research in Africa.Guleid FH, Oyando R, Kabia E, Mumbi A, Akech S, Barasa E
BMJ Glob Health, (2021). 6:

Examining unit costs for COVID-19 case management in Kenya.Barasa E, Kairu A, Ng'ang'a W, Maritim M, Were V, Akech S, Mwangangi M
BMJ Glob Health, (2021). 6:

Employing learning health system principles to advance research on severe neonatal and paediatric illness in Kenya.English M, Irimu G, Akech S, Aluvaala J, Ogero M, Isaaka L, Malla L, Tuti T, Gathara D, Oliwa J, Agweyu A
BMJ Glob Health, (2021). 6:

Prognostic models for predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in resource-limited countries: a systematic review.Ogero M, Sarguta RJ, Malla L, Aluvaala J, Agweyu A, English M, Onyango NO, Akech S
BMJ Open, (2020). 10:e035045

Methodological rigor of prognostic models for predicting in-hospital paediatric mortality in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol.Ogero M, Sarguta R, Malla L, Aluvaala J, Agweyu A, Akech S
Wellcome Open Res, (2020). 5:106

Pediatric Sepsis Definition-A Systematic Review Protocol by the Pediatric Sepsis Definition Taskforce.Menon K, Schlapbach LJ, Akech S, Argent A, Chiotos K, Chisti MJ, Hamid J, Ishimine P, Kissoon N, Lodha R, Oliveira CF, Peters M, Tissieres P, Watson RS, Wiens MO, Wynn JL, Sorce LR
Crit Care Explor, (2020). 2:e0123

Is the effect of COVID-19 on children underestimated in low- and middle- income countries?.Simba J, Sinha I, Mburugu P, Agweyu A, Emadau C, Akech S, Kithuci R, Oyiengo L, English M
Acta Paediatr, (2020). 109:1930-1931

Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19.Ahmed S, Mvalo T, Akech S, Agweyu A, Baker K, Bar-Zeev N, Campbell H, Checkley W, Chisti MJ, Colbourn T, Cunningham S, Duke T, English M, Falade AG, Fancourt NS, Ginsburg AS, Graham HR, Gray DM, Gupta M, Hammitt L, Hesseling AC, Hooli S, Johnson AB, King C, Kirby MA, Lanata CF, Lufesi N, Mackenzie GA, McCracken JP, Moschovis PP, Nair H, Oviawe O, Pomat WS, Santosham M, Seddon JA, Thahane LK, Wahl B, Van der Zalm M, Verwey C, Yoshida LM, Zar HJ, Howie SR, McCollum ED
BMJ Glob Health, (2020). 5:

Examining which clinicians provide admission hospital care in a high mortality setting and their adherence to guidelines: an observational study in 13 hospitals.Ogero M, Akech S, Malla L, Agweyu A, Irimu G, English M, Clinical Information Network Author Group
Arch Dis Child, (2020). 105:648-654

The Clinical Profile of Severe Pediatric Malaria in an Area Targeted for Routine RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccination in Western Kenya.Akech S, Chepkirui M, Ogero M, Agweyu A, Irimu G, English M, Snow RW
Clin Infect Dis, (2020). 71:372-380

Derivation and internal validation of a data-driven prediction model to guide frontline health workers in triaging children under-five in Nairobi, Kenya.Mawji A, Akech S, Mwaniki P, Dunsmuir D, Bone J, Wiens MO, Gorges M, Kimutai D, Kissoon N, English M, Ansermino MJ
Wellcome Open Res, (2019). 4:121