Recent publications

Genome-wide identification and phenotypic characterization of seizure-associated copy number variations in 741,075 individuals.Montanucci L, Lewis-Smith D, Collins RL, Niestroj LM, Parthasarathy S, Xian J, Ganesan S, Macnee M, Brünger T, Thomas RH, Talkowski M, Helbig I, Leu C, Lal D
Nat Commun, (2023). 14:4392

Transgender women in Kenya experience greater stigma, depressive symptoms, alcohol and drug use and risky sexual practices than cis-gendered men who have sex with men.Mehta SD, Otieno FO, Kimani J, Wahome E, Okal D, Roy A, van der Elst E, Graham SM, Sanders EJ, Bailey RC
BMC Public Health, (2023). 23:1493

Design and implementation of a community-based mother-to-mother peer support programme for the follow-up of low birthweight infants in rural western Kenya.Wright JL, Achieng F, Tindi L, Patil M, Boga M, Kimani M, Barsosio HC, Juma D, Kiige L, Manu A, Kariuki S, Mathai M, Nabwera HM
Front Pediatr, (2023). 11:1173238

The Economic Burden of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Amongst Health Care Workers in the First Year of the Pandemic in Kenya, Colombia, Eswatini, and South Africa..Wang H, Zeng H, Kabubei KM, Rasanathan J, Kazungu J, Ginindza S, Mtshali S, Salinas LE, McClelland A, Buissonniere M, Lee CT, Chuma J, Veillard J, Matsebula T, Chopra M
World Bank Report, (2023). :1-54

Effects of transfusing older red blood cells and platelets on obstetric patient outcomes: A retrospective cohort study.Obonyo NG, Lu LY, White NM, Sela DP, Rachakonda RH, Teo D, Tunbridge M, Sim B, See Hoe LE, Fanning JP, Tung JP, McKnoulty M, Bassi GL, Suen JY, Fraser JF
Int J Gynaecol Obstet, (2023). :

Assessment of gestational age at antenatal care visits among Kenyan women to inform delivery of a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in low- and middle-income countries.Nyiro JU, Nyawanda BO, Bukusi E, Mureithi MW, Murunga N, Nokes DJ, Bigogo G, Otieno NA, Opere VA, Ouma A, Pecenka C, Munywoki PK
Wellcome Open Res, (2023). 8:154

Phenotype and genetic analysis of data collected within the first year of NeuroDev.Kipkemoi P, Kim HA, Christ B, O'Heir E, Allen J, Austin-Tse C, Baxter S, Brand H, Bryant S, Buser N, de Menil V, Eastman E, Murugasen S, Galvin A, Kombe M, Ngombo A, Mkubwa B, Mwangi P, Kipkoech C, Lovgren A, MacArthur DG, Melly B, Mwangasha K, Martin A, Nkambule LL, Sanchis-Juan A, Singer-Berk M, Talkowski ME, VanNoy G, van der Merwe C, Newton C, O'Donnell-Luria A, Abubakar A, Donald KA, Robinson EB
Neuron, (2023). S0896-6273:00470-1

Assessing the choice of National Health Insurance Fund contracted outpatient facilities in Kenya: A qualitative study.Kazungu J, Nonvignon J, Quaife M, Barasa E
Int J Health Plann Manage, (2023). :

Pregnancy-related mortality up to 1 year postpartum in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of verbal autopsy data from six countries.Gazeley U, Reniers G, Romero-Prieto JE, Calvert C, Jasseh M, Herbst K, Khagayi S, Obor D, Kwaro D, Dube A, Dheresa M, Kabudula CW, Kahn K, Urassa M, Nyaguara A, Temmerman M, Magee LA, von Dadelszen P, Filippi V
Bjog, (2023). :

Nasopharyngeal competition dynamics are likely to be altered following vaccine introduction: bacteriocin prevalence and diversity among Icelandic and Kenyan pneumococci.Butler MEB, Jansen van Rensburg MJ, Karani A, Mvera B, Akech D, Akter A, Forrest C, van Tonder AJ, Quirk SJ, Haraldsson G, Bentley SD, Erlendsdóttir H, Haraldsson Á Kristinsson KG, Scott JAG, Brueggemann AB
Microb Genom, (2023). 9:

Causes of Death Among Infants and Children in the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) Network.Bassat Q, Blau DM, Ogbuanu IU, Samura S, Kaluma E, Bassey IA, Sow S, Keita AM, Tapia MD, Mehta A, Kotloff KL, Rahman A, Islam KM, Alam M, El Arifeen S, Gurley ES, Baillie V, Mutevedzi P, Mahtab S, Thwala BN, Tippett Barr BA, Onyango D, Akelo V, Rogena E, Onyango P, Omore R, Mandomando I, Ajanovic S, Varo R, Sitoe A, Duran-Frigola M, Assefa N, Scott JAG, Madrid L, Tesfaye T, Dessie Y, Madewell ZJ, Breiman RF, Whitney CG, Madhi SA
JAMA Netw Open, (2023). 6:e2322494

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of azithromycin in severe malaria bacterial co-infection in African children (TABS-PKPD): a protocol for a Phase II randomised controlled trial.Olupot-Olupot P, Okiror W, Mnjalla H, Muhindo R, Uyoga S, Mpoya A, Williams TN, terHeine R, Burger DM, Urban B, Connon R, George EC, Gibb DM, Walker AS, Maitland K
Wellcome Open Res, (2021). 6:161

Population immunity to pneumococcal serotypes in Kilifi, Kenya, before and 6 years after the introduction of PCV10 with a catch-up campaign: an observational study of cross-sectional serosurveys.Gallagher KE, Adetifa IMO, Mburu C, Bottomley C, Akech D, Karani A, Pearce E, Wang Y, Kagucia EW, Goldblatt D, Hammitt LL, Scott JAG
Lancet Infect Dis, (2023). S1473-3099:00206-2

There are three major Neisseria gonorrhoeae β-lactamase plasmid variants which are associated with specific lineages and carry distinct TEM alleles.Elsener TA, Jolley KA, Sanders E, Maiden MCJ, Cehovin A, Tang CM
Microb Genom, (2023). 9:

Mortality associated with third-generation cephalosporin resistance in Enterobacterales bloodstream infections at eight sub-Saharan African hospitals (MBIRA): a prospective cohort study.Aiken AM, Rehman AM, de Kraker MEA, Madrid L, Kebede M, Labi AK, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Nyamwaya B, Kagucia E, Cocker D, Kawaza K, Lester R, Iregbu KC, Medugu N, Nwajiobi-Princewill PI, Dramowski A, Sonda T, Hemed A, Fwoloshi S, Ojok D, Scott JAG, Whitelaw A
Lancet Infect Dis, (2023). S1473-3099:00233-5

A qualitative inquiry of experiences of HIV-related stigma and its effects among people living with HIV on treatment in rural Kilifi, Kenya.Wanjala SW, Nyongesa MK, Mapenzi R, Luchters S, Abubakar A
Front Public Health, (2023). 11:1188446

From contigs towards chromosomes: automatic improvement of long read assemblies (ILRA).Ruiz JL, Reimering S, Escobar-Prieto JD, Brancucci NMB, Echeverry DF, Abdi AI, Marti M, Gómez-Díaz E, Otto TD
Brief Bioinform, (2023). 24:bbad248

Azithromycin for bacterial watery diarrhea: A reanalysis of the AntiBiotics for Children with severe Diarrhea (ABCD) trial incorporating molecular diagnostics.Pavlinac PB, Platts-Mills J, Liu J, Atlas HE, Gratz J, Operario D, Rogawski McQuade E, Ahmed D, Ahmed T, Alam T, Ashorn P, Badji H, Bahl R, Bar-Zeev N, Chisti MJ, Cornick J, Chauhan A, De Costa A, Deb S, Dhingra U, Dube Q, Duggan CP, Freyne B, Gumbi W, Hotwani A, Kabir M, Islam O, Kabir F, Kasumba I, Kibwana U, Kotloff KL, Khan SS, Maiden V, Manji K, Mehta A, Ndeketa L, Praharaj I, Qamar FN, Sazawal S, Simon J, Singa BO, Somji S, Sow SO, Tapia MD, Tigoi C, Toure A, Walson JL, Tahir Yousafzai M, Houpt ER
J Infect Dis, (2023). :

Examining the responsiveness of the National Health Insurance Fund to people living with hypertension and diabetes in Kenya: a qualitative study.Oyando R, Were V, Willis R, Koros H, Kamano JH, Naanyu V, Etyang A, Mugo R, Murphy A, Nolte E, Perel P, Barasa E
BMJ Open, (2023). 13:e069330

The effects of height-for-age and HIV on cognitive development of school-aged children in Nairobi, Kenya: a structural equation modelling analysis.Maina R, He J, Abubakar A, Perez-Garcia M, Kumar M, Wicherts JM
Front Public Health, (2023). 11:1171851