Recent publications

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:mgen001057

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

Developing and testing a clinical care bundle incorporating caffeine citrate to manage apnoea of prematurity in a resource-constrained setting: a mixed methods clinical feasibility study protocol.Irimu G, Okwaro F, Coleman J, Waiyego M, Murila F, Chomba D, Parsimei M, Shitote C, Ochieng R, Shah J, Ogero M, Ginsburg AS, Ansermino JM, Macharia W
Implement Sci Commun, (2023). 4:80

Prostration and the prognosis of death in African children with severe malaria.Agnandji ST, Recker M, Mordmüller B, Glöckner S, Adegnika AA, Lell B, Otieno L, Otieno W, Owusu-Agyei S, Asante KP, Agbenyega T, Ansong D, Macete E, Aide P, Sorgho H, Tinto H, Mturi N, Lusingu JPA, Gesase S, Hoffman I, Masoud NS, Newton CR, Bojang K, Krause G, Kremsner PG
Int J Infect Dis, (2023). 134:240-247

A long-term observational study of paediatric snakebite in Kilifi County, south-east Kenya.Abouyannis M, Boga M, Amadi D, Ouma N, Nyaguara A, Mturi N, Berkley JA, Adetifa IM, Casewell NR, Lalloo DG, Hamaluba M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, (2023). 17:e0010987

Targeted amplicon deep sequencing of ama1 and mdr1 to track within-host P. falciparum diversity throughout treatment in a clinical drug trial.Wamae K, Ndwiga L, Kharabora O, Kimenyi K, Osoti V, de Laurent Z, Wambua J, Musyoki J, Ngetsa C, Kalume P, Mwambingu G, Hamaluba M, van der Pluijm R, Dondorp AM, Bailey J, Juliano J, Bejon P, Ochola-Oyier L
Wellcome Open Res, (2022). 7:95

Strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing used by adults ageing with HIV from the Kenyan coast: a qualitative exploration.Mwangala PN, Wagner RG, Newton CR, Abubakar A
Wellcome Open Res, (2022). 7:221

Therapeutic monitoring of anti-seizure medications in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Odhiambo M, Kariuki SM, Newton CR
Wellcome Open Res, (2021). 6:92

Uniting for global brain health: Where advocacy meets awareness.Winter SF, Walsh D, Grisold W, Jordan JT, Singhi P, Cross JH, Guekht A, Hawrot T, Destrebecq F, Feigin VL, Kariuki SM, Owolabi MO, Singh G, Dietrich J, Craven A, Amos A, Mehndiratta MM, Secco M, Baker GA, Sofia F
Epilepsy Behav, (2023). 145:109295

Spatio-temporal modelling of routine health facility data for malaria risk micro-stratification in mainland Tanzania.Thawer SG, Golumbeanu M, Lazaro S, Chacky F, Munisi K, Aaron S, Molteni F, Lengeler C, Pothin E, Snow RW, Alegana VA
Sci Rep, (2023). 13:10600

A Customizable Suite of Methods to Sequence and Annotate Cattle Antibodies.Ramirez Valdez K, Nzau B, Dorey-Robinson D, Jarman M, Nyagwange J, Schwartz JC, Freimanis G, Steyn AW, Warimwe GM, Morrison LJ, Mwangi W, Charleston B, Bonnet-Di Placido M, Hammond JA
Vaccines (Basel), (2023). 11:

A combined multilevel factor analysis and covariance regression model with mixed effects in the mean and variance structure.Orindi B, Quintero A, Bruyneel L, Li B, Lesaffre E
Stat Med, (2023). 42:3128-3144

Understanding factors influencing the use of clinical guidelines in low-income and middle-income settings: a scoping review.Orangi S, Orangi T, Kabubei KM, Honda A
BMJ Open, (2023). 13:e070399