Clinical Research
Growth Monitoring and Promotion: Guidance and New Statistical Tools to Promote the Uptake of International Standards With the Aim of Improving Newborn and Child Health Everywhere.Requejo J, Manji K, Perumal N, Mwangome M, Borghi E, Mardones F, Lawn J, Semrau K, Xiu Q
Bjog, (2026). :
Modelling seizure-related predictors of epilepsy diagnostic gap in two urban informal settlements of Nairobi using machine learning.Mwanga D, Wekesah FM, Ouma F, Kariuki SM, Kinuthia J, Otieno P, Kwasa T, Mongare Q, Machuka A, Cygu S, Iddi S, Davis Jones G, Sen A, Newton CR, Asiki G, Kadengye DT
Glob Epidemiol, (2026). 11:100241
Persistent immune, coagulation and cardiac dysregulation are correlated with later post-discharge mortality in children with severe malnutrition.Kamau B, Mudibo EO, Wechessa C, Omer E, Gichuki BM, Mburu DM, Mwalekwa L, Timbwa M, Thitiri J, Ngari MM, Berkley JA, Njunge JM
BMC Med, (2026). :
Single genome amplification and molecular cloning of HIV-1 populations in acute HIV-1 infection: implications for studies on HIV-1 diversity and evolutionary rate.Hsieh AYY, Hassan AS, Nazziwa J, Lindquist L, Karlson S, Hare J, Kamali A, Karita E, Kilembe W, Price MA, Björkman P, Kaleebu P, Allen S, Hunter E, Gilmour J, Rowland-Jones SL, Sanders EJ, Esbjörnsson J
Virus Evol, (2026). 12:veaf099
Low-dose yellow fever vaccination in infants: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial.Kimathi D, Juan-Giner A, Bob NS, Orindi B, Namulwana ML, Diatta A, Cheruiyot S, Fall G, Dia M, Hamaluba MM, Nyehangane D, Karanja HK, Gitonga JN, Mugo D, Omuoyo DO, Hussein M, Oloo E, Kamau N, Wafula J, Bendera J, Silvester N, Mwavita J, Joshua M, Thuranira JM, Agababyona C, Ngetsa C, Aisha N, Moki F, Buluku T, Munene M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Lutwama J, Kayiwa J, Kamaara E, Barrett AD, Kaleebu P, Bejon P, Sall AA, Grais RF, Warimwe GM
Lancet, (2026). :
The effect of a 5-day course of azithromycin on Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage and antimicrobial resistance among Kenyan children discharged from hospital.Libby TE, Karani A, Tickell KD, Akech D, Singa B, Rwigi D, Kariuki K, Onamu N, Ounga D, Berkley JA, Walson JL, Scott JAG, Pavlinac PB
J Infect Dis, (2026). :
Beyond poverty, tungiasis is associated with family characteristics and parenting behavior: a case control study in Kenya.Elson L, Matharu AK, Otieno B, Riithi N, Ouma P, Mutebi F, Waiswa C, Feldmeier H, Abubakar A, Krücken J, Fillinger U
BMC Public Health, (2026). :
Distribution of capsule and O types in Klebsiella pneumoniae causing neonatal sepsis in Africa and South Asia: A meta-analysis of genome-predicted serotype prevalence to inform potential vaccine coverage.Stanton TD, Keegan SP, Abdulahi JA, Amulele AV, Bates M, Heinz E, Hooda Y, Hu W, Jain K, Kanwar S, Magobo R, Olwagen CP, Tembo JM, Sonda T, Strysko J, Tigoi CC, Amin SA, Bittinger K, Cornick J, Foster-Nyarko E, Gumbi W, Hotwani A, Iqbal N, Jones SM, Kabir F, Khan W, Musyani CL, McGann CM, Mittal V, Moustafa AM, Musicha P, Mwansa JCL, Ndumba ML, Odih EE, Omuoyo DO, Pearse O, Phillips LT, Planet PJ, Rasool AA, Rodrigues CMC, Sands K, Tanmoy AM, Theiller E, Zuza AM, Basu S, Chan GJ, Iregbu KC, Mazarati JB, Alemayehu SS, Walsh TR, Zahra R, Dramowski A, Fwoloshi S, Labi AK, Madrid L, Obeng-Nkrumah N, Ojok D, Wadugu BD, Whitelaw AC, Bethou A, Bhargava A, Jindal A, Nanavati RN, Prasad PS, Sastry A, Farooqi JQ, Ghanchi N, Jehan F, Khan E, Agarwal RK, Aiken AM, Berkley JA, Coffin SE, Feasey NA, Govender NP, Hamer DH, Madhi SA, Nisar MI, Saha SK, Saha S, Sankar MJ, Wyres KL, Holt KE
PLoS Med, (2026). 23:e1004879
A cost-consequence analysis of the children's administration oxygenation strategies trial (COAST) in severe pneumonia.Carroll OU, Grieve R, Kiguli S, Olupot-Olupot P, Opoka RO, Alaroker F, Tagoola A, Hamaluba M, Nabawanuka E, Nalwanga D, Williams TN, Thomas K, Harrison DA, Mouncey P, Giallongo E, Rowan K, Maitland K, Sadique Z
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2026). 6:e0005654
Determining the dose-response relationship for pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a nested analysis of the fractional dose PCV trial.Martinez-de-Albeniz I, Bottomley C, Lucinde R, Kaniu MW, Badaud S, Mutahi M, Mwalekwa L, Ragab S, Twi-Yeboah L, Berkley JA, Hamaluba M, Karani A, Shangala J, Otiende M, Gardiner E, Mugo D, Smith PG, Tabu C, Were F, Goldblatt D, Scott JAG, Gallagher KE
Vaccine, (2026). 73:128186
Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis. Reply.Maitland K, Petrucci R, Thomson J
N Engl J Med, (2026). 394:202-203
Malaria vaccine protection against intradermal or venous parasites: a randomized phase 2b human challenge trial.Kapulu MC, Orenge F, Kimani D, Kibwana E, Kibet H, Mutahi M, Datoo MS, Bellamy D, Musembi J, Ngoto O, Rashid H, Akinyi S, Mwatasa MH, Nyamako L, Keter K, Gatheru R, Mutiso A, Musyoki J, Mwacharo J, Abebe Y, James ER, Billingsley PF, Ngetsa C, Mosobo M, Makale J, Tawa B, Wamae K, Ochola-Oyier LI, Lawrie A, Ramos-Lopez F, Roberts R, Richie TL, Sim BKL, Hoffman SL, Ewer KJ, Hill AVS, Hamaluba M, Bejon P
Nat Med, (2026). 32:178-185
Applying WHO Prioritization Criteria for Moderate Wasting: Programmatic Implications.Potani I, Tausanovitch Z, Heymsfield G, Ritz C, Cazes C, James PT, Briend A, Coulibaly IN, Khaki JJ, Manda G, Potani O, Berkley JA, Bailey J, Kangas ST
Matern Child Nutr, (2026). 22:e70152
Pharmacokinetics and safety of fosfomycin and flomoxef administered as part of neonatal sepsis treatment (NeoSep1 Part 1).Bekker A, Panjasawatwong N, Hill LF, Stohr W, Walker AS, Ellis S, Dramowski A, Whitelaw A, Obiero C, Berkley JA, Makazi A, Velaphi S, Thomas R, Magagula P, Abrahams I, Nakwa FL, Barday MM, Van Kwawegen A, Pillay K, Gastine S, Standing JF, Skoutari P, Schiavone F, Sharland M, O'Brien S, Bielicki JA, Cressey TR
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, (2025). :e0112625
Prevalence, incidence, and outcome of tuberculosis among young hospitalised children with acute illness in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.Chisti MJ, Mupere E, Shahid Asmsb, Mukisa J, Mamun GMS, Lwanga C, Shaima SN, Atuhairwe M, Kabir MF, Aber P, Ssengooba W, Shahrin L, Banu S, Graham SM, Walson JL, Berkley JA, Ahmed T, Lancioni CL
J Glob Health, (2025). 15:4338
Assessing neurocognitive functioning among adults ageing with and without HIV at the Kenyan Coast: measurement issues and correlates.Mwangala PN, Nasambu C, Wagner RG, Duta M, Scerif G, Newton CR, Abubakar A
Front Aging Neurosci, (2025). 17:1702869
A "Familiar Foe Revisited": examining the relationship between endemic Burkitt's lymphoma and changing malaria admissions in the coastal region of Kenya.Mwaniki MK, Mohammed S, Kariuki N, Wamalwa DC, Mutisya F, Newton CR
BMC Cancer, (2025). 25:1907
Burden of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Kenyan Children.Kariuki SM, Kipkemoi P, Kombe MZ, Bitta MA, Owen JP, Abubakar A, Newton CRJC
JAMA Netw Open, (2025). 8:e2548853
"They recognize me as a doctor": A peer mobilisation training programme to promote oral HIV self-testing and referral for acute HIV infection screening among gay and bisexual men and transgender women in coastal Kenya, an exploratory study.Palmer S, Dijkstra M, Kigoro A, Mohamed K, Mukuria N, Mahmoud S, Gichuru E, van der Elst EM, Sanders EJ
PLoS One, (2025). 20:e0322255
Well-being and quality of life of Kenyan nurses, midwives and community health volunteers: Measurement properties and correlates of the BBQ and WHO-5.Mwangi P, Odero SA, Odhiambo R, Nzioka BM, Shumba CS, Ndirangu-Mugo E, Abubakar A
PLOS Glob Public Health, (2025). 5:e0005510
