Recent publications

Reevaluation of flow cytometry for investigating antibody binding to the surface of Plasmodium falciparum trophozoite-infected red blood cells.Williams, T. N. Newbold, C. I.
Cytometry A, (2003). 56:96-103

Labour complications remain the most important risk factors for perinatal mortality in rural Kenya.Weiner, R. Ronsmans, C. Dorman, E. Jilo, H. Muhoro, A. Shulman, C.
Bull World Health Organ, (2003). 81:561-6

Drugs for the control of parasitic diseases: current status and development.Watkins, B. M.
Trends Parasitol, (2003). 19:477-8

Seizure disorders among relatives of Kenyan children with severe falciparum malaria.Versteeg, A. C. Carter, J. A. Dzombo, J. Neville, B. G. Newton, C. R.
Trop Med Int Health, (2003). 8:12-6

Chloroquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine efficacy for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Upper Nile, south Sudan.van den Broek, I. V. Gatkoi, T. Lowoko, B. Nzila, A. Ochong, E. Keus, K.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, (2003). 97:229-35

Population pharmacokinetics of intramuscular gentamicin administered to young infants with suspected severe sepsis in Kenya.Thomson, A. H. Kokwaro, G. O. Muchohi, S. N. English, M. Mohammed, S. Edwards, G.
Br J Clin Pharmacol, (2003). 56:25-31

Intensity of transmission and spread of gene mutations linked to chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in falciparum malaria.Talisuna, A. O. Langi, P. Mutabingwa, T. K. Van Marck, E. Speybroeck, N. Egwang, T. G. Watkins, W. W. Hastings, I. M. D'Alessandro, U.
Int J Parasitol, (2003). 33:1051-8

Therapy of travelers' diarrhea with rifaximin on various continents.Steffen, R. Sack, D. A. Riopel, L. Jiang, Z. D. Sturchler, M. Ericsson, C. D. Lowe, B. Waiyaki, P. White, M. DuPont, H. L.
Am J Gastroenterol, (2003). 98:1073-8

Modelling the anti-malarial drug requirements for the Kenyan Government's formal health sector using imperfect data.Snow, R. W. Noor, A. Gikandi, P. Ochola, S.
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Estimating the needs for artesunate-based combination therapy for malaria case-management in Africa.Snow, R. W. Eckert, E. Teklehaimanot, A.
Trends Parasitol, (2003). 19:363-9

The public health burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa: deriving the numbers..Snow, R. W. Craig, M. H. Newton, C. R. J. C. Steketee, R. W.
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Climatic suitability for malaria transmission in Africa, 1911-1995.Small, J. Goetz, S. J. Hay, S. I.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, (2003). 100:15341-5

High seasonal variation in entomologic inoculation rates in Eritrea, a semi-arid region of unstable malaria in Africa.Shililu, J. Ghebremeskel, T. Mengistu, S. Fekadu, H. Zerom, M. Mbogo, C. Githure, J. Novak, R. Brantly, E. Beier, J. C.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2003). 69:607-13

Diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia by psaA PCR analysis of lung aspirates from adult patients in Kenya.Scott, J. A. Marston, E. L. Hall, A. J. Marsh, K.
J Clin Microbiol, (2003). 41:2554-9

Abnormal blood glucose concentrations on admission to a rural Kenyan district hospital: prevalence and outcome.Osier, F. H. Berkley, J. A. Ross, A. Sanderson, F. Mohammed, S. Newton, C. R.
Arch Dis Child, (2003). 88:621-5

Pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of phenytoin and fosphenytoin in children with severe malaria and status epilepticus.Ogutu, B. R. Newton, C. R. Muchohi, S. N. Otieno, G. O. Edwards, G. Watkins, W. M. Kokwaro, G. O.
Br J Clin Pharmacol, (2003). 56:112-9

Short report: association between chloroquine and amodiaquine resistance and allelic variation in the Plasmodium falciparum multiple drug resistance 1 gene and the chloroquine resistance transporter gene in isolates from the upper Nile in southern Sudan.Ochong, E. O. van den Broek, I. V. Keus, K. Nzila, A.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2003). 69:184-7

Molecular monitoring of the Leu-164 mutation of dihydrofolate reductase in a highly sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine-resistant area in Africa.Ochong, E. Nzila, A. Kimani, S. Kokwaro, G. Mutabingwa, T. Watkins, W. Marsh, K.
Malar J, (2003). 2:46

Chemosensitization of Plasmodium falciparum by probenecid in vitro.Nzila, A. Mberu, E. Bray, P. Kokwaro, G. Winstanley, P. Marsh, K. Ward, S.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, (2003). 47:2108-12

Effects of sample collection and storage methods on antipneumococcal immunoglobulin A in saliva.Nurkka, A. Obiero, J. Kayhty, H. Scott, J. A.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol, (2003). 10:357-61