Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Burden of disease in adults admitted to hospital in a rural region of coastal Kenya: an analysis of data from linked clinical and demographic surveillance systems.Etyang, A. O. Munge, K. Bunyasi, E. W. Matata, L. Ndila, C. Kapesa, S. Owiti, M. Khandwalla, I. Brent, A. J. Tsofa, B. Kabibu, P. Morpeth, S. Bauni, E. Otiende, M. Ojal, J. Ayieko, P. Knoll, M. D. Smeeth, L. Williams, T. N. Griffiths, U. K. Scott, J. A.
Lancet Glob Health, (2014). 2:e216-24

Phase II trial of standard versus increased transfusion volume in Ugandan children with acute severe anemia.Olupot-Olupot, P. Engoru, C. Thompson, J. Nteziyaremye, J. Chebet, M. Ssenyondo, T. Dambisya, C. M. Okuuny, V. Wokulira, R. Amorut, D. Ongodia, P. Mpoya, A. Williams, T. N. Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. Gibb, D. M. Walker, A. S. Maitland, K.
BMC Med, (2014). 12:67

Verbal autopsy as a tool for identifying children dying of sickle cell disease: a validation study conducted in Kilifi district, Kenya.Ndila, C. Bauni, E. Nyirongo, V. Mochamah, G. Makazi, A. Kosgei, P. Nyutu, G. Macharia, A. Kapesa, S. Byass, P. Williams, T. N.
BMC Med, (2014). 12:65

Global migration and the changing distribution of sickle haemoglobin: a quantitative study of temporal trends between 1960 and 2000.Piel, F. B. Tatem, A. J. Huang, Z. Gupta, S. Williams, T. N. Weatherall, D. J.
Lancet Glob Health, (2014). 2:e80-9

Examining strain diversity and phylogeography in relation to an unusual epidemic pattern of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in a long-term refugee camp in Kenya.Agoti, C. N. Mayieka, L. M. Otieno, J. R. Ahmed, J. A. Fields, B. S. Waiboci, L. W. Nyoka, R. Eidex, R. B. Marano, N. Burton, W. Montgomery, J. M. Breiman, R. F. Nokes, D. J.
BMC Infect Dis, (2014). 14:178

Spleen volume and clinical disease manifestations of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children.Kotlyar, S. Nteziyaremye, J. Olupot-Olupot, P. Akech, S. O. Moore, C. L. Maitland, K.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, (2014). 108:283-9

Nutritional status of young children with inherited blood disorders in western Kenya.Tsang, B. L. Sullivan, K. M. Ruth, L. J. Williams, T. N. Suchdev, P. S.
Am J Trop Med Hyg, (2014). 90:955-962

Combinatorial effects of malaria season, iron deficiency, and inflammation determine plasma hepcidin concentration in African children.Atkinson, S. H. Armitage, A. E. Khandwala, S. Mwangi, T. W. Uyoga, S. Bejon, P. A. Williams, T. N. Prentice, A. M. Drakesmith, H.
Blood, (2014). 123:3221-9

Authors' reply to Southall.Kiguli, S. Akech, S. O. Mtove, G. Opoka, R. O. Engoru, C. Olupot-Olupot, P. Nyeko, R. Evans, J. Crawley, J. Prevatt, N. Reyburn, H. Levin, M. George, E. C. South, A. Babiker, A. G. Gibb, D. M. Maitland, K.
BMJ, (2014). 348:g1619

Use of vaccines as probes to define disease burden.Feikin, D. R. Scott, J. A. Gessner, B. D.
Lancet, (2014). 383:1762-70

Epistasis between the haptoglobin common variant and alpha+thalassemia influences risk of severe malaria in Kenyan children.Atkinson, S. H. Uyoga, S. M. Nyatichi, E. Macharia, A. W. Nyutu, G. Ndila, C. Kwiatkowski, D. P. Rockett, K. A. Williams, T. N.
Blood, (2014). 123:2008-16

Immunogenicity, impact on carriage and reactogenicity of 10-valent pneumococcal non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine in Kenyan children aged 1-4 years: a randomized controlled trial.Hammitt, L. L. Ojal, J. Bashraheil, M. Morpeth, S. C. Karani, A. Habib, A. Borys, D. Goldblatt, D. Scott, J. A.
PLoS One, (2014). 9:e85459

WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data.Kiguli, S. Akech, S. O. Mtove, G. Opoka, R. O. Engoru, C. Olupot-Olupot, P. Nyeko, R. Evans, J. Crawley, J. Prevatt, N. Reyburn, H. Levin, M. George, E. C. South, A. Babiker, A. G. Gibb, D. M. Maitland, K.
BMJ, (2014). 348:f7003

The source of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants: a household cohort study in rural Kenya.Munywoki, P. K. Koech, D. C. Agoti, C. N. Lewa, C. Cane, P. A. Medley, G. F. Nokes, D. J.
J Infect Dis, (2014). 209:1685-92

Trends in procurement costs for HIV commodities: a 7-year retrospective analysis of global fund data across 125 countries.Wafula, F. Agweyu, A. Macintyre, K.
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, (2014). 65:e134-9

The burden and consequences of inherited blood disorders among young children in western Kenya.Suchdev, P. S. Ruth, L. J. Earley, M. Macharia, A. Williams, T. N.
Matern Child Nutr, (2014). 10:135-44

Regional and temporal trends in malaria commodity costs: an analysis of Global Fund data for 79 countries.Wafula, F. Agweyu, A. Macintyre, K.
Malar J, (2013). 12:466

Correction: Changing Use of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Thika Hospital, Kenya: A Quality Improvement Intervention with an Interrupted Time Series Design.Aiken, A. M. Wanyoro, A. K. Mwangi, J. Juma, F. Mugoya, I. K. Scott, J. A.
PLoS One, (2013). 8:

Standard method for detecting upper respiratory carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae: updated recommendations from the World Health Organization Pneumococcal Carriage Working Group.Satzke, C. Turner, P. Virolainen-Julkunen, A. Adrian, P. V. Antonio, M. Hare, K. M. Henao-Restrepo, A. M. Leach, A. J. Klugman, K. P. Porter, B. D. Sa-Leao, R. Scott, J. A. Nohynek, H. O'Brien, K. L. W. H. O. Pneumococcal Carriage Working Group
Vaccine, (2013). 32:165-79

Population genetic structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Kilifi, Kenya, prior to the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.Brueggemann, A. B. Muroki, B. M. Kulohoma, B. W. Karani, A. Wanjiru, E. Morpeth, S. Kamau, T. Sharif, S. Scott, J. A.
PLoS One, (2013). 8:e81539