Publications

Clinical Research

BIRC6 modifies risk of invasive bacterial infection in Kenyan children.Gilchrist JJ, Kariuki SN, Watson JA, Band G, Uyoga S, Ndila CM, Mturi N, Mwarumba S, Mohammed S, Mosobo M, Alasoo K, Rockett KA, Mentzer AJ, Kwiatkowski DP, Hill AVS, Maitland K, Scott JAG, Williams TN
Elife, (2022). 11:

Improving the diagnosis of severe malaria in African children using platelet counts and plasma PfHRP2 concentrations.Watson JA, Uyoga S, Wanjiku P, Makale J, Nyutu GM, Mturi N, George EC, Woodrow CJ, Day NPJ, Bejon P, Opoka RO, Dondorp AM, John CC, Maitland K, Williams TN, White NJ
Sci Transl Med, (2022). 14:eabn5040

Phagocytosis of Plasmodium falciparum ring-stage parasites predicts protection against malaria.Musasia FK, Nkumama IN, Frank R, Kipkemboi V, Schneider M, Mwai K, Odera DO, Rosenkranz M, Furle K, Kimani D, Tuju J, Njuguna P, Hamaluba M, Kapulu MC, Wardemann H, CHMI-SIKA Study Team, Osier FHA
Nat Commun, (2022). 13:4098

Sickle cell anaemia and severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a secondary analysis of the Transfusion and Treatment of African Children Trial (TRACT).Uyoga S, Olupot-Olupot P, Connon R, Kiguli S, Opoka RO, Alaroker F, Muhindo R, Macharia AW, Dondorp AM, Gibb DM, Walker AS, George EC, Maitland K, Williams TN
Lancet Child Adolesc Health, (2022). 6:606-613

Integrating HIV and mental health interventions to address a global syndemic among men who have sex with men.Operario D, Sun S, Bermudez AN, Masa R, Shangani S, van der Elst E, Sanders E
Lancet HIV, (2022). 9:e574-e584

Neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes after invasive Group B Streptococcus in early infancy: A multi-country matched cohort study in South Africa, Mozambique, India, Kenya, and Argentina.Paul P, Chandna J, Procter SR, Dangor Z, Leahy S, Santhanam S, John HB, Bassat Q, Bramugy J, Bardaji A, Abubakar A, Nasambu C, Libster R, Yanotti CS, Seedat F, Horvath-Puho E, Hossain AKMT, Sadeq-Ur Rahman Q, Jit M, Newton CR, Milner K, Goncalves BP, Lawn JE, GBS long term outcomes LMIC collaborative group
EClinicalMedicine, (2022). 47:101358

The impact of intermittent presumptive treatment for malaria in pregnancy on hospital birth outcomes on the Kenyan coast.Kamau A, Musau M, Mwakio S, Amadi D, Nyaguara A, Bejon P, Seale AC, Berkley JA, Snow RW
Clin Infect Dis, (2022). :

What is next in African neuroscience?.Donald KA, Maina M, Patel N, Nguemeni C, Mohammed W, Abubakar A, Brown M, Stoyanova R, Welchman A, Walker N, Willett A, Kariuki SM, Figaji A, Stein DJ, Ihunwo AO, Daniels W, Newton CR
Elife, (2022). 11:

URCHOICE: Preferences for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Options for HIV Prevention Among Kenyan men who have sex with men and Transgender Women in Nairobi, Kisumu and the Coast.Bailey RC, Kimani M, Kabuti R, Gumbe E, Otieno G, Kimani J, Okall D, Sanders EJ, Otieno FO
AIDS Behav, (2022). :

The impact of malaria-protective red blood cell polymorphisms on parasite biomass in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria.Uyoga S, Watson JA, Wanjiku P, Rop JC, Makale J, Macharia AW, Kariuki SN, Nyutu GM, Shebe M, Mosobo M, Mturi N, Rockett KA, Woodrow CJ, Dondorp AM, Maitland K, White NJ, Williams TN
Nat Commun, (2022). 13:3307

Increasing diversity in genomics requires investment in equitable partnerships and capacity building.Martin AR, Stroud RE, Abebe T, Akena D, Alemayehu M, Atwoli L, Chapman SB, Flowers K, Gelaye B, Gichuru S, Kariuki SM, Kinyanjui S, Korte KJ, Koen N, Koenen KC, Newton CRJC, Olivares AM, Pollock S, Post K, Singh I, Stein DJ, Teferra S, Zingela Z, Chibnik LB
Nat Genet, (2022). 54:740-745

Is triple artemisinin-based combination therapy necessary for uncomplicated malaria?.van der Pluijm RW, Peto TJ, Hamaluba M, Callery JJ, Tripura R, White NJ, Dondorp AM
Lancet Infect Dis, (2022). 22:765-766

Condom failure and pre-exposure prophylaxis use experience among female sex workers in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.Amogne MD, Sanders EJ, Belihu WB, Sundewall J, Agardh A
BMC Public Health, (2022). 22:1079

Enteral Feeding Practices for Very Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants in Nigeria and Kenya.Tongo OO, Olwala MA, Talbert AW, Nabwera HM, Akindolire AE, Otieno W, Nalwa GM, Andang'o PEA, Mwangome MK, Abdulkadir I, Ezeaka CV, Ezenwa BN, Fajolu IB, Imam ZO, Umoru DD, Abubakar I, Embleton ND, Allen SJ
Front Pediatr, (2022). 10:892209

Severe anaemia and paediatric mortality after hospital discharge in Africa.Ngari MM, Berkley JA
Lancet Child Adolesc Health, (2022). 6:447-449

Detection of pathogens associated with early-onset neonatal sepsis in cord blood at birth using quantitative PCR.Obiero CW, Gumbi W, Mwakio S, Mwangudzah H, Seale AC, Taniuchi M, Liu J, Houpt E, Berkley JA
Wellcome Open Res, (2022). 7:3

The importance of perinatal maternal depression as a public health problem in Africa.Kariuki SM, Newton CRJC
Lancet Psychiatry, (2022). 9:527-528

Undertaking Community Engagement for a Controlled Human Malaria Infection Study in Kenya: Approaches and Lessons Learnt.Mumba N, Njuguna P, Chi P, Marsh V, Awuor E, Hamaluba M, Mauncho C, Mwalukore S, Masha J, Mwangoma M, Kalama B, Alphan H, Wambua J, Bejon P, Kamuya D, Kapulu MC
Front Public Health, (2022). 10:793913

Incidence of chikungunya virus infections among Kenyan children with neurological disease, 2014-2018: A cohort study.Nyamwaya DK, Otiende M, Mwango L, Kariuki SM, Otieno B, Omuoyo DO, Githinji G, Kitsao BS, Karanja HK, Gitonga JN, de Laurent ZR, Davies A, Mwarumba S, Agoti CN, Thumbi SM, Hamaluba MM, Newton CR, Bejon P, Warimwe GM
PLoS Med, (2022). 19:e1003994

HIV virological non-suppression is highly prevalent among 18- to 24-year-old youths on antiretroviral therapy at the Kenyan coast.Nyongesa MK, Mwatasa MH, Kagonya VA, Mwambingu G, Ngetsa C, Newton CRJC, Abubakar A
BMC Infect Dis, (2022). 22:449