Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Study design and protocol for investigating social network patterns in rural and urban schools and households in a coastal setting in Kenya using wearable proximity sensors.Kiti, M. C. Melegaro, A. Cattuto, C. Nokes, D. J.
Wellcome Open Res, (2019). 4:84

Human metapneumovirus prevalence and patterns of subgroup persistence identified through surveillance of pediatric pneumonia hospital admissions in coastal Kenya, 2007-2016.Oketch, J. W. Kamau, E. Otieno, G. P. Otieno, J. R. Agoti, C. N. Nokes, D. J.
BMC Infect Dis, (2019). 19:757

The epidemiology of sickle cell disease in children recruited in infancy in Kilifi, Kenya: a prospective cohort study.Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. W. Mochamah, G. Ndila, C. M. Nyutu, G. Makale, J. Tendwa, M. Nyatichi, E. Ojal, J. Otiende, M. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Peshu, N. Tsofa, B. Maitland, K. Scott, J. A. G. Williams, T. N.
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e1458-e1466

Transfusion Volume for Children with Severe Anemia in Africa.Maitland, K. Olupot-Olupot, P. Kiguli, S. Chagaluka, G. Alaroker, F. Opoka, R. O. Mpoya, A. Engoru, C. Nteziyaremye, J. Mallewa, M. Kennedy, N. Nakuya, M. Namayanja, C. Kayaga, J. Uyoga, S. Kyeyune Byabazaire, D. M'Baya, B. Wabwire, B. Frost, G. Bates, I. Evans, J. A. Williams, T. N. Saramago Goncalves, P. George, E. C. Gibb, D. M. Walker, A. S. Tract Group
N Engl J Med, (2019). 381:420-431

Immediate Transfusion in African Children with Uncomplicated Severe Anemia.Maitland, K. Kiguli, S. Olupot-Olupot, P. Engoru, C. Mallewa, M. Saramago Goncalves, P. Opoka, R. O. Mpoya, A. Alaroker, F. Nteziyaremye, J. Chagaluka, G. Kennedy, N. Nabawanuka, E. Nakuya, M. Namayanja, C. Uyoga, S. Kyeyune Byabazaire, D. M'Baya, B. Wabwire, B. Frost, G. Bates, I. Evans, J. A. Williams, T. N. George, E. C. Gibb, D. M. Walker, A. S. Tract Group
N Engl J Med, (2019). 381:407-419

Author Correction: Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects.Sande, C. J. Njunge, J. M. Ngoi, J. M. Mutunga, M. N. Chege, T. Gicheru, E. T. Gardiner, E. M. Gwela, A. Green, C. A. Drysdale, S. B. Berkley, J. A. Nokes, D. J. Pollard, A. J.
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:3291

Genomic analysis of respiratory syncytial virus infections in households and utility in inferring who infects the infant.Agoti, C. N. Phan, M. V. T. Munywoki, P. K. Githinji, G. Medley, G. F. Cane, P. A. Kellam, P. Cotten, M. Nokes, D. J.
Sci Rep, (2019). 9:10076

Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya.Njuguna, P. Maitland, K. Nyaguara, A. Mwanga, D. Mogeni, P. Mturi, N. Mohammed, S. Mwambingu, G. Ngetsa, C. Awuondo, K. Lowe, B. Adetifa, I. Scott, J. A. G. Williams, T. N. Atkinson, S. Osier, F. Snow, R. W. Marsh, K. Tsofa, B. Peshu, N. Hamaluba, M. Berkley, J. A. Newton, C. R. J. Fondo, J. Omar, A. Bejon, P.
BMC Med, (2019). 17:124

Scalable Workflows and Reproducible Data Analysis for Genomics.Strozzi, F. Janssen, R. Wurmus, R. Crusoe, M. R. Githinji, G. Di Tommaso, P. Belhachemi, D. Moller, S. Smant, G. de Ligt, J. Prins, P.
Methods Mol Biol, (2019). 1910:723-745

Gastroenteritis aggressive versus slow treatment for rehydration (GASTRO): a phase II rehydration trial for severe dehydration: WHO plan C versus slow rehydration.Houston, K. A. Gibb, J. Olupot-Olupot, P. Obonyo, N. Mpoya, A. Nakuya, M. Muhindo, R. Uyoga, S. Evans, J. A. Connon, R. Gibb, D. M. George, E. C. Maitland, K.
BMC Med, (2019). 17:122

Gametocyte carriage in an era of changing malaria epidemiology: A 19-year analysis of a malaria longitudinal cohort.Muthui, M. K. Mogeni, P. Mwai, K. Nyundo, C. Macharia, A. Williams, T. N. Nyangweso, G. Wambua, J. Mwanga, D. Marsh, K. Bejon, P. Kapulu, M. C.
Wellcome Open Res, (2019). 4:66

Effect of strikes by health workers on mortality between 2010 and 2016 in Kilifi, Kenya: a population-based cohort analysis.Ong'ayo, G. Ooko, M. Wang'ondu, R. Bottomley, C. Nyaguara, A. Tsofa, B. K. Williams, T. N. Bejon, P. Scott, J. A. G. Etyang, A. O.
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e961-e967

The effects of exposures to mycotoxins on immunity in children: A systematic review.Githang'a, D. Anzala, O. Mutegi, C. Agweyu, A.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care, (2019). 49:109-116

Healthcare-provider perceptions of barriers to oxygen therapy for paediatric patients in three government-funded eastern Ugandan hospitals; a qualitative study.Dauncey, J. W. Olupot-Olupot, P. Maitland, K.
BMC Health Serv Res, (2019). 19:335

The effects of aflatoxin exposure on Hepatitis B-vaccine induced immunity in Kenyan children.Githang'a, D. Wangia, R. N. Mureithi, M. W. Wandiga, S. O. Mutegi, C. Ogutu, B. Agweyu, A. Wang, J. S. Anzala, O.
Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care, (2019). 49:117-130

Airway response to respiratory syncytial virus has incidental antibacterial effects.Sande, C. J. Njunge, J. M. Mwongeli Ngoi, J. Mutunga, M. N. Chege, T. Gicheru, E. T. Gardiner, E. M. Gwela, A. Green, C. A. Drysdale, S. B. Berkley, J. A. Nokes, D. J. Pollard, A. J.
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:2218

Optimizing observer performance of clinic blood pressure measurement: a position statement from the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group.Padwal, R. Campbell, N. R. C. Schutte, A. E. Olsen, M. H. Delles, C. Etyang, A. Cruickshank, J. K. Stergiou, G. Rakotz, M. K. Wozniak, G. Jaffe, M. G. Benjamin, I. Parati, G. Sharman, J. E.
J Hypertens, (2019). 37:1737-1745

Effect of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on invasive pneumococcal disease and nasopharyngeal carriage in Kenya: a longitudinal surveillance study.Hammitt, L. L. Etyang, A. O. Morpeth, S. C. Ojal, J. Mutuku, A. Mturi, N. Moisi, J. C. Adetifa, I. M. Karani, A. Akech, D. O. Otiende, M. Bwanaali, T. Wafula, J. Mataza, C. Mumbo, E. Tabu, C. Knoll, M. D. Bauni, E. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N. Kamau, T. Sharif, S. K. Levine, O. S. Scott, J. A. G.
Lancet, (2019). 393:2146-2154

Sustaining pneumococcal vaccination after transitioning from Gavi support: a modelling and cost-effectiveness study in Kenya.Ojal, J. Griffiths, U. Hammitt, L. L. Adetifa, I. Akech, D. Tabu, C. Scott, J. A. G. Flasche, S.
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e644-e654

Agreement between ELISA and plaque reduction neutralisation assay in Detection of respiratory syncytial virus specific antibodies in a birth Cohort from Kilifi, coastal Kenya.Nyiro, J. U. Kiyuka, P. K. Mutunga, M. N. Sande, C. J. Munywoki, P. K. Scott, J. A. G. Nokes, D. J.
Wellcome Open Res, (2019). 4:33