Publications

Epidemiology and Demography

Effect of Previous Exposure to Malaria on Blood Pressure in Kilifi, Kenya: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Etyang, A. O. Kapesa, S. Odipo, E. Bauni, E. Kyobutungi, C. Abdalla, M. Muntner, P. Musani, S. K. Macharia, A. Williams, T. N. Cruickshank, J. K. Smeeth, L. Scott, J. A. G.
J Am Heart Assoc, (2019). 8:e011771

Haematological quality and age of donor blood issued for paediatric transfusion to four hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa.Uyoga, S. Mpoya, A. Olupot-Olupot, P. Kiguli, S. Opoka, R. O. Engoru, C. Mallewa, M. Kennedy, N. M'Baya, B. Kyeyune, D. Wabwire, B. Bates, I. Gibb, D. M. Walker, A. S. George, E. C. Williams, T. N. Maitland, K.
Vox Sang, (2019). 114:340-348

Effect of enhancing audit and feedback on uptake of childhood pneumonia treatment policy in hospitals that are part of a clinical network: a cluster randomized trial.Ayieko, P. Irimu, G. Ogero, M. Mwaniki, P. Malla, L. Julius, T. Chepkirui, M. Mbevi, G. Oliwa, J. Agweyu, A. Akech, S. Were, F. English, M. Clinical Information Network, Authors
Implement Sci, (2019). 14:20

The indirect health effects of malaria estimated from health advantages of the sickle cell trait.Uyoga, S. Macharia, A. W. Ndila, C. M. Nyutu, G. Shebe, M. Awuondo, K. O. Mturi, N. Peshu, N. Tsofa, B. Scott, J. A. G. Maitland, K. Williams, T. N.
Nat Commun, (2019). 10:856

Effect of 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on the incidence of radiologically-confirmed pneumonia and clinically-defined pneumonia in Kenyan children: an interrupted time-series analysis.Silaba, M. Ooko, M. Bottomley, C. Sande, J. Benamore, R. Park, K. Ignas, J. Maitland, K. Mturi, N. Makumi, A. Otiende, M. Kagwanja, S. Safari, S. Ochola, V. Bwanaali, T. Bauni, E. Gleeson, F. Deloria Knoll, M. Adetifa, I. Marsh, K. Williams, T. N. Kamau, T. Sharif, S. Levine, O. S. Hammitt, L. L. Scott, J. A. G.
Lancet Glob Health, (2019). 7:e337-e346

Patient costs of hypertension care in public health care facilities in Kenya.Oyando, R. Njoroge, M. Nguhiu, P. Kirui, F. Mbui, J. Sigilai, A. Bukania, Z. Obala, A. Munge, K. Etyang, A. Barasa, E.
Int J Health Plann Manage, (2019). 34:e1166-e1178

Complete Genome Sequences of Dengue Virus Type 2 Strains from Kilifi, Kenya.Kamau, E. Agoti, C. N. Ngoi, J. M. de Laurent, Z. R. Gitonga, J. Cotten, M. Phan, M. V. T. Nokes, D. J. Delwart, E. Sanders, E. Warimwe, G. M.
Microbiol Resour Announc, (2019). 8:

Model-based estimates of transmission of respiratory syncytial virus within households.Kombe, I. K. Munywoki, P. K. Baguelin, M. Nokes, D. J. Medley, G. F.
Epidemics, (2019). 27:1-11

An Intensive, Active Surveillance Reveals Continuous Invasion and High Diversity of Rhinovirus in Households.Kamau, E. Onyango, C. O. Otieno, G. P. Kiyuka, P. K. Agoti, C. N. Medley, G. F. Cane, P. A. Nokes, D. J. Munywoki, P. K.
J Infect Dis, (2019). 219:1049-1057

Hydroxyurea for Children with Sickle Cell Anemia in Sub-Saharan Africa.Tshilolo, L. Tomlinson, G. Williams, T. N. Santos, B. Olupot-Olupot, P. Lane, A. Aygun, B. Stuber, S. E. Latham, T. S. McGann, P. T. Ware, R. E. Reach Investigators
N Engl J Med, (2019). 380:121-131

The population dynamics of hemoglobins A, A(2), F and S in the context of the hemoglobinopathies HbS and alpha-thalassemia in Kenyan infants.Macharia, A. W. Uyoga, S. Ndila, C. Nyutu, G. Makale, J. Tendwa, M. Nyatichi, E. Ojal, J. Atkinson, S. Williams, T. N.
Haematologica, (2019). 104:e184-e186

Iron Status and Associated Malaria Risk Among African Children.Muriuki, J. M. Mentzer, A. J. Kimita, W. Ndungu, F. M. Macharia, A. W. Webb, E. L. Lule, S. A. Morovat, A. Hill, A. V. S. Bejon, P. Elliott, A. M. Williams, T. N. Atkinson, S. H.
Clin Infect Dis, (2019). 68:1807-1814

Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS): design and first-year review.Smith, A. M. Niemeyer, K. E. Katz, D. S. Barba, L. A. Githinji, G. Gymrek, M. Huff, K. D. Madan, C. R. Mayes, A. C. Moerman, K. M. Prins, P. Ram, K. Rokem, A. Teal, T. K. Guimera, R. V. Vanderplas, J. T.
PeerJ Prepr, (2018). 4:e147

Molecular characterization of rotavirus group A strains circulating prior to vaccine introduction in rural coastal Kenya, 2002-2013.Owor, B. E. Mwanga, M. J. Njeru, R. Mugo, R. Ngama, M. Otieno, G. P. Nokes, D. J. Agoti, C. N.
Wellcome Open Res, (2018). 3:150

Evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy and cost of different methods for the assessment of severe anaemia in hospitalised children in Eastern Uganda.Olupot-Olupot, P. Prevatt, N. Engoru, C. Nteziyaremye, J. Amorut, D. Chebet, M. Senyondo, T. Ongodia, P. Ndila, C. M. Williams, T. N. Maitland, K.
Wellcome Open Res, (2018). 3:130

Sickle Cell and alpha+-Thalassemia Traits Influence the Association between Ferritin and Hepcidin in Rural Kenyan Children Aged 14-26 Months.Byrd, K. A. Williams, T. N. Lin, A. Pickering, A. J. Arnold, B. F. Arnold, C. D. Kiprotich, M. Dentz, H. N. Njenga, S. M. Rao, G. Colford, J. M, Jr. Null, C. Stewart, C. P.
J Nutr, (2018). 148:1903-1910

Human rhinovirus spatial-temporal epidemiology in rural coastal Kenya, 2015-2016, observed through outpatient surveillance.Morobe, J. M. Nyiro, J. U. Brand, S. Kamau, E. Gicheru, E. Eyase, F. Otieno, G. P. Munywoki, P. K. Agoti, C. N. Nokes, D. J.
Wellcome Open Res, (2018). 3:128

Evaluating the performance of tools used to call minority variants from whole genome short-read data.Said Mohammed, K. Kibinge, N. Prins, P. Agoti, C. N. Cotten, M. Nokes, D. J. Brand, S. Githinji, G.
Wellcome Open Res, (2018). 3:21

Erratum: Whole genome analysis of local Kenyan and global sequences unravels the epidemiological and molecular evolutionary dynamics of RSV genotype ON1 strains.Otieno, J. R. Kamau, E. M. Oketch, J. W. Ngoi, J. M. Gichuki, A. M. Binter, S. Otieno, G. P. Ngama, M. Agoti, C. N. Cane, P. A. Kellam, P. Cotten, M. Lemey, P. Nokes, D. J.
Virus Evol, (2018). 4:vey036

Coverage and timeliness of vaccination and the validity of routine estimates: Insights from a vaccine registry in Kenya.Adetifa, I. M. O. Karia, B. Mutuku, A. Bwanaali, T. Makumi, A. Wafula, J. Chome, M. Mwatsuma, P. Bauni, E. Hammitt, L. L. Mataza, C. Tabu, C. Kamau, T. Williams, T. N. Scott, J. A. G.
Vaccine, (2018). 36:7965-7974