Submissions from 2025
African guidelines for diagnosis and management of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: PAFLAR initiative, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Angela Migowa, Hanna Lishan Kassa, Wassila Messadi, Yassmine Taha, Yaninga Halwani Fuseini, Madeleine Ngandeu, Yasser El Miedany, Michael Hofer, and Wafa Hamdi
Navigating childhood asthma care in Kenya: barriers identified by children and their caregivers, Joan Ahimbisibwe, Roselyter Riang’a, Angela Migowa, and Samuel Otido
Global variations in artificial intelligence-generated information on juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Saverio La Bella, Deniz Bayraktar, Annamaria Porreca, Linda C Li, Marina Attanasi, Emil Aliyev, Angela Migowa, Christiaan Scott, Darpan R Thakare, and Yagmur Bayindir
Air pollution exposures in early life and brain development in children (ABC): protocol for a pregnancy cohort study, Sarah Benki-Nugent, Faridah H. Were, Anne M Riederer, Michael Gatari, CJ Karr, Edmund YW Seto, Beatrice C. Mutai, Susan Wamithi, Brent R. Collett, and John Kinuthia
Optimal anthropometric discharge criteria from treatment of wasting: meta-analysis of individual patient data from 34 studies, Lilia Bliznashka, Sandhya Chaudhary, Susan Rattigan, Sheila Isanaka, Ruth Adah, Tahmeed Ahmed, Nur Alam, Rodrigue Alitanou, Paluku Bahwere, and Helen Nabwera
Elevated uric acid levels, mortality and cognitive impairment in children with severe malaria, Caitlin Bond, Olivia J. Bednarski, Dibyadyuti Datta, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Anthony Batte, Keerthi Udumula, Deepali Balasubramani, and Marilyn Vasquez
Low prevalence of helminth infection in Ugandan children hospitalized with severe malaria, Drew Capone, Nuzrath Jahan, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, and Chandy John
Neonatology's future: securing most impact where most newborn infants die, Msandeni Chiume, Joy Lawn, Nahya Salim, William Macharia, Maria Oden, Chinyere Ezeaka, Kara Palamountain, Abiy Seifu Estifanos, and Rebecca Richards-Kortum
Using implementation science to define the model and outcomes for improving quality in NEST360, a multicountry alliance for reducing newborn mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, Kylie Dougherty, Nebiyou Hailemariam, Georgia Jenkins, Junwei Chen, Jackson Ilangali, John Mwangi, Julius Thomas, Hannah Mwaniki Mwaniki, Olabisi Dosunmu, and Robert Tillya
Small and sick newborn care: changes in service readiness scoring between baseline and 2023 for 65 neonatal units implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania, Rebecca E. Penzias, Morris Ondieki Ogero, Robert Tillya, Irabi Kassim, Olabisi Dosunmu, Opeyemi Odedere, Hannah Mwaniki, Vincent Ochieng, Dolphine Mochache, and William Macharia
Editorial: Promoting patient-centered care for pediatric rheumatology across Africa, Wafa Hamdi and Angela Migowa
Pediatric Society of the African League Against Rheumatism juvenile idiopathic arthritis recommendations for enthesitis-related arthritis and juvenile psoriatic arthritis, Wafa Hamdi, Angela Migowa, Hanene Lassoued Ferjani, Chafia Dahou Makhloufi, Yasmine Makhlouf, Samah Ismail Nasef, Nelly Ziade, Xenophone Baraliakos, Hermine Brunner, and Mohammed Hassan
Comparison of international league of associations for rheumatology and pediatric rheumatology international trials organization classification criteria for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: insights from an African multicenter cohort, Wafa Hamdi, Dorra Nessib, Soad Hashad, Lawrence Owino, Hala Etayari, Lobna Kharrat, Samah Nasef, Majda Tafyl, Fatma Majdoub, and Angela Migowa
Educational interventions to improve pediatric emergency care: A qualitative assessment of the perspectives of African healthcare workers, Emily A. Hartford, Chris A. Rees, Isaac Kihurani, Raana Hussain, Elena Seifert, Alexis Schmid, Tigist Bacha, Carol C. Chen, and Megan L. Schultz
The feasibility of pharmacokinetic-based dosing of hydroxyurea for children with sickle cell anaemia in Uganda : Baseline results of the alternative dosing and prevention of transfusions trial, Alexandra Power Hays, Ruth Namazzi, Min Dong, Caroline Kazinga, Charles Kato, Sadat Aliwuya, Kathryn McElhinney, Andrea L. Conroy, Adam Lane, and Robert Opoka
Social media in advancing equity and collaboration in rheumatology: The cordiality review, Ihsane Hmamouchi, Nelly Ziade, Adewale Adebajo, Latika Gupta, Puja Mehta, Angela Migowa, Elena Nikiphorou, Noelle A. Rolle, Didem Saygin, and Namrata Singh
Growth measurements in Ugandan children with sickle cell anaemia from a hydroxyurea (hydroxycarbamide) treatment trial relative to unaffected sibling controls, Dennis Kalibbala, Vincent Mboizi, Grace Nambatya, Susan Murungi, Joan Ashaba, Catherine Nabaggala, Lynnth Turyagyenda, Deogratias Munube, Phillip Kasirye, and Robert Opoka
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship among healthcare workers in outpatient medical centers in Kenya: a qualitative study, Mary Kaniu, Wahu Gitakah, Rupali Jain, Ann Munyare, Rodney Adam, and Aliza Monroe Wise
P-152. Chitinase-3-like protein 1 is associated with stunting and neurodevelopmental delay in Ugandan children who are HIV exposed but uninfected, Elspeth MacBain, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, and Michael Hawkes
Impact of cessation of caffeine citrate therapy on intermittent hypoxemia patterns among preterm infants born before 34 weeks, Peter Kipkurui Mashep, Roseline Ochieng, Jesse Coleman, Mary Waiyego, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Dorothy Chomba, Morris Ogero Ondieki, Grace Irimu, William Macharia, and Mark Ansermino
Cytomegalovirus reactivation and acute and chronic complications in children with cerebral malaria: a prospective cohort study, Jonathan A. A. Mayhew, Andrew J. Witten, Caitlin A. Bond, Robert Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Andrea L. Conroy, Nelmary Hernandez-Alvarado, Mark R. Schleiss, and Chandy C. John C. John
Influence of caregiver knowledge of home asthma management on health outcomes of children in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review, Emily M. Nyaga, Sweccha Guntamukkala, Mackenzie Noell, Shawn S. Fan, Janet Jelal, Arielle Warren, Justus Simba, Julie A. Zuniga, and O’Brien Kyololo
Neurocognitive gains among Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia on hydroxyurea: 18-month trial interim results, Shubaya Kasule Naggayi, Dennis Kalibbala, Vincent Mboizi, John M. Ssenkusu, Zhezhen Jin, Caterina Rosano, Deogratias Munube, Bill Wambaka, Ruth Namazzi, and Robert Opoka
Supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food has no effect on adverse outcomes among undernourished children aged 6–59 months with severe pneumonia, Damalie Nalwanga, Elisa Giallongo, Victor Musiime, Sarah Kiguli, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Florence Alaroker, Robert Opoka, Abner Tagoola, Mainga Hamaluba, and Christabel Mogaka
Effect of nutritional supplementation with lipid-based therapeutic food on body composition of non-severely malnourished African children aged 6–59 months hospitalized with severe pneumonia, Damalie Nalwanga, Victor Musiime, Sarah Kiguli, Peter Olupot-Olupot Olupot-Olupot, Florence Alaroker, Robert Opoka, Abner Tagoola, Hellen Mnjala, Christabel Mogaka, and Eva Nabawanuka
A child with severe pneumonia cannot feed, causing malnutrition: Exploring health worker and caregiver perspectives and practices for mitigating malnutrition among children with severe pneumonia, a case of Uganda, Damalie Nalwanga, Robert Opoka, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Lawrence Kakooza, Andrew Kiggwe, Victor Musiime, and Sarah Kiguli
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Is Associated With Increased Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Hemolytic Complications in Children With Severe Malaria, Ruth Namazzi, Caroline Kazinga, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Claire Liepmann, Olivia Bednarski, Michael J. Goings, Marco Abreu, Tae-Hwi Schwantes-An, Anthony Batte, and Robert Opoka
Lissencephaly with subcortical band heterotopia in ✩ an East African child: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Adil Datoo, Pilly Ally, Hajaj Salum, and Kija Edward
Knowledge of human papillomavirus vaccine as a determinant of uptake among guardians of adolescent girls: A single hospital experience in Nairobi, Kenya, Irene Nzisa, Rose Kamenwa, James Orwa, and Pauline Samia
Academic proficiency in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia: a cross-sectional study, Robert Opoka, Shubaya Kasule Naggayi, Paul Bangirana, Simple Ouma, Betty Nyangoma, Annet Birabwa, Grace Nambatya, Maxencia Kabatabaazi, Ann Jacqueline Nakitende, and Dennis Kalibbala
Exploring the clinical profiles and management of juvenile dermatomyositis in Africa: a survey of African rheumatology care providers, Jessica Perfetto, Laura B. Lewandowski, Dawn M. Wahezi, Vanessa Ogega, Joan Ahimbisibwe, Kate Webb, Christiaan Scott, and Angela Migowa
Hydroxyurea pharmacokinetics in children with sickle cell anemia across different global populations, Alexandra Power-Hays, Kathryn McElhinney, Thomas Williams, George Mochamah, Peter Olupot-Olupot, George Paasi, Marvin Reid, Angela Rankine-Mullings, Robert Opoka, and John Chandy
Treating juvenile dermatomyositis to target: paediatric rheumatology European society/childhood arthritis and rheumatology research alliance-endorsed recommendations from an international task force, Angelo Ravelli, Silvia Rosina, Jayne M. MacMahon, Talia Baird, Ana Isabel Rebollo-Giménez, Claas Hinze, Liza J. McCann, Ann M. Reed, Lisa G. Rider, and Angela Migowa
Development of CARRA/PReS-endorsed consensus core and expanded datasets in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus for international registry-based research, Rebecca Sadun, Jennifer Cooper, Alexandre Belot, Tadej Avcin, Amita Aggarwal, Jenny Ainsworth, Michael Beresford, Alisha Akinsete, Stacy Ardoin, and Angela Migowa
The impact of undernutrition and overnutrition on early brain development, Pauline Samia, Esperancia Kapanga, Alex Samia, Barnabas Kigen, Ana Cabal-Herrera, and Helen Nabwera
Kenyan dietitians’ knowledge of ketogenic dietary therapies for drug-resistant epilepsy, Pauline Samia, Violet Naanyu, Perry Ndila, Helen Cross, Richard Idro, Paul Boon, Jo Wilmshurst, and Stanley Luchters
Substance use among healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional study in Kenya, Jasmit Shah, Cynthia Smith, Cyprian Mostert, Linda Khakali, Zul Merali, and Sayed Karar
Experiences among parents caring for children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya, Hassan Silim, Susan Wamithi, Roselyter Riang’a, and Angela Migowa
Elevated supar levels, organ dysfunction and death in children hospitalized with malaria: considerations for use as a risk stratification tool, Charles Ssuuna, Hridesh Mishra, Michael T Hawkes, Veselina Stefanova, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Michael Lintner-Rivera, Anthony Batte, Kathleen Zhong, Sophie Namasopo, and Robert Opoka
Small for gestational age sub-groups have differential morbidity, growth and neurodevelopment at age 2: the interbio-21st newborn study, Aris T. Papageorghiou, María C. Restrepo-Méndez, Rose McGready, Fernando C. Barros, Francois Nosten, Shama Munim, Roseline Ochieng, Rachel Craik, Hellen C. Barsosio, and James A. Berkley
Regional and Global Implications for Children’s Brain Health, Edwin Trevathan, Gwendoline Kandawasvika, Arushi Saini, Pauline Samia, Archana Patel, Chahnez Triki, Charles Newton, Umar Sabo, and Jo Wilmshurst
Clinical, radiological characteristics and outcomes of primary headache in children at a tertiary hospital in Kenya: A retrospective observational study, Dorcas Tunje, Katherine Oyieke, and Pauline Samia
The lived experiences of Ugandan community health workers engaged in prevention of vertical transmission of HIV and a capacity-building intervention, Mocanu Victor, Brooks Hannah, Namasopo Sophie, Robert Opoka, and Hawkes Michael
The lived experiences of Ugandan community health workers engaged in prevention of vertical transmission of HIV and a capacity-building intervention., Mocanu Victor, Brooks Hannah, Namasopo Sophie, Robert Opoka, and Hawkes Michael
Procalcitonin-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection in the UK (BATCH): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, two-arm, individually randomised, controlled trial, Cherry-Ann Waldron, Philip Pallmann, Simon Schoenbuchner, Debbie Harris, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Céu Mateus, Jolanta Bernatoniene, Katrina Cathie, Saul N. Faust, and Helen Nabwera
25 - Adaptation and Implementation of Guidelines at the Local Level, Jo Wilmshurst, Chahnez Triki, Kollencheri Vinayan, Umar Sabo, Jorge Vidaurre, Pauline Samia, Arushi Saini, and Edwin Trevathan
Managing refractory epilepsy in a resource limited setting—doing more with less, Ruta Yardi, Kurupath Radhakrishnan, Pauline Samia, Janet Wilson, and Amza Ali
Submissions from 2024
Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE): An international perspective, Amita Aggarwal, Taciana Fernandes, Angela Migowa, Eve Smith, Maria Hanif, Kate Webb, and Laura Lewandowski
Neurocognitive impairment in Ugandan children with sickle cell anaemia compared to sibling controls: a cross-sectional study, Paul Bangirana, Amelia Boehme, Annet Birabwa, Robert Opoka, Deogratias Munube, Ezekiel Mupere, Phillip Kasirye, Grace Muwanguzi, Maxencia Musiimenta, and George Ru
WCN24-2067 Regional differences in acute kidney injury in Ugandan children hospitalized for Hypoxemia, Anthony Batte, Rodney Ogwang, Robert Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Michael Hawkes, and Andrea Conroy
World Allergy Organization (WAO) diagnosis and rationale for action against cow's milk allergy (DRACMA) guideline update – XI – milk supplement/replacement formulas for infants and toddlers with CMA – systematic review, Antonio Bognanni, Ramon Firmino, Stefania Arasi, Derek Chu, Alexandro Chu, Siw Waffenschmidt, Arnav Agarwal, Piotr Dziechciarz, Andrea Horvath, and Rose Kamenwa
Low prevalence of soil transmitted helminth infection in Ugandan children hospitalized with severe malaria, Drew Capone, Nuzrath Jahan, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, and Chandy John
Cardiovascular risk in young people with childhood onset systemic lupus erythematosus, Coziana Ciurtin, George Robinson, Maryam Butt, Junjie Peng, Stacy Ardoin, Laura Schanberg, Alina Boteanu, Katerina Bouchalova, Selcan Demir, and Angela Migowa
WCN24-931 AKI Phenotypes in Ugandan children hospitalized with Hypoxemia and Malaria, Andrea Conroy, Anthony Batte, Rodney Ogwang, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, and Michael Hawkes
A landscape evaluation of caffeine citrate availability and use in newborn care across five low- and middle-income countries, Osayame Ekhaguere, Olufunke Bolaji, Helen Nabwera, Andrew Storey, Nicholas Embleton, Stephen Allen, Zelalem Demeke, Olufunke Fasawe, Betty Wariari, and Mansharan Seth
“Breaking barriers: empowering African youth through implementation of a therapeutic patient education program for juvenile idiopathic arthritis”, Wafa Hamdi, Angela Migowa, Hanene Lassoued Ferjani, Alia Fazaa, Saoussen Miladi, Kaouther Maatallah, Kawther Ben Abdelghani, and Ayodele Faleye
Pharmacokinetic-guided hydroxyurea to reduce transfusions in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia: Study design of the alternative dosing and prevention of transfusions trial, Alexandra Power Hays, Ruth Namazzi, Charles Kato, Kathryn E. McElhinney, Andrea L. Conroy, Heather Hume, Chandy John, Sara M. O'Hara, Susan E. Stuber, and Robert Opoka
Artemisinin partial resistance in Ugandan children with complicated malaria, Ryan Henrici, Ruth Namazzi, Charles Kato, Sadati Aliwuya, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Andrea Conroy, Jamille Dombrowski, Sade Pratt, Susana Campino, and Robert Opoka
Time to full enteral feeds in hospitalised preterm and very low birth weight infants in Nigeria and Kenya, Zainab Imam, Helen Nabwera, Olukemi Tongo, Pauline Andang’o, Isa Abdulkadir, Chinyere Ezeaka, Beatrice Ezenwa, Iretiola Fajolu, Martha Mwangome, and Dominic Umoru
High yield of congenital hypothyroidism among infants attending children hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Facility based study in the absence of newborn screening, Menbere Kahssay and Thomas Ngwiri
Nutritional supplementation in children with severe pneumonia in Uganda and Kenya (COAST-Nutrition): a phase 2 randomised controlled trial, Sarah Kiguli, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Mainga Hamaluba, Elisa Giallongo, Karen Thomas, Florence Alaroker, Robert Opoka, Abner Tagoola, Shela Oyella, and Damalie Nalwanga
Mitigating treatment lag for infantile epileptic spasms syndrome in low- and middle-income countries: Key recommendations from the South Asia allied IESS research group, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Priyanka Madaan, Jithangi Wanigasinghe, Prem Chand, Sebastian Winter, Prakash Poudel, Kyaw Linn, Kanij Fatema, Aye Mya Min Aye, and Pauline Samia
Development of the paediatric society of the African league against rheumatism (PAFLAR) JIA registry and clinical profile of JIA in Africa from the PAFLAR JIA registry, Angela Migowa, Wafa Hamdi, Soad Hashad, Hala Etayari, Awatif Abushhaiwia, Hanene Ferjani, Dorra Nessib, Lobna Kharrat, Rachel Odhiambo, and James Orwa
Kawasaki disease in Kenya and review of the African literature, Angela Migowa, Catherine Njeri, Edwin Were, Thomas Ngwiri, and L Colmegna
Heparin-binding protein stratifies mortality risk among Ugandan children hospitalized with respiratory distress, Hridesh Mishra, Núria Balanza, Caroline Francis, Kathleen Zhong, Julie Wright, Andrea Conroy, Robert Opoka, Quique Bassat, Sophie Namasopo, and Kevin Kain
A mixed-methods study to investigate feasibility and acceptability of an early warning score for preterm infants in neonatal units in Kenya: results of the NEWS-K study, Eleanor Mitchell, Jalemba Aluvaala, Lucy Bradshaw, Jane Daniels, Caren Emadau, Bernadine Muthumbi, Helen Nabwera, Ednah Ojee, Jacqueline Opira, and Phoebe Pallotti
Association of maternal prenatal copper concentration with gestational duration and preterm birth: a multicountry meta-analysis Author links open overlay panel., Nagendra Monangi, Huan Xu, Yue-Mei Fan, Rasheeda Khanam, Waqasuddin Khan, Saikat Deb, Jesmin Pervin, Joan Price, Lovejeet Kaur, and R. Ochieng
International consensus on standard outcome measures for neurodevelopmental disorders: A consensus statement, Melissa Mulraney, Umanga de Silva, Andria Joseph, Maria da Luz Sousa Fialho, Iain Dutia, Natalie Munro, Jonathan M. Payne, Tobias Banaschewski, Cláudia Bandeira de Lima, and Susan Wamithi
Circulating immune complexes and G6PD deficiency predict readmissions for blackwater fever and severe anemia in children with severe malaria in Eastern Uganda, Ruth Namazzi, Kagan Mellencamp, Robert Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Claire Liepmann, Julian Sherman, Ana Rodriguez, Caroline Kazinga, and Russell Ware
Porta hepatis lymphnode mimicking biliary atresia: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Yaser Abdallah, Mohamedraza Ebrahim, Naomi Mwamanenge, Juliana Kwayu, and Abduel Kitua
Occipital meningoencephalocele in a newborn: A case report in East Africa, Elisamia Ngowi, Mugisha Clement, Zainab Fidaali, Yaser Abdallah, and Pilly Ally
Lissencephaly with subcortical band heterotopia in an East African child: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Adil Datoo, Pilly Ally, Hajaj Salum, and Kija Edward
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy in an infant: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Zeenat Juneja, Jacqueline Gabone, Maria Bulimba, Mohamedraza Ebrahim, and Yaser Abdallah
The Ugandan sickle Pan-African research consortium registry: design, development, and lessons, Mike Nsubuga, Henry Mutegeki, Daudi Jjingo, Deogratias Munube, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Philip Kasirye, Grace Ndeezi, Heather Hume, and Ezekiel Mupere
Severe falciparum malaria in young children is associated with an increased risk of post-discharge hospitalization: a prospective cohort study, Robert Opoka, Ruth Namazzi, Dibyadyuti Datta, Paul Bangirana, Andrea L. Conroy, Michael J. Goings, Kagan A. Mellencamp, and Chandy C. John
A descriptive study of children admitted with acute severe asthma to a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Samuel Otido and Debbie White
Demographic and clinical characteristics of venous thromboembolism in children, DEOGRACIA SINDOIYA OWENDE
Global Child Health, Suzinne Pak-Gorstein, Ruth W. Nduati, Sansanee S. Craig, and Susan Wamithi
Health facility assessment of small and sick newborn care in low- and middle-income countries: systematic tool development and operationalisation with NEST360 and UNICEF, Rebecca Penzias, Christine Bohne, Samuel K. Ngwala, Evelyn Zimba, Norman Lufesi, Ekran Rashid, Edith Gicheha, Opeyemi Odedere, Olabisi Dosunmu, and Robert Tillya
Quantifying health facility service readiness for small and sick newborn care: comparing standards-based and WHO level-2 + scoring for 64 hospitals implementing with NEST360 in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania, Rebecca E. Penzias, Christine Bohne, Edith Gicheha, Elizabeth Molyneux, David Gathara, Samuel K. Ngwala, Evelyn Zimba, Ekran Rashid, Opeyemi Odedere, and Olabisi Dosunmu
Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in children admitted with severe anaemia in malaria-endemic settings in Africa: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, Kamija Phiri, Carole Khairallah, Titus Kwambai, Kalifa Bojang, Aggrey Dhabangi, Robert Opoka, Richard Idro, Kasia Stepniewska, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, and Chandy C John
Implications of the KIWE trial for low-income and lower-middle-income countries, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Priyanka Madaan, Jithangi Wanigasinghe, and Pauline Samia
Quality of life in a cohort of Kenyan children with cerebral palsy, Pauline Samia, Melissa Tirkha, Amina Kassam, Richard Muindi, Wahu Gitakah, Susan Wamithi, James Orwa, Eugene Were, and Michael Shevell
Angiopoietin-2 is associated with sickle cell complications, including stroke risk, and decreases with hydroxyurea therapy., Thomas Siegert, Robert Opoka, Maria Nakafeero, Aubri Carman, Kagan Mellencamp, Teresa Latham, Heather Hume, Adam Lane, Russell Ware, and John Ssenkusu
Elevated levels of PDGF-BB and VEGF are associated with a decreased risk of readmission or death in children with severe malarial anemia, Mary Slaughter, Samina Bhumbra, Kagan Mellencamp, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, and Chandy John
Epilepsy prevalence studies and the lingering treatment gap in Africa, Dilraj Sokhi and Pauline Samia
Lactoferrin and lysozyme to promote nutritional, clinical and enteric recovery: a protocol for a factorial, blinded, placebo-controlled randomised trial among children with diarrhoea and malnutrition (the Boresha Afya trial), Ruchi Tiwari, Kirkby Tickell, Emily Yoshioka, Joyce Otieno, Adeel Shah, Barbra Richardson, Lucia Keter, Maureen Okello, Churchil Nyabinda, and Indi Trehan
Frequency and severity of cow’s milk allergy reactions in children: A prospective audit, Loise Wang'ondu and Enock Topisia
A global survey of telemedicine use in epilepsy care - practices before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, Hsiang-Yu Yu, Mamta Bhushan Singh, Josephine Chan, Pauline Samia, Amza Ali, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Yanin Rivera, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Patricia Osborne Shafer, and Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi
Submissions from 2023
CPAP failure in the management of preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome where surfactant is scarce. A prospective observational study, Yaser Abdallah, Martha Mkony, Mariam Noorani, Robert Moshiro, Mohamed Bakari, and Karim Manji
Renin as a biomarker of acute kidney Injury and mortality in children with severe malaria or sickle cell disease, Daniel Adan, Anthony Batte, Ruth Namazzi, Ivan Mufumba, Caroline Kazinga, Kagan Mellencamp, Caitlin Bond, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Andrea Conroy
Effect of Malaria and Malaria Chemoprevention Regimens in Pregnancy and Childhood on Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Outcomes in Children at 12, 24, and 36 Months: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Paul Bangirana, Andrea Conroy, Robert Opoka, Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, Jeong Jang, Claire Apayi, Abel Kakuru, Mary Muhindo, Michael Georgieff, and Grant Dorsey
Ultrastructure for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia in South Africa, a resource-limited setting, Monica Birkhead, Samuel Otido, Theodore Mabaso, Keketso Mopeli, Dorcas Tlhapi, Charl Verwey, and Ziyaad Dangor
Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers provide evidence for kidney-brain axis involvement in cerebral malaria pathogenesis, Andrea L. Conroy, Dibyadyuti Datta, Robert Opoka, Anthony Batte, Paul Bangirana, Adnan Gopinadhan, Kagan A. Mellencamp, Ayse Akcan-Arikan, Richard Idro, and Chandy C. John
A survey of barriers and facilitators to caffeine use for apnoea of prematurity in low- and middle-income countries, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Jesse Coleman, Mary Waiyego, Florence Murila, William Macharia, and Roseline Ochieng
The incidence and modifiable risk factors for necrotizing enterocolitis inpreterm infants a retrospective cohort study, Kelvin Gitau, Roseline Ochieng, Mary Limbe, Caroline Kathomi, and James Orwa
Developing and testing a clinical care bundle incorporating caffeine citrate to manage apnoea of prematurity in a resource-constrained setting: a mixed methods clinical feasibility study protocol, Grace Irimu, Ferdinand Okwaro, Jesse Coleman, Mary Waiyego, Dorothy Chomba, Millicent Parsimei, Cynthia Shitote, Roseline Ochieng, Jasmit Shah, and William Macharia
Effect of hydroxyurea treatment on body composition in children with sickle cell anemia in Uganda using bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), Dennis Kalibala, Catherine Nabaggala, Lynnth Turyagyenda, Shubaya Naggayi, Maxencia Kabatabaazi, Caterina Rosano, Deogratias Munube, Phillip Kasirye, John Ssenkusu, and Robert Opoka
E58 The rheumatologic masquerader: a case report on SLE-dermatomyositis-systemic scleroderma overlap syndrome, Mary Kaniu, Deogracia Owende, and Angela Migowa