The Department of Paediatrics and Child Health is committed to achieving our vision and mission of a “Children’s Hospital within a Hospital,” building on pillars of quality service improvement, client satisfaction and efficiency. ​​ Over the years, we have steadily grown our highly qualified faculty in order to ensure that quality and personalized training is available to our residents. Our paediatric service facilities at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi provide a fully equipped, modern medical learning environment. Our faculty is well qualified and offer dedicated inpatient and outpatient services at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi with various areas of specialization that include; critical care and emergency medicine, endocrinology and metabolic disorders, neonatology, neurology, hematoncology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, nutrition and infectious diseases. Over and above clinical and teaching responsibilities, many members of our faculty engage in research with publications on various topics such as leukemia in children, HIV and epilepsy, neonatal growth parameters as well as drug therapy for children in Africa.

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Submissions from 2024

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Childhood-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (CSLE): An international perspective, Amita Aggarwal, Taciana Fernandes, Angela Migowa, Eve Smith, Maria Hanif, Kate Webb, and Laura Lewandowski

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Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE): An international perspective, Amita Aggarwal, Taciana Fernandes, Angela Migowa, Eve Smith, Maria Hanif, Kate Webb, and Laura Lewandowski

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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, Esmatullah Hamed, and Pauline Samia

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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, Pauline Samia, Mimi Mynak, and Kanij Fatema

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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

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Kawasaki disease in Kenya and review of the African literature, Angela Migowa, Catherine Njeri, Edwin Were, Thomas Ngwiri, and L Colmegna

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Porta hepatis lymphnode mimicking biliary atresia: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Yaser Abdallah, Mohamedraza Ebrahim, Naomi Mwamanenge, Juliana Kwayu, and Abduel Kitua

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Occipital meningoencephalocele in a newborn: A case report in East Africa, Elisamia Ngowi, Mugisha Clement, Zainab Fidaali, Yaser Abdallah, and Pilly Ally

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Lissencephaly with subcortical band heterotopia in an East African child: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Adil Datoo, Pilly Ally, Hajaj Salum, and Kija Edward

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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy in an infant: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Zeenat Juneja, Jacqueline Gabone, Maria Bulimba, Mohamedraza Ebrahim, and Yaser Abdallah

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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

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A descriptive study of children admitted with acute severe asthma to a tertiary hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, Samuel Otido and Debbie White

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Global Child Health, Suzinne Pak-Gorstein, Ruth W. Nduati, Sansanee S. Craig, and Susan Wamithi

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Implications of the KIWE trial for low-income and lower-middle-income countries, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Priyanka Madaan, Jithangi Wanigasinghe, and Pauline Samia

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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

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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

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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

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Epilepsy prevalence studies and the lingering treatment gap in Africa, Dilraj Sokhi and Pauline Samia

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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

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Frequency and severity of cow’s milk allergy reactions in children: A prospective audit, Loise Wang'ondu and Enock Topisia

Submissions from 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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E58 The rheumatologic masquerader: a case report on SLE-dermatomyositis-systemic scleroderma overlap syndrome, Mary Kaniu, Deogracia Owende, and Angela Migowa

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Screening utility and acceptability of the Kiswahili-pGALS (paediatric Gait, Arms, Legs, Spine) at a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya-A diagnostic accuracy study, Jacqueline Kawishe, Anthony Ngugi, Stanley Luchters, Helen Foster, and Angela Migowa

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Prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in overweight and obese children seeking ambulatory healthcare in Nairobi, Kenya, Anne Njeri Mburu, Ahmed Laving, William Macharia, and Joyce Sande

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World Allergy Organization (WAO) diagnosis and rationale for action against Cow's milk allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update – X – breastfeeding a baby with cow's milk allergy, Vicki McWilliam, Merryn Netting, Evelyn Volders, Debra Palmer, Ignacio Ansotegui, Stefania Arasi, Amal H. Assa'ad, Sami L. Bahna, Antonio Bognanni, and Rose Kamenwa

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An iceberg I can’t handle: a qualitative inquiry on perceptions towards paediatric rheumatology among healthcare workers in Kenya, Angela Migowa, Sasha Bernatsky, Anthony Ngugi, Helen E. Foster, Peter Muriuki, Adelaide Lusambili, and Stanley Luchters

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Bridging gaps: a qualitative inquiry on improving paediatric rheumatology care among healthcare workers in Kenya, Angela Migowa, Sasha Bernatsky, Anthony Ngugi, Helen Foster, Peterrock Muriuki, Roselyter Riang’a, and Stanley Luchters

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Pediatric Malaria with Respiratory Distress: Prognostic Significance of Point-of-Care Lactate, Catherine Mitran, Robert Opoka, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Kevin Kain, and Michael Hawkes

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Blood culture versus antibiotic use for neonatal inpatients in 61 hospitals implementing with the NEST360 Alliance in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania: a cross-sectional study, Sarah Murless-Collins, Kondwani Kawaza, Nahya Salim, Elizabeth Molyneux, Msandeni Chiume, Jalemba Aluvaala Aluvaala, William Macharia, Veronica Chinyere Ezeaka, Opeyemi Odedere, and Donat Shamba

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Health-related Quality of Life of Children with Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease after Nissen Fundoplication and Gastrostomy Tube Insertion, Felix Musibi, Stanley Mugambi, Pauline Samia, and Waceke Nganga

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Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula: two case reports, Naomi A. Mwamanenge, Haika K. Mariki, Lucy L. Mpayo, Ernestina E. Mwipopo, Fatima Mussa, Masawa K. Nyamuryekung’e, Yahaya Binde, Said Kiangi, Zaituni Bokhary, Martha Mkony, Yaser Abdallah, and Karim Manji

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Late diagnosis of congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a case report, Naomi A. Mwamanenge, Fatima Mussa, Masawa K. Nyamuryekung’e, Martha Mkony, Yaser Abdallah, and Karim Manji

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E56 A 16-year diagnosis delay of a patient with Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis, Musenya Mwangangi, Mary Kaniu, and Angela Migowa

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Role of hospital leadership in pandemic preparedness: experience at a tertiary hospital in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lucy Mwangi, William Macharia, Benjamin Wachira, Jemimah Kimeu, Boniface Mativa, and Lukoye Atwoli

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Factors associated with clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia among abo-incompatible newborns at a tertiary care hospital in Kenya., Wandera Ivy Mwenesi

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Neurocognitive improvement with hydroxyurea therapy in children with sickle cell anemia in Uganda: Interim analysis at month 18, Shubaya Naggayi, Dennis Kalibala, Robert Opoka, Caterina Rosano, Deogratias Munube, Phillip Kasirye, Ezekiel Mupere, Vincent Mboizi, John Ssenkusu, and Nancy Green

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Zinc for infection prevention in children with sickle cell anemia: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Andrea Conroy, Dibyadyuti Datta, Abner Tagoola, Caitlin Bond, Michael Goings, Sarah Cusick, Nancy Krebs, and Jeong Hoon Jang

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Cardiovascular abnormalities in chest radiographs of children with pneumonia, Uganda, Eva Nawabanuka, Faith Ameda, Geoffrey Erem, Samuel Bugeza, Robert Opoka, Sarah Kivuli, Denis Amorut, Florence Aloroker, p Olupot-Olupot, and Hellen Mnjalla

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Acute necrotizing encephalopathy in an infant: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Zeenat Juneja, Jacqueline Gabone, Maria Bulimba, Mohamedraza Ebrahim, and Yaser Abdallah

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Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for the chemoprevention of malaria in children with sickle cell anaemia in eastern and southern Africa (CHEMCHA): a protocol for a multi-centre, two-arm, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled superiority trial, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Bjarne Robberstad, Robert Opoka, Dennis Kalibbala, Joseph Rujumba, Lufina Tsirizani Galileya, Pamela Akun, Winnie Nambatya, John Ssenkusu, and Feiko TerKuile

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Risk factors for seizure recurrence after initial withdrawal of anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, Nicholas Odero, Katherine Oyieke, Sanson Gwer, and Pauline Samia

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Projected health impact of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention among children with severe malarial anaemia in Africa, Lucy Okell, Titus K. Kwambai, Aggrey Dhabangi, Carole Khairallah, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Peter Winskill, Robert Opoka, Andria Mousa, Melf-Jakob Kühl, and Tim C. D. Lucas

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Access to essential cancer medicines for children: a comparative mixed-methods analysis of availability, price, and health-system determinants in East Africa, Kadia Petricca, Joyce Kambugu, Jessie Githang'a, William Macharia, Festus Njuguna, Festus Njuguna, Angela McLigeyo, Mary Nyangasi, Jackson Orem, and Aimable Kanyamuhunga

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Treatment of seizures in the neonate: guidelines and consensus-based recommendations—special report from the ILAE task force on neonatal seizures, Ronit Pressler, Nicholas Abend, Stéphan Auvin, Geraldine Boylan, Francesco Brigo, Maria Roberta Cilio, Linda De Vries, Maurizio Elia, and Pauline Samia

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Telemedicine for individuals with epilepsy: Recommendations from International League Against Epilepsy Telemedicine Task Force, Pauline Samia, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Amza Ali, Roberto Horacio Caraballo, Josephine Chan, Ana Carolina Coan, Pablo Sebastián Fortini, Samson Gwer, Bosanka Jocic-Jakubi, and Najib Kissani

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The ethical and validity conundrum in epilepsy research in LMIC settings, Pauline Samia, Adeel Shah, Archana Patel, Philip Olielo, Lionel Mudave, and Samson Gwer

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Global COVID-19 childhood disability data coordination: A collaborative initiative of the international alliance of academies of childhood disability, Verónica Schiariti, Ana Carolina de Campos, Isabella Pesso ́ta Sudat, Arnab K. Seal, Priscilla E. Springer, Heather Thomson, Susan Wamithi, Guorong Wei, Alicia Spittlei, and Bernadett T. Gillick

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Pediatricians as Childhood Development Advocacy Champions in Kenya and Tanzania: A case study, Reshma Shah, Susan Wamithi, Theopista Masenge, Rosemarie Gachie Lopokoiyit, Terrell Carter, Kiran A. Patel, Sherri L. Smith, and Kim Wilson

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Pediatricians as childhood development advocacy champions in Kenya and Tanzania: A case study, Reshma Shah, Susan Wamithi, Theopista Masenge, Rosemarie Gachie Lopokoiyit Lopokoiyit, Terrell Carter, Kiran A. Patel, Sherri L. Smith, and Kim Wilson

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Preventable deaths from respiratory diseases in children in low- and middle-income countries, Justus M. Simba, Anne Irungu, Samuel Otido, Duncan Tumwa, Samson Mugane, Resty Musigula, David Andai, Faith Atieno, Mary Nyambura, and Patrick Mburugu

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Biomarkers of growth faltering and neurodevelopmental delay in children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected: A systematic review., Reshma Sirajee, Jason Brophy, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Urvi Rai, Sarah Forgie, and Bukola Oladunni Salami

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Protecting small and sick newborn care in the COVID-19 pandemic: multi-stakeholder qualitative data from four African countries with NEST360, Rosie Steege

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Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor as a prognostic marker of Ugandan children at risk of severe and fatal malaria, Veselina Stefanova, Michelle Ngai, Andrea Weckman, Julie Wright, Kathleen Zhong, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Chloe McDonald, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, and Robert Opoka

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Cost-effectiveness of hydroxyurea for sickle cell anemia in a low-income African setting: a model-based evaluation of two dosing regimens, David Teigen, Robert Opoka, Phillip Kasirye, Catherine Nabaggala, Heather A. Hume, Bjørn Blomberg, Chandy John, Russell Ware, and Bjarne Robberstad

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Presentation and challenges in management of COVID-19 in sickle cell disease: case report, Sheliza Parvez Thaver, Saliha Shafik Dawood, and Nahida Z. Walli

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Xanthine oxidase levels and immune dysregulation are independently associated with anemia in Plasmodium falciparum malaria, Marilyn Vasquez, Margaux Sica, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Julian Sherman, Dibyadyuti Datta, Miquel Duran Frigola, John Ssenkusu, Chandy John, and Andrea Conroy

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Access to pediatric neurology training and services worldwide:A survey by the International Child Neurology Association, Jo M Wilmshurst, Coriene Catsman- Berrevoets, Donald L. Gilbert, Lakshmi Nagarajan, Pauline Samia, Esra Serdaroglu Serdaroglu, Chahnez Triki, Jorge Vidaurre, and Biju Hameed

Submissions from 2022

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ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2022: Assessment and management of hypoglycemia in children and adolescents with diabetes, Mary B. Abraham, Beate Karges, Klemen Dovc, Diana Naranjo, Ana Maria Arbelaez, Joyce Mbogo, Ganesh Javelikar, Timothy W. Jones, and Farid H. Mahmud

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Soluble T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing protein 3 in children hospitalized with pneumonia in resource-limited settings, Usman Ahmed, Jeremy Soo, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Ravi Bhargava, and Michael Hawkes

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Neurocognitive impairment in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia compared to non-sickle siblings, P. Bangirana, R. Idro, Robert Opoka, D. Munube, E. Mupere, P. Kasyire, N. Green, and A. Boehme

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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin is elevated in children with acute kidney injury and sickle cell anemia, and predicts mortality, Anthony Batte, Sahit Menon, John Ssenkusu, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Kalyesubula, Joseph Lubega, Zachary Berrens, Edrisa Ibrahim Mutebi, Rodney Ogwang, and Robert Opoka

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Acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with sickle cell anemia, Anthony Batte, Sahit Menon, John Ssenkusu, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Kalyesubula, Joseph Lubega, Edrisa Ibrahim Mutebi, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Michelle Starr

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Pediatric Critical care in resource limited settings—lessening the gap through ongoing collaboration, advancement in research and technological innovations, Ashley Bjorklund, Tina Slusher, Louise Tina Day, Mariya Mukhtar Yola, Clark Sleeth, Andrew Kirago, Arianna Shirk, Kristina Krohn, and Robert Opoka

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Impact of oxidative stress on risk of death and readmission in African children with severe malaria: a prospective observational study, Daniel B. Blatt, Benjamin Hanisch, Katrina Co, Dibyadyuti Datta, Caitlin Bond, Robert Opoka, Sarah Cusick, Ian Michelow, and Chandy John

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Maternal BMI, breastfeeding and perinatal factors that influence early childhood growth trajectories: a scoping review, Kayla Y Abrego Del Castillo, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Susan Wamithi, Laurent Briollais, Patrick O. McGowan, Justine Dol, and Stephen J. Lye

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Identification of Key Determinants of Cerebral Malaria Development and Inhibition Pathways, Sung-Jae Cha, Xiang Yu, Brian Gregory, Yong Seok Lee, Tomoko Ishino, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Marcelo Jacobs Loreno

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Assessment of neonatal respiratory rate variability, Jesse Coleman, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, William Macharia, Roseline Ochieng, Dorothy Chomba, Guohai Zhou, Dustin Dunsmuir, Walter Karlen, and J. Mark Ansermino

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Evaluation of Sibel’s Advanced Neonatal Epidermal (ANNE) wireless continuous physiological monitor in Nairobi, Kenya, Jesse Coleman, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, William Macharia, Roseline Ochieng, Dorothy Chomba, Guohai Zhou, Dustin Dunsmuir, Shuai Xu, and J. Mark Ansermino

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Blackwater fever and acute kidney injury in children hospitalized with an acute febrile illness: pathophysiology and prognostic significance, Andrea Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Ivan Mufumba, Michelle Starr, Kathleen Zhong, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Kevin C. Kain

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Plasma amino acid concentrations in children with severe malaria are associated with mortality and worse long-term kidney and cognitive outcomes, Andrea Conroy, Tuan M. Tran, Caitlin Bond, Robert Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Edward Liechty, Paul Bangirana, Ruth Namazzi, Richard Idro, and Sarah Cusick

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Women in rheumatology in Africa, Dzifa Dey, Farhanah Paruk, Girish M. Mody, Asgar A. Kalla, Akpabio Akpabio, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Riëtte du Toit, Madeleine Ngandeu-Singwe, Uhunmwangho U. Courage, and Angela Migowa

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Elevated plasma soluble ST2 levels are associated with neuronal injury and neurocognitive impairment in children with cerebral malaria, Elizabeth Fernander, Pontian Adogamhe, Dibyadyuti Datta, Caitlin Bond, Yi Zhao, Paul Bangirana, Andrea Conroy, Robert Opoka, and Chandy John