Theses/Dissertations from 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
E56 A 16-year diagnosis delay of a patient with Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis, Musenya Mwangangi, Mary Kaniu, and Angela Migowa
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
Factors associated with clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia among abo-incompatible newborns at a tertiary care hospital in Kenya., Wandera Ivy Mwenesi
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
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
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
Acute necrotizing encephalopathy in an infant: A case report, Elisamia Ngowi, Zeenat Juneja, Jacqueline Gabone, Maria Bulimba, Mohamedraza Ebrahim, and Yaser Abdallah
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
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
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
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
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
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
The ethical and validity conundrum in epilepsy research in LMIC settings, Pauline Samia, Adeel Shah, Archana Patel, Philip Olielo, Lionel Mudave, and Samson Gwer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Presentation and challenges in management of COVID-19 in sickle cell disease: case report, Sheliza Parvez Thaver, Saliha Shafik Dawood, and Nahida Z. Walli
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Whole blood versus red cell concentrates for children with severe anaemia: a secondary analysis of the Transfusion and Treatment of African Children (TRACT) trial, Elizabeth George, Sophie Uyoga, Bridon M'baya, Dorothy Kyeyune Byabazair, Sarah Kiguli, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Robert Opoka, George Chagaluka, and Florence Alaroker
Clinical feasibility of a contactless multiparameter continuous monitoring technology for neonates in a large public maternity hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Sahar Zandi Nia, Dorothy Chomba, Dustin Dunsmuir, Mary Waiyego, Jesse Coleman, Roseline Ochieng, Sichen Liu, Guohai Zhou, J. Mark Ansermino, and William Macharia
Clinical feasibility of an advanced neonatal epidermal multiparameter continuous monitoring technology in a large public maternity hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Sahar Zandi Nia, Dorothy Chomba, Millicent Parsimei, Dustin Dunsmuir, Mary Waiyego, Jesse Coleman, Roseline Ochieng, Guohai Zhou, and William Macharia
Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury in Malaria and Non-Malarial Febrile Illness: A Prospective Cohort Study, Michael Hawkes, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Anthony Batte, Geoffrey Situma, Kathleen Zhong, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Kevin Cain, and Andrea Conroy
ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, Edouard Hirsch, Jacqueline French, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Alicia Bogacz, Taoufik Alsaadi, Michael R. Sperling, Fatema Abdulla, Sameer M. Zuberi, Eugen Trinka, Nicola Specchio, Ernest Somerville, and Pauline Samia
Applying technology to promote sexual and reproductive health and prevent gender based violence for adolescents in low and middle-income countries: digital health strategies synthesis from an umbrella review, Keng-Yen Huang, Manasi Kumar, Sabrina Cheng, Anya Elena Urcuyo, and Paul Macharia
Brain magnetic resonance imaging and angiography in children with sickle cell anemia in Uganda in a cross-sectional sample, Richard Idro, Amelia Boehme, Michael Kawooya, Samson Lubowa, Deogratias Munube, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Ezekiel Mupere, Angela Lignelli, and Philip Kasirye
Brain magnetic resonance imaging and angiography findings in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia; A cross sectional study, Richard Idro, Amelia Boehme, Michael Kawooya, Deogratias Munube, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Ezekiel Mupere, Angela Lignelli, Philip Kasirye, and Nancy Green
Qualitative study exploring the feasibility, usability and acceptability of neonatal continuous monitoring technologies at a public tertiary hospital in Nairobi, Keny, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Violet Naanyu, Dorothy Chomba, Mary Waiyego, Jessica Rigg, Jesse Coleman, Bella Hwang, J. Mark Ansermino, William Macharia, and Amy Sarah Ginsburg
Circulating markers of neutrophil activation and lung injury in pediatric pneumonia in low-resource settings, Emily R. Konrad, Jeremy Soo, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, and Michael Hawkes
Interleukin-18 binding protein in infants and children hospitalized with pneumonia in low-resource settings, Emily Konrad, Jeremy Soo, Andrea Conroy, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, and Michael Hawkes
Renal angina index as a predictor of acute kidney injury in critically ill children, Athul Shelly Kooliyath
Economic evaluation of postdischarge malaria chemoprevention in preschool children treated for severe anaemia in Malawi, Kenya, and Uganda: A cost-effectiveness analysis, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Thandile Gondwe, Aggrey Dhabangi, Titus K. Kwambai, Amani T. Mori, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, Richard Idro, Feiko O. Ter Kuile, and Kamija S. Phiri
Factors influencing uptake of human papilloma virus (hpv) vaccine among parents of adolescent girls, Irene Nzisa Martin
Immune and endothelial activation markers and risk stratification of childhood pneumonia in Uganda: A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study, Chloe McDonald, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Andrea Conroy, Andrea Weckman, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Michelle Ngai, Clara Erice, Kathleen Zhong, Sophie Namasopo, and Robert Opoka
Immune and endothelial activation markers and risk stratification of childhood pneumonia in Uganda: A secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study, Chloe McDonald, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Andrea Conroy, Andrea Weckman, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Michelle Ngai, Clara Erice, Kathleen Zhong, Sophie Namasopo, and Robert Opoka
Sex as a determinant of disease severity and clinical outcome in febrile children under five presenting to a regional referral hospital in Uganda, Chloe R. McDonald, Andrea Weckman, Emma Richardson, Michael Hawkes, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Andrea Conroy, and Kevin C. Kain
Evaluation of a competency based medical curriculum in a Sub-Saharan African medical school, Jane McKenzie-White, Aloysius G. Mubuuke, Sara Westergaard, Ian G. Munabi, Robert C. Bollinger, Robert Opoka, Scovia Mbalinda, David Katete, Yukari Manabe, and Sarah Kiguli
Implementation of solar powered oxygen delivery in a conflict zone: preliminary findings from Somalia on feasibility and usefulness, Qaasim Mian, Mamunur Rahman Malik, Mohamed Adam Alinor, Shajib Hossain, Jitendar Kumar Sharma, Osman Moallim Hassan, Abdiwali Mohamed Ahmed, Abdiweli Abdullahi Jama, Andrew Okello, and Robert Opoka
Incubator poster presentations, Q Mian, Andrea Conroy, Robert Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Michael Hawkes, S Peermohamed, J Kosar, E Lytvyak, K Trepanier, and A Doroshenko
Management of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) in resource limited settings: The Kenyan Experience, Angela Migowa, Pauline Samia, Del-Rossi Sean, Oliver Ombeva Malande, Jasmit Shah, Chemutai Kenei, Joy Ayaya, Daisy Jeruto, Laura Oyiengo, and Laura Lewandowski
Variability of respiratory rate measurements in neonates- every minute counts, Catherine Muthoni, J. Mark Ansermino, William Macharia, and Dustin T. Dunsmuir
Acute kidney injury, persistent kidney disease, and post-discharge morbidity and mortality in severe malaria in children: a prospective cohort study, Ruth Namazzi, Anthony Batte, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Andrew Schwaderer, Zachary Berrens, Dibyadyuti Datta, Michael Goings, John Ssenkusu, and Stuart Goldstein
High disease burden, morbidity and mortality among children with sickle cell anaemia in Uganda, Ruth Namazzi,; Andrea Conroy; Caitlin Bond; Goings M; Dibyadyuti Datta; Ware R; and Robert Opoka
High disease burden, morbidity and mortality among children with sickle cell anaemia in Uganda, Ruth Namazzi, Andrea Conroy, Caitlin Bond, Goings M., Dibyadyuti Datta, Ware R, Robert Opoka, and John C
Acute kidney injury interacts with coma, acidosis, and impaired perfusion to significantly increase risk of death in children with severe malaria, Ruth Namazzi, Robert Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Paul Bangirana, Anthony Batte, Zachary Berrens, Michael J. Goings, Andrew L. Schwaderer, Andrea L. Conroy, and Chandy C. John
Significant hyperbilirubinemia among well neonates due for discharge at Kawempe-Mulago Hospital, prevalence, factors associated, and accuracy of transcutaneous bilirubinometry for screening, Carolyn Nassuna, Yaser Abdallah, Charles Karamagi, and Jamir Mugalu
Single oral or single intramuscular dose of vitamin d in The treatment of vitamin d deficiency in children at Aga Khan University hospital, Nairobi: a randomized controlled trial, Winfred Mwikali Ndaka
Intestinal injury in Ugandan children hospitalized with malaria, Michelle Ngai, Michael T. Hawkes, Clara Erice, Andrea M. Weckman, Julie Wright, Veselina Stefanova, Robert Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Andrea Conroy, and Kevin Kain
Late diagnosis of CHD and its associated factors in Kenya: an analytic cross-sectional study, Mercy Ng’eno, Del-Rossi Sean, Naomi Gachara, Isaac Kihurani, and Gerald Yonga
Compliance to Complementary Feeding Guidelines in a Tertiary Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, Catherine Njeru, Caroline Mbuba, Anthony Ngugi, and Mary Limbe
The ward round: friend or foe in postgraduate training? A grounded theory study of residents’ perspectives, Mariam Noorani
Perceptions of orthopaedic medicine students and their supervisors about practice-based learning: an exploratory qualitative study, Muhamed Nsubuga, Robert Opoka, Moses Galukande, Ian G. Munabi, Aloysius . Mubuuke, and Sarah Kiguli
Knowledge and practice of pediatricians in Kenya regarding helicobacter pylori infection in children., Aura Mwende Nzinga
Projected health impact of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention among children under the age of five years with severe malarial anaemia in Africa: a modelling analysis, Lucy Okell, Titus Kwambai, Aggrey Dhabangi, Carole Khairallah, Thandile Nkosi Gondwe, Andria Mousa, Melf Jakob Kuhl, Robert Opoka, Tim Lucas, and Richard Idro
A predictive algorithm for identifying children with sickle cell anemia among children admitted to hospital with severe anemia in Africa, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Roisin Connon, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Opoka, Florence Alaroker, Sophie Uyoga, Margret Nakuya, William Okiror, Julius Nteziyaremye, and Tonny Ssenyondo
Tuberculous Meningitis Presenting with Stroke in an Immunocompetent Adolescent: A Case Report, Rukhsar S. Osman, Rahim Damji, Zainab Y. Fidaali, Nahida Walli, and Mariam Noorani
Giant thymolipoma in a child: The silent chest mass, Samuel Otido, Z. Dangor, A Zanini, and D. Harrison
Hydroxyurea pharmacokinetics and fetal hemoglobin response in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia, Alexandra Power-Hays, Min Dong, Kathryn McElhinney, Andrea Conroy, Teresa Latham, Adam Lane, Robert Opoka, Alexander Vinks, and Russell Ware
Alternative dosing and prevention of transfusions (adapt): a prospective trial evaluating transfusion utilization and the feasibility of pharmacokinetic hydroxyurea, A. Power-Hays, Ruth Namazzi, C. Kato, Andrea Conroy, H. Hume, C. John, S. Stuber, A. Lane, T. Latham, and Robert Opoka
SARS-CoV-2 precipitating a stroke in a child? A case report from Tanzani, Rukhsar Sabir Rukhsar Shabir Osman; Saliha Shafik Dawood; Sheliza Parve Sheliza Parvez Thawer,; Shivangi Mukesh Mandania; Mudassir Hussein Amirali,; Maria Nathaniel Bulimba; Nahida Z. Walli; Edward Nkingwa Kija; and Hussein Karim Manji
Epilepsy research in Africa: A scoping review by the ILAE Pediatric Commission Research Advocacy Task Force, Pauline Samia, Jane Hassell, Jessica Hudson, Azim Ahmed, Jasmit Shah, Charles Hammond, Edward Kija, Stéphane Auvin, and Jo Wilmshurst
Education for children and adolescents living with disabilities in sub–Saharan Africa—The gaps and opportunities, Pauline Samia, Katherine Oyieke, Barnabas Kigen, and Susan Wamithi
Options in the Treatment of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: Implications for Low Resource Areas, Pauline Samia, Katherine Oyieke, Dorcas Tunje, Anaita Udwadia-Hegde, Kristen Feemster, Ibrahim Oncel, and Banu Anlar
Child disability and family-centred care in East Africa: Perspectives from a workshop with stakeholders and health practitioners, Pauline Samia, Susan Wamithi, Amina Kassam, Melissa Tirkha, Edward Kija, Ayalew Moges, Arnab Seal, Peter Rosenbaum, and Robert Armstrong
Intestinal injury biomarkers predict mortality in pediatric severe malaria, Maithri L. Sarangam, Ruth Namazzi, Dibyadyuti Datta, Caitlin Bond, Charles Vanderpool, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Andrea Conroy
International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions, Nicola Specchio, Elaine C. Wirrell, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Rima Nabbout, Kate Riney, Pauline Samia, Marilisa Guerreiro, Sam Gwer, Sameer M. Zuberi, and Jo M. Wilmshurs
132:poster Cost-effectiveness of using hydroxyurea to treat sickle cell anemiain uganda: a model-based comparison of two dosing regimens, David Teigen, Robert Opoka, Philip Kasirye, Catherine Nabaggala, Heather Hume, Bjørn Blomberg, Chandy John, and Russell Ware
Limited resources restrict the provision of adequate neonatal respiratory care in the countries of Africa, Lloyd Tooke, Danielle E. Y. Ehret, Angela Okolo, Sithembile Dlamini- Nqeketo, Yaseen Joolay, Steeve Minto’o, Shakti Pillay, Yaser Abdallah, Helga Naburi, Daouda Ndour, Naana Brobby, and Alexander G. Stevenson