Submissions from 2018
Effect of a voice recognition system on pediatric outpatient medication errors at a tertiary healthcare facility in Kenya, Angela Migowa, William Macharia, Pauline Samia, John Tole, and Alfred K. Keter
963. Whole blood transcriptome analysis reveals differences in erythropoiesis and neurologically relevant pathways between cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia, Srinivas Nallandhighal, Gregory Park, Yen-Yi Ho, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Tuan Tran
Factors associated with late diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease in Kenya, Mercy Chebet Ng’eno-Owino
Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania, Mariam Noorani and Nuruddin Lakhani
Factors influencing choice of skilled birth attendance at ANC: evidence from the Kenya demographic health survey, Caroline Nyongesa, Xiaoyue Xu, John J. Hall, William Macharia, Faith Yego, and Brigid Hall
Lack of mortality in 22 children with sickle cell anemia and severe malarial anemia, Robert Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Richard Idro, Estela Shabani, Ruth Namazzi, and Chandy C. John
High rate of inappropriate blood transfusions in the management of children with severe anemia in Ugandan hospitals, Robert Opoka, Andrew S. Ssemata, William Oyang, Harriet Nambuya, Chandy C. John, James K. Tumwine, and Charles Karamagi
Admission EEG findings in diverse paediatric cerebral malaria populations predict outcomes, Douglas G. Postels, Xiaoting Wu, Chenxi Li, Peter W. Kaplan, Karl B. Seydel, Terrie E. Taylor, Youssef A. Kousa, Richard Idro, Robert Opoka, Chandy C. John, and Gretchen L. Birbeck
Pre-albumin as a marker for predicting weight loss in hospitalised children, Del-Rossi Sean Quadros, Rose Kamenwa, Samuel Akech, and William Macharia
“You Travel Faster Alone, but Further Together”: Learning From a Cross Country Research Collaboration From a British Council Newton Fund Grant, Priscilla Reddy, Rachana Desai, Sibusiso Sifunda, Kalipso Chalkidou, Charles Hongoro, William Macharia, and Helen Roberts
Neruodevelopmental outcomes in pre-school children living with HIV-1 subtypes A and D in Uganda, Horacio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Alla Sikorskii, Itziar Familiar-Lopez, Deborah Persaud, Carrie Ziemniak, Noeline Nakasujja, Robert Opoka, and Michael Boivin
Hospital-acquired malnutrition in children at a tertiary care hospital, Del-Rossi Sean, Rose Kamenwa, Samuel Akech, and William Macharia
Association between coping strategies, social support, and depression and anxiety symptoms among rural Ugandan women living with HIV/AIDS, Victoria Seffren, Itziar Familiar, Sarah M. Murray, Jura Augustinavicius, Michael J. Boivin, Noeline Nakasujja, Robert Opoka, and Judith Bass
Submissions from 2017
Diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: from clinical care to health policy., Rifat Atun, Justine I. Davies, Edwin A.M. Gal, Till Bärnighausen, David Beran, Andre Pascal Kengne, Naomi S. Levitt, Florence Mangugu, Moffat J. Nyirenda, Graham D. Ogle, and Kaushik Ramaiya
Randomized controlled trial of caregiver training for HIV-infected child neurodevelopment and caregiver well being, Judith BASS, Robert Opoka, Itziar FAMILIAR, Noeline NAKASUJJA, Alla SIKORSKII, Jorem AWADU, Deborah GIVON, Cilly SHOHET, Sarah M. MURRAY, Jura AUGUSTINAVICIUS, Tamar MENDELSON, and Michael BOIVIN
Effect of caregiver training on neurodevelopment of HIV-exposed uninfected children and caregiver mental health: a Ugandan cluster randomized controlled trial, M. J. Boivin, N. Nakasujja, I. Familiar, S. M. Murray, A. Sikorskii, J. Awadu, C. Shohet, D. Givon, H. Ruiseñor- Escudero, E. E. Schut, Robert Opoka, and J. K. Bass
Delaying iron therapy by 28 days is associated with improved long-term iron status and equivalent hemoglobin in children with severe malaria and iron deficiency, Sarah Cusick, Robert Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Andrew Ssemata, Michael Georgieff, and Chandy John
B-type natriuretic peptide and plasma hemoglobin levels following transfusion of shorter-storage versus longer-storage red blood cells: Results from the TOTAL randomized trial., Aggrey Dhabangi, Brenda Ainomugisha, Christine Cserti-Gazdewich, Henry Ddungu, Dorothy Kyeyune, Ezra Musisi, Christopher P. Stowell, and Walter H. Dzik
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid tumour necrosis factor is associated with acute and long-term neurocognitive impairment in cerebral malaria., Shabani Estela, Ouma Benson, Richard Idro, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Park Gregory, Andrea Conroy, and Chandy John
Burden and risk of neurological and cognitive impairment in pediatric sickle cell anemia in Uganda (BRAIN SAFE): Interim 0verall results., Nancy Green, Deogratias Munube, Ezekiel Mupere, Robert Opoka, Philip Kasyrie, Paul Bangirana, Linda Rosset Buluma, Sarah Kiguli, Michael Kawooya, and Samson Labowa
Cerebrospinal fluid kynurenine and kynurenic acid concentrations are associated with coma duration and long-term neurocognitive impairment in Ugandan children with cerebral malaria, Dag Holmberg, Elisabeth Franzén-Röhl, Richard Idro, Robert Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Carl Sellgren, Anna Färnert, Lilly Schwieler, Göran Engberg, and Chandy John
Delaying the start of iron until 28 days after antimalarial treatment is associated with lower incidence of subsequent illness in children with malaria and iron deficiency, Ericka G. Jaramillo, Ezekiel Mupere, Robert Opoka, James S. Hodges, Troy C. Lund, Michael K. Georgieff, Chandy C. John, and Sarah E. Cusick
Delaying the start of iron until 28 days after antimalarial treatment is associated with lower incidence of subsequent illness in children with malaria and iron deficiency., Ericka Jaramillo, Ezekiel Mupere, Robert Opoka, James Hodges, Troy Lund, Michael Georgieff, Chandy John, and Sarah Cusick
Prevalence of abnormal aminoglycoside trough levels in children with clinically suspected gram negative infections at a tertiary level hospital In Kenya-a cross sectional study, Isaac Kihurani, Bashir Admani, and William Macharia
Tuberous sclerosis complex in the Western Cape, South Africa: The clinical presentation features, E. Kija, B. Schlegel, Pauline Samia, M. Wessels, and J. M. Wilmshurst
Children’s Oxygen Administration Strategies Trial (COAST): A randomised controlled trial of high flow versus oxygen versus control in African children with severe pneumonia., Kathryn Maitland, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Opoka, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Charles Engoru, Patricia Njuguna, Victor Bandika, Ayub Mpoya, Andrew Bush, and Thomas Williams
Children’s Oxygen Administration Strategies Trial (COAST): A randomised controlled trial of high flow versus oxygen versus control in African children with severe pneumonia., Kathryn Maitland, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Opoka, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Charles Engoru, Patricia Njuguna, Victor Bandika, Ayub Mpoya, Andrew Bush, and Thomas Williams
Pharmacokinetics of hydroxyurea therapy in African children with sickle cell anemia: a NOHARM ancillary PK study, Anu Marahatta, Min Dong, Robert Opoka, Kathryn McElhinney, Teresa Latham, Chandy John, Alexander Vinks, and Russell Ware
High frequency of blackwater fever among children presenting to hospital with fevere febrile illnesses in eastern Uganda., Ssenkusu John Mbaziira, Hodges James Steven, Robert Opoka, Idro Richard, Shapiro Esther, John Chandy Chiramukhathu, and Bangirana Paul
Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Overweight and Obese Children Seeking Ambulatory Health Services in Nairobi, Anne Njeri Mburu
Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Is Associated With Disease Severity and Clinical Outcome in Ugandan Children Admitted to Hospital With Severe Malaria, Chloe R. McDonald, Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Robyn E. Elphinstone, Joel L. Gamble, Kyla Hayford, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, W Conrad Liles, and Kevin C. Kain
Prevalence of Cytotoxin associated Gene-A Positive Strains in Children with Symptomatic H. Pylori Infection, Patricia Mumbi Muriithi
Caregiver mental health and HIV-infected child wellness: perspectives from Ugandan caregivers, Sarah Murray, Itziar Familiar-López, Noeline Nakasujja, Peter Winch, Joseph Gallo, Robert Opoka, and Michael Joseph Boivin
Development of research capacity in sickle cell anemia in Uganda: impact of collaborations., Ruth Namazzi, Chandy John, Andrea Conroy, Dibyadyuti Datta, Russell Ware, Heather Hume, and Robert Opoka
Utilization of health services in a resource-limited rural area in Kenya: Prevalence and associated household-level factors, Anthony Ngugi, Felix Agoi, Megan R. Mahoney, Amyn Lakhani, David Mang’ong’o, Esther Nderitu, Robert Armstrong, and Sarah Macfarlane
Reduced inflammation and increased endothelial activation in children with asymptomatic plasmodium falciparum parasitemia in a low transmission area., Elizabeth Chioma Okafor, Estela Shabani, Gregory Park, Robert Opoka, and Chandy John
High Frequency of Blackwater Fever Among Children Presenting to Hospital With Severe Febrile Illnesses in Eastern Uganda, Peter Olupot- Olupot, Charles Engoru, Sophie Uyoga, Rita Muhindo, Alex Macharia, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Opoka, Samuel Akech, Carolyne Ndila, Richard Nyeko, George Mtove, Julius Nteziyaremye, Martin Chebet, Elizabeth C. George, Abdel G. Babiker, Diana M. Gibb, Thomas N. Williams, and Kathryn Maitland
Obligations under global health partnerships in LMICs should be contractual, Bolajoko Olusanya and Robert Opoka
Reference intervals for thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine derived from neonates undergoing routine screening for congenital hypothyroidism at a university teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study, Geoffrey Omuse, Ali Kassim, Francis Kiigu, Ra'ana Hussain, and Mary Limbe
High postdischarge morbidity in Ugandan children with severe malarial anemia or cerebral malaria, Robert Opoka, Karen Hamre, Nathan Brand, Paul Bangirana, Richard Idro, and Chandy John
Novel use of hydroxyurea in an african region with malaria (NOHARM): A randomized controlled trial, Robert Opoka, Christopher Ndugwa, Teresa Latham, Adam Lane, Heather Ann Hume, Philip Kasirye, James Hodges, Russell Ware, and Chandy John
Novel use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region with Malaria (NOHARM): a trial for children with sickle cell anemia., Robert Opoka, Christopher Ndugwa, Teresa Latham, Adam Lane, Heather Hume, Phillip Kasirye, James Hodges, Russell Ware, and Chandy John
Novel use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region with Malaria (NOHARM): a trial for children with sickle cell anemia, Robert Opoka, Christopher M. Ndugwa, Teresa S. Latham, Adam Lane, Heather A. Hume, Phillip Kasirye, James S. Hodges, Russell E. Ware, and Chandy C. John
Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein-2 Plasma Concentrations Are Higher in Retinopathy-Negative Cerebral Malaria Than in Severe Malarial Anemia, Gregory S. Park, Robert Opoka, Estela Shabani, Alexis Wypyszynski, Benjamin Hanisch, and Chandy C. John
Plasmodium falciparum EPCR-binding PfEMP1 expression increases with malaria disease severity and is elevated in retinopathy negative cerebral malaria, Estela Shabani, Benjamin Hanisch, Robert Opoka, Thomas Lavstsen, and Chandy C. John
Use of pre-hospital medication in children presenting with malaria to the emergency unit of Mulago Hospital, Uganda: A descriptive study, Victor S. Tumukunde, Elizabeth Kiboneka, Chandy C. John, Robert Opoka, and Richard Idro
Body composition at birth and its relationship with neonatal anthropometric ratios: the newborn body composition study of the INTERGROWTH-21st project, José Villar, Fabien A. Puglia, Tanis R. Fenton, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Eleonora Staines-Urias, Francesca Giuliani, Eric O. Ohuma, Cesar G. Victora, Peter Sullivan, Fernando C. Barros, Ann Lambert, Aris T. Papageorghiou, R. Ochieng, Yasmin A. Jaffer, Douglas G. Altman, Alison J. Noble, Michael G. Gravett, Manorama Purwar, Ruyan Pang, Ricardo Uauy, Stephen H. Kennedy, and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Clinical Comparison of Retinopathy-Positive and Retinopathy-Negative Cerebral Malaria, Chandler Villaverde, Ruth Namazzi, Estela Shabani, Robert Opoka, and Chandy C. John
Submissions from 2016
Novel Use of Hydroxyurea in an African Region With Malaria: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. JMIR Res Protoc., Juliana N. Anyanwu, Olatundun Williams, Casey L. Sautter, Heather Hume, Robert Opoka, Teresa Latham, Christopher Ndugwa, Russell E. Ware, and Chandy C. John
Neurocognitive domains affected by cerebral malaria and severe malarial anemia in children., Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Michael J. Boivin, Richard Idro, James S. Hodges, and Chandy C. John
Association of caregiver quality of care with neurocognitive outcomes in HIV-affected children aged 2–5 years in Uganda, Judith Bass, Noeline Nakasujja, Itziar Familiar-Lopez, Alla Sikorskii, Sarah Murray, Robert Opoka, Jura Augustinavicius, and Michael Boivin
A pre-post study of a multi-country scale up of resuscitation training of facility birth attendants: does Helping Babies Breathe training save lives?, Roopa M. Bellad, Akash Bang, Waldemar A. Carlo, Elizabeth M. McClure, Sreelatha Meleth, Norman Goco, Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Richard J. Derman, Patricia L. Hibberd, Archana Patel, Fabian Esamai, Sherri Bucher, Peter Gisore, and Linda L. Wright
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate if Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Improves Neurocognition in Ugandan Children with HIV. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses., Michael J. Boivin, Noeline Nakasujja, Alla Sikorskii, Robert Opoka, and Bruno Giordani
Malaria illness mediated by anaemia lessens cognitive development in younger Ugandan children., Michael J. Boivin, Alla Sikorskii, Itziar Familiar-Lopez, Horacio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Mary Muhindo, James Kapisi, Victor Bigira, Judy K. Bass, Robert Opoka, Noeline Nakasujja, Moses Kamya, and Grant Dorsey
Differing Causes of Lactic Acidosis and Deep Breathing in Cerebral Malaria and Severe Malarial Anemia May Explain Differences in Acidosis-Related Mortality, Nathan R. Brand, Robert Opoka, Karen E. S. Hamre, and Chandy C. John
Self-reported practices among traditional birth attendants surveyed in western Kenya: a descriptive study, Sherri Bucher, Olive Konana, Edward Liechty, Ana Garces, Peter Gisore, Irene Marete, Constance Tenge, Evelyn Shipala, Linda Wright, and Fabian Esamai
Methemoglobin and nitric oxide therapy in Ugandan children hospitalized for febrile illness: results from a prospective cohort study and randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, Andrea Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Kyla Hayford, Laura Hermann, Chloe McDonald, Suparna Sharma, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Chandy John, and Conrad Liles
Acute Kidney Injury Is Common in Pediatric Severe Malaria and Is Associated With Increased Mortality., Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Robyn E. Elphinstone, Catherine Morgan, Laura Hermann, Kevin R. Barker, Sophie Namasopo, Chandy C. John, W. Conrad Liles, and Robert Opoka
Methemoglobin and nitric oxide therapy in Ugandan children hospitalized for febrile illness: results from a prospective cohort study and randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Kyla Hayford, Laura Hermann, Chloe R. McDonald, Suparna Sharma, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Chandy C. John, W Conrad Liles, Christopher Miller, and Kevin C. Kain
Host Biomarkers Are Associated With Response to Therapy and Long-Term Mortality in Pediatric Severe Malaria, Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Chloe R. McDonald, Hani Kim, Sarah J. Higgins, Kevin R. Barker, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Chandy C. John, W Conrad Liles, and Kevin C. Kain
Delaying Iron Therapy until 28 Days after Antimalarial Treatment Is Associated with Greater Iron Incorporation and Equivalent Hematologic Recovery after 56 Days in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Sarah E. Cusick, Robert Opoka, Steven A. Abrams, Chandy C. John, Michael K. Georgieff, and Ezekiel Mupere
Comparison of iron status 28 d after provision of antimalarial treatment with iron therapy compared with antimalarial treatment alone in Ugandan children with severe malaria., Sarah E. Cusick, Robert Opoka, Andrew S. Ssemata, Michael K. Georgieff, and Chandy C. John
A mutation within the SH2 domain of slp-76 regulates the tissue distribution and cytokine production of iNKT cells in mice, Claudia Danzer, Anna Koller, Julia Baier, Harald Arnold, Claudia Giessler, Robert Opoka, Stephanie Schmidt, Maike Willers, Sidonia Mihai, Hans Parsch, Stefan Wirtz, Christoph Daniel, Annegret Reinhold, Swen Engelmann, Stefanie Kliche, Christoph Daniel, Annegret Reinhold, Swen Engelmann, Stefanie Kliche, Christian Bogdan, Kasper Hoebe, and Jochen Mattner
Prevention of Congenital Disorders and Care of Affected Children: A Consensus Statement, Gary L. Darmstadt, Christopher P. Howson, Gijs Walraven, Robert Armstrong, Hannah K. Blencowe, Arnold L. Christianson, Alastair Kent, Helen Malherbe, Jeffrey C. Murray, Carmencita D. Padilla, and Salimah R. Walani
Cerebral Oximetry in Ugandan Children With Severe Anemia Clinical Categories and Response to Transfusion, Aggrey Dhabangi, Brenda Ainomugisha, Christine Cserti- Gazdewich, Henry Ddungu, Dorothy Kyeyune, Ezra Musisi, Robert Opoka, Christopher P. Stowell, and Walter H.
Socio-demographic correlates of depression and anxiety among female caregivers living with HIV in rural Uganda., Itziar Familiar, Sarah Murray, Horacio Ruisenor-Escudero Ruisenor-Escudero, Alla Sikorskii, Noeline Nakasujja, Michael J. Boivin, Robert Opoka, and Judith K. Bass
Caregivers' depressive symptoms and parent- report of child executive function among young children in Uganda. Learn Individ Differ., Itziar Familiar, Noeline Nakasujja, Judith Bass, Alla Sikorskii, Sarah M. Murray, Horacio Ruisenor-Escudero, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, and Michael J. Boivin
Clinical Features Associated with Group A Rotavirus in Children Presenting with Acute Diarrhoea at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, B Gatinu, N Kiulia, A Nyachieo, William Macharia, J Nyangao, and G Irimu
The Implementation of a Neonatal Nurse Training Program at the Riley Mother Baby Hospital of Kenya, Stephany Guiles, James Lemons, Michael Trautman, Sherri Bucher, Julia Songok, and Peter Gisore
Population Health Science: A Core Element of Health Science Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, Robert A. Hiatt, Natalie J. Engmann, Mushtaq Ahmed, Yasmin Amarsi, William Macharia, Sarah B. Macfarlane, Anthony Ngugi, F. Rabbani, Gijs Walraven, and Robert Armstrong
Nutritional and Immunological Correlates of Memory and Neurocognitive Development Among HIV-Infected Children Living in Kayunga, Uganda., Ruiseñor -Escudero Horacio; Familiar -Lopez Itziar; Sikorskii, Alla; Jambulingam, Nikita; Nakasujja, Noelline; Robert Opoka; Bass, Judith; and Boivin, Michael
Cerebral malaria is associated with long-term mental health disorders: a cross sectional survey of a long-term cohort, Richard Idro, Angelina Kakooza-Mwesige, Benjamin Asea, Keron Ssebyala, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Samson K. Lubowa, Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, Chandy C. John, and Joyce Nalugya
Prevalence of Bladder Dysfunction in Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis Presenting to the Hospital, Nikita Pravin Jethwa
Comparison of the prevalence and characteristics of inpatient adverse events using medical records review and incident reporting, William Macharia, Charles Muteshi, Sikolia Wanyonyi, Abraham Mukaindo, Ahmed Ismail, Herman Ekea, Abdallah Abdulkarim, John Tole, and Anthony Ngugi
Glycaemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus among children and adolescents in a resource limited setting in Dar es Salaam - Tanzania, Mariam Noorani, Kaushik Ramaiya, and Karim Manji
The Impact and Successes of a Paediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program in Africa, Gordon Otieno Odundo, Thomas Ngwiri, Olivia Otuoma, Paul Laigong, Renson Mukhwana, Mary Limbe, and Nadia Musimbi Chanzu
Reference intervals for thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine derived from neonates undergoing routine screening for congenital hypothyroidism at a university teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross sectional study, Geoffrey Omuse, Ali Kassim, Francis Kiigu, Syeda Hussain, and Mary Limbe
Effect of provision of an integrated neonatal survival kit and early cognitive stimulation package by community health workers on developmental outcomes of infants in Kwale County, Kenya: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial, Lisa G. Pell, Diego G. Bassani, Lucy Nyaga, Isaac Njagi, Catherine Wanjiku, Thulasi Thiruchselvam, William Macharia, Ripudaman S. Minhas, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Amyn Lakhani, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Robert Armstrong, and Shaun K. Morris
The endothelial protein C receptor rs867186-GG genotype is associated with increased soluble EPCR and could mediate protection against severe malaria., Estela Shabani, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Gregory S. Park, Gregory M. Vercellotti, Weihua Guan, James S. Hodges, Thomas Lavstsen, and Chandy C. John
Long-term Behavioral Problems in Children With Severe Malaria, John Mbaziira Ssenkusu, James Steven Hodges, Robert Opoka, Richard Idro, Elsa Shapiro, Chandy Chiramukhathu John, and Paul Bangirana
Exploring experimental cerebral malaria pathogenesis through the characterisation of host-derived plasma microparticle protein content, Natalia Tiberti, Sharissa L. Latham, Stephen Bush, Amy Cohen, Robert Opoka, Chandy C. John, Annette Juillard, Georges E. Grau, and Valéry Combes
World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Vitamin D, Juan José Yepes-Nuñez, Alessandro Fiocchi, Ruby Pawankar, Carlos A. Cuello-Garcia, Yuan Zhang, Gian Paolo Morgano, Kangmo Ahn, Suleiman Al-Hammadi, Arnav Agarwal, Shreyas Gandhi, Kirsten Beyer, Wesley Burks, Giorgio W. Canonica, Motohiro Ebisawa, Rose Kamenwa, Bee Wah Lee, Haiqi Li, Susan Prescott, John J. Riva, Lanny Rosenwasser, Hugh Sampson, Michael Spigler, Luigi Terracciano, Andrea Vereda, Susan Waserman, Holger J. Schünemann, and Jan L. Brożek
Setting research priorities to improve global newborn health and prevent stillbirths by 2025, Sachiyo Yoshida, José Martines, Peter Gisore, Joy E. Lawn, Stephen Wall, and Joăo Paulo Souza
Submissions from 2015
Prevalence and immediate outcome of candida colonized preterm neonates admitted to Special Care Unit of Mulago Hospital, Kampala Uganda, Yaser Abdallah, Deogratias Kaddu Mulindwa, Jolly Nankunda, and Philippa M. Musoke
Diagnostic Utility of WHO Defined Sepsis Syndromic Criteria with Procalcitonin in Identification of Sepsis in Children with Suspected Infections, Samuel Owuor Akech
Child Development, Disability and Global Health: Opportunity and Responsibility, Robert Armstrong
Manufacturing doubt about endocrine disrupter science - A rebuttal of industry-sponsored critical comments on the UNEP/WHO report "State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals 2012", Åke Bergman, Georg Becher, Bruce Blumberg, Poul Bjerregaard, Riana Bornman, Ingvar Brandt, Stephanie Casey, Heloise Frouin, Linda Giudice, Jerrold J. Heindel, Taisen Iguchi, Susan Jobling, Karen A. Kidd, Andreas Kortenkamp, P. Monica Lind, Derek Muir, Roseline Ochieng, Erik Ropstad, Peter S. Ross, Niels Erik Skakkebaek, Jorma Toppari, Laura N. Vandenberg, Tracey J. Woodruff, and R. Thomas Zoeller
Executive function and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ugandan children with perinatal HIV exposure, Matthew Burkey and Robert Opoka
Prospective validation of pediatric disease severity scores to predict mortality in Ugandan children presenting with malaria and non-malaria febrile illness., Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Kyla Hayford, Sophie Namasopo, Robert Opoka, Chandy C. John, W Conrad Liles, and Kevin C. Kain
Tissue oxygenation by transfusion in severe anemia with lactic acidosis (total): A prospective, randomized, non-inferiority trial of blood storage duration, Aggrey Dhabangi, Brenda Ainomugisha, Christine Cserti-Gazdewich, Dorothy Kyeyune, Henry Ddungu, Ezra Musisi, Robert Opoka, Christopher Stowell, and Walter Dzik
Effect of Transfusion of Red Blood Cells With Longer vs Shorter Storage Duration on Elevated Blood Lactate Levels in Children With Severe Anemia, Aggrey Dhabangi, Brenda Ainomugisha, Christine Cserti- Gazdewic, Henry Ddungu, Dorothy Kyeyune, Ezra Musisi, Robert Opoka, Christopher P. Stowell, and Walter H. Dzik
Immunological correlates of behavioral problems in school-aged children living with HIV in Kayunga, Uganda, Ruiseñor Escudero and Robert Opoka
Urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in asphyxiated neonates: a prospective cohort study, Farida Essajee, Fred Were, and Bashir Admani
World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Probiotics, Alessandro Fiocchi, Ruby Pawankar, Carlos Cuello-Garcia, Kangmo Ahn, Suleiman Al-Hammadi, Arnav Agarwal, Kirsten Beyer, Wesley Burks, Giorgio W. Canonica, Motohiro Ebisawa, Shreyas Gandhi, Rose Kamenwa, Bee Wah Lee, Haiqi Li, Susan Prescott, John J. Riva, Lanny Rosenwasser, Hugh Sampson, Michael Spigler, Luigi Terracciano, Andrea Vereda-Ortiz, Susan Waserman, Juan José Yepes-Nuñez, Jan L. Brożek, and Holger J. Schünemann
Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score., Elizabeth C. George, A. Sarah Walker, Sarah Kiguli, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Robert Opoka, Charles Engoru, Samuel O. Akech, Richard Nyeko, George Mtove, and Hugh Reyburn
Thrombocytopenia May Mediate Disease Severity in Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Through Reduced Transforming Growth Factor Beta-1 Regulation of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines, Benjamin R. Hanisch, Paul Bangirana, Robert Opoka, Gregory S. Park, and Chandy C. John
Slow Clearance of Plasmodium falciparum in Severe Pediatric Malaria, Uganda, 2011-2013., Michael Hawkes, Andrea L. Conroy, Robert Opoka, Sophie Namasopo, Kathleen Zhong, W. Conrad Liles, Chandy C. John, and Kevin C. Kain
Inhaled nitric oxide as adjunctive therapy for severe malaria: a randomized controlled trial., Michael T. Hawkes, Andrea L. Conroy, Robert Opoka, Laura Hermann, Kevin E. Thorpe, Chloe McDonald, Hani Kim, Sophie Namasopo, Sarah Higgins, and Chandy John
Hypogammaglobulinemia in sub-Saharan Africa: a case report and review of the literature, J Hsu, Robert Opoka, and T C. Lund
Use of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function and Child Behavior Checklist in Ugandan Children with HIV or a History of Severe Malaria., Familiar Itziar, Ruisenor -Escudero, Horacio PhD, Giordani Bruno, Bangirana Paul, Nakasujja Noeline, Robert Opoka, and Boivin Michael