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Fred Kiwudhu

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Natukunda A, Nkurunungi G, Zirimenya L, Nassuuna J, Zziwa C, Ninsiima C, et al.
Lancet Glob Health . 2024 Oct; 12(11):e1860-e1870. PMID: 39424574
Background: Vaccine immunogenicity and effectiveness vary geographically. Chronic immunomodulating parasitic infections including schistosomes and malaria have been hypothesised to be mediators of geographical variations. Methods: We compared vaccine-specific immune responses...
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Prentice S, Nassanga B, Webb E, Akello F, Kiwudhu F, Akurut H, et al.
Lancet Infect Dis . 2021 Feb; 21(7):993-1003. PMID: 33609457
Background: Trials done in infants with low birthweight in west Africa suggest that BCG vaccination reduces all-cause mortality in the neonatal period, probably because of heterologous protection against non-tuberculous infections....
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Zirimenya L, Nkurunungi G, Nassuuna J, Natukunda A, Mutebe A, Oduru G, et al.
BMJ Open . 2021 Feb; 11(2):e040430. PMID: 33593770
Introduction: There is evidence that BCG immunisation may protect against unrelated infectious illnesses. This has led to the postulation that administering BCG before unrelated vaccines may enhance responses to these...
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Natukunda A, Nkurunungi G, Zirimenya L, Nassuuna J, Oduru G, Amongin R, et al.
BMJ Open . 2021 Feb; 11(2):e040427. PMID: 33593769
Introduction: Drivers of lower vaccine efficacy and impaired vaccine-specific immune responses in low-income versus high-income countries, and in rural compared with urban settings, are not fully elucidated. Repeated exposure to...