Titus K Kwambai
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Recent Articles
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Osoro C, Ochodo E, Kwambai T, Otieno J, Were L, Sagam C, et al.
BMJ Glob Health
. 2024 Apr;
9(4).
PMID: 38688566
In October 2021, the WHO recommended the world's first malaria vaccine-RTS,S/AS01-to prevent malaria in children living in areas with moderate-to-high transmission in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A second malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M,...
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Asante K, Mathanga D, Milligan P, Akech S, Oduro A, Mwapasa V, et al.
Lancet
. 2024 Apr;
403(10437):1660-1670.
PMID: 38583454
Background: The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine (RTS,S) was introduced by national immunisation programmes in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi in 2019 in large-scale pilot schemes. We aimed to address questions about feasibility...
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Phiri K, Khairallah C, Kwambai T, Bojang K, Dhabangi A, Opoka R, et al.
Lancet Glob Health
. 2023 Dec;
12(1):e33-e44.
PMID: 38097295
Background: Severe anaemia is associated with high in-hospital mortality among young children. In malaria-endemic areas, surviving children also have an increased risk of mortality or readmission after hospital discharge. We...
4.
Winskill P, Dhabangi A, Kwambai T, Mori A, Mousa A, Okell L
Nat Commun
. 2023 Sep;
14(1):5691.
PMID: 37709763
Severe malarial anaemia can be fatal if not promptly treated. Hospital studies may under-represent the true burden because cases often occur in settings with poor access to healthcare. We estimate...
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Kwambai T, Kariuki S, Smit M, Nevitt S, Onyango E, Oneko M, et al.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2023 Aug;
109(3):704-712.
PMID: 37549893
Limited evidence suggests that children in sub-Saharan Africa hospitalized with all-cause severe anemia or severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are at high risk of dying in the first few months after...
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Okell L, Kwambai T, Dhabangi A, Khairallah C, Nkosi-Gondwe T, Winskill P, et al.
Nat Commun
. 2023 Jan;
14(1):402.
PMID: 36697413
Children recovering from severe malarial anaemia (SMA) remain at high risk of readmission and death after discharge from hospital. However, a recent trial found that post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) with...
7.
Kuhl M, Gondwe T, Dhabangi A, Kwambai T, Mori A, Opoka R, et al.
EClinicalMedicine
. 2022 Oct;
52:101669.
PMID: 36313146
Background: Children hospitalised with severe anaemia in malaria-endemic areas are at a high risk of dying or being readmitted within six months of discharge. A trial in Kenya and Uganda...
8.
Stepniewska K, Allen E, Humphreys G, Poirot E, Craig E, Kennon K, et al.
BMC Med
. 2022 Sep;
20(1):350.
PMID: 36109733
Background: In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended single low-dose (SLD, 0.25 mg/kg) primaquine to be added as a Plasmodium (P.) falciparum gametocytocide to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) without...
9.
Samuels A, Towett O, Seda B, Wiegand R, Otieno K, Chomba M, et al.
J Infect Dis
. 2022 Jul;
226(4):696-707.
PMID: 35811308
Background: Screen-and-treat strategies with sensitive diagnostic tests may reduce malaria-associated adverse pregnancy outcomes. We conducted a diagnostic accuracy study to evaluate new point-of-care tests to screen pregnant women for malaria...
10.
Kwambai T, Mori A, Nevitt S, van Eijk A, Samuels A, Robberstad B, et al.
Lancet Child Adolesc Health
. 2022 May;
6(7):474-483.
PMID: 35605629
Background: Severe anaemia is associated with high in-hospital mortality among young children. In malaria-endemic areas, surviving children also remain at increased risk of mortality for several months after hospital discharge....