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Malaria and Chikungunya Detected Using Molecular Diagnostics Among Febrile Kenyan Children

Waggoner, Jesse; Brichard, Julie; Mutuku, Francis; Ndenga, Bryson; Heath, Claire Jane; Mohamed-Hadley, Alisha; Sahoo, Malaya K; Vulule, John; Lefterova, Martina; Banaei, Niaz; Mukoko, Dunstan; Pinsky, Benjamin A; LaBeaud, A. Desiree (Oxford University Press, 2017-01)

In sub-Saharan Africa, malaria is frequently over diagnosed as the cause of an undifferentiated febrile illness, whereas arboviral illnesses are presumed to be underdiagnosed. Sera from 385 febrile Kenyan children, who ...

Prevalence of pfdhfr and pfdhps mutations in Plasmodium falciparum associated with drug resistance among pregnant women receiving IPTp-SP at Msambweni County Referral Hospital, Kwale County, Kenya

Gikunju, Stella Wanjiku; Agola, Eric L; Ondondo, Raphael Omusebe; Kinyua, Johnson; Kimani, Francis; LaBeaud, Angelle Desiree; Malhotra, Indu; King, Charles; Thiong’o, Kelvin; Mutuku, Francis (Malaria Journal, 2020)

Prevention and treatment of malaria during pregnancy is crucial in dealing with maternal mortality and adverse fetal outcomes. The World Health Organization recommendation to treat all pregnant women with sulfadox ...