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Invasive Salmonellosis in Kilifi, Kenya. Clin Infect Dis (2015) 0.82
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A mixed methods study of a health worker training intervention to increase syndromic referral for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis in South Sudan. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2014) 0.78
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The effects of geography and spatial behavior on health care utilization among the residents of a rural region. Health Serv Res (2005) 3.24
Modelling distances travelled to government health services in Kenya. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 3.22
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Wealth, mother's education and physical access as determinants of retail sector net use in rural Kenya. Malar J (2006) 2.37
Risk factors of infant and child mortality in rural Burkina Faso. Bull World Health Organ (2004) 2.24
New approaches to spatially analyse primary health care usage patterns in rural South Africa. Trop Med Int Health (2001) 2.23
The impact of distance of residence from a peripheral health facility on pediatric health utilisation in rural western Kenya. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 2.08
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An epidemiological study of RSV infection in the Gambia. Bull World Health Organ (2002) 1.97
Maternal and child health services in rural Nepal: does access or quality matter more? Health Policy Plan (2000) 1.93
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Genome-wide and fine-resolution association analysis of malaria in West Africa. Nat Genet (2009) 4.30
A Mal functional variant is associated with protection against invasive pneumococcal disease, bacteremia, malaria and tuberculosis. Nat Genet (2007) 4.23
Pneumococcal vaccination for Indian children. Indian Pediatr (2007) 3.99
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Human SNP links differential outcomes in inflammatory and infectious disease to a FOXO3-regulated pathway. Cell (2013) 3.49
Sickle cell disease in Africa: a neglected cause of early childhood mortality. Am J Prev Med (2011) 3.35
Use of clinical syndromes to target antibiotic prescribing in seriously ill children in malaria endemic area: observational study. BMJ (2005) 3.34
CISH and susceptibility to infectious diseases. N Engl J Med (2010) 3.31
Effectiveness of Haemophilus influenzae type b Conjugate vaccine introduction into routine childhood immunization in Kenya. JAMA (2006) 3.31
Burden, features, and outcome of neurological involvement in acute falciparum malaria in Kenyan children. JAMA (2007) 3.29
Systematic evaluation of serotypes causing invasive pneumococcal disease among children under five: the pneumococcal global serotype project. PLoS Med (2010) 3.25
Immunization coverage and risk factors for failure to immunize within the Expanded Programme on Immunization in Kenya after introduction of new Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis b virus antigens. BMC Public Health (2006) 3.01
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HIV infection, malnutrition, and invasive bacterial infection among children with severe malaria. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 2.80
A call to action for the new decade of vaccines. Lancet (2011) 2.72
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Serotype-specific changes in invasive pneumococcal disease after pneumococcal conjugate vaccine introduction: a pooled analysis of multiple surveillance sites. PLoS Med (2013) 2.54
Active convulsive epilepsy in a rural district of Kenya: a study of prevalence and possible risk factors. Lancet Neurol (2008) 2.52
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Global distribution of the sickle cell gene and geographical confirmation of the malaria hypothesis. Nat Commun (2010) 2.46
Global burden of sickle cell anaemia in children under five, 2010-2050: modelling based on demographics, excess mortality, and interventions. PLoS Med (2013) 2.36
Iron deficiency and malaria among children living on the coast of Kenya. J Infect Dis (2004) 2.34
Relationship between exposure, clinical malaria, and age in an area of changing transmission intensity. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2008) 2.29
The descriptive epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae nasopharyngeal carriage in children and adults in Kilifi district, Kenya. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2008) 2.23
Defining childhood severe falciparum malaria for intervention studies. PLoS Med (2007) 2.22
Incidence and severity of respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia in rural Kenyan children identified through hospital surveillance. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 2.22
A preliminary study of pneumonia etiology among hospitalized children in Kenya. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 2.15
Diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis and host RNA expression in Africa. N Engl J Med (2014) 2.12
The global distribution of the Duffy blood group. Nat Commun (2011) 2.06
Malaria and nutritional status in children living on the coast of Kenya. Am J Clin Nutr (2004) 1.90
High levels of serum antibodies to merozoite surface protein 2 of Plasmodium falciparum are associated with reduced risk of clinical malaria in coastal Kenya. Vaccine (2005) 1.89
Suppression of erythropoiesis in malarial anemia is associated with hemozoin in vitro and in vivo. Blood (2006) 1.83
Increased risk of invasive bacterial infections in African people with sickle-cell disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis (2010) 1.82
The definition of pneumonia, the assessment of severity, and clinical standardization in the Pneumonia Etiology Research for Child Health study. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 1.78
Malaria as a cause of morbidity and mortality in children with homozygous sickle cell disease on the coast of Kenya. Clin Infect Dis (2009) 1.74
The effect of alpha+-thalassaemia on the incidence of malaria and other diseases in children living on the coast of Kenya. PLoS Med (2006) 1.73
Common variation in the ABO glycosyltransferase is associated with susceptibility to severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Hum Mol Genet (2007) 1.72
Mortality in sickle cell anemia in Africa: a prospective cohort study in Tanzania. PLoS One (2011) 1.71
Shifts in malaria vector species composition and transmission dynamics along the Kenyan coast over the past 20 years. Malar J (2013) 1.65
Validating physician-certified verbal autopsy and probabilistic modeling (InterVA) approaches to verbal autopsy interpretation using hospital causes of adult deaths. Popul Health Metr (2011) 1.63
Specific receptor usage in Plasmodium falciparum cytoadherence is associated with disease outcome. PLoS One (2011) 1.62
Case management of malaria fever in Cambodia: results from national anti-malarial outlet and household surveys. Malar J (2011) 1.60
Global migration and the changing distribution of sickle haemoglobin: a quantitative study of temporal trends between 1960 and 2000. Lancet Glob Health (2014) 1.58
Incidence and outcome of convulsive status epilepticus in Kenyan children: a cohort study. Lancet Neurol (2008) 1.55
Experiences with community engagement and informed consent in a genetic cohort study of severe childhood diseases in Kenya. BMC Med Ethics (2010) 1.54
Acquisition of growth-inhibitory antibodies against blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS One (2008) 1.53
Estimated economic benefits during the 'decade of vaccines' include treatment savings, gains in labor productivity. Health Aff (Millwood) (2011) 1.52
Premature mortality in active convulsive epilepsy in rural Kenya: causes and associated factors. Neurology (2014) 1.51
Positive selection of a CD36 nonsense variant in sub-Saharan Africa, but no association with severe malaria phenotypes. Hum Mol Genet (2009) 1.50
Invasive group A streptococcal disease: risk factors for adults. Emerg Infect Dis (2003) 1.48
B cell memory to 3 Plasmodium falciparum blood-stage antigens in a malaria-endemic area. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.47
Geographic access to care is not a determinant of child mortality in a rural Kenyan setting with high health facility density. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.46
During the 'decade of vaccines,' the lives of 6.4 million children valued at $231 billion could be saved. Health Aff (Millwood) (2011) 1.46
Effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Lancet (2006) 1.45
High mortality from Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children living with sickle cell anemia on the coast of Kenya. Blood (2010) 1.44
Vaccines to prevent pneumonia and improve child survival. Bull World Health Organ (2008) 1.44
Spatial and socio-demographic predictors of time-to-immunization in a rural area in Kenya: Is equity attainable? Vaccine (2010) 1.43
Economic evaluation of delivering Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine in routine immunization services in Kenya. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 1.43
On the determinants of population structure in antigenically diverse pathogens. Proc Biol Sci (2002) 1.42
A defunctioning polymorphism in FCGR2B is associated with protection against malaria but susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.41
Copy number, linkage disequilibrium and disease association in the FCGR locus. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 1.41
Malaria in patients with sickle cell anemia: burden, risk factors, and outcome at the outpatient clinic and during hospitalization. Blood (2009) 1.40
Higher prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies among HIV-positive compared to HIV-negative inhabitants of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. J Med Virol (2002) 1.38
Spatial distribution of G6PD deficiency variants across malaria-endemic regions. Malar J (2013) 1.37
Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in Kilifi district, Kenya. J Med Virol (2004) 1.37
The incidence, aetiology and outcome of acute seizures in children admitted to a rural Kenyan district hospital. BMC Pediatr (2008) 1.36
The level and duration of RSV-specific maternal IgG in infants in Kilifi Kenya. PLoS One (2009) 1.35
The prevalence and risk factors for pneumococcal colonization of the nasopharynx among children in Kilifi District, Kenya. PLoS One (2012) 1.34
Excess child mortality after discharge from hospital in Kilifi, Kenya: a retrospective cohort analysis. Bull World Health Organ (2011) 1.34