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Xanthine oxidase levels and immune dysregulation are independently associated with anemia in Plasmodium falciparum malaria by Vasquez, Marilyn, Sica, Margaux, Namazzi, Ruth, Opoka, Robert O., Sherman, Julian, Datta, Dibyadyuti, Duran-Frigola, Miquel, Ssenkusu, John M., John, Chandy C., Conroy, Andrea L., Rodriguez, Ana

“…Severe anemia is an important contributor to mortality in children with severe malaria. Anemia in malaria is a multi-factorial complication, since…”
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Intestinal Injury Biomarkers Predict Mortality in Pediatric Severe Malaria by Sarangam, Maithri L, Namazzi, Ruth, Datta, Dibyadyuti, Bond, Caitlin, Vanderpool, Charles P B, Opoka, Robert O, John, Chandy C, Conroy, Andrea L

“…Severe malaria (SM) increases the risk of invasive bacterial infection, and there is evidence to suggest increased gastrointestinal permeability. Studies have…”
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Outcomes of pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest in the emergency department of a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania: a retrospective cohort study by Mally, Deogratius, Namazzi, Ruth, Musoke, Philippa, Munube, Deogratias, Luggya, Tonny Stone, Sawe, Hendry R

“…Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency procedure performed to restore heart function to minimize anoxic injury to the brain following cardiac…”
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Parenteral artemisinins are associated with reduced mortality and neurologic deficits and improved long-term behavioral outcomes in children with severe malaria by Conroy, Andrea L, Opoka, Robert O, Bangirana, Paul, Namazzi, Ruth, Okullo, Allen E, Georgieff, Michael K, Cusick, Sarah, Idro, Richard, Ssenkusu, John M, John, Chandy C

“…In 2011, the World Health Organization recommended injectable artesunate as the first-line therapy for severe malaria (SM) due to its superiority in reducing…”
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The Ugandan sickle Pan-African research consortium registry: design, development, and lessons by Nsubuga, Mike, Mutegeki, Henry, Jjingo, Daudi, Munube, Deogratias, Namazzi, Ruth, Opoka, Robert, Kasirye, Philip, Ndeezi, Grace, Hume, Heather, Mupere, Ezekiel, Kebirungi, Grace, Birungi, Isaac, Morrice, Jack, Jonas, Mario, Nembaware, Victoria, Wonkam, Ambroise, Makani, Julie, Kiguli, Sarah

“…Sub-Saharan Africa bears the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally with Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda being the most…”
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Acute kidney injury, persistent kidney disease, and post-discharge morbidity and mortality in severe malaria in children: A prospective cohort study by Namazzi, Ruth, Batte, Anthony, Opoka, Robert O., Bangirana, Paul, Schwaderer, Andrew L., Berrens, Zachary, Datta, Dibyadyuti, Goings, Michael, Ssenkusu, John M., Goldstein, Stuart L., John, Chandy C., Conroy, Andrea L.

“…Globally, 85% of acute kidney injury (AKI) cases occur in low-and-middle-income countries. There is limited information on persistent kidney disease (acute…”
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Methods to estimate baseline creatinine and define acute kidney injury in lean Ugandan children with severe malaria: a prospective cohort study by Batte, Anthony, Starr, Michelle C, Schwaderer, Andrew L, Opoka, Robert O, Namazzi, Ruth, Phelps Nishiguchi, Erika S, Ssenkusu, John M, John, Chandy C, Conroy, Andrea L

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly recognized as a consequential clinical complication in children with severe malaria. However, approaches to estimate…”
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Rapid gene fusion testing using the NanoString nCounter platform to improve pediatric leukemia diagnoses in Sub-Saharan Africa by Gastier-Foster, Julie M, Lutwama, Fredrick, Mbabazi, Olive, Mlenga, Steven, Ulaya, Kennedy, Namazzi, Ruth, Hollingsworth, E Faith, Lopez-Terrada, Dolores, Fisher, Kevin E, Roy, Angshumoy, Allen, Carl E, Poplack, David G, Mzikamanda, Rizine, Ozuah, Nmazuo, Wasswa, Peter

“…Risk stratification and molecular targeting have been key to increasing cure rates for pediatric cancers in high-income countries. In contrast, precise…”
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Evaluating kidney function using a point-of-care creatinine test in Ugandan children with severe malaria: a prospective cohort study by Batte, Anthony, Murphy, Kristin J, Namazzi, Ruth, Co, Katrina, Opoka, Robert O, Ssenkusu, John M, John, Chandy C, Conroy, Andrea L

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) disproportionately affects individuals in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). However, LMIC-particularly countries in sub-Saharan…”
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Orbital compression syndrome in a Ugandan child with sickle cell disease: A case report by Olum, Ronald, Nabaggala, Catherine, Mwebe, Victoria Katasi, Namazzi, Ruth, Munube, Deogratias, Kitaka, Sabrina Bakeera

“…Orbital compression syndrome is a rare acute complication of sickle cell disease that may impair vision. Assessment by a multidisciplinary team incorporates…”
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Zinc for Infection Prevention in Sickle Cell Anemia (ZIPS): study protocol for a randomized placebo-controlled trial in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia by Datta, Dibyadyuti, Namazzi, Ruth, Conroy, Andrea L, Cusick, Sarah E, Hume, Heather A, Tagoola, Abner, Ware, Russell E, Opoka, Robert O, John, Chandy C

“…Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is the most common inherited hemoglobinopathy worldwide. Infection is a major cause of illness and death in children with SCA,…”
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Renin as a Biomarker of Acute Kidney Injury and Mortality in Children With Severe Malaria or Sickle Cell Disease by Adan, Jr, Daniel, Batte, Anthony, Namazzi, Ruth, Mufumba, Ivan, Kazinga, Caroline, Mellencamp, Kagan A, Bond, Caitlin, Opoka, Robert O, John, Chandy C, Conroy, Andrea L

“…Globally, a very high percentage of acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where late recognition contributes to…”
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Development of research capacity in sickle cell anemia in Uganda: impact of collaborations by Namazzi, Ruth, John, Chandy C., Conroy, Andrea L., Datta, Dibyadyuti, Ware, Russell, Hume, Heather, Opoka, Robert O.

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Azithromycin for Prevention of Mortality in African ChildrenMore Data, More Questions by John, Chandy C, Namazzi, Ruth, Schneider, Jack G

“…Mass administration of oral azithromycin has been shown to reduce mortality in African children, but questions remain regarding its efficacy and potential…”
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Elevated levels of PDGF-BB and VEGF are associated with a decreased risk of readmission or death in children with severe malarial anemia by Slaughter, Mary G, Bhumbra, Samina, Mellencamp, Kagan A, Namazzi, Ruth, Opoka, Robert O, John, Chandy C

“…Children with severe malarial anemia (SMA) typically have low in-hospital mortality but have a high risk of post-discharge readmission or death. We…”
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Azithromycin for Prevention of Mortality in African Children: More Data, More Questions by John, Chandy C, Namazzi, Ruth, Schneider, Jack G

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sTREM-1: A Biomarker of Mortality in Severe Malaria Impacted by Acute Kidney Injury by Mufumba, Ivan, Kazinga, Caroline, Namazzi, Ruth, Opoka, Robert O, Batte, Anthony, Bond, Caitlin, John, Chandy C, Conroy, Andrea L

“…Abstract Background Malaria is an important cause of mortality in African children. Identification of biomarkers to identify children at risk of mortality has…”
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Safe and Effective Escalation of Evidence-Based Chemotherapy for Mature B Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Low Resource Setting by Akullo, Anne, Namazzi, Ruth, Wasswa, Peter, McAtee, Casey Lee, Nanvuma, Moureen, Alamo, Hellen, Kabawheza, Hellen Mugarra, Lubega, Joseph, Allen, Carl E

“…BACKGROUND Although high intensity chemotherapy regimens result in >90% long term survival of children with Mature B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (MB-NHL), low…”
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Feasibility of a Dose-Intensive Regimen for Pediatric Burkitt Lymphoma in Malawi by Mzikamanda, Rizine R, Mulanje, Loviisa, Matatiyo, Apatsa, Mwale, Zoe, Mapurisa, Gugulethu, Namazzi, Ruth, El-Mallawany, Nader Kim, McAtee, Casey Lee, Westmoreland, Katherine Douglas, Allen, Carl E, Ozuah, Nmazuo

“…Introduction: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is the commonest childhood cancer diagnosed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is highly curable with survival rates >90% in…”
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Impact of a National Lockdown for COVID-19 on Morbidity and Mortality Among Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Uganda by Namazzi, Ruth, Opoka, Robert, Conroy, Andrea L, Datta, Dibyadyuti, Goings, Micheal, John, Chandy C.

“…COVID-19 and its prevention has put considerable strain on health care systems in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). In Uganda, a national lockdown was…”
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