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malnutrition

Martha Mwangome

Martha Mwangome
Email: 
mmwangomeatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Clinical Group

Martha Mwangome is broadly interested in childhood nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa.

Professor Kathryn Maitland

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Email: 
kathryn [dot] maitlandatgmail [dot] com
Group: 
Clinical Group

Sharon Cox

Email: 
Sharon [dot] Coxatlshtm [dot] ac [dot] uk
Group: 
Sickle Cell Disease (Dar es Salaam)

Qualifications:
1996 - BSc in Biochemistry - University College London - 1996
1997 - Post graduate teaching qualification - 1997

Immune deficiency and immune activation arising from undernutrition

Full Title: 
Identifying mechanisms of immune deficiency and immune activation arising from undernutrition, leading to novel interventions.
Principal Investigator(s): 
Jay Berkley

No description available.

Balancing nutritional risks and HIV prevention among HIV-exposed

Principal Investigator(s): 
Jay Berkley

No description available.

Outpatient strategy of Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) for malnourished children

Full Title: 
A randomized trial of an outpatient strategy of Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) among moderately malnourished children following acute infection.
Principal Investigator(s): 
Jay Berkley

Acute infection is a key point of vulnerability where children's growth may falter, leading to increased susceptibility to further infection and death. RUSF is a pre-cooked, lipid-rich paste that includes essential protein, energy, fatty acids and micronutrients. It is produced in Nairobi in collaboration with Valid Nutrition and is inexpensive. The primary aims are to determine effectiveness on growth, infectious morbidity, inflammatory markers and immune activation of a short-term home-based supplementation strategy.

Daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis following nutritional rehabilitation among children

Full Title: 
A randomized trial of daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis following nutritional rehabilitation among children with severe malnutrition.
Principal Investigator(s): 
Jay Berkley

This project aims to test the hypothesis that mortality among Kenyan children with severe malnutrition following initial stabilisation is due to ongoing vulnerability to infectious disease, and that cotrimoxazole prophylaxis will reduce mortality. The primary endpoint is death. Secondary endpoints include the effects on growth, hospital admission, markers of inflammation, immune activation and immune function. We are also examining antibiotic resistance and changes in microbiota with prophylaxis.

Jay Berkley

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Email: 
jberkleyatkilifi [dot] kemri-wellcome [dot] org
Group: 
Clinical Group

Jay Berkley has a broad research interest in childhood infection in sub-Saharan Africa.