Isaiah Mwangi

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Isaiah Mwangi is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Isaiah Mwangi has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 7 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Isaiah Mwangi's work include Malaria Research and Control (15 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 papers). Isaiah Mwangi is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (15 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers) and Child Nutrition and Water Access (5 papers). Isaiah Mwangi collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and India. Isaiah Mwangi's co-authors include Kevin Marsh, Mike English, James A. Berkley, Charles R. Newton, Brett Lowe, J. Anthony G. Scott, Kathryn Maitland, C Waruiru, Norbert Peshu and Thomas N. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Isaiah Mwangi

30 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya

2005 641 citations James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Relation between falciparum malaria and bacteraemia in Kenyan children: a population-based, case-control study and a longitudinal study 2011 ·The Lancet ·J. Anthony G. Scott, James A. Berkley, Isaiah Mwangi, Lucy Ochola, Sophie Uyoga, Alexander W. Macharia, Carolyne Ndila, Brett Lowe, Salim Mwarumba, Evasius Bauni, Kevin Marsh, Thomas N. Williams	204
2	Homozygosity and risk of childhood death due to invasive bacterial disease 2009 ·BMC Medical Genetics ·Emily Lyons, William Amos, James A. Berkley, Isaiah Mwangi, (unknown), Thomas N. Williams, Charles R. Newton, Norbert Peshu, Kevin Marsh, J. Anthony G. Scott, Adrian V. S. Hill	26
3	Fraction of all hospital admissions and deaths attributable to malnutrition among children in rural Kenya 2008 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Philip Bejon, Shebe Mohammed, Isaiah Mwangi, Sarah H. Atkinson, Faith Osier, Norbert Peshu, Charles R. Newton, Kathryn Maitland, James A. Berkley	46
4	Defining Childhood Severe Falciparum Malaria for Intervention Studies 2007 ·PLoS Medicine ·Philip Bejon, James A. Berkley, Tabitha Mwangi, Edna Ogada, Isaiah Mwangi, Kathryn Maitland, Thomas N. Williams, J. Anthony G. Scott, Mike English, Brett Lowe, Norbert Peshu, Charles R. Newton, Kevin Marsh	78
5	Salmonella Bacteremia in Kenyan Children 2006 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Andrew Brent, Joe Oundo, Isaiah Mwangi, Lucy Ochola, Brett Lowe, James A. Berkley	153
6	Use of clinical syndromes to target antibiotic prescribing in seriously ill children in malaria endemic area: observational study 2005 ·BMJ ·James A. Berkley, Kathryn Maitland, Isaiah Mwangi, Caroline Ngetsa, (unknown), Brett Lowe, Charles R. Newton, Kevin Marsh, J. Anthony G. Scott, Mike English	129
7	Bacteremia among Children Admitted to a Rural Hospital in Kenya breakdown → 2005 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe, Isaiah Mwangi, Thomas N. Williams, Evasius Bauni, (unknown), Caroline Ngetsa, Mary Slack, (unknown), C. Anthony Hart, Kathryn Maitland, Mike English, Kevin Marsh, J. Anthony G. Scott	641
8	Invasive Gram-negative bacilli are frequently resistant to standard antibiotics for children admitted to hospital in Kilifi, Kenya 2005 ·Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·Philip Bejon, Isaiah Mwangi, Caroline Ngetsa, Salim Mwarumba, James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe, Kathryn Maitland, Kevin Marsh, Mike English, J. Anthony G. Scott	33
9	Thyroid disease in a rural Kenyan hospital 2005 ·East African Medical Journal ·Andrew Hill, Isaiah Mwangi, (unknown)	13
10	Assessment of Severe Malnutrition Among Hospitalized Children in Rural Kenya 2005 ·JAMA ·James A. Berkley, Isaiah Mwangi, (unknown), Ismaïl Ahmed, Sadik Mithwani, Mike English, Charles R. Newton, Kathryn Maitland	155
11	Management of solitary thyroid nodules in rural Africa 2002 ·East African Medical Journal ·(unknown), Isaiah Mwangi, Paul Bird, Andrew Hill	8
12	Acute bacterial meningitis in children admitted to a rural Kenyan hospital: increasing antibiotic resistance and outcome 2002 ·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal ·Isaiah Mwangi, James A. Berkley, Brett Lowe, Norbert Peshu, Kevin Marsh, Charles R. Newton	74
13	Paediatric survival and re‐admission risks following hospitalization on the Kenyan Coast 2000 ·Tropical Medicine & International Health ·Robert W. Snow, S.C. Howard, V. Mung’ala‐Odera, Mike English, Sassy Molyneux, C Waruiru, Isaiah Mwangi, David J. Roberts, Christl A. Donnelly, Kevin Marsh	26
14	Hypoglycaemia on and after admission in Kenyan children with severe malaria 1998 ·QJM ·Mike English, (unknown), (unknown), Isaiah Mwangi, H. P. Sauerwein, Kevin Marsh	54
15	Intracranial hypertension in Africans with cerebral malaria 1997 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Charles R. Newton, Jane Crawley, (unknown), C Waruiru, Isaiah Mwangi, Mike English, (unknown), PA Winstanley, Kevin Marsh, Fenella J. Kirkham	131
16	Epileptic seizures and malaria in Kenyan children 1996 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·C Waruiru, Charles R. Newton, D. Forster, L. New, P.A. Winstanley, Isaiah Mwangi, Vicki Marsh, (unknown), Robert W. Snow, Kevin Marsh	102
17	Deep Breathing in Children with Severe Malaria: Indicator of Metabolic Acidosis and Poor Outcome 1996 ·American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Mike English, C Waruiru, Evans Amukoye, Sarah Murphy, James W. Crawley, Isaiah Mwangi, Norbert Peshu, Kevin Marsh	97
18	Clinical overlap between malaria and severe pneumonia in African children in hospital 1996 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Mike English, (unknown), Isaiah Mwangi, Kieran McHugh, Kevin Marsh	107
19	A single dose of intramuscular sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as an adjunct to quinine in the treatment of severe malaria: pharmacokinetics and efficacy 1993 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ·Charles R. Newton, P.A. Winstanley, W.M. Watkins, Isaiah Mwangi, C Waruiru, E.K. Mberu, Peter Warn, C.G. Nevill, Kevin Marsh	12
20	Childhood deaths in Africa: uses and limitations of verbal autopsies 1992 ·The Lancet ·(unknown), Robert W. Snow, (unknown), Vicki Marsh, Charles R. Newton, C Waruiru, Isaiah Mwangi, PA Winstanley, Kevin Marsh, (unknown), D. Forster, J.R.M. Armstrong	245

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