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Philip Bejon
Affiliation : Kenya Medical Research Institute · KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme
- 201Publications (affiliation in Kenya)
- 445Total publications
- 18037Citations
- 72h-index
Research profile
Philip Bejon has 201 indexed publications (2019–2025). Their work appears mainly in “Wellcome Open Research”, “Malaria Journal” and “BMC Medicine”. Their most cited article, “Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection” (2019), has been cited 943 times. 26 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in United Kingdom, France, United States, Germany.
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- Malaria Research and Control
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Travel-related health issues
Publications (201)
- A Pragmatic Trial of Glucocorticoids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
- Pf8: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 33,325 worldwide samples
- Rethinking the evidence on COVID-19 in Africa
- Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum: validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of parasites in controlled human malaria infection studies
- Genomic and clinical epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya: insights into variant circulation, reinfection, and multiple lineage importations during a post-pandemic wave
- R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine drives diverse immune responses in pre-exposed adults: insights from a phase IIb controlled human malaria infection trial
- Safety and efficacy of malaria vaccine candidate R21/Matrix-M in African children: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial
- Feasibility, safety, and impact of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine when implemented through national immunisation programmes: evaluation of cluster-randomised introduction of the vaccine in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi
- A retrospective analysis of P. falciparum drug resistance markers detects an early (2016/17) high prevalence of the k13 C469Y mutation in asymptomatic infections in Northern Uganda
- The mRNA content of plasma extracellular vesicles provides a window into molecular processes in the brain during cerebral malaria
- Utility of MALDI-TOF MS for determination of species identity and blood meal sources of primary malaria vectors on the Kenyan coast
- Identification of complex Plasmodium falciparum genetic backgrounds circulating in Africa: a multicountry genomic epidemiology analysis
- Pf7: an open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 20,000 worldwide samples
- Plasmodium falciparum adapts its investment into replication versus transmission according to the host environment
- SARS‐CoV‐2 seroprevalence and implications for population immunity: Evidence from two Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites in Kenya, February–December 2022
- Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of 17D-213 yellow fever vaccine in children (YEFE): a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority substudy of a phase 4 trial
- Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of 17D-213 yellow fever vaccine in HIV-infected people in Kenya (YEFE): a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority substudy of a phase 4 trial
- The Dantu blood group prevents parasite growth in vivo: Evidence from a controlled human malaria infection study
- Safety and immunogenicity of varied doses of R21/Matrix-M™ vaccine at three years follow-up: A phase 1b age de-escalation, dose-escalation trial in adults, children, and infants in Kilifi-Kenya
- Extracellular vesicles could be a putative posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism that shapes intracellular RNA levels in Plasmodium falciparum
- Impact of COVID-19 on mortality in coastal Kenya: a longitudinal open cohort study
- Validation of saline, PBS and a locally produced VTM at varying storage conditions to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus by qRT-PCR
- Low frequency of Plasmodium falciparum hrp2/3 deletions from symptomatic infections at a primary healthcare facility in Kilifi, Kenya
- Spatial heterogeneity of low-birthweight deliveries on the Kenyan coast
- Utility of MALDI-TOF MS for determination of species identity and blood meal sources of primary malaria vectors on the Kenyan coast
- Safety and immunogenicity of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in adults in Kenya: a phase 1/2 single-blind, randomised controlled trial
- Improving the diagnosis of severe malaria in African children using platelet counts and plasma Pf HRP2 concentrations
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Association with Iron Deficiency in African Children
- Epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness analysis of COVID-19 vaccination in Kenya
- SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in three Kenyan health and demographic surveillance sites, December 2020-May 2021
- Sero-surveillance for IgG to SARS-CoV-2 at antenatal care clinics in three Kenyan referral hospitals: Repeated cross-sectional surveys 2020–21
- Malaria hospitalisation in East Africa: age, phenotype and transmission intensity
- Transmission networks of SARS-CoV-2 in Coastal Kenya during the first two waves: A retrospective genomic study
- Controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) outcomes in Kenyan adults is associated with prior history of malaria exposure and anti-schizont antibody response
- Targeted Amplicon Deep Sequencing for Monitoring Antimalarial Resistance Markers in Western Kenya
- Revealing the extent of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya based on serological and PCR-test data
- Maintenance of high temporal Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and complexity of infection in asymptomatic and symptomatic infections in Kilifi, Kenya from 2007 to 2018
- Incidence of chikungunya virus infections among Kenyan children with neurological disease, 2014–2018: A cohort study
- Complement-mediated serum bactericidal activity of antibodies elicited by the Shigella sonnei GMMA vaccine in adults from a shigellosis-endemic country: Exploratory analysis of a Phase 2a randomized study
- Undertaking Community Engagement for a Controlled Human Malaria Infection Study in Kenya: Approaches and Lessons Learnt
- Amplicon Sequencing as a Potential Surveillance Tool for Complexity of Infection and Drug Resistance Markers in Plasmodium falciparum Asymptomatic Infections
- The global burden of Chikungunya fever among children: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
- Epidemiology of COVID-19 infections on routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and serology testing in Coastal Kenya
- Impact of Intermittent Presumptive Treatment for Malaria in Pregnancy on Hospital Birth Outcomes on the Kenyan Coast
- Spatio-temporal distribution of antimalarial drug resistant gene mutations in a Plasmodium falciparum parasite population from Kilifi, Kenya: A 25-year retrospective study
- Factors influencing health workers’ compliance with outpatient malaria ‘test and treat’ guidelines during the plateauing performance phase in Kenya, 2014–2016
- Ethical considerations around volunteer payments in a malaria human infection study in Kenya: an embedded empirical ethics study
- Serum immunoglobulin G and mucosal immunoglobulin A antibodies from prepandemic samples collected in Kilifi, Kenya, neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in vitro
- Breadth of Antibodies to Plasmodium falciparum Variant Surface Antigens Is Associated With Immunity in a Controlled Human Malaria Infection Study
- Long-lasting insecticide-treated net use and malaria infections on the Kenyan coast
- Readiness of the Kenyan public health sector to provide pre‐referral care for severe paediatric malaria
- Individual-level variations in malaria susceptibility and acquisition of clinical protection
- Atypical B cells are part of an alternative lineage of B cells that participates in responses to vaccination and infection in humans
- An open dataset of Plasmodium falciparum genome variation in 7,000 worldwide samples
- A review of the frequencies of Plasmodium falciparum Kelch 13 artemisinin resistance mutations in Africa
- COVID-19 transmission dynamics underlying epidemic waves in Kenya
- Temporal trends of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence during the first wave of the COVID-19 epidemic in Kenya
- Immunogenicity and safety of fractional doses of yellow fever vaccines: a randomised, double-blind, non-inferiority trial
- Malaria is a cause of iron deficiency in African children
- Malaria infection and severe disease risks in Africa
- Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Healthcare Workers in Kenya
- Tracking the introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in coastal Kenya
- Prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in young African children
- Arterolane–piperaquine–mefloquine versus arterolane–piperaquine and artemether–lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kenyan children: a single-centre, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority trial
- Endemic chikungunya fever in Kenyan children: a prospective cohort study
- Improving statistical power in severe malaria genetic association studies by augmenting phenotypic precision
- Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Immunoglobulin G Antibody Seroprevalence Among Truck Drivers and Assistants in Kenya
- Comparative performance of WANTAI ELISA for total immunoglobulin to receptor binding protein and an ELISA for IgG to spike protein in detecting SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Kenyan populations
- Seven-year kinetics of RTS, S/AS01-induced anti-CSP antibodies in young Kenyan children
- The Design and Evaluation of a Mobile System for Rapid Diagnostic Test Interpretation
- The Plasmodium falciparum Rh5 invasion protein complex reveals an excess of rare variant mutations
- Revealing the extent of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya based on serological and PCR-test data
- 10-year longitudinal study of malaria in children: Insights into acquisition and maintenance of naturally acquired immunity
- Characterization of Naturally Acquired Immunity to a Panel of Antigens Expressed in Mature P. falciparum Gametocytes
- Determinants of improvement trends in health workers’ compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines at health facilities with available “test and treat” commodities in Kenya
- Hepcidin regulation in Kenyan children with severe malaria and non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia
- Transcriptomic signatures induced by the Ebola virus vaccine rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP in adult cohorts in Europe, Africa, and North America: a molecular biomarker study
- Spatial–temporal clustering of malaria using routinely collected health facility data on the Kenyan Coast
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variant 501Y.V2 in Comoros Islands in January 2021
- Seroprevalence of anti–SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in Kenyan blood donors
- Estimating the burden of iron deficiency among African children
- Malaria infection, disease and mortality among children and adults on the coast of Kenya
- Prolonged health worker strikes in Kenya- perspectives and experiences of frontline health managers and local communities in Kilifi County
- Evaluating the Performance of Malaria Genetics for Inferring Changes in Transmission Intensity Using Transmission Modeling
- A systematic review of changing malaria disease burden in sub-Saharan Africa since 2000: comparing model predictions and empirical observations
- Deliberately infecting healthy volunteers with malaria parasites: Perceptions and experiences of participants and other stakeholders in a Kenyan‐based malaria infection study
- Trends in health workers’ compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines across malaria epidemiological zones in Kenya, 2010–2016
- Malaria exposure drives both cognate and bystander human B cells to adopt an atypical phenotype
- Cost-effectiveness of oral versus intravenous antibiotics (OVIVA) in patients with bone and joint infection: evidence from a non-inferiority trial
- The relationship between facility-based malaria test positivity rate and community-based parasite prevalence
- Rapid dose-dependent Natural Killer (NK) cell modulation and cytokine responses following human rVSV-ZEBOV Ebolavirus vaccination
- Iron Deficiency Is Associated With Reduced Levels of Plasmodium falciparum-specific Antibodies in African Children
- An optimisation of four SARS-CoV-2 qRT-PCR assays in a Kenyan laboratory to support the national COVID-19 rapid response teams
- Pooled testing conserves SARS-CoV-2 laboratory resources and improves test turn-around time: experience on the Kenyan Coast
- Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infection
- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Repeated clinical malaria episodes are associated with modification of the immune system in children
- Observational study: 27 years of severe malaria surveillance in Kilifi, Kenya
- No Evidence of Plasmodium falciparum k13 Artemisinin Resistance-Conferring Mutations over a 24-Year Analysis in Coastal Kenya but a Near Complete Reversion to Chloroquine-Sensitive Parasites
- Effect of strikes by health workers on mortality between 2010 and 2016 in Kilifi, Kenya: a population-based cohort analysis
Publication venues
- Wellcome Open Research × 17
- Malaria Journal × 7
- BMC Medicine × 6
- The Lancet Infectious Diseases × 4
- eLife × 4
- Nature Communications × 4
Publications per year
- 20256
- 20246
- 202314
- 202226
- 202127
- 202015
- 20196
Collaborations
Partner institutions : University of Oxford · Ministry of Health · Government of Kenya · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Kenyatta National Hospital
Co-authors’ countries : United Kingdom · France · United States · Germany
Co-authors
- Kevin Marsh
- Lynette Isabella Ochola‐Oyier
- Thomas Neil Williams
- Francis Maina Ndungu
- George M. Warimwe
- Robert William Snow
- Juliana Wambua
- Benjamin Tsofa
- Patricia Njuguna
- Ally Olotu
- J. Anthony G. Scott
- Ambrose Agweyu
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