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Sheila Murunga

Affiliation : Kenya Medical Research Institute · KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme

• 8Publications (affiliation in Kenya)

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Sheila Murunga has 8 indexed publications (2018–2025). Their work appears mainly in “BMJ Public Health”, “Antibiotics” and “Archives of Disease in Childhood”. Their most cited article, “IV and oral fosfomycin pharmacokinetics in neonates with suspected clinical sepsis” (2021), has been cited 29 times. 2 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, Netherlands, United States, Uganda.

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Publications (8)

• Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study
  2025 · BMJ Public Health · cited 5 times
• Challenges in the Implementation of the NeoOBS Study, a Global Pragmatic Observational Cohort Study, to Investigate the Aetiology and Management of Neonatal Sepsis in the Hospital Setting
  2023 · Antibiotics · cited 6 times
• Randomised controlled trial of fosfomycin in neonatal sepsis: pharmacokinetics and safety in relation to sodium overload
  2022 · Archives of Disease in Childhood · cited 20 times
• IV and oral fosfomycin pharmacokinetics in neonates with suspected clinical sepsis
  2021 · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · cited 29 times
• Mortality during and following hospital admission among school-aged children: a cohort study
  2021 · Wellcome Open Research · cited 12 times
• Individualized breastfeeding support for acutely ill, malnourished infants under 6 months old
  2019 · Maternal and Child Nutrition · cited 28 times
• The potential of fosfomycin for multi-drug resistant sepsis: an analysis of in vitro activity against invasive paediatric Gram-negative bacteria
  2019 · Journal of Medical Microbiology · cited 18 times
• Dosing of Ceftriaxone and Metronidazole for Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
  2018 · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics · cited 22 times

Publication venues

• BMJ Public Health × 1
• Antibiotics × 1
• Archives of Disease in Childhood × 1
• Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy × 1
• Wellcome Open Research × 1
• Maternal and Child Nutrition × 1

Publications per year

• 20251
• 20231
• 20221
• 20212
• 20192
• 20181

Collaborations

Partner institutions : The Childhood Acute Illness and Nutrition Network · University of Oxford · University of Amsterdam · Strathmore University · University of Washington

Co-authors’ countries : United Kingdom · Netherlands · United States · Uganda

Co-authors

• James Alexander Berkley
• Christina W. Obiero
• Neema Mturi
• Johnstone Thitiri
• Shalton M. Mwaringa
• Phoebe C M Williams
• Judd L. Walson
• Caroline Ogwang
• Laura Mwalekwa
• Martha Mwangome
• Joseph Waichungo
• Rehema Ali

Bibliographic data from OpenAlex (open database).