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    • Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness 

      Kiguli, Sarah; Maitland, Kathryn; George, Elizabeth C; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Opoka, Robert O; Engoru, Charles; Akech, Samuel O; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Reyburn, Hugh; Levin, Michael; Babiker, Abdel G; Gibb, Diana M; Crawley, Jane (BMC Medicine, 2015)
      Background: Severe anaemia in children is a leading cause of hospital admission and a major cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there are limited published data on blood transfusion in this vulnerable group. Methods: ...
    • Predicting mortality in sick African children: the FEAST Paediatric Emergency Triage (PET) Score 

      George, Elizabeth C.; Walker, A. Sarah; Kiguli, Sarah; Olupot-Olupo, Peter; Opoka, Robert O.; Engoru, Charles; Akech, Samuel O.; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Reyburn, Hugh; Berkley, James A.; Mpoya, Ayub; Levin, Michael; Crawley, Jane; Gibb, Diana M.; Maitland, Kathryn; Babiker, Abdel G. (BMC Medicine, 2015)
      Background: Mortality in paediatric emergency care units in Africa often occurs within the first 24 h of admission and remains high. Alongside effective triage systems, a practical clinical bedside risk score to identify ...