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James A Berkley

@jayberkley

Research group leader on infection and child survival amongst highly vulnerable groups, including those with malnutrition and the newborn period

 Kilifi, Kenya & Oxford, UK
kemri-wellcome.org
Joined March 2011
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Research Highlight from Jay Berkley @jayberkley @KEMRI_Wellcome The role of albumin and the extracellular matrix on the pathophysiology of oedema formation in severe malnutrition ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Large African and South Asian research network finds half of deaths among children admitted to hospital happens after discharge Young sick or malnourished children have a high risk of death in the 6 months after being hospitalized @jayberkley @ChainNetwork tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/ne…

Large African and South Asian research network finds half of deaths among children admitted to...

Young children in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia who become sick or malnourished continue to have a high risk of death in the six months after being hospitalized, according to findings by resear...

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Young children in Africa and South Asia who become sick or malnourished continue to have a high risk of death six months after being hospitalized, according to research by the the Childhood Acute Illness & Nutrition #CHAIN Network kemri-wellcome.org/news/rese…
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CHAIN Network@ChainNetwork13 Apr 2022
We are pleased to announce that our CHAIN main cohort results have been published. Access the publication here: thelancet.com/journals/langl…
Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: a prospective cohort...

Childhood mortality during and after acute illness in Africa and south Asia: a prospective cohort...

Among diverse sites in Africa and south Asia, almost half of mortality occurs following hospital discharge. Despite being highly predictable, these deaths are not addressed in current guidelines. A...

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Arjun Chandna@arji_barji17 Apr 2019
This is brilliant! Sequencing #ESBLs in hospital geckos... can we do this @embatty? #OneHealth #AMR clinicalmicrobiologyandinfec…
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Good clinical practice guidelines for clinical trials - the Academy, @gatesfoundation and @wellcometrust have published a joint report ow.ly/6Kx530kZu1j #clinicaltrials
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Marko Kerac@GlobalHealthNut13 Apr 2019
An important observation: "The Perturbation of Infant Gut Microbiota Caused by Cesarean Delivery Is Partially Restored by Exclusive Breastfeeding". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3097…
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Marta Maia@MartaFerreiraM210 Apr 2019
Congratulations to Martin Wagah for being awarded a MPhil fellowship in genomic science at the Sanger Institute! So proud of you! #Sanger #KEMRIWellcomeTrust
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Have you applied? : We are calling for proposals for research that will use existing data to better understand risk factors for poor maternal, neonatal & child health #MNCH outcomes in Africa. We will accept applications until 26 April 2019. Apply here ow.ly/h9Jv30o6e0P
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Biomarkers of post-discharge mortality among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition" by James Njunge et. al. rdcu.be/bwkZu @KEMRI_Wellcome @NDMOxford @UW
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@NEJM26 Jan 2019
An interactive graphic summarizes the health outcomes that could be affected by #climatechange. Examples of potential health outcomes and exposure pathways linking climate change with human health are shown. Explore the full graphic: nej.md/2W5ueEa

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Call for applications just announced for @biea_nairobi's strange and wonderful graduate attachment scheme. Cannot recommend enough to any considering a masters or PhD. Just be wary of the tendency for a 3-month attachment to draw you in for 10... biea.ac.uk/call-for-2019-202…
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Marko Kerac@GlobalHealthNut4 Jan 2019
MUAC = "Mothers Understand And Can" ..effectively screen for #malnutrition. Really vital to involve communities and families as much as possible in treatment and prevention efforts
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Mothers & other caregivers are able to do screen for #malnutrition as effectively as Community Health Workers. Visit our Family #MUAC page for other examples of this approach from Action Against Hunger, @ALIMA_ORG, @coopi & @WorldVision: acutemalnutrition.org/en/Fam… #Innovation
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Wellcome
@wellcometrust4 Jan 2019
When you talk about science, are you sure the words you are using don't mean something different to others? Here are five examples of scientific lingo to use with caution
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Monitoring sick children is critical to providing care. Local audits and 'early warning' systems needed, but require resources.
Mardi Steere 🌏 (@mardi_steere) profile pictureMardi Steere 🌏@mardi_steere30 Dec 2018
More reasons for @PECCKenya : “54,800 admissions: mortality 6.1%; nurse:bed ratios 1:10 to 1:41; admitting clinicians documented no vital signs in 8.4%; inpatient stays ≥48 hours expected to have a vital signs count of 18, hospitals [had] median 9.” jogh.org/documents/issue2018…
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New systematic review on paediatric postdischarge mortality in developing countries. @ChainNetwork #postdischargemortality bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/12…
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Great commentary on vaccines to fight AMR
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Kilifi New Year 2019 @KilifiNewYear warm up 30th Dec 2018 #beneaththeboababs #kilifinewyear2019
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Great sunset warmup on 30th @KilifiNewYear
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More outside from @KilifiNewYear
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