StephenObaroMD

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• Alineage usually associated with pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) serotypes is the most common cause of serotype 35B invasive disease in South Africa, following ro...
  Kedibone M Ndlangisa, Mignon du Plessis, Stephanie Lo, Linda de Gouveia, Chrispin Chaguza, Martin Antonio, Brenda Kwambana-Adams, Jennifer Cornick, Dean B Everett, Ron...> ;Microbial genomics. 2022 Apr 1
• 7 citations
  COVID-19 herd immunity by immunisation: are children in the herd?
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2021 Apr 19
• 1 citations
  Molecular characterization of invasive Enterobacteriaceae from pediatric patients in Central and Northwestern Nigeria
  Carissa Duru, Grace Olanipekun, Vivian Odili, Nicholas Kocmich, Amy J. Rezac, Theresa Ajose, N. Medugu, Dominic Umoru, Chukwuma Onuchukwu, Huda Munir, Binta W. Jibir, ...> ;PLOS ONE. 2020 Oct 26
• Has meningococcal serogroup A disease been eradicated
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2020 Jul 9
• 1 citations
  Updating the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2019 Nov 1
• 23 citations
  Emergence of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM-5) in Klebsiella quasipneumoniae from Neonates in a Nigerian Hospital.
  Lauren M. Brinkac, Richard C. White, Roshan D'Souza, Kevin Nguyen, Stephen K. Obaro, Derrick E. Fouts> ;mSphere. 2019 Mar 13
• 1 citations
  Erratum: Status of retinoids and carotenoids and associations with clinical outcomes in maternal-infant pairs in Nigeria. (Nutrients 2018, 10, 1286)
  Corrine Hanson, Elizabeth Lyden, Ann Anderson-Berry, Nicholas Kocmich, Amy J. Rezac, Shirley Delair, Jeremy D. Furtado, Matthew Van Ormer, N. Izevbigie, Eyinade K. Ola...> ;Nutrients. 2019 Feb 13
• 15 citations
  Urogenital schistosomiasis is associated with signatures of microbiome dysbiosis in Nigerian adolescents.
  Olumide Ajibola, Aislinn D. Rowan, Clement O. Ogedengbe, Mari B. Mshelia, Damien J. Cabral, Anthonius A. Eze, Stephen K. Obaro, Peter Belenky> ;Scientific Reports. 2019 Jan 29
• 42 citations
  The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa.
  Se Eun Park, Duy Thanh Pham, Christine J. Boinett, Vanessa K. Wong, Gi Deok Pak, Ursula Panzner, Ligia Maria Cruz Espinoza, Vera von Kalckreuth, Justin Im, Heidi Schüt...> ;Nature Communications. 2018 Nov 30
• Azithromycin and Childhood Mortality in Africa.
  Obaro, S.> ;The New England journal of medicine. 2018 Oct 5
• 5 citations
  A Comparison of Vitamin E Status and Associated Pregnancy Outcomes in Maternal–Infant Dyads between a Nigerian and a United States Population
  Caleb Cave, Corrine Hanson, Marina Schumacher, Elizabeth Lyden, Jeremy D. Furtado, Stephen K. Obaro, Shirley Delair, Nicholas Kocmich, Amy J. Rezac, Izevbigie Ni, Matt...> ;Nutrients. 2018 Sep 14
• 9 citations
  Status of Retinoids and Carotenoids and Associations with Clinical Outcomes in Maternal-Infant Pairs in Nigeria.
  Corrine Hanson, Elizabeth Lyden, Ann Anderson-Berry, Nicholas Kocmich, Amy J. Rezac, Shirley Delair, Jeremy D. Furtado, Matthew Van Ormer, N. Izevbigie, Eyinade K. Ola...> ;Nutrients. 2018 Sep 12
• 9 citations
  Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonella in sickle cell disease in Africa: is increased gut permeability the missing link?
  Seah H. Lim, Barbara Methé, Bettina M. Knoll, Alison Morris, Stephen K. Obaro> ;Journal of Translational Medicine. 2018 Aug 30
• 10 citations
  Aetiology of neonatal sepsis in Nigeria, and relevance of Group b streptococcus: A systematic review
  N. Medugu, Kenneth Iregbu, Pui Ying Iroh Tam, Stephen K. Obaro> ;PLOS ONE. 2018 Jul 17
• 6 citations
  A meta-analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility profiles for pneumococcal pneumonia in sub-Saharan Africa.
  Pui Ying Iroh Tam, Ayebo E. Sadoh, Stephen K. Obaro> ;Paediatrics and International Child Health. 2018 Jan 2
• 2 citations
  Determinants of postoperative morbidity and mortality in children managed for typhoid intestinal perforation in Kano Nigeria.
  Lofty John C Anyanwu, Aminu Mohammad Mohammad, Lawal Barau Abdullahi, Aliyu Umar Farinyaro, Stephen K. Obaro> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017 Dec 6
• 4 citations
  Cost-effectiveness of expanding childhood routine immunization against Neisseria meningitidis serogroups C, W and Y with a quadrivalent conjugate vaccine in the Africa...
  Andreas Kuznik, Garba Iliyasu, Mohammed Lamorde, Mustapha Mahmud, Baba Maiyaki Musa, Ibrahim Nashabaru, Stephen K. Obaro, Idris Mohammed, Abdulrazaq G. Habib> ;PLOS ONE. 2017 Nov 30
• 9 citations
  Development of ELISAs for diagnosis of acute typhoid fever in Nigerian children.
  Jiin Felgner, Aarti Jain, Rie Nakajima, Li Liang, Algis Jasinskas, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Joseph M. Vinetz, Fabio Miyajima, Munir Pirmohamed, Fatimah Hassan-Hanga, Dominic U...> ;PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2017 Jun 22
• 24 citations
  Childhood pneumococcal disease in Africa – A systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence, serotype distribution, and antimicrobial susceptibility
  Pui Ying Iroh Tam, Beth K Thielen, Stephen K. Obaro, Ann M. Brearley, Alexander M. Kaizer, Haitao Chu, Edward N. Janoff> ;Vaccine. 2017 Apr 4
• 20 citations
  The unrecognized burden of typhoid fever.
  Stephen K. Obaro, Pui Ying Iroh Tam, Eric D. Mintz> ;Expert Review of Vaccines. 2017 Mar 4
• 76 citations
  Molecular Surveillance Identifies Multiple Transmissions of Typhoid in West Africa
  Vanessa K. Wong, Kathryn E. Holt, Chinyere K. Okoro, Stephen Baker, Derek Pickard, Florian Marks, Andrew J. Page, Grace Olanipekun, Huda Munir, Roxanne Alter, Paul D. ...> ;PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2016 Sep 22
• 26 citations
  Alteration of lymphocyte phenotype and function in sickle cell anemia: Implications for vaccine responses
  Emmanuel Balandya, Teri Reynolds, Stephen K. Obaro, Julie Makani> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2016 Sep 1
• 2 citations
  Surveillance in Africa's meningitis belt: time for new targets?
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;The Lancet Global Health. 2016 Aug 1
• 14 citations
  Preventing Infections in Sickle Cell Disease: The Unfinished Business.
  Stephen K. Obaro, P. Y. Iroh Tam> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2016 May 1
• 30 citations
  Challenges in the Etiology and Diagnosis of Acute Febrile Illness in Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
  Pui Ying Iroh Tam, Stephen K. Obaro, Gregory A. Storch> ;Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2016 Jun 1
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Journal Articles

• Acquisition of Virulence Genes by a Carrier Strain Gave Rise to the Ongoing Epidemics of Meningococcal Disease in West Africa  
  Stephen Obaro, MD, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences