StephenObaroMD

PubMed

• Unraveling Neonatal Sepsis: Sharper Tools Needed for Unexpected Organisms.
  Ian C Michelow, Stephen K Obaro> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2023 Sep 11
• 2 citations
  The relationship between nutrition, gut dysbiosis, and pediatric sickle cell pain outcomes: A pilot study.
  Chinenye R Dike, Corrine Hanson, H Dele Davies, Stephen Obaro, Fang Yu, James Harper, Helen Grace, Jeffrey Lebensburger, Chittalsinh Raulji, Jihyun Ma, Peter Mannon> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023 Jul 1
• 5 citations
  Molecular characterization of multi drug resistant Escherichia coli isolates at a tertiary hospital in Abuja, Nigeria.
  Nubwa Medugu, Mabel Kamweli Aworh, Kenneth Iregbu, Philip Nwajiobi-Princewill, Khadija Abdulraheem, Dawn M Hull, Lyndy Harden, Pallavi Singh, Stephen Obaro, Abiodun Eg...> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Sep 1
• 23 citations
  Emergence of a multidrug-resistant and virulent Streptococcus pneumoniae lineage mediates serotype replacement after PCV13: an international whole-genome sequencing st...
  Stephanie W Lo, Kate Mellor, Robert Cohen, Alba Redin Alonso, Sophie Belman, Narender Kumar, Paulina A Hawkins, Rebecca A Gladstone, Anne von Gottberg, Balaji Veerarag...> ;The Lancet. Microbe. 2022 Oct 1
• 3 citations
  Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from droppings of layer chicken in two farms in Nigeria.
  Olufunke B Shittu, Leonard I Uzairue, Olufemi E Ojo, Tolulope M Obuotor, Jamiu B Folorunso, Ramota R Raheem-Ademola, Grace Olanipekun, Theresa Ajose, Nubwa Medugu, Ber...> ;Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2022 May 1
• 3 citations
  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
  Population health outcomes in Nigeria compared with other west African countries, 1998-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study.
  Blake Angell, Olutobi Sanuade, Ifedayo M O Adetifa, Iruka N Okeke, Aishatu Lawal Adamu, Muktar H Aliyu, Emmanuel A Ameh, Fatima Kyari, Muktar A Gadanya, Diana A Mabayo...> ;Lancet. 2022 Mar 19
• 55 citations
  The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation.
  Ibrahim Abubakar, Sarah L Dalglish, Blake Angell, Olutobi Sanuade, Seye Abimbola, Aishatu Lawal Adamu, Ifedayo M O Adetifa, Tim Colbourn, Afolabi Olaniyi Ogunlesi, Obi...> ;Lancet. 2022 Mar 19
• 8 citations
  COVID-19 herd immunity by immunisation: are children in the herd?
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2021 Apr 19
• A Prospective Cohort Study of the Clinical Predictors of Bacteremia in Under-Five Children With Acute Undifferentiated Fever Attending a Secondary Health Facility in N...
  Taofik Oluwaseun Ogunkunle, Timothy Olanrewaju Adedoyin, Samuel Kolade Ernest, Fatimah Hassan-Hanga, Abdulazeez Imam, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Stephen K Obaro> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2021 Jan 1
• 8 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
• 12 citations
  Bacterial genome-wide association study of hyper-virulent pneumococcal serotype 1 identifies genetic variation associated with neurotropism.
  Chrispin Chaguza, Marie Yang, Jennifer E. Cornick, Mignon du Plessis, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Brenda Kwambana-Adams, Stephanie W. Lo, Chinelo Ebruke, Gerry Tonkin-Hill, ...> ;Communications Biology. 2020 Oct 8
• Has meningococcal serogroup A disease been eradicated
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2020 Jul 9
• 5 citations
  Neonatal outcomes associated with maternal recto-vaginal colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae in Nigeria: a prospective, cross-...
  K. Neemann, Eyinade K. Olateju, N. Izevbigie, Godwin O Akaba, Grace Olanipekun, J.C. Richard, Carissa Duru, Nicholas Kocmich, K.K. Samson, A. Rezac-Elgohary, EA Anigil...> ;Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2020 Apr 1
• 24 citations
  Paper-based microchip electrophoresis for point-of-care hemoglobin testing
  Muhammad Noman Hasan, Arwa Fraiwan, Ran An, Yunus Alapan, Ryan Ung, Asya Akkus, Julia Z. Xu, Amy J. Rezac, Nicholas Kocmich, Melissa S. Creary, Tolulope Oginni, Grace ...> ;The Analyst. 2020 Mar 31
• 46 citations
  Towards understanding global patterns of antimicrobial use and resistance in neonatal sepsis: insights from the NeoAMR network
  Grace Li, Julia Bielicki, A S M Nawshad Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Eitan Naaman Berezin, Clery B Gallacci, Ruth Guinsburg, Carlos Eduardo da Silva Figueired...> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2020 Jan 1
• 8 citations
  Updating the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.
  Stephen K. Obaro> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2019 Nov 1
• 1 citations
  Pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular function in Nigerian children with sickle cell anaemia.
  Igoche David Peter, Mustafa O Asani, Shehu U. Abdullahi, Ibrahim Aliyu, Stephen K. Obaro, Fidelia Bode-Thomas> ;Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2019 Aug 1
• 134 citations
  Pneumococcal lineages associated with serotype replacement and antibiotic resistance in childhood invasive pneumococcal disease in the post-PCV13 era: an international...
  Stephanie W. Lo, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Andries J. van Tonder, John A. Lees, Mignon du Plessis, Rachel Benisty, Noga Givon-Lavi, Paulina A. Hawkins, Jennifer E. Cornick...> ;The Lancet. Infectious Diseases. 2019 Jul 1
• 35 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
• 2 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
• 27 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
• 66 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
• Dry Gangrene in Children with Typhoid Intestinal Perforation: A Report of Two Cases.
  Lofty-John Chukwuemeka Anyanwu, Aminu Mohammad Mohammad, Lawal Barau Abdullahi, Mustapha U. Ibrahim, Aliyu Umar Farinyaro, Mohammed S. Aliyu, Stephen K. Obaro> ;Case Reports in Surgery. 2018 Oct 8
• Azithromycin and Childhood Mortality in Africa.
  Obaro, S.> ;The New England journal of medicine. 2018 Oct 5
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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