Author

Leah Mwai

Observed name: Mwai, Leah

Institutions: Strathmore University, IDinsight

Observed institutions: University of Nairobi, International Development Research Centre, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, University of British Columbia, Strathmore University, University of Washington, John Radcliffe Hospital, Kenya Medical Research Institute, University of Oxford, IDinsight, BC Children's Hospital, Child and Family Research Institute, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Wellcome Trust

ORCID: 0000-0001-9688-8048

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-9688-8048

OpenAlex ID: A5114859414

Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes

2021 · Louise Forsetlund, Mary Ann O'Brien, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 293

Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine Resistance Transporter and Multidrug Resistance 1 Genes: Parasite Risk Factors That Affect Treatment Outcomes for P. falciparum Malaria After Artemether-Lumefantrine and Artesunate-Amodiaquine

2014 · Meera Venkatesan, Nahla B. Gadalla, et al. · American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 277

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Chloroquine resistance before and after its withdrawal in Kenya

2009 · Leah Mwai, Edwin Ochong, et al. · Malaria Journal · 178

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In Vitro Activities of Piperaquine, Lumefantrine, and Dihydroartemisinin in Kenyan Plasmodium falciparum Isolates and Polymorphisms in p fcrt and p fmdr1

2009 · Leah Mwai, Steven M. Kiara, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 166

Declining Responsiveness of Plasmodium falciparum Infections to Artemisinin-Based Combination Treatments on the Kenyan Coast

2011 · Steffen Borrmann, Philip Sasi, et al. · PLoS ONE · 121

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Artemether/lumefantrine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

2006 · Gilbert Kokwaro, Leah Mwai, et al. · Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy · 120

Population Pharmacokinetic Properties of Piperaquine in Falciparum Malaria: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

2017 · Richard M. Hoglund, Lesley Workman, et al. · PLoS Medicine · 80

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Genome-wide screen identifies new candidate genes associated with artemisinin susceptibility in Plasmodium falciparum in Kenya

2013 · Steffen Borrmann, Judith Straimer, et al. · Scientific Reports · 73

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Artemether-lumefantrine dosing for malaria treatment in young children and pregnant women: A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic meta-analysis

2018 · Frank Kloprogge, Lesley Workman, et al. · PLoS Medicine · 69

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Implementing the Emergency Triage, Assessment and Treatment plus admission care (ETAT+) clinical practice guidelines to improve quality of hospital care in Rwandan district hospitals: healthcare workers’ perspectives on relevance and challenges

2017 · Celestin Hategeka, Leah Mwai, et al. · BMC Health Services Research · 55

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Effect of folate derivatives on the activity of antifolate drugs used against malaria and cancer

2008 · Eunice Nduati, Abdi Diriye, et al. · Parasitology Research · 50

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In Vitro Activity of Antifolate and Polymorphism in Dihydrofolate Reductase ofPlasmodium falciparumIsolates from the Kenyan Coast: Emergence of Parasites with Ile-164-Leu Mutation

2009 · Steven M. Kiara, John Okombo, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 47

In Vitro Activities of Quinine and Other Antimalarials and pfnhe Polymorphisms in Plasmodium Isolates from Kenya

2010 · John Okombo, Steven M. Kiara, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 42

A Genome Wide Association Study of Plasmodium falciparum Susceptibility to 22 Antimalarial Drugs in Kenya

2014 · Jason P. Wendler, John Okombo, et al. · PLoS ONE · 39

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Genome Wide Adaptations of Plasmodium falciparum in Response to Lumefantrine Selective Drug Pressure

2012 · Leah Mwai, Abdi Diriye, et al. · PLoS ONE · 33

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In Vivo and In Vitro Efficacy of Amodiaquine againstPlasmodium falciparumin an Area of Continued Use of 4‐Aminoquinolines in East Africa

2009 · Philip Sasi, Abdi Abdulrahaman, et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 33

The role for osmotic agents in children with acute encephalopathies: a systematic review

2010 · Samson Gwer, Hellen Gatakaa, et al. · BMC Pediatrics · 27

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Baseline In Vitro Activities of the Antimalarials Pyronaridine and Methylene Blue against Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Kenya

2011 · John Okombo, Steven M. Kiara, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 26

Repeat Polymorphisms in the Low-Complexity Regions of Plasmodium falciparum ABC Transporters and Associations with In Vitro Antimalarial Responses

2013 · John Okombo, Abdirahman I. Abdi, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 25

Antimalarial drugs and the prevalence of mental and neurological manifestations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 · Mary A. Bitta, Symon M. Kariuki, et al. · Wellcome Open Research · 23

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Antiepileptic properties of Quinine: A systematic review

2012 · Clifford Mwita, Leah Mwai, et al. · Annals of Neurosciences · 11

Physician and parent barriers to the use of oral corticosteroids for the prevention of paediatric URTI-induced acute asthma exacerbations at home

2017 · Neale Smith, Anne Smith, et al. · Paediatrics & Child Health · 4

Improving reading proficiency in early childhood education classrooms: evidence from Liberia

2025 · Michael Sebele, Jeffery McManus, et al. · Journal of Development Effectiveness · 3

The MSPDBL2 Codon 591 Polymorphism Is Associated with Lumefantrine In Vitro Drug Responses in Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from Kilifi, Kenya

2014 · Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier, John Okombo, et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 3

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The Role for Osmotic Agents in Children with Acute Encephalopathies: A Systematic Review

2009 · Samson Gwer, Hellen Gatakaa, et al. · JBI Library of Systematic Reviews · 3

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Works count: 36

Citation count: 1,808

H-index: 20

I10-index: 21