Robert O. Opoka

ORCID: 0000-0003-3240-2058

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Driven by 45 papers. Top paper: “The impact of delayed treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria on progression to severe malaria: A systematic review and a pooled multicentre individual-patient meta-analysis”.

The impact of delayed treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria on progression to severe malaria: A systematic review and a pooled multicentre individual-patient meta-analysis

PLoS Medicine(2020)10.1371/journal.pmed.1003359

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125 citations

Abdullah Al‐Taiar, Nicholas M. Anstey, Cyril Badaut, Bridget E. Barber, Quique Bassat +27 more

Malaria Chemoprevention in the Postdischarge Management of Severe Anemia

New England Journal of Medicine(2020)10.1056/nejmoa2002820

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65 citations

Aggrey Dhabangi, Richard Idro, Robert O. Opoka, Victoria Watson, Simon Kariuki +12 more

Effect of Malaria and Malaria Chemoprevention Regimens in Pregnancy and Childhood on Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Outcomes in Children at 12, 24, and 36 Months: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/cid/ciac815

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13 citations

Andrea L. Conroy, Robert O. Opoka, Margaret Semrud‐Clikeman, Jeong Hoon Jang, Claire Apayi +8 more

Dynamic modulation of spleen germinal center reactions by gut bacteria during Plasmodium infection

Cell Reports(2021)10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109094

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35 citations

Joshua E. Denny, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Chandy C. John +2 more

Impact of Oxidative Stress on Risk of Death and Readmission in African Children With Severe Malaria: A Prospective Observational Study

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/infdis/jiac234

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7 citations

Benjamin Hanisch, Katrina Co, Dibyadyuti Datta, Caitlin Bond, Robert O. Opoka +4 more

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers provide evidence for kidney-brain axis involvement in cerebral malaria pathogenesis

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience(2023)10.3389/fnhum.2023.1177242

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13 citations

Dibyadyuti Datta, Robert O. Opoka, Anthony Batte, Paul Bangirana, Adnan Gopinadhan +5 more

Central Nervous System Virus Infection in African Children with Cerebral Malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene(2020)10.4269/ajtmh.19-0962

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0.396DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Lawrence Osei‐Tutu, Karl B. Seydel, Qian Xu, Chenxi Li, Terrie E. Taylor +13 more

Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations in Children With Severe Malaria Are Associated With Mortality and Worse Long-term Kidney and Cognitive Outcomes

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/infdis/jiac392

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10 citations

Tuan M. Tran, Caitlin Bond, Robert O. Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Edward A. Liechty +7 more

Apolipoprotein-E4: risk of severe malaria and mortality and cognitive impairment in pediatric cerebral malaria

Pediatric Research(2023)10.1038/s41390-023-02912-8

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4 citations

Benson J. Ouma, Dibyadyuti Datta, Caitlin Bond, A Alcalá Soto, Andrea L. Conroy +7 more

Perceptions of orthopaedic medicine students and their supervisors about practice-based learning: an exploratory qualitative study

BMC Medical Education(2022)10.1186/s12909-022-03771-3

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2 citations

Robert O. Opoka, Moses Galukande, Ian G. Munabi, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Sarah Kiguli +1 more

Specialty Career Preferences among Final Year Medical Students at the School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Uganda

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-35409/v2

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Victor Musiime, Ian G. Munabi, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Robert O. Opoka, David Mukunya +2 more

Decreased parasite burden and altered host response in children with sickle cell anemia and severe anemia with malaria

Blood Advances(2021)10.1182/bloodadvances.2021004704

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23 citations

Casey Sautter, Caitlin Bond, Robert O. Opoka, Ruth Namazzi, Dibyadyuti Datta +4 more

Dynamic modulation of spleen germinal center reactions by gut bacteria during Plasmodium infection

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.02.02.429404

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Joshua E. Denny, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Chandy C. John +2 more

Perceptions of Orthopaedic Medicine Students and Their Supervisors About Practice-Based Learning: An Exploratory Qualitative study

Research Square(2021)10.21203/rs.3.rs-871417/v1

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Robert O. Opoka, Moses Galukande, Ian G. Munabi, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Sarah Kiguli +1 more

Acute kidney injury, persistent kidney disease, and post-discharge morbidity and mortality in severe malaria in children: A prospective cohort study

EClinicalMedicine(2022)10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101292

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76 citations

Anthony Batte, Robert O. Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Andrew L. Schwaderer, Zachary Berrens +7 more

Acute Kidney Injury Interacts With Coma, Acidosis, and Impaired Perfusion to Significantly Increase Risk of Death in Children With Severe Malaria

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2022)10.1093/cid/ciac229

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44 citations

Robert O. Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Paul Bangirana, Anthony Batte, Zachary Berrens +5 more

Acute kidney injury in hospitalized children with sickle cell anemia

BMC Nephrology(2022)10.1186/s12882-022-02731-9

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17 citations

Sahit Menon, John M. Ssenkusu, Sarah Kiguli, Robert Kalyesubula, Joseph Lubega +6 more

Socio-emotional and adaptive behaviour after severe anaemia in pre-schoolers at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a cross sectional study.

(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-36350/v1

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Robert O. Opoka, John M. Ssenkusu, Noeline Nakasujja, Chandy C. John, Paul Bangirana +1 more

Socio-emotional and adaptive behaviour in children treated for severe anaemia at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health(2020)10.1186/s13034-020-00352-4

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3 citations

Robert O. Opoka, John M. Ssenkusu, Noeline Nakasujja, Chandy C. John, Paul Bangirana +1 more

Neurodevelopmental performance among pre-schoolers treated for severe anaemia at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda

PLoS ONE(2020)10.1371/journal.pone.0240694

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4 citations

Robert O. Opoka, John M. Ssenkusu, Noeline Nakasujja, Chandy C. John, Paul Bangirana +1 more

A predictive algorithm for identifying children with sickle cell anemia among children admitted to hospital with severe anemia in Africa

American Journal of Hematology(2022)10.1002/ajh.26492

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7 citations

Roisin Connon, Sarah Kiguli, Robert O. Opoka, Florence Alaroker, Sophie Uyoga +18 more

Identification of Key Determinants of Cerebral Malaria Development and Inhibition Pathways

mBio(2022)10.1128/mbio.03708-21

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5 citations

Yu Xiang, Brian D. Gregory, Yong Seok Lee, Tomoko Ishino, Robert O. Opoka +3 more

Methods to estimate baseline creatinine and define acute kidney injury in lean Ugandan children with severe malaria: a prospective cohort study

BMC Nephrology(2020)10.1186/s12882-020-02076-1

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40 citations

Michelle C. Starr, Andrew L. Schwaderer, Robert O. Opoka, Ruth Namazzi, Erika S. Phelps Nishiguchi +4 more

Blood biomarkers of neuronal injury in paediatric cerebral malaria and severe malarial anaemia

Brain Communications(2023)10.1093/braincomms/fcad323

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11 citations

Adnan Gopinadhan, A Alcalá Soto, Paul Bangirana, Robert O. Opoka, Andrea L. Conroy +4 more

sTREM-1: A Biomarker of Mortality in Severe Malaria Impacted by Acute Kidney Injury

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023)10.1093/infdis/jiad561

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11 citations

Caroline Kazinga, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Anthony Batte, Caitlin Bond +3 more

Neurofilament light chain: A potential biomarker for cerebrovascular disease in children with sickle cell anaemia

British Journal of Haematology(2023)10.1111/bjh.19036

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7 citations

Caterina Rosano, Paul Bangirana, Robert O. Opoka, Deogratias Munube, Phillip Kasirye +10 more

Severe Anemia Is Associated with Systemic Inflammation in Young Children Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene(2020)10.4269/ajtmh.20-0199

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11 citations

Andrea L. Conroy, Ali Waiswa, Ronald Wasswa, James Tumwine, Charles Karamagi +2 more

Attitudes, Practices and Understanding of health workers and caregivers regarding the relationship between severe pneumonia and malnutrition in children: A Qualitative Study

Research Square(2023)10.21203/rs.3.rs-3386868/v1

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Robert O. Opoka, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Lawrence Kakooza, Andrew Kiggwe, Victor Musiime +2 more

Neurocognitive Impairment in Ugandan Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Compared to Sibling Controls: A cross-sectional study

medRxiv(2023)10.1101/2023.11.09.23298329

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Amelia K. Boehme, Annet Birabwa, Robert O. Opoka, Deogratias Munube, Ezekiel Mupere +7 more

Peripheral Perfusion Index in Ugandan Children With Plasmodium falciparum Severe Malaria: Secondary Analysis of Outcomes in a 2014–2017 Cohort Study

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine(2024)10.1097/pcc.0000000000003624

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4 citations

Dibyadyuti Datta, Ruth Namazzi, Caitlin Bond, Andrea L. Conroy, Kagan A. Mellencamp +4 more

Neurocognitive impairment in Ugandan children with sickle cell anemia compared to sibling controls: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Stroke(2024)10.3389/fstro.2024.1372949

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6 citations

Amelia K. Boehme, Annet Birabwa, Robert O. Opoka, Deogratias Munube, Ezekiel Mupere +7 more

Circulating Immune Complexes and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Predict Recurrent Blackwater Fever in Ugandan Children With Severe Malaria

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1093/infdis/jiae431

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4 citations

Kagan A. Mellencamp, Robert O. Opoka, Dibyadyuti Datta, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Claire Liepmann +11 more

Elevated Levels of PDGF-BB and VEGF Are Associated With a Decreased Risk of Readmission or Death in Children With Severe Malarial Anemia

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2024)10.1093/infdis/jiae527

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1 citations

Samina S. Bhumbra, Kagan A. Mellencamp, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Chandy C. John +1 more

Academic achievement in Ugandan children with sickle cell anaemia: A cross-sectional study

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.07.08.24309901

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Paul Bangirana, Robert O. Opoka, Simple Ouma, Betty Nyangoma, Annet Birabwa +11 more

Low prevalence of soil transmitted helminth infection in Ugandan children hospitalized with severe malaria

medRxiv(2024)10.1101/2024.10.07.24314986

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Nuzrath Jahan, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Chandy C. John, Drew Capone

Elevated uric acid levels, mortality and cognitive impairment in children with severe malaria

Nature Medicine(2025)10.1038/s41591-024-03430-8

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8 citations

Olivia J. Bednarski, Dibyadyuti Datta, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Giselle Lima-Cooper +15 more

Gut bacterial dysbiosis in pediatric severe malaria associates with post-discharge mortality

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-64632-3

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3 citations

Samuel M. Lehman, David Mzinza, Caroline Kazinga, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka +8 more

Cerebral Malaria and Severe Malarial Anemia, but not Other Forms of Severe Malaria, Are Associated With Long-Term Cognitive Impairment

Clinical Infectious Diseases(2025)10.1093/cid/ciaf712

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3 citations

Caitlin Bond, Ruth Namazzi, Dibyadyuti Datta, Kagan A Mellencamp, Robert O. Opoka +2 more

Cytomegalovirus reactivation and acute and chronic complications in children with cerebral malaria: a prospective cohort study

Malaria Journal(2025)10.1186/s12936-025-05293-x

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2 citations

Andrew J. Witten, Caitlin Bond, Robert O. Opoka, Paul Bangirana, Andrea L. Conroy +4 more

Academic Proficiency in Ugandan Children With Sickle Cell Anemia: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood & Cancer(2025)10.1002/pbc.31708

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2 citations

Paul Bangirana, Robert O. Opoka, Simple Ouma, Betty Nyangoma, Annet Birabwa +11 more

Identification of acute kidney injury in African children with severe malaria: a multinational individual participant data meta-analysis

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-8106913/v1

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2 citations

Anthony Batte, Folake Moriliat Afolayan, Nicholas M. Anstey, Quique Bassat, Philip Bejon +19 more

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency Is Associated With Increased Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Independent of Hemolytic Complications in Children With Severe Malaria

The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2025)10.1093/infdis/jiaf080

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Caroline Kazinga, Giselle Lima-Cooper, Claire Liepmann, Michael Goings, Olivia J. Bednarski +7 more

Natural killer cell function in children with severe malaria differs according to malaria transmission intensity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.05.13.653848

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Kagan A. Mellencamp, Ruth Namazzi, Robert O. Opoka, Chandy C. John, Geoffrey T. Hart +1 more

Socio-emotional and adaptive behaviour in children treated for severe anaemia at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda: a prospective cohort study.

Research Square (Research Square)(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-36350/v2

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Robert O. Opoka, John M. Ssenkusu, Noeline Nakasujja, Chandy C. John, Paul Bangirana +1 more

clinical characteristsics of adolescents and adults with sickle cell disease and barriers to transition to adult care at Mulago Hospital Uganda; A mixed methods study

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-6234847/v1

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Charles Karamagi, Grace Ndeezi, Japheth Kwiringira, Deogratias Munube, Sarah Kiguli +3 more