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h-index: 19
Works: 65
Citations: 1,636

Most-cited papers

Factors Associated with Virological Non-suppression among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda, August 2014–July 2015
L. Bulage, Isaac Ssewanyana, Victoria Nankabirwa, F. Nsubuga +6 more
2017BMC Infectious Diseases241 citations Open access
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Burden of sickle cell trait and disease in the Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3): a cross-sectional study.
G. Ndeezi, C. Kiyaga, Arielle G. Hernandez, Deogratias Munube +7 more
2016Lancet Global Health188 citations Open access
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Scale-up of HIV Viral Load Monitoring--Seven Sub-Saharan African Countries.
S. Lecher, D. Ellenberger, A. Kim, Peter N. Fonjungo +26 more
2015MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report119 citations Open access
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Progress with Scale-Up of HIV Viral Load Monitoring - Seven Sub-Saharan African Countries, January 2015-June 2016.
S. Lecher, Jason Williams, Peter N. Fonjungo, A. Kim +31 more
2016MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report115 citations Open access
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Uganda's New National Laboratory Sample Transport System: A Successful Model for Improving Access to Diagnostic Services for Early Infant HIV Diagnosis and Other Programs
C. Kiyaga, Hakim Sendagire, E. Joseph, Ian McConnell +8 more
2013PLoS ONE115 citations Open access
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Implementing services for Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) of HIV: a comparative descriptive analysis of national programs in four countries
A. Chatterjee, S. Tripathi, R. Gass, N. Hamunime +6 more
2011BMC Public Health106 citations Open access
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Empowering newborn screening programs in African countries through establishment of an international collaborative effort
B. Therrell, M. Lloyd-Puryear, K. Ohenefrempong, R. Ware +14 more
2020Journal of Community Genetics66 citations Open access
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HIV Viral Load Monitoring Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy — Eight Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, 2013–2018
S. Lecher, Peter N. Fonjungo, D. Ellenberger, Christiane Adje Toure +31 more
2021MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report53 citations Open access
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Factors Associated with Virological Non suppression among HIV-Positive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Uganda
L. Bulage, Isaac Ssewanyana, V. Nankabirwa, F. Nsubuga +6 more
201748 citations
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The Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa for sickle cell disease: study rationale and methodology
N. Green, A. Zapfel, O. Nnodu, P. Franklin +17 more
2022Blood Advances47 citations Open access
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Scale-up of Early Infant HIV Diagnosis and Improving Access to Pediatric HIV Care in Global Plan Countries: Past and Future Perspectives
Shaffiq Essajee, Ravikiran Bhairavabhotla, M. Penazzato, K. Kiragu +6 more
2017Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes45 citations
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Increased survival among HIV-1 and HIV-2 dual-infected individuals compared to HIV-1 single-infected individuals
Dick D. Chamla, D. Mbori-Ngacha, Morkor Newman, S. Kellerman +7 more
2013AIDS (London)44 citations Open access
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Do Diagnosis Delays Impact Receipt of Test Results? Evidence from the HIV Early Infant Diagnosis Program in Uganda
M. Mugambi, S. Deo, A. Kekitiinwa, C. Kiyaga +1 more
2013PLoS ONE43 citations Open access
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Early Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Infants - One Caribbean and Six Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2011-2015.
K. Diallo, A. Kim, S. Lecher, D. Ellenberger +56 more
2016MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report33 citations Open access
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Trends in sickle cell trait and disease screening in the Republic of Uganda, 2014–2019
Arielle G. Hernandez, C. Kiyaga, T. Howard, Isaac Ssewanyana +3 more
2020Tropical medicine & international health25 citations
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The association between low-level viraemia and subsequent viral non-suppression among people living with HIV/AIDS on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
N. Nanyeenya, Larry W. Chang, N. Kiwanuka, Esther M. Nasuuna +6 more
2023PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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Mitigating the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on sickle cell disease services in African countries
Daniel Dexter, David Simons, C. Kiyaga, N. Kapata +3 more
2020The Lancet Haematology23 citations Open access
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Proportions of CD4 test results indicating advanced HIV disease remain consistently high at primary health care facilities across four high HIV burden countries
Katherine Lamp, Seth McGovern, Y. Fong, Charles Atem +13 more
2020PLoS ONE23 citations Open access
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Sickle cell screening in Uganda: High burden, human immunodeficiency virus comorbidity, and genetic modifiers
C. Kiyaga, Arielle G. Hernandez, Isaac Ssewanyana, Beverly A. Schaefer +6 more
2019Pediatric Blood & Cancer22 citations
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A cholera outbreak caused by drinking contaminated river water, Bulambuli District, Eastern Uganda, March 2016
P. Okello, L. Bulage, A. Riolexus, D. Kadobera +9 more
2019BMC Infectious Diseases19 citations Open access
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Retention outcomes and drivers of loss among HIV-exposed and infected infants in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study
C. Kiyaga, V. Narayan, Ian McConnell, P. Elyanu +4 more
2018BMC Infectious Diseases18 citations Open access
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Operational analysis of the national sickle cell screening programme in the Republic of Uganda
Arielle G. Hernandez, C. Kiyaga, T. Howard, I. Ssewanyana +3 more
2021African Journal of Laboratory Medicine17 citations Open access
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Consolidating HIV testing in a public health laboratory for efficient and sustainable early infant diagnosis (EID) in Uganda
C. Kiyaga, Hakim Sendagire, E. Joseph, Jeff Grosz +8 more
2015Journal of Public Health Policy16 citations
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Cost for sickle cell disease screening using isoelectric focusing with dried blood spot samples and estimation of price thresholds for a point-of-care test in Uganda
M. Mvundura, C. Kiyaga, Mutsumi Metzler, Carol Kamya +3 more
2019Journal of Blood Medicine12 citations Open access
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Cryptococcal Antigenemia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antiretroviral Therapy–Experienced Ugandans With Virologic Failure
Edward Mpoza, R. Rajasingham, L. Tugume, J. Rhein +11 more
2019Clinical Infectious Diseases12 citations Open access
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Implementation and operational feasibility of SAMBA I HIV‐1 semi‐quantitative viral load testing at the point‐of‐care in rural settings in Malawi and Uganda
M. Guéguen, S. Nicholas, E. Poulet, B. Schramm +8 more
2020Tropical medicine & international health11 citations Open access
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Where have all the children gone? High HIV prevalence in infants attending nutrition and inpatient entry points
C. Kiyaga, B. Urick, Y. Fong, C. Okiira +10 more
2018Journal of the International AIDS Society11 citations Open access
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Low-level viraemia: An emerging concern among people living with HIV in Uganda and across sub-Saharan Africa
N. Nanyeenya, N. Kiwanuka, D. Nakanjako, G. Nakigozi +6 more
2022African Journal of Laboratory Medicine10 citations Open access
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Use of an Indeterminate Range in HIV Early Infant Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
R. Luo, D. Boeras, Laura N. Broyles, Y. Fong +9 more
2019Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes10 citations Open access
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Multicountry Validation of SAMBA - A Novel Molecular Point-of-Care Test for HIV-1 Detection in Resource-Limited Setting.
Johnson Ondiek, Zikulah Namukaya, S. Mtapuri-Zinyowera, S. Balkan +13 more
2017Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes10 citations Open access
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Hemoglobin variants identified in the Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study.
Beverly A. Schaefer, C. Kiyaga, T. Howard, G. Ndeezi +6 more
2016Blood Advances10 citations Open access
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Adherence to Early Infant Diagnosis Testing Algorithm, a Challenge to Early Infant Diagnosis Program in Resource Limited Settings of Uganda
C. Kiyaga, Helen Lee, J. Allain
201510 citations Open access
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The plasma separation card as a novel solution for enhancing central laboratory capability for HIV-1 viral load monitoring in limited-access settings
C. Kiyaga, C. Makoha, Ivan Nkugwa, C. Okiira +5 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health8 citations Open access
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World Coalition on SCD launches, sparking global focus on SCD diagnosis and care
A. Zapfel, Alexis A. Thompson, K. Bridges, J. Richardson +5 more
2023Blood Advances8 citations Open access
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Effectiveness of intensive adherence counselling in achieving an undetectable viral load among people on antiretroviral therapy with low-level viraemia in Uganda
N. Nanyeenya, D. Nakanjako, F. Makumbi, G. Nakigozi +8 more
2023HIV Medicine8 citations
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Next generation sequencing based in-house HIV genotyping method: validation report
A. Ayitewala, I. Ssewanyana, C. Kiyaga
2021AIDS Research and Therapy7 citations Open access
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Building a sickle cell disease screening program in the Republic of Uganda: the Uganda Sickle Surveillance Study (US3) with 3 years of follow-up screening results.
C. Kiyaga, Arielle G. Hernandez, Isaac Ssewanyana, Kathryn E. McElhinney +5 more
2018Blood Advances7 citations Open access
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Uganda’s “EID Systems Strengthening” model produces significant gains in testing, linkage, and retention of HIV-exposed and infected infants: An impact evaluation
C. Kiyaga, V. Narayan, Ian McConnell, P. Elyanu +4 more
2021PLoS ONE6 citations Open access
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Multi-country validation of SAMBA - A novel molecular point-of- care test for HIV-1 detection in resource-limited setting.
Johnson Ondiek, Zikulah Namukaya, S. Mtapuri-Zinyowera, S. Balkan +13 more
2017Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes6 citations Open access
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Quality assurance as an integral component of diagnostic testing in clinical laboratories and point-of-care testing: The Uganda experience
S. Aisu, W. Nyegenye, Victor Bigira, C. Kiyaga +8 more
2016African Journal of Laboratory Medicine6 citations Open access
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Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: Initial Results of the ASH Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa (CONSA) Program
Bernard Awuonda, C. Kiyaga, L. Chirande, Patience Camille Franklin +7 more
2024Blood5 citations
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Building Capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa to Address Sickle Cell Disease: The Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa (CONSA)
C. Kiyaga, Emmanuela E. Ambrose, Bernard Awuonda, L. Chirande +7 more
2024Blood5 citations
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Cryptococcal Antigenemia in HIV therapy-experienced Ugandans with Virologic Failure
Edward Mpoza, R. Rajasingham, L. Tugume, J. Rhein +14 more
20205 citations
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Implementation of a Sickle Cell Disease Screening Initiative in Uganda with HemoTypeSCTM
Ruth Nankanja, C. Kiyaga, M. Geisberg, Erik Serrao +1 more
2018Blood5 citations Open access
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Rapid serological tests ineffectively screen for HIV exposure in HIV-positive infants
B. Urick, Y. Fong, C. Okiira, Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi +10 more
2017Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes4 citations Open access
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Exploring the knowledge and perceptions of viral load testing and low-level viremia among health-care workers in Uganda: A qualitative study
N. Nanyeenya, G. Nakigozi, Godfrey Siu, Noah Kiwanuka +6 more
2024Advances in Global Health3 citations Open access
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HIV viral load assays when used with whole blood perform well as a diagnostic assay for infants
C. Kiyaga, Y. Fong, C. Okiira, G. Kushemererwa +9 more
2022PLoS ONE3 citations Open access
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Point-of-care CD4 technology invalid result rates in public health care settings across five countries
Katherine Lamp, Seth McGovern, Y. Fong, Biruhtesfa Abere +17 more
2019PLoS ONE3 citations Open access
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Newborn screening results for sickle cell disease from the ASH Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa (CONSA)
Bernard Awuonda, C. Kiyaga, L. Chirande, Patience Camille Franklin +16 more
2026Blood Advances2 citations Open access
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Hopes, joys and fears: Meaning and perceptions of viral load testing and low-level viraemia among people on antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: A qualitative study
N. Nanyeenya, G. Siu, N. Kiwanuka, F. Makumbi +6 more
2023PLOS Global Public Health2 citations Open access
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