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United States Army Medical Research Directorate: Nairobi, Nairobi, KE

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Lillian Musila

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Complete genome sequences of 14 lytic bacteriophages against Acinetobacter baumannii from Kenya belonging to the genera Obolenskvirus and Friunavirus

Microbiology Resource Announcements
2025-04-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/mra.01193-24
Contributors: Felix Mwai; Collins Kigen; Celestine Makobe; Ivy Mutai; Martin Georges; Erick Odoyo; Moses Gachoya; Lillian Musila; Kenneth M. Stedman
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Genome sequences of five Klebsiella bacteriophages that belong to the genus Jiaodavirus

Microbiology Resource Announcements
2024-12-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/mra.01056-24
Contributors: Tracey L. Peters; Caitlin D. Urick; Martin Georges; Kevin A. Burke; Olga A. Kirillina; Nino Mzhavia; Lillian Musila; Andrey A. Filippov; Mikeljon P. Nikolich; John J. Dennehy
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Complete genome sequences of three Pseudomonas aeruginosa jumbo bacteriophages discovered in Kenya

Microbiology Resource Announcements
2024-11-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/mra.00684-24
Contributors: Lillian Musila; Jordan T. Bird; Katie R. Margulieux; Collins Kigen; Nino Mzhavia; Andrey A. Filippov; Mikeljon P. Nikolich; Catherine Putonti
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Characterization and Anti-Biofilm Activity of Lytic Enterococcus Phage vB_Efs8_KEN04 against Clinical Isolates of Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Kenya

Viruses
2024-08-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/v16081275
Contributors: Oumarou Soro; Collins Kigen; Andrew Nyerere; Moses Gachoya; Martin Georges; Erick Odoyo; Lillian Musila
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Displacement of Hospital-Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones by Heterogeneous Community Strains in Kenya over a 13-Year Period

Microorganisms
2024-06-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12061171
Contributors: Justin Nyasinga; Zubair Munshi; Collins Kigen; Andrew Nyerere; Lillian Musila; Andrew Whitelaw; Wilma Ziebuhr; Gunturu Revathi
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Characterization and Anti-Biofilm Activity of Lytic Enterococcus Phage vB_Efs8_KEN04 against Clinical Isolates of Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in Kenya

2024-04-18 | Preprint
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202404.1278.v1
Contributors: Oumarou Soro; Collins Kigen; Andrew Nyerere; Lillian Musila
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The first report of the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-10.1 , in Kenya and a novel mutation in the phoQ gene (S244T) in a colistin-resistant Enterobacter cloacae clinical isolate

Microbiology Spectrum
2024-02-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01855-23
Contributors: Collins Kigen; Angela Muraya; James Wachira; Lillian Musila; Ahmed Babiker
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Molecular Detection of Key Virulence-associated Genes and Phenotypic Analysis of Virulence Traits of Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates from Kenya

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
2023-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.22207/JPAM.17.4.16
Contributors: Fredrick Tiria; Erick Odoyo; Martin Georges; Andrew Nyerere; Lillian Musila
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Enhancing capacity for national genomics surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in public health laboratories in Kenya

Microbial Genomics
2023-08-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001098
Contributors: Collins Kigen; Angela Muraya; Cecilia Kyanya; Leonard Kingwara; Onesmus Mmboyi; Tiffany Hamm; Lillian Musila
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Determination of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Factors and Their Association with Clinical and Demographic Factors in Kenya

Journal of Pathogens
2022-11-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1155/2022/3129439
Contributors: Martin Georges; Erick Odoyo; Daniel Matano; Fredrick Tiria; Cecilia Kyany’a; Daniel Mbwika; Winnie C. Mutai; Lillian Musila; Patrizia Messi
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Genomic outbreak surveillance in resource-poor settings

Nature Reviews Genetics
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41576-022-00500-w
Contributors: Lillian Musila
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Immunization of Rabbits with a Quadrivalent Shigella Bioconjugate Vaccine Induces Functional Antibodies Reactive with Shigella Isolates from Kenya

mSphere
2022-06-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/msphere.01020-21
Contributors: Elizabeth A. Odundo; Hailey P. Weerts; Lillian Musila; Lilian Ogonda; Anita M. Dreyer; Joerg Schneider; Paula Carranza; Robert W. Kaminski; David W. Pascual
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in Kenya by Whole-Genome Sequencing

Pathogens
2022-05-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11050545
Contributors: Angela Muraya; Cecilia Kyany’a; Shahiid Kiyaga; Hunter J. Smith; Caleb Kibet; Melissa J. Martin; Josephine Kimani; Lillian Musila
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Antimicrobial resistance and virulence characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in Kenya

2022-02-02 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.01.478614
Contributors: Angela W. Muraya; Cecilia Kyany’a; Shahiid Kiyaga; Hunter J. Smith; Caleb Kibet; Melissa J. Martin; Josephine Kimani; Lillian Musila
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Assessment of independent comorbidities and comorbidity measures in predicting healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infection in Kenya

PLOS Global Public Health
2022-01-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000090
Contributors: Winnie C. Mutai; Ben Pascoe; Marianne Mureithi; Omu Anzala; Brian Kullin; Robert Ofwete; Cecilia Kyany’ a; Erick Odoyo; Lillian Musila; Gunturu Revathi
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Kenya

Microbial Drug Resistance
2022-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2020.0432
Contributors: Catherine Wawira Muriuki; Lilian Adhiambo Ogonda; Cecilia Kyanya; Daniel Matano; Clement Masakhwe; Erick Odoyo; Lillian Musila
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Ten Thousand-Fold Higher than Acceptable Bacterial Loads Detected in Kenyan Hospital Environments: Targeted Approaches to Reduce Contamination Levels

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-06-25 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136810
Contributors: Erick Odoyo; Daniel Matano; Martin Georges; Fredrick Tiria; Samuel Wahome; Cecilia Kyany’a; Lillian Musila
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A Review of the Innate Immune Evasion Mechanisms and Status of Vaccine Development of Klebsiella pneumonia

Microbiology Research Journal International
2021-03-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.9734/mrji/2021/v31i130290
Contributors: Fredrick Ruo Tiria; Lillian Musila
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Detection of diverse carbapenem and multidrug resistance genes and high-risk strain types among carbapenem non-susceptible clinical isolates of target gram-negative bacteria in Kenya

PLOS ONE
2021-02-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246937
Contributors: Lillian Musila; Iddya Karunasagar; Cecilia Kyany’a; Rosslyn Maybank; Jason Stam; Valerie Oundo; Willie Sang
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High levels of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile contamination of hospital environments: a hidden threat in hospital-acquired infections in Kenya

Access Microbiology
2020-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000171
Contributors: Erick Odoyo; Cecilia Kyanya; Winnie Mutai; Lillian Musila
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Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-8 in a High-Risk Sequence Type 15 Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate from Kenya

Microbiology Resource Announcements
2020-09-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/MRA.00783-20
Contributors: Cecilia Kyany’a; Lillian Musila; John J. Dennehy
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Kenya

BMC Microbiology
2019-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12866-019-1597-1
Contributors: Cecilia Kyany’a; Justin Nyasinga; Daniel Matano; Valerie Oundo; Simon Wacira; Willie Sang; Lillian Musila
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A six-member SNP assay on the iPlex MassARRAY platform provides a rapid and affordable alternative for typing major African Staphylococcus aureus types

Access Microbiology
2019-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000018
Contributors: Justin Nyasinga; Cecilia Kyany’a; Raphael Okoth; Valerie Oundo; Daniel Matano; Simon Wacira; Willie Sang; Susan Musembi; Lillian Musila
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A 7-member SNP Assay on the iPlex MassARRAY Platform Provides a Rapid and Affordable Alternative to Typing Major African Staphylococcus aureus Types

2018-08-20 | Other
DOI: 10.1101/395079
Contributors: Justin Nyasinga; Cecilia Kyany’a; Raphael Okoth; Valerie Oundo; Daniel Matano; Simon Wacira; Willie Sang; Susan Musembi; Lillian Musila
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