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Paul
Newton
Head of Medicine Quality Research Group
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Medicine quality
Professor Paul Newton is Head of the IDDO Medicine Quality Research Group. He was appointed Head of the WorldWide Antimalarial Research Network (WWARN) Antimalarial Quality Group in 2010. He was the founding Director of the Lao-Oxford-Mahosot-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU) in the Microbiology Laboratory of Mahosot Hospital in Vientiane, Laos, from 2000 to 2019 and now works based from Oxford. After junior doctor training in infectious disease and internal medicine in the UK, he worked in the Mahidol Oxford Research Unit in Bangkok on malaria and melioidosis for four years before moving to Laos.
All Publications
The temporal dynamics of humoral immunity to Rickettsia typhi infection in murine typhus patients
Phakhounthong, K., Mukaka, M., Dittrich, S., Tanganuchitcharnchai, A., Day, N., White, L., Newton, P., & Blacksell, S. (2019). Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 26(6), 781.E9 - 781.E16.
Evaluation of the Active Melioidosis Detect™ test as a point-of-care tool for the early diagnosis of melioidosis: a comparison with culture in Laos
Rizzi, M., Rattanavong, S., Bouthasavong, L., Seubsanith, A., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., De Silvestri, A., Manciulli, T., Newton, P., & Dance, D. (2019). Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Scrub typhus and the misconception of doxycycline resistance
Wangrangsimakul, T., Phuklia, W., Newton, P., Richards, A., & Day, N. (2019). Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70(11), 2444-2449.
Quality of medical products for diabetes management: a systematic review
Saraswati, K., Sichanh, C., Newton, P., & Caillet, C. (2019). BMJ Global Health, 4(5).
Mass spectrometry-based proteomic techniques to identify cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for diagnosing suspected central nervous system infections. A systematic review.
Bharucha, T., Gangadharan, B., Kumar, A., De Lamballerie, X., Newton, P., Winterberg, M., Dubot-Pérès, A., & Zitzmann, N. (2019). Journal of Infection.
Meta-transcriptomic identification of hepatitis B virus in cerebrospinal fluid in patients with central nervous system disease
Pettersson, J.-O., Piorkowski, G., Mayxay, M., Rattanavong, S., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., Alfsnes, K., Eldholm, V., De Lamballerie, X., Holmes, E., Newton, P., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2019). Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 95(4).
The 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Is Effective Against Hypoxic Pneumonia in Children in Lao PDR: A Novel Method Using a Hospital-Based Observational Study
Weaver, R., Nguyen, C., Chan, J., Vilivong, K., Lai, J., Lim, R., Vongsakid, M., Newton, P., Mulholland, K., Gray, A., Dubot-Pérès, A., Dance, D., & Russell, F. (2019).
Comparison of two commercial ELISA kits for the detection of anti-dengue IgM for routine dengue diagnosis in Laos
Lu, Y., Sengvilaipaseuth, O., Chanthongthip, A., Phonemixay, O., Vongsouvath, M., Phouminh, P., Blacksell, S., Newton, P., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2019). Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 4(3).
The cost-effectiveness of the use of selective media for the diagnosis of melioidosis in different settings
Dance, D., Sihalath, S., Rith, K., Sengdouangphachanh, A., Luangraj, M., Vongsouvath, M., Newton, P., Lubell, Y., & Turner, P. (2019). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(7), e0007598.
One hypervirulent clone, sequence type 283, accounts for a large proportion of invasive Streptococcus agalactiae isolated from humans and diseased tilapia in Southeast Asia
Barkham, T., Zadoks, R., Azmai, M., Baker, S., Bich, V., Chalker, V., Chau, M., Dance, D., Deepak, R., Van Doorn, H., Gutierrez, R., Holmes, M., Huong, L., Koh, T., Martins, E., Mehershahi, K., Newton, P., Ng, L., Phuoc, N., … Chen, S. (2019). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(6).
Rapid diagnostic tests as a source of dengue virus RNA for envelope gene amplification: a proof of concept
Cassidy-Seyoum, S., Vongsouvath, M., Sengvilaipaseuth, O., Seephonelee, M., Bharucha, T., De Lamballerie, X., Newton, P., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2019). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101(2), 451-455.
Genomic structure and diversity of Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia reveal recent parasite migration patterns
Shetty, A., Jacob, C., Huang, F., Li, Y., Agrawal, S., Saunders, D., Lon, C., Fukuda, M., Ringwald, P., Ashley, E., Han, K., Hlaing, T., Nyunt, M., Silva, J., Stewart, K., Plowe, C., O’Connor, T., Takala-Harrison, S., & White, N. (2019). Nature Communications, 10.
Nasal or throat sampling is adequate for the detection of the human respiratory syncytial virus in children with acute respiratory infections
Nguyen, V., Russell, F., Dance, D., Vilivong, K., Phommachan, S., Syladeth, C., Lai, J., Lim, R., Morpeth, M., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., De Lamballerie, X., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2019). Journal of Medical Virology, 91(9), 1602-1607.
A random survey of the prevalence of falsified and substandard antibiotics in the Lao PDR
Tabernero, P., Swamidoss, I., Mayxay, M., Khanthavong, M., Phonlavong, C., Vilayhong, C., Yeuchaixiong, S., Sichanh, C., Sengaloundeth, S., & Newton, P. (2019). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(8), 2417-2425.
Management of Central Nervous System Infections, Vientiane, Laos, 2003–2011
Dubot-Pérès, A., Mayxay, M., Phetsouvanh, R., Lee, S., Rattanavong, S., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., Chansamouth, V., Phommasone, K., Moore, C., Dittrich, S., Lattana, O., Sirisouk, J., Phoumin, P., Panyanivong, P., Sengduangphachanh, A., Sibounheuang, B., Chanthongthip, A., Simmalavong, M., … Newton, P. (2019). Emerging Infectious Disease, 25(5), 898-910.
Treatment-seeking behaviour for febrile illnesses and its implications for malaria control and elimination in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR (Laos): a mixed method study
Adhikari, B., Phommasone, K., Pongvongsa, T., Koummarasy, P., Soundala, X., Henriques, G., Sirithiranont, P., Parker, D., Von Seidlein, L., White, N., Day, N., Dondorp, A., Newton, P., Cheah, P., Pell, C., & Mayxay, M. (2019). BMC Health Services Research, 19.
Toward a quantification of risks at the nexus of conservation and health: The case of bushmeat markets in Lao PDR
Pruvot, M., Khammavong, K., Milavong, P., Philavong, C., Reinharz, D., Mayxay, M., Rattanavong, S., Horwood, P., Dussart, P., Douangngeun, B., Theppangna, W., Fine, A., Olson, S., Robinson, M., & Newton, P. (2019). Science of the Total Environment, 676, 732-745.
Whole cell matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for identification of Leptospira spp. in Thailand and Lao PDR
Sonthayanon, P., Jaresitthikunchai, J., Mangmee, S., Thiangtrongjit, T., Wuthiekanun, V., Amornchai, P., Newton, P., Phetsouvanh, R., Day, N., & Roytrakul, S. (2019). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(4).
“Epidemiology and aetiology of influenza-like illness among households in metropolitan Vientiane, Lao PDR”: A prospective, community-based cohort study
Rudge, J., Inthalaphone, N., Pavlicek, R., Paboriboune, P., Flaissier, B., Monidarin, C., Steenkeste, N., Davong, V., Vongsouvath, M., Bonath, K., Messaoudi, M., Saadatian-Elahi, M., Newton, P., Endtz, H., Dance, D., Paranhos Baccala, G., & Sanchez Picot, V. (2019). PLoS ONE, 4.
Determining the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage required for indirect protection within Asia and the Pacific: a prospective observational study
Chan, J., Lai, J., Von Mollendorf, C., Blyth, C., Dance, D., Datta, S., Dunne, E., Ford, R., Fox, K., Hinds, J., Vilivong, K., La Vincente, S., Lehmann, D., Moore, K., Mungun, T., Nation, M., Newton, P., Nguyen, C., Pomat, W., … Grp, P. (2019). Lancet Global Health, 7(S1), S15.
A robust incubator to improve access to microbiological culture in low resource environments
Miller, A., Ghionea, S., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., Mayxay, M., Somoskovi, A., Newton, P., Bell, D., & Friend, M. (2019). Journal of Medical Devices, 13(1), 011007.
The impact of targeted malaria elimination with mass drug administrations on falciparum malaria in Southeast Asia: a cluster randomised trial
Von Seidlein, L., Peto, T., Landier, J., Nguyen, T.-N., Tripura, R., Phommasone, K., Pongvongsa, T., Lwin, K., Keereecharoen, L., Kajeechiwa, L., Thwin, M., Parker, D., Wiladphaingern, J., Nosten, S., Proux, S., Corbel, V., Tuong-Vy, N., Phuc-Nhi, T., Son, D., … Jittmala, P. (2019). PLOS Medicine, 16(2), e1002745.
Viral RNA Degradation Makes Urine a Challenging Specimen for Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Patients With Suspected CNS Infection
Bharucha, T., Sengvilaipaseuth, O., Seephonelee, M., Vongsouvath, M., Vongsouvath, M., Rattanavong, S., Piorkowski, G., Lecuit, M., Gorman, C., Pommier, J.-D., Garson, J., Newton, P., De Lamballerie, X., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2019). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6(3).
Low Zika virus seroprevalence in Vientiane, Laos, 2003-2015
Pastorino, B., Sengvilaipaseuth, O., Chanthongthip, A., Vongsouvath, M., Souksakhone, C., Mayxay, M., Thirion, L., Newton, P., De Lamballerie, X., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2019). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(3), 639-642.
Molecular characterization and mapping of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) mutations in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Bancone, G., Menard, D., Khim, N., Kim, S., Canier, L., Nguong, C., Phommasone, K., Mayxay, M., Dittrich, S., Vongsouvath, M., Fievet, N., Le Hesran, J.-Y., Briand, V., Keomany, S., Newton, P., Gorsawun, G., Tardy, K., Chu, C., Rattanapalroj, O., … Kalnoky, M. (2019). Malaria Journal, 20(18).