Publications
Below is a list of research publications published in scientific journals by IDDO and WWARN and our research partners. Use the filters to explore the publications by research theme or by using our list of key words. If you cannot find a publication, please email info@iddo.org
Sennetsu neorickettsiosis: a probable fish-borne cause of fever rediscovered in Laos.
Newton, P., Rolain, J.-M., Rasachak, B., Mayxay, M., Vathanatham, K., Seng, P., Phetsouvanh, R., Thammavong, T., Zahidi, J., Suputtamongkol, Y., Syhavong, B., & Raoult, D. (2009). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 81(2), 190-194.
Outbreak of hepatitis E virus infection in Darfur, Sudan: effectiveness of real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis of dried blood spots.
Mérens, A., Guérin, P., Guthmann, J.-P., & Nicand, E. (2009). J Clin Microbiol, 47(6), 1931-1933.
PTPRR, cerebellum, and motor coordination.
Schmitt, I., Bitoun, E., & Manto, M. (2009). Cerebellum (London, England), 8(2), 71-73.
Sputum, sex and scanty smears: new case definition may reduce sex disparities in smear-positive tuberculosis.
Ramsay, A., Bonnet, M., Gagnidze, L., Githui, W., Varaine, F., & Guérin, P. (2009). Int J Tuberc Lung Dis, 13(5), 613-619.
Comparison of indirect immunofluorescence assays for diagnosis of scrub typhus and murine typhus using venous blood and finger prick filter paper blood spots.
Phetsouvanh, R., Blacksell, S., Jenjaroen, K., Day, N., & Newton, P. (2009). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 80(5), 837-840.
Tuberculosis
Guerin, P. (2009). In H. Schaaf & A. Zumla (Eds.), Tuberculosis (pp. 892-900). W B Saunders Co.
Postpartum traditions and nutrition practices among urban Lao women and their infants in Vientiane, Lao PDR
Barennes, H., Simmala, C., Odermatt, P., Thaybouavone, T., Vallee, J., Martinez-Ussel, B., Newton, P., & Strobel, M. (2009). European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 63(3), 323-331.
Guidelines for field surveys of the quality of medicines: a proposal.
Newton, P., Lee, S., Goodman, C., Fernández, F., Yeung, S., Phanouvong, S., Kaur, H., Amin, A., Whitty, C., Kokwaro, G., Lindegårdh, N., Lukulay, P., White, L., Day, N., & White, N. (2009). PLoS Medicine, 3.
No association between human herpesvirus 6 reactivation and cryptococcosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
Micol, R., Buchy, P., Galimand, J., Veasna, D., Ferradini, L., Balkan, S., Guerin, P., Martin, P.-R., Fontanet, A., Lortholary, O., Rouzioux, C., & Leruez-Ville, M. (2009). J Med Microbiol, 58(Pt 2), 276-277.
N-acetylcysteine as adjunctive treatment in severe malaria: A randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial*
Charunwatthana, P., Faiz, M., Ruangveerayut, R., Maude, R., Rahman, M., Roberts, L., Moore, K., Bin Yunus, E., Hoque, M., Hasan, M., Lee, S., Pukrittayakamee, S., Newton, P., White, N., Day, N., & Dondorp, A. (2009). Critical Care Medicine, 37(2), 516-522.
Effect of preventive supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food on the nutritional status, mortality, and morbidity of children aged 6 to 60 months in Niger: a cluster randomized trial.
Isanaka, S., Nombela, N., Djibo, A., Poupard, M., Van Beckhoven, D., Gaboulaud, V., Guerin, P., & Grais, R. (2009). JAMA, 301(3), 277-285.
Genetic History of Hepatitis C Virus in East Asia
Pybus, O., Barnes, E., Taggart, R., Lemey, P., Markov, P., Rasachak, B., Syhavong, B., Phetsouvanah, R., Sheridan, I., Humphreys, I., Lu, L., Newton, P., & Klenerman, P. (2009). Journal of Virology, 83(2), 1071-1082.
A phenomenon useful for the detection of Salmonella implementing a device from citrus extracts
Midorikawa, Y., Newton, P., Nakamura, S., Phetsouvanh, R., & Midorikawa, K. (2009). Tropical Medicine and Health, 37(3), 115.
The role of library and information science education in national development
Malekabadizadeh, F., Shokraneh, F., & Hosseini, A. (2009). Library Philosophy and Practice, 2009(DEC), 1-5.
Fatal Chromobacterium violaceum septicaemia in northern Laos, a modified oxidase test and post-mortem forensic family G6PD analysis.
Slesak, G., Douangdala, P., Inthalad, S., Silisouk, J., Vongsouvath, M., Sengduangphachanh, A., Moore, C., Mayxay, M., Matsuoka, H., & Newton, P. (2009). Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 8(1).
Safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in falciparum malaria: a prospective multi-centre individual patient data analysis.
Zwang, J., Ashley, E., Karema, C., D’Alessandro, U., Smithuis, F., Dorsey, G., Janssens, B., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Singhasivanon, P., Stepniewska, K., White, N., & Nosten, F. (2009). PloS One, 4(7).
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF QUININE VS. ARTEMETHER-LUMEFANTRINE IN UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA DURING PREGNANCY, MBARARA, UGANDA
Piola, P., Nabasumba, C., Turyakira, E., Dhorda, M., Fogg, C., Snounou, G., Ashley, E., Barnes, K., McGready, R., Nosten, F., & Guerin, P. (2009). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 81(5), 8-8.
A look back at an ongoing problem: Shigella dysenteriae type 1 epidemics in refugee settings in Central Africa (1993-1995).
Kernéis, S., Guerin, P., von Seidlein, L., Legros, D., & Grais, R. (2009). PloS One, 4(2), e4494.
Field evaluation of two rapid diagnostic tests for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A during the 2006 outbreak in Niger.
Rose, A., Gerstl, S., Mahamane, A., Sidikou, F., Djibo, S., Bonte, L., Caugant, D., Guerin, P., & Chanteau, S. (2009). PloS One, 4(10).
Mortality risk among children admitted in a large-scale nutritional program in Niger, 2006.
Lapidus, N., Minetti, A., Djibo, A., Guerin, P., Hustache, S., Gaboulaud, V., & Grais, R. (2009). PloS One, 4(1).
Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method.
Gerstl, S., Kiwila, G., Dhorda, M., Lonlas, S., Myatt, M., Ilunga, B., Lemasson, D., Szumilin, E., Guerin, P., & Ferradini, L. (2009). PloS One, 4(7).
Evaluation of three parasite lactate dehydrogenase-based rapid diagnostic tests for the diagnosis of falciparum and vivax malaria.
Ashley, E., Touabi, M., Ahrer, M., Hutagalung, R., Htun, K., Luchavez, J., Dureza, C., Proux, S., Leimanis, M., Lwin, M., Koscalova, A., Comte, E., Hamade, P., Page, A., Nosten, F., & Guerin, P. (2009). Malaria Journal, 8(1).
Safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in falciparum malaria: a prospective multi-centre individual patient data analysis
Zwang, J., Ashley, E., Karema, C., D’Alessandro, U., Smithuis, F., Dorsey, G., Janssens, B., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Singhasivanon, P., Stepniewska, K., White, N., & Nosten, F. (2009). PLoS One, 4(7), e6358.
A stratified random survey of the proportion of poor quality oral artesunate sold at medicine outlets in the Lao PDR - implications for therapeutic failure and drug resistance.
Sengaloundeth, S., Fernández, F., Manolin, O., Phommavong, K., Insixiengmay, V., Hampton, C., Nyadong, L., Mildenhall, D., Hostetler, D., Khounsaknalath, L., Vongsack, L., Phompida, S., Vanisaveth, V., Syhakhang, L., & Newton, P. (2009). Malaria Journal, 8(1).
Molecular detection of Bartonella species in rodents from the Lao PDR
Angelakis, E., Khamphoukeo, K., Grice, D., Newton, P., Roux, V., Aplin, K., Raoult, D., & Rolain, J. (2009). Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(SUPPL. 2), 95-97.