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

 

Melioidosis
Rosenberg, M., Phetsouvanh, R., & Newton, P. (2009). In J. Spector & T. Gibson (Eds.), Atlas of pediatrics in the tropics : and resource-limited settings (pp. 163-165). American Academy of Pediatrics.
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).
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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). J Virol, 83(2), 1071-1082.
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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).
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Immunogenicity of fractional doses of tetravalent a/c/y/w135 meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine: results from a randomized non-inferiority controlled trial in Uganda
Guerin, P., Naess, L., Fogg, C., Rosenqvist, E., Pinoges, L., Bajunirwe, F., Nabasumba, C., Borrow, R., Frøholm, L., Ghabri, S., Batwala, V., Twesigye, R., Aaberge, I., Røttingen, J., Piola, P., & Caugant, D. (2008). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2(12), ARTN e342.
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Different Clinical Expression of Murine Typhus and Scrub Typhus
Newton, P. (2008). International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 12, e43 - E43.
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Simple, rapid and sensitive detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi by loop-isothermal DNA amplification
Paris, D., Blacksell, S., Newton, P., & Day, N. (2008). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 102(12), 1239-1246.
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Detecting counterfeit antimalarial tablets by near-infrared spectroscopy.
Dowell, F., Maghirang, E., Fernandez, F., Newton, P., & Green, M. (2008). Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 48(3), 1011-1014.
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Characterization of "Yaa Chud" Medicine on the Thailand-Myanmar border: selecting for drug-resistant malaria and threatening public health.
Newton, P., Hampton, C., Alter-Hall, K., Teerwarakulpana, T., Prakongpan, S., Ruangveerayuth, R., White, N., Day, N., Tudino, M., Mancuso, N., & Fernández, F. (2008). Am J Trop Med Hyg, 79(5), 662-669.
Adaptive copy number evolution in malaria parasites.
Nair, S., Miller, B., Barends, M., Jaidee, A., Patel, J., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Nosten, F., Ferdig, M., & Anderson, T. (2008). PLoS Genetics, 4(10), e1000243.
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The protein phosphatase PP2A-B' subunit Widerborst is a negative regulator of cytoplasmic activated Akt and lipid metabolism in Drosophila.
Vereshchagina, N., Ramel, M.-C., Bitoun, E., & Wilson, C. (2008). Journal of Cell Science, 121(Pt 20), 3383-3392.
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Genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi from humans with scrub typhus, Laos.
Parola, P., Blacksell, S., Phetsouvanh, R., Phongmany, S., Rolain, J.-M., Day, N., Newton, P., & Raoult, D. (2008). Emerg Infect Dis, 14(9), 1483-1485.
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Assessment of hand-held Raman instrumentation for in situ screening for potentially counterfeit artesunate antimalarial tablets by FT-Raman spectroscopy and direct ionization mass spectrometry.
Ricci, C., Nyadong, L., Yang, F., Fernandez, F., Brown, C., Newton, P., & Kazarian, S. (2008). Analytica Chimica Acta, 623(2), 178-186.
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Assessing antimalarial efficacy in a time of change to artemisinin-based combination therapies: the role of Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Guthmann, J., Checchi, F., van den Broek, I., Balkan, S., van Herp, M., Comte, E., Bernal, O., Kindermans, J., Venis, S., Legros, D., & Guerin, P. (2008). PLoS Medicine, 5(8), e169.
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Differential patterns of endothelial and leucocyte activation in 'typhus-like' illnesses in Laos and Thailand
Paris, D., Jenjaroen, K., Blacksell, S., Phetsouvanh, R., Wuthiekanun, V., Newton, P., Day, N., & Turner, G. (2008). CLIN EXP IMMUNOL, 153(1), 63-67.
Gene amplification of the multidrug resistance 1 gene of Plasmodium vivax isolates from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar.
Imwong, M., Pukrittayakamee, S., Pongtavornpinyo, W., Nakeesathit, S., Nair, S., Newton, P., Nosten, F., Anderson, T., Dondorp, A., Day, N., & White, N. (2008). Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 52(7), 2657-2659.
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Bleach sedimentation: an opportunity to optimize smear microscopy for tuberculosis diagnosis in settings of high prevalence of HIV.
Bonnet, M., Ramsay, A., Githui, W., Gagnidze, L., Varaine, F., & Guerin, P. (2008). Clin Infect Dis, 46(11), 1710-1716.
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Noma in Laos: stigma of severe poverty in rural Asia.
Srour, M., Watt, B., Phengdy, B., Khansoulivong, K., Harris, J., Bennett, C., Strobel, M., Dupuis, C., & Newton, P. (2008). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78(4), 539-542.
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Research in complex humanitarian emergencies: The Médecins Sans Frontières/Epicentre experience
Brown, V., Guerin, P., Legros, D., Paquet, C., Pécoul, B., & Moren, A. (2008). PLoS Medicine, 5(4), 0553-0556.
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Research in complex humanitarian emergencies: the Medecins Sans Frontieres/Epicentre experience.
Brown, V., Guerin, P., Legros, D., Paquet, C., Pécoul, B., & Moren, A. (2008). PLoS Medicine, 5(4).
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Impaired clinical response in a patient with uncomplicated falciparum malaria who received poor-quality and underdosed intramuscular artemether.
Keoluangkhot, V., Green, M., Nyadong, L., Fernández, F., Mayxay, M., & Newton, P. (2008). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78(4), 552-555.
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Treatment of severe malnutrition with 2-day intramuscular ceftriaxone vs 5-day amoxicillin.
Dubray, C., Ibrahim, S., Abdelmutalib, M., Guerin, P., Dantoine, F., Belanger, F., Legros, D., Pinoges, L., & Brown, V. (2008). Ann Trop Paediatr, 28(1), 13-22.
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The dynamics of measles in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ferrari, M., Grais, R., Bharti, N., Conlan, A., Bjørnstad, O., Wolfson, L., Guerin, P., Djibo, A., & Grenfell, B. (2008). Nature, 451(7179), 679-684.
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Prevalence and detection of counterfeit pharmaceuticals: A mini review
Fernandez, F., Green, M., & Newton, P. (2008). Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47(3), 582-590.
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Real-time multiplex PCR assay for detection and differentiation of rickettsiae and orientiae.
Paris, D., Blacksell, S., Stenos, J., Graves, S., Unsworth, N., Phetsouvanh, R., Newton, P., & Day, N. (2008). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 102(2), 186-193.
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