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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.
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Immunoglobulin M seroneutralization for improved confirmation of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in a flavivirus-endemic area
Bharucha, T., Ayhan, N., Pastorino, B., Rattanavong, S., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Changthongthip, A., Sengvilaipaseuth, O., Phonemixay, O., Pommier, J.-D., Gorman, C., Zitzmann, N., Newton, P., de Lamballerie, X., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2022). Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116(11), 1032-1042.
A one-health sampling strategy to explore the dissemination and relationship between colistin resistance in human, animal, and environmental sectors in Laos
Zhou, Y., Farzana, R., Sihalath, S., Rattanavong, S., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Sands, K., Newton, P., Dance, D., Hassan, B., & Walsh, T. (2022). Engineering, 15, 45-56.
An open dataset of Plasmodium vivax genome variation in 1,895 worldwide samples
Adam, I., Alam, M., Alemu, S., Amaratunga, C., Amato, R., Andrianaranjaka, V., Anstey, N., Aseffa, A., Ashley, E., Assefa, A., Auburn, S., Barber, B., Barry, A., Batista Pereira, D., Cao, J., Chau, N., Chotivanich, K., Chu, C., Dondorp, A., … Mohammed, R. (2022). Wellcome Open Research, 7.
Detection and significance of neuronal autoantibodies in patients with meningoencephalitis in Vientiane, Lao PDR
Uy, C., Mayxay, M., Harrison, R., Al-Diwani, A., Jacobson, L., Rattanavong, S., Dubot-Pérès, A., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., Chansamouth, V., Phommasone, K., Waters, P., Irani, S., & Newton, P. (2022). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116(10), 959-965.
Artemisinin resistance in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, originates from its initial transcriptional response
Zhu, L., van der Pluijm, R., Kucharski, M., Nayak, S., Tripathi, J., White, N., Day, N., Faiz, A., Phyo, A., Amaratunga, C., Lek, D., Ashley, E., Nosten, F., Smithuis, F., Ginsburg, H., von Seidlein, L., Lin, K., Imwong, M., Chotivanich, K., … Bozdech, Z. (2022). Communications Biology, 5.
Out of the boxes, out of the silos: The need of interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce poor-quality medical products in the supply chain
Masini, T., Macé, C., Heide, L., Hamill, H., Hampshire, K., Newton, P., & Ravinetto, R. (2022). Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 18(9), 3694-3698.
Zoonotic pathogens in wildlife traded in markets for human consumption, Laos
Nawtaisong, P., Robinson, M., Khammavong, K., Milavong, P., Rachlin, A., Dittrich, S., Dubot-Pérès, A., Vongsouvath, M., Horwood, P., Dussart, P., Theppangna, W., Douangngeum, B., Fine, A., Pruvot, M., & Newton, P. (2022). Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28(4), 860-864.
Flavivirus cross-reactivity would explain the apparent findings of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in Nigeria
Bharucha, T., Zitzmann, N., Newton, P., Dubot-Pérès, A., & Turtle, L. (2022). Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry, 43(4), 463-465.
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., Sichanh, C., Sengaloundeth, S., Green, M., & Newton, P. (2022). Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 77(6), 1770-1778.
A case-control study of the causes of acute respiratory infection among hospitalized patients in Northeastern Laos
Phommasone, K., Xaiyaphet, X., Garcia-Rivera, J., Hontz, R., Pathavongsa, V., Keomoukda, P., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Vongsouvath, M., Newton, P., Ashley, E., & Dubot-Pérès, A. (2022). Scientific Reports, 12.
Trends in Hospital Antimicrobial Use in the Lao PDR Using Regular Point-Prevalence Surveys-Evidence to Evaluate and Improve Treatment Guideline Use
chansamouth, V., Chommanamm, D., Roberts, T., Keomany, S., Paphasiri, V., Phamisith, C., Sengsavang, S., Detleuxay, K., Phoutsavath, P., Bouthavong, S., Douangnouvong, A., Vongsouvath, M., Rattana, S., Keohavong, B., Day, N., Turner, P., van Doorn, H., Maxay, M., Ashley, E., & Newton, P. (2022). In SSRN Electronic Journal.
15 A 3-Year-Old Boy from Laos With Right Suppurative Parotitis
Rattanavong, S., Douangnoulak, V., Norindr, B., Newton, P., & Fhogartaigh, C. (2022). In Clinical Cases in Tropical Medicine (pp. 37-39). Elsevier.
39 A 30-Year-Old Male Chinese Trader With Fever in Laos
Newton, P., Keoluangkhot, V., Mayxay, M., Green, M., & Fernández, F. (2022). In Clinical Cases in Tropical Medicine (pp. 108-110). Elsevier.
45 A 2-Month-Old Girl from Laos With Dyspnoea, Cyanosis and Irritability
Mayxay, M., Soukaloun, D., & Newton, P. (2022). In Clinical Cases in Tropical Medicine (pp. 124-125). Elsevier.
25 A 72-Year-Old Male Farmer from Laos With Extensive Skin Lesions on the Lower Leg
Slesak, G., Inthalad, S., & Newton, P. (2022). In Clinical Cases in Tropical Medicine (pp. 67-69). Elsevier.
Genetic analysis of a malaria outbreak in Laos driven by a selective sweep for Plasmodium falciparum kelch13 R539T mutants
Wasakul, V., Disratthakit, A., Mayxay, M., Chindavongsa, K., Sengsavath, V., Thuy-Nhien, N., Pearson, R., Phalivong, S., Xayvanghang, S., Gonçalves, S., Day, N., Newton, P., Ashley, E., Kwiatkowski, D., Dondorp, A., & Miotto, O. (2022). In medRxiv.
Deep proteomics network and machine learning analysis of human cerebrospinal fluid in Japanese encephalitis virus infection
Bharucha, T., Gangadharan, B., Kumar, A., Myall, A., Ayhan, N., Pastorino, B., Chanthongthip, A., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Sengvilaipaseuth, O., Phonemixay, O., Rattanavong, S., O’Brien, D., Vendrell, I., Fischer, R., Kessler, B., Turtle, L., collaborators, S., de Lamballerie, X., … Zitzmann, N. (2022). In bioRxiv.
An open dataset of Plasmodium vivax genome variation in 1,895 worldwide samples.
MalariaGEN, Adam, I., Alam, M., Alemu, S., Amaratunga, C., Amato, R., Andrianaranjaka, V., Anstey, N., Aseffa, A., Ashley, E., Assefa, A., Auburn, S., Barber, B., Barry, A., Batista Pereira, D., Cao, J., Chau, N., Chotivanich, K., Chu, C., … Mohammed, R. (2022). Wellcome Open Research, 7, 136.
A One-Health Sampling Strategy to Explore the Dissemination and Relationship Between Colistin Resistance in Human, Animal, and Environmental Sectors in Laos
Zhou, Y., Farzana, R., Sihalath, S., Rattanavong, S., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Sands, K., Newton, P., Dance, D., Hassan, B., & Walsh, T. (2022). ENGINEERING, 15, 45-56.
Genetic diversity of Leptospira isolates in Lao PDR and genome analysis of an outbreak strain
Grillová, L., Robinson, M., Chanthongthip, A., Vincent, A., Nieves, C., Oppelt, J., Mariet, J.-F., Lorioux, C., Vongsouvath, M., Mayxay, M., Phonemeexay, O., Rattanavong, S., Phommasone, K., Douangnouvong, A., Šmajs, D., Veyrier, F., Newton, P., & Picardeau, M. (2021). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(12).
Antimicrobial use and resistance data in human and animal sectors in the Lao PDR: evidence to inform policy
Chansamouth, V., Mayxay, M., Dance, D., Roberts, T., Phetsouvanh, R., Vannachone, B., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., Inthavong, P., Khounsy, S., Keohavong, B., Keoluangkhot, V., Choumlivong, K., Day, N., Turner, P., Ashley, E., van Doorn, H., & Newton, P. (2021). BMJ Global Health, 6(12).
Evolution of multidrug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum: A longitudinal study of genetic resistance markers in the Greater Mekong subregion
Imwong, M., Suwannasin, K., Srisutham, S., Vongpromek, R., Promnarate, C., Saejeng, A., Phyo, A., Proux, S., Pongvongsa, T., Chea, N., Miotto, O., Tripura, R., Nguyen Hoang, C., Dysoley, L., Ho Dang Trung, N., Peto, T., Callery, J., van der Pluijm, R., Amaratunga, C., … Dondorp, A. (2021). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65(12).
A comparison of surface and total deltamethrin levels of insecticide-treated nets and estimation of the effective insecticidal lifetime
Green, M., Maxyay, M., Pongvongsa, T., Phompida, S., Swamidoss, I., Smith, S., Irish, S., & Newton, P. (2021). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106(1), 334-337.
A robust host-response-based signature distinguishes bacterial and viral infections across diverse global populations
Rao, A., Popper, S., Gupta, S., Davong, V., Vaidya, K., Chanthongthip, A., Dittrich, S., Robinson, M., Vongsouvath, M., Maxay, M., Nawtaisong, P., Karmacharya, B., Thair, S., Bogoch, I., Sweeney, T., Newton, P., Andrews, J., Relman, D., & Khatri, P. (2021). Preprints With the Lancet.
Development and performance evaluation of a low-cost, high throughput, multiplex immunoassay of thirteen fever severity and etiology markers
Marlais, T., Handley, B., Ashley, E., Drakeley, C., Luangraj, M., Lubell, Y., Mabey, D., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Hopkins, H., & Roberts, C. (2021). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105(5S), 289-289.