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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
SU‐E‐J‐115: Using Markov Chain Modeling to Elucidate Patterns in Breast Cancer Metastasis Over Time and Space
Comen, E., Mason, J., Nieva, J., Newton, P., Kuhn, P., Norton, L., Venkatappa, N., & Jochelson, M. (2014). Medical Physics, 41(6Part8), 182-182.
A tiered analytical approach for investigating poor quality emergency contraceptives
Monge, M., Dwivedi, P., Zhou, M., Payne, M., Harris, C., House, B., Juggins, Y., Cizmarik, P., Newton, P., Fernández, F., & Jenkins, D. (2014). PLoS ONE, 9(4), ARTN e95353.
Mind the gaps - The epidemiology of poor-quality anti-malarials in the malarious world - Analysis of the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network database
Tabernero, P., Fernández, F., Green, M., Guerin, P., & Newton, P. (2014). Malaria Journal, 13(1).
Genetic variability of Plasmodium malariae dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) in four Asian countries
Tanomsing, N., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Nosten, F., Dolecek, C., Hien, T., White, N., Day, N., Dondorp, A., & Imwong, M. (2014). PLoS ONE, 9(4), e93942.
Mind the gaps--the epidemiology of poor-quality anti-malarials in the malarious world--analysis of the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network database.
Tabernero, P., Fernández, F., Green, M., Guerin, P., & Newton, P. (2014). Malaria Journal, 13, 139.
Defining the geographical range of the Plasmodium knowlesi reservoir.
Moyes, C., Henry, A., Golding, N., Huang, Z., Singh, B., Baird, J., Newton, P., Huffman, M., Duda, K., Drakeley, C., Elyazar, I., Anstey, N., Chen, Q., Zommers, Z., Bhatt, S., Gething, P., & Hay, S. (2014). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(3), e2780.
SYBR green real-time PCR for the detection of all enterovirus-A71 genogroups
Dubot-Pérès, A., Tan, C., De Chesse, R., Sibounheuang, B., Vongsouvath, M., Phommasone, K., Bessaud, M., Gazin, C., Thirion, L., Phetsouvanh, R., Newton, P., & De Lamballerie, X. (2014). PLoS ONE, 9(3), e89963.
Loop-mediated isothermal amplification for Rickettsia typhi (the causal agent of murine typhus): problems with diagnosis at the limit of detection.
Dittrich, S., Castonguay-Vanier, J., Moore, C., Thongyoo, N., Newton, P., & Paris, D. (2014). J Clin Microbiol, 52(3), 832-838.
An overview of the clinical use of filter paper in the diagnosis of tropical diseases.
Smit, P., Elliott, I., Peeling, R., Mabey, D., & Newton, P. (2014). Am J Trop Med Hyg, 90(2), 195-210.
Epidemiology of bacteremia in young hospitalized infants in Vientiane, Laos, 2000-2011.
Anderson, M., Luangxay, K., Sisouk, K., Vorlasan, L., Soumphonphakdy, B., Sengmouang, V., Chansamouth, V., Phommasone, K., Van Dyke, R., Chong, E., Dance, D., Phetsouvanh, R., & Newton, P. (2014). J Trop Pediatr, 60(1), 10-16.
Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region
Tarantola, A., Goutard, F., Newton, P., De Lamballerie, X., Lortholary, O., Cappelle, J., & Buchy, P. (2014). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(1), e2533.
Visual identification of single units of medicines for pharmacoepidemiological studies in developing countries: a pilot study in Lao PDR
Caillet, C., Sichanh, C., Mayxay, M., Syhakhang, L., Lapeyre-Mestre, M., Roussin, A., & Newton, P. (2014). In FUNDAMENTAL & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY (Vols. 28, pp. 102-102).
Healthcare providers and population's knowledge regarding the risks related to medicinal products use: a cross-sectional study conducted in Laos
Caillet, C., Syhakhang, L., Delpierre, C., Manithip, C., Mayxay, M., Buisson, Y., Lapeyre-Mestre, M., Newton, P., & Roussin, A. (2014). In FUNDAMENTAL & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY (Vols. 28, pp. 61-61).
Ambient mass spectrometry technologies for the detection of falsified drugs
Culzoni, M., Dwivedi, P., Green, M., Newton, P., & Fernández, F. (2014). RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 5(1), 9-19.
CryptoDex: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial of adjunctive dexamethasone in HIV-infected adults with cryptococcal meningitis: study protocol for a randomised control trial.
Day, N., Imran, D., Ganiem, A., Tjahjani, N., Wahyuningsih, R., Adawiyah, R., Dance, D., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Phetsouvanh, R., Rattanavong, S., Chan, A., Heyderman, R., van Oosterhout, J., Chierakul, W., Day, J., Kamali, A., Kibengo, F., Ruzagira, E., … Chau, N. (2014). Trials, 15(1), 441.
The Effect of Dosing Regimens on the Antimalarial Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data
Achan, J., Adam, I., Arinaitwe, E., Ashley, E., Awab, G., Barnes, K., Bassat, Q., Borrmann, S., Bousema, T., Dahal, P., D’Alessandro, U., Davis, T., Dondorp, A., Dorsey, G., Drakeley, C., Fanello, C., Faye, B., Flegg, J., Gaye, O., … Phyo, A. (2013). PLOS MEDICINE, 10(12), 1-17.
Optimal sampling designs for estimation of Plasmodium falciparum clearance rates in patients treated with artemisinin derivatives
Flegg, J., Guérin, P., Nosten, F., Ashley, E., Phyo, A., Dondorp, A., Fairhurst, R., Socheat, D., Borrmann, S., Björkman, A., Mårtensson, A., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Bethell, D., Se, Y., Noedl, H., Diakite, M., Djimde, A., Hien, T., … Stepniewska, K. (2013). Malaria Journal, 12.
Concurrent infection with murine typhus and scrub typhus in southern Laos--the mixed and the unmixed
Phommasone, K., Paris, D., Anantatat, T., Castonguay-Vanier, J., Keomany, S., Souvannasing, P., Blacksell, S., Mayxay, M., & Newton, P. (2013). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(8), ARTN e2163.
An epidemic of dengue-1 in a remote village in rural Laos
Dubot-Pérès, A., Vongphrachanh, P., Denny, J., Phetsouvanh, R., Linthavong, S., Sengkeopraseuth, B., Khasing, A., Xaythideth, V., Moore, C., Vongsouvath, M., Castonguay-Vanier, J., Sibounheuang, B., Taojaikong, T., Chanthongthip, A., De Lamballerie, X., & Newton, P. (2013). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(8), ARTN e2360.
Causes of non-malarial fever in Laos: a prospective study
Mayxay, M., Castonguay-Vanier, J., Chansamouth, V., Dubot-Pérès, A., Paris, D., Phetsouvanh, R., Tangkhabuanbutra, J., Douangdala, P., Inthalath, S., Souvannasing, P., Slesak, G., Tongyoo, N., Chanthongthip, A., Panyanouvong, P., Sibounheuang, B., Phommasone, K., Dohnt, M., Phonekeo, D., Hongvanthong, B., … Newton, P. (2013). Lancet Global Health, 1(1), e46 - e54.
Diversity of the 47-kD HtrA nucleic acid and translated amino acid sequences from 17 recent human isolates of Orientia.
Jiang, J., Paris, D., Blacksell, S., Aukkanit, N., Newton, P., Phetsouvanh, R., Izzard, L., Stenos, J., Graves, S., Day, N., & Richards, A. (2013). Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 13(6), 367-375.
Inter- and intra-operator variability in the reading of indirect immunofluorescence assays for the serological diagnosis of scrub typhus and murine typhus.
Phetsouvanh, R., Thojaikong, T., Phoumin, P., Sibounheuang, B., Phommasone, K., Chansamouth, V., Lee, S., Newton, P., & Blacksell, S. (2013). Am J Trop Med Hyg, 88(5), 932-936.
Evaluation of a rapid colorimetric field test to assess the effective life of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets in the Lao PDR
Mayxay, M., Beach, R., Pongvongsa, T., Phompida, S., Hongvanthong, B., Vanisaveth, V., Newton, P., Vizcaino, L., & Swamidoss, I. (2013). Malaria Journal, 12.
Multi-platform technologies for the integral characterization of poor-quality medicines
Culzoni, M., Monge, M., Zhou, M., Dwivedi, P., Keelor, J., Payne, M., Harris, C., Jenkins, D., Newton, P., Tabernero, P., & Fernandez, F. (2013). ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 246.
Healthcare Providers and Population's Knowledge Regarding the Risks Related to Medicinal Products Use: A Cross-Sectional Study in Laos.
Caillet, C., Syhakhang, L., Delpierre, C., Manithip, C., Mayxay, M., Quet, F., Buisson, Y., Lapeyre-Mestre, M., Newton, P., & Roussin, A. (2013). In DRUG SAFETY (Vols. 36, Issues 9, pp. 847-848).