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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 main pathogens causing febrile illness and implications for fever management in Laos; results from the Fiebre study
Luangraj, M., Phimolnsarnnousith, V., Singhaxaiyaseng, S., Kanlaya, K., Chansamouth, V., Dubot-Peres, A., Simpson, A., Vongsouvath, M., Davong, V., Lal, S., Roberts, C., Hopkins, H., Mabey, D., Newton, P., Ashley, E., & Mayxay, M. (2021). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105(5S), 250-251.
Etiology of febrile neurological syndromes in low- and middle-income countries: results from the Fiebre study
Andelic, S., Lal, S., Bramugy, J., Valente, M., Olaru, I., Lungraj, M., Phimolsarnnousith, V., Chansamouth, V., Chimenya, M., Green, E., Feasey, N., Dubot-Peres, A., Mayxay, M., Ashley, E., Newton, P., Kranzer, K., Yeung, S., Hopkins, H., Mabey, D., & Bassat, Q. (2021). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105(5S), 248-248.
Orientia tsutsugamushi dynamics in vectors and hosts: ecology and risk factors for foci of scrub typhus transmission in northern Thailand
Elliott, I., Thangnimitchok, N., Chaisiri, K., Wangrangsimakul, T., Jaiboon, P., Day, N., Paris, D., Newton, P., & Morand, S. (2021). Parasites and Vectors, 14(1).
Systematic review of the scrub typhus treatment landscape: Assessing the feasibility of an individual participant-level data (IPD) platform
Saraswati, K., Maguire, B., McLean, A., Singh-Phulgenda, S., Ngu, R., Newton, P., Day, N., & Guérin, P. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(10).
Laboratory evaluation of twelve portable devices for medicine quality screening
Zambrzycki, S., Caillet, C., Vickers, S., Bouza, M., Donndelinger, D., Geben, L., Bernier, M., Newton, P., & Fernández, F. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(9).
Evaluation of portable devices for medicine quality screening: Lessons learnt, recommendations for implementation, and future priorities
Caillet, C., Vickers, S., Vidhamaly, V., Boutsamay, K., Boupha, P., Zambrzycki, S., Luangasanatip, N., Lubell, Y., Fernández, F., & Newton, P. (2021). PLoS Medicine, 18(9).
Implementation of field detection devices for antimalarial quality screening in Lao PDR-A cost-effectiveness analysis
Luangasanatip, N., Khonputsa, P., Caillet, C., Vickers, S., Zambrzycki, S., Fernández, F., Newton, P., & Lubell, Y. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(9).
Multiphase evaluation of portable medicines quality screening devices
Caillet, C., Vickers, S., Zambrzycki, S., Luangasanatip, N., Vidhamaly, V., Boutsamay, K., Boupha, P., Lubell, Y., Fernández, F., & Newton, P. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(9).
A comparative field evaluation of six medicine quality screening devices in Laos
Caillet, C., Vickers, S., Zambrzycki, S., Fernández, F., Vidhamaly, V., Boutsamay, K., Boupha, P., Peerawaranun, P., Mukaka, M., & Newton, P. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(9).
The quality of medical products for cardiovascular diseases: a gap in global cardiac care
Do, N., Bellingham, K., Newton, P., & Caillet, C. (2021). BMJ Global Health, 6(9).
Measuring pneumococcal conjugate vaccine impact in a low-resource setting with minimal baseline data
von Mollendorf, C., Lim, R., Choummanivong, M., Sychareun, V., Vilivong, K., Lai, J., Chan, J., Dunne, E., Phommachanh, S., Moore, K., Ortika, B., Gray, A., Weaver, R., Mayxay, M., Phetsouvanh, R., Datta, S., Fox, K., Newton, P., Mulholland, E., … Russell, F. (2021). International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(S1).
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is effective against hypoxic pneumonia in Laos, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea
Nguyen, C., Weaver, R., Blyth, C., von Mollendorf, C., Britton, K., Chan, J., Dance, D., Ford, R., Lai, J., Mungun, T., Newton, P., Mulholland, E., Pomat, W., Vilivong, K., Xeuatvongsa, A., & Russell, F. (2021). International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(S1).
Clustering of malaria in households in the Greater Mekong Subregion: operational implications for reactive case detection
Mukaka, M., Peerawaranun, P., Parker, D., Kajeechiwa, L., Nosten, F., Nguyen, T.-N., Hien, T., Tripura, R., Peto, T., Phommasone, K., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Imwong, M., Day, N., Dondorp, A., White, N., & von Seidlein, L. (2021). Malaria Journal, 20.
A spatio-temporal analysis of scrub typhus and murine typhus in Laos; implications from changing landscapes and climate
Roberts, T., Parker, D., Bulterys, P., Rattanavong, S., Elliott, I., Phommasone, K., Mayxay, M., Chansamouth, V., Robinson, M., Blacksell, S., & Newton, P. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(8).
Evaluation strategies for measuring pneumococcal conjugate vaccine impact in low-resource settings
von Mollendorf, C., Lim, R., Choummanivong, M., Sychareun, V., Vilivong, K., Lai, J., Chan, J., Dunne, E., Phommachanh, S., Moore, K., Ortika, B., Gray, A., Weaver, R., Mayxay, M., Phetsouvanh, R., Datta, S., Fox, K., Newton, P., Mulholland, K., … Russell, F. (2021). Expert Review of Vaccines, 21(8), 1137-1145.
Dengue diagnostic test use to identify Aedes-borne disease hotspots
Dubot-Pérès, A., Vongsouvath, M., Phimolsarnnousith, V., Ashley, E., & Newton, P. (2021). The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(8), e503.
Genetic surveillance in the Greater Mekong subregion and South Asia to support malaria control and elimination
Jacob, C., Thuy-Nhien, N., Mayxay, M., Maude, R., Quang, H., Hongvanthong, B., Vanisaveth, V., Ngo Duc, T., Rekol, H., van der Pluijm, R., von Seidlein, L., Fairhurst, R., Nosten, F., Hossain, M., Park, N., Goodwin, S., Ringwald, P., Chindavongsa, K., Newton, P., … Pukrittayakamee, S. (2021). ELife, 10.
Preprints in times of COVID19: the time is ripe for agreeing on terminology and good practices
Ravinetto, R., Caillet, C., Zaman, M., Singh, J., Guerin, P., Ahmad, A., Durán, C., Jesani, A., Palmero, A., Merson, L., Horby, P., Bottieau, E., Hoffmann, T., & Newton, P. (2021). BMC Medical Ethics, 22.
Sounding out falsified medicines from genuine medicines using Broadband Acoustic Resonance Dissolution Spectroscopy (BARDS)
Alfarsi, A., Caillet, C., Fawbert, G., Lawrence, S., Krüse, J., McSweeney, S., O’Mahony, M., Dondorp, A., Newton, P., & Fitzpatrick, D. (2021). Scientific Reports, 11.
Indirect effects of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal carriage in children hospitalised with acute respiratory infection despite heterogeneous vaccine coverage: an observational study in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Chan, J., Lai, J., Nguyen, C., Vilivong, K., Dunne, E., Dubot-Pérès, A., Fox, K., Hinds, J., Moore, K., Nation, M., Pell, C., Xeuatvongsa, A., Vongsouvath, M., Newton, P., Mulholland, K., Satzke, C., Dance, D., & Russell, F. (2021). BMJ Global Health, 6(6).
The mechanism of artemisinin resistance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites originates in their initial transcriptional response
Zhu, L., Pluijm, R., Kucharski, M., Nayak, S., Tripathi, J., Nosten, F., Faiz, A., Amaratunga, C., Lek, D., Ashley, E., Smithuis, F., Phyo, A., Lin, K., Imwong, M., Mayxay, M., Dhorda, M., Chau, N., Thuy, N., Newton, P., … Bozdech, Z. (2021).
The mechanism of artemisinin resistance of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites originates in their initial transcriptional response
Zhu, L., van der Pluijm, R., Kucharski, M., Nayak, S., Tripathi, J., Nosten, F., Faiz, A., Amaratunga, C., Lek, D., Ashley, E., Smithuis, F., Phyo, A., Lin, K., Imwong, M., Mayxay, M., Dhorda, M., Chau, N., Thuy, N., Newton, P., … Bozdech, Z. (2021).
Rickettsial infections: A blind spot in our view of neglected tropical diseases
Salje, J., Weitzel, T., Newton, P., Varghese, G., & Day, N. (2021). PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(5).
Nasopharyngeal pneumococcal colonization density is associated with severe pneumonia in young children in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Carr, O., Vilivong, K., Bounvilay, L., Dunne, E., Lai, J., Chan, J., Vongsakid, M., Chanthongthip, A., Siladeth, C., Ortika, B., Nguyen, C., Mayxay, M., Newton, P., Mulholland, K., Do, L., Dubot-Pérès, A., Satzke, C., Dance, D., & Russell, F. (2021). Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225(7), 1266-1273.
Molecular detection of pathogens in negative blood cultures in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Ter, S., Rattanavong, S., Roberts, T., Sengduangphachanh, A., Sihalath, S., Panapruksachat, S., Vongsouvath, M., Newton, P., Simpson, A., & Robinson, M. (2021). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(4), 1582-1585.