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
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.
Postpartum traditions and nutrition practices among urban Lao women and their infants in Vientiane, Lao PDR (vol 63, pg 323, 2009)
Barennes, H., Simmala, C., Odermatt, P., Thaybouavone, T., Vallee, J., Martinez-Aussel, B., Newton, P., & Strobel, M. (2009). EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, 63(3), 450-450.
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.
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.
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.
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). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79(5), 662-669.
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(20), 3383-3392.
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.
Genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi from Humans with Scrub Typhus, Laos - Volume 14, Number 9—September 2008 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
Parola, P., Blacksell, S., Phetsouvanh, R., Phongmany, S., Rolain, J.-M., Day, N., Newton, P., & Raoult, D. (2008). Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14(9), 1483-1485.
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.
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.
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). Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 52(7), 2657-2659.
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). Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 153(1), 63-67.
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.
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.
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).
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). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78(4), 539-542.
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). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 78(4), 552-555.
Good Clinical Practice in Developing Countries: Applying Recommendations
Bompart, F., Hirsch, F., Bertoye, P.-H., Vray, M., N°1, G., Bazin, B., Chambon, J.-F., de Rochegonde, T., Deloron, P., Garenne, M., Gersberg, M., Guérin, P., Juillet, Y., Lameyre, V., Leblond, A., L’Hadj, M., Ravinetto, R., Riveau, G., Schacht, A.-M., … Urfalino, P. (2008). Therapie, 63(2), 83-88.