MORU Publications 2006

(Excluding Abstracts)

762. Anuntagool N, Wuthiekanun V, White NJ, Currie BJ, Sermswan RW, Wongratanacheewin S, Taweechaisupapong S, Chaiyaroj SC, Sirisinha S. Lipopolysaccharide heterogeneity among Burkholderia pseudomallei from different geographic and clinical origins. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 74: 348-52.

763. Anstey NM, Price RN, White NJ. Improving the availability of artesunate for treatment of severe malaria. Med J Aust. 2006; 184: 3-4.

764. Ashley EA, Lwin KM, McGready R, Simon WH, Phaiphun L, Proux S, Wangseang N, Taylor W, Stepniewska K, Nawamaneerat W, Thwai KL, Barends M, Leowattana W, Olliaro P, Singhasivanon P, White NJ, Nosten F. An open label randomized comparison of mefloquine-artesunate as separate tablets vs. a new co-formulated combination for the treatment of uncomplicated multidrug-resistant falciparum malaria in Thailand. Trop Med Int Health. 2006; 11: 1653-60.

765. Ashley E, McGready R, Proux S, Nosten F. Malaria. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2006; 4: 159-73.

766. Ashley EA, Stepniewska K, Lindegardh N, McGready R, Hutagalung R, Hae R, Singhasivanon P, White NJ, Nosten F. Population pharmacokinetic assessment of a new regimen of mefloquine used in combination treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006; 50: 2281-5.

767. Barnes KI, Little F, Smith PJ, Evans A, Watkins WM, White NJ. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine pharmacokinetics in malaria: pediatric dosing implications. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2006; 80: 582-96.

768. Blacksell SD, Khounsy S, Phetsouvanh R, Newton PN. A simple and inexpensive container for the transport of biological specimens in limited resource situations. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 100: 1084-6.

769. Blacksell SD, Smythe L, Phetsouvanh R, Dohnt M, Hartskeerl R, Symonds M, Slack A, Vongsouvath M, Davong V, Lattana O, Phongmany S, Keolouangkot V, White NJ, Day NP, Newton PN. Limited diagnostic capacities of two commercial assays for the detection of Leptospira immunoglobulin M antibodies in Laos. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2006; 13: 1166-9.

770. Blacksell SD, Newton PN, Bell D, Kelley J, Mammen MP, Jr., Vaughn DW, Wuthiekanun V, Sungkakum A, Nisalak A, Day NP. The comparative accuracy of 8 commercial rapid immunochromatographic assays for the diagnosis of acute dengue virus infection. Clin Infect Dis. 2006; 42: 1127-34.

771. Blacksell SD, Doust JA, Newton PN, Peacock SJ, Day NP, Dondorp AM. A systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of rapid immunochromatographic assays for the detection of dengue virus IgM antibodies during acute infection. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 100: 775-84.

772. Blessborn D, Neamin G, Bergqvist Y, Lindegardh N. A new approach to evaluate stability of amodiaquine and its metabolite in blood and plasma. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006; 41: 207-12.

773. Boonbumrung K, Wuthiekanun V, Rengpipat S, Day NP, Peacock SJ. In vitro motility of a population of clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates. J Med Assoc Thai. 2006; 89: 1506-10.

774. Carrara VI, Sirilak S, Thonglairuam J, Rojanawatsirivet C, Proux S, Gilbos V, Brockman A, Ashley EA, McGready R, Krudsood S, Leemingsawat S, Looareesuwan S, Singhasivanon P, White N, Nosten F. Deployment of early diagnosis and mefloquine-artesunate treatment of falciparum malaria in Thailand: the Tak Malaria Initiative. PLoS Med. 2006; 3: e183.

775. Chotivanich K, Sattabongkot J, Udomsangpetch R, Looareesuwan S, Day NP, Coleman RE, White NJ. Transmission-blocking activities of quinine, primaquine, and artesunate. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006; 50: 1927-30.

776. Clarke SR, Brummell KJ, Horsburgh MJ, McDowell PW, Mohamad SA, Stapleton MR, Acevedo J, Read RC, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Mond JJ, Kokai-Kun JF, Foster SJ. Identification of in vivo-expressed antigens of Staphylococcus aureus and their use in vaccinations for protection against nasal carriage. J Infect Dis. 2006; 193: 1098-1108.

777. Chantratita N, Vesaratchavest M, Wuthiekanun V, Tiyawisutsri R, Ulziitogtokh T, Akcay E, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis as a discriminatory typing technique for the biothreat agent Burkholderia mallei. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 74: 345-7.

778. Chapman SJ, Khor CC, Vannberg FO, Maskell NA, Davies CW, Hedley EL, Segal S, Moore CE, Knox K, Day NP, Gillespie SH, Crook DW, Davies RJ, Hill AV. PTPN22 and invasive bacterial disease. Nat Genet. 2006; 38: 499-500.

779. Cheng AC, Wuthiekanun V, Limmathurosakul D, Wongsuvan G, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Role of selective and nonselective media for isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from throat swabs of patients with melioidosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2006; 44: 2316.

780. Cheng AC, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D, Wongsuvan G, Chierakul W, Amornchai P, Getchalarat N, Chaowagul W, White NJ, Day NP, Wuthiekanun V. Prospective evaluation of a rapid immunochromogenic cassette test for the diagnosis of melioidosis in northeast Thailand. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 100: 64-7.

781. Chierakul W, Wangboonskul J, Singtoroj T, Pongtavornpinyo W, Short JM, Maharjan B, Wuthiekanun V, Dance DA, Teparrukkul P, Lindegardh N, Peacock SJ, Day NP, Chaowagul W, White NJ. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic assessment of co-amoxiclav in the treatment of melioidosis. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006; 58: 1215-20.

782. Day N. Fluid resuscitation in malaria: The need for new randomised clinical trials. PLoS Clin Trials. 2006; 1: e24.

783. Denis MB, Tsuyuoka R, Lim P, Lindegardh N, Yi P, Top SN, Socheat D, Fandeur T, Annerberg A, Christophel EM, Ringwald P. Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in northwest Cambodia. Trop Med Int Health. 2006; 11: 1800-7.

784. Fernandez FM, Cody RB, Green MD, Hampton CY, McGready R, Sengaloundeth S, White NJ, Newton PN. Characterization of solid counterfeit drug samples by desorption electrospray ionization and direct-analysis-in-real-time coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Chem Med Chem. 2006; 1: 702-5.

785. Fleming V, Feil E, Sewell AK, Day N, Buckling A, Massey RC. Agr interference between clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains in an insect model of virulence. J Bacteriol. 2006; 188: 7686-8.

786. Hall KA, Newton PN, Green MD, De Veij M, Vandenabeele P, Pizzanelli D, Mayxay M, Dondorp A, Fernandez FM. Characterization of counterfeit artesunate antimalarial tablets from southeast Asia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 75: 804-11.

787. Hoffman S, Campbell CC, White NJ. Malaria. In: RL Guerrant, Walker DH, Weller PF eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases. Principles, Pathogens and Practice. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. 2006. pp: 1024- 62.

788. Hutagalung R, Htoo H, Nwee P, Arunkamomkiri J, Zwang J, Carrara VI, Ashley E, Singhasivanon P, White NJ, Nosten F. A case-control auditory evaluation of patients treated with artemether-lumefantrine. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 74: 211-4.

789. Imwong M, Sudimack D, Pukrittayakamee S, Osorio L, Carlton JM, Day NP, White NJ, Anderson TJ. Microsatellite variation, repeat array length, and population history of Plasmodium vivax. Mol Biol Evol. 2006; 23: 1016-8.

790. Kim JR, Imwong M, Nandy A, Chotivanich K, Nontprasert A, Tonomsing N, Maji A, Addy M, Day NP, White NJ, Pukrittayakamee S. Genetic diversity of Plasmodium vivax in Kolkata, India. Malar J. 2006; 5: 71.

791. Kosaisavee V, Suwanarusk R, Nosten F, Kyle DE, Barrends M, Jones J, Price R, Russell B, Lek-Uthai U. Plasmodium vivax: isotopic, PicoGreen, and microscopic assays for measuring chloroquine sensitivity in fresh and cryopreserved isolates. Exp Parasitol. 2006; 114: 34-9.

792. Lindsay JA, Moore CE, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Witney AA, Stabler RA, Husain SE, Butcher PD, Hinds J. Microarrays reveal that each of the ten dominant lineages of Staphylococcus aureus has a unique combination of surface-associated and regulatory genes. J Bacteriol. 2006; 188: 669-76.

793. LaRosa SP, Opal SM, Utterback B, Yan SC, Helterbrand J, Simpson AJ, Chaowagul W, White NJ, Fisher CJ, Jr. Decreased protein C, protein S, and antithrombin levels are predictive of poor outcome in Gram-negative sepsis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Int J Infect Dis. 2006; 10: 25-31.

794. Limmathurotsakul D, Chaowagul W, Chierakul W, Stepniewska K, Maharjan B, Wuthiekanun V, White NJ, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Risk factors for recurrent melioidosis in northeast Thailand. Clin Infect Dis. 2006; 43: 979-86.

795. Lindegardh N, Giorgi F, Galletti B, Di Mattia M, Quaglia M, Carnevale D, White NJ, Mazzanti A, Day NP. Identification of an isomer impurity in piperaquine drug substance. J Chromatogr A. 2006; 1135: 166-9.

796. Lindegardh N, Davies GR, Tran TH, Farrar J, Singhasivanon P, Day NP, White NJ. Rapid degradation of oseltamivir phosphate in clinical samples by plasma esterases. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006; 50: 3197-9.

797. Lindegardh N, Hien TT, Farrar J, Singhasivanon P, White NJ, Day NP. A simple and rapid liquid chromatographic assay for evaluation of potentially counterfeit Tamiflu. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006; 42: 430-3.

798. Mayxay M, Thongpraseuth V, Khanthavong M, Lindegardh N, Barends M, Keola S, Pongvongsa T, Phompida S, Phetsouvanh R, Stepniewska K, White NJ, Newton PN. An open, randomized comparison of artesunate plus mefloquine vs. dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos). Trop Med Int Health. 2006; 11: 1157-65.

799. McGready R, Ashley EA, Tan SO, Brabin B, Nosten F. Re: Malaria in pregnancy. Brit J Obstet Gynaecol. 2006; 113: 246.

800. McGready R, Stepniewska K, Lindegardh N, Ashley EA, La Y, Singhasivanon P, White NJ, Nosten F. The pharmacokinetics of artemether and lumefantrine in pregnant women with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2006; 62: 1021-31.

801. McGready R, Stepniewska K, Ward SA, Cho T, Gilveray G, Looareesuwan S, White NJ, Nosten F. Pharmacokinetics of dihydroartemisinin following oral artesunate treatment of pregnant women with acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2006; 62: 367-71.

802. Newton PN, Barnes KI, Smith PJ, Evans AC, Chierakul W, Ruangveerayuth R, White NJ. The pharmacokinetics of intravenous artesunate in adults with severe falciparum malaria. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2006; 62: 1003-9.

803. Newton PN, Ward S, Angus BJ, Chierakul W, Dondorp A, Ruangveerayuth R, Silamut K, Teerapong P, Suputtamongkol Y, Looareesuwan S, White NJ. Early treatment failure in severe malaria resulting from abnormally low plasma quinine concentrations. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 100: 184-6.

804. Newton PN, McGready R, Fernandez F, Green MD, Sunjio M, Bruneton C, Phanouvong S, Millet P, Whitty CJ, Talisuna AO, Proux S, Christophel EM, Malenga G, Singhasivanon P, Bojang K, Kaur H, Palmer K, Day NP, Greenwood BM, Nosten F, White NJ. Manslaughter by fake artesunate in Asia--will Africa be next? PLoS Med. 2006; 3: e197.

805. Newton PN, Green MD, Fernandez FM, Day NP, White NJ. Counterfeit anti-infective drugs. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006; 6: 602-13.

806. Nickerson EK, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Chaowagul W, Peacock SJ. Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in rural Asia. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006; 6: 70-1.

807. Nosten F, McGready R, d'Alessandro U, Bonell A, Verhoeff F, Menendez C, Mutabingwa T, Brabin B. Antimalarial drugs in pregnancy: a review. Curr Drug Saf. 2006; 1: 1-15.

808. Nosten F, Ashley E, McGready R, Price R. We still need artesunate monotherapy. Brit Med J. 2006; 333: 45.

809. Peacock SJ. Melioidosis. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2006; 19: 421-8.

810. Phetsouvanh R, Phongmany S, Soukaloun D, Rasachak B, Soukhaseum V, Soukhaseum S, Frichithavong K, Khounnorath S, Pengdee B, Phiasakha K, Chu V, Luangxay K, Rattanavong S, Sisouk K, Keolouangkot V, Mayxay M, Ramsay A, Blacksell SD, Campbell J, Martinez-Aussel B, Heuanvongsy M, Bounxouei B, Thammavong C, Syhavong B, Strobel M, Peacock SJ, White NJ, Newton PN. Causes of community-acquired bacteremia and patterns of antimicrobial resistance in Vientiane, Laos. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 75: 978-85.

811. Phongmany S, Rolain JM, Phetsouvanh R, Blacksell SD, Soukkhaseum V, Rasachack B, Phiasakha K, Soukkhaseum S, Frichithavong K, Chu V, Keolouangkhot V, Martinez-Aussel B, Chang K, Darasavath C, Rattanavong O, Sisouphone S, Mayxay M, Vidamaly S, Parola P, Thammavong C, Heuangvongsy M, Syhavong B, Raoult D, White NJ, Newton PN. Rickettsial infections and fever, Vientiane, Laos. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006; 12: 256-62.

812. Price RN, Uhlemann AC, van Vugt M, Brockman A, Hutagalung R, Nair S, Nash D, Singhasivanon P, Anderson TJ, Krishna S, White NJ, Nosten F. Molecular and pharmacological determinants of the therapeutic response to artemether-lumefantrine in multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Clin Infect Dis. 2006; 42: 1570-7.

813. Sayasone S, Odermatt P, Vongphrachanh P, Keoluangkot V, Dupouy-Camet J, Newton PN, Strobel M. A trichinellosis outbreak in Borikhamxay Province, Lao PDR. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 100: 1126-9.

814. Simpson JA, Agbenyega T, Barnes KI, Di Perri G, Folb P, Gomes M, Krishna S, Krudsood S, Looareesuwan S, Mansor S, McIlleron H, Miller R, Molyneux M, Mwenechanya J, Navaratnam V, Nosten F, Olliaro P, Pang L, Ribeiro I, Tembo M, van Vugt M, Ward S, Weerasuriya K, Win K, White NJ. Population pharmacokinetics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following intra-rectal dosing of artesunate in malaria patients. PLoS Med. 2006; 3: e444.

815. Sharma NP, Peacock SJ, Phumratanaprapin W, Day N, White N, Pukrittayakamee S. A hospital-based study of bloodstream infections in febrile patients in Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu University Teaching Hospital, Nepal. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2006; 37: 1-5.

816. Singtoroj T, Tarning J, Annerberg A, Ashton M, Bergqvist Y, White NJ, Lindegardh N, Day NP. A new approach to evaluate regression models during validation of bioanalytical assays. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006; 41: 219-27.

817. Sonthayanon P, Chierakul W, Wuthiekanun V, Blacksell SD, Pimda K, Suputtamongkol Y, Pukrittayakamee S, White NJ, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Rapid diagnosis of scrub typhus in rural Thailand using polymerase chain reaction. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 75: 1099-102.

818. Smithuis F, Kyaw MK, Phe O, Aye KZ, Htet L, Barends M, Lindegardh N, Singtoroj T, Ashley E, Lwin S, Stepniewska K, White NJ. Efficacy and effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine in falciparum malaria: an open-label randomised comparison. Lancet. 2006; 367: 2075-85.

819. Stepniewska K, White NJ. Some considerations in the design and interpretation of antimalarial drug trials in uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Malar J. 2006; 5: 127.

820. Stuetz W, McGready R, Cho T, Prapamontol T, Biesalski HK, Stepniewska K, Nosten F. Relation of DDT residues to plasma retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and beta-carotene during pregnancy and malaria infection: a case-control study in Karen women in northern Thailand. Sci Total Environ. 2006; 363: 78-86

821. Tarning J, Bergqvist Y, Day NP, Bergquist J, Arvidsson B, White NJ, Ashton M, Lindegardh N. Characterization of human urinary metabolites of the antimalarial piperaquine. Drug Metab Dispos. 2006; 34: 2011-9.

822. Tarning J, Singtoroj T, Annerberg A, Ashton M, Bergqvist Y, White NJ, Day NP, Lindegardh N. Development and validation of an automated solid phase extraction and liquid chromatographic method for the determination of piperaquine in urine. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2006; 41: 213-8.

823. Taylor WR, Canon V, White NJ. Pulmonary manifestations of malaria: recognition and management. Treat Respir Med. 2006; 5: 419-28.

824. Vesaratchavest M, Tumapa S, Day NP, Wuthiekanun V, Chierakul W, Holden MT, White NJ, Currie BJ, Spratt BG, Feil EJ, Peacock SJ. Nonrandom distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei clones in relation to geographical location and virulence. J Clin Microbiol. 2006; 44: 2553-7.

825. Wiersinga WJ, van der PT, White NJ, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Melioidosis: insights into the pathogenicity of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2006; 4: 272-82.

826. Wongratanacheewin S, Taweechaisupapong S, Chaiyaroj SC, Sirisinha S. Lipopolysaccharide heterogeneity among Burkholderia pseudomallei from different geographic and clinical origins. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 74: 348-52.

827. Wuthiekanun V, Langa S, Swaddiwudhipong W, Jedsadapanpong W, Kaengnet Y, Chierakul W, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Short report: Melioidosis in Myanmar: forgotten but not gone? Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 75: 945-6.

828. Wuthiekanun V, Chierakul W, Langa S, Chaowagul W, Panpitpat C, Saipan P, Thoujaikong T, Day NP, Peacock SJ. Development of antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei during childhood in melioidosis-endemic northeast Thailand. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006; 74: 1074-5.

829. Wuthiekanun V, Chierakul W, Rattanalertnavee J, Langa S, Sirodom D, Wattanawaitunechai C, Winothai W, White NJ, Day N, Peacock SJ. Serological evidence for increased human exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei following the tsunami in southern Thailand. J Clin Microbiol. 2006; 44: 239-40.

830. Wuthiekanun V, Peacock SJ. Management of melioidosis. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2006; 4: 445-55.

831. Wuthiekanun V, Peacock SJ. Laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis. Review. Aust J Med Sci. 2006; 27: 4-10.

832. White NJ. Modelling malaria control. PLoS Med. 2006; 3: e111.

833. White NJ. Editorial: clinical trials in tropical diseases: a politically incorrect view. Trop Med Int Health. 2006; 11: 1483-4.

834. White NJ. Developing drugs for neglected diseases. Trop Med Int Health. 2006; 11: 383-4.

835. White NJ, Ashley EA, Nosten F. Toxic brainstem encephalopathy after artemisinin treatment for breast cancer. Ann Neurol. 2006; 59: 725-6.

836. White NJ. Malaria--time to act. N Engl J Med. 2006; 355: 1956-7.