By Dr Lucia Romani

Book Chapters

Welch E; Yeon J; Whitfeld MJ; Romani L, 2023, 'Scabies Mass Treatment in Resource-Poor Countries', in Scabies, pp. 419 - 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26070-4_28

Journal articles

Murhandarwati EH; Probandari A; Kusumasari RA; Ferdiana A; Kustanti CY; Dewi K; Tarmizi SN; Wulandari LPL; Schierhout G; Romani L; Kaldor J; Nery SV, 2024, 'Effect of preventive chemotherapy for neglected tropical diseases in Indonesia from 1992 to 2022: A systematic review and meta-analysis.', Trop Med Int Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14057

Akpan E; Thean LJ; Baskota R; Mani J; Mow M; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Kado J; Romani L; Kaldor J; Engelman D; Steer AC; Carvalho N, 2024, 'Costs of primary healthcare presentations and hospital admissions for scabies and related skin infections in Fiji, 2018–2019', PLOS Global Public Health, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003706

Mitchell E; Tavui A; Andersson S; Lake S; Koroivueti A; Koroivueta J; Kaurasi R; Bechu V; Kaldor J; Steer A; Romani L, 2024, 'Acceptability of a nationwide scabies mass drug administration (MDA) program in Fiji: a qualitative interview-based study', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101194

Le B; Clarke NE; Hii SF; Byrne A; Khattak A; Lake S; Lazu E; Wickham S; Wand H; Olsen N; Zendejas-Heredia PA; Sokana O; Romani L; Engelman D; Nasi T; Boara D; Kaldor J; Steer A; Traub R; Nery SV, 2024, 'Effectiveness of one and two doses of ivermectin mass drug administration in reducing the prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Western Province, Solomon Islands: a cluster-randomised, before-after analysis', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100942

Mitchell E; Wallace M; Marshall J; Whitfeld M; Romani L, 2024, 'Scabies: current knowledge and future directions', Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fitd.2024.1429266

Lake SJ; Engelman D; Zinihite J; Sokana O; Boara D; Nasi T; Gorae C; Osti MH; Phelan S; Parnaby M; Grobler AC; Schuster T; Andrews R; Whitfeld MJ; Marks M; Romani L; Steer AC; Kaldor JM, 2023, 'One versus two doses of ivermectin-based mass drug administration for the control of scabies: A cluster randomised non-inferiority trial', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011207

Jittamala P; Monteiro W; Smit MR; Pedrique B; Specht S; Chaccour CJ; Dard C; Giudice PD; Khieu V; Maruani A; Failoc-Rojas VE; Sáez-de-Ocariz M; Soriano-Arandes A; Piquero-Casals J; Faisant A; Brenier-Pinchart M-P; Wimmersberger D; Coulibaly JT; Keiser J; Boralevi F; Sokana O; Marks M; Engelman D; Romani L; Steer AC; von Seidlein L; White NJ; Harriss E; Stepniewska K; Humphreys GS; Kennon K; Guerin PJ; Kobylinski KC, 2023, 'Correction to: A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication? (PLoS Negl Trop Dis 15, 3, e0009144, 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009144)', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17, pp. e0011053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011053

Lake SJ; Kaldor JM; Hardy M; Engelman D; Steer AC; Romani L, 2022, 'Mass Drug Administration for the Control of Scabies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75, pp. 959 - 967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac042

Miller KM; Carapetis JR; Cherian T; Hay R; Marks M; Pickering J; Cannon JW; Lamagni T; Romani L; Moore HC; Van Beneden CA; Barth DD; Bowen AC; Carapetis J; Van Beneden C; Kaslow D; Cherian T; Lamagni T; Engel M; Cannon J; Moore H; Bowen A; Seale A; Kang G; Watkins D; Kariuki S, 2022, 'Standardization of Epidemiological Surveillance of Group A Streptococcal Impetigo', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9, pp. s15 - s24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac249

Osti M; Sokana O; Lake S; Whitfeld MJ; Boara D; Nasi T; Dauer S; Marks M; Romani L; Kaldor J; Steer AC; Engelman D, 2022, 'The body distribution of scabies skin lesions', JEADV Clinical Practice, 1, pp. 111 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.26

Rainima-Qaniuci M; Lepaitai HB; Bhagirov R; Padmasiri E; Naseri T; Thomsen R; Won KY; Brant TA; Dodd E; Nua MT; Utu F; Tufa A; Chutaro E; Camacho J; Suiaunoa-Scanlan L; Thean LJ; Mani J; Hardy M; Samuela J; Romani L; Kaldor J; Steer AC; Faktaufon D; Bechu V; Naqio F; Sosene V; Sekihara M; Otaki J; Buhagiar TS; Yajima A, 2022, 'The Importance of Partnership in the Rollout of Triple-Drug Therapy to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis in the Pacific', The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 106, pp. 39 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1085

Thean LJ; Romani L; Engelman D; Wand H; Jenney A; Mani J; Paka J; Cua T; Taole S; Silai M; Ashwini K; Sahukhan A; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Kado J; Parnaby M; Carvalho N; Whitfeld M; Kaldor J; Steer AC, 2022, 'Prevention of bacterial complications of scabies using mass drug administration: A population-based, before-after trial in Fiji, 2018–2020', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100433

Mitchell E; Kelly-Hanku A; Krentel A; Romani L; Robinson LJ; Nery SV; Kaldor J; Steer AC; Bell S, 2022, 'Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualitative research', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010215

Mow M; Thean LJ; Parnaby M; Mani J; Rafai E; Sahukhan A; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Kado J; Romani L; Engelman D; Whitfeld M; Kaldor J; Steer A; Carvalho N, 2022, 'Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010147

Lake SJ; Engelman D; Sokana O; Nasi T; Boara D; Marks M; Whitfeld MJ; Romani L; Kaldor JM; Steer AC; Carvalho N, 2022, 'Health-related quality of life impact of scabies in the Solomon Islands', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116, pp. 148 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab096

Le B; Clarke N; Hii SF; Byrne A; Zendejas-Heredia PA; Lake S; Sokana O; Khattak A; Romani L; Engelman D; Nasi T; Boara D; Kaldor J; Steer A; Traub R; Nery SV, 2022, 'Using quantitative PCR to identify opportunities to strengthen soil-transmitted helminth control in Solomon Islands: A cross-sectional epidemiological survey', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010350

Tsoi SK; Lake SJ; Thean LJ; Matthews A; Sokana O; Kama M; Amaral S; Romani L; Whitfeld M; Francis JR; Vaz Nery S; Marks M; Kaldor JM; Steer AC; Engelman D, 2021, 'Estimation of scabies prevalence using simplified criteria and mapping procedures in three Pacific and southeast Asian countries', BMC Public Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12039-2

Hardy M; Samuela J; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; King CL; Weil GJ; Schuster T; Grobler AC; Engelman D; Robinson LJ; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2021, 'Community control strategies for scabies: A cluster randomised noninferiority trial', PLoS Medicine, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003849

Hardy M; Samuela J; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; King CL; Weil GJ; Grobler AC; Robinson LJ; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2021, 'Individual Efficacy and Community Impact of Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole Mass Drug Administration for Lymphatic Filariasis Control in Fiji: A Cluster Randomized Trial', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73, pp. 994 - 1002, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab202

Thean LJ; Jenney A; Engelman D; Romani L; Wand H; Mani J; Paka J; Cua T; Taole S; Soqo V; Sahukhan A; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Kado J; Carvalho N; Whitfeld M; Kaldor J; Steer AC, 2021, 'Prospective surveillance for invasive Staphylococcus aureus and group A Streptococcus infections in a setting with high community burden of scabies and impetigo', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 108, pp. 333 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.05.041

Thean LJ; Romani L; Engelman D; Jenney A; Wand H; Mani J; Paka J; Devi R; Sahukhan A; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Kado J; Carvalho N; Whitfeld M; Kaldor J; Steer AC, 2021, 'Prospective surveillance of primary healthcare presentations for scabies and bacterial skin infections in Fiji, 2018-2019', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105, pp. 230 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1459

Jittamala P; Monteiro W; Smit MR; Pedrique B; Specht S; Chaccour CJ; Dard C; Giudice PD; Khieu V; Maruani A; Failoc-Rojas VE; Sáez-De-ocariz M; Soriano-Arandes A; Piquero-Casals J; Faisant A; Brenier-Pinchart MP; Wimmersberger D; Coulibaly JT; Keiser J; Boralevi F; Sokana O; Marks M; Engelman D; Romani L; Steer AC; von Seidlein L; White NJ; Harriss E; Stepniewska K; Humphreys GS; Kennon K; Guerin PJ; Kobylinski KC, 2021, 'A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication?', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009144

Lake SJ; Engelman D; Sokana O; Nasi T; Boara D; Grobler AC; Osti MH; Andrews R; Marks M; Whitfeld MJ; Romani L; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2021, 'Defining the need for public health control of scabies in Solomon islands', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009142

Welch E; Romani L; Whitfeld MJ, 2021, 'Recent advances in understanding and treating scabies.', Fac Rev, 10, pp. 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.12703/r/10-28

Marks M; Gwyn S; Toloka H; Kositz C; Asugeni J; Asugeni R; Diau J; Kaldor JM; Romani L; Redman-Maclaren M; MacLaren D; Solomon AW; Mabey DCW; Steer AC; Martin D, 2020, 'Impact of Community Treatment with Ivermectin for the Control of Scabies on the Prevalence of Antibodies to Strongyloides stercoralis in Children', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71, pp. 3226 - 3228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa584

Mitchell E; Bell S; Thean LJ; Sahukhan A; Kama M; Koroivueti A; Kaldor J; Steer A; Romani L, 2020, 'Community perspectives on scabies, impetigo and mass drug administration in Fiji: A qualitative study', PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 14, pp. e0008825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008825

Thean LJ; Jenney A; Engelman D; Romani L; Wand H; Mudaliar J; Paka J; Cua T; Taole S; Sahukhan A; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Kado J; Carvalho N; Whitfeld M; Kaldor J; Steer AC, 2020, 'Hospital admissions for skin and soft tissue infections in a population with endemic scabies: A prospective study in Fiji, 2018-2019', PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 14, pp. e0008887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008887

Lake SJ; Phelan SL; Engelman D; Sokana O; Nasi T; Boara D; Gorae C; Schuster T; Grobler AC; Osti MH; Andrews R; Marks M; Whitfeld MJ; Romani L; Kaldor J; Steer A, 2020, 'Protocol for a cluster-randomised non-inferiority trial of one versus two doses of ivermectin for the control of scabies using a mass drug administration strategy (the RISE study)', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037305

Enbiale W; Ayalew A; Gebrehiwot T; Mulu Y; Azage M; Zachariah R; Romani L; Verdonck K; van Griensven J; de Vries HJC, 2020, 'Does mass drug administration for community-based scabies control works? The experience in Ethiopia', Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 14, pp. 78S - 85S, http://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.11892

Marks M; Romani L; Sokana O; Neko L; Harrington R; Nasi T; Wand H; Whitfeld MJ; Engelman D; Solomon AW; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2020, 'Prevalence of scabies and impetigo 3 years after mass drug administration with ivermectin and azithromycin', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70, pp. 1591 - 1595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz444

Hardy M; Samuela J; Kama M; Tuicakau M; Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; King CL; Weil GJ; Grobler AC; Robinson LJ; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2020, 'The safety of combined triple drug therapy with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in the neglected tropical diseases co-endemic setting of fiji: A cluster randomised trial', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008106

Engelman D; Yoshizumi J; Hay RJ; Osti M; Micali G; Norton S; Walton S; Boralevi F; Bernigaud C; Bowen AC; Chang AY; Chosidow O; Estrada-Chavez G; Feldmeier H; Ishii N; Lacarrubba F; Mahé A; Maurer T; Mahdi MMA; Murdoch ME; Pariser D; Nair PA; Rehmus W; Romani L; Tilakaratne D; Tuicakau M; Walker SL; Wanat KA; Whitfeld MJ; Yotsu RR; Steer AC; Fuller C, 2020, 'The 2020 IACS Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies.', British Journal of Dermatology, 183, pp. 808 - 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18943

Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; Koroivueta J; Kama M; Wand H; Tikoduadua L; Tuicakau M; Koroi A; Andrews RM; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2019, 'Mass drug administration for scabies - 2 years of follow-up', New England Journal of Medicine, 381, pp. 186 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1808439

Engelman D; Cantey PT; Marks M; Solomon AW; Chang AY; Chosidow O; Enbiale W; Engels D; Hay RJ; Hendrickx D; Hotez PJ; Kaldor JM; Kama M; Mackenzie CD; McCarthy JS; Martin DL; Mengistu B; Maurer T; Negussu N; Romani L; Sokana O; Whitfeld MJ; Fuller LC; Steer AC, 2019, 'The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action', The Lancet, 394, pp. 81 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31136-5

Weil GJ; Bogus J; Christian M; Dubray C; Djuardi Y; Fischer PU; Goss CW; Hardy M; Jambulingam P; King CL; Kuttiat VS; Krishnamoorthy K; Laman M; Lemoine JF; O’Brian KK; Robinson LJ; Samuela J; Schechtman KB; Sircar A; Srividya A; Steer AC; Supali T; Subramanian S; Group TDOLFIDASS; Kaldor J; Romani L, 2019, 'The safety of double- and triple-drug community mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: A multicenter, open-label, cluster-randomized study', PLOS Medicine, 16, pp. e1002839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002839

Romani L; Marks M; Sokana O; Nasi T; Kamoriki B; Cordell B; Wand H; Whitfeld MJ; Engelman D; Solomon AW; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2019, 'Efficacy of mass drug administration with ivermectin for control of scabies and impetigo, with coadministration of azithromycin: a single-arm community intervention trial', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 510 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30790-4

Marks M; Toloka H; Baker C; Kositz C; Asugeni J; Puiahi E; Asugeni R; Azzopardi K; Diau J; Kaldor JM; Romani L; Redman-Maclaren M; Maclaren D; Solomon AW; Mabey DCW; Steer AC, 2019, 'Randomized Trial of Community Treatment with Azithromycin and Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Control of Scabies and Impetigo', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68, pp. 927 - 933, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy574

Marks M; Engelman D; Romani L; Mason D; Sokana O; Kama M; Whitfeld M; Steer AC; Kaldor J, 2018, 'Exploration of a simplified clinical examination for scabies to support public health decision-making', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12, pp. e0006996, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006996

Romani L; Marks M; Sokana O; Nasi T; Kamoriki B; Wand H; Whitfeld MJ; Engelman D; Solomon AW; Steer AC; Kaldor JM, 2018, 'Feasibility and safety of mass drug coadministration with azithromycin and ivermectin for the control of neglected tropical diseases: a single-arm intervention trial', The Lancet Global Health, 6, pp. e1132 - e1138, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30397-8

Lydeamore MJ; Campbell PT; Regan DG; Tong SYC; Andrews RM; Steer AC; Romani L; Kaldor JM; McVernon J; McCaw JM, 2018, 'A biological model of scabies infection dynamics and treatment informs mass drug administration strategies to increase the likelihood of elimination', Mathematical Biosciences, 309, pp. 163 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2018.08.007

Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; Koroivueta J; Kama M; Wand H; Tikoduadua L; Tuicakau M; Koroi A; Ritova R; Andrews R; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2017, 'The epidemiology of scabies and impetigo in relation to demographic and residential characteristics: Baseline findings from the skin health intervention Fiji Trial', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97, pp. 845 - 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0753

Mason DS; Marks M; Sokana O; Solomon AW; Mabey DC; Romani L; Kaldor J; Steer AC; Engelman D, 2016, 'The Prevalence of Scabies and Impetigo in the Solomon Islands: A Population-Based Survey', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10, pp. e0004803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004803

, 2016, 'Mass Drug Administration for Scabies Control', The New England journal of medicine, 374, pp. 1690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1600495

Steer AC; Romani L; Kaldor JM, 2016, 'Mass Drug Administration for Scabies Control REPLY', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 374, pp. 1690 - 1690, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000374843400020&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

O'Donnell V; Morris S; Ward J, 2016, 'Mass Drug Administration for Scabies Control.', N Engl J Med, 374, pp. 1689 - 1690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1600495

Romani L; Whitfeld MJ; Koroivueta J; Kama M; Wand H; Tikoduadua L; Tuicakau M; Koroi A; Andrews R; Kaldor JM; Steer AC, 2015, 'Mass drug administration for scabies control in a population with endemic disease', New England Journal of Medicine, 373, pp. 2305 - 2313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1500987

Romani L; Steer AC; Whitfeld MJ; Kaldor JM, 2015, 'Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: A systematic review', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15, pp. 960 - 967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00132-2

Romani L; Koroivueta J; Steer AC; Kama M; Kaldor JM; Wand H; Hamid M; Whitfeld MJ, 2015, 'Scabies and Impetigo Prevalence and Risk Factors in Fiji: A National Survey', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 9, pp. e0003452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003452

Hannam S; Murray M; Romani L; Tuicakau M; Whitfeld MJ, 2014, 'Kava dermopathy in Fiji: An acquired ichthyosis?', International Journal of Dermatology, 53, pp. 1490 - 1494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijd.12546

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