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2021, 'Trachoma, Anti-Pgp3 Serology, and Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Infect Dis, 72, pp. 423 - 430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa042
,2021, 'Breastfeeding Rate, Food Supplementation, Dietary Diversity Among Children Aged 6-59 Months, and Associated Factors in Papua New Guinea.', Front Nutr, 8, pp. 622645, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.622645
,2021, 'Differences in Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae Natural Antibody Development in Papua New Guinean Children in the First Year of Life.', Front Immunol, 12, pp. 725244, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.725244
,2021, 'Incidence of self-induced abortion with misoprostol, admitted to a provincial hospital in Papua New Guinea: A prospective observational study.', Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 61, pp. 955 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13413
,2021, 'Long-term consequences of the misuse of ivermectin data.', Lancet Infect Dis, 21, pp. 1624 - 1626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00630-7
,2021, 'Measuring Wasting and Stunting Prevalence Among Children Under 5 Years of Age and Associated Risk Factors in Papua New Guinea: New Evidence From the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', Front Nutr, 8, pp. 622660, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.622660
,2021, 'Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018.', Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist, 16, pp. 188 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2021.06.004
,2020, 'An observational study of the reactogenicity and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in women of childbearing age in Papua New Guinea.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 12, pp. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-020-00076-1
,2020, 'Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine primes mucosal immune responses to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine booster in Papua New Guinean children.', Vaccine, 38, pp. 7977 - 7988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.042
,2020, 'Gut microbiota composition in obese and non-obese adult relatives from the highlands of Papua New Guinea', FEMS Microbiology Letters, 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnaa161
,2020, 'Leprosy-tuberculosis Co-infection: A case report in Papua New Guinea', Journal of Medical – Clinical Research & Reviews, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.33425/2639-944x.1167
,2020, 'Decreased bioefficacy of long-lasting insecticidal nets and the resurgence of malaria in Papua New Guinea.', Nat Commun, 11, pp. 3646, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17456-2
,2020, 'A novel variant in ubiquinone biosynthesis highly prevalent in Papua New Guinea children increases mortality following bacterial pneumonia', The Journal of Immunology, 204, pp. 231.5 - 231.5, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.204.supp.231.5
,2020, 'Clinical Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Employing Systems Biology to Identify Markers of Vaccine Immunogenicity in Newborn Infants in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea.', Front Pediatr, 8, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.00197
,2020, 'Corrigendum: Clinical Protocol for a Longitudinal Cohort Study Employing Systems Biology to Identify Markers of Vaccine Immunogenicity in Newborn Infants in The Gambia and Papua New Guinea.', Front Pediatr, 8, pp. 610461, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2020.610461
,2020, 'Measuring unmet need for contraception among women in rural areas of Papua New Guinea.', Sex Reprod Health Matters, 28, pp. 1848004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2020.1848004
,2020, 'Millennium development goals in Papua New Guinea: towards universal education', Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 19, pp. 181 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10671-019-09255-4
,2020, 'Papuan mitochondrial genomes and the settlement of Sahul.', J Hum Genet, 65, pp. 875 - 887, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s10038-020-0781-3
,2020, 'Preparing for Life: Plasma Proteome Changes and Immune System Development During the First Week of Human Life.', Front Immunol, 11, pp. 578505, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.578505
,2020, 'Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19.', BMJ Glob Health, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002844
,2020, 'Rationale, experience and ethical considerations underpinning integrated actions to further global goals for health and land biodiversity in Papua New Guinea', Sustainability Science, 15, pp. 1653 - 1664, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00805-x
,2020, 'The need for COVID-19 research in low- and middle-income countries.', Glob Health Res Policy, 5, pp. 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-020-00159-y
,2019, 'Using pneumococcal carriage studies to monitor vaccine impact in low- and middle-income countries.', Vaccine, 37, pp. 6299 - 6309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.073
,2019, 'The SORT IT model for building operational research capacity: the experience of TB service providers in PNG', Public Health Action, 9, pp. S1 - S2, http://dx.doi.org/10.5588/pha.19.0036
,2019, 'Safety and immunogenicity of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in a high-risk population: A randomized controlled trial of 10-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Papua New Guinean infants', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 68, pp. 1472 - 1481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy743
,2019, 'Dynamic molecular changes during the first week of human life follow a robust developmental trajectory.', Nat Commun, 10, pp. 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08794-x
,2019, 'Molecular Evidence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Balimo Region of Papua New Guinea.', Trop Med Infect Dis, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010033
,2019, 'Immunogenicity and Immune Memory after a Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine Booster in a High-Risk Population Primed with 10-Valent or 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Papua New Guinean Children.', Vaccines (Basel), 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines7010017
,2019, 'Determining the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine coverage required for indirect protection within Asia and the Pacific: a prospective observational study', The Lancet Global Health, 7, pp. S15 - S15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30100-7
,2019, 'Divergent Barmah Forest Virus from Papua New Guinea.', Emerg Infect Dis, 25, pp. 2266 - 2269, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2512.191070
,2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', Wellcome Open Research, 4, pp. 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.2
,2019, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-income settings: Study protocol for a cluster randomized crossover trial (the WANTAIM Trial, Papua New Guinea)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15173.2
,2019, 'Spatial distribution of tuberculosis in a rural region of Western Province, Papua New Guinea.', Western Pac Surveill Response J, 10, pp. 31 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.5365/wpsar.2019.10.2.001
,2018, 'Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, M. hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and U. parvum: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e024175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024175
,2018, 'Youth-centred research to help prevent and mitigate the adverse health and social impacts of pregnancy amongst young Papua New Guineans', Reproductive Health Matters, 26, pp. 5 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1512297
,2018, 'Antimicrobial sensitivity trends and virulence genes in Shigella spp. from the Oceania region.', Infect Genet Evol, 64, pp. 52 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2018.06.015
,2018, 'The epidemiology of tuberculosis in the rural Balimo region of Papua New Guinea.', Trop Med Int Health, 23, pp. 1022 - 1032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13118
,2017, 'A Neolithic expansion, but strong genetic structure, in the independent history of New Guinea.', Science, 357, pp. 1160 - 1163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aan3842
,2017, 'A High Burden of Asymptomatic Gastrointestinal Infections in Traditional Communities in Papua New Guinea.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 97, pp. 1872 - 1875, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0282
,2017, 'Childhood pneumonia and meningitis in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea in the era of conjugate vaccines: study methods and challenges.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 9, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-017-0029-y
,2017, 'Cord blood Streptococcus pneumoniae-specific cellular immune responses predict early pneumococcal carriage in high-risk infants in Papua New Guinea.', Clin Exp Immunol, 187, pp. 408 - 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cei.12902
,2017, 'Pneumococcal responses are similar in Papua New Guinean children aged 3-5 years vaccinated in infancy with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine with or without prior pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or without pneumococcal vaccination.', PLoS One, 12, pp. e0185877, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185877
,2017, 'Rationale and methods of a randomized controlled trial of immunogenicity, safety and impact on carriage of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines in infants in Papua New Guinea.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 9, pp. 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-017-0044-z
,2016, 'A genomic history of Aboriginal Australia.', Nature, 538, pp. 207 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature18299
,2016, 'A novel point-of-care testing strategy for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women in high-burden settings: Results of a feasibility study in Papua New Guinea', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1573-4
,2016, 'A longitudinal study of natural antibody development to pneumococcal surface protein A families 1 and 2 in Papua New Guinean Highland children: a cohort study.', Pneumonia (Nathan), 8, pp. 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41479-016-0014-x
,2016, 'Limited impact of neonatal or early infant schedules of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination on nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Papua New Guinean children: A randomized controlled trial.', Vaccine Rep, 6, pp. 36 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vacrep.2016.08.002
,2015, 'Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in paediatric meningitis patients at Goroka General Hospital, Papua New Guinea: Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility in the pre-vaccine era', BMC Infectious Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1197-0
,2013, 'Ethical challenges in integrating patient-care with clinical research in a resource-limited setting: perspectives from Papua New Guinea.', BMC Med Ethics, 14, pp. 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-14-29
,2013, 'Immunization of newborns with bacterial conjugate vaccines.', Vaccine, 31, pp. 2525 - 2530, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.06.019
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