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2024, 'Population structure and migration in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a region impacted by the kuru epidemic.', Am J Hum Genet, 111, pp. 668 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2024.02.011
,2024, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections to improve birth outcomes in high-burden, low-resource settings (WANTAIM): a pragmatic cluster randomised crossover trial in Papua New Guinea', The Lancet Global Health, 12, pp. e641 - e651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00004-4
,2024, 'Clinical predictors of hypoxic pneumonia in children from the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: secondary analysis of two prospective observational studies', The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 45, pp. 101052 - 101052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101052
,2024, 'Poliovirus serological assay after the cVDPV1 outbreak in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study from 2020 to 2021.', Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 44, pp. 100986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100986
,2023, 'Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05322-6
,2023, 'A cross-sectional study to ascertain malaria prevalence among asymptomatic travellers arriving on the Lihir Group of Islands, Papua New Guinea: implications for elimination efforts.', Malar J, 22, pp. 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04804-y
,2023, 'Health service needs and perspectives of a rainforest conserving community in Papua New Guinea's Ramu lowlands: a combined clinical and rapid anthropological assessment with parallel treatment of urgent cases.', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e075946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075946
,2023, 'Pneumococcal carriage, serotype distribution, and antimicrobial susceptibility in Papua New Guinean children vaccinated with PCV10 or PCV13 in a head-to-head trial.', Vaccine, 41, pp. 5392 - 5399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.07.026
,2023, 'Quantifying differences in iron deficiency-attributable anemia during pregnancy and postpartum.', Cell Rep Med, 4, pp. 101097, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101097
,2023, 'Leading causes of deaths in the mortality transition in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', Int J Epidemiol, 52, pp. 867 - 886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyac232
,2023, 'Validating the InterVA-5 cause of death analytical tool: using mortality data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System in Papua New Guinea.', BMJ Open, 13, pp. e066560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066560
,2023, 'Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea', Global Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2184482
,2023, 'Assessing health impact of COVID-19 and associated household socioeconomic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System', BMJ Public Health, 1, pp. e000563 - e000563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2023-000563
,2023, 'Household food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated socioeconomic demographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', BMJ Glob Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013308
,2023, 'Impact of COVID-19 on routine childhood immunisations in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 3, pp. e0002268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002268
,2023, 'Ultra-short course, high-dose primaquine to prevent Plasmodium vivax infection following uncomplicated pediatric malaria: A randomized, open-label, non-inferiority trial of early versus delayed treatment.', Int J Infect Dis, 130, pp. 189 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2023.03.010
,2022, 'Genomic Sequencing of Dengue Virus Strains Associated with Papua New Guinean Outbreaks in 2016 Reveals Endemic Circulation of DENV-1 and DENV-2.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 107, pp. 1234 - 1238, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-1292
,2022, 'Investigating health service availability and readiness for antenatal testing and treatment for HIV and syphilis in Papua New Guinea', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-05097-w
,2022, 'Social determinants of injury-attributed mortality in Papua New Guinea: new data from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', BMJ Open, 12, pp. e064777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064777
,2022, 'Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA.', Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 119, pp. e2204993119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2204993119
,2022, 'Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘Hotspot’', Qualitative Health Research, 32, pp. 1747 - 1762, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497323221111912
,2022, 'Variants of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 14 from Papua New Guinea with the Potential to Be Mistyped and Escape Vaccine-Induced Protection.', Microbiol Spectr, 10, pp. e0152422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.01524-22
,2022, 'Piperaquine Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles in Healthy Volunteers of Papua New Guinea after Administration of Three-Monthly Doses of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine.', Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 66, pp. e0018522, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.00185-22
,2022, 'A novel function for the CoQ10 biosynthetic complex in anti-pneumococcal macrophage function', The Journal of Immunology, 208, pp. 50.27 - 50.27, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.208.supp.50.27
,2022, 'Phylodynamic Inference of Bacterial Outbreak Parameters Using Nanopore Sequencing.', Mol Biol Evol, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac040
,2022, 'Comparison of Different Mosquito Traps for Zoonotic Arbovirus Vectors in Papua New Guinea.', Am J Trop Med Hyg, 106, pp. 823 - 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0640
,2022, 'Mycoplasma genitalium macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance in pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Sexually Transmitted Infections, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2022-055552
,2022, 'Diversity of Leptospira spp. in bats and rodents from Papua New Guinea.', Transbound Emerg Dis, 69, pp. 4048 - 4054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14725
,2022, 'Effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against hypoxic pneumonia and hospitalisation in Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: An observational cohort study.', Lancet Reg Health West Pac, 22, pp. 100432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100432
,2022, 'Non-communicable diseases attributed mortality and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the Comprehensive Health and Epidemiological Surveillance System.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000118
,2022, 'Safety and efficacy of mass drug administration with a single-dose triple-drug regimen of albendazole + diethylcarbamazine + ivermectin for lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea: An open-label, cluster-randomised trial.', PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16, pp. e0010096, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010096
,2022, 'Stratification of malaria incidence in Papua New Guinea (2011-2019): Contribution towards a sub-national control policy.', PLOS Glob Public Health, 2, pp. e0000747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000747
,2022, 'Whole genome sequence analysis of Salmonella Typhi in Papua New Guinea reveals an established population of genotype 2.1.7 sensitive to antimicrobials.', PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 16, pp. e0010306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010306
,2021, 'Risk factors and knowledge associated with high unintended pregnancy rates and low family planning use among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79103-6
,2021, 'Papua New Guinean Genomes Reveal the Complex Settlement of North Sahul.', Mol Biol Evol, 38, pp. 5107 - 5121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msab238
,2021, 'Lack of effectiveness of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination against pneumococcal carriage density in Papua New Guinean infants.', Vaccine, 39, pp. 5401 - 5409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.085
,2021, '383Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is effective against hypoxic pneumonia in Laos, Mongolia and Papua New Guinea', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.481
,2021, '839A novel approach to investigating poor growth in a longitudinal study of infants in PNG', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.455
,2021, '997Childhood pneumonia in the Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea: clinical predictors of severe disease', International Journal of Epidemiology, 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.098
,2021, 'Point-of-care testing and treatment of sexually transmitted and genital infections during pregnancy in Papua New Guinea (WANTAIM trial): Protocol for an economic evaluation alongside a cluster-randomised trial', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046308
,2021, 'Coverage, determinants of use and repurposing of long-lasting insecticidal nets two years after a mass distribution in Lihir Islands, Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.', Malar J, 20, pp. 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03867-z
,2021, 'PCV10 elicits Protein D IgG responses in Papua New Guinean children but has no impact on NTHi carriage in the first two years of life.', Vaccine, 39, pp. 3486 - 3492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.05.022
,2021, 'Early neonatal death review from two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 841 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15333
,2021, 'Economic evaluation of point-of-care testing and treatment for sexually transmitted and genital infections in pregnancy in low- And middle-income countries: A systematic review', PLoS ONE, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253135
,2021, 'A novel variant in CoQ biosynthesis highly prevalent in Papua New Guinea children increases mortality following bacterial pneumonia', The Journal of Immunology, 206, pp. 52.20 - 52.20, http://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.206.supp.52.20
,2021, 'Perinatal death audit and classification of stillbirths in two provinces in Papua New Guinea: A retrospective analysis', International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 153, pp. 160 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13431
,2021, 'Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 97, pp. 104 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2020-054653
,2021, 'Ycoplasma genitalium and other reproductive tract infections in pregnant women, Papua New Guinea, 2015-2017', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27, pp. 894 - 904, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2703.201783
,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
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