Julie Simpson

Sample pooling is a viable strategy for SARS-CoV-2 detection in low-prevalence settings.

Brian SW Chong, Thomas Tran, Julian Druce, Susan A Ballard, Julie A Simpson, Mike Catton

Journal article  |  2020  |  Pathology

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has significantly increased demand on laboratory through..

The risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia after P. falciparum malaria: An individual patient data meta-analysis from the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network.

Mohammad S Hossain, Robert J Commons, Nicholas M Douglas, Kamala Thriemer, Bereket H Alemayehu, Chanaki Amaratunga, Anupkumar R Anvikar, Elizabeth A Ashley, Puji BS Asih, Verena I Carrara, Chanthap Lon, Umberto D'Alessandro, Timothy ME Davis, Arjen M Dondorp, Michael D Edstein, Rick M Fairhurst, Marcelo U Ferreira, Jimee Hwang, Bart Janssens, Harin Karunajeewa, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS Medicine

BACKGROUND: There is a high risk of Plasmodium vivax parasitaemia following treatment of falciparum malaria. Our study aimed to qu..

The risk of adverse clinical outcomes following treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria with and without primaquine in Papua, Indonesia.

Kamala Thriemer, Jeanne-Rini Poespoprodjo, Enny Kenangalem, Nicholas M Douglas, Paulus Sugiarto, Nicholas M Anstey, Julie Anne Simpson, Ric N Price

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

The widespread use of primaquine (PQ) radical cure for P. vivax, is constrained by concerns over its safety. We used routinely col..

Multiple imputation methods for handling missing values in longitudinal studies with sampling weights: Comparison of methods implemented in Stata

Anurika P De Silva, Alysha M De Livera, Katherine J Lee, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Biometrical Journal

Many analyses of longitudinal cohorts require incorporating sampling weights to account for unequal sampling probabilities of part..

Estimating the Proportion of Plasmodium vivax Recurrences Caused by Relapse: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Robert J Commons, Julie A Simpson, James Watson, Nicholas J White, Ric N Price

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium ovale form dormant liver hypnozoites that can reactivate weeks to months following initial infecti..

Evaluation of the effectiveness of topical repellent distributed by village health volunteer networks against Plasmodium spp. infection in Myanmar: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

Paul A Agius, Julia C Cutts, Win Han Oo, Aung Thi, Katherine O'Flaherty, Kyaw Zayar Aung, Htin Kyaw Thu, Poe Poe Aung, Myat Mon Thein, Nyi Nyi Zaw, Wai Yan Min Htay, Aung Paing Soe, Zahra Razook, Alyssa E Barry, Win Htike, Angela Devine, Julie A Simpson, Brendan S Crabb, James G Beeson, Naanki Pasricha, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLoS Medicine

BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has yet to endorse deployment of topical repellents for malaria prevention as part of pu..

Identifying and combating the impacts of COVID-19 on malaria

Stephen J Rogerson, James G Beeson, Moses Laman, Jeanne Rini Poespoprodjo, Timothy William, Julie A Simpson, Ric N Price

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of infections, hundreds of thousands of deaths and major societal disru..

Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Chloroquine in aPlasmodium vivaxVolunteer Infection Study

Azrin N Abd-Rahman, Louise Marquart, Nathalie Gobeau, Anne Kummel, Julie A Simpson, Stephan Chalon, Jorg J Mohrle, James S McCarthy

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Chloroquine has been used for the treatment of malaria for > 70 years; however, chloroquine pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynam..

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Sex-Stratified Plasmodium vivax Treatment Strategies Using Available G6PD Diagnostics to Accelerate Access to Radical Cure

Angela Devine, Rosalind E Howes, David J Price, Kerryn A Moore, Benedikt Ley, Julie A Simpson, Sabine Dittrich, Ric N Price

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Tafenoquine has been licensed for the single-dose radical cure of Plasmodium vivax in adults; however, it is only recommended in p..

Implications of Analysis Unit on Epidemiology of Multimodal Imaging-Defined Reticular Pseudodrusen When 2 Eyes Are Better Than 1

Myra B McGuinness, Robyn H Guymer, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2020  |  JAMA Ophthalmology