Malaria in Pregnancy: Project Major Activity 7

A Randomized Open-Label Evaluation of the Antimalarial Prophylactic Efficacy of Azithromycin-Piperaquine versus Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in Pregnant Papua New Guinean Women

Brioni R Moore, John M Benjamin, Roselyn Tobe, Maria Ome-Kaius, Gumul Yadi, Bernadine Kasian, Charles Kong, Leanne J Robinson, Moses Laman, Ivo Mueller, Stephen Rogerson, Timothy ME Davis

2019-10-01

Emerging malaria parasite sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance has prompted assessment of alternatives for intermittent preve..

Microscopic and submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum infection, maternal anaemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Papua New Guinea: a cohort study

Holger W Unger, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Leanne J Robinson, Maria Ome-Kaius, Shadrach Jally, Alexandra J Umbers, Willie Pomat, Ivo Mueller, Eline Kattenberg, Stephen J Rogerson

2019-09-02

BACKGROUND: Infection during pregnancy with Plasmodium falciparum is associated with maternal anaemia and adverse birth outcomes i..

Burden and impact of Plasmodium vivax in pregnancy: A multi-centre prospective observational study

Azucena Bardaj, Flor Ernestina Martinez-Espinosa, Myriam Arevalo-Herrera, Norma Padilla, Swati Kochar, Maria Ome-Kaius, Camila Botto-Menezes, Maria Eugenia Castellanos, Dhanpat Kumar Kochar, Sanjay Kumar Kochar, Inoni Betuela, Ivo Mueller, Stephen Rogerson, Chetan Chitnis, Dhiraj Hans, Michela Menegon, Carlo Severini, Hernando del Portillo, Carlota Dobano, Alfredo Mayor

2017-06-01

BACKGROUND: Despite that over 90 million pregnancies are at risk of Plasmodium vivax infection annually, little is known about the..

Effects of Plasmodium falciparum infection on umbilical artery resistance and intrafetal blood flow distribution: a Doppler ultrasound study from Papua New Guinea

Maria Ome-Kaius, Stephan Karl, Regina Alice Wangnapi, John Walpe Bolnga, Glen Mola, Jane Walker, Ivo Mueller, Holger Werner Unger, Stephen John Rogerson

2017-01-19

BACKGROUND: Doppler velocimetry studies of umbilical artery (UA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA) flow help to determine the prese..

Preterm or Not - An Evaluation of Estimates of Gestational Age in a Cohort of Women from Rural Papua New Guinea

Stephan Karl, Connie SN Li Wai Suen, Holger W Unger, Maria Ome-Kaius, Glen Mola, Lisa White, Regina A Wangnapi, Stephen J Rogerson, Ivo Mueller

2015-05-06

BACKGROUND: Knowledge of accurate gestational age is required for comprehensive pregnancy care and is an essential component of re..

Impact of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy with Azithromycin-Containing Regimens on Maternal Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Antibiotic Sensitivity of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus: a Cross-Sectional Survey at Delivery

Holger W Unger, Celestine Aho, Maria Ome-Kaius, Regina A Wangnapi, Alexandra J Umbers, Wanda Jack, Alice Lafana, Audrey Michael, Sarah Hanieh, Peter Siba, Ivo Mueller, Andrew R Greenhill, Stephen J Rogerson

2015-04-01

Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) plus azithromycin (AZ) (SPAZ) has the potential for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in..

Proinflammatory Responses and Higher IL-10 Production by T Cells Correlate with Protection against Malaria during Pregnancy and Delivery Outcomes

Pilar Requena, Diana Barrios, Leanne J Robinson, Paula Samol, Alexandra J Umbers, Regina Wangnapi, Maria Ome-Kaius, Anna Rosanas-Urgell, Alfredo Mayor, Marta Lopez, Elisa de Lazzari, Myriam Arevalo-Herrera, Carmen Fernandez-Becerra, Hernando del Portillo, Chetan E Chitnis, Peter M Siba, Stephen Rogerson, Ivo Mueller, Azucena Bardaji, Clara Menendez

2015-04-01

Pregnancy triggers immunological changes aimed to tolerate the fetus. However, it has not been properly addressed whether similar ..