Mefloquine in infants and young children. by Luxemburger, C, Price, R, Nosten, F, Ter Kuile, F, Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T, White, N

Rectal pH in Well and Unwell Infants. by Turner, C, Mya Thein, N, Turner, P, Nosten, F, White, N

Rectal pH in well and unwell infants. by Turner, C, Aye Mya Thein, N, Turner, P, Nosten, F, White, N

“…Prompt antibiotic treatment for infants with sepsis has the potential to save lives. …”

Primaquine pharmacokinetics in lactating women and breastfed infant exposures by Gilder, M, Hanpithakphong, W, Hoglund, R, Tarning, J, Win, H, Hilda, N, Chu, C, Bancone, G, Carrara, V, Singhasivanon, P, White, N, Nosten, F, McGready, R

“…The estimated primaquine dose received by infants, based on measured breast milk levels, was 2.98 µg/kg/day (i.e. ~0.6% of a hypothetical infant daily dose of 0.5 mg/kg). …”

Beri-beri: the major cause of infant mortality in Karen refugees. by Luxemburger, C, White, N, ter Kuile, F, Singh, H, Allier-Frachon, I, Ohn, M, Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T, Nosten, F

“…Infantile beri-beri was recognized as the main cause of death accounting for 40% of all infant mortality. Thereafter, severe vitamin B1 deficiency in infants was diagnosed and treated promptly. …”

Dietary and socio-economic factors associated with beriberi in breastfed Lao infants. by Soukaloun, D, Kounnavong, S, Pengdy, B, Boupha, B, Durondej, S, Olness, K, Newton, P, White, N

“…Forty-three breast-feeding infants with a median (range) age of 3 (1-9) months were admitted with beriberi. …”

Dietary and socio-economic factors associated with beriberi in breastfed Lao infants by Soukaloun, D, Kounnavong, S, Pengdy, B, Boupha, B, Durondej, S, Olness, K, Newton, P, White, N

“…Forty-three breast-feeding infants with a median (range) age of 3 (1-9) months were admitted with beriberi. …”

Effects of malaria during pregnancy on infant mortality in an area of low malaria transmission. by Luxemburger, C, Mcgready, R, Kham, A, Morison, L, Cho, T, Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T, White, N, Nosten, F

“…Malaria during pregnancy reduces birth weight, and low birth weight is a major determinant of infant mortality. The authors estimated the impact of malaria during pregnancy on infant mortality in a Karen population living in Thailand. …”

A longitudinal study of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in a cohort of infants and their mothers on the Thailand-Myanmar border. by Turner, P, Turner, C, Jankhot, A, Helen, N, Lee, S, Day, N, White, N, Nosten, F, Goldblatt, D

“…METHODS: We studied 234 Karen mother-infant pairs in Northwestern Thailand. Infants were followed from birth and nasopharyngeal swabs were taken from mother and infant at monthly intervals until 24 months old. …”

Erratum to Rectal pH in well and unwell infants [J Trop Pediatr, 58 (2012) 311-313] by Turner, C, Thein, N, Turner, P, Nosten, F, White, N

Clinically unapparent infantile thiamin deficiency in Vientiane, Laos by Khounnorath, S, Chamberlain, K, Taylor, A, Soukaloun, D, Mayxay, M, Lee, S, Phengdy, B, Luangxay, K, Sisouk, K, Soumphonphakdy, B, Latsavong, K, Akkhavong, K, White, N, Newton, P

“…Background Beriberi occurs in Vientiane, Lao PDR, among breastfed infants. Clinical disease may be the tip of an iceberg with subclinical thiamin deficiency contributing to other illnesses. …”

The first Plasmodium vivax relapses of life are usually genetically homologous. by Imwong, M, Boel, M, Pagornrat, W, Pimanpanarak, M, Mcgready, R, Day, N, Nosten, F, White, N

“…In a prospective infant cohort, 21 infants developed Plasmodium vivax malaria during their first year. …”

Erythrocyte transketolase activity, markers of cardiac dysfunction and the diagnosis of infantile beriberi by Soukaloun, D, Lee, S, Chamberlain, K, Taylor, A, Mayxay, M, Sisouk, K, Soumphonphakdy, B, Latsavong, K, Akkhavong, K, Phommachanh, D, Sengmeuang, V, Luangxay, K, McDonagh, T, White, N, Newton, P

“…The odds of beriberi in infants with detectable plasma troponin T was 3.4 times higher in comparison to infants without detectable troponin T (OR 3.4, 95%CI 1.22–9.73, p = 0.019). …”

Serum antibody responses to pneumococcal colonization in the first 2 years of life: results from an SE Asian longitudinal cohort study. by Turner, P, Turner, C, Green, N, Ashton, L, Lwe, E, Jankhot, A, Day, N, White, N, Nosten, F, Goldblatt, D

“…Serum samples were collected from mother-infant pairs during a longitudinal pneumococcal colonization study in Burmese refugees. …”

Serum antibody responses to pneumococcal colonisation in the first two years of life: results from a SE Asian longitudinal cohort study. by Turner, P, Turner, C, Green, N, Ashton, L, Lwe, E, Jankhot, A, Day, N, White, N, Nosten, F, Goldblatt, D

“…Serum samples were collected from mother-infant pairs during a longitudinal pneumococcal colonisation study in Burmese refugees. …”

Neonatal intensive care in a Karen refugee camp: a 4 year descriptive study. by Turner, C, Carrara, V, Aye Mya Thein, N, Chit Mo Mo Win, N, Turner, P, Bancone, G, White, N, Mcgready, R, Nosten, F

“…Consequently the reductions that have been made in infant mortality in the poorest countries have not been made in the neonatal period. …”

Serum antibody responses to pneumococcal colonization in the first 2 years of life: Results from an SE Asian longitudinal cohort study by Turner, P, Turner, C, Green, N, Ashton, L, Lwe, E, Jankhot, A, Day, N, White, N, Nosten, F, Goldblatt, D

“…Serum samples were collected from mother-infant pairs during a longitudinal pneumococcal colonization study in Burmese refugees. …”

Neonatal intensive care in a Karen refugee camp: a 4 year descriptive study. by Turner, C, Carrara, V, Aye Mya Thein, N, Chit Mo Mo Win, N, Turner, P, Bancone, G, White, N, McGready, R, Nosten, F

“…Consequently the reductions that have been made in infant mortality in the poorest countries have not been made in the neonatal period. …”

Chloroquine prophylaxis against vivax malaria in pregnancy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Villegas, L, Mcgready, R, Htway, M, Paw, M, Pimanpanarak, M, Arunjerdja, R, Viladpai-nguen, S, Greenwood, B, White, N, Nosten, F

“…The mothers were actively followed from inclusion to delivery and their infants until 12 months of age. Results: Chloroquine prophylaxis completely prevented P. vivax episodes; 10.1% (95%CI: 7.3-14.5) of women in the placebo group experienced at least one episode of vivax malaria but no episode occurred in women in the CQ group. …”

Chloroquine prophylaxis against vivax malaria in pregnancy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. by Villegas, L, Mcgready, R, Htway, M, Paw, M, Pimanpanarak, M, Arunjerdja, R, Viladpai-Nguen, S, Greenwood, B, White, N, Nosten, F

“…The mothers were actively followed from inclusion to delivery and their infants until 12 months of age. RESULTS: Chloroquine prophylaxis completely prevented P. vivax episodes; 10.1% (95%CI: 7.3-14.5) of women in the placebo group experienced at least one episode of vivax malaria but no episode occurred in women in the CQ group. …”