Professor Frank Smithuis
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Fighting malaria in Myanmar
Although malaria is decreasing in Myanmar, resistance to anti-malarials is on the rise in the region and the focus is now to treat people early, particularly in remote communities. MOCRU has set up a network of community health workers, trained and supplied with diagnostics, bednets and treatments, to help improve access to healthcare as well as produce the evidence to encourage policy changes.
Frank Smithuis
Associate Professor
Myanmar Oxford Clinical Research Unit
Frank Smithuis's interests include the epidemiology and management of malaria- in particular artemisinin resistant malaria- the aetiology and management of fever, and the management of tuberculosis, HIV and opportunistic infections.
The research unit is linked to a network of 6 clinics and 650 Community Health workers in remote areas. Most research questions originate from the day to day health issues in this network.
Recent publications
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Mass drug administration for the acceleration of malaria elimination in a region of Myanmar with artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria: a cluster-randomised trial
McLean ARD. et al, (2021), The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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Ambulatory induction phase treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV integrated primary care clinics, Yangon, Myanmar.
Warrell CE. et al, (2021), BMC infectious diseases, 21
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Serological evidence indicates widespread distribution of rickettsioses in Myanmar
Elders PND. et al, (2021), International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 103, 494 - 501
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Inter-prescriber variability in the decision to prescribe antibiotics to febrile patients attending primary care in Myanmar
Swe MMM. et al, (2021), JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 3
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Antimicrobial resistance diagnostic use accelerator - Behavioural determinants of point-of-care diagnostic uptake, and adherence to prescription
Horgan P. et al, (2020), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 101, 85 - 86