David R Bell

Summary

Affiliation: World Health Organization
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Conditional regulation of the human CYP4X1 and CYP4Z1 genes
    Uzen Savas
    Division of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
    Arch Biochem Biophys 436:377-85. 2005
  2. ncbi Ensuring quality and access for malaria diagnosis: how can it be achieved?
    David Bell
    Malaria, other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, P O Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nat Rev Microbiol 4:682-95. 2006
  3. ncbi Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: malaria
    David Bell
    Malaria, and other Vector-borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization-Regional Office for the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nat Rev Microbiol 4:S34-8. 2006
  4. ncbi Evaluation of the intra- and inter-specific genetic variability of Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase
    Arthur M Talman
    Unité d Epidémiologie Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia 5 Boulevard Monivong BP983, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
    Malar J 6:140. 2007
  5. ncbi Improving community health worker use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Zambia: package instructions, job aid and job aid-plus-training
    Steven A Harvey
    University Research Co, LLC, 7200 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    Malar J 7:160. 2008
  6. ncbi An assessment of various blood collection and transfer methods used for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
    Jennifer Luchavez
    Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Filinvest Compound, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines
    Malar J 6:149. 2007
  7. ncbi False-positive results of a Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2-detecting malaria rapid diagnostic test due to high sensitivity in a community with fluctuating low parasite density
    David R Bell
    Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:199-203. 2005
  8. ncbi Malaria risk: estimation of the malaria burden
    David R Bell
    Malaria, Other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases Unit, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nature 437:E3-4; discussion E4-5. 2005
  9. ncbi Making malaria testing relevant: beyond test purchase
    David Bell
    Malaria, other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, UN Avenue, Ermita, P O Box 2932, Manila, The Philippines
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:1064-6. 2008
  10. ncbi Ensuring quality and access for malaria diagnosis: how can it be achieved?
    David Bell
    Malaria, and other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, P O Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nat Rev Microbiol 4:S7-20. 2006

Collaborators

  • Qin Cheng
  • Chansuda Wongsrichanalai
  • Jennifer Luchavez
  • Charles Delacollette
  • Mark D Perkins
  • Richard E Cibulskis
  • David A Fidock
  • Michelle L Gatton
  • Didier Menard
  • R W Peeling
  • Steven A Harvey
  • Joanne Baker
  • James McCarthy
  • Nelson Lee
  • Frederic Ariey
  • Nanhua Chen
  • Arthur M Talman
  • Alyson Auliff
  • Pernille Jorgensen
  • Uzen Savas
  • Tara Seshadri
  • Wellington Oyibo
  • Djibrine Djalle
  • Diego F Echeverry
  • Dionicia Gamboa
  • Shan Qing Wang
  • Pamela Onyor
  • Bernhards Ogutu
  • John Barnwell
  • Sina Nhem
  • Salim Abdullah
  • Anita Pelecanos
  • Jane Cunningham
  • Jeffery Hii
  • Audrey Albertini
  • Myat Phone Kyaw
  • Claribel Murillo
  • Mei Fong Ho
  • Christopher Membi
  • Veronique Hubert
  • Seiha Yen
  • Sandrine Houze
  • Eric Legrand
  • Jacques Le Bras
  • Linda Duval
  • Bruce Russell
  • Jason Maguire
  • Kathy T Andrews
  • Qi Gao
  • Michael T O'Neil
  • Reiko Tsuyuoka
  • Danny W Wilson
  • Lon Chanthap
  • Le Ngoc Anh
  • Antero Rebueno
  • John Stewart
  • Vicente Belizario
  • Ian N Olver
  • Paul B Coughlin
  • Philip P B James
  • Eric F Johnson
  • Mei-Hui Hsu
  • John Norman
  • Mei Hui Hsu
  • H Miles Prince
  • Dennis E Kyle
  • Keith J Griffin
  • Peter Briggs
  • Gary E Richardson
  • Boris Chern
  • Chris Karapetis

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi Conditional regulation of the human CYP4X1 and CYP4Z1 genes
    Uzen Savas
    Division of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
    Arch Biochem Biophys 436:377-85. 2005
    ..These results demonstrate selective tissue expression and implicate PPARalpha in CYP4X1 regulation, and the glucocorticoid and progesterone receptors in CYP4Z1 gene activation...
  2. ncbi Ensuring quality and access for malaria diagnosis: how can it be achieved?
    David Bell
    Malaria, other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, P O Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nat Rev Microbiol 4:682-95. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests: malaria
    David Bell
    Malaria, and other Vector-borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization-Regional Office for the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nat Rev Microbiol 4:S34-8. 2006
  4. ncbi Evaluation of the intra- and inter-specific genetic variability of Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase
    Arthur M Talman
    Unité d Epidémiologie Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia 5 Boulevard Monivong BP983, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
    Malar J 6:140. 2007
    ..However a characterization of the efficiency of these tests and the proteins they detect is needed to maximize RDT sensitivity...
  5. ncbi Improving community health worker use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Zambia: package instructions, job aid and job aid-plus-training
    Steven A Harvey
    University Research Co, LLC, 7200 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    Malar J 7:160. 2008
    ....
  6. ncbi An assessment of various blood collection and transfer methods used for malaria rapid diagnostic tests
    Jennifer Luchavez
    Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Filinvest Compound, Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines
    Malar J 6:149. 2007
    ..Four blood collection and transfer devices commonly used for malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) were assessed for their consistency, accuracy and ease of use in the hands of laboratory technicians and village health workers...
  7. ncbi False-positive results of a Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2-detecting malaria rapid diagnostic test due to high sensitivity in a community with fluctuating low parasite density
    David R Bell
    Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 73:199-203. 2005
    ....
  8. ncbi Malaria risk: estimation of the malaria burden
    David R Bell
    Malaria, Other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases Unit, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, PO Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nature 437:E3-4; discussion E4-5. 2005
    ....
  9. ncbi Making malaria testing relevant: beyond test purchase
    David Bell
    Malaria, other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific, UN Avenue, Ermita, P O Box 2932, Manila, The Philippines
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 102:1064-6. 2008
    ..If this is to occur, a re-think is required of the way many malaria programmes are funded and run...
  10. ncbi Ensuring quality and access for malaria diagnosis: how can it be achieved?
    David Bell
    Malaria, and other Vector borne and Parasitic Diseases, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, P O Box 2932, Manila, Philippines
    Nat Rev Microbiol 4:S7-20. 2006
    ....
  11. ncbi Global sequence variation in the histidine-rich proteins 2 and 3 of Plasmodium falciparum: implications for the performance of malaria rapid diagnostic tests
    Joanne Baker
    Department of Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Australia
    Malar J 9:129. 2010
    ..This is of particular concern for Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2)-detecting RDTs since PfHRP2 has been reported to be highly variable in isolates of the Asia-Pacific region...
  12. ncbi Malaria trends and challenges in the Greater Mekong Subregion
    Charles Delacollette
    WHO Mekong Malaria Programme, Bangkok, Thailand
    Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 40:674-91. 2009
    ..Strengthening networking between research institutions and non-government organizations will increase knowledge-based decision and action...
  13. ncbi Estimating trends in the burden of malaria at country level
    Richard E Cibulskis
    Global Malaria Program, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, Geneva, Switzerland
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:133-7. 2007
    ....
  14. ncbi Assessing the genetic diversity of the aldolase genes of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax and its potential effect on performance of aldolase-detecting rapid diagnostic tests
    Nelson Lee
    The Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health, Brisbane, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 44:4547-9. 2006
    ..vivax aldolases by sequencing the coding genes from parasites of various origins. The results show that aldolases are highly conserved, indicating that antigenic diversity is not a cause of variable RDT sensitivity...
  15. ncbi Genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) and its effect on the performance of PfHRP2-based rapid diagnostic tests
    Joanne Baker
    Department of Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, Australia
    J Infect Dis 192:870-7. 2005
    ..These findings provide an alternative explanation for the variable sensitivity in field tests of malaria RDTs that is not due to the quality of the RDTs...
  16. ncbi Malaria rapid diagnostic tests in tropical climates: the need for a cool chain
    Pernille Jorgensen
    World Health Organization-Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, The Philippines
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 74:750-4. 2006
    ..These results emphasize the need for good logistical planning during the introduction of point-of-care tests in tropical countries and the importance of considering the stability of diagnostic tests during procurement...
  17. ncbi Amino acid mutations in Plasmodium vivax DHFR and DHPS from several geographical regions and susceptibility to antifolate drugs
    Alyson Auliff
    Department of Drug Resistance and Diagnostics, Australian Army Malaria Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
    Am J Trop Med Hyg 75:617-21. 2006
    ..Parasites with the S58R/S117N dhfr allelic type showed an MIC level for pyrimethamine and cycloguanil comparable to that previously reported, but were susceptible to WR99210...
  18. ncbi Effect of sequence variation in Plasmodium falciparum histidine- rich protein 2 on binding of specific monoclonal antibodies: Implications for rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
    Nelson Lee
    Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
    J Clin Microbiol 44:2773-8. 2006
    ..These findings support the role of sequence variation as an explanation for variations in the performance of HRP2-based RDTs and point toward possible approaches to improve their diagnostic sensitivities...
  19. ncbi The Australian Cancer Anaemia Survey: a snapshot of anaemia in adult patients with cancer
    Tara Seshadri
    Peter MacCallum Centre, Melbourne, Vic
    Med J Aust 182:453-7. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Anaemia is prevalent among Australian patients with cancer managed in hospital oncology units. Its management varies between tumour types. Many patients do not receive treatment for their anaemia...