Nakapi Tefuarani
University of Papua New Guinea
34 Papers
187 Citations
Nakapi Tefuarani is an academic researcher from University of Papua New Guinea. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Tuberculosis. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 29 publications.
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Papers
The aetiology, clinical presentations and outcome of febrile encephalopathy in children in Papua New Guinea.
G Anga,R Barnabas,O Kaminiel,Nakapi Tefuarani,John D Vince,Paulus Ripa,Michaela A Riddell,Trevor Duke +7 more
TL;DR: The study confirms the importance of S. pneumonia and H. influenza as major causes of febrile encephalopathy in children in Papua New Guinea and identifies the children at highest risk of adverse outcome.
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Immune response to measles vaccine in 6 month old infants in Papua New Guinea
Jonah Kurubi,John D Vince,Paulus Ripa,Nakapi Tefuarani,Michaela A Riddell,Trevor Duke,Trevor Duke +6 more
TL;DR: To assess the efficacy of the current measles immunization schedule in Papua New Guinea, to give the first dose at 6 months of age and the second at 9 months is to be given.
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Purulent meningitis in children: outcome using a standard management regimen with chloramphenicol.
Nakapi Tefuarani,John D Vince +1 more
TL;DR: It is believed phenobarbitone should be given prophylactically to children less than 2 years of age who have meningitis, and further improvements in outcome are likely to be achieved by improving early diagnosis and basic supportive care, and by preventing convulsions.
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Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018
Dulcie Lautu-Gumal,Zahra Razook,Zahra Razook,Tamarah Koleala,Elma Nate,Samuel McEwen,Diana Timbi,Manuel W Hetzel,Manuel W Hetzel,Evelyn Lavu,Nakapi Tefuarani,Leo Makita,James W. Kazura,Ivo Mueller,Ivo Mueller,Ivo Mueller,William Pomat,Moses Laman,Leanne J. Robinson,Alyssa E. Barry,Alyssa E. Barry,Alyssa E. Barry +21 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the prevalence of Pfk13 mutations in multiple malaria-endemic regions of PNG and found that these mutations were rare in the areas surveyed, indicating that they have independently emerged in other endemic regions.
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Surgical programme at Royal Alexandra Hospital, Sydney, for Papua New Guinea children with congenital heart disease, 1978–1994
TL;DR: The selection, preoperative clinical features and postoperative outcome of children with congenital heart disease managed by the cardiac surgical programme in Papua New Guinea are described.
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