Research publications | Alfred Health

Antimicrobial resistance in the Pacific Island countries and territories.

Loftus M, Stewardson A, Naidu R, Coghlan B, Jenney A, Kepas J, Lavu E, Munamua A, Peel T, Sahai V, Tekoaua R, Tudravu L, Zinihite J, Cheng A, Rafai E, Peleg A

(2020), BMJ Glob Health, 5(4), e002418

DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002418

Use of a radiopharmaceutical multidose dispenser for positron emission tomography: Risk assessment and mitigation measures for infection prevention

Karanfilovska D, Martin R, Barton H, Yap KS, Cheng A

(2020), Infection, Disease and Health, 25(2), 101-6

DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2019.12.003

A mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus small intestinal infection

Larcombe, Sarah; Jiang, Jhih-Hang; Hutton, Melanie L.; Abud, Helen E.; Peleg, Anton Y.; Lyras, Dena

(2020), J MED MICROBIOL, 69(2), 290-297.

DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001163

Emergence of polymyxin resistance in clinical klebsiella pneumoniae through diverse genetic adaptations

Macesic, Nenad; Nelson, Brian; McConville, Thomas H.; Giddins, Marla J.; Green, Daniel A.; Stump, Stephania; Gomez-Simmonds, Angela; Annavajhala, Medini K.; Uhlemanna, Anne-Catrin

(2020), CLIN INFECT DIS, 70(10), 2084-2091.

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz623

Efficacy of single and multiple oral doses of fosfomycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infections in a dynamic in vitro bladder infection model

Abbott, Iain J.; van Gorp, Elke; Wijma, Rixt A.; Dekker, Jordy; Croughs, Peter D.; Meletiadis, Joseph; Mouton, Johan W.; Peleg, Anton Y.

(2020), J ANTIMICROB CHEMOTH, 75(7), 1879-1888.

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaa127

Does skin surface temperature variation account for Buruli ulcer lesion distribution?

Sexton-Oates, Nicola K.; Stewardson, Andrew J.; Yerramilli, Arvind; Johnson, Paul D.R.

(2020), PLOS NEGLECT TROP D, 14(4), e0007732.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007732

Antibiotic prescribing in surgery: A clinically and socially complex problem in Australia

Ierano, Courtney; Rajkhowa, Arjun; Peel, Trisha; Marshall, Caroline L.; Ayton, Darshini R; Thursky, Karin A.

(2020), Infection, Disease and Health, 25(4), 309-313

DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2020.04.004

An audit of nitrofurantoin use in three Australian hospitals

Wijma, Rixt A.; Curtis, Stephanie J.; Cairns, Kelly A.; Peleg, Anton Y.; Stewardson, Andrew J.

(2020), Infection, Disease and Health, 25(2), 124-129.

DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2020.01.001

An adaptive randomised placebo controlled phase II trial of antivirals for COVID-19 infection (VIRCO)

McMahon, James H.; Lau, Jillian S. Y.; Roney, Janine; Rogers, Benjamin A.; Trubiano, Jason; Sasadeusz, Joseph; Molton, James S.; Gardiner, Bradley; Lee, Sue J.; Hoy, Jennifer F.; Cheng, Allen; Peleg, Anton Y.

(2020), TRIALS, 21(1), 847

DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04766-5

Aminoglycoside use in paediatric febrile neutropenia – Outcomes from a nationwide prospective cohort study

McMullan, Brendan J.; Haeusler, Gabrielle M.; Hall, Lisa; Cooley, Louise; Stewardson, Andrew J.; Blyth, Christopher C.; Jones, Cheryl A.; Konecny, Pamela; Babl, Franz E.; Mechinaud, Françoise; Thursky, Karin; ,

(2020), PLOS ONE, 15(9), e0238787.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238787

Acceptability, motivation and the prospect of cure for people living with HIV and their healthcare providers in HIV cure-focused treatment interruption studies

Lau, Jillian S.Y.; Smith, Miranda Z.; Allan, Brent; Martinez, Cipriano; Power, Jennifer; Lewin, Sharon R.; McMahon, James H.

(2020), AIDS RES THER, 17(1), 65

DOI: 10.1186/s12981-020-00321-z

Treading lightly: Finding the best way to use public health surveillance of hepatitis C diagnoses to increase access to cure

Stoové, Mark; Wallace, Jack; Higgs, Peter; Pedrana, Alisa; Goutzamanis, Stelliana; Latham, Ned; Scott, Nick; Treloar, Carla; Crawford, Sione; Doyle, Joseph; Hellard, Margaret

(2020), INT J DRUG POLICY, 75, 102596

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.11.004

Resistance-guided antimicrobial therapy using doxycycline-moxifloxacin and doxycycline-2.5 g azithromycin for the treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection

Durukan, Duygu; Read, Tim R.H.; Murray, Gerald; Doyle, Michelle; Chow, Eric P.F.; Vodstrcil, Lenka A.; Fairley, Christopher K.; Aguirre, Ivette; Mokany, Elisa; Tan, Lit Y.; Chen, Marcus Y.; Bradshaw, Catriona S.

(2020), CLIN INFECT DIS, 71(6), 1461-1468.

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz1031

Doxycycline and Sitafloxacin Combination Therapy for Treating Highly Resistant Mycoplasma genitalium

Durukan, Duygu; Doyle, Michelle; Murray, Gerald; Bodiyabadu, Kaveesha; Vodstrcil, Lenka; Chow, Eric P.F.; Jensen, Jorgen S.; Fairley, Christopher K.; Aguirre, Ivette; Bradshaw, Catriona S.

(2020), EMERG INFECT DIS, 26(8), 1870-1874.

DOI: 10.3201/eid2608.191806

Vibrational spectroscopy as a sensitive probe for the chemistry of intra-phase bacterial growth

Kochan, Kamila; Lai, Elizabeth; Richardson, Zack; Nethercott, Cara; Peleg, Anton Y.; Heraud, Philip; Wood, Bayden R.

(2020), SENSORS-BASEL, 20(12), 3452

DOI: 10.3390/s20123452

Rapid Approach for Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Using Vibrational Spectroscopy

Kochan, Kamila; Nethercott, Cara; Taghavimoghaddam, Jamileh; Richardson, Zack; Lai, Elizabeth; Crawford, Simon A.; Peleg, Anton Y.; Wood, Bayden R.; Heraud, Philip

(2020), ANAL CHEM, 92(12), 8235-8243.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c00474

Diversity and evolution of surface polysaccharide synthesis loci in Enterobacteriales

Holt, Kathryn E.; Lassalle, Florent; Wyres, Kelly L.; Wick, Ryan; Mostowy, Rafał J.

(2020), ISME J, 14(7), 1713-1730.

DOI: 10.1038/s41396-020-0628-0

Diverse effects of interferon alpha on the establishment and reversal of HIV latency

van der Sluis, Renée M.; Zerbato, Jennifer M.; Rhodes, Jake W.; Pascoe, Rachel D.; Solomon, Ajantha; Kumar, Nitasha A.; Dantanarayana, Ashanti I.; Tennakoon, Surekha; Dufloo, Jérémy; McMahon, James; Chang, Judy J.; Evans, Vanessa A.; Hertzog, Paul J.; Jak

(2020), PLOS PATHOG, 16(2), e1008151.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008151

Discovery and validation of a personalized risk predictor for incident tuberculosis in low transmission settings

Gupta, Rishi K.; Calderwood, Claire J.; Yavlinsky, Alexei; Krutikov, Maria; Quartagno, Matteo; Aichelburg, Maximilian C.; Altet, Neus; Diel, Roland; Dobler, Claudia C.; Dominguez, Jose; Doyle, Joseph S.; Erkens, Connie; Geis, Steffen; Haldar, Pranabashis;

(2020), NAT MED, 26(12), 1941-1949

DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-1076-0

CXCR4-Using HIV Strains Predominate in Naive and Central Memory CD4+ T Cells in People Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy

Roche, Michael; Tumpach, Carolin; Symons, Jori; Gartner, Matthew; Anderson, Jenny L.; Khoury, Gabriela; Cashin, Kieran; Cameron, Paul U.; Churchill, Melissa J.; Deeks, Steven G.; Gorry, Paul R.; Lewin, Sharon R.

(2020), J VIROL, 94(6), e01736-19.

DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01736-19