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Confirmed microsporidial graft infection in a HIV-negative renal transplant recipient

Brown, M.; Longano, A.; Dendle, C.; Polkinghorne, K. R.; Kanellis, J.

(2018), Transpl Infect Dis, 20(3), e12888

DOI: 10.1111/tid.12888

Protocol for an HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Population Level Intervention Study in Victoria Australia:

Ryan, Kathleen; Mak, Anne; Stoove, Mark; Price, Brian; Fairley, Christopher K; Ruth, Simon; Lal, Luxi; Asselin, Jason; El-Hayek, Carol; Nguyen, Long; Batrouney, Colin; Wilson, David; Lockwood, John; Murphy, Dean Anthony; Cornelisse, Vincent; Roth, Norman J; Willcox, Jeff; Chang, Christina; Armishaw, Judy; Tee, Ban Kiem; Penn, Matthew; Smith, George; Williams, Christopher; Montgomery, Jeff; Byron, Kat; Coelho, Alison; Allen, Brent; Wiggins, Jeremy; Kelsall, Jenny; Vujovic, Olga Vera; West, Michael J; Pierce, Anna; Gallant, Daniel; Bell, Charlotte; de Wit, John; Hoy, Jennifer Frances; Wesselingh, Steven Lodewyk; Grant, Robert M.; Wright, Edwina Jane

(2018), Front Public Health, 6, 151

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00151

Adaptive reprogramming of NK cells in X-Linked lymphoproliferative syndrome

Opat, Stephen; Hearps, Anna C.; Thia, Kevin; Yuen, Agnes; Rogers, Ben; Chachage, Mkunde; Moore, Gregory; Shortt, Jake; Ryland, Georgina; Blombery, Piers; Schwarer, Anthony P.; Noori, Tahereh; Trapani, Joseph A.; Jaworowski, Anthony; Voskoboinik, Ilia

(2018), Blood, 131(6), 699-702

DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-08-803668

Antibiotic allergy testing improves antibiotic appropriateness in patients with cancer

Trubiano, Jason A.; Grayson, M. Lindsay; Phillips, Elizabeth J.; Stewardson, Andrew J.; Thursky, Karin A.; Slavin, Monica A.

(2018), J Antimicrob Chemother, 73(11), 3209-3211

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky307

Eliminating HIV/HCV co-infection in gay and bisexual men

Sacks-Davis, Rachel; Pedrana, Alisa E.; Scott, Nick; Doyle, Joseph S.; Hellard, Margaret E.

(2018), Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, 16(5), 411-422

DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1471355

Effects of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection on Sexual Risk Behavior in Men Who Have Sex with Men

Traeger, Michael W.; Schroeder, Sophia E.; Wright, Edwina J.; Hellard, Margaret E.; Cornelisse, Vincent J.; Doyle, Joseph S.; Stoov», Mark A.

(2018), Clin Infect Dis, 67(5), 676-686

DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy182

Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients Receiving Opioid Substitution Therapy Experience Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Treatment with Interferon-Free Regimens

Stepanova, Maria; Thompson, Alexander; Doyle, Joseph; Younossi, Issah; De Avila, Leyla; Younossi, Zobair M.

(2018), J Infect Dis, 217(7), 1033-1043

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix681

Antiretroviral drugs for treatment and prevention of HIV infection in adults

Saag, Michael S.; Benson, Constance A.; Gandhi, Rajesh T.; Hoy, Jennifer F.; Landovitz, Raphael J.; Mugavero, Michael J.; Sax, Paul E.; Smith, Davey M.; Thompson, Melanie A.; Buchbinder, Susan P.; Del Rio, Carlos; Eron, Joseph J.; Fâtkenheuer, Gerd; G

(2018), JAMA, 320(4), 379-396

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.8431

Antibiotic exposure and interpersonal variance mask the effect of ivacaftor on respiratory microbiota composition

Peleg, Anton Y.; Choo, Jocelyn M.; Langan, Katherine M.; Edgeworth, Deirdre; Keating, Dominic; Wilson, John; Rogers, Geraint B.; Kotsimbos, Tom

(2018), J Cyst Fibros, 17(1), 50-56

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2017.08.002

Incorporating digital anorectal examinations for anal cancer screening into routine HIV care for men who have sex with men living with HIV

Ong, Jason J.; Walker, Sandra; Grulich, Andrew; Hoy, Jennifer; Read, Tim Rh; Bradshaw, Catriona; Chen, Marcus; Garland, Suzanne M.; Hillman, Richard; Templeton, David J.; Hocking, Jane; Eu, Beng; Tee, Bian Kiem; Chow, Eric P.F.; Fairley, Christopher K.

(2018), J Int AIDS Soc, 21(12), e25192

DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25192

Experiences of liver health related uncertainty and self-reported stress among people who inject drugs living with hepatitis C virus

, ; Goutzamanis, Stelliana; Doyle, Joseph S.; Thompson, Alexander; Dietze, Paul; Hellard, Margaret; Higgs, Peter

(2018), BMC Infect Dis, 18(1), 151

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-018-3057-1

Ex-vivo expression of chemokine receptors on cells surrounding cutaneous nerves in patients with HIV-Associated sensory neuropathy

Mountford, Jenjira; Octaviana, Fitri; Estiasari, Riwanti; Setiawan, Denise Dewanto; Ariyanto, Ibnu; Lee, Silvia; Gaff, Jessica; Chew, Constance; Jackaman, Connie; Kamerman, Peter; Cherry, Catherine; Price, Patricia

(2018), AIDS, 32(4), 431-441

DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001714

Detection and Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum in Aqueous Red Blood Cells by Attenuated Total Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Data Analysis

Martin, Miguela Edith Sebastian; Perez Guaita, David; Andrew, Dean W; Richards, Jonathan; Wood, Bayden R; Heraud, Philip Robert

(2018), J Vis Exp, 141,

DOI: 10.3791/56797

Multidrug-resistant Shigella sonnei carrying the plasmid-mediated mcr-1 gene in China

Ma, Qiuxia; Huang, Yong; Wang, Jian; Xu, Xuebin; Hawkey, Jane; Yang, Chaojie; Liang, Beibei; Hu, Xiaofeng; Wu, Fuli; Yang, Xiaoxia; Wang, Jinyan; Li, Rongrui; Li, Peng; Xie, Jing; Jia, Leili; Wang, Ligui; Hao, Rongzhang; Tong, Yigang; Holt, Kathryn E.; Qiu, Shaofu; Sun, Yansong; Song, Hongbin

(2018), Int J Antimicrob Agents, 52(1), 14-21

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.02.019

Tracking key virulence loci encoding aerobactin and salmochelin siderophore synthesis in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Lam, Margaret M.C.; Wyres, Kelly L.; Judd, Louise M.; Wick, Ryan R.; Jenney, Adam; Brisse, Sylvain; Holt, Kathryn E.

(2018), Genome Med, 10(1), 77

DOI: 10.1186/s13073-018-0587-5

Population genomics of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae clonal-group 23 reveals early emergence and rapid global dissemination

Lam, Margaret M.C.; Wyres, Kelly L.; DuchÕne, Sebastian; Wick, Ryan R.; Judd, Louise M.; Gan, Yunn Hwen; Hoh, Chu Han; Archuleta, Sophia; Molton, James S.; Kalimuddin, Shirin; Koh, Tse Hsien; Passet, Virginie; Brisse, Sylvain; Holt, Kathryn E.

(2018), Nat Commun, 9(1), 2703

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05114-7

Genetic diversity, mobilisation and spread of the yersiniabactin-encoding mobile element ICEKp in Klebsiella pneumoniae populations

Lam, Margaret MC; Wick, Ryan R; Wyres, Kelly L; Gorrie, Claire L; Judd, Louise M; Jenney, Adam WJ; Brisse, Sylvain; Holt, Kathryn E

(2018), Microb Genom, 4(9),

DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000196

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis

Ierano, Courtney; Peel, Trisha Nicole; Ayton, Darshini R; Marshall, Caroline; Thursky, Karin

(2018), BMC Health Serv Res, 23(3), 179-188

DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2018.05.003

Funding antiretroviral treatment for HIV-positive temporary residents in Australia prevents transmission and is inexpensive

Gray, Richard T.; Watson, Jo; Cogle, Aaron J.; Smith, Don E.; Hoy, Jennifer F.; Bastian, Lisa A.; Finlayson, Robert; Drummond, Fraser M.; Whittaker, Bill; Law, Matthew G.; Petoumenos, Kathy

(2018), Sex Health, 15(1), 13-19

DOI: 10.1071/SH16237

Fosfomycin efficacy and emergence of resistance among Enterobacteriaceae in an in vitro dynamic bladder infection model

Abbott, Iain J.; Meletiadis, Joseph; Belghanch, Imane; Wijma, Rixt A.; Kanioura, Lamprini; Roberts, Jason A.; Peleg, Anton Y.; Mouton, Johan W.

(2018), J Antimicrob Chemother, 73(3), 709-719

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx441