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Alfred Health research outcomes are published in a wide range of peer reviewed journals. 

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B-type natriuretic peptide testing, clinical outcomes, and health services use in emergency department patients with dyspnea: a randomized trial

Schneider HG, Lam L, Lokuge A, Krum H, Naughton MT, De Villiers Smit P, Bystrzycki A, Eccleston D, Federman J, Flannery G, Cameron P

(2009), Ann Intern Med , 150(6), 365-71

Endemic MRSA management: is screening useful?

Spelman D

(2008), Microbiol Aust, 29(3), 145-6

Streptococcus pneumoniae septicemia associated with red blood cell transfusion

Polizzotto MN, Neo H, Spelman D, Shortt J, Cole-Sinclair MF, Borosak M, Wong P, Wood EM

(2008), Transfusion, 48(7), 1520-1

Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery

MacLaren G, Yeoh SF, Spelman D

(2008), Heart, 94(5), 646

Current features of infective endocarditis in elderly patients: results of the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Prospective Cohort Study

Durante-Mangoni E, Bradley S, Selton-Suty C, Tripodi MF, Barsic B, et al; International Collaboration on Endocarditis Prospective Cohort Study Group

(2008), Arch Intern Med, 168(19), 2095-103

Control of viremia and prevention of AIDS following immunotherapy of SIV-infected macaques with peptide-pulsed blood

De Rose R, Fernandez CS, Smith MZ, Batten CJ, Alcantara S, Peut V, Rollman E, Loh L, Mason RD, Wilson K, Law MG, Handley AJ, Kent SJ

(2008), PLoS Pathog, 4(5), e1000055

African trypanosomiasis in two short-term Australian travelers to Malawi

Darby JD, Huber MG, Sieling WL, Spelman DW

(2008), J Travel Med, 15(5), 375-7

A user assessment of a smaller hospital surveillance program

Bennett NJ, Bull AL, Dunt DR, Motley J, Russo PL, Spelman DW, Richards MJ

(2008), Am J Infect Control, 36(10), 761-3

Candida infective endocarditis

Baddley JW, Benjamin DK, Patel M, MirĂ³ J, Athan E, Barsic B, et al. for the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study Group

(2008), Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, 27(7), 519-29

Seasonal variation in Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection on 4 continents

Anderson DJ, Richet H, Chen LF, Spelman DW, Hung YJ, Huang AT, Sexton DJ, Raoult D

(2008), J Infect Dis, 197(5), 752-6

Guidelines for the prevention of sepsis in asplenic and hyposplenic patients

Spelman D, Buttery J, Daley A, Isaacs D, Jennens I, Kakakios A, Lawrence R, Roberts S, Torda A, Watson DA, Woolley I, Anderson T, Street A; Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

(2008), Intern Med J, 38(5), 349-56

Mature neutrophils with multiple Auer rods: a rarity in normal karyotype acute myeloid leukaemia

Dawson MA, Whitehead S

(2007), Br J Haematol, 137(2), 86

Efficacy and safety of a high purity, double virus inactivated factor VIII/von Willebrand factor concentrate (Biostate) in patients with von Willebrand disorder requiring invasive or surgical procedures

Shortt J, Dunkley S, Rickard K, Baker R, Street A

(2007), Haemophilia, 13(2), 144-8

Blood transfusions for iron deficiency anaemia: definitely time for a rethink!

Shortt J, Cole-Sinclair MF, Borosak M, Wood EM

(2007), Intern Med J, 37(4), 283

Family clustering of Viliuisk encephalomyelitis in traditional and new geographic regions

Vladimirtsev VA, Nikitina RS, Renwick N, Ivanova AA, Danilova AP, Platonov FA, Krivoshapkin VG, McLean CA, Masters CL, Gajdusek DC, Goldfarb LG

(2007), Emerg Infect Dis, 13(9), 1321-6

Cost of hepatitis A vaccine: $70. Mounting your own antibody response to hepatitis A before your overseas holiday: priceless

Shortt J, Spelman D, Wood EM

(2007), Med J Aust, 187(1), 58

Procalcitonin for the clinical laboratory: a review

Schneider HG, Lam QT

(2007), Pathology, 39(4), 383-90

New haemoglobin A1c: the way it is reported is about to change...

Schneider HG, Goodall I, Colman PG, McLean M, Barker G; Australian Working Party for HbA1c standardization

(2007), Intern Med J, 37(4), 213-5

Novel prion protein gene mutation presenting with subacute PSP-like syndrome

Rowe DB, Lewis V, Needham M, Rodriguez M, Boyd A, McLean C, Roberts H, Masters CL, Collins SJ

(2007), Neurology, 68(11), 868-70

Inhaled nitric oxide: effects on cerebral growth and injury in a baboon model of premature delivery

Rees SM, Camm EJ, Loeliger M, Cain S, Dieni S, McCurnin D, Shaul PW, Yoder B, McLean C, Inder TE

(2007), Pediatr Res, 61(5 Pt 1), 552-8