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

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Clinical utility of Aspergillus galactomannan and PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies

Heng SC, Chen SC, Morrissey CO, Thursky K, Manser RL, De Silva HD, Halliday CL, Seymour JF, Nation RL, Kong DC, Slavin MA

(2014), Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 79(3), 322-7

Symptoms of depression and rates of neurocognitive impairment in HIV positive patients in Beijing, China

Dwyer R, Wenhui L, Cysique L, Brew BJ, Lal L, Bain P, Wesselingh S, Wright EJ

(2014), J Affect Disord, 162, 89-95

Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in sentinel Australian hospitals in 2013: the Influenza Complications Alert Network

Cheng AC, Dwyer DE, Holmes M, Irving LB, Brown SG, Waterer GW, Korman TM, Hunter C, Hewagama S, Friedman ND, Wark PA, Simpson G, Upham JW, Bowler SD, Senenayake SN, Kotsimbos TC, Kelly PM

(2014), Commun Dis Intell Q Rep, 38(2), E143-9

Impact of vanB vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia analysed as a time-varying covariate on length of hospital stay

Cheah AL, Spelman T, Peel T, Howden BP, Spelman D, Grayson ML, Nation RL, Kong DC

(2014), Epidemiol Infect, 142(12), 2667-71

Over-the-counter (OTC) medications to reduce cough as an adjunct to antibiotics for acute pneumonia in children and adults

Chang CC, Cheng AC, Chang AB

(2014), Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 3, CD006088

Clinical population pharmacokinetics and toxicodynamics of linezolid

Boak LM, Rayner CR, Grayson ML, Paterson DL, Spelman D, Khumra S, Capitano B, Forrest A, Li J, Nation RL, Bulitta JB

(2014), Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 58(4), 2334-43

Bacteraemia in ventricular assist devices: a common complication that need not affect clinical outcomes

Rosenfeldt FL, Kwa LJ, Porapakkham P, Rajadurai S, Jones K, van de Merwe J, Billah B, Porapakkham P, Esmore DS, Halvorsen DS, Aguirre VJ, Spelman DW

(2014), Heart Lung Circ, 23(3), 234-41

The two-edged sword: vasculitis associated with HIV and hepatitis C coinfection

Ojaimi S, Lin MW, Singh KP, Woolley I

(2014), Int J STD AIDS, 25(2), 77-88

Compartmentalization of innate immune responses in the central nervous system during cryptococcal meningitis/HIV coinfection

Naranbhai V, Chang CC, Durgiah R, Omarjee S, Lim A, Moosa MY, Elliot JH, Ndung'u T, Lewin SR, French MA, Carr WH

(2014), AIDS, 28(5), 657-66

Trends in chlamydia positivity among heterosexual patients from the Victorian Primary Care Network for Sentinel Surveillance, 2007-2011

Lim MS, El-Hayek C, Goller JL, Fairley CK, Nguyen PL, Hamilton RA, Henning DJ, McNamee KM, Hellard ME, Stoove MA

(2014), Med J Aust, 200(3), 166-9

HIV-1 envelope-receptor interactions required for macrophage infection and implications for current HIV-1 cure strategies

Gorry PR, Francella N, Lewin SR, Collman RG

(2014), J Leukoc Biol, 95(1), 71-81

Detection of HCV-specific IFN-γ responses in HCV antibody and HCV RNA negative injecting drug users

Flynn JK, Sacks-Davis R, Higgs P, Aitken C, Moneer S, Suppiah V, Tracy L, Ffrench R, Bowden S, Drummer H, George J, Bharadwaj M, Hellard M

(2014), Hepat Mon, 14(1), e14678

OXA- and GES-type β-lactamases predominate in extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from a Turkish University Hospital

Cicek AC, Saral A, Iraz M, Ceylan A, Duzgun AO, Peleg AY, Sandalli C

(2014), Clin Microbiol Infect, 20(5), 410-5

Incident hepatitis B infection subsequent to the diagnosis of HIV infection in a Melbourne cohort: missed opportunities for prevention

Body A, Hoy JF, Cheng AC, Giles M

(2014), Sex Health, 11(1), 5-10

Incidence of non-candidal fungal infections in severe burn injury: an Australian perspective

Katz T, Wasiak J, Cleland H, Padiglione A

(2014), Burns, 40(5), 881-6

Bone mineral density in HIV participants randomized to raltegravir and lopinavir/ritonavir compared with standard second line therapy

Martin A, Moore C, Mallon PW, Hoy J, Emery S, Belloso W, Phanuphak P, Ferret S, Cooper DA, Boyd MA; Second Line study team

(2013), AIDS, 27(15), 2403-11

Late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients with viral hepatitis

Hunter M, Clezy K, Hajkowicz KM, Hoy JF, Hume S, O'Sullivan MV, Runnegar N, Sasadeusz J, Post JJ

(2013), Intern Med J, 43(6), 732-4

Interruption or deferral of antiretroviral therapy reduces markers of bone turnover compared with continuous therapy: the SMART body composition substudy

Hoy J, Grund B, Roediger M, Ensrud KE, Brar I, Colebunders R, Castro ND, Johnson M, Sharma A, Carr A; INSIGHT SMART Body Composition Substudy Group

(2013), J Bone Miner Res, 28(6), 1264-74

HIV and pregnancy: how to manage conflicting recommendations from evidence-based guidelines

Giles ML

(2013), AIDS, 27(6), 857-62

Outcomes of clofazimine for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dey T, Brigden G, Cox H, Shubber Z, Cooke G, Ford N

(2013), J Antimicrob Chemother, 68(2), 284-93