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Mortality related to severe sepsis and septic shock among critically ill patients in Australia and New Zealand, 2000-2012

Kaukonen KM, Bailey M, Suzuki S, Pilcher D, Bellomo R

(2014), JAMA, 311(13), 1308-16

A randomised controlled trial of standard transfusion versus fresher red blood cell use in intensive care (TRANSFUSE): protocol and statistical analysis plan

Kaukonen KM, Bailey M, Ady B, Aubron C, French C, Gantner D, Irving D4, Murray L, Nichol A, Pettilä V, McQuilten Z, Cooper DJ

(2014), Crit Care Resusc, 16(4), 255-61

A randomized controlled study of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole versus norfloxacin for the prevention of infection in cirrhotic patients

Lontos S, Shelton E, Angus PW, Vaughan R, Roberts SK, Gordon A, Gow PJ

(2014), J Dig Dis, 15(5), 260-7

A randomized phase 2b study of peginterferon lambda-1a for the treatment of chronic HCV infection

Muir AJ, Arora S, Everson G, Flisiak R, George J, Ghalib R, Gordon SC, Gray T, Greenbloom S, Hassanein T, Hillson J, Horga MA, Jacobson IM, Jeffers L, Kowdley KV, Lawitz E, Lueth S, Rodriguez-Torres M, Rustgi V, Shemanski L, Shiffman ML, Srinivasan S, Var

(2014), J Hepatol, 61(6), 1238-46

Noninvasive tests for assessing liver fibrosis

Kemp W, Robert S

(2014), Med Today, 15(4), 65-7

The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with today's treatment paradigm

Razavi H, Waked I, Sarrazin C, Myers RP, Idilman R, Calinas F, Vogel W, Mendes Correa MC, Hézode C, Lázaro P, Akarca U, Aleman S, Balik I, Berg T, Bihl F, Bilodeau M, Blasco AJ, Brandão Mello CE, Bruggmann P, Buti M, Calleja JL, Cheinquer H, Christensen P

(2014), J Viral Hepat, 21 Suppl 1, 34-59

Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden

Wedemeyer H, Duberg AS, Buti M, Rosenberg WM, Frankova S, Esmat G, Örmeci N, Van Vlierberghe H, Gschwantler M, Akarca U, Aleman S, Balik I, Berg T, Bihl F, Bilodeau M, Blasco AJ, Brandão Mello CE, Bruggmann P, Calinas F, Calleja JL, Cheinquer H, Christens

(2014), J Viral Hepat, 21 Suppl 1, 60-89

Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries

Bruggmann P, Berg T, Øvrehus AL, Moreno C, Brandão Mello CE, Roudot-Thoraval F, Marinho RT, Sherman M, Ryder SD, Sperl J, Akarca U, Balik I, Bihl F, Bilodeau M, Blasco AJ, Buti M, Calinas F, Calleja JL, Cheinquer H, Christensen PB, Clausen M, Coelho HS, C

(2014), J Viral Hepat, 21 Suppl 1, 5-33

Enhanced antiviral treatment efficacy and uptake in preventing the rising burden of hepatitis C-related liver disease and costs in Australia

Sievert W, Razavi H, Estes C, Thompson AJ, Zekry A, Roberts SK, Dore GJ

(2014), J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 29 Suppl 1, 1-9

Vitamin D level and sustained virologic response to interferon-based antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kitson MT, Sarrazin C, Toniutto P, Eslick GD, Roberts SK

(2014), J Hepatol, 61(6), 1247-52

ITPA genotype protects against anemia during peginterferon and ribavirin therapy but does not influence virological response

Holmes JA, Roberts SK, Ali RJ, Dore GJ, Sievert W, McCaughan GW, Crawford DH, Cheng WS, Weltman MD, Bonanzinga S, Visvanathan K, Sundararajan V, Desmond PV, Bowden DS, Matthews GV, Thompson AJ; CHARIOT Study Group

(2014), Hepatology, 59(6), 2152-60

Distribution of interferon lambda-3 gene polymorphisms in Australian patients with previously untreated genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C: Analysis from the PREDICT and CHARIOT studies

Roberts SK, Mitchell J, Leung R, Booth D, Bollipo S, Ostapowicz G, Sloss A, McCaughan GW, Dore GJ, Thompson A, Crawford DH, Sievert W, Weltman M, Cheng W, George J; Australian Liver Association Clinical Research Network

(2014), J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 29(1), 179-84

Sublingual Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergens

O'Hehir RE, Sandrini A, Frew AJ

(2014), In: Adkinson NF, Bochner B, Burks AW, Busse W, Holgate ST, Lemanske R, O'Hehir RE (eds), Middleton's Allergy Principles and Practice 8th Edition, Elsevier Saunders, USA, Chapter 88,

Quality of Well-Being (QWB) Scale

Button B

(2014), In: Michalos AC (ed). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, Springer, Netherlands, 5314-20

Interpreting Lung Function Tests: A Step-by-Step Guide

Thompson B, Borg B, O'Hehir

(2014), Wiley-Blackwell, USA. ISBN: 9781118405512,

The effectiveness of non-pharmacological healthcare interventions for asthma management during pregnancy: a systematic review

Zairina E, Stewart K, Abramson MJ, George J

(2014), BMC Pulm Med, 14, 46

The registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: thirty-first adult lung and heart-lung transplant report--2014; focus theme: retransplantation

Yusen RD, Edwards LB, Kucheryavaya AY, Benden C, Dipchand AI, Dobbels F, Goldfarb SB, Levvey BJ, Lund LH, Meiser B, Stehlik J; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

(2014), J Heart Lung Transplant, 33(10), 1009-24

Pulmonary and systemic pharmacokinetics of inhaled and intravenous colistin methanesulfonate in cystic fibrosis patients: targeting advantage of inhalational administration

W S Yapa S, Li J, Patel K, Wilson JW, Dooley MJ, George J, Clark D, Poole S, Williams E, Porter CJ, Nation RL, McIntosh MP

(2014), Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 58(5), 2570-9

Reporting of exercise attendance rates for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review

Williams MT, Lewis LK, McKeough Z, Holland AE, Lee A, McNamara R, Phillips A, Wiles L, Knapman L, Wootton S, Milross M, Effing T

(2014), Respirology, 19(1), 30-7

Antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplantation: fable, spin, or fact?

Westall GP, Snell GI

(2014), Transplantation, 98(9), 927-30