By Adjunct Professor Asha Clare Bowen

Journal articles

Axfors C; Janiaud P; Schmitt AM; van’t Hooft J; Smith ER; Haber NA; Abayomi A; Abduljalil M; Abdulrahman A; Acosta-Ampudia Y; Aguilar-Guisado M; Al-Beidh F; Alejandria MM; Alfonso RN; Ali M; AlQahtani M; AlZamrooni A; Anaya JM; Ang MAC; Aomar IF; Argumanis LE; Averyanov A; Baklaushev VP; Balionis O; Benfield T; Berry S; Birocco N; Bonifacio LB; Bowen AC; Bown A; Cabello-Gutierrez C; Camacho B; Camacho-Ortiz A; Campbell-Lee S; Cao DH; Cardesa A; Carnate JM; Castillo GJJ; Cavallo R; Chowdhury FR; Chowdhury FUH; Ciccone G; Cingolani A; Climacosa FMM; Compernolle V; Cortez CFN; Costa Neto A; D’Antico S; Daly J; Danielle F; Davis JS; De Rosa FG; Denholm JT; Denkinger CM; Desmecht D; Díaz-Coronado JC; Díaz Ponce-Medrano JA; Donneau AF; Dumagay TE; Dunachie S; Dungog CC; Erinoso O; Escasa IMS; Estcourt LJ; Evans A; Evasan ALM; Fareli CJ; Fernandez-Sanchez V; Galassi C; Gallo JE; Garcia PJ; Garcia PL; Garcia JA; Garigliany M; Garza-Gonzalez E; Gauiran DTV; Gaviria García PA; Giron-Gonzalez JA; Gómez-Almaguer D; Gordon AC; Gothot A; Grass Guaqueta JS; Green C; Grimaldi D; Hammond NE; Harvala H; Heralde FM; Herrick J; Higgins AM; Hills TE; Hines J; Holm K; Hoque A; Hoste E; Ignacio JM; Ivanov AV; Janssen M; Jennings JH; Jha V; King RAN, 2021, 'Association between convalescent plasma treatment and mortality in COVID-19: a collaborative systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials', BMC Infectious Diseases, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06829-7

Anderson AJ; Bowen AC; Hazelton B; O'Brien M; Blyth CC; Campbell AJ, 2021, 'Meningococcal serotype W septic arthritis: Case series in children', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 1990 - 1994, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15385

Barth DD; Daw J; Xu R; Enkel S; Pickering J; McRae T; Engel ME; Carapetis J; Wyber R; Bowen AC, 2021, 'Modes of transmission and attack rates of group A Streptococcal infection: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis', Systematic Reviews, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01641-5

Okello E; Ndagire E; Muhamed B; Sarnacki R; Murali M; Pulle J; Atala J; Bowen AC; DiFazio MP; Nakitto MG; Harik NS; Kansiime R; Longenecker CT; Lwabi P; Agaba C; Norton SA; Omara IO; Oyella LM; Parks T; Rwebembera J; Spurney CF; Stein E; Tochen L; Watkins D; Zimmerman M; Carapetis JR; Sable CA; Beaton A, 2021, 'Incidence of acute rheumatic fever in northern and western Uganda: a prospective, population-based study', Lancet Global Health, 9, pp. e1423 - e1430, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00288-6

Yeoh DK; Ford TJ; Chua J; Bennamoun M; Blyth CC; Campbell AJ; Hamsanathan P; Harkin B; King J; Matthews L; McLeod C; Warren R; Bowen AC; Thompson MJ; Schultz A, 2021, 'Acute haemoptysis, fever and abdominal pain in an adolescent from northern Australia', Thorax, 76, pp. 951 - 953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216257

Koirala A; Goldfeld S; Bowen AC; Choong C; Ryan K; Wood N; Winkler N; Danchin M; Macartney K; Russell FM, 2021, 'Lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic: Why Australian schools should be prioritised to stay open', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57, pp. 1362 - 1369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.15588

Olijve L; Amarasena L; Best E; Blyth C; van den Boom M; Bowen A; Bryant PA; Buttery J; Dobinson HC; Davis J; Francis J; Goldsmith H; Griffiths E; Hung TY; Huynh J; Kesson A; Meehan A; McMullan B; Nourse C; Palasanthiran P; Penumarthy R; Pilkington K; Searle J; Stephenson A; Webb R; Williman J; Walls T, 2021, 'The role of Kingella kingae in pre-school aged children with bone and joint infections', Journal of Infection, 83, pp. 321 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2021.06.028

Ruhayel SD; Foley DA; Hamilton K; Ferguson P; Kotecha RS; Bowen AC; Yeoh DK, 2021, 'Viridans Group Streptococci in Pediatric Leukemia and Stem Cell Transplant: Review of a Risk-stratified Guideline for Empiric Vancomycin in Febrile Neutropenia', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 40, pp. 832 - 834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003210

Yeoh DK; Campbell AJ; Bowen AC, 2021, 'In Reply: The Issue of Body Mass Index Increase in Adolescents Living with HIV on ART', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 40, pp. E321 - E322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003176

Salleo E; MacKay CI; Cannon J; King B; Bowen AC, 2021, 'Cellulitis in children: A retrospective single centre study from Australia', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001130

Cannon JW; Bowen AC, 2021, 'An update on the burden of group A streptococcal diseases in Australia and vaccine development', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 27 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51126

Bowen AC; Tong SYC; Davis JS, 2021, 'Australia needs a prioritised national research strategy for clinical trials in a pandemic: lessons learned from COVID-19', Medical Journal of Australia, 215, pp. 56 - 58.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51143

Zhu Y; Bloxham CJ; Hulme KD; Sinclair JE; Tong ZWM; Steele LE; Noye EC; Lu J; Xia Y; Chew KY; Pickering J; Gilks C; Bowen AC; Short KR, 2021, 'A Meta-analysis on the Role of Children in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Household Transmission Clusters', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72, pp. E1146 - E1153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1825

Yeoh DK; Campbell AJ; Bowen AC, 2021, 'Increase in Body Mass Index in Children with HIV, Switched to Tenofovir Alafenamide Fumarate or Dolutegravir Containing Antiretroviral Regimens', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 40, pp. E215 - E216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003076

Wyber R; Bowen AC; Ralph AP; Peiris D, 2021, 'Primary Prevention of Acute Rheumatic Fever', Australian Journal of General Practice, 50, pp. 265 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-02-21-5852

Munro A; Bowen AC; Cevik M, 2021, 'COVID-19, children and schools: overlooked and at risk', Medical Journal of Australia, 214, pp. 188 - 188.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50933

Mullane MJ; Thomas HM; Epstein M; Mandzufas J; Mullan N; Whelan A; Lombardi K; Barrow T; Ang S; Leahy A; Cameron E; Lester L; Cooper M; Stevenson P; Hartman M; McKenzie A; Mitrou F; Zubrick SR; Coffin J; Cross D; Bowen AC; Gething P, 2021, 'DETECT Schools Study Protocol: A Prospective Observational Cohort Surveillance Study Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Western Australian Schools', Frontiers in Public Health, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.636921

Middleton K; Bowen AC, 2021, 'Addressing normalization using culturally relevant approaches: An important adjunct to reducing the burden of impetigo and scabies', Lancet Regional Health Western Pacific, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100102

Chng L; Holt DC; Field M; Francis JR; Tilakaratne D; Dekkers MH; Robinson G; Mounsey K; Pavlos R; Bowen AC; Fischer K; Papenfuss AT; Gasser RB; Korhonen PK; Currie BJ; McCarthy JS; Pasay C, 2021, 'Molecular diagnosis of scabies using a novel probe-based polymerase chain reaction assay targeting high-copy number repetitive sequences in the sarcoptes scabiei genome', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009149

McGuinness SL; Holt DC; Harris TM; Wright C; Baird R; Giffard PM; Bowen AC; Tong SSYC, 2021, 'Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of an Emerging Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive ST5 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone in Northern Australia', Msphere, 6, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00651-20

Abbotsford J; Foley DA; Goff Z; Bowen AC; Blyth CC; Yeoh DK, 2021, 'Clinical experience with SUBA-itraconazole at a tertiary paediatric hospital', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76, pp. 249 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/JAC/DKAA382

Vogel JP; Tendal B; Giles M; Whitehead C; Burton W; Chakraborty S; Cheyne S; Downton T; Navarro DF; Gleeson G; Gordon A; Hunt J; Kitschke J; McDonald S; McDonnell N; Middleton P; Millard T; Murano M; Oats J; Tate R; White H; Elliott J; Roach V; Homer CSE; Saunders JB; Buchanan T; Buchanan-Grey M; Casey D; Cowie M; Doyle J; Frydenberg M; Gnjidic D; Green S; Greenland R; Griffin K; Groombridge S; Hardy L; Hodak A; Holley A; Jovanovska V; Knight S; Michaels K; Morley P; Morphet J; Nou S; Russo P; Sarson M; Young A; Norris S; Morris-Donovan B; Gurry S; Hudson E; Hurley S; Primmer D; Timms S; Whicker S; Mukherjee S; Agostino J; Booth K; Burr L; Byers L; Cameron P; Cooper M; Cheng A; Fowler P; Glanville A; Leder K; McGloughlin S; McMullan B; McPhee E; Mitchell B; Morgan M; Myles P; O’donnell C; Parr M; Phillips J; Randall R; Varndell W; Whyte I; William L; Brightwell R; Condon L; Deshpande A; Ehm A; Ferrie M; Muller J; Pullin L; Robinson E; Witt A; Larkins S; Taylor G; Burgess P; Burns P; Douglas K; Ewald B; Ewald D; Fornasier D; Nelson C; Peachey L; Peiris D; Agar M; Pearson S; Matthews G; McCarthy S; Bowen A, 2020, 'Clinical care of pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19: Living recommendations from the National COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 60, pp. 840 - 851, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13270

Pickering JL; Barth DD; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Performance and practicality of a rapid molecular test for the diagnosis of strepapharyngitis in a remote australian setting', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103, pp. 2530 - 2532, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0341

Chisholm RH; Crammond B; Wu Y; Bowen AC; Campbell PT; Tong SYC; McVernon J; Geard N, 2020, 'A model of population dynamics with complex household structure and mobility: Implications for transmission and control of communicable diseases', Peerj, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10203

Wyber R; Noonan K; Halkon C; Enkel S; Cannon J; Haynes E; Mitchell AG; Bessarab DC; Katzenellenbogen JM; Bond-Smith D; Seth R; D'Antoine H; Ralph AP; Bowen AC; Brown A; Carapetis JR, 2020, 'Ending rheumatic heart disease in Australia: the evidence for a new approach', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. S3 - S31, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50853

Pearce S; Bowen AC; Engel ME; de la Lande M; Barth DD, 2020, 'The incidence of sore throat and group A streptococcal pharyngitis in children at high risk of developing acute rheumatic fever: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Plos One, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242107

Nguyen T; Ewe KYH; Wood F; Rea S; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Case report: Scald burn to the scalp complicated by fungal kerion', Burns Open, 4, pp. 191 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burnso.2020.04.002

Bryant PA; Rogers BA; Cowan R; Bowen AC; Pollard J, 2020, 'Planning and clinical role of acute medical home care services for COVID-19: consensus position statement by the Hospital-in-the-Home Society Australasia', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 1267 - 1271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15011

McMullan BJ; Campbell AJ; Blyth CC; Chase McNeil J; Montgomery CP; Tong SYC; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Clinical management of staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in neonates, children, and adolescents', Pediatrics, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/PEDS.2020-0134

Okello E; Murali M; Rwebembera J; Atala J; Bowen AC; Harik N; Kaudha G; Kitooleko S; Longenecker C; Ndagire E; Omara IO; Oyella LM; Parks T; Pulle J; Sable C; Sarnacki R; Stein E; Zimmerman M; De Klerk N; Carapetis J; Beaton A, 2020, 'Cross-sectional study of population-specific streptococcal antibody titres in Uganda', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105, pp. 825 - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-318859

Davidson L; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review', Medical Journal of Australia, 213, pp. 287 - 287.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50743

Okello E; Ndagire E; Atala J; Bowen AC; Difazio MP; Harik NS; Longenecker CT; Lwabi P; Murali M; Norton SA; Omara IO; Oyella LM; Parks T; Pulle J; Rwebembera J; Sarnacki RJ; Spurney CF; Stein E; Tochen L; Watkins D; Zimmerman M; Carapetis JR; Sable C; Beaton A, 2020, 'Active case finding for rheumatic fever in an endemic country', Journal of the American Heart Association, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.016053

Foley DA; Kirk M; Jepp C; Brophy-Williams S; Tong SYC; Davis JS; Blyth CC; O'Brien MP; Bowen AC; Yeoh DK, 2020, 'COVID-19 and paediatric health services: A survey of paediatric physicians in Australia and New Zealand', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56, pp. 1219 - 1224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14903

Cuningham W; Anderson L; Bowen AC; Buising K; Connors C; Daveson K; Martin J; McNamara S; Patel B; James R; Shanks J; Wright K; Yarwood T; Tong SYC; McVernon J, 2020, 'Antimicrobial stewardship in remote primary healthcare across Northern Australia', Peerj, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9409

Denholm JT; Davis J; Paterson D; Roberts J; Morpeth S; Snelling T; Zentner D; Rees M; O'Sullivan M; Price D; Bowen A; Tong SYC; Anderson S; McQuilton Z; Venkatesh B; Hammond N; Jha V; Burston VJ; McMahon J; Charles P; Commons R; O'Brien D; Mahoney A; Sheffield D; Lim LL; Gardiner B; Schulz T; Torresi J; Chean R; Sasadeusz J; Rogers B; Aboltins C; Singh K; Yong M; Lister D; Visvanathan K; Molton J; Tai A; Chalmers R; Martinello M; Wilson P; Gray T; Coghill S; Foo H; Sud A; Williams J; Lwin N; Post J; Van Haal S; Sullivan R; Matthews G; Kwan BCH; Slack A; Shum O; Cochrane B; Dotel R; Gilbey T; Mina M; Su Y; Trethewy C; Hudson B; Chatterji A; Mostert C; New D; Raby E; Hui S; Robinson O; Hart J; Tan SJ; Arellano A; Chambers J; Davis J; Rafiei N; Smith S; Sehu M; Da Silva J; Griffin P; Henderson A; Chaw K; Choong K; Burke A; Heather C; Senanayake S; Boyd M; Rowe E; Anagnostou M; Trad A; Ratcliff A; Dummer J; Bhally H; Giola M; Grimwade K; Chang CLL; Verrall A; Hogg S; Restropo D; Maze M; Ritchie S; Gedye C; Chang J, 2020, 'The Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) to assess clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) treated with lopinavir/ritonavir and/or hydroxychloroquine compared to standard of care: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04576-9

Wu Y; McLeod C; Blyth C; Bowen A; Martin A; Nicholson A; Mascaro S; Snelling T, 2020, 'Predicting the causative pathogen among children with osteomyelitis using Bayesian networks – improving antibiotic selection in clinical practice', Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2020.101895

Thomas L; Bowen AC; Tong SYC, 2020, 'Complicated skin and soft tissue infections in remote indigenous communities', Internal Medicine Journal, 50, pp. 752 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14858

DeWyer A; Scheel A; Webel AR; Longenecker CT; Kamarembo J; Aliku T; Engel ME; Bowen AC; Bwanga F; Hovis I; Chang A; Sarnacki R; Sable C; Dale JB; Carapetis J; Rwebembera J; Okello E; Beaton A, 2020, 'Prevalence of group A β-hemolytic streptococcal throat carriage and prospective pilot surveillance of streptococcal sore throat in Ugandan school children', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 93, pp. 245 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.013

Davidson L; Knight J; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Skin infections in Australian Aboriginal children: a narrative review', Medical Journal of Australia, 212, pp. 231 - 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50361

Schauer A; Campbell AJ; Arthur I; Blyth CC; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Spotting sporotrichosis skin infection: The first Australian paediatric case series', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56, pp. 408 - 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14639

Sampson MCR; O'Brien DMP; Manley DE; Ford DTJ; Warne DRR; Hazelton DB; Bowen AC, 2020, 'Sudden visual loss: A not so simplex case', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 56, pp. 484, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.1_14669

Engelman D; Yoshizumi J; Hay RJ; Osti M; Micali G; Norton S; Walton S; Boralevi F; Bernigaud C; Bowen AC; Chang AY; Chosidow O; Estrada-Chavez G; Feldmeier H; Ishii N; Lacarrubba F; Mahé A; Maurer T; Mahdi MMA; Murdoch ME; Pariser D; Nair PA; Rehmus W; Romani L; Tilakaratne D; Tuicakau M; Walker SL; Wanat KA; Whitfeld MJ; Yotsu RR; Steer AC; Fuller C, 2020, 'The 2020 IACS Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies.', British Journal of Dermatology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18943

Hendrickx D; Amgarth-Duff I; Bowen AC; Carapetis JR; Chibawe R; Samson M; Walker R, 2020, 'Barriers and enablers of health service utilisation for childhood skin infections in remote aboriginal communities of Western Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030808

Campbell AJ; Daley DA; Bell JM; Pang S; Coombs GW; Carapetis JR; Bowen AC; Blyth CC, 2020, 'Progress towards a coordinated, national paediatric antimicrobial resistance surveillance programme: Staphylococcus aureus, enterococcal and Gram-negative bacteraemia in Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75, pp. 1639 - 1644, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/JAC/DKAA065

McRae T; Jacky J; McNamara J; Sibosado S; Isaac J; Augustine J; Smith R; Bunning J; Bowen A, 2020, 'Keeping it real: Virtual connection with SToP trial community navigators', Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, 1, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/aihjournal.v1n1.5

Tong SYC; Campbell A; Bowen AC; Davis JS, 2019, 'A Survey of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Clinicians in Australia and New Zealand about the Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69, pp. 1835 - 1836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz275

Barnes R; Bowen AC; Walker R; Tong SYC; McVernon J; Campbell PT; Fathima P; de Klerk N; Wu Y; Blyth CC; Carapetis JR; Moore HC, 2019, '454. Perinatal Risk Factors Associated with Skin Infection Hospitalisation in Western Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6, pp. S223 - S223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.527

Barnes R; Bowen AC; Walker R; Tong SYC; McVernon J; Campbell PT; Fathima P; de Klerk NH; Wu Y; Blyth CC; Carapetis JR; Moore HC, 2019, 'Perinatal risk factors associated with skin infection hospitalisation in Western Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal children', Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 33, pp. 374 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12573

Mullane MJ; Barnett TC; Cannon JW; Carapetis JR; Christophers R; Coffin J; Jones MA; Marsh JA; Mc Loughlin F; O'Donnell V; Pavlos R; Smith B; Steer AC; Tong SYC; Walker R; Bowen AC, 2019, 'SToP (See, Treat, Prevent) skin sores and scabies trial: Study protocol for a cluster randomised, stepped-wedge trial for skin disease control in remote Western Australia', BMJ Open, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030635

Hand RM; Salman S; Newall N; Vine J; Page-Sharp M; Bowen AC; Gray K; Baker A; Kado J; Joseph J; Marsh J; Ramsay J; Sika-Paotonu D; Batty KT; Manning L; Carapetis J, 2019, 'A population pharmacokinetic study of benzathine benzylpenicillin G administration in children and adolescents with rheumatic heart disease: New insights for improved secondary prophylaxis strategies', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74, pp. 1984 - 1991, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz076

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