By Adjunct Professor Asha Clare Bowen

Journal articles

Bowen AC; Daveson K; Anderson L; Tong SYC, 2019, 'An urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship in Indigenous rural and remote primary health care', Medical Journal of Australia, 211, pp. 9 - 11.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50216

Stratton H; Anderson AJ; O'Brien MP; Powers N; Ravikumara M; Bowen AC; Hazelton B, 2019, 'Spontaneous mediastinal abscess of curious causation', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55, pp. 873 - 874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.1_14486

Dotel R; Tong SYC; Bowen A; Nelson JN; O'sullivan MVN; Campbell AJ; McMullan BJ; Britton PN; Francis JR; Eisen DP; Robinson O; Manning L; Davis JS, 2019, 'CASSETTE-clindamycin adjunctive therapy for severe Staphylococcus aureus treatment evaluation: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 20, pp. 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3452-y

Campbell AJ; Blyth CC; Hewison CJ; Chen YP; Gough L; Goff Z; Bowen AC, 2019, 'Lessons learned from a hospital-wide review of blood stream infections for paediatric central line-associated blood stream infection prevention', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55, pp. 690 - 694, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14276

MacKay CI; Anderson A; O'Brien M; Bell L; Bowen AC; Campbell AJ, 2019, 'Purulent and crusted scalp lesions in an infant', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 55, pp. 723, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.1_14432

Ralph AP; Holt DC; Islam S; Osowicki J; Carroll DE; Tong SYC; Bowen AC, 2019, 'Potential for molecular testing for group a streptococcus to improve diagnosis and management in a high-risk population: A prospective study', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz097

Horgan L; Blyth CC; Bowen AC; Nolan DA; McLean-Tooke AP, 2019, 'Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention during pregnancy and lactation: forget not the women and children', Medical Journal of Australia, 210, pp. 281 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50052

Thomas L; Bowen AC; Ly M; Connors C; Andrews R; Tong SYC, 2019, 'Burden of skin disease in two remote primary healthcare centres in northern and central Australia', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 396 - 399, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14222

May PJ; Tong SYC; Steer AC; Currie BJ; Andrews RM; Carapetis JR; Bowen AC, 2019, 'Treatment, prevention and public health management of impetigo, scabies, crusted scabies and fungal skin infections in endemic populations: a systematic review', Tropical Medicine and International Health, 24, pp. 280 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13198

Westphal DW; Bowen AC, 2019, 'Mumps outbreaks in ethnic subpopulations: what can we learn?', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 19, pp. 119 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(18)30652-2

Campbell AJ; Dotel R; Blyth CC; Davis JS; Tong SYC; Bowen AC, 2019, 'Adjunctive protein synthesis inhibitor antibiotics for toxin suppression in Staphylococcus aureus infections: A systematic appraisal', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74, pp. 1 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky387

Campbell AJ; Tong SYC; Davis JS; Munro APS; Blyth CC; Bowen AC, 2019, 'Infectious diseases clinician's variation in the management of pediatric Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and equipoise for clinical trials', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00249

Amgarth-Duff I; Hendrickx D; Bowen A; Carapetis J; Chibawe R; Samson M; Walker R, 2019, 'Talking skin: Attitudes and practices around skin infections, treatment options, and their clinical management in a remote region in Western Australia', Rural and Remote Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.22605/RRH5227

Barnett TC; Bowen AC; Carapetis JR, 2019, 'The fall and rise of Group A Streptococcus diseases', Epidemiology and Infection, 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268818002285

Bryant P; Morgan N; Clifford V; McMullan B; Bowen A; Group A-A, 2018, '257. A Whole of Country Analysis of Antimicrobial Stewardship Resources, Activities, and Barriers for Children in Hospitals in Australia', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5, pp. s108 - s109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.268

Hendrickx D; Bowen AC; Marsh JA; Carapetis JR; Walker R, 2018, 'Ascertaining infectious disease burden through primary care clinic attendance among young Aboriginal children living in four remote communities in Western Australia', Plos One, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0203684

Harris TM; Bowen AC; Holt DC; Sarovich DS; Stevens K; Currie BJ; Howden BP; Carapetis JR; Giffard PM; Tong SYC, 2018, 'Investigation of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in an emerging sequence type 5 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone reveals discrepant resistance reporting', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 24, pp. 1027 - 1029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.020

Munro APS; Blyth CC; Campbell AJ; Bowen AC, 2018, 'Infection characteristics and treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a tertiary children's hospital', BMC Infectious Diseases, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3312-5

Korte LM; Bowen AC; Draper ADK; Davis K; Steel A; Teodora I; Mascarenhas I; Dingle B; Francis JR, 2018, 'Scabies and impetigo in Timor-Leste: A school screening study in two districts', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006400

Mace AO; McLeod C; Yeoh DK; Vine J; Chen YP; Martin AC; Blyth CC; Bowen AC, 2018, 'Dedicated paediatric Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy medical support: A pre-post observational study', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103, pp. 165 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-313071

Waddington CS; Mcleod C; Morris P; Bowen A; Naunton M; Carapetis J; Grimwood K; Robins-Browne R; Kirkwood CD; Baird R; Green D; Andrews R; Fearon D; Francis J; Marsh JA; Snelling T, 2018, 'The NICE-GUT trial protocol: A randomised, placebo controlled trial of oral nitazoxanide for the empiric treatment of acute gastroenteritis among Australian Aboriginal children', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019632

Mace AO; Carter T; Rueter K; Bowen AC, 2018, 'Congenital cytomegalovirus and infantile neutropaenia: A causal relationship?', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54, pp. 88 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13675

Hand RM; Bowen A; Manning L; Salman S; Joseph J; Sika-Paotonu D; Gray K; Dolman V; Marsh J; Ramsay J; Page-Sharp M; Batty KT; Carapetis J, 2018, 'PO648 Benzathine Penicillin G Pharmacokinetics In a Predominately Australian Aboriginal Adolescent Population, a Prospective Observational Study', Global Heart, 13, pp. 519 - 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2018.09.503

Yeoh DK; Blyth CC; Bowen AC, 2017, 'A Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses.', N Engl J Med, 377, pp. e36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1711124

Abdalla T; Hendrickx D; Fathima P; Walker R; Blyth CC; Carapetis JR; Bowen AC; Moore HC, 2017, 'Hospital admissions for skin infections among Western Australian children and adolescents from 1996 to 2012', Plos One, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188803

Joseph J; Kent N; Bowen A; Hart J; Sheel M; Wardrop R; Abbs S; Bazely S; Rybak M, 2017, 'Immuno-nephelometric determination of group streptococcal anti-streptolysin O titres (ASOT) from dried blood spots: Method for validating a new assay', Journal of Immunological Methods, 448, pp. 59 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2017.05.009

Yeoh DK; Anderson A; Cleland G; Bowen AC, 2017, 'Are scabies and impetigo “normalised”? A cross-sectional comparative study of hospitalised children in northern Australia assessing clinical recognition and treatment of skin infections', Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005726

Palasanthiran P; Bowen AC, 2017, 'The excess burden of severe sepsis in indigenous australian children: Can anything be done?', Medical Journal of Australia, 207, pp. 45 - 45.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00340

Campbell AJ; Knight G; Walsh P; Bowen AC, 2017, 'Effective treatment of infant botulism on day 13 after symptom onset with human botulism antitoxin', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53, pp. 416 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13496

McMullan BJ; Bowen AC; Tong SYC, 2017, 'In reply', JAMA Pediatrics, 171, pp. 301 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.4689

Brown TR; Campbell AJ; Blyth CC; Bowen AC, 2017, 'Pott's puffy tumour', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 53, pp. 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.1_13275

Mcleod C; Yeoh D; Truarn C; Blyth CC; Bowen AC; Snelling TL; Wadia U; Hazelton B; Porter M, 2017, 'A 15-Year Old Burmese Girl with Hemoptysis: A Case Report', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx224

Bowen AC; Carapetis JR; Currie BJ; Fowler V; Chambers HF; Tong SYC, 2017, 'Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Cotrimoxazole) for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections including Impetigo, Cellulitis, and Abscess', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx232

Palasanthiran P; Bowen AC, 2017, 'The excess burden of severe sepsis in indigenous australian children: Can anything be done?', Medical Journal of Australia, 206, pp. 71 - 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.01311

McMullan BJ; Bowen A; Blyth CC; Van Hal S; Korman TM; Buttery J; Voss L; Roberts S; Cooper C; Tong SYC; Turnidge J, 2016, 'Epidemiology and mortality of staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Australian and New Zealand children', JAMA Pediatrics, 170, pp. 979 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1477

May P; Bowen A; Tong S; Steer A; Prince S; Andrews R; Currie B; Carapetis J, 2016, 'Protocol for the systematic review of the prevention, treatment and public health management of impetigo, scabies and fungal skin infections in resource-limited settings', Systematic Reviews, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0335-0

May PJ; Bowen AC; Carapetis JR, 2016, 'The inequitable burden of group a streptococcal diseases in indigenous Australians: We need to fill evidence gaps and make clinical advances to reduce these diseases of disadvantage', Medical Journal of Australia, 205, pp. 201 - 2e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.00400

McMullan BJ; Andresen D; Blyth CC; Avent ML; Bowen AC; Britton PN; Clark JE; Cooper CM; Curtis N; Goeman E; Hazelton B; Haeusler GM; Khatami A; Newcombe JP; Osowicki J; Palasanthiran P; Starr M; Lai T; Nourse C; Francis JR; Isaacs D; Bryant PA, 2016, 'Antibiotic duration and timing of the switch from intravenous to oral route for bacterial infections in children: systematic review and guidelines', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. e139 - e152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30024-X

Yeoh DK; Bowen AC; Carapetis JR, 2016, 'Impetigo and scabies – Disease burden and modern treatment strategies', Journal of Infection, 72, pp. S61 - S67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2016.04.024

Bowen AC; Harris T; Holt DC; Giffard PM; Carapetis JR; Campbell PT; McVernon J; Tong SYC, 2016, 'Whole genome sequencing reveals extensive community-level transmission of group A Streptococcus in remote communities', Epidemiology and Infection, 144, pp. 1991 - 1998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S095026881500326X

Bowen AC; Sheorey H; Bryant PA; Robson J; Burgner DP, 2016, 'Polymerase chain reaction testing for faecal parasites: risks and alternatives', Medical Journal of Australia, 204, pp. 262 - 2e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA15.01327

Brischetto A; Leung G; Marshall CS; Bowen AC, 2016, 'A Retrospective case-series of children with bone and joint infection from northern Australia', Medicine United States, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000002885

Tasani M; Tong SYC; Andrews RM; Holt DC; Currie BJ; Carapetis JR; Bowen AC, 2016, 'The importance of scabies coinfection in the treatment considerations for impetigo', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 35, pp. 374 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001013

Bowen AC; Mahé A; Hay RJ; Andrews RM; Steer AC; Tong SYC; Carapetis JR, 2015, 'The global epidemiology of impetigo: A systematic review of the population prevalence of impetigo and pyoderma', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136789

Chesshyre E; Goff Z; Bowen A; Carapetis J, 2015, 'The prevention, diagnosis and management of central venous line infections in children', Journal of Infection, 71, pp. S59 - S75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2015.04.029

Bowen AC; Tong SYC; Andrews RM; O'Meara IM; McDonald MI; Chatfield MD; Currie BJ; Carapetis JR, 2014, 'Short-course oral co-trimoxazole versus intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin for impetigo in a highly endemic region: An open-label, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial', Lancet, 384, pp. 2132 - 2140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60841-2

Bowen AC; Connell TG; Bryant PA, 2014, 'Evaluating a web-based paediatric infectious diseases journal club: More than just critical appraisal?', BMC Medical Education, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-014-0242-9

Bowen AC; Burns K; Tong SYC; Andrews RM; Liddle R; O'Meara IM; Westphal DW; Carapetis JR, 2014, 'Standardising and assessing digital images for use in clinical trials: A practical, reproducible method that blinds the assessor to treatment allocation', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110395

McLeod C; Morris PS; Snelling TL; Carapetis JR; Bowen AC, 2014, 'Nitazoxanide for the treatment of infectious diarrhoea in the Northern Territory, Australia 2007-2012', Rural and Remote Health, 14

Bowen AC; Tong SYC; Chatfield MD; Carapetis JR, 2014, 'The microbiology of impetigo in indigenous children: associations between Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, scabies, and nasal carriage', BMC Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0727-5

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