By Associate Professor Brendan McMullan

Journal articles

McMullan B, 2018, 'Infections and diagnostic dilemmas in immunocompromised children', Pathology, 50, pp. S54 - S54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2017.12.129

Blyth CC; Haeusler GM; McMullan BJ; Kotecha RS; Slavin MA; Clark JE, 2017, 'Critical review of current clinical practice guidelines for antifungal therapy in paediatric haematology and oncology', Supportive Care in Cancer, 25, pp. 3289 - 3290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-017-3681-0

Bond SE; Chubaty AJ; Adhikari S; Miyakis S; Boutlis CS; Yeo WW; Batterham MJ; Dickson C; McMullan BJ; Mostaghim M; Li-Yan Hui S; Clezy KR; Konecny P, 2017, 'Outcomes of multisite antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation with a shared clinical decision support system', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 2110 - 2118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx080

Mostaghim M; Snelling T; McMullan B; Konecny P; Bond S; Adhikari S; Chubaty A; Lovell C; Bajorek B, 2017, 'Nurses are underutilised in antimicrobial stewardship – Results of a multisite survey in paediatric and adult hospitals', Infection Disease and Health, 22, pp. 57 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2017.04.003

Chapman B; Slavin M; Marriott D; Halliday C; Kidd S; Arthur I; Bak N; Heath CH; Kennedy K; Morrissey CO; Sorrell TC; van Hal S; Keighley C; Goeman E; Underwood N; Hajkowicz K; Hofmeyr A; Leung M; Macesic N; Botes J; Blyth C; Cooley L; George CR; Kalukottege P; Kesson A; McMullan B; Baird R; Robson J; Korman TM; Pendle S; Weeks K; Liu E; Cheong E; Chen S, 2017, 'Erratum: Changing epidemiology of candidaemia in Australia [J Antimicrob Chemother, 72, (2017) (1103-1108)] DOI:10.1093/jac/dkw422', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 1270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx047

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

Chapman B; Slavin M; Marriott D; Halliday C; Kidd S; Arthur I; Bak N; Heath CH; Kennedy K; Morrissey CO; Sorrell TC; van Hal S; Keighley C; Goeman E; Underwood N; Hajkowicz K; Hofmeyr A; Leung M; Macesic N; Botes J; Blyth C; Cooley L; George CR; Kalukottege P; Kesson A; McMullan B; Baird R; Robson J; Korman TM; Pendle S; Weeks K; Liu E; Cheong E; Chen S; Daveson K; Wilson H; Thomas M; Peachey G; Gottlieb T; Lui E; Jozwiak F; Bell SM; Cheong E; Chen SCA; Marshall C; Ferguson C; Bryant M; Reed C; Darvall J; Maddigan V; Boan P; Menon V, 2017, 'Changing epidemiology of candidaemia in Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 1103 - 1108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw422

Bartlett AW; Smith B; George CRR; McMullan B; Kesson A; Lahra MM; Palasanthiran P, 2017, 'Epidemiology of Late and Very Late Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease: Fifteen-Year Experience from Two Australian Tertiary Pediatric Facilities', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 36, pp. 20 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001345

Bartlett AW; McMullan B; Rawlinson WD; Palasanthiran P, 2017, 'Hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes for children with asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection: A systematic review.', Reviews in medical virology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.1938

Al Reesi M; Stephens G; McMullan B, 2016, 'Severe thrombocytopenia in a child with typhoid fever: a case report', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 10, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1138-6

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

Kennedy KJ; Daveson K; Slavin MA; van Hal SJ; Sorrell TC; Lee A; Marriott DJ; Chapman B; Halliday CL; Hajkowicz K; Athan E; Bak N; Cheong E; Heath CH; Morrissey CO; Kidd S; Beresford R; Blyth C; Korman TM; Robinson JO; Meyer W; Chen SCA; Clark J; McCormack J; Looke D; Playford EG; Chen S; Gottlieb T; Ananda-Rajah M; Arthur I; Morris A; Chambers S, 2016, 'Mucormycosis in Australia: contemporary epidemiology and outcomes', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 22, pp. 775 - 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2016.01.005

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

Huynh J; McMullan B, 2016, 'Antibody responses in infants after antenatal maternal pertussis vaccination', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 52, pp. 850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13283

McMullan B; Pollett S; Biswas C; Packham D, 2016, 'Successful treatment of cutaneous protothecosis with liposomal amphotericin and oral itraconazole', Medical Mycology Case Reports, 12, pp. 21 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.08.001

Bartlett A; McMullan B, 2015, 'Childhood infections: diagnosis and management in general practice', Medicine Today, 15, pp. 26 - 39, http://medicinetoday.com.au/system/files/pdf/medicine_today/article/MT2014-12-014-BARTLETT.pdf

Pillsbury A; Cashman P; Leeb A; Regan A; Westphal D; Snelling T; Blyth C; Crawford N; Wood N; Macartney K, 2015, 'Real-time safety surveillance of seasonal influenza vaccines in children, Australia, 2015', Eurosurveillance, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2015.20.43.30050

Osowicki J; Gwee A; Noronha J; Britton PN; Isaacs D; Lai TB; Nourse C; Avent M; Moriarty P; Francis JR; Blyth CC; Cooper CM; Bryant PA, 2015, 'Australia-wide point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in neonatal units: How much and how good?', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 34, pp. e185 - e190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000719

Khatami A; McMullan BJ; Webber M, 2015, 'Reply to eisenhut', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61, pp. 139 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ241

McMullan BJ; Mostaghim M, 2015, 'Prescribing azithromycin', Australian Prescriber, 38, pp. 87 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2015.030

Slavin M; van Hal S; Sorrell TC; Lee A; Marriott DJ; Daveson K; Kennedy K; Hajkowicz K; Halliday C; Athan E; Bak N; Cheong E; Heath CH; Orla Morrissey C; Kidd S; Beresford R; Blyth C; Korman TM; Owen Robinson J; Meyer W; Chen SCA; Clark J; McCormack J; Looke D; Playford EG; Gottlieb T; McMullan B; Ananda-Rajah M; Macesic N; Thursky K; Arthur I; Morris A; Chambers S, 2015, 'Invasive infections due to filamentous fungi other than Aspergillus: Epidemiology and determinants of mortality', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 21, pp. 490 - 490.e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2014.12.021

Osowicki J; Blyth CC; Britton PN; Clark J; Cooper CM; Haeusler GM; Mcmullan B; Bryant PA, 2015, 'Ahead of consensus: A paediatric antifungal prophylaxis census', Internal Medicine Journal, 45, pp. 364 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12690

Pollett S; McMullan B; Lam VWT; Qureshi C; Kok J, 2015, 'A 68-Year-Old Type 2 Diabetic Man of Korean Ethnicity With Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Right Eye Visual Disturbance', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60, pp. 611 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/CID/CIU929

Pollett S; McMullan B; Lam VWT; Qureshi C; Kok J, 2015, 'A 68-Year-Old Type 2 Diabetic Man of Korean Ethnicity With Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Right Eye Visual Disturbance', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60, pp. 664 - 665, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu929

McMullan BJ; Desmarini D; Djordjevic JT; Chen SCA; Roper M; Sorrell TC, 2015, 'Rapid microscopy and use of vital dyes: Potential to determine viability of Cryptococcus neoformans in the clinical Laboratory', Plos One, 10, pp. e0117186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117186

Bartlett A; Goeman E; Vedi A; Mostaghim M; Trahair T; O’Brien TA; Palasanthiran P; McMullan B, 2015, 'A pilot study of a computerized decision support system to detect invasive fungal infection in pediatric hematology/oncology patients', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 36, pp. 1313 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.179

Cumming G; Khatami A; McMullan BJ; Musto J; Leung K; Nguyen O; Ferson MJ; Papadakis G; Sheppeard V, 2015, 'Parechovirus genotype 3 outbreak among infants, New South Wales, Australia, 2013–2014', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 1144 - 1152, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2107.141149

Khatami A; McMullan BJ; Webber M; Stewart P; Francis S; Timmers KJ; Rodas E; Druce J; Mehta B; Sloggett NA; Cumming G; Papadakis G; Kesson AM, 2015, 'Sepsis-like disease in infants due to human parechovirus type 3 during an outbreak in Australia', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60, pp. 228 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu784

Bryant PA, 2015, 'Antimicrobial stewardship resources and activities for children in tertiary hospitals in Australasia: a comprehensive survey', The Medical Journal of Australia, 202, pp. 134 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00143

Chang CC; Ananda-Rajah M; Belcastro A; Mcmullan B; Reid A; Dempsey K; Athan E; Cheng AC; Slavin MA, 2014, 'Consensus guidelines for implementation of quality processes to prevent invasive fungal disease and enhanced surveillance measures during hospital building works, 2014', Internal Medicine Journal, 44, pp. 1389 - 1397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12601

McMullan B, 2014, ''Once weekly trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis in children with cancer'', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 50, pp. 415 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12549_3

Osowicki J; Gwee A; Noronha J; Palasanthiran P; McMullan B; Britton PN; Isaacs D; Lai T; Nourse C; Avent M; Moriarty P; Clark J; Francis JR; Blyth CC; Cooper CM; Bryant PA, 2014, 'Australia-wide point prevalence survey of the use and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing for children in hospital', Medical Journal of Australia, 201, pp. 657 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00154

Osowicki J; Gwee A; Noronha J; Palasanthiran P; McMullan B; Britton PN; Isaacs D; Lai T; Nourse C; Avent M; Moriarty P; Clark J; Francis JR; Blyth CC; Cooper CM; Bryant PA, 2014, 'The impact of an infectious diseases consultation on antimicrobial prescribing', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 33, pp. 669 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000000285

McMullan B, 2014, 'Once weekly trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis in children with cancer', JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, 50, pp. 491 - 491

McMullan BJ; Sorrell TC; Chen SCA, 2013, 'Cryptococcus gattii infections: Contemporary aspects of epidemiology, clinical manifestations and management of infection', Future Microbiology, 8, pp. 1613 - 1631, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fmb.13.123

Hsu CY; Pollett S; Ferguson P; McMullan BJ; Sheppeard V; Mahady SE, 2013, 'Locally acquired severe non-O1 and non-O139 Vibrio cholerae infection associated with ingestion of imported seafood', Medical Journal of Australia, 199, pp. 26 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.10087

Baysari M; Brett J; Lam V; Milder T; Killen L; Chau AMT; McMullan B; Harkness J; Marriot D; Day R, 2013, 'Pneumonia Severity Scores and Prescribing Antibiotics for Community-Acquired Pneumonia at an Australian Hospital', Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43, pp. 97 - 101

McMullan BJ, 2013, 'The cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay for diagnosis of cryptococcosis', Pathology, 45, pp. S52 - S52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.pat.0000426846.25307.99

McMullan BJ; Halliday C; Sorrell TC; Judd D; Sleiman S; Marriott D; Olma T; Chen SCA, 2012, 'Clinical Utility of the Cryptococcal Antigen Lateral Flow Assay in a Diagnostic Mycology Laboratory', Plos One, 7, pp. e49541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049541

Chau ; Xu L; Fairhall JM; Chaganti J; McMullan B, 2012, 'Brain abscess due to Propionibacterium propionicum in Eisenmenger syndrome', Medical Journal of Australia, 196, pp. 525 - 526, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja11.10768

Abbott I; McMullan B; Merlino J; Sandaradura I; Sehu M; Su Y, 2012, 'Update on antimicrobial resistance: mechanisms, methods and practice', Pathology, 44, pp. S48 - S48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0031-3025(16)32718-0

McMullan B; Marriott D, 2011, 'Reply to "fatal Prototheca wickerhamii bloodstream infection in a cardiac allograft recipient"', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 49, pp. 4025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.05509-11

McMullan B; Muthiah K; Stark D; Lee L; Marriott D, 2011, 'Prototheca wickerhamii mimicking yeast: A cautionary tale', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 49, pp. 3078 - 3081, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00487-11

Roberts DM; Smith MA; McMullan B; Sevastos J; Day RO, 2011, 'Acute kidney injury due to crystalluria following acute valacycolvir overdose', Kidney International, 79, pp. 574 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ki.2010.496

McMullan B; Palasanthiran P; Jones C; Hall B; Robertson PW; Howard J; Rawlinson WD; hall B, 2011, 'Congenital cytomegalovirus - time to diagnosis, management and clinical sequelae in Australia: Opportunities for earlier identification', Medical Journal of Australia, 194, pp. 625 - 629

McMullan B; Dabscheck G; Robertson P; Johnston H; Rawlinson WD; Walls T, 2011, 'Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza with neurological complications diagnosed using specific serology with the haemagglutinin inhibition assay', Pathology, 43, pp. 512 - 513, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283486b46

Ingram P; Ho J; McMullan B; Jones C; Fisher D, 2011, 'Royal Australasian College of Physicians' advanced training outside of Australia and New Zealand: trainees' and supervisors' perspectives', Internal Medicine Journal, 41, pp. 215 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02417.x

Gray PE; McMullan B; Ziegler JB, 2010, 'Getting to the bones of the matter', Archives of Disease In Childhood - Education and Practice, 95, pp. 178 - 182

McMullan B, 2009, 'An infant with meningococcal arthritis of the hip', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 45, pp. 762 - 763, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01607.x

McMullan B, 2009, 'Bezold's abscess: A serious complication of otitis media', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 45, pp. 616 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01575.x

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