By Dr Brendan McMullan

Journal articles

Wang SS; Kotecha RS; Bernard A; Blyth CC; McMullan BJ; Cann MP; Yeoh DK; Bartlett AW; Ryan AL; Moore AS; Bryant PA; Clark J; Haeusler GM, 2019, 'Invasive fungal infections in children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Results from four Australian centres, 2003-2013', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.27915

Al Yazidi LS; Mitchell R; Palasanthiran P; O’Brien TA; McMullan B, 2019, 'Management and prevention of cytomegalovirus infection in paediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients: A binational survey', Pediatric Transplantation, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/petr.13458

Al Yazidi LS; Marais BJ; Wickens M; Palasanthiran P; Isaacs D; Outhred A; McMullan B; Britton PN, 2019, 'Overview of paediatric tuberculosis cases treated in the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Australia', Public Health Research and Practice, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/phrp28231807

Karelehto E; Brouwer L; Benschop K; Kok J; Basile K; McMullan B; Rawlinson W; Druce J; Nicholson S; Selvarangan R; Harrison C; Lankachandra K; van Eijk H; Koen G; de Jong M; Pajkrt D; Wolthers KC, 2019, 'Seroepidemiology of parechovirus A3 neutralizing antibodies, Australia, The Netherlands, and United States', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25, pp. 148 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2501.180352

Koirala A; McMullan B; Wargon O; Yates K; Goldberg H; Palasanthiran P, 2019, 'A Lower-limb Skin Lesion in a 10-year-old Girl.', Pediatr Infect Dis J, 38, pp. e79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000002127

Bryant P; Morgan N; Clifford V; McMullan B; Bowen 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

Huynh J; Palasanthiran P; McMullan B, 2018, 'Potential Transmission of Herpes Simplex Virus Via Vaginal Seeding', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37, pp. E278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001965

Bartlett AW; Hall BM; Palasanthiran P; McMullan B; Shand AW; Rawlinson WD, 2018, 'Recognition, treatment, and sequelae of congenital cytomegalovirus in Australia: An observational study', Journal of Clinical Virology, 108, pp. 121 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2018.09.017

Raman G; McMullan B; Taylor P; Mallitt KA; Kennedy SE, 2018, 'Multiresistant E. coli urine infections in children: A case-control study', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103, pp. 336 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-312831

Britton PN; Khandaker G; Khatami A; Teutsch S; Francis S; McMullan BJ; Jones CA, 2018, 'High prevalence of developmental concern amongst infants at 12 months following hospitalised parechovirus infection', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 54, pp. 289 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.13728

Al Yazidi LS; McMullan B; Kohan S; Palasanthiran P, 2018, 'Persistent Gram-negative Neurosurgical Meningitis in a Neonate, Successfully Treated with Intraventricular Colistin: Case Report and Review of the Literature', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37, pp. e79 - e81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000001743

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

Bartlett AW; McMullan B; Rawlinson W; Palasanthiran P, 2017, 'Hearing and neurodevelopmental outcomes for children with asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection: A systematic review', Reviews in Medical Virology, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.1938

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

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', The 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.e1 - 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

Bryant PA; Australasian Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Paediatrics group , 2015, 'Antimicrobial stewardship resources and activities for children in tertiary hospitals in Australasia: a comprehensive survey.', Med J Aust, 202, pp. 134 - 138, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja13.00143

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, 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

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. 491 - 491, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000337527800017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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 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

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