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Journal articles
2020, 'The management of anti-infective agents in intensive care units: the potential role of a ‘fast’ pharmacology', Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 13, pp. 355 - 366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512433.2020.1759413
,2020, 'A close shave? Performance of P2/N95 respirators in healthcare workers with facial hair: results of the BEARDS (BEnchmarking Adequate Respiratory DefenceS) study', Journal of Hospital Infection, 104, pp. 529 - 533, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2020.01.006
,2020, 'A retrospective study to determine the cefepime-induced neurotoxicity threshold in hospitalized patients', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75, pp. 718 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz476
,2020, 'Impact of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Antiretroviral Drugs in Routine Clinical Management of People Living with HIV: A Narrative Review', Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 42, pp. 64 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000000684
,2020, 'Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Can Improve Linezolid Dosing Regimens in Current Clinical Practice: A Review of Linezolid Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics', Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 42, pp. 83 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000000710
,2019, 'Diagnosis, management and prevention of Candida auris in hospitals: position statement of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases', Internal Medicine Journal, 49, pp. 1229 - 1243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14612
,2019, 'Towards precision dosing of vancomycin: a systematic evaluation of pharmacometric models for Bayesian forecasting', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25, pp. 1286.e1 - 1286.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2019.02.029
,2019, 'Corrigendum: Whole genome sequencing of australian candida glabrata isolates reveals genetic diversity and novel sequence types (Front. Microbiol., (2018), 9, (2946), 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02946)', Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02218
,2019, 'Urinary piperacillin/tazobactam pharmacokinetics in vitro to determine the pharmacodynamic breakpoint for resistant Enterobacteriaceae', International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 54, pp. 240 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.05.013
,2019, 'Evaluation of the EasyScreen Protozoan Detection Kit for the diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica', Pathology, 51, pp. 426 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2019.01.012
,2019, 'Candidaemia and a risk predictive model for overall mortality: A prospective multicentre study', BMC Infectious Diseases, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4065-5
,2019, 'Population pharmacokinetics of ribavirin in lung transplant recipients and examination of current and alternative dosing regimens', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74, pp. 691 - 698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky466
,2018, 'Cluster of invasive Mycobacteria chimaera infections following cardiac surgery demonstrating novel clinical features and risks of aortic valve replacement', Internal Medicine Journal, 48, pp. 1514 - 1520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14093
,2018, 'An evaluation of risk factors to predict target concentration non-attainment in critically ill patients prior to empiric β-lactam therapy', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 37, pp. 2171 - 2175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-018-3357-9
,2018, 'Fanconi syndrome due to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate reversed by switching to tenofovir alafenamide fumarate in an HIV-infected patient', Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 5, pp. 91 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2049936118785497
,2018, 'Invasive Candidiasis in the Elderly: Considerations for Drug Therapy', Drugs and Aging, 35, pp. 781 - 789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40266-018-0576-9
,2018, 'Whole Genome Sequencing of Australian Candida glabrata Isolates Reveals Genetic Diversity and Novel Sequence Types', Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02946
,2017, 'Whole Genome Sequencing of <em>Candida glabrata</em> for Detection of Markers of Antifungal Drug Resistance', Journal of Visualized Experiments, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/56714-v
,2017, 'Whole genome sequencing of candida glabrata for detection of markers of antifungal drug resistance', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/56714
,2017, 'Too much of a good thing: A retrospective study of β-lactam concentration-toxicity relationships', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 2891 - 2897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx209
,2017, 'Identification of genetic markers of resistance to echinocandins, azoles and 5-fluorocytosine in Candida glabrata by next-generation sequencing: a feasibility study', Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 23, pp. 676.e7 - 676.e10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2017.03.014
,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
,2017, 'Changing epidemiology of candidaemia in Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 1103 - 1108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw422
,2017, 'Clinical management of Brucella suis infection in dogs and implications for public health', Australian Veterinary Journal, 95, pp. 19 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avj.12550
,2017, 'Managing two decades of visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infection: A case report that illustrates the urgent research needs in the field', Sexual Health, 14, pp. 286 - 288, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH16036
,2016, 'Problematic dichotomization of risk for Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-acquired invasive candidiasis: Results using a risk-predictive model to categorize 3 levels of risk from a multicenter prospective cohort of Australian ICU patients', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 63, pp. 1463 - 1469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw610
,2016, 'Antifungal susceptibilities of non-Aspergillus filamentous fungi causing invasive infection in Australia: support for current antifungal guideline recommendations', International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 48, pp. 453 - 458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.07.005
,2016, 'Donor-derived tuberculosis (TB): isoniazid-resistant TB transmitted from a lung transplant donor with inadequately treated latent infection', Transplant Infectious Disease, 18, pp. 782 - 784, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tid.12580
,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
,2016, 'Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in animal faeces using species specific real time PCR assay', Veterinary Parasitology, 227, pp. 42 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.07.025
,2016, 'Angiostrongylus cantonensis: A review of its distribution, molecular biology and clinical significance as a human pathogen', Parasitology, 143, pp. 1087 - 1118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182016000652
,2016, 'Post-prandial lipid effects of raltegravir versus darunavir/ritonavir in HIV-1-infected adults commencing combination ART', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 1127 - 1129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv436
,2016, 'The 2015 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the management of fungal infections in mechanical circulatory support and cardiothoracic organ transplant recipients: Executive summary', Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 35, pp. 261 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.007
,2016, 'Posaconazole therapeutic drug monitoring in a regional hospital setting', Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 38, pp. 804 - 807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/FTD.0000000000000334
,2015, 'Non-susceptibility to ceftaroline in healthcare-associated multiresistant MRSA in Eastern Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70, pp. 2413 - 2414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv124
,2015, 'Oral ribavirin for respiratory syncytial virus infection after lung transplantation: Efficacy and cost-efficiency', Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 34, pp. 958 - 962, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2015.01.009
,2015, 'The prevalence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis/mackerrasae complex in molluscs from the Sydney region', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128128
,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
,2015, 'Candida colonization as a risk marker for invasive candidiasis in mixed medical-surgical intensive care units: Development and evaluation of a simple, standard protocol', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 53, pp. 1324 - 1330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03239-14
,2015, 'Molecular epidemiology of imported cases of leishmaniasis in Australia from 2008 to 2014', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119212
,2014, 'Consensus guidelines for optimising antifungal drug delivery and monitoring to avoid toxicity and improve outcomes in patients with haematological malignancy, 2014', Internal Medicine Journal, 44, pp. 1364 - 1388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12600
,2014, 'Anncaliia algerae microsporidial myositis', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20, pp. 185 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2002.131126
,2014, 'Evaluation of the EasyScreen™ Enteric Parasite Detection Kit for the detection of Blastocystis spp., Cryptosporidium spp., Dientamoeba fragilis, Entamoeba complex, and Giardia intestinalis from clinical stool samples', Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 78, pp. 149 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.013
,2014, 'Activity of benzimidazoles against Dientamoeba fragilis (Trichomonadida, Monocercomonadidae) in vitro and correlation of beta-tubulin sequences as an indicator of resistance', Parasite, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2014043
,2014, 'Description of Dientamoeba fragilis cyst and precystic forms from human samples', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52, pp. 2680 - 2683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00813-14
,2014, 'Miliary pulmonary cryptococcosis', Medical Mycology Case Reports, 6, pp. 22 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.08.004
,2014, 'Support for the EUCAST and revised CLSI fluconazole clinical breakpoints by Sensititre® YeastOne® for Candida albicans: A prospective observational cohort study', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69, pp. 2210 - 2214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dku124
,2014, 'Treatment failure in patients with chronic Blastocystis infection', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 63, pp. 252 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.065508-0
,2013, 'Economic evaluation of micafungin vs. Liposomal Amphotericin B (LAmB) for the treatment of candidaemia and Invasive Candidiasis (IC)', Mycoses, 56, pp. 532 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/myc.12071
,2013, 'Antifungal therapy and management of complications of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 57, pp. 543 - 551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit341
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