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Journal articles
2009, 'Proliferation of weakly suppressive regulatory CD4+ T cells is associated with over-active CD4+ T-cell responses in HIV-positive patients with mycobacterial immune restoration disease', European Journal of Immunology, 39, pp. 391 - 403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.200838630
,2009, 'Unusual association of diseases/symptoms: A case of severe visceral leishmaniasis resulting from travel to Greece', BMJ Case Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.06.2009.2036
,2008, 'Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I-Restricted Activation of CD8+ T Cells Provides the Immunogenetic Basis of a Systemic Drug Hypersensitivity (DOI:10.1016/j.immuni.2008.04.020)', Immunity, 29, pp. 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2008.06.002
,2008, 'Molecular typing of Australian Scedosporium isolates showing genetic variability and numerous S. aurantiacum', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 282 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1402.070920
,2008, 'Achromobacter xylosoxidans subsp xylosoxidans prosthetic aortic valve infective endocarditis and aortic root abscesses', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 57, pp. 525 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47496-0
,2008, 'Candida dubliniensis meningitis as delayed sequela of treated C-dubliniensis Fungemia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 327 - 329
,2008, 'Candidemia in nonneutropenic critically ill patients: Risk factors for non-albicans Candida spp', Critical Care Medicine, 36, pp. 2034 - 2039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181760f42
,2008, 'Comparison of stool antigen detection kits to PCR for diagnosis of amebiasis', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 46, pp. 1678 - 1681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02261-07
,2008, 'Entamoeba moshkovskii infections in Sydney, Australia', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 27, pp. 133 - 137
,2008, 'Gorillas are a host for Dientamoeba fragilis: An update on the life cycle and host distribution', Veterinary Parasitology, 151, pp. 21 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.10.002
,2008, 'Human leukocyte antigen class I-restricted activation of CD8(+) T cells provides the immunogenetic basis of a systemic drug hypersensitivity', Immunity, 28, pp. 822 - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2008.04.020
,2008, 'Invasive amebiasis in men who have sex with men, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, pp. 1141 - 1143
,2008, 'Leishmaniasis, an emerging imported infection: Report of 20 cases from Australia', Journal of Travel Medicine, 15, pp. 351 - 354
,2008, 'Optimizing antifungal drug dosing and monitoring to avoid toxicity and improve outcomes in patients with haematological disorders', Internal Medicine Journal, 38, pp. 521 - 537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01726.x
,2008, 'Prevalence and significance of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures in a tertiary hospital', Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 40, pp. 551 - 554
,2007, 'In reply', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 374
,2007, 'Amoebiasis: current status in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 186, pp. 412 - 416
,2007, 'Amoebiasis: current status in Australia - Reply', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 374 - 374
,2007, 'Bordetella petrii from a clinical sample in Australia: isolation and molecular identification', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 56, pp. 435 - 437
,2007, 'Declining incidence of intestinal microsporidiosis and reduction in AIDS-related mortality following introduction of HAART in Sydney, Australia', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101, pp. 1096 - 1100
,2007, 'Dientamoeba fragilis as a cause of travelers` diarrhea: Report of seven cases', Journal of Travel Medicine, 14, pp. 72 - 73
,2007, 'Irritable bowel syndrome: A review on the role of intestinal protozoa and the importance of their detection and diagnosis', International Journal for Parasitology, 37, pp. 11 - 20
,2007, 'Laboratory diagnostic techniques for Entamoeba species', Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 20, pp. 511 - 532
,2007, 'Lymphogranuloma venereum in Australia: Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis serovar L2b in men who have sex with men', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45, pp. 1029 - 1031
,2007, 'Lymphogranuloma venereum: an emerging anorectal disease in Australia', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 309 - 310
,2007, 'Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) detection: Comparison of two molecular methods (IDI-MRSA PCR assay and GenoType MRSA direct PCR assay) with three selective MRSA agars (MRSA ID, MRSASelect, and CHROMagar MRSA) for use with infectio', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45, pp. 2486 - 2490
,2007, 'PCR detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii in stool samples from Sydney, Australia', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45, pp. 1035 - 1037
,2007, 'Prevalence of enteric protozoa inhuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men from Sydney, Australia', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 76, pp. 549 - 552
,2007, 'Rhizopus microsporus var, rhizopodiformis sinus-orbital zygomycosis in an immunosuppressed patient: successful treatment with posaconazole after a complicated clinical course', Journal of Medical Microbiology, 56, pp. 699 - 701
,2007, 'Veillonella parvula discitis and secondary bacteremia: a rare infection complicating endoscopy and colonoscopy?', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45, pp. 672 - 674
,2006, 'Clinical research in the lay press: Irresponsible journalism raises a huge dose of doubt', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 43, pp. 1031 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/509116
,2006, 'Active surveillance for candidemia, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 1508 - 1516
,2006, 'Candidaemia in the Australian intensive care unit: Epidemiology, clinical features and outcome from a 3 year nationwide study', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 10, pp. S77 - S78
,2006, 'Concomitant use of an active boosted protease inhibitor with enfuvirtide in treatment-experienced, HIV-infected individuals: Recent data and consensus recommendations', HIV Clinical Trials, 7, pp. 86 - 96
,2006, 'Cyclomyces tabacinus as a cause of deep tissue infection: the first case report', Mycoses, 49, pp. 147 - 149
,2006, 'Dientamoebiasis: clinical importance and recent advances', Trends in Parasitology, 22, pp. 92 - 96
,2006, 'Evaluation of three diagnostic methods, including real-time PCR, for detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in stool specimens', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44, pp. 232 - 235
,2006, 'Minor changes in calculated creatinine clearance and anion-gap are associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-containing highly active antiretroviral therapy', HIV Medicine, 7, pp. 105 - 111
,2006, 'Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum in a human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patient', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44, pp. 1178 - 1180
,2006, 'Secondary syphilis presenting as tonsillitis in three patients', Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 120, pp. 602 - 604
,2005, 'Detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in fresh stool specimens using PCR', International Journal for Parasitology, 35, pp. 57 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.09.003
,2005, 'Atazanavir trough plasma concentration monitoring in a cohort of HIV-1-positive individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 56, pp. 380 - 387
,2005, 'Early syphilis presenting as a painful polyradiculopathy in an HIV positive individual', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 81, pp. 133 - 134
,2005, 'In vivo replication kinetics of a nef-deleted strain of HIV-1', AIDS, 19, pp. 842 - 843, http://journals.lww.com/aidsonline/Fulltext/2005/05200/In_vivo_replication_kinetics_of_a_nef_deleted.17.aspx
,2005, 'Prospective study of the prevalence, genotyping, and clinical relevance of Dientamoeba fragilis infections in an Australian population', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 43, pp. 2718 - 2723
,2005, 'Therapeutic drug monitoring of atazanavir: surveillance of pharmacotherapy in the clinic', British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 60, pp. 291 - 299
,2003, 'Managing antituberculosis drug therapy by therapeutic drug monitoring of rifampicin and isoniazid', Internal Medicine Journal, 33, pp. 229 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00390.x
,2003, 'False negative HIV-1 proviral DNA polymerase chain reaction in a patient with primary infection acquired in Thailand', Journal of Clinical Virology, 26, pp. 163 - 169
,2002, 'Shigellosis linked to sex Venues, Australia', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8, pp. 862 - 864, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0808.010534
,2002, 'The epidemiology of candidaemia and mould infections in Australia', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 49, pp. 3 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/49.suppl_1.3
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