By Dr Josh Paul Hanson

Journal articles

Townend R; Smith S; Hanson J, 2024, 'Microbiological and Clinical Features of Patients with Cellulitis in Tropical Australia; Disease Severity Assessment and Implications for Clinical Management', The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.24-0450

Price CF; Wood JP; Ismail I; Smith S; Hanson J, 2024, 'The Incidence, Aetiology and Clinical Course of Serious Infections Complicating Biological and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Tropical Australia', Pathogens, 13, pp. 943 - 943, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13110943

Hempenstall A; Neville J; Taunton C; Fisher V; Connellan V; Tayley A; Keys G; Hanson J, 2024, 'Community-led diphtheria vaccination campaign to manage a diphtheria outbreak in a remote Aboriginal community', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2024.48.49

Shukla T; Smith S; Johnstone K; Donald P; Hanson J, 2024, 'The characteristics and clinical course of patients with melioidosis and cancer', PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 18, pp. e0012631, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012631

Neldner L; Radlof S; Smith S; Littlejohn M; Hempenstall A; Hanson J, 2024, 'Age of hepatitis B e antigen loss in Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous residents of tropical Australia; implications for clinical care', Communicable diseases intelligence (2018), 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2024.48.48

Dadwal P; Bonner B; Fraser D; Loveridge J; Withey G; Puri A; Smith S; Hanson J, 2024, 'Bone and joint infections due to melioidosis; diagnostic and management strategies to optimise outcomes', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18, pp. e0012317 - e0012317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012317

Han C; Karamatic R; Hanson J, 2024, 'Chronic hepatitis B care in regional Australia: implications for clinical practice and public health policy', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, pp. 1155 - 1163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16364

Nyein PP; Petoumenos K; Dharan NJ; Hanson J; Matthews GV, 2024, 'Refining our understanding of the association between integrase inhibitor therapy and elevations in blood pressure.', Clin Infect Dis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae345

Campbell S; Smith S; Hanson J, 2024, 'Lincosamide monotherapy treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in tropical Australia: a case series', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 43, pp. 1247 - 1250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-024-04816-9

Baker K; Duncan T; Kung S; Smith S; Hanson J, 2024, 'Melioidosis masquerading as malignancy in tropical Australia; lessons for clinicians and implications for clinical management', Acta Tropica, 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107209

Nyein PP; Petoumenos K; Borok M; Eriobu N; Kumarasamy N; Avihingsanon A; Azwa I; Dao S; Cisse M; Dharan NJ; Hanson J; Matthews GV, 2024, 'Associations between antiretroviral regimen and changes in blood pressure: results from the D2EFT study.', Clin Infect Dis, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae256

Gora H; Hasan T; Smith S; Wilson I; Mayo M; Woerle C; Webb JR; Currie BJ; Hanson J; Meumann EM, 2024, 'Melioidosis of the Central Nervous System: Impact of the bimABm Allele on Patient Presentation and Outcome', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 78, pp. 968 - 975, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac111

Fox H; Hempenstall A; Pilot P; Callander E; Smith S; McDonald MI; Hanson J, 2024, 'Significant healthcare resource utilisation in the management of skin and soft tissue infections in the Torres Strait, Australia', Rural and Remote Health, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.22605/RRH8572

Campbell S; Stewart J; Quail G; Withey G; Smith S; Hanson J, 2023, 'Case Report: Leptospirosis Complicated by Persistent, Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss', The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 109, pp. 1238 - 1241, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0100

Smith S; Marquardt T; Jennison AV; D’Addona A; Stewart J; Yarwood T; Ho J; Binotto E; Harris J; Fahmy M; Esmonde J; Richardson M; Graham RMA; Gair R; Ariotti L; Preston-Thomas A; Rubenach S; O’Sullivan S; Allen D; Ragh T; Grayson S; Manoy S; Warner JM; Meumann EM; Robson JM; Hanson J, 2023, 'Early Release - Clinical Manifestations and Genomic Evaluation of Melioidosis Outbreak among Children after Sporting Event, Australia - Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29, pp. 2218 - 2228, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2911.230951

Prinsloo C; Smith S; Law M; Hanson J, 2023, 'The Epidemiological, Clinical, and Microbiological Features of Patients with Burkholderia pseudomallei Bacteraemia—Implications for Clinical Management', Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8, pp. 481 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8110481

Marquardt T; Hanson J; Preston-Thomas A; Thirlwell C; Kakkanat A; Goncalves N, 2023, 'Public health response to an outbreak of meningococcal B disease in a secondary school in Far North Queensland.', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 47, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.50

Smith LK; Vardanega J; Smith S; White J; Little M; Hanson J, 2023, 'The Incidence of Infection Complicating Snakebites in Tropical Australia: Implications for Clinical Management and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis', Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/5812766

Matthews RJ; Smith S; Wilson I; Tjahjono R; Young S; Hanson J, 2023, 'Case Report: Vagal Nerve Neuritis Associated with Pulmonary Melioidosis Provides Potential Insights into the Pathophysiology of Neuromelioidosis', The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 108, pp. 1212 - 1214, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0694

Broger T; Koeppel L; Huerga H; Miller P; Gupta-Wright A; Blanc FX; Esmail A; Reeve BWP; Floridia M; Kerkhoff AD; Ciccacci F; Kasaro MP; Thit SS; Bastard M; Ferlazzo G; Yoon C; Van Hoving DJ; Sossen B; García JI; Cummings MJ; Wake RM; Hanson J; Cattamanchi A; Meintjes G; Maartens G; Wood R; Theron G; Dheda K; Olaru ID; Denkinger CM; Oelofse S; Laureillard D; Andreotti M; Chilyabanyama ON; Welu B; Molfino L; Mathabire Rücker SC; Szumilin E; Cossa L; Meléndez J; Mbuthini L; O'Donnell M; Jarvis JN; Ndlangalavu G; Fielding K, 2023, 'Diagnostic yield of urine lipoarabinomannan and sputum tuberculosis tests in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data', The Lancet Global Health, 11, pp. e903 - e916, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00135-3

Doran J; Canty D; Dempsey K; Cass A; Kangaharan N; Remenyi B; Brunsdon G; McDonald M; Heal C; Wang Z; Royse C; Royse A; Mein J; Gray N; Bennetts J; Baker RA; Stewart M; Sutcliffe S; Reeves B; Doran U; Rankine P; Fejo R; Heenan E; Jalota R; Ilton M; Roberts-Thomson R; King J; Wyber R; Doran J; Webster A; Hanson J, 2023, 'Surgery for rheumatic heart disease in the Northern Territory, Australia, 1997-2016: what have we gained?', BMJ Global Health, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-011763

Sim BZ; Aaron L; Coulter C; Parkes-Smith J; Badrick T; May K; Armstrong M; Hendry S; Sundac L; Dang L; Ho J; Hanson J; Smith S; Choong K; Henderson AH; Bursle E, 2023, 'A multi-centre retrospective study of Nocardia speciation and antimicrobial susceptibility in Queensland, Australia', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 42, pp. 339 - 345, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-022-04542-0

Nguyen ADK; Smith S; Davis TJ; Yarwood T; Hanson J, 2023, 'The efficacy and safety of a shortened duration of antimicrobial therapy for group A Streptococcus bacteremia', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 128, pp. 11 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.12.015

Guthridge I; Campbell S; Smith S; Hanson J, 2023, 'The utility of empirical mupirocin for eradication of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in Far North Queensland, Australia', Communicable diseases intelligence (CDI), 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.9

Nyein PP; Tillakeratne S; Phyu S; Yee MM; Lwin MM; Htike KL; Aung MT; Grebely J; Applegate T; Hanson J; Matthews G; Lin KS, 2023, 'Evaluation of Simplified HCV Diagnostics in HIV/HCV Co-Infected Patients in Myanmar', Viruses, 15, pp. 521, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v15020521

, 2023, 'A low burden of severe illness: the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in the remote Torres and Cape region of Far North Queensland, Australia', Population Medicine, 5, pp. 150 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.18332/popmed/163950

Jessica HB; Carson J; Scott M; Patricia C; Nelson R; Helen VG; Phillip R; Hanson J; Robert M; Matthews G; Dore GJ; Martinello M; Read P, 2023, 'Effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral therapy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with HCV infection in Australia: A national real-world cohort (REACH-C)', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 30, pp. 386 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13803

Hanson J; Radlof S; Littlejohn M; Hempenstall A; Edwards R; Nakata Y; Gregson S; Hayes R; Smith S; McKinnon M; Binks P; Tong SYC; Davies J; Davis JS, 2023, 'Hepatitis B genotypes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: correlation with clinical course and implications for management', Internal Medicine Journal, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16181

Baker K; Smith S; Stewart J; Withey G; Bain M; Pridgeon S; Hanson J, 2023, 'Melioidosis of the Female Genitourinary Tract', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109, pp. 1233 - 1237, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0350

Basaglia A; Kang K; Wilcox R; Lau A; McKenna K; Smith S; Chau KWT; Hanson J, 2023, 'The aetiology and incidence of infective endocarditis in people living with rheumatic heart disease in tropical Australia', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 42, pp. 1115 - 1123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-023-04641-6

Riddell J; Hempenstall A; Nakata Y; Gregson S; Hayes R; Smith S; Coates M; Charlie L; Perrett C; Newie V; Newie T; Radlof S; Hanson J, 2023, 'The high burden of comorbidities in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with chronic hepatitis B in Far North Queensland, Australia, and the implications for patient management', PloS one, 18, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284151

Taunton C; Hawthorn L; Matysek R; Coates M; Pickering E; Neville J; Hanson J; Smith S; Hempenstall A, 2023, 'A low burden of severe illness: the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in the remote Torres and Cape region of Far North Queensland', Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 47, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2023.47.41

Price C; Smith S; Stewart J; Palesy T; Corbitt M; Galappaththy C; Hanson J, 2023, 'Increased recognition of Q fever aortitis as a chronic manifestation of Q fever in tropical North Queensland, Australia', European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 42, pp. 1537 - 1541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-023-04687-6

Smith S; Stewart J; Hanson J; Harris J; Chuang FJJ; Quail G; Hawarden B; Lad R; McNee S; McCartney B; Marquardt T; Wilson I; Tacon C; Whitfield BCS, 2023, 'Locally acquired respiratory diphtheria in Australia', The Medical Journal of Australia, 218, pp. 446 - 448, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51938

Liu Y; Sia J; Munas A; Tacon C; Salaveria K; Lutshaba HL; Hanson J, 2023, 'Utility of rotational thromboelastometry in the management of massive haemorrhage at a regional Australian hospital', Transfusion Medicine, 34, pp. 54 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/tme.13018

Smith S; Buikstra E; Rubenach S; Preston-Thomas A; Hanson J, 2022, 'Limited Awareness of Melioidosis in High-risk Populations Despite an Increasing Incidence of the Disease in Far North Queensland, Australia', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 107, pp. 1278 - 1280, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0160

Hanson J; Smith S, 2022, 'Melioidosis in northern Australia', Microbiology Australia, 43, pp. 120 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MA22038

Harris J; Smith S; Ng SZ; Sinha A; Hanson J, 2022, 'Case Report: Disseminated Burkholderia pseudomallei with Acute Suppurative Thyroiditis and Abscess Formation', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 107, pp. 581 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.22-0277

Carson JM; Hajarizadeh B; Hanson J; O'Beirne J; Iser D; Read P; Balcomb A; Davies J; Doyle JS; Yee J; Martinello M; Marks P; Matthews GV; Dore GJ; Post J; Batey R; Smart J; Dawson O; Hill S; Douglas M; Montebello M; Collie P; Hallinan R; Snelgar G; Baker D; Galhenage S; Soo TM; Bopage R; Faros J; Cooper L; Nelson R; Shaw D; Wilson M; Pratt W; Hinton S; Wade A; Van Gessel H; Davidson L; Dibdin M; Lucas M; Ahmad R; Smith D; Tan K; Roder C; Harney B; Holdaway S; Walsh J; Fox P; Mousavi R; Lam W; Dahal RP; Habel P; Gilliver R; Silins E; Ackerman J; Deacon R; Hall E; Everson A; Stewart J; Milner M; Ferguson C; Tate-Baker J; Bradshaw J; Duncan G; Baluran G; Watson B; Hey C; Hickey R; Orme C; Miczkova S, 2022, 'Retreatment for hepatitis C virus direct-acting antiviral therapy virological failure in primary and tertiary settings: The REACH-C cohort', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 29, pp. 661 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13705

Dhana A; Hamada Y; Kengne AP; Kerkhoff AD; Broger T; Denkinger CM; Rangaka MX; Gupta-Wright A; Fielding K; Wood R; Huerga H; Rücker SCM; Bjerrum S; Johansen IS; Thit SS; Kyi MM; Hanson J; Barr DA; Meintjes G; Maartens G, 2022, 'Diagnostic accuracy of WHO screening criteria to guide lateral-flow lipoarabinomannan testing among HIV-positive inpatients: A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis', Journal of Infection, 85, pp. 40 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2022.05.010

Davies P; Smith S; Wilcox R; Stewart JD; Davis TJ; McKenna K; Hanson J, 2022, 'Examination of the independent contribution of rheumatic heart disease and congestive cardiac failure to the development and outcome of melioidosis in Far North Queensland, tropical Australia', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16, pp. e0010604, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010604

Vardanega J; Smith LK; Smith S; Hanson J, 2022, 'Animal bite wounds and their management in tropical Australia', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 118, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.026

Dhana A; Hamada Y; Kengne AP; Kerkhoff AD; Rangaka MX; Kredo T; Baddeley A; Miller C; Singh S; Hanifa Y; Grant AD; Fielding K; Affolabi D; Merle CS; Wachinou AP; Yoon C; Cattamanchi A; Hoffmann CJ; Martinson N; Mbu ET; Sander MS; Balcha TT; Skogmar S; Reeve BWP; Theron G; Ndlangalavu G; Modi S; Cavanaugh J; Swindells S; Chaisson RE; Ahmad Khan F; Howard AA; Wood R; Thit SS; Kyi MM; Hanson J; Drain PK; Shapiro AE; Kufa T; Churchyard G; Nguyen DT; Graviss EA; Bjerrum S; Johansen IS; Gersh JK; Horne DJ; LaCourse SM; Al-Darraji HAA; Kamarulzaman A; Kempker RR; Tukvadze N; Barr DA; Meintjes G; Maartens G, 2022, 'Tuberculosis screening among ambulatory people living with HIV: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis', The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22, pp. 507 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00387-X

Dhana A; Hamada Y; Kengne AP; Kerkhoff AD; Rangaka MX; Kredo T; Baddeley A; Miller C; Gupta-Wright A; Fielding K; Wood R; Huerga H; Rücker SCM; Heidebrecht C; Wilson D; Bjerrum S; Johansen IS; Thit SS; Kyi MM; Hanson J; Barr DA; Meintjes G; Maartens G, 2022, 'Tuberculosis screening among HIV-positive inpatients: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis', The Lancet HIV, 9, pp. e233 - e241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(22)00002-9

Yee J; Carson JM; Hajarizadeh B; Hanson J; O’Beirne J; Iser D; Read P; Balcomb A; Doyle JS; Davies J; Martinello M; Marks P; Dore GJ; Matthews GV; Hanson J; Marks P; Byrne M; Post J; Batey R; Smart J; Dawson O; Hill S; Douglas M; Montebello M; Collie P; Hallinan R; Snelgar G; Baker D; Galhenage S; Soo TM; Bopage R; Faros J; Cooper L; Nelson R; Shaw D; Davies J; Wilson M; Pratt W; Hinton S; Wade A; Van Gessel H; Davidson L; Dibdin M; Lucas M; Ahmad R; Smith D; Tan K; Roder C; Harney B; Holdaway S; Walsh J; Fox P; Mousavi R; Lam W; Dahal RP; Habel P; Gilliver R; Silins E; Ackerman J; Deacon R; Hall E; Everson A; Milner M; Ferguson C; Tate-Baker J; Bradshaw J; Duncan G; Baluran G; Watson B; Hey C; Hickey R; Orme C; Miczkova S, 2022, 'High Effectiveness of Broad Access Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C in an Australian Real-World Cohort: The REACH-C Study', Hepatology Communications, 6, pp. 496 - 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hep4.1826

Sim BZ; Conway L; Smith LK; Fairhead L; Der YS; Payne L; Binotto E; Smith S; Hanson J, 2022, 'The aetiology and clinical characteristics of cryptococcal infections in Far North Queensland, tropical Australia', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0265739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265739

Gora H; Smith S; Wilson I; Preston-Thomas A; Ramsamy N; Hanson J, 2022, 'The epidemiology and outcomes of central nervous system infections in Far North Queensland, tropical Australia; 2000-2019', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0265410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265410

Hempenstall A; Pilot P; McDonald M; Smith S; Hanson J, 2022, 'Community antibiotic management of skin infections in the Torres Strait', Australian Journal of Primary Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY22142

Fairhead LJ; Smith S; Sim BZ; Stewart AGA; Stewart JD; Binotto E; Law M; Hanson J, 2022, 'The seasonality of infections in tropical Far North Queensland, Australia: A 21-year retrospective evaluation of the seasonal patterns of six endemic pathogens', PLOS Global Public Health, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000506

Smith S; Horne P; Rubenach S; Gair R; Stewart J; Fairhead L; Hanson J, 2021, 'Increased incidence of melioidosis in far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 1998-2019', Emerging Infectious Diseases, 27, pp. 3119 - 3123, http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2712.211302

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