By Dr Louisa Owens

Journal articles

Orya S; Khan JR; Prentice B; Owens L; Britton P; Jaffe A; Homaira N; Chan M, 2026, 'Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of influenza in hospitalised children ≤ 17 years before and after COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary paediatric network in Sydney, Australia', Discover Public Health, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02483-z

Hii AWW; Khan JR; Paul KK; Chan M; Hu N; McMullan B; Britton PN; Bartlett AW; Kandasamy R; Owens L; Prentice B; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2026, 'In-Hospital Complications of Influenza A and B Among Hospitalized Australian Children in the Post-COVID Era', Clinical Respiratory Journal, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/crj.70217

de Groot A; Mackle R; Gray M; Chan M; Hodgins M; Hu N; Angell B; Campbell N; Owens L; Fletcher J; McCrossin T; Piper S; Du H; Haggie S; Doyle AK; Woolfenden S; Gould B; Ward F; Jaffe A; Homaira N; Lingam R; Crespo-Gonzalez C, 2026, 'Understanding how personalized pediatric asthma information and support addresses rural families’ unmet needs', Journal of Rural Health, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70125

Kevat A; Dalton S; Goddard B; Mitchell L; Graham E; Owens L; Goddard T; Gray M; Haggie S; Laing I; Mulholland A; Oo S; Roseby R; Singh J; Shanhikumar S; Robinson PD, 2025, 'Marked Variation in Paediatric Problematic Severe Asthma Services Across Australia and New Zealand', Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 61, pp. 1857 - 1864, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpc.70190

Mackle R; Crespo-Gonzalez C; Gray M; Chan M; Hodgins M; Hu N; Angell B; Campbell N; Owens L; Fletcher J; McCrossin T; Piper S; Du H; Haggie S; Doyle AK; Woolfenden S; Gould B; Ward F; Lingam R; Homaira N; Jaffé A, 2025, 'Implementing enhanced paediatric asthma care in rural Australia: Qualitative insights from healthcare professionals', Respiratory Medicine, 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108444

Rashid MM; Hu N; Khan JR; Chan M; Gray M; Owens L; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2025, 'The High Burden of Asthma Readmission Among Australian Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study', Respirology, 30, pp. 871 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.70049

Ozturk A; Chan M; Khan JR; Hu N; McMullan B; Britton PN; Bartlett A; Kandasamy R; Saravanos GL; Prentice B; Shi T; Jaffe A; Owens L; Homaira N, 2025, 'Clinical Characteristics and In-hospital Outcomes Associated with Respiratory Syncytial Virus vs Other Viral Acute Lower Respiratory Infections in Hospitalized Children Younger Than 2 Years', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 231, pp. 1309 - 1317, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae543

Chan C; Coffey M; Murphy C; McKay I; Abdu J; Paida K; Tam RY; Wrigley-Carr H; Prentice B; Owens L; Belessis Y; Chuang S; Jaffe A; van Dorst J; Ooi CY, 2025, 'The Prevalence of Polyketide Synthase-Positive E. coli in Cystic Fibrosis', Microorganisms, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms13030681

Keating C; Yonker LM; Vermeulen F; Prais D; Linnemann RW; Trimble A; Kotsimbos T; Mermis J; Braun AT; O'Carroll M; Sutharsan S; Ramsey B; Mall MA; Taylor-Cousar JL; McKone EF; Tullis E; Floreth T; Michelson P; Sosnay PR; Nair N; Zahigian R; Martin H; Ahluwalia N; Lam A; Horsley A; Krick S; McCoy K; Goss C; Weiner D; Ren C; Atkinson J; Fortner C; Frederick C; Liou T; Escobar H; Wang J; Froh D; Chmiel J; Wurth M; Bilodeau L; Lapey A; Jain M; Millard S; Tolle J; Moffett K; Jia S; Brown C; Brown P; Uluer A; Ruddy J; Sears E; Pancham K; Fiel S; Mueller G; Omlor G; Braun A; Mehdi N; Tupayachi Ortiz MG; Teneback C; Kremer T; Messore B; Hoppe J; Jain R; Lambert A; Mukadam Z; Calimano F; Daines C; Egan M; Green D; Keens T; Wilhelm A; Morrissey B; Reyes S; Schaeffer D; Wallace J; Callison J; Klingsberg R; Szepfalusi Z; Epaud R; Leroy S; Fischer Biner R; Moeller A; Salvatore D; Efrati O; Cohen-Cymberknoh M; Johnson L; Wong J; Gohy S; Gramegna A; Olesen H; Tissot A; Marguet C; Sivam S; Desai M; Waller M; Owens L, 2025, 'Vanzacaftor–tezacaftor–deutivacaftor versus elexacaftor–tezacaftor–ivacaftor in individuals with cystic fibrosis aged 12 years and older (SKYLINE Trials VX20-121-102 and VX20-121-103): results from two randomised, active-controlled, phase 3 trials', Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 13, pp. 256 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00411-9

Mackle R; Chan M; Lay M; Purcell M; Campbell N; Jaffe A; Owens L; Gray M; Homaira N, 2025, 'Parental perceptions and knowledge toward Asthma Action Plans', Journal of Asthma, 62, pp. 435 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2024.2408758

Owens L; Le Souëf PN, 2024, 'Does lung function in preschoolers help to predict asthma in later life?', Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pai.70004

Khan JR; Lingam R; Owens L; Chen K; Shanthikumar S; Oo S; Schultz A; Widger J; Bakar KS; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2024, 'Social deprivation and spatial clustering of childhood asthma in Australia', Global Health Research and Policy, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41256-024-00361-2

Mackle R; Gonzalez CC; Chan M; Hodgins M; Hu N; Angell B; Owens L; Fletcher J; McCrossin T; Piper S; Doyle AK; Woolfenden S; Gould B; Ward F; Lingam R; Jaffe A; Gray M; Homaira N; Du H; Haggie S; Flynn A; Bell R; O'Meara M; Crum M; Langstaff C; Molnar K; Zanotti T; Molloy S; Dove C; Hoye A; Reed A; Campbell T; Hutchinson A; Meldrum D; Hodges J; Wilson M; Shaw B; Ratoni T; Petersen S; Greenway K; Carmichael T; Johnston M; Hill S; Saberi E; Behari K; Sweeney S; Moore T; Smeets TI; Eather N; Hunt S; Fryer A; Nichols B; Connors J; De Groot A; Tyler T; Leccese K; Harrison P; Mitchell A; Bonal M; Singh R; Smith D; Hale M; Lloyd C; White JA; Geale L; Hankinson J; Eddie S; Fisher K; Buck G; Tozer A; King F; Vartiainen A; Archer K; Howard D; Williams L; Fitzgerald D; Sgarlata J; Berry M; Edwards R; Streat K; Mannix P; Cole K; Reedy G; Hayes K; De Keizer S; McNamara P, 2024, 'Asthma Care from Home: Study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation evaluation of a virtually enabled asthma care initiative in children in rural NSW', Plos One, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304711

Lim SA; Chan M; Hu N; McMullan B; Britton PN; Bartlett A; Kandasamy R; Saravanos GL; Prentice B; Jaffe A; Owens L; Homaira N, 2024, 'Risk Factors and Clinical Prognosis Associated with RSV-ALRI Intensive Care Unit Admission in Children <2 Years of Age: A Multicenter Study', Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 43, pp. 511 - 517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000004288

Rashid MM; Ahmed S; Owens L; Hu N; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2024, 'Asthma-community acquired pneumonia co-diagnosis in children: a scoping review', Journal of Asthma, 61, pp. 282 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2023.2280843

McKay I; van Dorst J; Katz T; Doumit M; Prentice B; Owens L; Belessis Y; Chuang S; Jaffe A; Thomas T; Coffey M; Ooi CY, 2023, 'Diet and the gut-lung axis in cystic fibrosis – direct & indirect links', Gut Microbes, 15, pp. 2156254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2022.2156254

Chan M; Owens L; Gray ML; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2023, 'Asthma and Susceptibility to COVID-19 in Australian Children During Alpha, Delta and Omicron Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic', Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 16, pp. 1139 - 1155, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S421158

Chan M; Owens L; Gray ML; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2023, 'Corrigendum to: Asthma and Susceptibility to COVID-19 in Australian Children During Alpha, Delta and Omicron Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic (J Asthma Allergy. 2023;16:1139–1155)', Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 16, pp. 1195 - 1196, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S446596

Thomsen A; Belessis Y; Bell R; Chuang S; Coward E; Field P; Jaffe A; McBride J; Plush L; Prentice B; Strachan R; Owens L, 2023, 'P345 The clinical impact of reduced dose prescribing of elexacaftor/tezaxaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) in children with cystic fibrosis', Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 22, pp. s170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1569-1993(23)00715-4

Homaira N; Hu N; Owens L; Chan M; Gray M; Britton PN; Selvadurai H; Lingam R; Jaffe A, 2022, 'Impact of lockdowns on paediatric asthma hospital presentations over three waves of COVID-19 pandemic', Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13223-022-00691-1

Homaira N; Dickins E; Hodgson S; Chan M; Wales S; Gray M; Donnelly S; Burns C; Owens L; Plaister M; Flynn A; Andresen J; Keane K; Wheeler K; Gould B; Shaw N; Jaffe A; Breen C; Altman L; Woolfenden S, 2022, 'Impact of integrated care coordination on pediatric asthma hospital presentations', Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2022.929819

Sheppard M; Kevat A; Owens L; Gray M, 2022, 'Monoclonal antibody treatments for paediatric severe asthma—outcomes, attitudes and adherence', Acta Paediatrica International Journal of Paediatrics, 111, pp. 1250 - 1252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apa.16292

Lee M; Bogdanova Y; Chan M; Owens L; Wales S; Gray M; Burns C; Briggs N; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2022, 'Development and validation of a risk score to identify children at risk of life-threatening asthma', Journal of Asthma, 59, pp. 105 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2020.1841224

Chan M; Gray M; Burns C; Owens L; Woolfenden S; Lingam R; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2021, 'Community-based interventions for childhood asthma using comprehensive approaches: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00522-9

Homaira N; Chan M; Owens L; Thomsen A; Gray M; Chuang S; Prentice B; Belessis Y; Islam S; Foster J; Jaffe A, 2021, 'Parent/carers' opinions about COVID-19 vaccination for children with chronic lung diseases', Health Science Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.410

Kapur N; Stroil-Salama E; Morgan L; Yerkovich S; Holmes-Liew CL; King P; Middleton P; Maguire G; Smith D; Thomson R; McCallum G; Owens L; Chang AB, 2021, 'Factors associated with “Frequent Exacerbator” phenotype in children with bronchiectasis: The first report on children from the Australian Bronchiectasis Registry', Respiratory Medicine, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106627

Shim SJ; Chan M; Owens L; Jaffe A; Prentice B; Homaira N, 2021, 'Rate of use and effectiveness of oseltamivir in the treatment of influenza illness in high-risk populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Health Science Reports, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.241

Homaira N; Altman L; Hodgson S; Wales S; Gray M; Burns C; Owens L; Breen C; Plaister M; Flynn A; Andresen J; Keane K; Wheeler K; Jaffe A; Dickins E; Woolfenden S, 2021, 'Integrated care initiative to improve management of paediatric asthma', International Journal of Integrated Care, 20, pp. 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.s4093

Chan M; Gray M; Burns C; Owens L; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2021, 'Assessment of variation in care following hospital discharge for children with acute asthma', Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 14, pp. 797 - 808, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S311721

Komalla V; Allam VSRR; Kwok PCL; Sheikholeslami B; Owen L; Jaffe A; Waters SA; Mohammad S; Oliver BG; Chen H; Haghi M, 2020, 'A phospholipid-based formulation for the treatment of airway inflammation in chronic respiratory diseases', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 157, pp. 47 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2020.09.017

Maltby S; Gibson PG; Reddel HK; Smith L; Wark PAB; King GG; Upham JW; Clark VL; Hew M; Owens L; Oo S; James AL; Thompson B; Marks GB; McDonald VM, 2020, 'Severe Asthma Toolkit: An online resource for multidisciplinary health professionals - Needs assessment, development process and user analytics with survey feedback', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032877

Prentice BJ; Wales S; Doumit M; Owens L; Widger J, 2019, 'Children with bronchiectasis have poorer lung function than those with cystic fibrosis and do not receive the same standard of care', Pediatric Pulmonology, 54, pp. 1921 - 1926, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24491

Owens L; Laing IA; Murdzoska J; Zhang G; Turner SW; Le Souëf PN, 2019, 'Glutathione S-Transferase Genotype Protects against in Utero Tobacco-linked Lung Function Deficits', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 200, pp. 462 - 470, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201807-1332OC

Owens L; Laing IA; Zhang G; Turner S; Le Souëf PN, 2018, 'Airway function in infancy is linked to airflow measurements and respiratory symptoms from childhood into adulthood', Pediatric Pulmonology, 53, pp. 1082 - 1088, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.24062

Owens L; Laing IA; Zhang G; Turner S; Le Souëf PN, 2018, 'Prevalence of allergic sensitization, hay fever, eczema, and asthma in a longitudinal birth cohort', Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 11, pp. 173 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JAA.S170285

Owens L; Laing IA; Zhang G; Le Souëf PN, 2017, 'Infant lung function predicts asthma persistence and remission in young adults', Respirology, 22, pp. 289 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/resp.12901

Owens L; Laing I; Zhang G; Le Souef P, 2016, 'Early sensitization is associated with reduced lung function from birth into adulthood', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 137, pp. 1605 - 1607.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2015.10.030

Owens L; Laing I; Le Souef P; Zhang G; Landau L; Turner S; Goldblatt J; Cox D; Mullane D, 2015, 'Factors Predicting Asthma at 24 Years', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191, pp. a2192 - a2192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2015.191.1_meetingabstracts.a2192

Owens L; Le Souef P; Landau L; Laing I; Zhang G; Goldblatt J; Turner S; Cox D; Mullane D, 2015, 'The Impact of Atopy on Lung Function and Airway Responsiveness', American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191, pp. a3518 - a3518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2015.191.1_meetingabstracts.a3518

Conference Papers

Wang KCW; Laing IA; Owens L; Khoo S-K; Zhang G; Le Souef PN; Noble PB, 2023, 'Associations Between Birth Weight, Lung Function and Airway Responsiveness', in B99. ALL THAT WHEEZES: TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES IN ASTHMA, American Thoracic Society, pp. A4251 - A4251, presented at American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference, May 19-24, 2023 - Washington, DC, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a4251

Chan M; Owens L; Gray M; Selvadurai H; Jaffe A; Homaira N, 2023, 'Asthma and susceptibility to COVID-19 in Australian children during alpha, delta and omicron waves', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 88 - 88

Homaira N; Hu N; Owens L; Chan M; Gray M; Britton P; Selvaduri H; Lingam R; Jaffe A, 2022, 'Impact of lockdowns on paediatric asthma hospital presentations over three waves of COVID-19 pandemic', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. 2455, presented at 06.01 - Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2022.2455

Sheppard M; Kevat A; Owens L; Gray M, 2021, 'Monoclonal antibody treatments for paediatric severe asthma–outcomes, attitudes and adherence', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. pa3931, presented at Paediatric asthma and allergy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.pa3931

Kapur N; Stroil-Salama E; Holmes-Liew C; King P; Middleton P; Maguire G; Smith D; Thomson R; Morgan L; Owens L; McCallum G; Chang A, 2021, 'PREDICTORS OF "FREQUENT EXACERBATOR" PHENOTYPE IN CHILDREN WITH BRONCHIECTASIS: THE FIRST REPORT ON CHILDREN FROM THE AUSTRALIAN BRONCHIECTASIS REGISTRY', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 181 - 181, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000644657800342&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Shim S; Chan M; Owens L; Jaffe A; Prentice B; Homaira N, 2020, 'OSELTAMIVIR FOR INFLUENZA TREATMENT IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 225 - 225, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000538684200438&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lim M; Chan M; Widger J; Prentice B; Wales S; Stroil-Salama E; Owens L; Homaira N, 2020, 'RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE NON-CF BRONCHIECTASIS IN CHILDREN', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 104 - 104, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000538684200198&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Lim M; Chan M; Widger J; Prentice B; Wales S; Stroil-Salama E; Owens L; Homaira N, 2020, 'Risk factors associated with severe non-CF bronchiectasis in children', in International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Elsevier, pp. 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2020.11.027

Owens L; Laing I; Murdzoska J; Zhang G; Lesouef P, 2018, 'Glutathione s-transferase genotype determines lung function deficits from infancy to adulthood in those with in utero tobacco exposure', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. oa3586, presented at Paediatric respiratory physiology and sleep, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.oa3586

Owens L; Laing I; Zhang G; Murdzoska J; Turner S; Mullane D; Cox D; Le Souef P, 2017, 'EFFECTS OF IN UTERO SMOKE EXPOSURE ON LUNG FUNCTION FROM INFANCY TO ADULTHOOD AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE POLYMORPHISMS', in RESPIROLOGY, WILEY, pp. 46 - 46

Owens L; Laing IA; Zhang G; Turner S; Cox D; Mullane D; Le Souef PN, 2016, 'Can risk factors for COPD be traced back to infancy? The Perth infant asthma follow up study', European Respiratory Society (ERS), pp. oa3305, presented at 7.6 Paediatric Respiratory Epidemiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.oa3305

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