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The epidemiology and clinical spectrum of melioidosis: 540 cases from the 20 year Darwin prospective study by Currie, Bart J, Ward, Linda, Cheng, Allen C

“…Over 20 years, from October 1989, the Darwin prospective melioidosis study has documented 540 cases from tropical Australia, providing new insights into…”
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Altered microRNA expression in COVID-19 patients enables identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Farr, Ryan J, Rootes, Christina L, Rowntree, Louise C, Nguyen, Thi H. O, Hensen, Luca, Kedzierski, Lukasz, Cheng, Allen C, Kedzierska, Katherine, Au, Gough G, Marsh, Glenn A, Vasan, Seshadri S, Foo, Chwan Hong, Cowled, Christopher, Stewart, Cameron R

“…The host response to SARS-CoV-2 infection provide insights into both viral pathogenesis and patient management. The host-encoded microRNA (miRNA) response to…”
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2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea by Shane, Andi L., Mody, Rajal K., Crump, John A., Tarr, Phillip I., Steiner, Theodore S., Kotloff, Karen, Langley, Joanne M., Wanke, Christine, Warren, Cirle Alcantara, Cheng, Allen C., Cantey, Joseph, Pickering, Larry K.

“…These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for children and adults with suspected or confirmed infectious diarrhea. They are…”
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A global call from five countries to collaborate in antibiotic stewardship: united we succeed, divided we might fail by Goff, Debra A, Dr, Kullar, Ravina, PharmD, Goldstein, Ellie J C, Prof, Gilchrist, Mark, MPharm, Nathwani, Dilip, MB, Cheng, Allen C, Prof, Cairns, Kelly A, BPharm, Escandón-Vargas, Kevin, MD, Villegas, Maria Virginia, MD, Brink, Adrian, MMed, van den Bergh, Dena, EngD, Mendelson, Marc, PhD

“…Summary In February, 2016, WHO released a report for the development of national action plans to address the threat of antibiotic resistance, the catastrophic…”
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Where has all the influenza gone? The impact of COVID-19 on the circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses, Australia, March to September 2020 by Sullivan, Sheena G, Carlson, Sandra, Cheng, Allen C, Chilver, Monique Bn, Dwyer, Dominic E, Irwin, Melissa, Kok, Jen, Macartney, Kristine, MacLachlan, Jennifer, Minney-Smith, Cara, Smith, David, Stocks, Nigel, Taylor, Janette, Barr, Ian G

“…The coronavirus disease pandemic was declared in March 2020, as the southern hemisphere's winter approached. Australia expected co-circulation of severe acute…”
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2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea by Shane, Andi L., Mody, Rajal K., Crump, John A., Tarr, Phillip I., Steiner, Theodore S., Kotloff, Karen, Langley, Joanne M., Wanke, Christine, Warren, Cirle Alcantara, Cheng, Allen C., Cantey, Joseph, Pickering, Larry K.

“…These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for children and adults with suspected or confirmed infectious diarrhea. They are…”
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Design characteristics and statistical methods used in interrupted time series studies evaluating public health interventions: a review by Turner, Simon L., Karahalios, Amalia, Forbes, Andrew B., Taljaard, Monica, Grimshaw, Jeremy M., Cheng, Allen C., Bero, Lisa, McKenzie, Joanne E.

“…Interrupted time series (ITS) designs are frequently used in public health to examine whether an intervention or exposure has influenced health outcomes. Few…”
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Melioidosis: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Management by CHENG, Allen C, CURRIE, Bart J

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Control of fluoroquinolone resistance through successful regulation, Australia by Cheng, Allen C, Turnidge, John, Collignon, Peter, Looke, David, Barton, Mary, Gottlieb, Thomas

“…Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs are highly bioavailable, broad-spectrum agents with activity against gram-negative pathogens, especially those resistant to…”
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A Wearable Smartphone-Based Platform for Real-Time Cardiovascular Disease Detection Via Electrocardiogram Processing by Oresko, Joseph J, Zhanpeng Jin, Jun Cheng, Shimeng Huang, Yuwen Sun, Duschl, Heather, Cheng, Allen C

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the single leading cause of global mortality and is projected to remain so. Cardiac arrhythmia is a very common type of CVD and…”
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Microbiological Aetiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Profile of Prosthetic Joint Infections: Are Current Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines Effective? by PEEL, Trisha N, CHENG, Allen C, BUISING, Kirsty L, CHOONG, Peter F. M

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The global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis: an update by Currie, Bart J., Dance, David A.B., Cheng, Allen C.

“…While Southeast Asia and northern Australia are well recognized as the major endemic regions for melioidosis, recent reports have expanded the endemic zone…”
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The epidemiology of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2012–2015 by Alsahafi, Abdullah J, Cheng, Allen C

“…Highlights • Patients with a primary infection, those of older age, and cases with comorbidities were more severely unwell. • Early admission of Middle East…”
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Understanding how Victoria, Australia gained control of its second COVID-19 wave by Trauer, James M., Lydeamore, Michael J., Dalton, Gregory W., Pilcher, David, Meehan, Michael T., McBryde, Emma S., Cheng, Allen C., Sutton, Brett, Ragonnet, Romain

“…During 2020, Victoria was the Australian state hardest hit by COVID-19, but was successful in controlling its second wave through aggressive policy…”
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Parechovirus: an important emerging infection in young infants by Britton, Philip N, Jones, Cheryl A, Macartney, Kristine, Cheng, Allen C

“…Summary   Epidemics of human parechovirus (HPeV) causing disease in young children have occurred every 2 years in Australia since 2013. HPeV genotype 3 caused…”
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Coronavirus Disease Model to Inform Transmission-Reducing Measures and Health System Preparedness, Australia by Moss, Robert, Wood, James, Brown, Damien, Shearer, Freya M, Black, Andrew J, Glass, Kathryn, Cheng, Allen C, McCaw, James M, McVernon, Jodie

“…The ability of health systems to cope with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is of major concern. In preparation, we used clinical pathway models to…”
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The prevalence of healthcare associated infections among adult inpatients at nineteen large Australian acute-care public hospitals: a point prevalence survey by Russo, Philip L, Stewardson, Andrew J, Cheng, Allen C, Bucknall, Tracey, Mitchell, Brett G

“…Australia does not have a national healthcare associated infection (HAI) surveillance program. Only one HAI point prevalence study has been undertaken in 1984…”
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Infections Acquired by Adults Who Receive Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Risk Factors and Outcome by Aubron, Cecile, Cheng, Allen C., Pilcher, David, Leong, Tim, Magrin, Geoff, Cooper, D. Jamie, Scheinkestel, Carlos, Pellegrino, Vince

“…Objectives. To analyze infectious complications that occur in patients who receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), associated risk factors, and…”
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Neoadjuvant immunoradiotherapy results in high rate of complete pathological response and clinical to pathological downstaging in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Leidner, Rom, Crittenden, Marka, Young, Kristina, Xiao, Hong, Wu, Yaping, Couey, Marcus A, Patel, Ashish A, Cheng, Allen C, Watters, Amber L, Bifulco, Carlo, Morris, George, Rushforth, Lessli, Nemeth, Shorin, Urba, Walter J, Gough, Michael, Bell, R Bryan

“…BackgroundCheckpoint inhibitors targeting programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) have been tested in the neoadjuvant setting for the treatment of locoregionally…”
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Improved Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection by Culturing Periprosthetic Tissue Specimens in Blood Culture Bottles by Peel, Trisha N, Dylla, Brenda L, Hughes, John G, Lynch, David T, Greenwood-Quaintance, Kerryl E, Cheng, Allen C, Mandrekar, Jayawant N, Patel, Robin

“…Despite known low sensitivity, culture of periprosthetic tissue specimens on agars and in broths is routine. Culture of periprosthetic tissue samples in blood…”
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