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New insights into disease pathogenesis in crusted (Norwegian) scabies: the skin immune response in crusted scabies by Walton, S.F., Beroukas, D., Roberts-Thomson, P., Currie, B.J.

“…Summary Background  Crusted scabies is a rare and severely debilitating disease characterized by infestation of the skin with up to millions of Sarcoptes…”
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First Documentation of In Vivo and In Vitro Ivermectin Resistance in Sarcoptes scabiei by Currie, Bart J., Harumal, Pearly, McKinnon, Melita, Walton, Shelley F.

“…Ivermectin is increasingly being used to treat scabies, especially crusted (Norwegian) scabies. However, treatment failures, recrudescence, and reinfection can…”
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Key lessons from the COVID-19 public health response in Australia by Basseal, JM, Bennett, CM, Collignon, P, Currie, BJ, Durrheim, DN, Leask, J, McBryde, ES, McIntyre, P, Russell, FM, Smith, DW, Sorrell, TC, Marais, BJ

“…Australia avoided the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but still experienced many negative impacts. Reflecting on lessons from Australia's public health…”
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Analysis of IgE binding patterns to house dust mite allergens in scabies-endemic communities: insights for both diseases by Walton, S. F., Slender, A., Pizutto, S., Mounsey, K.E., Opresecu, F., Thomas, W. R., Hales, B. J., Currie, B. J.

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Association of the Melioidosis Agent Burkholderia pseudomallei with Water Parameters in Rural Water Supplies in Northern Australia by DRAPER, A. D. K, MAYO, M, HARRINGTON, G, KARP, D, YINFOO, D, WARD, L, HASLEM, A, CURRIE, B. J, KAESTLI, M

“…Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Scabies: more than just an irritation by McCarthy, J S, Kemp, D J, Walton, S F, Currie, B J

“…Human scabies, caused by skin infestation with the arthropod mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, typically results in a papular, intensely pruritic eruption involving the…”
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Crusted scabies: clinical and immunological findings in seventy-eight patients and a review of the literature by Roberts, L.J., Huffam, S.E., Walton, S.F., Currie, B.J.

“…To describe the clinical and immunological features of crusted scabies in a prospectively ascertained cohort of 78 patients. All patients requiring inpatient…”
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Endemic Melioidosis in Tropical Northern Australia: A 10-Year Prospective Study and Review of the Literature by Currie, Bart J., Fisher, Dale A., Howard, Diane M., Burrow, James N. C., Lo, David, Selva-nayagam, Sid, Anstey, Nicholas M., Huffam, Sarah E., Snelling, Paul L., Marks, Paul J., Stephens, Diane P., Lum, Gary D., Jacups, Susan P., Krause, Vicki L.

“…In a prospective study of melioidosis in northern Australia, 252 cases were found over 10 years. Of these, 46% were bacteremic, and 49 (19%) patients died…”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis Due to Melioidosis in Thailand by Cheng, Allen C., Limmathurotsakul, Direk, Chierakul, Wirongrong, Getchalarat, Nongluk, Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn, Stephens, Dianne P., Day, Nicholas P. J., White, Nicholas J., Chaowagul, Wipada, Currie, Bart J., Peacock, Sharon J.

“…Background. Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease associated with significant mortality. Most deaths occur early and are caused by fulminant sepsis…”
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Genetic epidemiology of Sarcoptes scabiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) in northern Australia by Walton, S.F., Dougall, A., Pizzutto, S., Holt, D., Taplin, D., Arlian, L.G., Morgan, M., Currie, B.J., Kemp, D.J.

“…Utilising three hypervariable microsatellite markers we have previously shown that scabies mites on people are genetically distinct from those on dogs in…”
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Rheumatic fever in a high incidence population: the importance of monoarthritis and low grade fever by Carapetis, J R, Currie, B J

“…AIMS To describe the clinical features of rheumatic fever and to assess the Jones criteria in a population and setting similar to that in many developing…”
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Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage in hospitalized patients in tropical northern Australia by Brennan, L, Lilliebridge, R.A, Cheng, A.C, Giffard, P.M, Currie, B.J, Tong, S.Y.C

“…Summary Background Community-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was first reported in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. It…”
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Melioidosis: acute and chronic disease, relapse and re-activation by Currie, Bart J., Fisher, Dale A., Anstey, Nicholas M., Jacups, Susan P.

“…In melioidosis-endemic regions the importance of re-activation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from latent foci remains unclear. This topic was assessed in a…”
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Necrotizing fasciitis in captive juvenile Crocodylus porosus caused by Streptococcus agalactiae: an outbreak and review of the animal and human literature by BISHOP, E. J., SHILTON, C., BENEDICT, S., KONG, F., GILBERT, G. L., GAL, D., GODOY, D., SPRATT, B. G., CURRIE, B. J.

“…We observed an outbreak of necrotizing fasciitis associated with Streptococcus agalactiae infection in a group of juvenile saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus…”
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Clinical effects and treatment of envenoming by Hoplocephalus spp. snakes in Australia: Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-12) by Isbister, G.K., White, J., Currie, B.J., O’Leary, M.A., Brown, S.G.A.

“…There is limited information on envenoming by snakes of the genus Hoplocephalus from Eastern Australia. We investigated the clinical and laboratory features of…”
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Molecular typing of Streptococcus pyogenes from remote Aboriginal communities where rheumatic fever is common and pyoderma is the predominant streptococcal infection by McDONALD, M. I., TOWERS, R. J., FAGAN, P., CARAPETIS, J. R., CURRIE, B. J.

“…Aboriginal Australians in remote communities have high rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD); yet pharyngitis is reportedly rare whilst pyoderma is common…”
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Preliminary validation of a novel high-resolution melt-based typing method based on the multilocus sequence typing scheme of Streptococcus pyogenes by Richardson, L.J., Tong, S.Y.C., Towers, R.J., Huygens, F., McGregor, K., Fagan, P.K., Currie, B.J., Carapetis, J.R., Giffard, P.M.

“…The major limitation of current typing methods for Streptococcus pyogenes, such as emm sequence typing and T typing, is that these are based on regions subject…”
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The dynamic nature of group A streptococcal epidemiology in tropical communities with high rates of rheumatic heart disease by McDONALD, M. I., TOWERS, R. J., ANDREWS, R., BENGER, N., FAGAN, P., CURRIE, B. J., CARAPETIS, J. R.

“…Prospective surveillance was conducted in three remote Aboriginal communities with high rates of rheumatic heart disease in order to investigate the…”
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High-resolution melting analysis of the spa locus reveals significant diversity within sequence type 93 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from northern Australia by Tong, S.Y.C., Lilliebridge, R.A., Holt, D.C., McDonald, M.I., Currie, B.J., Giffard, P.M.

“…High-resolution melting analysis is an inherently robust, easy and inexpensive approach to the examination of genomic regions containing single-nucleotide…”
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A cluster of melioidosis cases from an endemic region is clonal and is linked to the water supply using molecular typing of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates by Currie, B J, Mayo, M, Anstey, N M, Donohoe, P, Haase, A, Kemp, D J

“…Nine cases of melioidosis with four deaths occurred over a 28-month period in members of a small remote Aboriginal community in the top end of the Northern…”
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