Search Results - "E. Athan"

Invasive infections due to filamentous fungi other than Aspergillus: epidemiology and determinants of mortality by Slavin, M., van Hal, S., Sorrell, T.C., Lee, A., Marriott, D.J., Daveson, K., Kennedy, K., Hajkowicz, K., Halliday, C., Athan, E., Bak, N., Cheong, E., Heath, C.H., Orla Morrissey, C., Kidd, S., Beresford, R., Blyth, C., Korman, T.M., Owen Robinson, J., Meyer, W., Chen, S.C.-A.

“…The epidemiology of invasive fungal disease (IFD) due to filamentous fungi other than Aspergillus may be changing. We analysed clinical, microbiological and…”
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Association Between Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, Beta-lactamase Genes and Mortality for Patients Treated With Piperacillin/Tazobactam or Meropenem From the MERINO Study by Henderson, A, Paterson, D L, Chatfield, M D, Tambyah, P A, Lye, D C, De, P P, Lin, R T P, Chew, K L, Yin, M, Lee, T H, Yilmaz, M, Cakmak, R, Alenazi, T H, Arabi, Y M, Falcone, M, Bassetti, M, Righi, E, Rogers, B A, Kanj, S S, Bhally, H, Iredell, J, Mendelson, M, Boyles, T H, Looke, D F M, Runnegar, N J, Miyakis, S, Walls, G, Khamis, M A I, Zikri, A, Crowe, A, Ingram, P R, Daneman, N, Griffin, P, Athan, E, Roberts, L, Beatson, S A, Peleg, A Y, Cottrell, K, Bauer, M J, Tan, E, Chaw, K, Nimmo, G R, Harris-Brown, T, Harris, P N A

“…Abstract Introduction This study aims to assess the association of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and beta-lactam…”
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Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases updated guidelines for the management of Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children in Australia and New Zealand by Trubiano, J. A., Cheng, A. C., Korman, T. M., Roder, C., Campbell, A., May, M. L. A., Blyth, C. C., Ferguson, J. K., Blackmore, T. K., Riley, T. V., Athan, E.

“…The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) continues to rise, whilst treatment remains problematic due to recurrent, refractory and potentially…”
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The changing epidemiology worldwide of Mycobacterium ulcerans by O'Brien, D P, Jeanne, I, Blasdell, K, Avumegah, M, Athan, E

“…Mycobacterium ulcerans is recognised as the third most common mycobacterial infection worldwide. It causes necrotising infections of skin and soft tissue and…”
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First report of severe rhabdomyolysis associated with respiratory syncytial virus in an adult by Chew, R., Bender, J., Lin, B.B., Athan, E.

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The rise of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: now the dominant cause of skin and soft tissue infection in Central Australia by MACMORRAN, E., HARCH, S., ATHAN, E, LANE, S, TONG, S, CRAWFORD, L, KRISHNASWAMY, S, HEWAGAMA, S

“…This study aimed to examine the epidemiology and treatment outcomes of community-onset purulent staphylococcal skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in…”
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Enterococcal endocarditis in the beginning of the 21st century: analysis from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study by Chirouze, C., Athan, E., Alla, F., Chu, V.H., Ralph Corey, G., Selton-Suty, C., Erpelding, M.-L., Miro, J.M., Olaison, L., Hoen, B.

“…Enterococci are reportedly the third most common group of endocarditis-causing pathogens but data on enterococcal infective endocarditis (IE) are limited. The…”
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One Health approach to controlling a Q fever outbreak on an Australian goat farm by BOND, K. A., VINCENT, G., WILKS, C. R., FRANKLIN, L., SUTTON, B., STENOS, J., COWAN, R., LIM, K., ATHAN, E., HARRIS, O., MACFARLANE-BERRY, L., SEGAL, Y., FIRESTONE, S. M.

“…A recent outbreak of Q fever was linked to an intensive goat and sheep dairy farm in Victoria, Australia, 2012-2014. Seventeen employees and one family member…”
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Aiming for elimination: Outcomes of a consultation pathway supporting regional general practitioners to prescribe direct‐acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C by Wade, A. J., McCormack, A., Roder, C., McDonald, K., Davies, M., Scott, N., Wardrop, M., Athan, E., Hellard, M. E.

“…Summary To increase access to treatment, the Australian government enabled general practitioners (GPs) to prescribe direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat…”
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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: evaluation of the role of transoesophageal echocardiography in identifying clinically unsuspected endocarditis by Incani, A., Hair, C., Purnell, P., O’Brien, D. P., Cheng, A. C., Appelbe, A., Athan, E.

“…Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is an important cause of community and nosocomial sepsis, with a significant mortality rate. Infective endocarditis…”
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Mucormycosis in Australia: contemporary epidemiology and outcomes by Kennedy, K.J., Daveson, K., Slavin, M.A., van Hal, S.J., Sorrell, T.C., Lee, A., Marriott, D.J., Chapman, B., Halliday, C.L., Hajkowicz, K., Athan, E., Bak, N., Cheong, E., Heath, C.H., Morrissey, C.O., Kidd, S., Beresford, R., Blyth, C., Korman, T.M., Robinson, J.O., Meyer, W., Chen, S.C.-A., Clark, Julia, McCormack, Joseph, Looke, David, Playford, E. Geoffrey, Chen, Sharon, Gottlieb, Thomas, Halliday, Catriona, Marriott, Deborah, McMullan, Brendan, Meyer, Wieland, Sorrell, Tania, van Hal, Sebastian, Ananda-Rajah, Michelle, Morrissey, C. Orla, Slavin, Monica, Bak, Narin, Kidd, Sarah, Arthur, Ian, Blyth, Christopher, Heath, Christopher, Kennedy, Karina, Daveson, Kathryn, Morris, Arthur, Chambers, Steve

“…Mucormycosis is the second most common cause of invasive mould infection and causes disease in diverse hosts, including those who are immuno-competent. We…”
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Central venous catheter associated blood stream infections (CVC-BSIs) in the non-intensive care settings: Epidemiology, microbiology and outcomes by Aminzadeh, Z, Simpson, P, Athan, E

“…Most studies have examined central venous catheter associated blood stream infections (CVC-BSIs) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) but information on CVC-BSIs in…”
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66: GPPAS MODEL: GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP IN PRIMARY CARE UTILISING COLLABORATION BETWEEN GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND PHARMACISTS by Saha, S., Kong, D., Athan, E., Thursky, K., Mazza, D.

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Erratum to ‘PREVENTION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTIONS THROUGH VACCINATION: STATE OF AFFAIRS’ [Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance 31S1 (December 2022) S4-S5/SY3.3] by Athan, E., Contorni, M., Bindi, I., Basile, V., Curreli, G., Pellegrini, M.

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SY3.3: REVENTION OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTIONS THROUGH VACCINATION: STATE OF AFFAIRS by Athan, E., Contorni, M., Bindi, I., Basile, V., Curreli, G., Pellegrini, M.

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Spotted fever group and typhus fever group rickettsiosis in South Western India by Koralur, M, Bairy, I, Varma, M, Athan, E, Stenos, J

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Candida infective endocarditis by Baddley, J. W., Benjamin, D. K., Patel, M., Miró, J., Athan, E., Barsic, B., Bouza, E., Clara, L., Elliott, T., Kanafani, Z., Klein, J., Lerakis, S., Levine, D., Spelman, D., Rubinstein, E., Tornos, P., Morris, A. J., Pappas, P., Fowler, V. G., Chu, V. H., Cabell, C.

“…Candida infective endocarditis (IE) is uncommon but often fatal. Most epidemiologic data are derived from small case series or case reports. This study was…”
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Consensus guidelines for implementation of quality processes to prevent invasive fungal disease and enhanced surveillance measures during hospital building works, 2014 by Chang, C. C., Ananda-Rajah, M., Belcastro, A., McMullan, B., Reid, A., Dempsey, K., Athan, E., Cheng, A. C., Slavin, M. A.

“…Healthcare‐associated fungal outbreaks impose a substantial economic burden on the health system and typically result in high patient morbidity and mortality,…”
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Survey of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship practices in Australian residential aged-care facilities by Stuart, R. L., Marshall, C., Orr, E., Bennett, N., Athan, E., Friedman, D., Reilly, M.

“…This study assessed infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices in Australian residential aged‐care facilities (RACF). Two hundred and…”
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Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy is safe and effective for the treatment of infective endocarditis: a retrospective cohort study by Htin, A. K. F., Friedman, N. D., Hughes, A., O'Brien, D. P., Huffam, S., Redden, A.-M., Athan, E.

“…Background Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy has been shown to be efficacious, safe and cost‐effective for a variety of infections. The data from…”
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