Recovery of culturable Streptococcus pyogenes from swabs stored at different temperatures.

Authors: Summer, Kate¹ (AUTHOR), Tong, Steven Y. C.^2,3 (AUTHOR), Carapetis, Jonathan R.^1,4 (AUTHOR), Bowen, Asha C.^1,4 (AUTHOR) asha.bowen@telethonkids.org.au

Source: Environmental Microbiology Reports. Dec2024, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p1-4. 4p.

Subject Terms: *STREPTOCOCCUS pyogenes, *BATCH processing, *SAMPLING methods, *THROAT, *FREEZING

Trimodal skin health programme for childhood impetigo control in remote Western Australia (SToP): a cluster randomised, stepped-wedge trial

Authors: Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Anderson, Lorraine, Atkinson, David, Barnett, Timothy, Barrow, Tina, Bedford, Liam, Bowen, Asha, Bridge, Cheryl, Cannon, Jeffrey, Carapetis, Jonathan, Christophers, Raymond, Clements, Chicky, Coffin, Juli, Davidson, Lucy, Dawson, Rhona, Delaney, Eloise, Donovan, Rachael, Enkel, Stephanie, Famlonga, Rebecca, Figredo, Eleasha, Ford, Abbey, Hendrickx, David, Hoy, Christine, Jacky, John, Jones, Mark, Knight, Jessica, Leaversuch, Francene, Mann, Hannah, Marsh, Julie, May, Pippa, McGinnis, Natasha, McIntosh, Kelli, McLoughlin, Frieda, McNamara, Janine, McRae, Tracy, Middleton, Katherine, Mullane, Marianne, Newton, Rebekah, O'Donnell, Vicki, Pan, Edward, Pavlos, Rebecca, Pearson, Glenn, Pearson, Emma, Pickering, Janessa, Poelina, Rahaney, Read, Clancy, Rodrigo, Kalindu, Sibosado, Slade, Smith, Bec, Snelling, Tom, Steer, Andrew, Thomas, Hannah, Tong, Steven, Walker, Roz, Whelan, Alexandra, White, Kristen, Wong, Bernadette, Wright, Edie, Thomas, Hannah M M, Enkel, Stephanie L, Barnett, Timothy C, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Coffin, Julianne, Snelling, Thomas, Tong, Steven Y C, Bowen, Asha C ^*

Source: In The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health November 2024 8(11):809-820

Global and local epidemiology of Group A Streptococcus indicates that naturally-acquired immunity is enduring and strain-specific

Authors: Chisholm, Rebecca H., Lacey, Jake A., Kokko, Jan, Campbell, Patricia T., McDonald, Malcolm I., Corander, Jukka, Davies, Mark R., Tong, Steven Y. C., McVernon, Jodie, Geard, Nicholas

Subject Terms: Quantitative Biology - Populations and Evolution

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.06498

Phylodynamic signatures in the emergence of community-associated MRSA

Authors: Steinig, Eike, Aglua, Izzard, Duchene, Sebastian, Meehan, Michael T., Yoannes, Mition, Firth, Cadhla, Jaworski, Jan, Drekore, Jimmy, Urakoko, Bohu, Poka, Harry, Wurr, Clive, Ebos, Eri, Nangen, David, Müller, Elke, Mulvey, Peter, Jackson, Charlene, Blomfeldt, Anita, Aamot, Hege Vangstein, Laman, Moses, Manning, Laurens, Earls, Megan, Coleman, David C., Greenhill, Andrew, Ford, Rebecca, Stegger, Marc, Syed, Muhammad Ali, Jamil, Bushra, Monecke, Stefan, Ehricht, Ralf, Smith, Simon, Pomat, William, Horwood, Paul, Tong, Steven Y. C., McBryde, Emma

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022 Nov 01. 119(45), 1-12.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27209303

Evaluating the role of asymptomatic throat carriage of Streptococcus pyogenes in impetigo transmission in remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory, Australia: a retrospective genomic analysis

Authors: Lacey, Jake A, Marcato, Adrian J, Chisholm, Rebecca H, Campbell, Patricia T, Zachreson, Cameron, Price, David J, James, Taylah B, Morris, Jacqueline M, Gorrie, Claire L, McDonald, Malcolm I, Bowen, Asha C, Giffard, Philip M, Holt, Deborah C, Currie, Bart J, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Andrews, Ross M, Davies, Mark R, Geard, Nicholas, McVernon, Jodie, Tong, Steven Y C ^*

Source: In The Lancet Microbe July 2023 4(7):e524-e533

Robust and prototypical immune responses toward influenza vaccines in the high-risk group of Indigenous Australians

Authors: Hensen, Luca, Nguyen, Thi H. O., Rowntree, Louise C., Damelang, Timon, Koutsakos, Marios, Aban, Malet, Hurt, Aeron, Harland, Kim L., Auladell, Maria, van de Sandt, Carolien E., Everitt, Anngie, Blacker, Cath, Oyong, Damian A., Loughland, Jessica R., Webb, Jessica R., Wines, Bruce D., Hogarth, P. Mark, Flanagan, Katie L., Plebanski, Magdalena, Wheatley, Adam, Chung, Amy W., Kent, Stephen J., Miller, Adrian, Clemens, E. Bridie, Doherty, Peter C., Nelson, Jane, Davies, Jane, Tong, Steven Y. C., Kedzierska, Katherine

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021 Oct 01. 118(41), 1-11.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27093415

Quality of care was not compromised during the COVID‐19 pandemic at a level 1 trauma centre

Authors: Saxon, Leanne, Fazio, Timothy N., Gumm, Kellie, Tong, Steven Y. C., Read, David J.

Source: ANZ journal of surgery. 92(1-2):172-179

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Hospitalisation, morbidity and outcomes associated with respiratory syncytial virus compared with influenza in adults of all ages

Authors: Leaver, Benjamin Andrew, Smith, Benjamin John, Irving, Louis, Johnson, Douglas Forsyth, Tong, Steven Y. C.

Source: Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 16(3):474-480

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Association of Daily Body Temperature, White Blood Cell Count, and C-reactive Protein With Mortality and Persistent Bacteremia in Patients With Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia: A Post Hoc Analysis of the CAMERA2 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Authors: Ong, Sean W X, Daneman, Nick, Davis, Joshua S, Tong, Steven Y C, Group, for the Combination Antibiotics for MEthicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMERA2) Study

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases; Feb2025, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p1-8, 8p

Subject Terms: LEUKOCYTE count, LEUKOCYTES, BODY temperature, C-reactive protein, BACTEREMIA

Insertion sequence elements and unique symmetrical genomic regions mediate chromosomal inversions in Streptococcus pyogenes.

Authors: Jespersen, Magnus G, Hayes, Andrew J, Tong, Steven Y C, Davies, Mark R

Source: Nucleic Acids Research; 11/27/2024, Vol. 52 Issue 21, p13128-13137, 10p

Population pharmacokinetics of unbound cefazolin in infected hospitalized patients requiring intermittent high-flux haemodialysis: can a three-times-weekly post-dialysis dosing regimen provide optimal treatment?

Authors: Duke, Carleigh, Parker, Suzanne L, Zam, Betty B, Chiong, Fabian, Sajiv, Cherian, Pawar, Basant, Ashok, Aadith, Cooper, Brynley P, Tong, Steven Y C, Janson, Sonja, Wallis, Steven C, Roberts, Jason A, Tsai, Danny

Source: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC); Nov2024, Vol. 79 Issue 11, p2980-2989, 10p

Subject Terms: CEFAZOLIN, HOSPITAL patients, PHARMACOKINETICS, HEMODIALYSIS, DIALYSIS (Chemistry)

Systematic review of the evidence for treatment and management of common skin conditions in resource‐limited settings: An update.

Authors: Amgarth‐Duff, Ingrid, Thomas, Hannah, Ricciardo, Bernadette M., Anderson, Lorraine, Stephens, Mike, Currie, Bart J., Steer, Andrew C., Tong, Steven Y. C., Crooks, Kristy, Hempenstall, Allison, Tatian, Artiene, Foster, Rachel, Kavalam, George, Pallegedara, Tharushi, Walls, Kennedy, Bowen, Asha

Source: Tropical Medicine & International Health; Nov2024, Vol. 29 Issue 11, p923-950, 28p

Subject Terms: MOLLUSCUM contagiosum, SKIN infections, ENDEMIC diseases, ATOPIC dermatitis, CINAHL database, SCABIES

Association Between Infectious Diseases Consultation and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Gram-negative Bloodstream Infection: A Retrospective Population-wide Cohort Study.

Authors: Ong, Sean W X, Luo, Jin, Fridman, Daniel J, Lee, Samantha M, Johnstone, Jennie, Schwartz, Kevin L, Diong, Christina, Patel, Samir N, MacFadden, Derek R, Langford, Bradley J, Tong, Steven Y C, Brown, Kevin A, Daneman, Nick

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases; 10/15/2024, Vol. 79 Issue 4, p855-863, 9p

Subject Terms: ANTIBIOTICS, COMMUNICABLE diseases, MEDICAL care research, BLOOD, RISK assessment, CROSS infection, HOSPITAL care, DRUG resistance in microorganisms, HOSPITAL mortality, RETROSPECTIVE studies, DISEASE prevalence, HOSPITALS, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, MULTIVARIATE analysis, LONGITUDINAL method, ANTI-infective agents, CELL culture, ODDS ratio, SEPSIS, INTERNAL medicine, GRAM-negative bacterial diseases, COMPARATIVE studies, CONFIDENCE intervals, MEDICAL referrals, PROPORTIONAL hazards models, MIXED infections, DISEASE risk factors

Geographic Terms: ONTARIO

A Survey of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Clinicians in Australia and New Zealand About the Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Authors: Tong, Steven Y. C., Campbell, Anita, Bowen, Asha C., Davis, Joshua S.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Nov . 69(10), 1835-1836.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26819412

Good Studies Evaluate the Disease While Great Studies Evaluate the Patient : Development and Application of a Desirability of Outcome Ranking Endpoint for Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection

Authors: Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group, Doernberg, Sarah B., Tran, Thuy Tien Tram, Tong, Steven Y. C., Paul, Mical, Yahav, Dafna, Davis, Joshua S., Leibovici, Leonard, Boucher, Helen W., Corey, G. Ralph, Cosgrove, Sara E., Chambers, Henry F., Fowler, Vance G., Evans, Scott R., Holland, Thomas L.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 May . 68(10), 1691-1698.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26641120

Trimodal skin health programme for childhood impetigo control in remote Western Australia (SToP): a cluster randomised, stepped-wedge trial

Authors: Thomas, Hannah M M, Enkel, Stephanie L, Mullane, Marianne, McRae, Tracy, Barnett, Timothy C, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Christophers, Raymond, Coffin, Julianne, Famlonga, Rebecca, Jacky, John, Jones, Mark, Marsh, Julie, McIntosh, Kelli, O'Donnell, Vicki, Pan, Edward, Pearson, Glenn, Sibosado, Slade, Smith, Bec, Snelling, Thomas, Steer, Andrew, Tong, Steven Y C, Walker, Roz, Whelan, Alexandra, White, Kristen, Wright, Edie, Bowen, Asha C, Amgarth-Duff, Ingrid, Anderson, Lorraine, Atkinson, David, Barnett, Timothy, Barrow, Tina, Bedford, Liam, Bowen, Asha, Bridge, Cheryl, Cannon, Jeffrey, Carapetis, Jonathan, Christophers, Raymond, Clements, Chicky, Coffin, Juli, Davidson, Lucy, Dawson, Rhona, Delaney, Eloise, Donovan, Rachael, Enkel, Stephanie, Famlonga, Rebecca, Figredo, Eleasha, Ford, Abbey, Hendrickx, David, Hoy, Christine, Jacky, John, Jones, Mark, Knight, Jessica, Leaversuch, Francene, Mann, Hannah, Marsh, Julie, May, Pippa, McGinnis, Natasha, McIntosh, Kelli, McLoughlin, Frieda, McNamara, Janine, McRae, Tracy, Middleton, Katherine, Mullane, Marianne, Newton, Rebekah, O'Donnell, Vicki, Pan, Edward, Pavlos, Rebecca, Pearson, Glenn, Pearson, Emma, Pickering, Janessa, Poelina, Rahaney, Read, Clancy, Rodrigo, Kalindu, Sibosado, Slade, Smith, Bec, Snelling, Tom, Steer, Andrew, Thomas, Hannah, Tong, Steven, Walker, Roz, Whelan, Alexandra, White, Kristen, Wong, Bernadette, Wright, Edie

Source: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health; November 2024, Vol. 8 Issue: 11 p809-820, 12p

Point of care and oral fluid hepatitis B testing in remote Indigenous communities of northern Australia

Authors: Sullivan, Richard P., Davies, Jane, Binks, Paula, Dhurrkay, Roslyn Gundjirryiir, Gurruwiwi, George Garambaka, Bukulatjpi, Sarah Mariyalawuy, McKinnon, Melita, Hosking, Kelly, Littlejohn, Margaret, Jackson, Kathy, Locarnini, Stephen, Davis, Joshua S., Tong, Steven Y. C.

Source: Journal of viral hepatitis. 27(4):407-414

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COVID‐19 and paediatric health services: A survey of paediatric physicians in Australia and New Zealand

Authors: Foley, David A, Kirk, Michael, Jepp, Catherine, Brophy‐Williams, Sam, Tong, Steven Y C, Davis, Joshua S, Blyth, Christopher C, O'Brien, Matthew P, Bowen, Asha C, Yeoh, Daniel K

Source: Journal of paediatrics and child health. 56(8):1219-1224

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Epidemiological trends in notified influenza cases in Australia's Northern Territory, 2007‐2016

Authors: Weinman, Aaron L., Sullivan, Sheena G., Vijaykrishna, Dhanasekaran, Markey, Peter, Levy, Avram, Miller, Adrian, Tong, Steven Y. C.

Source: Influenza and other respiratory viruses. 14(5):541-550

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COVID‐19 in the pre‐pandemic period: a survey of the time commitment and perceptions of infectious diseases physicians in Australia and New Zealand

Authors: Foley, David A., Chew, Rusheng, Raby, Edward, Tong, Steven Y. C., Davis, Joshua S.

Source: Internal medicine journal. 50(8):924-930

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