Kirsty Buising

Antimicrobial stewardship in remote primary healthcare across northern Australia

Will Cuningham, Lorraine Anderson, Asha C Bowen, Kirsty Buising, Christine Connors, Kathryn Daveson, Joanna Martin, Stacey McNamara, Bhavini Patel, Rodney James, John Shanks, Kerr Wright, Trent Yarwood, Steven YC Tong, Jodie McVernon

Journal article  |  2020  |  PeerJ

Clinical presentation and management of COVID-19.

Irani Thevarajan, Kirsty L Buising, Benjamin C Cowie

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

The rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 led to the declaration of a global pandemic within 3 months of..

COVID-19 in Australian health care workers: early experience of the Royal Melbourne Hospital emphasises the importance of community acquisition

Stephen Muhi, Louis B Irving, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Developing a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Appropriate Antibiotic Prescribing in Australian General Practice: A Simulation Study

Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis, Ruby Biezen, Karin Thursky, Douglas Boyle, Malcolm Clark, Sean Lo, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Decision Making

Background. Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing can lead to antimicrobial resistance and drug side effects. Tools that assist gen..

Antimicrobial stewardship near the end of life in aged care homes

Leslie Dowson, N Deborah Friedman, Caroline Marshall, Rhonda L Stuart, Kirsty Buising, Arjun Rajkhowa, Fiona Gotterson, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Infection Control

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to understand how aged care home health professionals perceive antimicrobial use near ..

Early clinical response to a high consequence infectious disease outbreak: insights from COVID-19

Amanda M Rojek, Martin Dutch, David Camilleri, Emma Gardiner, Emma Smith, Caroline Marshall, Kirsty L Buising, Nicola Walsham, Mark Putland

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

The role of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship near the end of life in aged-care homes: A qualitative study

Leslie Dowson, N Deborah Friedman, Caroline Marshall, Rhonda L Stuart, Kirsty Buising, Arjun Rajkhowa, Fiona Gotterson, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Nursing Studies

BACKGROUND: The excessive use of antimicrobials in aged-care homes is a widely recognised phenomenon. This is problematic because ..

Urinary tract infections in Australian aged care homes: Antibiotic prescribing practices and concordance to national guidelines

Leslie Dowson, Noleen Bennett, Kirsty Buising, Caroline Marshall, N Deborah Friedman, Rhonda L Stuart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Infection Control

BACKGROUND: Since 2015 the Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey has collected and reported data on antibiotic use i..

Sustainability of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Australian rural hospitals: a qualitative study

Jaclyn L Bishop, Thomas R Schulz, David CM Kong, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Health Review

Objective The aim of this study was to explore the features of sustainable antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in Australian ..

The 2018 Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey: results show room for improvement

Leslie Dowson, Arjun Rajkhowa, Kirsty Buising, David CM Kong, Rhonda L Stuart, Karin Thursky, Noleen Bennett

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australian Prescriber

Multicentre randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of combination vancomycin and cefazolin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: the Australian surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (ASAP) trial

Trisha Peel, Sarah Astbury, Allen C Cheng, David Paterson, Kirsty Buising, Tim Spelman, Tran-Duy An, Richard S de Steiger, Peter Choong, Allen Cheng, David Paterson, Kirsty Buising, Michelle Dowsey, Ross Crawford, Tim Spelman, Philip Clarke, Ben Howden, Peter Rehfisch, Robert Molnar, Sam Adie, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Resistant Gram-positive organisms, such as methicillin-resistant staphylococci, account for a significant proportion..

Chlorhexidine-alcohol versus iodineealcohol for surgical site skin preparation in an elective arthroplasty (ACAISA) study: a cluster randomized controlled trial

TN Peel, MM Dowsey, KL Buising, AC Cheng, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

OBJECTIVES: Surgical site skin preparation is an effective method to prevent wound complications. The optimal agent has not been e..

How do general practitioners access guidelines and utilise electronic medical records to make clinical decisions on antibiotic use? Results from an Australian qualitative study

Ruby Biezen, Cassandra Roberts, Kirsty Buising, Karin Thursky, Douglas Boyle, Phyllis Lau, Malcolm Clark, Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore how general practitioners (GPs) access and use both guidelines and electronic medical recor..

Optimizing treatment of respiratory tract infections in nursing homes: Nurse-initiated polymerase chain reaction testing

Leslie Dowson, Caroline Marshall, Kirsty Buising, N Deborah Friedman, David CM Kong, Rhonda L Stuart

Journal article  |  2019  |  American Journal of Infection Control

BACKGROUND: Diagnostic testing using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is infrequently initiated for diagnosis of respiratory tract ..

Qualitative study of the factors impacting antimicrobial stewardship programme delivery in regional and remote hospitals

JL Bishop, TR Schulz, DCM Kong, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Utilizing genomic analyses to investigate the first outbreak of vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Australia with emergence of daptomycin non-susceptibility

Abby P Douglas, Caroline Marshall, Sarah L Baines, David Ritchie, Jeff Szer, Victoria Madigan, Hiu Tat Chan, Susan A Ballard, Benjamin P Howden, Kirsty Buising, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Medical Microbiology

Similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between major city hospitals and regional and remote hospitals in Australia

Jaclyn L Bishop, Thomas R Schulz, David CM Kong, Rodney James, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Workflow-based data solutions are required to support antimicrobial stewardship in general practice.

Lesley A Hawes, Lyle Turner, Kirsty L Buising, Danielle Mazza

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open Quality

Optimizing vancomycin dosage regimens in relation to high-flux haemodialysis

Katrina Hui, Kashyap Patel, Michelle Nalder, Craig Nelson, Kirsty Buising, Eugenie Pedagogos, David CM Kong, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Skin and soft tissue infections and current antimicrobial prescribing practices in Australian aged care residents

NJ Bennett, N Imam, RJ Ingram, RS James, KL Buising, AL Bull, CS Chen, KA Thursky, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Infection

To determine the burden of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), the nature of antimicrobial prescribing and factors contributin..

Antimicrobial stewardship in the community Understanding the data

K Buising, A Rajkhowa, D Mazza, L Hawes

Media  |  2019  |  Medicine Today: the peer reviewed journal of clinical practice

Use of electronic medical records to describe general practitioner antibiotic prescribing patterns

Lesley Hawes, Lyle Turner, Kirsty Buising, Danielle Mazza

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian Journal of General Practice

Prevalence of infections and antimicrobial prescribing in Australian aged care facilities: Evaluation of modifiable and nonmodifiable determinants

Noleen Bennett, Nabeel Imam, Rodney James, Caroline Chen, Ann Bull, Karin Thursky, Kirsty Buising, Leon Worth

Journal article  |  2018  |  American Journal of Infection Control

Vancomycin dosing in chronic high-flux haemodialysis: a systematic review

Katrina Hui, Lydia Upjohn, Michelle Nalder, Kirsty Buising, Eugenie Pedagogos, Craig Nelson, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Meeting the challenge for effective antimicrobial stewardship programs in regional, rural and remote hospitals - what can we learn from the published literature?

Jaclyn Bishop, David CM Kong, Thomas R Schulz, Karin A Thursky, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2018  |  Rural and Remote Health

Stewardship in developed countries

Deborah Goff, Celine Pulcini, MA Enani, K Eljaaly, Kirsty Buising, Arjun Rajkhowa

Book Chapter  |  2018

Recommendations for the control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): A guide for acute care health facilities Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

Michael Richards, Marilyn Cruickshank, Allen Cheng, Sylvia Gandossi, Cate Quoyle, Rhonda Stuart, Brett Sutton, John Turnidge

Journal article  |  2017  |  Infection, Disease & Health

Risk factors for KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae acquisition and infection in a healthcare setting with possible local transmission: a case-control study

KM Cronin, YS Poy Lorenzo, ME Olenski, AE Bloch, K Visvanathan, MJ Waters, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Patterns of use and appropriateness of antibiotics prescribed to patients receiving haemodialysis: an observational study

Katrina Hui, Michelle Nalder, Kirsty Buising, Aspasia Pefanis, Khai Y Ooi, Eugenie Pedagogos, Craig Nelson, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Nephrology

What is the role of catheter antibiotic prophylaxis for patients undergoing joint arthroplasty?

Rose-Marie Scarlato, Michelle M Dowsey, Kirsty L Buising, Peter FM Choong, Trisha N Peel

Journal article  |  2017  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

Vancomycin

IC Gyssens, NE Holmes

Book Chapter  |  2017

Chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol

G MacLaren, F Shann

Book Chapter  |  2017

Artemether-lumefantrine

RJ Commons, JA Simpson, RN Price

Book Chapter  |  2017

Lamivudine

J Audsley, M Giles, SR Lewin

Book Chapter  |  2017

Benzylpenicillin (penicillin G)

AM Geddes, IM Gould, JA Roberts, JA Trubiano, M Lindsay Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Discontinued hepatitis agent: Clevudine

R Chin, J Torresi, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

Darunavir

AC Cheng, R Muttucumaru, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Foscarnet

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Delavirdine

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Entecavir

AC Cheng, J Sasadeusz

Book Chapter  |  2017

Indinavir

MA Boyd, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Discontinued herpesvirus agent: Vidarabine

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

Investigational antiviral drugs

J Mills, SM Crowe, M Martinello

Book Chapter  |  2017

Kucers’ the use of antibiotics: A clinical review of antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral drugs, seventh edition

ML Grayson, SE Cosgrove, SM Crowe, W Hope, JS McCarthy, J Mills, JW Mouton, DL Paterson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Artemisinins

K Thriemer, JA Simpson, JS McCarthy, RN Price

Book Chapter  |  2017

Enoxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

Rufloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

Sparfloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

Lomefloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

Amdoxovir

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

Capreomycin

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Cycloserine and terizidone

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Antimicrobial Stewardship in Australia

Kirsty Buising, Karin Thursky

Book Chapter  |  2017

Maraviroc

M Roche, SR Lewin, PR Gorry

Book Chapter  |  2017

Pefloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

Abacavir

PU Cameron, JA Trubiano

Book Chapter  |  2017

Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid

K Buising

Book Chapter  |  2017

Principles of antimicrobial use

ML Grayson, SE Cosgrove, SM Crowe, JS McCarthy, W Hope, J Mills, JW Mouton, DL Paterson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Apricitabine

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

Amantadine and rimantadine

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Streptomycin

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Ethionamide and prothionamide

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Thiacetazone

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Nelfinavir

SM Crowe, L Ostergaard, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

Discontinued hepatitis agents: Torcitabine and valtorcitabine

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Pyronaridine-artesunate

H Karunajeewa

Book Chapter  |  2017

Sulfonamides

NE Holmes, M Lindsay Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Linezolid

SJ Sparham, BP Howden

Book Chapter  |  2017

Tosufloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

Halofantrine

RN Price, JA Simpson, JS McCarthy

Book Chapter  |  2017

Preface

ML Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine

H Karunajeewa

Book Chapter  |  2017

Artesunate

RJ Commons, JA Simpson, JS McCarthy, RN Price

Book Chapter  |  2017

Trimethoprim and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole)

JA Trubiano, M Lindsay Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

Ribavirin

E Woolnough, A Wade, J Sasadeusz

Book Chapter  |  2017

Zalcitabine

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

Zidovudine

CL Cherry, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

Fosamprenavir

SM Crowe, C Katlama, R Murphy

Book Chapter  |  2017

What are the similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between Australian public and private hospitals?

MO Cotta, C Chen, M Tacey, RS James, KL Buising, C Marshall, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2016  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Evaluating antimicrobial therapy: How reliable are remote assessors?

Menino Osbert Cotta, Tim Spelman, Caroline Chen, Rodney S James, Danny Liew, Karin A Thursky, Kirsty L Buising, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2016  |  Infection, Disease & Health

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a major clinical challenge

Christine L Mandrawa, Katie Cronin, Kirsty L Buising, Yves S Poy Lorenzo, Mary J Waters, Cameron J Jeremiah

Journal article  |  2016  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a major clinical challenge

Christine L Mandrawa, Katie Cronin, Kirsty L Buising, Yves S Poy Lorenzo, Mary J Waters, Cameron J Jeremiah

Journal article  |  2016  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Managing a nosocomial outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: an early Australian hospital experience

LWK Chang, KL Buising, CJ Jeremiah, K Cronin, YS Poy Lorenzo, BP Howden, J Kwong, J Cocks, A Blood, J Greenough, MJ Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  Internal Medicine Journal

A mixed methods study of the barriers and enablers in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Australian regional and rural hospitals

Rodney James, Susan Luu, Minyon Avent, Caroline Marshall, Karin Thursky, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Direct Hospital Cost Determinants Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

TN Peel, AC Cheng, D Liew, KL Buising, J Lisik, KA Carroll, PFM Choong, MM Dowsey

Journal article  |  2015  |  Arthritis care & research

Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian hospitals: development and evaluation of a national antimicrobial prescribing survey tool

Rodney James, Lydia Upjohn, Menino Cotta, Susan Luu, Caroline Marshall, Kirsty Buising, Karin Thursky

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Survey of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship practices in Australian residential aged-care facilities

RL Stuart, C Marshall, E Orr, N Bennett, E Athan, D Friedman, M Reilly

Journal article  |  2015  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in the Australian private hospital system: a qualitative study

Menino O Cotta, Megan S Robertson, Caroline Marshall, Karin A Thursky, Danny Liew, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian Health Review

Sticking to minimum standards: implementing antibiotic stewardship in intensive care

NJ Chaves, RJ Ingram, CM MacIsaac, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Infective complications following tumour endoprosthesis surgery for bone and soft tissue tumours

T Peel, D May, K Buising, K Thursky, M Slavin, P Choong

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO)

Antimicrobial stewardship in residential aged care facilities: need and readiness assessment

Ching Jou Lim, Megan Kwong, Rhonda L Stuart, Kirsty L Buising, N Deborah Friedman, Noleen Bennett, Allen C Cheng, Anton Y Peleg, Caroline Marshall, David Cm Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Antibiotic prescribing practice in residential aged care facilities - health care providers' perspectives

Ching Jou Lim, Megan W-L Kwong, Rhonda L Stuart, Kirsty L Buising, N Deborah Friedman, Noleen J Bennett, Allen C Cheng, Anton Peleg, Caroline Marshall, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Interferon-gamma release assays and the diagnosis of tuberculosis: have they found their place?

J Darby, J Black, K Buising

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Analysis of knowledge and attitude surveys to identify barriers and enablers of appropriate antimicrobial prescribing in three Australian tertiary hospitals

NJ Chaves, AC Cheng, N Runnegar, J Kirschner, T Lee, K Buising

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: Antimicrobial stewardship programmes aim to optimise use of antibiotics and are now mandatory in all Australian hospit..

Using periodic point-prevalence surveys to assess appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in Australian private hospitals

MO Cotta, MS Robertson, LM Upjohn, C Marshall, D Liew, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Antimicrobial stewardship activities: a survey of Queensland hospitals

Minyon L Avent, Lisa Hall, Louise Davis, Michelle Allen, Jason A Roberts, Sean Unwin, Kylie A McIntosh, Karin Thursky, Kirsty Buising, David L Paterson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian Health Review

Attitudes towards antimicrobial stewardship: Results from a large private hospital in Australia

MO Cotta, MS Robertson, M Tacey, C Marshall, KA Thursky, D Liew, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2014  |  Healthcare infection

Alcoholic Chlorhexidine or Alcoholic Iodine Skin Antisepsis (ACAISA): protocol for cluster randomised controlled trial of surgical skin preparation for the prevention of superficial wound complications in prosthetic hip and knee replacement surgery

TN Peel, AC Cheng, KL Buising, MM Dowsey, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMJ OPEN

Aminoglycosides: how should we use them in the 21st century?

Justin Jackson, Caroline Chen, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2013  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Antimicrobial stewardship in Victorian hospitals: a statewide survey to identify current gaps

Rodney S James, Kylle A McIntosh, Susan B Luu, Menino O Cotta, Caroline Marshall, Karin A Thursky, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Factors influencing the cost of prosthetic joint infection treatment

TN Peel, AC Cheng, YP Lorenzo, DCM Kong, KL Buising, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Cost analysis of debridement and retention for management of prosthetic joint infection

TN Peel, MM Dowsey, KL Buising, D Liew, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Management of Prosthetic Infection According to Organism

TN Peel, KL Buising, MM Dowsey, PF Choong

Book Chapter  |  2013

Outcome of Debridement and Retention in Prosthetic Joint Infections by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci, with Special Reference to Rifampin and Fusidic Acid Combination Therapy

TN Peel, KL Buising, MM Dowsey, CA Aboltins, JR Daffy, PA Stanley, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Early onset prosthetic hip and knee joint infection: treatment and outcomes in Victoria, Australia

TN Peel, AC Cheng, PFM Choong, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Diagnosis and management of prosthetic joint infection

Trisha N Peel, Kirsty L Buising, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2012  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Microbiological Aetiology, Epidemiology, and Clinical Profile of Prosthetic Joint Infections: Are Current Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines Effective?

Trisha N Peel, Allen C Cheng, Kirsty L Buising, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2012  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

An information management system for patients with tuberculosis: usability assessment with end-users.

Jonathan Darby, Jim Black, David Morrison, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2012  |  Health Informatics: Building a Healthcare Future Through Trusted Information

INTRODUCTION: Information systems with clinical decision support (CDS) offer great potential to assist the co-ordination of patien..

No association between mannose-binding lectin deficiency and H1N1 2009 infection observed during the first season of this novel pandemic influenza virus

Damon P Eisen, Caroline Marshall, Melinda M Dean, Joe Sasadeusz, Michael Richards, Kirsty Buising, Allen Cheng, Paul DR Johnson, Ian G Barr, Emma S McBryde

Journal article  |  2011  |  Human Immunology

Risk factors for prosthetic hip and knee infections according to arthroplasty site

TN Peel, MM Dowsey, JR Daffy, PA Stanley, PFM Choong, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Risk for Frontline Health Care Workers

Caroline Marshall, Anne Kelso, Emma McBryde, Ian G Barr, Damon P Eisen, Joe Sasadeusz, Kirsty Buising, Allen C Cheng, Paul Johnson, Michael Richards

Journal article  |  2011  |  EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Risk for Frontline Health Care Workers

Caroline Marshall, Anne Kelso, Emma McBryde, Ian G Barr, Damon P Eisen, Joe Sasadeusz, Kirsty Buising, Allen C Cheng, Paul Johnson, Michael Richards

Journal article  |  2011  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Gram-negative prosthetic joint infection treated with debridement, prosthesis retention and antibiotic regimens including a fluoroquinolone

CA Aboltins, MM Dowsey, KL Buising, TN Peel, JR Daffy, PFM Choong, PA Stanley

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Epidemiology of Infections Acquired in Intensive Care Units

Joseph S Doyle, Kirsty L Buising, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth, Michael J Richards

Journal article  |  2011  |  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Prosthetic joint infection: challenges of diagnosis and treatment

Trisha N Peel, Kirsty L Buising, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2011  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

The role of general quality improvement measures in decreasing the burden of endemic MRSA in a medical-surgical intensive care unit

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Emma S McBryde, Kirsty L Buising, Leanne Redl, Christopher MacIsaac, John F Cade, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2010  |  Intensive Care Medicine

Use of Pristinamycin for Infections by Gram-Positive Bacteria: Clinical Experience at an Australian Hospital

AB Reid, JR Daffy, P Stanley, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2010  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Oseltamivir Resistance in Adult Oncology and Hematology Patients Infected with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Australia

Adrian R Tramontana, Biju George, Aeron C Hurt, Joseph S Doyle, Katherine Langan, Alistair B Reid, Janet M Harper, Karin Thursky, Leon J Worth, Dominic E Dwyer, C Orla Morrissey, Paul DR Johnson, Kirsty L Buising, Simon James Harrison, John F Seymour, Patricia E Ferguson, Bin Wang, Justin T Denholm, Allen C Cheng, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2010  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Improved susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria in an intensive care unit following implementation of a computerized antibiotic decision support system

MK Yong, KL Buising, AC Cheng, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Infection control of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in hospitals - a logistic challenge

Uma Devi, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2010  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Guidance DS: A web-based clinical decision support system for antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals

K Thursky, M Robertson, S Luu, J Black, M Richards, K Buising

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  IFAC Proceedings Volumes

Time to First Antibiotic Dose Measurement in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Time for a Change Reply

Allen C Cheng, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2009  |  Annals of Emergency Medicine

Delayed Administration of Antibiotics and Mortality in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Allen C Cheng, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2009  |  Annals of Emergency Medicine

Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign

Allen C Cheng, James F Black, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2008  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Posaconazole as first line treatment for disseminated zygomycosis

Trisha Peel, John Daffy, Karin Thursky, Peter Stanley, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2008  |  Mycoses

Could it be Legionella?.

Jonathan Darby, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2008  |  Australian Family Physician

Electronic antibiotic stewardship - reduced consumption of broad-spectrum antibiotics using a computerized antimicrobial approval system in a hospital setting

KL Buising, KA Thursky, MB Robertson, JF Black, AC Street, MJ Richards, GV Brown

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Improving antibiotic prescribing for adults with community acquired pneumonia: Does a computerised decision support system achieve more than academic detailing alone? a time series analysis

Kirsty L Buising, Karin A Thursky, James F Black, Lachlan MacGregor, Alan C Street, Marcus P Kennedy, Graham V Brown

Journal article  |  2008  |  BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Severity scores for community-acquired pneumonia.

Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2008  |  Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

An assessment of the severity of illness of a patient is one of the most important components of their early management. It guides..

Empiric antibiotic prescribing for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: where can we improve?

KL Buising, KA Thursky, JF Black, L MacGregor, AC Street, MP Kennedy, GV Brown

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Identifying severe community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department: A simple clinical prediction tool

Kirsty L Buising, Karin A Thursky, James F Black, Lachlan MacGregor, Alan C Street, Marcus P Kennedy, Graham V Brown

Journal article  |  2007  |  Emergency Medicine Australasia

Treatment of staphylococcal prosthetic joint infections with debridement, prosthesis retention and oral rifampicin and fusidic acid

CA Aboltins, MA Page, KL Buising, AWJ Jenney, JR Daffy, PFM Choong, PA Stanley

Journal article  |  2007  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Authors' reply [3]

KL Buising

Journal article  |  2006  |  Thorax

Reduction of broad-spectrum antibiotic use with computerized decision support in an intensive care unit

Karin A Thursky, Kirsty L Buising, Narin Bak, Lachlan MacGregor, Alan C Street, C Raina MacIntyre, Jeffrey J Presneill, John F Cade, Graham V Brown

Journal article  |  2006  |  International Journal for Quality in Health Care

A prospective comparison of severity scores for identifying patients with severe community acquired pneumonia: reconsidering what is meant by severe pneumonia

KL Buising, KA Thursky, JF Black, L MacGregor, AC Street, MP Kennedy, GV Brown

Journal article  |  2006  |  Thorax

Providing guidelines and education is not enough: an audit of gentamicin use at The Royal Melbourne Hospital

CL Leong, K Buising, M Richards, M Robertson, A Street

Journal article  |  2006  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Antibiotic prescribing in response to bacterial isolates in the intensive care unit

KL Buising, KA Thursky, N Bak, S Skull, A Street, JJ Presneill, JF Cade, GV Brown

Journal article  |  2005  |  Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Are the Australian guidelines asking too much of the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI)?

PGP Charles, M Ananda-Rajah, PDR Johnson, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Are the Australian guidelines asking too much of the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI)? Reply

KL Buising, KA Thursky, JF Black, GV Brown

Journal article  |  2004  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Are the Australian guidelines asking too much of the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI)?

KL Buising, KA Thursky, JF Black, GV Brown

Journal article  |  2004  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Epidemiology, prevalence, and sites of infections in intensive care units

M Richards, K Thursky, K Buising

Journal article  |  2003  |  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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