Kirsty Buising

Antibiotic treatment of common infections: more evidence to support shorter durations

Benjamin J Smith, George Heriot, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although there is increasing recognition of the link between antibiotic overuse and antimicrobial resistance, c..

Feasibility and Validity of a Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship in General Practice: Key Stakeholder Interviews

Lesley A Hawes, Jaclyn Bishop, Kirsty Buising, Danielle Mazza

Journal article  |  2020  |  Antibiotics

There is little guidance about developing systems for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) for general practice. A literature review id..

Case for antimicrobial stewardship pharmacy technicians in Australian hospitals

Ron Cheah, Arjun Rajkhowa, Rodney James, Kym Wangeman, Sonia Koning, Karin Thursky, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Health Review

A hospital-wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field

Kirsty L Buising, Deborah Williamson, Benjamin C Cowie, Jennifer MacLachlan, Elizabeth Orr, Christopher MacIsaac, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Stephen Muhi, James McCarthy, Andrea B Maier, Louis Irving, Denise Heinjus, Cate Kelly, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Medical Journal of Australia

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare workers within an Australian tertiary hospital to managing high-consequence infectious diseases.

Jesse J Fryk, Steven Tong, Caroline Marshall, Arjun Rajkhowa, Kirsty Buising, Christopher MacIsaac, Nicola Walsham, Irani Thevarajan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection, Disease && Health

BACKGROUND: Adequate preparation and support for healthcare workers (HCWs) managing high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) i..

Assessing patient understanding of their antimicrobial treatment: How are we doing and how might we improve?

Kim Yeoh, Catherine George, Arjun Rajkhowa, Kirsty Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  Infection, Disease & Health

BACKGROUND: The Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard states that patients should receive certain information about the..

Friend or Foe: Perceptions of Infectious Disease Specialists as Stewards and Social Determinants of Antimicrobial Prescribing

Rodney James, Robyn Ingram, Caroline Chen, Kirsty Buising, Karin Thursky, Courtney Ierano

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

A Machine-Learning Approach For Predicting Antibiotic Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Noleen Bennett, Kirsty Buising, Ann Bull, Robyn Ingram, Rodney James, Ron Cheah, Karin Thursky

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Improving Neonatal Survival Through Preventing Infections in Resource-Constrained Environment: A Quality Improvement Project

Kim Yeoh, Catherine George, Kirsty Buising

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Pandemic printing: a novel 3D-printed swab for detecting SARS-CoV-2

Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Nicole Isles, Brian Chong, Douglas Johnson, Julian Druce, Tuyet Hoang, Susan A Ballard, Victoria Hall, Stephen Muhi, Kirsty L Buising, Seok Lim, Dick Strugnell, Mike Catton, Louis B Irving, Benjamin P Howden, Eric Bert, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

OBJECTIVES: To design and evaluate 3D-printed nasal swabs for collection of samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing. DESIGN: An iterative d..