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Prof

Ben Howden

Director Microbiological Diagnostic Unit
Microbiology And Immunology
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
humans
microbiology
infectious diseases
anti-bacterial agents
australia
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Projects

Displaying the 51 most recent projects by Ben Howden.

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Covid-19 Strategic Planning And Delivery Of Testing

2020 - 2021
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Covid-19 Strategic Planning And Delivery Of Testing

2020
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Covid-19 Strategic Planning And Delivery Of Testing

2020 - 2021
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Covid-19 Strategic Planning And Delivery Of Testing

2020 - 2021
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Asean-Pacific Infectious Disease Detection And Response

2020 - 2022
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Phase Iii, Comparator-Controlled, Efficacy And Safety Study Of Gepotidacin In The Treatment Of Uncomplicated Urogenital Gonorrhea

2020 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Scheme - Papua New Guinea

2019 - 2021
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Mott Macdonald 19/21 (Fleming Fund – Papua New Guinea) - Browning

2019 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Scheme - Papua New Guinea

2019 - 2021
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C-Find Project Research Collaboration Agreement

2019 - 2020
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Program - Timor-Leste

2019 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Program - Timor-Leste

2019 - 2021
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Mott Macdonald 19/21 (Fleming Fund – Timor-Leste) - Browning

2019 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Program - Bhutan

2019 - 2021
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Mott Macdonald 19/21 (Fleming Fund – Bhutan) - Browning

2019 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Program - Nepal

2019 - 2021
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Mott Macdonald 19/21 (Fleming Fund – Nepal) - Browning

2019 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Program - Bhutan

2019 - 2021
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Fleming Fund Fellowship Program - Nepal

2019 - 2021
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Understanding The Mechanisms Of Gastrointestinal Colonisation With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium (Vre)

This project will use state-of-the-art molecular biology to understand how the superbug vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonises pa..

2019 - 2021
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Ast Analysis Of Australian Icu Bacterial Isolates

2018 - 2019
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Support Of Invasive Bacteria Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (Ib-Vpd) Testing For Who Regional Reference Laboratory In The Western Pacific

2018 - 2019
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An Evidence Based Framework For Establishing Public Health Microbial Genomics In Australia

Microbial genomics is a powerful laboratory tool to characterise human pathogens at the highest level, allowing greater understanding of the..

2018 - 2022
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An Evidence Based Framework For Establishing Public Health Microbial Genomics In Australia

Microbial genomics is a powerful laboratory tool to characterise human pathogens at the highest level, allowing greater understanding of the..

2018 - 2022
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Strengthening Typhoid Surveillance And Microbiological Lab Capacity In Samoa

2018 - 2020
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Antiobiotic Resistance And Host Immune Evasion In Staphylococcus Aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common bacteria that infects humans. This project aims to characterise the mechanisms that Staph us..

2018 - 2020
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Lex31242 - Medical Research Council (Mrc) - 'Transmission And Acquisition Of Staphylococcus Aures In Neonatals In Rural Gambia'.

2017 - 2018
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High-Throughput Technology Targeting Antimicrobial Resistance In Animals

This project aims to establish reference laboratories as biobanks for resistant isolate collections from veterinary diagnostic laboratories ..

2017 - 2017
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Impact Of Conjugate Versus Polysaccharide Quadrivalent Acwy Vaccine On Meningococcal Carriage Among Hajj Pilgrims

2017 - 2019
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High-Throughput Technology Targeting Antimicrobial Resistance In Animals

This project aims to establish reference laboratories as biobanks for resistant isolate collections from veterinary diagnostic laboratories ..

2017 - 2017
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A New Genomic Frontier For Foodborne Disease Investigation In Australia

Foodborne diseases caused by bacteria such as Salmonella and Campylobacter are a huge public health problem, both in Australia and globally...

2017 - 2019
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New Antbiotics From Old Microbes

Once treatable infections are becoming deadly because bacteria are developing broad antibiotic resistance. New medicines are urgently needed..

2016 - 2019
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Improving Prevention, Tracking And Treatment Of Major Human Bacterial Pathogens

This research fellowship will lead to a detailed understanding of the mechanisms by which bacteria become resistant to antibiotics and cause..

2016 - 2020
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First Characterisation Of Meningococcal B Carriage And Immunity In Australia To Assess The Likely Impact Of Vaccine Implementation

2016 - 2016
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Protecting The Public From Emerging Infectious Diseases

Emerging infectious diseases and pandemics cause potentially enormous but unpredictable health and socioeconomic impacts. This CRE will deve..

2015 - 2020
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Support Of Invasive Bacteria Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Testing For Who Regional Reference Laboratory In The Western Pacific

2015 - 2015
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Camera: Combination Antibiotic Treatment For Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia - A Randomised Controlled Trial

MRSA (golden staph) is resistant to the most useful class of antibiotics: beta-lactams. It is more difficult to treat than antibiotic-sensit..

2015 - 2019
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Understanding And Combating Bacterial Infections

This project will focus on two important bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus (Golden Staph), and Enterococcus faecium, both causes of serious in..

2014 - 2015
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Ipd Surveillance For Victoria, South Australia And Tasmania

2014 - 2017
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Understanding How Bacteria Cause Persistent Infection

Golden staph still causes significant human infections and resistance to antibiotics is an ever growing problem with this bacteria. This pro..

2014 - 2017
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Understanding The Role Of The Essential Regulator Walkr In Staphylococcus Aureus

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common human bacterial pathogens. This project aims to characterise an important global control sys..

2013 - 2015
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Comparing Different Genetic Backgrounds Of "Golden Staph" Strains Causing Bloodstream Infection

2013 - 2013
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Mechanisms By Which Staphylococcus Aureus Evdes Attack By Antibiotics And The Host Immune System

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common human bacterial pathogens. This project aims to characterise the mechanisms that Staph uses ..

2013 - 2015
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Why Is Vre (A Resistant Hospital Infection) Becoming More Common In Australia?

VRE is a serious hospital superbug that has been increasing in many major hospitals around Australia, while at the same time MRSA (Golden St..

2012 - 2015
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Why Is Vre (A Resistant Hospital Infection) Becoming More Common In Australia?

VRE is a serious hospital superbug that has been increasing in many major hospitals around Australia, while at the same time MRSA (Golden St..

2012 - 2015
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Understanding How Staphylococci Respond To Antibiotics

Golden Staph is a major problem in Australian hospitals. This project will use cutting edge technology to investigate how Golden Staph respo..

2012 - 2015
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A High-Thoughput Screening And Sequencing Facility For Single Cell Genomics

Genomics has revolutionised biology, but for most microorganisms this revolution has not arrived because very few can be grown in pure cultu..

2012 - 2012
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Why Is Golden Staph Now Causing Serious Disease In The Community?

Golden Staph is a major problem in our hospitals but serious Golden Staph infections are increasingly common in the community, among otherwi..

2011 - 2013
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Understanding How Golden Staph Causes Disease

Golden Staph remains an important cause of serious infections in Australian patients. New strategies to combat this disease require a better..

2011 - 2013
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Understanding Antibiotic Resistance In Golden Staph

The common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus causes many infections in humans, and is becoming more resistant to antibiotic treatments, especia..

2010 - 2012
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Understanding Patient Movement Networks To Better Prevent Dissemination Of Antimicrobial Resistance

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Scholarly Works

Displaying the 298 most recent scholarly works by Ben Howden.

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Identification and Mobilization of a Cryptic Antibiotic Biosynthesis Gene Locus from a Human-Pathogenic Nocardia Isolate.

Marion Herisse, Keishi Ishida, Jessica L Porter, Ben Howden, Christian Hertweck, Timothy P Stinear, Sacha J Pidot

Journal article  |  2020  |  ACS Chemical Biology

The genus Nocardia contains >50 human pathogenic species that cause a range of illnesses from skin and soft tissue infections to l..

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Isolation and rapid sharing of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SAR-CoV-2) from the first patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Australia

Leon Caly, Julian Druce, Jason Roberts, Katherine Bond, Thomas Tran, Renata Kostecki, Yano Yoga, William Naughton, George Taiaroa, Torsten Seemann, Mark B Schultz, Benjamin P Howden, Tony M Korman, Sharon R Lewin, Deborah A Williamson, Mike G Catton

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

OBJECTIVES: To describe the first isolation and sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 in Australia and rapid sharing of the isolate. SETTING: S..

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Clinical manifestations of invasive meningococcal disease in Victoria with the emergence of serogroup W and serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis.

Michael T Birrell, Janet Strachan, Natasha E Holmes, Kerrie Stevens, Benjamin P Howden, Lucinda J Franklin, Mihaela Ivan, Jason C Kwong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: Historically, Australian cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) have been most frequently caused by Neisseria m..

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Effect of Vancomycin or Daptomycin With vs Without an Antistaphylococcal beta-Lactam on Mortality, Bacteremia, Relapse, or Treatment Failure in Patients With MRSA Bacteremia A Randomized Clinical Trial

Steven YC Tong, David C Lye, Dafna Yahav, Archana Sud, J Owen Robinson, Jane Nelson, Sophia Archuleta, Matthew A Roberts, Alan Cass, David L Paterson, Hong Foo, Mical Paul, Stephen D Guy, Adrian R Tramontana, Genevieve B Walls, Stephen McBride, Narin Bak, Niladri Ghosh, Benjamin A Rogers, Anna P Ralph, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  JAMA

Importance: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is associated with mortality of more than 20%. Combining..

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Bacterial Load of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Posterior Oropharynx, Tonsillar Fossae, and Saliva among Men Who Have Sex with Men with Untreated Oropharyngeal Chlamydia

Tiffany R Phillips, Christopher K Fairley, Kate Maddaford, Jennifer Danielewski, Jane S Hocking, David Lee, Deborah A Williamson, Gerald Murray, Fabian Kong, Vesna De Petra, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Rebecca Wigan, Anthony Snow, Benjamin P Howden, Suzanne M Garland, Eric PF Chow

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The aim of this study was to determine whether Chlamydia trachomatis could be detected in saliva and if infection is specific to a..

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Diversity of bacteriophages encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin in temporally and geographically related Staphylococcus aureus.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Sarah L Baines, Benjamin P Howden, Krister M Swenson, Frances G O'Brien

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS ONE

Production of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) by Staphylococcus aureus is mediated via the genes lukS-PV and lukF-PV which a..

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Comparative Transcriptomic and Functional Assessments o Linezolid-Responsive Small RNA Genes in Staphylococcus aureus

Wei Gao, Romain Guerillot, Ya Hsun Lin, Jai Tree, Marie Beaume, Patrice Francois, Ian R Monk, Torsten Seemann, Jacques Schrenzel, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2020  |  mSystems

Staphylococcus aureus contains a repertoire of at least 50 and possibly 500 small RNAs (sRNAs). The functions of most sRNAs are no..

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Y Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in Australia among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Deborah Williamson, Danielle Ingle, Benjamin Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  New England Journal of Medicine

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance, 1 July to 30 September 2018

Kate Pennington, Frank Beard, Rowena Boyd, Heather Cook, Lucinda Franklin, Carolien Giele, Robin Gilmour, Michelle Harlock, Ben Howden, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Vicki Krause, Shahin Oftadeh, Sue Reid, Vitali Sintchenko, Helen Smith, Janet Strachan, Hannah Vogt, Angela Wakefield

Journal article  |  2019  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance, 1 October to 31 December 2018

Rachael Corvisy, Frank Beard, Heather Cook, Lucinda Franklin, Carolien Giele, Robin Gilmour, Michelle Harlock, Ben Howden, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Vicki Krause, Shahin Oftadeh, Sue Reid, Vitali Sintchenko, Helen Smith, Janet Strachan, Hannah Vogt, Angela Wakefield, Karla Lister

Journal article  |  2019  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance, 1 January to 31 March 2019

Rachael Corvisy, Frank Beard, Heather Cook, Lucinda Franklin, Carolien Giele, Robin Gilmour, Michelle Harlock, Ben Howden, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Vicki Krause, Shahin Oftadeh, Sue Reid, Vitali Sintchenko, Helen Smith, Janet Strachan, Hannah Vogt, Angela Wakefield, Karla Lister

Journal article  |  2019  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence

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Mining the Methylome Reveals Extensive Diversity in Staphylococcus epidermidis Restriction Modification

Jean YH Lee, Glen P Carter, Sacha J Pidot, Romain Guerillot, Torsten Seemann, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Timothy J Foster, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, Ian R Monk

Journal article  |  2019  |  mBio

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a significant opportunistic pathogen of humans. Molecular studies in this species have been hampered..

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Genomic investigation of Staphylococcus aureus recovered from Gambian women and newborns following an oral dose of intra-partum azithromycin

Abdoulie Bojang, Sarah L Baines, Liam Donovan, Romain Guerillot, Kerrie Stevens, Charlie Higgs, Christian Bottomley, Ousman Secka, Mark B Schultz, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Anna Roca, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

BACKGROUND: Oral azithromycin given during labour reduces carriage of bacteria responsible for neonatal sepsis, including Staphylo..

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Kissing may be an important and neglected risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea: a cross-sectional study in men who have sex with men

Eric PF Chow, Vincent J Cornelisse, Deborah A Williamson, David Priest, Jane S Hocking, Catriona S Bradshaw, Tim RH Read, Marcus Y Chen, Benjamin P Howden, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

OBJECTIVES: A mathematical model suggested that a significant proportion of oropharyngeal gonorrhoea cases are acquired via oropha..

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Oropharyngeal and Genital Gonorrhea Infections Among Women and Heterosexual Men Reporting Sexual Contact With Partners With Gonorrhea: Implication for Oropharyngeal Testing of Heterosexual Gonorrhea Contacts

Eric PF Chow, Marcus Y Chen, Deborah A Williamson, Catriona S Bradshaw, Lenka A Vodstrcil, Sabrina Trumpour, Benjamin P Howden, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

BACKGROUND: There have been very limited studies of oropharyngeal gonorrhea in heterosexuals. Routine screening of oropharyngeal g..

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Co-circulation of Multidrug-resistant Shigella Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia

Danielle J Ingle, Marion Easton, Mary Valcanis, Torsten Seemann, Jason C Kwong, Nicola Stephens, Glen P Carter, Anders Goncalves da Silva, James Adamopoulos, Sarah L Baines, Kathryn E Holt, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen, Martyn D Kirk, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

Background: In urban Australia, the burden of shigellosis is either in returning travellers from shigellosis-endemic regions, or i..

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Dissecting the molecular evolution of fluoroquinolone-resistant Shigella sonnei

Hao Chung The, Christine Boinett, Pham Thanh Duy, Claire Jenkins, Francois-Xavier Weill, Benjamin P Howden, Mary Valcanis, Niall De Lappe, Martin Cormican, Sonam Wangchuk, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Carl J Mason, Nguyen Thi Nguyen To, Ha Thanh Tuyen, Phat Voong Vinh, Thuy Duong Vu, Huong Lan Nguyen Phu, Paul Turner, Ryan Wick, Pieter-Jan Ceyssens, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Nature Communications

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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance, 1 April to 30 June 2018

Kate Pennington, Frank Beard, Rowena Boyd, Heather Cook, Lucinda Franklin, Carolien Giele, Robin Gilmour, Michelle Harlock, Ben Howden, Sanjay Jayasinghe, Vicki Krause, Shahin Oftadeh, Sue Reid, Vitali Sintchenko, Helen Smith, Janet Strachan, Hannah Vogt, Angela Wakefield

Journal article  |  2019  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence

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A nonclonal outbreak of vancomycin-sensitive Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia in a neonatal intensive care unit

Despina Kotsanas, Kenneth Tan, Carmel Scott, Britta Baade, Michaela Hui Ling Cheng, Zien Vanessa Tan, Jacqueline E Taylor, Jason C Kwong, Torsten Seemann, Geoffrey W Coombs, Benjamin P Howden, Rhonda L Stuart

Journal article  |  2019  |  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

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Trends and Risk Factors for Antimicrobial-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Melbourne, Australia, 2007 to 2018

Deborah A Williamson, Christopher K Fairley, Benjamin P Howden, Marcus Y Chen, Kerrie Stevens, Vesna De Petra, Ian Denham, Eric PF Chow

Journal article  |  2019  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Unstable chromosome rearrangements in Staphylococcus aureus cause phenotype switching associated with persistent infections

Romain Guerillot, Xenia Kostoulias, Liam Donovan, Lucy Li, Glen P Carter, Abderrahman Hachani, Koen Vandelannoote, Stefano Giulieri, Ian R Monk, Mayu Kunimoto, Lora Starrs, Gaetan Burgio, Torsten Seemann, Anton Y Peleg, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era

Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow, Claire L Gorrie, Torsten Seemann, Danielle J Ingle, Nasra Higgins, Marion Easton, George Taiaroa, Yonatan H Grad, Jason C Kwong, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Nature Communications

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Genomics for Molecular Epidemiology and Detecting Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Victoria, Australia, 2012 to 2016

Norelle L Sherry, Courtney R Lane, Jason C Kwong, Mark Schultz, Michelle Sait, Kerrie Stevens, Susan Ballard, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Claire L Gorrie, Timothy P Stinear, Deborah A Williamson, Judith Brett, Annaliese van Diemen, Marion Easton, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Background Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are being increasingly reported in Australia, and i..

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Evidence for a new paradigm of gonorrhoea transmission: cross-sectional analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections by anatomical site in both partners in 60 male couples

Vincent Jasper Cornelisse, Deborah Williamson, Lei Zhang, Marcus Y Chen, Catriona Bradshaw, Jane S Hocking, Jennifer Hoy, Benjamin P Howden, Eric PF Chow, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

OBJECTIVE: Gonorrhoea transmission between men is currently thought to occur primarily to and from the urethra. Transmission witho..

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Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Enteric Pathogen Detection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Deborah A Williamson, Eric PF Chow, Darren Lee, Kate Maddaford, Michelle Sait, Marion Easton, Danielle Ingle, Rebecca Wigan, Vesna De Petra, Benjamin P Howden, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Abstract Improved knowledge of factors that promote outbreaks of enteric pathogens among men who have sex with men ..

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Prevalence of genital and oropharyngeal chlamydia and gonorrhoea among female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia, 2015-2017: need for oropharyngeal testing

Eric PF Chow, Deborah A Williamson, Ria Fortune, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Glenda Fehler, Vesna De Petra, Benjamin P Howden, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2019  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

OBJECTIVE: The Victorian legislation requires sex workers to have quarterly screening for genital chlamydia and gonorrhoea, but sc..

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Solithromycin versus ceftriaxone plus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated genital gonorrhoea (SOLITAIRE-U): a randomised phase 3 non-inferiority trial

Marcus Y Chen, Anna McNulty, Ann Avery, David Whiley, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Dwight Hardy, Anita F Das, Ashley Nenninger, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking, Catriona S Bradshaw, Basil Donovan, Benjamin P Howden, David Oldach

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea represents a global public health threat, and new therapies are needed. We aimed to co..

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The risk of resistance: what are the major antimicrobial resistance threats facing Australia?

Deborah A Williamson, Benjamin P Howden, David L Paterson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Australia's response to the global threat of antimicrobial resistance: past, present and future

Joshua S Davis, Cheryl A Jones, Allen C Cheng, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

Ian R Monk, Nausad Shaikh, Stephanie L Begg, Mike Gajdiss, Liam KR Sharkey, Jean YH Lee, Sacha J Pidot, Torsten Seemann, Michael Kuiper, Brit Winnen, Rikki Hvorup, Brett M Collins, Gabriele Bierbaum, Saumya R Udagedara, Jacqueline R Morey, Neha Pulyani, Benjamin P Howden, Megan J Maher, Christopher A McDevitt, Glenn F King, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Nature Communications

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OROPHARYNGEAL AND GENITAL GONORRHOEA AMONG HETEROSEXUALS WHO REPORT SEXUAL CONTACT WITH PARTNERS WITH GONORRHOEA

Eric Chow, Marcus Chen, Deborah Williamson, Catriona Bradshaw, Sabrina Trumpour, Benjamin Howden, Christopher Fairley

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Oral Presentations

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MULTIPLE LINEAGES OF MULTIRESISTANT SHIGELLA IN AUSTRALIA

Deborah Williamson, Danielle Ingle, Marion Easton, Eric Chow, Torsten Seemann, Jason Kwong, Christopher Fairley, Martyn Kirk, Benjamin Howden, Marcus Chen

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Oral Presentations

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Evaluation of the ResistancePlus GC (beta) assay: a commercial diagnostic test for the direct detection of ciprofloxacin susceptibility or resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Samantha Ebeyan, Madeline Windsor, Amanda Bordin, Lebogang Mhango, Simon Erskine, Ella Trembizki, Elisa Mokany, Lit Yeen Tan, David Whiley, Rebecca Guy, Rebecca Guy, Handan Wand, Basil Donovan, Stephen Bell, John Kaldor, Marlene Kong, Damian Conway, Lise Lafferty, James Ward, Monica Lahra, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Genomics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Claire Gorrie, Charlie Higgs, Glen Carter, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Microbial Genomics

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a globally significant public health threat and was listed on the World Healt..

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BRIDGING OF NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE ACROSS DIVERSE SEXUAL NETWORKS IN THE HIV PREP ERA

Deborah Williamson, Eric Chow, Claire Gorrie, Danielle Ingle, Marion Easton, Torsten Seemann, George Taiaroa, Yonatan Grad, Jason Kwong, Christopher Fairley, Marcus Chen, Benjamin Howden

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Oral Presentations

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Functional genomics reveals extensive diversity in Staphylococcus epidermidis restriction modification systems compared to Staphylococcus aureus

Jean YH Lee, Glen Carter, Sacha Pidot, Romain Guérillot, Torsten Seemann, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Timothy Foster, Benjamin Howden, Timothy Stinear, Ian Monk

Journal article  |  2019

Abstract Staphylococcus epidermidis is a significant opportunistic pathogen of humans. Molecular studies in this species have been..

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Emergence and divergence of major lineages of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Australia

Danielle J Ingle, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Mary Valcanis, Susan A Ballard, Torsten Seemann, Amy Jennison, Ivan Bastian, Rolf Wise, Martyn D Kirk, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Microbial Genomics

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Remodeling of pSK1 Family Plasmids and Enhanced Chlorhexidine Tolerance in a Dominant Hospital Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Sarah L Baines, Slade O Jensen, Neville Firth, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Glen P Carter, Deborah A Williamson, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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The importance of public health genomics for ensuring health security for Australia

Deborah A Williamson, Martyn D Kirk, Vitali Sintchenko, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Biosynthesis and Ether-Bridge Formation in Nargenicin Macrolides

Sacha J Pidot, Marion Herisse, Liam Sharkey, Liselle Atkin, Jessica L Porter, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Mark A Rizzacasa, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Angewandte Chemie International Edition

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Recent trends in invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Victoria

Jane Oliver, Mathilda Wilmot, Janet Strachan, Siobhan St George, Courtney R Lane, Susan A Ballard, Michelle Sait, Katherine Gibney, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Communicable Diseases Intelligence

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Increasing incidence of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella infections in Queensland, Australia, 2007-2016

Andrea Parisi, John A Crump, Russell Stafford, Kathryn Glass, Benjamin P Howden, Martyn D Kirk

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Emergence and rapid global dissemination of CTX-M-15-associated Klebsiella pneumoniae strain ST307

Kelly L Wyres, Jane Hawkey, Marit AK Hetland, Aasmund Fostervold, Ryan R Wick, Louise M Judd, Mohammad Hamidian, Benjamin P Howden, Iren H Lohr, Kathryn E Holt

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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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

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Evolution of Daptomycin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Involves Mutations of the Essential Two-Component Regulator WalKR

Jhih-Hang Jiang, Carina Dexter, David R Cameron, Ian R Monk, Sarah L Baines, Iain J Abbott, Denis W Spelman, Xenia Kostoulias, Cara Nethercott, Benjamin P Howden, Anton Y Peleg

Journal article  |  2019  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Antibiotic resistance and host immune evasion in Staphylococcus aureus mediated by a metabolic adaptation

Jhih-Hang Jiang, Md Saruar Bhuiyan, Hsin-Hui Shen, David R Cameron, Thusitha WT Rupasinghe, Chun-Ming Wu, Anton P Le Brun, Xenia Kostoulias, Carmen Domene, Alex J Fulcher, Malcolm J McConville, Benjamin P Howden, Graham J Lieschke, Anton Y Peleg

Journal article  |  2019  |  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Reconstruction of the Genomes of Drug-Resistant Pathogens for Outbreak Investigation through Metagenomic Sequencing

Andre Mu, Jason C Kwong, Nicole S Isles, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Mark B Schultz, Susan A Ballard, Courtney R Lane, Glen P Carter, Deborah A Williamson, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2019  |  mSphere

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Biosynthesis and Ether‐Bridge Formation in Nargenicin Macrolides

Sacha J Pidot, Marion Herisse, Liam Sharkey, Liselle Atkin, Jessica L Porter, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Mark A Rizzacasa, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2019  |  Angewandte Chemie

The nargenicin family of antibiotics are macrolides containing a rare ether‐bridged cis‐decalin motif. Several of these compounds ..

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The changing landscape of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Australia: a population-level genomic study

Robyn S Lee, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Sarah L Baines, Janet Strachan, Susan Ballard, Glen P Carter, Jason C Kwong, Mark B Schultz, Dieter M Bulach, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Investigating locally relevant risk factors for Campylobacter infection in Australia: protocol for a case-control study and genomic analysis

Liana Varrone, Russell J Stafford, Kim Lilly, Linda Selvey, Kathryn Glass, Laura Ford, Dieter Bulach, Martyn D Kirk, Nigel P French, Mary Valcanis, Dieter Bulach, Emily Fearnley, Russell Stafford, John Bates, Trudy Graham, Keira Glasgow, Kirsty Hope, Arie H Havelaar, Joy Gregory, James Flint, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Open

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Genomic Analysis of Multiresistant Staphylococcus capitis Associated with Neonatal Sepsis

Glen P Carter, James E Ussher, Anders Gonsalves Da Silva, Sarah L Baines, Helen Heffernan, Thomas Riley, Roland Broadbent, Antje van der Linden, Jean Lee, Ian R Monk, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2018  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Remodelling of pSK1 Family Plasmids and Enhanced Chlorhexidine Tolerance in Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus

Sarah Baines, Slade Jensen, Neville Firth, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Glen Carter, Deborah Williamson, Benjamin Howden, Timothy Stinear

Journal article  |  2018

Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is a significant human pathogen whose evolution and adaptation has been shaped in part by mobile ge..

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Long-term Impact of Oral Azithromycin Taken by Gambian Women During Labor on Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus in Their Infants: Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial

Abdoulie Bojang, Bully Camara, Isatou Jagne Cox, Claire Oluwalana, Kodou Lette, Effua Usuf, Christian Bottomley, Benjamin P Howden, Umberto D'Alessandro, Anna Roca

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Global spread of three multidrug-resistant lineages of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Jean YH Lee, Ian R Monk, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Kyra YL Chua, Angela Kearns, Robert Hill, Neil Woodford, Mette D Bartels, Birgit Strommenger, Frederic Laurent, Magali Dodemont, Ariane Deplano, Robin Patel, Anders R Larsen, Tony M Korman, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Nature Microbiology

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Investigation of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in an emerging sequence type 5 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone reveals discrepant resistance reporting

TM Harris, AC Bowen, DC Holt, DS Sarovich, K Stevens, BJ Currie, BP Howden, JR Carapetis, PM Giffard, SYC Tong

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Zinc-binding to the cytoplasmic PAS domain regulates the essential WalK histidine kinase of Staphylococcus aureus

Ian Monk, Nausad Shaikh, Stephanie Begg, Mike Gajdiss, Jean Lee, Sacha Pidot, Torsten Seemann, Michael Kuiper, Brit Winnen, Rikki Hvorup, Brett Collins, Gabriele Bierbaum, Benjamin Howden, Christopher McDevitt, Glenn King, Timothy Stinear

Journal article  |  2018

ABSTRACT WalKR (YycFG) is the only essential two-component regulator in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. WalKR regulates ..

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Comprehensive antibiotic-linked mutation assessment by resistance mutation sequencing (RM-seq)

Romain Guerillot, Lucy Li, Sarah Baines, Brian Howden, Mark B Schultz, Torsten Seemann, Ian Monk, Sacha J Pidot, Wei Gao, Stefano Giulieri, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Anthony D'Agata, Takehiro Tomita, Anton Y Peleg, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Genome Medicine

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Genomic exploration of sequential clinical isolates reveals a distinctive molecular signature of persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Stefano G Giulieri, Sarah L Baines, Romain Guerillot, Torsten Seemann, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Mark Schultz, Ruth C Massey, Natasha E Holmes, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Genome Medicine

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Bilateral osteomyelitis and liver abscess caused by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae- a rare clinical manifestation (case report)

Emma Sturm, Alex Tai, Belinda Lin, Jason Kwong, Eugene Athan, Benjamin P Howden, Richard D Angliss, Rafik Asaid, James Pollard

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

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Daptomycin selects for genetic and phenotypic adaptations leading to antibiotic tolerance in MRSA

Andrew D Berti, Neehal Shukla, Aaron D Rottier, J Sue McCrone, Hannah M Turner, Ian R Monk, Sarah L Baines, Benjamin P Howden, Richard A Proctor, Warren E Rose

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols

Sacha J Pidot, Wei Gao, Andrew H Buultjens, Ian R Monk, Romain Guerillot, Glen P Carter, Jean YH Lee, Margaret MC Lam, M Lindsay Grayson, Susan A Ballard, Andrew A Mahony, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Despina Kotsanas, Tony M Korman, Geoffrey W Coombs, J Owen Robinson, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  Science Translational Medicine

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Ceftazidime/avibactam susceptibility by three different susceptibility testing methods in carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria from Australia

Norelle L Sherry, Sarah L Baines, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

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Mobile phones and computer keyboards: unlikely reservoirs of multidrug-resistant organisms in the tertiary intensive care unit

OC Smibert, AK Aung, E Woolnough, GP Carter, MB Schultz, BP Howden, T Seemann, D Spelman, S McGloughlin, AY Peleg

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

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Fulminant meningococcal sepsis due to non-groupable Neisseria meningitidis in a patient receiving eculizumab

Victoria Hall, Rekha Pai Mangalore, Simon He, Kerrie Stevens, Jason A Trubiano, Natasha E Holmes, Benjamin P Howden, Jason C Kwong

Journal article  |  2018  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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1,2,4-Oxadiazole antimicrobials act synergistically with daptomycin and display rapid kill kinetics against MDR Enterococcus faecium

Glen P Carter, Jitendra R Harjani, Lucy Li, Noel P Pitcher, Yi Nong, Thomas V Riley, Deborah A Williamson, Timothy P Stinear, Jonathan B Baell, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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The Phi BT1 large serine recombinase catalyzes DNA integration at pseudo-attB sites in the genus Nocardia

Marion Herisse, Jessica L Porter, Romain Guerillot, Takehiro Tomita, Anders Goncalves Da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, Sacha J Pidot

Journal article  |  2018  |  PeerJ

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Rifampicin resistance in Staphylococcus epidermidis: molecular characterisation and fitness cost of rpoB mutations

Yu Mi Wi, Kerryl E Greenwood-Quaintance, Cassandra L Brinkman, Jean YH Lee, Benjamin P Howden, Robin Patel

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

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Health Outcomes from Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Andrea Parisi, John A Crump, Kathryn Glass, Benjamin P Howden, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Samantha Vilkins, Darren J Gray, Martyn D Kirk

Journal article  |  2018  |  Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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Comparative Genomics Shows That Mycobacterium ulcerans Migration and Expansion Preceded the Rise of Buruli Ulcer in Southeastern Australia

Andrew H Buultjens, Koen Vandelannoote, Conor J Meehan, Miriam Eddyani, Bouke C de Jong, Janet AM Fyfe, Maria Globan, Nicholas J Tobias, Jessica L Porter, Takehiro Tomita, Ee Laine Tay, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2018  |  Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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The changing landscape of VREfm in Victoria, Australia: a State-wide genomic snapshot

Robyn Lee, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Sarah Baines, Janet Strachan, Susan Ballard, Glen Carter, Jason Kwong, Mark Schultz, Dieter Bulach, Torsten Seemann, Timothy Stinear, Benjamin Howden

Journal article  |  2018

Abstract Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) represent a major source of nosocomial infection worldwide. In Australi..

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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium sequence type 796-rapid international dissemination of a new epidemic clone

Andrew A Mahony, Andrew H Buultjens, Susan A Ballard, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Shirley Xie, Torsten Seemann, Rhonda L Stuart, Despina Kotsanas, Allen Cheng, Helen Heffernan, Sally A Roberts, Geoffrey W Coombs, Narin Bak, John K Ferguson, Glen C Carter, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, Paul DR Johnson

Journal article  |  2018  |  Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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Seven Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreaks in Australia Linked by Trace-Back and Whole Genome Sequencing

Laura Ford, Qinning Wang, Russell Stafford, Kelly-Anne Ressler, Sophie Norton, Craig Shadbolt, Kirsty Hope, Neil Franklin, Radomir Krsteski, Adrienne Carswell, Glen P Carter, Torsten Seemann, Peter Howard, Mary Valcanis, Cristina Fabiola Sotomayor Castillo, John Bates, Kathryn Glass, Deborah A Williamson, Vitali Sintchenko, Benjamin P Howden, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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Morbidity from in-hospital complications is greater than treatment failure in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Natasha E Holmes, J Owen Robinson, Sebastiaan J van Hal, Wendy J Munckhof, Eugene Athan, Tony M Korman, Allen C Cheng, John D Turnidge, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

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Whole-genome sequencing reveals transmission of gonococcal antibiotic resistance among men who have sex with men: an observational study

Jason C Kwong, Eric PF Chow, Kerrie Stevens, Timothy P Stinear, Torsten Seemann, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Genomic Exploration of Within-Host Microevolution Reveals a Distinctive Molecular Signature of Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia

Stefano Giulieri, Sarah Baines, Romain Guerillot, Torsten Semann, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Mark Schultz, Ruth Massey, Natasha Holmes, Timothy Stinear, Benjamin Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Genome Medicine

Background: Large-scale genomic studies of within-host evolution during Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) are needed to unde..

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Genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in New Zealand

Robyn S Lee, Torsten Seemann, Helen Heffernan, Jason C Kwong, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Glen P Carter, Rosemary Woodhouse, Kristin H Dyet, Dieter M Bulach, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Australia from 1979 to 2015

Deborah A Williamson, Courtney R Lane, Marion Easton, Mary Valcanis, Janet Strachan, Mark G Veitch, Martyn D Kirk, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Evolution of virulence in Enterococcus faecium, a hospital-adapted opportunistic pathogen

Wei Gao, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2018  |  Current Opinion in Microbiology

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Elucidating the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of Aerosolized Colistin against Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Mouse Lung Infection Model

Yu-Wei Lin, Qi Tony Zhou, Mei-Ling Han, Ke Chen, Nikolas J Onufrak, Jiping Wang, John D Turnidge, Benjamin P Howden, Alan Forrest, Hak-Kim Chan, Jian Li

Journal article  |  2018  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Should Asymptomatic Men Who Have Sex With Men Be Screened for Oropharyngeal Chlamydia? Clinical Outcomes From a Cross-Sectional Study

Jason J Ong, Eric PF Chow, Vesna De Petra, Deborah Williamson, Irene Pelatosis, Ben Howden, Lei Zhang, Marcus Y Chen, Catriona S Bradshaw, Jane Hocking, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2018  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Topical Antibiotic Use Coselects for the Carriage of Mobile Genetic Elements Conferring Resistance to Unrelated Antimicrobials in Staphylococcus aureus

Glen P Carter, Mark B Schultz, Sarah L Baines, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Helen Heffernan, Audrey Tiong, Peter H Pham, Ian R Monk, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2018  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Incorporating Whole-Genome Sequencing into Public Health Surveillance: Lessons from Prospective Sequencing of Salmonella Typhimurium in Australia

Laura Ford, Glen P Carter, Qinning Wang, Torsten Seemann, Vitali Sintchenko, Kathryn Glass, Deborah A Williamson, Peter Howard, Mary Valcanis, Cristina Fabiola Sotomayor Castillo, Michelle Sait, Benjamin P Howden, Martyn D Kirk

Journal article  |  2018  |  Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

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Translating genomics into practice for real-time surveillance and response to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: evidence from a complex multi-institutional KPC outbreak

Jason C Kwong, Courtney R Lane, Finn Romanes, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Marion Easton, Katie Cronin, Mary Jo Waters, Takehiro Tomita, Kerrie Stevens, Mark B Schultz, Sarah L Baines, Norelle L Sherry, Glen P Carter, Andre Mu, Michelle Sait, Susan A Ballard, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  PeerJ

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Emerging Gram negative resistance to last-line antimicrobial agents fosfomycin, colistin and ceftazidime-avibactam - epidemiology, laboratory detection and treatment implications

Norelle Sherry, Benjamin Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

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Convergent Evolution Driven by Rifampin Exacerbates the Global Burden of Drug-Resistant &ITStaphylococcus aureus&IT

Romain Guerillot, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Ian Monk, Stefano Giulieri, Takehiro Tomita, Eloise Alison, Jessica Porter, Sacha Pidot, Wei Gao, Anton Y Peleg, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  mSphere

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The Critical Importance of Sampling Fraction to Inferences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission

Robyn S Lee, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Phasevarion-Regulated Virulence in the Emerging Pediatric Pathogen Kingella kingae

Yogitha N Srikhanta, Ka Yee Fung, Georgina L Pollock, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Benjamin P Howden, Elizabeth L Hartland

Journal article  |  2017  |  Infection and Immunity

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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

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A Supervised Statistical Learning Approach for Accurate Legionella pneumophila Source Attribution during Outbreaks

Andrew H Buultjens, Kyra YL Chua, Sarah L Baines, Jason Kwong, Wei Gao, Zoe Cutcher, Stuart Adcock, Susan Ballard, Mark B Schultz, Takehiro Tomita, Nela Subasinghe, Glen P Carter, Sacha J Pidot, Lucinda Franklin, Torsten Seemann, Anders Goncalves Da Silva, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  Applied and Environmental Microbiology

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Differences in the population structure of Neisseria meningitidis in two Australian states: Victoria and Western Australia

Shakeel Mowlaboccus, Christopher A Mullally, Peter C Richmond, Benjamin P Howden, Kerrie Stevens, David J Speers, Anthony D Keil, Ottar N Bjornstad, Timothy T Perkins, Charlene M Kahler

Journal article  |  2017  |  PLOS ONE

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Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolates are attenuated for virulence when compared with susceptible progenitors

DR Cameron, Y-H Lin, S Trouillet-Assant, V Tafani, X Kostoulias, E Mouhtouris, N Skinner, K Visvanathan, SL Baines, B Howden, IR Monk, F Laurent, TP Stinear, BP Howden, AY Peleg

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Asymptomatic and symptomatic urethral gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men attending a sexual health service

JJ Ong, K Fethers, BP Howden, CK Fairley, EPF Chow, DA Williamson, I Petalotis, E Aung, K Kanhutu, V De Petra, MY Chen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Current and Emerging Topical Antibacterials and Antiseptics: Agents, Action, and Resistance Patterns.

Deborah A Williamson, Glen P Carter, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Bacterial skin infections represent some of the most common infectious diseases globally. Prevention and treatment of skin infecti..

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Emergence of multidrug resistance in locally-acquired human infections with Salmonella Typhimurium in Australia owing to a new clade harbouring bla(CTX-M-9)

Sarah J Sparham, Jason C Kwong, Mary Valcanis, Marion Easton, Darren J Trott, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

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A multicentre double-blind randomised controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of daily use of antibacterial mouthwash against oropharyngeal gonorrhoea among men who have sex with men: the OMEGA (Oral Mouthwash use to Eradicate GonorrhoeA) study protocol

Eric PF Chow, Sandra Walker, Jane S Hocking, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Benjamin P Howden, Matthew G Law, Kate Maddaford, Tim RH Read, David A Lewis, David M Whiley, Lei Zhang, Andrew E Grulich, John M Kaldor, Vincent J Cornelisse, Samuel Phillips, Basil Donovan, Anna M McNulty, David J Templeton, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

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Target-Specific Assay for Rapid and Quantitative Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera DNA

Enrique Zozaya-Valdes, Jessica L Porter, John Coventry, Janet AM Fyfe, Glen P Carter, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Mark B Schultz, Torsten Seemann, Paul DR Johnson, Andrew J Stewardson, Ivan Bastian, Sally A Roberts, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Polyclonal emergence of vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Australia

Sebastiaan J van Hal, Bjorn A Espedido, Geoffrey W Coombs, Benjamin P Howden, Tony M Korman, Graeme R Nimmo, Iain B Gosbell, Slade O Jensen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Treatment Outcomes for Rectal Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Doxycycline, Azithromycin, or Both: A Review of Clinical Cases

Charussri Leeyaphan, Jason J Ong, Eric PF Chow, Karolina Dimovski, Fabian YS Kong, Jane S Hocking, Ben Howden, Melanie Bissessor, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona Bradshaw, Timothy Read, Marcus Chen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Background: Treatment for rectal lymphogranuloma venereum where doxycycline 100 mg twice daily for 21 days was used—either alone o..

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Mycobacterium ulcerans low infectious dose and mechanical transmission support insect bites and puncturing injuries in the spread of Buruli ulcer

John R Wallace, Kirstie M Mangas, Jessica L Porter, Renee Marcsisin, Sacha J Pidot, Brian Howden, Till F Omansen, Weiguang Zeng, Jason K Axford, Paul DR Johnson, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Antiseptic mouthwash against pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a randomised controlled trial and an in vitro study

Eric PF Chow, Benjamin P Howden, Sandra Walker, David Lee, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Anthony Snow, Stuart Cook, Glenda Fehler, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Genomic analysis of ST88 community-acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Ghana

Grace Kpeli, Andrew H Buultjens, Stefano Giulieri, Evelyn Owusu-Mireku, Samuel Y Aboagye, Sarah L Baines, Torsten Seemann, Dieter Bulach, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Ian R Monk, Benjamin P Howden, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Timothy Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  PeerJ

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Mycobacterium chimaera Spread from Heating and Cooling Units in Heart Surgery

Deborah Williamson, Benjamin Howden, Timothy Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  New England Journal of Medicine

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Correspondence: Spontaneous secondary mutations confound analysis of the essential two-component system WalKR in Staphylococcus aureus

Ian R Monk, Benjamin P Howden, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nature Communications

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Increased Detection of Pharyngeal and Rectal Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex With Men After Transition From Culture To Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing

Vincent J Cornelisse, Eric PF Chow, Sarah Huffam, Christopher K Fairley, Melanie Bissessor, Vesna De Petra, Benjamin P Howden, Ian Denham, Catriona S Bradshaw, Deborah Williamson, Marcus Y Chen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Comment on: Benchmarking of methods for identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacterial whole genome data

Jason C Kwong, Mark B Schultz, Deborah A Williamson, Timothy P Stinear, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Evolutionary origins of the emergent ST796 clone of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium

Andrew H Buultjens, Margaret MC Lam, Susan Ballard, Ian R Monk, Andrew A Mahony, Elizabeth A Grabsch, M Lindsay Grayson, Stanley Pang, Geoffrey W Coombs, J Owen Robinson, Torsten Seemann, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2017  |  PeerJ

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Genomic insights into a sustained national outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

Deborah A Williamson, Sarah L Baines, Glen Carter, Anders Gonçalves da Silva, Xiaoyun Ren, Jill Sherwood, Muriel Dufour, Mark B Schultz, Nigel P French, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2017  |  Genome Biol Evol

In 2014, a sustained outbreak of yersiniosis due to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis occurred across all major cities in New Zealand (N..

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Vancomycin

IC Gyssens, NE Holmes

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol

G MacLaren, F Shann

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Lamivudine

J Audsley, M Giles, SR Lewin

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Benzylpenicillin (penicillin G)

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

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Discontinued hepatitis agent: Clevudine

R Chin, J Torresi, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Artemether-lumefantrine

RJ Commons, JA Simpson, RN Price

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Entecavir

AC Cheng, J Sasadeusz

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Indinavir

MA Boyd, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Delavirdine

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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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

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Investigational antiviral drugs

J Mills, SM Crowe, M Martinello

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Discontinued herpesvirus agent: Vidarabine

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Darunavir

AC Cheng, R Muttucumaru, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Foscarnet

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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A phylogenomic framework for assessing the global emergence and evolution of clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Anders Goncalves da Silva, Sarah L Baines, Glen P Carter, Helen Heffernan, Nigel P French, Xiaoyun Ren, Torsten Seemann, Dieter Bulach, Jason Kwong, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Microbial Genomics

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Rufloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Sparfloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Lomefloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Enoxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Artemisinins

K Thriemer, JA Simpson, JS McCarthy, RN Price

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Cycloserine and terizidone

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Capreomycin

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Amdoxovir

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Principles of antimicrobial use

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

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Streptomycin

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Ethionamide and prothionamide

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Thiacetazone

PDR Johnson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Pefloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Maraviroc

M Roche, SR Lewin, PR Gorry

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Abacavir

PU Cameron, JA Trubiano

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Ticarcillin-clavulanic acid

K Buising

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Apricitabine

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Amantadine and rimantadine

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Discontinued hepatitis agents: Torcitabine and valtorcitabine

J Mills, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Nelfinavir

SM Crowe, L Ostergaard, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Sulfonamides

NE Holmes, M Lindsay Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Tosufloxacin

PGP Charles

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Linezolid

SJ Sparham, BP Howden

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Pyronaridine-artesunate

H Karunajeewa

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Preface

ML Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Trimethoprim and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole)

JA Trubiano, M Lindsay Grayson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Halofantrine

RN Price, JA Simpson, JS McCarthy

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Artesunate

RJ Commons, JA Simpson, JS McCarthy, RN Price

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine

H Karunajeewa

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Ribavirin

E Woolnough, A Wade, J Sasadeusz

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Zalcitabine

SM Crowe, J Mills

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Zidovudine

CL Cherry, SM Crowe

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Fosamprenavir

SM Crowe, C Katlama, R Murphy

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Genomic Insights into a Sustained National Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Deborah A Williamson, Sarah L Baines, Glen P Carter, Anders Goncalves da silva, Xiaoyun Ren, Jill Sherwood, Muriel Dufour, Mark B Schultz, Nigel P French, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Genome Biology and Evolution

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A review of the public health management of shigellosis in Australia in the era of culture-independent diagnostic testing

Alex YC Tai, Marion Easton, Jess Encena, Jessica Rotty, Mary Valcanis, Benjamin P Howden, Simon Slota-Kan, Joy Gregory

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Emergence of endemic MLST non-typeable vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Glen P Carter, Andrew H Buultjens, Susan A Ballard, Sarah L Baines, Takehiro Tomita, Janet Strachan, Paul DR Johnson, John K Ferguson, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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RISE IN INVASIVE SEROGROUP W MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE IN AUSTRALIA, 2013-2015

Nicolee V Martin, Katherine S Ong, Benjamin P Howden, Monica M Lahra, Stephen B Lambert, Frank H Beard, Gary K Dowse, Nathan Saul

Journal article  |  2016  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

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Use of bacterial whole-genome sequencing to understand and improve the management of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections

Stefano G Giulieri, Natasha E Holmes, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

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A large outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infection in a university college caused by chicken liver pate Australia, 2013

CRM Moffatt, A Greig, M Valcanis, W Gao, T Seemann, BP Howden, MD Kirk

Journal article  |  2016  |  Epidemiology and Infection

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A large outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni infection in a university college caused by chicken liver pâté, Australia, 2013

CRM Moffatt, A Greig, M Valcanis, W Gao, T Seemann, BP Howden, MD Kirk

Journal article  |  2016  |  Epidemiology and infection

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Sharing Is Caring: International Sharing of Data Enhances Genomic Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes

Jason C Kwong, Russell Stafford, Errol Strain, Timothy P Stinear, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Functional analysis of the first complete genome sequence of a multidrug resistant sequence type 2 Staphylococcus epidermidis

Jean YH Lee, Ian R Monk, Sacha J Pidot, Siddarth Singh, Kyra YL Chua, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Microbial Genomics

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NGMASTER: in silico multi-antigen sequence typing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Jason C Kwong, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Kristin Dyet, Deborah A Williamson, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden, Torsten Seemann

Journal article  |  2016  |  Microbial Genomics

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South Asia as a Reservoir for the Global Spread of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigella sonnei: A Cross-Sectional Study

Chung The Hao, Maia A Rabaa, Pham Thanh Duy, Niall De Lappe, Martin Cormican, Mary Valcanis, Benjamin P Howden, Sonam Wangchuk, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Carl J Mason, Nguyen Thi Nguyen To, Vu Thuy Duong, Corinne N Thompson, Phu Huong Lan Nguyen, Voong Vinh Phat, Ha Thanh Tuyen, Paul Turner, Poda Sar, Guy Thwaites, Nicholas R Thomson, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS Medicine

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Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the pharynx and saliva: implications for gonorrhoea transmission

Eric PF Chow, David Lee, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Samuel Phillips, Anthony Snow, Stuart Cook, Benjamin P Howden, Irene Petalotis, Catriona S Bradshaw, Marcus Y Chen, Christopher K Fairley

Journal article  |  2016  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

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A Phenotypically Silent vanB2 Operon Carried on a Tn1549-Like Element in Clostridium difficile

Daniel R Knight, Grace O Androga, Susan A Ballard, Benjamin P Howden, Thomas V Riley

Journal article  |  2016  |  mSphere

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AUSTRALIAN GROUP ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AUSTRALIAN STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SEPSIS OUTCOME PROGRAMME ANNUAL REPORT, 2014

Geoffrey W Coombs, Denise A Daley, Yung Thin Lee, Julie C Pearson, J Owen Robinson, Graeme R Nimmo, Peter Collignon, Benjamin P Howden, Jan M Bell, John D Turnidge

Journal article  |  2016  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

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Rising incidence of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in Victoria

Katherine A Bond, Kerrie Stevens, Dieter Bulach, Kylie Carville, Katherine S Ong, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

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Rising incidence of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in Victoria

Katherine A Bond, Kerrie Stevens, Dieter Bulach, Kylie Carville, Katherine S Ong, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Rapid Emergence and Evolution of Staphylococcus aureus Clones Harboring fusC-Containing Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements

Sarah L Baines, Benjamin P Howden, Helen Heffernan, Timothy P Stinear, Glen P Carter, Torsten Seemann, Jason C Kwong, Stephen R Ritchie, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2016  |  Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

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CAMERA2-combination antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Steven YC Tong, Jane Nelson, David L Paterson, Vance G Fowler, Benjamin P Howden, Allen C Cheng, Mark Chatfield, Jeffrey Lipman, Sebastian Van Hal, Matthew O'Sullivan, James O Robinson, Dafna Yahav, David Lye, Joshua S Davis

Journal article  |  2016  |  Trials

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Complete Bypass of Restriction Systems for Major Staphylococcus aureus Lineages (vol 6, e00308, 2015)

Ian R Monk, Jai J Tree, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, Timothy J Foster

Journal article  |  2016  |  mBio

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Application of microbial genomics in outbreaks and infection control.

Tim Stinear, Benjamin Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Pathology

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Prospective Whole-Genome Sequencing Enhances National Surveillance of Listeria monocytogenes

Jason C Kwong, Karolina Mercoulia, Takehiro Tomita, Marion Easton, Hua Y Li, Dieter M Bulach, Timothy P Stinear, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Combination of Vancomycin and beta-Lactam Therapy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Pilot Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Joshua S Davis, Archana Sud, Matthew VN O'Sullivan, James O Robinson, Patricia E Ferguson, Hong Foo, Sebastiaan J van Hal, Anna P Ralph, Benjamin P Howden, Paula M Binks, Adrienne Kirby, Steven YC Tong

Journal article  |  2016  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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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

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Outbreak of vanB vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonization in a neonatal service

David M Lister, Despina Kotsanas, Susan A Ballard, Benjamin P Howden, Elizabeth Carse, Kenneth Tan, Carmel Scott, Elizabeth E Gillespie, Andrew A Mahony, Richard Doherty, Tony M Korman, Paul DR Johnson, Rhonda L Stuart

Journal article  |  2015  |  American Journal of Infection Control

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Effects of vapocoolant spray on skin sterility prior to intravenous cannulation

JG Evans, D McD Taylor, F Hurren, P Ward, M Yeoh, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

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Large tandem chromosome expansions facilitate niche adaptation during persistent infection with drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Wei Gao, Ian R Monk, Nicholas J Tobias, Simon L Gladman, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  Microbial Genomics

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Molecular characterization and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Clostridium difficile clinical isolates from Victoria, Australia

Kate E Mackin, Briony Elliott, Despina Kotsanas, Benjamin P Howden, Glen P Carter, Tony M Korman, Thomas V Riley, Julian I Rood, Grant A Jenkin, Dena Lyras

Journal article  |  2015  |  Anaerobe

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Intercontinental dissemination of azithromycin-resistant shigellosis through sexual transmission: a cross-sectional study

Kate S Baker, Timothy J Dallman, Philip M Ashton, Martin Day, Gwenda Hughes, Paul D Crook, Victoria L Gilbart, Sandra Zittermann, Vanessa G Allen, Benjamin P Howden, Takehiro Tomita, Mary Valcanis, Simon R Harris, Thomas R Connor, Vitali Sintchenko, Peter Howard, Jeremy D Brown, Nicola K Petty, Malika Gouali, Pham Thanh Duy, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

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Vancomycin in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - a clinician's guide to the science informing current practice

Jean YH Lee, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

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Complete Bypass of Restriction Systems for Major Staphylococcus aureus Lineages

Ian R Monk, Jai J Tree, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, Timothy J Foster

Journal article  |  2015  |  mBio

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Heterogeneity of Genetic Pathways toward Daptomycin Nonsusceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus Determined by Adjunctive Antibiotics

Andrew D Berti, Sarah L Baines, Benjamin P Howden, George Sakoulas, Victor Nizet, Richard A Proctor, Warren E Rose

Journal article  |  2015  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with high-level resistance to azithromycin in Australia

Kerrie Stevens, Angelo Zaia, Samantha Tawil, John Bates, Vicki Hicks, David Whiley, Athena Limnios, Monica M Lahra, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Whole genome sequencing in clinical and public health microbiology

JC Kwong, N McCallum, V Sintchenko, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  Pathology

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Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Sarah L Baines, Kathryn E Holt, Mark B Schultz, Torsten Seemann, Brian O Howden, Slade O Jensen, Sebastiaan J van Hal, Geoffrey W Coombs, Neville Firth, David R Powell, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  mBio

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The epidemiology of sepsis during rapid response team reviews in a teaching hospital

G Cross, I Bilgrami, G Eastwood, P Johnson, BP Howden, R Bellomo, D Jones

Journal article  |  2015  |  Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

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The epidemiology of bacteriuria and candiduria in critically ill patients

C Aubron, S Suzuki, NJ Glassford, M Garcia-Alvarez, BP Howden, R Bellomo

Journal article  |  2015  |  Epidemiology and Infection

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Outbreak of locally acquired azithromycin-resistant Shigella flexneri infection in men who have sex with men

Mary Valcanis, Jeremy D Brown, Briony Hazelton, Matthew V O'Sullivan, Alex Kuzevski, Courtney R Lane, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2015  |  Pathology

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Australian Enterococcal Sepsis Outcome Programme annual report, 2013.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Julie C Pearson, Denise A Daly, Tam T Le, James O Robinson, Thomas Gottlieb, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Catherine M Bennett, Timothy P Stinear, John D Turnidge, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

From 1 January to 31 December 2013, 26 institutions around Australia participated in the Australian Enterococcal Sepsis Outcome Pr..

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Enterobacteriaceae Sepsis Outcome Programme annual report, 2013.

John D Turnidge, Thomas Gottlieb, David H Mitchell, Geoffrey W Coombs, Denise A Daly, Jan M Bell, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance performs regular period-prevalence studies to monitor changes in antimicrobial re..

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Australian Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis Outcome Programme annual report, 2013.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Graeme R Nimmo, Denise A Daly, Tam T Le, Julie C Pearson, Hui-Leen Tan, James O Robinson, Peter J Collignon, Mary-Louise McLaws, John D Turnidge, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

From 1 January to 31 December 2013, around Australia 26 institutions around Australia participated in the Australian Staphylococca..

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What's new in the treatment of serious MRSA infection?

Natasha E Holmes, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2014  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

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Impact of vanB vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia analysed as a time-varying covariate on length of hospital stay

ALY Cheah, T Spelman, T Peel, BP Howden, D Spelman, ML Grayson, RL Nation, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  Epidemiology and infection

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What do infectious diseases physicians do? A 2-week snapshot of inpatient consultative activities across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore

PR Ingram, AC Cheng, RJ Murray, CC Blyth, T Walls, DA Fisher, JS Davis

Journal article  |  2014  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Australian Enterococcal Sepsis Outcome Progamme, 2011.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Julie C Pearson, Tam Le, Denise A Daly, James O Robinson, Thomas Gottlieb, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Catherine M Bennett, Timothy P Stinear, John D Turnidge, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

From 1 January to 31 December 2011, 29 institutions around Australia participated in the Australian Enterococcal Sepsis Outcome Pr..

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Australian Enterococcal Sepsis Outcome Progamme, 2011

GW Coombs, JC Pearson, T Le, DA Daly, JO Robinson, T Gottlieb, BP Howden, PDR Johnson, CM Bennett, TP Stinear, JD Turnidge

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

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Pharmacokinetics of short versus extended infusion meropenem dosing in critically ill patients: a pilot study

Katherine M Langan, Jovan Jacob, Jian Li, Roger L Nation, Rinaldo Bellomo, Benjamin Howden, Paul DR Johnson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Critical Care and Resuscitation

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Genetic and Molecular Predictors of High Vancomycin MIC in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Isolates

Natasha E Holmes, John D Turnidge, Wendy J Munckhof, J Owen Robinson, Tony M Korman, Matthew VN O'Sullivan, Tara L Anderson, Sally A Roberts, Sanchia JC Warren, Geoffrey W Coombs, Hui-Leen Tan, Wei Gao, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Case-case-control study on factors associated with vanB vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-susceptible enterococcal bacteraemia

Agnes Loo Yee Cheah, Trisha Peel, Benjamin P Howden, Denis Spelman, M Lindsay Grayson, Roger L Nation, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

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Community-onset Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Programme annual report, 2012.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Denise A Daly, Julie C Pearson, Graeme R Nimmo, Peter J Collignon, Mary-Louise McLaws, James O Robinson, John D Turnidge, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

In 2012, the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) conducted a community-onset period-prevalence survey of clinical ..

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Hospital-onset Gram-negative Surveillance Program annual report, 2011.

John D Turnidge, Thomas Gottlieb, David H Mitchell, Geoffrey W Coombs, Julie C Pearson, Jan M Bell, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance performs regular period-prevalence studies to monitor changes in antimicrobial re..

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Community-onset Gram-negative Surveillance Program annual report, 2012.

John D Turnidge, Thomas Gottlieb, David H Mitchell, Geoffrey W Coombs, Denise A Daly, Jan M Bell, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2014  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance performs regular period-prevalence studies to monitor changes in antimicrobial re..

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Molecular Epidemiology of Enterococcal Bacteremia in Australia

Geoffrey W Coombs, Julie C Pearson, Denise A Daley, Tam Le, Owen J Robinson, Thomas Gottlieb, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Catherine M Bennett, Timothy P Stinear, John D Turnidge

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infections presenting to general practices in South-eastern Australia

CM Bennett, GW Coombs, GM Wood, BP Howden, LEA Johnson, D White, PDR Johnson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Epidemiology and Infection

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Hyperexpression of alpha-hemolysin explains enhanced virulence of sequence type 93 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Kyra YL Chua, Ian R Monk, Ya-Hsun Lin, Torsten Seemann, Kellie L Tuck, Jessica L Porter, Justin Stepnell, Geoffrey W Coombs, John K Davies, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC microbiology

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The growing burden of multidrug-resistant infections among returned Australian travellers

Kyra YL Chua, M Lindsay Grayson, Adele N Burgess, Jean YH Lee, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2014  |  Med. J. Aust.

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Antibiotics and Staphylococcus aureus-more than meets the MIC

Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Molecular Medicine

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Population genetics and the evolution of virulence in Staphylococcus aureus

Kyra YL Chua, Benjamin P Howden, Jhih-Hang Jiang, Timothy Stinear, Anton Y Peleg

Journal article  |  2014  |  Infection Genetics and Evolution

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Adaptive Change Inferred from Genomic Population Analysis of the ST93 Epidemic Clone of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Timothy P Stinear, Kathryn E Holt, Kyra Chua, Justin Stepnell, Kellie L Tuck, Geoffrey Coombs, Paul Francis Harrison, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2014  |  Genome Biology & Evolution

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The importance of regulatory RNAs in Staphylococcus aureus

Arnaud Tomasini, Patrice Francois, Benjamin P Howden, Pierre Fechter, Pascale Romby, Isabelle Caldelari

Journal article  |  2014  |  Infection Genetics and Evolution

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The evolution of vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogenous-VISA

Benjamin P Howden, Anton Y Peleg, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2014  |  Infection Genetics and Evolution

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Hyperexpression of alpha-hemolysin explains enhanced virulence of sequence type 93 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

KYL Chua, IR Monk, YH Lin, T Seemann, KL Tuck, JL Porter, J STEPNELL, GW Coombs, JK Davies, TP Stinear, BP Howden, TP Stinear

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC Microbiology

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Vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration, host comorbidities and mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

NE Holmes, JD Turnidge, WJ Munckhof, JO Robinson, TM Korman, MVN O'Sullivan, TL Anderson, SA Roberts, SJC Warren, W Gao, PDR Johnson, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Assessment of the BD GeneOhm MRSA ACP assay using combined swabs for the detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonisation

Elizabeth A Grabsch, Shirley Xie, Patricia B Szczurek, M Lindsay Grayson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Pathology

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Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Hospital-onset Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance Programme annual report, 2011.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Graeme R Nimmo, Julie C Pearson, Peter J Collignon, Jan M Bell, Mary-Louise McLaws, Keryn J Christiansen, John D Turnidge, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2013  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

In 2011, the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) conducted a period-prevalence survey of clinical Staphylococcus a..

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Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance Enterococcus Surveillance Programme annual report, 2010.

Geoffrey W Coombs, Julie C Pearson, Keryn Christiansen, Thomas Gottlieb, Jan M Bell, Narelle George, John D Turnidge, undefined Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance

Journal article  |  2013  |  Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report

In 2010, 15 institutions around Australia conducted a period prevalence study of key resistances in isolates of Enterococcus speci..

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Genomic analysis of teicoplanin resistance emerging during treatment of vanB vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections in solid organ transplant recipients including donor-derived cases

Natasha E Holmes, Susan A Ballard, Margaret MC Lam, Paul DR Johnson, M Lindsay Grayson, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Comparative analysis of the complete genome of an epidemic hospital sequence type 203 clone of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Margaret MC Lam, Torsten Seemann, Nicholas J Tobias, Honglei Chen, Volker Haring, Robert J Moore, Susan Ballard, Lindsay M Grayson, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2013  |  BMC Genomics

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Reply to "Internet-Based Solutions for Analysis of Next-Generation Sequence Data"

Norelle L Sherry, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Analysis of the Small RNA Transcriptional Response in Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Antimicrobial Exposure

Benjamin P Howden, Marie Beaume, Paul F Harrison, David Hernandez, Jacques Schrenzel, Torsten Seemann, Patrice Francois, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2013  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Decreased Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus Caused by IS256 Tempering of WalKR Expression

Christopher RE McEvoy, Brian Tsuji, Wei Gao, Torsten Seemann, Jessica L Porter, Kenneth Doig, Dung Ngo, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stineara

Journal article  |  2013  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Functional genomics of Staphylococcus aureus

Kyra YL Chua, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Briefings in Functional Genomics

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Genomic Insights to Control the Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Benjamin P Howden, Kathryn E Holt, Margaret MC Lam, Torsten Seemann, Susan Ballard, Geoffrey W Coombs, Steven YC Tong, M Lindsay Grayson, Paul DR Johnson, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2013  |  MBIO

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Outbreak Investigation Using High-Throughput Genome Sequencing within a Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory

Norelle L Sherry, Jessica L Porter, Torsten Seemann, Andrew Watkins, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Enterococcal bacteraemia: factors influencing mortality, length of stay and costs of hospitalization

ALY Cheah, T Spelman, D Liew, T Peel, BP Howden, D Spelman, ML Grayson, RL Nation, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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Vancomycin AUC/MIC Ratio and 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Natasha E Holmes, John D Turnidge, Wendy J Munckhof, J Owen Robinson, Tony M Korman, Matthew VN O'Sullivan, Tara L Anderson, Sally A Roberts, Sanchia JC Warren, Wei Gao, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson

Journal article  |  2013  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Determining research priorities for clinician-initiated trials in infectious diseases

David L Paterson

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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The RpoB H148Y Rifampicin Resistance Mutation and an Active Stringent Response Reduce Virulence and Increase Resistance to Innate Immune Responses in Staphylococcus aureus

Wei Gao, David R Cameron, John K Davies, Xenia Kostoulias, Justin Stepnell, Kellie L Tuck, Michael R Yeaman, Anton Y Peleg, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Vancomycin therapeutics and monitoring: a contemporary approach

ML Avent, VL Vaska, BA Rogers, AC Cheng, SJ van Hal, NE Holmes, BP Howden, DL Paterson

Journal article  |  2013  |  Intern. Med. J.

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Staphylococcal superantigen-like protein 5 induces thrombotic and bleeding complications in vivo: inhibition by an anti-SSL5 antibody and the glycan Bimosiamose

PCJ Armstrong, H Hu, J Rivera, S Rigby, Y-C Chen, BP Howden, E Gardiner, K Peter

Journal article  |  2012  |  J. Thromb. Haemost.

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Coxiella burnetii endocarditis after Q fever vaccination

Jason A Trubiano, Natasha E Holmes, David S Williams, Jimmy Ng, Kyra Chua, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Medical Microbiology

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The Molecular Epidemiology of the Highly Virulent ST93 Australian Community Staphylococcus aureus Strain

Geoffrey W Coombs, Richard V Goering, Kyra YL Chua, Stefan Monecke, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, Ralf Ehricht, Frances G O'Brien, Keryn J Christiansen

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS One

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Relationship between Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Intermediate S. aureus, High Vancomycin MIC, and Outcome in Serious S. aureus Infections

Natasha E Holmes, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Comparison of the bacterial isolates and antibiotic resistance patterns of elderly nursing home and general community patients

C Xie, D McD Taylor, BP Howden, PGP Charles

Journal article  |  2012  |  Internal Medicine Journal

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A Potential "Blind Spot" in Vancomycin Treatment Studies

ML Grayson, PG Charles, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2012  |  Clin. Infect. Dis.

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Serine/Threonine Phosphatase Stp1 Contributes to Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus

David R Cameron, Doyle V Ward, Xenia Kostoulias, Benjamin P Howden, Robert C Moellering, George M Eliopoulos, Anton Y Peleg

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Comparative Analysis of the First Complete Enterococcus faecium Genome

Margaret MC Lam, Torsten Seemann, Dieter M Bulach, Simon L Gladman, Honglei Chen, Volker Haring, Robert J Moore, Susan Ballard, M Lindsay Grayson, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Bacteriology

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Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations and Outcome in Patients With Severe Staphylococcus aureus Infection Reply

Natasha E Holmes, John D Turnidge, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

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NE Holmes, JD Turnidge, PDR Johnson, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

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High-Resolution Melting Genotyping of Enterococcus faecium Based on Multilocus Sequence Typing Derived Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

Steven YC Tong, Shirley Xie, Leisha J Richardson, Susan A Ballard, Farshid Dakh, Elizabeth A Grabsch, M Lindsay Grayson, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Philip M Giffard

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS ONE

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Evolution of Multidrug Resistance during Staphylococcus aureus Infection Involves Mutation of the Essential Two Component Regulator WalKR

Benjamin P Howden, Christopher RE McEvoy, David L Allen, Kyra Chua, Wei Gao, Paul F Harrison, Jan Bell, Geoffrey Coombs, Vicki Bennett-Wood, Jessica L Porter, Roy Robins-Browne, John K Davies, Torsten Seemann, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS Pathogens

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The Dominant Australian Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone ST93-IV [2B] Is Highly Virulent and Genetically Distinct

Kyra YL Chua, Torsten Seemann, Paul F Harrison, Shaun Monagle, Tony M Korman, Paul DR Johnson, Geoffrey W Coombs, Brian O Howden, John K Davies, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS One

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New aspirations: the debate on aspiration pneumonia treatment guidelines

Jason C Kwong, Benjamin P Howden, Patrick GP Charles

Journal article  |  2011  |  Med. J. Aust.

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The Interface Between Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus and Its Impact Upon Clinical Outcomes

David R Cameron, Benjamin P Howden, Anton Y Peleg

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Antibiotic Choice May Not Explain Poorer Outcomes in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and High Vancomycin Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations

Natasha E Holmes, John D Turnidge, Wendy J Munckhof, James O Robinson, Tony M Korman, Matthew VN O'Sullivan, Tara L Anderson, Sally A Roberts, Wei Gao, Keryn J Christiansen, Geoffrey W Coombs, Paul DR Johnson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Evaluation of the Xpert (TM) MRSA/SA Blood Culture assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus including strains with reduced vancomycin susceptibility from blood culture specimens

Peter G Kelley, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Jenny Farrell, Shirley Xie, Janet Montgomery, Barrie Mayall, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2011  |  Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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A Closer Look at Aerosolized Colistin Reply

Kyra Chua, Frederic Laurent, Geoffrey Coombs, M Lindsay Grayson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Inactivation of the Indigenous Methyltransferase RlmN in Staphylococcus aureus Increases Linezolid Resistance

Jacqueline M LaMarre, Benjamin P Howden, Alexander S Mankin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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The rise of antimicrobial resistance: a clear and present danger.

Natasha E Holmes, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2011  |  Expert Rev. Anti-Infect. Ther.

The Australian Society for Antimicrobials aims to facilitate the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimi..

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Daptomycin non-susceptibility in vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous-VISA (hVISA): implications for therapy after vancomycin treatment failure

Peter G Kelley, Wei Gao, Peter B Ward, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Not Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)! A Clinician's Guide to Community MRSA - Its Evolving Antimicrobial Resistance and Implications for Therapy

Kyra Chua, Frederic Laurent, Geoffrey Coombs, M Lindsay Grayson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain JKD6008, an ST239 Clone of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Intermediate-Level Vancomycin Resistance

Benjamin P Howden, Torsten Seemann, Paul F Harrison, Chris R McEvoy, Jo-Ann L Stanton, Christy J Rand, Chris W Mason, Slade O Jensen, Neville Firth, John K Davies, Paul DR Johnson, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Bacteriology

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A Sustained Hospital Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Bacteremia due to Emergence of vanB E. faecium Sequence Type 203

Paul DR Johnson, Susan A Ballard, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Timothy P Stinear, Torsten Seemann, Heather L Young, M Lindsay Grayson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain JKD6159, a Unique Australian Clone of ST93-IV Community Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Kyra Chua, Torsten Seemann, Paul F Harrison, John K Davies, Scott J Coutts, Honglei Chen, Volker Haring, Robert Moore, Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Bacteriology

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Two Novel Point Mutations in Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Reduce Linezolid Susceptibility and Switch on the Stringent Response to Promote Persistent Infection

Wei Gao, Kyra Chua, John K Davies, Hayley J Newton, Torsten Seemann, Paul F Harrison, Natasha E Holmes, Hyun-Woo Rhee, Jong-In Hong, Elizabeth L Hartland, Timothy P Stinear, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2010  |  PLoS Pathogens

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Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus, Including Vancomycin-Intermediate and Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Strains: Resistance Mechanisms, Laboratory Detection, and Clinical Implications

Benjamin P Howden, John K Davies, Paul DR Johnson, Timothy P Stinear, M Lindsay Grayson

Journal article  |  2010  |  Clinical Microbiology Reviews

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Treating Gram-positive infections: vancomycin update and the whys, wherefores and evidence base for continuous infusion of anti-Gram-positive antibiotics

Kyra Chua, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2009  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

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Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis following water-related wound in a 24-year-old immunocompetent woman

Andrew J Stewardson, Natasha E Holmes, David H Ellis, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2009  |  Mycoses

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Comparison of the Xpert Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Assay, BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay, and Culture for Detection of Nasal and Cutaneous Groin Colonization by MRSA

PG Kelley, EA Grabsch, BP Howden, W Gao, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Mycolactone Gene Expression Is Controlled by Strong SigA-Like Promoters with Utility in Studies of Mycobacterium ulcerans and Buruli Ulcer

Nicholas J Tobias, Torsten Seemann, Sacha J Pidot, Jessica L Porter, Laurent Marsollier, Estelle Marion, Franck Letournel, Tasnim Zakir, Joseph Azuolas, John R Wallace, Hui Hong, John K Davies, Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Grant A Jenkin, Timothy P Stinear

Journal article  |  2009  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a major cause of mortality in Australia and New Zealand

John D Turnidge, Despina Kotsanas, Wendy Munckhof, Sally Roberts, Catherine M Bennett, Graeme R Nimmo, Geoffrey W Coombs, Ronan J Murray, Benjamin Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Kate Dowling

Journal article  |  2009  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Prospective Comparison of the Clinical Impacts of Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Susceptible MRSA

KC Horne, BP Howden, EA Grabsch, M Graham, PB Ward, S Xie, BC Mayall, PDR Johnson, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2009  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Effect of nebulised acetylcysteine on sputum quality and diagnostic yield

DMD Taylor, S Taylor, J Ho, M Cabalag, R Hijazi, BP Howden, PGP Charles

Journal article  |  2009  |  J. Pharm. Pract. Res.

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In vitro pharmacodynamics of colistin against multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Anima Poudyal, Benjamin P Howden, Jan M Bell, Wei Gao, Roxanne J Owen, John D Turnidge, Roger L Nation, Jian Li

Journal article  |  2008  |  J. Antimicrob. Chemother.

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Comparative Study of Selective Chromogenic (chromID VRE) and Bile Esculin Agars for Isolation and Identification of vanB-Containing Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Feces and Rectal Swabs

EA Grabsch, S Ghaly-Derias, W Gao, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2008  |  J. Clin. Microbiol.

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Genomic analysis reveals a point mutation in the two-component sensor gene graS that leads to intermediate vancomycin resistance in clinical Staphylococcus aureus

Benjamin P Howden, Timothy P Stinear, David L Allen, Paul DR Johnson, Peter B Ward, John K Davies

Journal article  |  2008  |  Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.

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Different bacterial gene expression patterns and attenuated host immune responses are associated with the evolution of low-level vancomycin resistance during persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Benjamin P Howden, Danielle J Smith, Ashley Mansell, Paul DR Johnson, Peter B Ward, Timothy P Stinear, John K Davies

Journal article  |  2008  |  BMC Microbiol.

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Low mannose-binding lectin complement activation function is associated with predisposition to Legionnaires' disease

DP Eisen, J Stubbs, D Spilsbury, J Carnie, J Leydon, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2007  |  Clinical and Experimental Immunology

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Continuous-infusion penicillin home-based therapy for serious infections due to penicillin-susceptible pathogens

Aaron L Walton, Benjamin P Howden, Lindsay M Grayson, Tony M Korman

Journal article  |  2007  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

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Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections: new issues, emerging therapies and future directions

Emma J Bishop, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2007  |  Expert Opin. Emerg. Drugs

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Isolates with Low-Level Vancomycin Resistance Associated with Persistent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Peter B Ward, Timothy P Stinear, John K Davies

Journal article  |  2006  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

ABSTRACT Low-level vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus [VISA] and heterog..

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Isolates with low-level vancomycin resistance associated with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacterernia

Benjamin P Howden, Paul DR Johnson, Peter B Ward, Timothy P Stinear, John K Davies

Journal article  |  2006  |  Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.

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Staphylococcus aureus: a guide for the perplexed

PDR Johnson, BP Howden, CM Bennett

Journal article  |  2006  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Good Clinical Outcomes but High Rates of Adverse Reactions during Linezolid Therapy for Serious Infections: a Proposed Protocol for Monitoring Therapy in Complex Patients

Emma Bishop, Sharmila Melvani, Benjamin P Howden, Patrick GP Charles, M Lindsay Grayson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

ABSTRACT We assessed the toxicity and clinical outcomes associated with linezolid therapy (mean duration, 29 ± 28 d..

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Good clinical outcomes but high rates of adverse reactions during linezolid therapy for serious infections: a proposed protocol for monitoring therapy in complex patients

E Bishop, S Melvani, BP Howden, PGP Charles, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Antimicrob. Agents Chemother.

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Dumb and dumber - The potential waste of a useful antistaphylococcal agent: Emerging fusidic acid resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

BP Howden, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Dumb and Dumber--The Potential Waste of a Useful Antistaphylococcal Agent: Emerging Fusidic Acid Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

BP Howden, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2006  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Diagnosis and management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

DH Mitchell, BP Howden

Journal article  |  2005  |  Intern. Med. J.

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Recognition and management of infections caused by vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and heterogenous VISA (hVISA)

BP Howden

Journal article  |  2005  |  Internal Medicine Journal

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Community and health-care associated non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Victoria

BP Howden, EA Grabsch, H King, M Graham, PDR Johnson, TM Korman, ML Grayson, BC Mayall

Journal article  |  2005  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Once bitten, twice shy: An unusual case report of a mycotic aortic aneurysm

P Chu, BP Howden, S Jones, G Fell, AK Roberts

Journal article  |  2005  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Improved outcomes with linezolid for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: Better drug or reduced vancomycin susceptibility?

BP Howden, PGP Charles, PDR Johnson, PB Ward, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2005  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Accurate assessment of heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage

PGP Charles, BP Howden, PB Ward, EJ Bishop, PDR Johnson, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2005  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Notable cases

BP Howden, G Vaddadi, J Manitta, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2005  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Chronic falciparum malaria causing massive splenomegaly 9 years after leaving an endemic area

BP Howden, G Vaddadi, J Manitta, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2005  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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Low-level vancomycin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus - A Australian perspective

BP Howden, PB Ward, PDR Johnson, PGP Charles, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2005  |  European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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Failure of vancomycin for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

BP Howden, PDR Johnson, PGP Charles, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Treatment outcomes for serious infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced vancomycin susceptibility

BP Howden, PB Ward, PGP Charles, TM Korman, A Fuller, P du Cros, EA Grabsch, SA Roberts, J Robson, K Read, N Bak, J Hurley, PDR Johnson, AJ Morris, BC Mayall, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Clinical features associated with bacteremia due to heterogeneous vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus

PGP Charles, PB Ward, PDR Johnson, BP Howden, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2004  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

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Treatment and outcome of 104 hospitalized patients with legionnaires' disease

BP Howden, RL Stuart, G Tallis, M Bailey, PDR Johnson

Journal article  |  2003  |  Internal Medicine Journal

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Cytomegalovirus viral load monitoring after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in patients receiving antiviral prophylaxis

BB Howden, A Michaelides, DW Spelman, A Spencer, AP Schwarer, S Wesselingh, TC Kotsimbos

Journal article  |  2003  |  Bone Marrow Transplantation

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Successful control of disseminated Scedosporium prolificans infection with a combination of voriconazole and terbinafine

BP Howden, MA Slavin, AP Schwarer, AM Mijch

Journal article  |  2003  |  European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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5: Hospital-in-the-home treatment of infectious diseases

BP Howden, ML Grayson

Journal article  |  2002  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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The efficacy of continuous infusion flucloxacillin in home therapy for serious staphylococcal infections and cellulitis

BP Howden, MJ Richards

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

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Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Microbiology
Clinical Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Public Health and Health Services
Immunology
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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The rise of the latest drug resistant superbug

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2014

Frank Fenner Award

Australian Society for Microbiology
2011

Young Investigator Award (ICAAC)

American Society for Microbiology
2010

Commendation

Victorian Premiers Prize for Medical Research, Victoria
2008

Best research proposal on infection and immunity

Royal Australasian College of Physicians CSL Fellowship
2006

46th ICAAC, San Francisco

Interscience Conference on Antimicrobials International Travel Award
2006

Australian Society for Antimicrobials International Travel Award
2004

44th ICAAC, Washington

Interscience Conference on Antimicrobials International Travel Award
2004

Australian Society for Antimicrobials International Travel Award
2001

Best Case Presentation

Australasian Society for HIV Medicine Conference, Melbourne
1992

Professors Prize in Surgery

Monash University
2002

FRCPA - Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

1995

FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Director Microbiological Diagnostic Unit

Microbiology And Immunology

President Elect

Australian Society for Antimicrobials

Member

Society for General Microbiology, UK

Executive Committee Member

Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR)

Member

Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR)

Member

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Member

Australian Society for Antimicrobials

Member

Australian Society for Microbiology

Member

American Society for Microbiology

Member

Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

Education

of Philosophy

Monash University

of Medicine and Surgery

Monash University

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