Daniel O'Brien

Severity of COVID-19 among Residents in Aged Care Facilities in Victoria, Australia: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing the Delta and Omicron Epidemic Periods.

Michael Muleme, Bridgette J McNamara, Frances H Ampt, Mohana Baptista, Jennifer Dittmer, Aaron Osborne, Hibaq Ahmed, Gabrielle Hales, Mwila Kabwe, Stephanie Main, Clarissa Moreira, Solomon Silverstein, Emily Sotheran, Eugene Athan, Paul D Johnston, Daniel P O'Brien, Sheena G Sullivan

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Am Med Dir Assoc

OBJECTIVES: During the COVID-19 pandemic, no country with widespread community transmission has avoided outbreaks or deaths in res..

Absence of COVID-19 workplace transmission from hairdressers in Victoria, Australia.

Ericka Swaney, Brittany Murnane, Lauren Heard, N Deborah Friedman, Daniel P O'Brien

Journal article  |  2022  |  Public Health Res Pract

Possum bites man: case of Buruli ulcer following possum bite

Rachel W Xu, Timothy P Stinear, Paul DR Johnson, Daniel P O'Brien

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Area-level social and economic factors and the local incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Victoria during 2020

Christine Roder, Callum Maggs, Bridgette J McNamara, Daniel O'Brien, Amanda J Wade, Catherine Bennett, Julie A Pasco, Eugene Athan

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between area-level socio-economic factors and the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrom..

Buruli ulcer: a new case definition for Victoria

Juliana M Betts, Ee Laine Tay, Paul DR Johnson, Caroline J Lavender, Katherine B Gibney, Daniel P O'Brien, Maria Globan, Nectaria Tzimourtas, Miriam A O'Hara, Simon R Crouch

Journal article  |  2020  |  COMMUNICABLE DISEASES INTELLIGENCE

Laboratory-confirmed infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans is currently notifiable to health departments in several jurisdictions...

Risk Factors Associated with Antibiotic Treatment Failure of Buruli Ulcer

Daniel P O'Brien, N Deborah Friedman, Aaron Walton, Andrew Hughes, Eugene Athan

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Combination antibiotic therapy is highly effective in curing Buruli ulcer (BU) caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans Treatment failures..

The Australasian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) to assess clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) treated with lopinavir/ritonavir and/or hydroxychloroquine compared to standard of care: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Justin T Denholm, Joshua Davis, David Paterson, Jason Roberts, Susan Morpeth, Thomas Snelling, Dominica Zentner, Megan Rees, Matthew O'Sullivan, David Price, Asha Bowen, Steven YC Tong

Journal article  |  2020  |  TRIALS

OBJECTIVES: To determine if lopinavir/ritonavir +/- hydroxychloroquine will reduce the proportion of participants who survive with..

Six vs Eight Weeks of Antibiotics for Small Mycobacterium ulcerans Lesions in Australian Patients

Daniel P O'Brien, N Deborah Friedman, Raquel Cowan, Aaron Walton, Eugene Athan

Journal article  |  2020  |  CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Antibiotics are highly effective in curing Mycobacterium ulcerans lesions, but are associated with significant toxicit..

Cell-mediated and serology-based tests for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Michael S Avumegah, Nilakshi T Waidyatillake, Wojtek P Michalski, Daniel P O'Brien, Tiffanie M Nelson, Eugene Athan

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a subcutaneous necrotic infection of the skin caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is the third most common h..

Paediatric Buruli ulcer in Australia

Georgia Walker, Deborah N Friedman, Matthew P O'Brien, Chris Cooper, Anthony McDonald, Peter Callan, Daniel P O'Brien

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

AIM: This study describes an Australian cohort of paediatric Buruli ulcer (BU) patients and compares them with adult BU patients. ..