Daniel O'Brien

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

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

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..

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

Tuberculosis treatment unmasking leprosy: management of drug-resistant tuberculosis and leprosy co-infection.

G Kama, GKL Huang, M Taune, R Arura, L Morris, B Kombuk, A Marome, DP O'Brien

Journal article  |  2019  |  Public Health Action

Co-infection with tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy is thought to occur infrequently, but has been reported in settings highly endemic..

Mycobacterium ulcerans disease management in Australian patients: the re-emergence of surgery as an important treatment modality

Daniel P O'Brien, Peter Callan, N Deborah Friedman, Eugene Athan, Andrew Hughes, Anthony McDonald

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: be alert to the possibility of negative initial PCR results

Daniel P O'Brien, Maria Globan, Janet M Fyfe, Caroline J Lavender, Adrian Murrie, Damian Flanagan, Peter Meggyesy, Jonathan T Priestley, David Leslie

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Medical Journal of Australia

Management of BU-HIV Co-infection

DP O'Brien, V Christinet, N Ford

Book Chapter  |  2019

Spontaneous healing of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Australian patients

Daniel P O'Brien, Adrian Murrie, Peter Meggyesy, Jonathan Priestley, Avinash Rajcoomar, Eugene Athan

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases