Leon Worth

[F-18]FDG-PET-CT compared with CT for persistent or recurrent neutropenic fever in high-risk patients (PIPPIN): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised, controlled trial

Abby Douglas, Karin Thursky, Timothy Spelman, Jeff Szer, Ashish Bajel, Simon Harrison, Shio Yen Tio, Olivia Bupha-Intr, Michelle Tew, Leon Worth, Benjamin Teh, Lynette Chee, Ashley Ng, Dennis Carney, Amit Khot, Gabrielle Haeusler, Michelle Yong, Jason Trubiano, Sharon Chen, Rodney Hicks, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  LANCET HAEMATOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Management of neutropenic fever in high-risk haematology patients is challenging; there are often few localising clini..

The same but different: a comparison of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in metropolitan and non-metropolitan hospitals (2010-2020)

Noleen Bennett, Michael J Malloy, Sue E Atkins, Susan Gonelli, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Variation of infection rates between hospitals must be identified; differences may highlight opportunities for quality..

Cytomegalovirus DNAemia and disease: current-era epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes in cancer patients other than allogeneic haemopoietic transplantation

Kim H Tay, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, Julien Coussement, Leon J Worth, Benjamin W Teh, Amit Khot, Constantine S Tam, Michelle K Yong

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: High-intensity chemotherapy and advances in novel immunotherapies have seen the emergence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) inf..

Performance of hospital administrative data for detection of sepsis in Australia: The sepsis coding and documentation (SECOND) study

Graeme J Duke, Maria Bishara, Steve Hirth, Lyn-Li Lim, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2022  |  HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is the world's leading cause of death and its detection from a range of data and coding sources, consistent wit..

In-Hospital Hyperglycemia: An Independent Marker for In-Hospital Health Care-Associated Infection and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with and without Known Diabetes: The DINGO Study

Rahul Barmanray, Mervyn Kyi, Leon J Worth, Peter G Colman, Timothy N Fazio, Gerry Rayman, Spiros Fourlanos

Conference Proceedings  |  2022  |  DIABETES

Objective: To investigate the relationship between hyperglycemia and adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with and without kno..

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: increasing the uptake of influenza vaccination by health and aged care workers

Lyn-li Lim, Noleen J Bennett, Sheena G Sullivan, Ann L Bull, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2022  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

"Hands off hand hygiene training": Implementation of a COVID safe auditor training program.

E Gillespie, C Faul, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2022  |  Am J Infect Control

Optimal hand hygiene practices reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, especially in high-risk settings of immunocomp..

Multi-site implementation of whole genome sequencing for hospital infection control: A prospective genomic epidemiological analysis

Norelle L Sherry, Claire L Gorrie, Jason C Kwong, Charlie Higgs, Rhonda L Stuart, Caroline Marshall, Susan A Ballard, Michelle Sait, Tony M Korman, Monica A Slavin, Robyn S Lee, Maryza Graham, Marcel Leroi, Leon J Worth, Hiu Tat Chan, Torsten Seemann, M Lindsay Grayson, Benjamin P Howden

Journal article  |  2022  |  LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC

BACKGROUND: Current microbiological methods lack the resolution to accurately identify multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) transmi..

Evaluating peripheral intravascular catheter insertion, maintenance and removal practices in small hospitals using a standardized audit tool

Alex Hoskins, Leon J Worth, Michael J Malloy, Mary Smith, Sue Atkins, Noleen Bennett

Journal article  |  2022  |  NURSING OPEN

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical practice about peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) insertion, maintenance a..

A Randomized Trial of Two 2-Dose Influenza Vaccination Strategies for Patients Following Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Benjamin W Teh, Vivian KY Leung, Francesca L Mordant, Sheena G Sullivan, Trish Joyce, Simon J Harrison, Arseniy Khvorov, Ian G Barr, Kanta Subbarao, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2021  |  CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Seroprotection and seroconversion rates are not well understood for 2-dose inactivated influenza vaccination (IIV) sch..