Douglas Johnson

Case Report: Neurocysticercosis Acquired in Australia

Daniel Forster, Dong-kyoon Ko, Anson Koehler, Sevastjan Kranz, Christine Goh, Benjamin Fleming, Mohammed Awad, Douglas Johnson, Robin Gasser, Siddhartha Mahanty

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a disease caused by infection of the central nervous system with the larval stage of the tapeworm Taen..

Evaluation of Serological Tests for SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Serology Testing in a Low-Prevalence Setting

Katherine Bond, Suellen Nicholson, Seok Ming Lim, Theo Karapanagiotidis, Eloise Williams, Douglas Johnson, Tuyet Hoang, Cheryll Sia, Damian Purcell, Francesca Mordant, Sharon R Lewin, Mike Catton, Kanta Subbarao, Benjamin P Howden, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Robust serological assays are essential for long-term control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many recently released point-o..

Letter: ACE2, IBD and COVID-19-why IBD patients may be at reduced risk of COVID-19.

Ralley E Prentice, Doug Tjandra, Mayur Garg, John S Lubel, Spiros Fourlanos, Doug Johnson, Aysha Al-Ani, Britt Christensen

Journal article  |  2020  |  Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Impact of general social distancing measures on incidence of influenza in Australia.

Daniel P Steinfort, Benjamin Cowie, Douglas F Johnson

Journal article  |  2020  |  ERJ Open Research

General social distancing measures enacted for control of the #SARSCoV2 pandemic have achieved a profound reduction in incidence o..

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

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

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

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

Telehealth during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Rapid expansion of telehealth outpatient use during a pandemic is possible if the programme is previously established

Thomas Schulz, Karrie Long, Kudzai Kanhutu, Ilana Bayrak, Douglas Johnson, Timothy Fazio

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the health-care system both in Australia ..

A Survey on Knowledge Gaps in Assessment and Management of Severe Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study of Australian Health Care Providers

Daniel Mazzoni, Hui Wen Tee, Sara Lee de Menezes, Linda Velta Graudins, Douglas Forsyth Johnson, Evan David Newnham, Peter Graham Kelley, Celia Mary Zubrinich, Michelle Sue Yen Goh, Jason Anthony Trubiano, Ar Kar Aung

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Severe drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) are often encountered by health care professionals (HCPs). We evaluated knowledge of..

Lead poisoning associated with illicit opium use

Joshua Wong, Elyssia Bourke, Vanessa Roberts, Seok M Lim, Douglas Johnson, Peter S Hamblin, Harin Karunajeewa, Shaun Greene

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Lead poisoning is an uncommon and challenging diagnosis to make. In 2018, The Victorian Department of Health issued a health warni..

Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on the hospital length of stay for internal medicine inpatients with cardiopulmonary diagnosis at admission: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial-the IMFCU-1 (Internal Medicine Focused Clinical Ultrasound) study

Ximena Cid, David Canty, Alistair Royse, Andrea B Maier, Douglas Johnson, Doa El-Ansary, Sandy Clarke-Errey, Timothy Fazio, Colin Royse

Journal article  |  2020  |  Trials

BACKGROUND: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is emerging as a reliable and valid clinical tool that impacts diagnosis and clinical..

Diabetes and higher HbA1c levels are independently associated with adverse renal outcomes in inpatients following multiple hospital admissions

N Torkamani, L Churilov, R Robbins, G Jerums, V Beik, N Radcliffe, S Patterson, R Bellomo, J Burns, GK Hart, Q Lam, DA Power, RJ MacIsaac, DF Johnson, J Zajac, E Ekinci

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between glycaemic status prior to the first hospital presentation with developing adverse ren..