Thomas Schulz

Impact of time to first antimicrobial dose on length of stay and 30-day hospital readmission in patients with lower limb cellulitis

Jaclyn L Bishop, Mark Jones, James Farquharson, Kathrine Summerhayes, Roxanne Tucker, Mary Smith, Raquel Cowan, N Deborah Friedman, Thomas R Schulz, David CM Kong, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance

OBJECTIVES: There have been efforts to promote timely antimicrobial administration for patients with sepsis, but the importance fo..

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..

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..

Using telehealth to improve access to hepatitis C treatment in the direct-acting antiviral therapy era

Thomas R Schulz, Kudzai Kanhutu, Joseph Sasadeusz, Sally Watkinson, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE

Introduction: One-third of the Australian population lives outside major cities and this group has worse health outcomes. Teleheal..

Sustainability of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Australian rural hospitals: a qualitative study

Jaclyn L Bishop, Thomas R Schulz, David CM Kong, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW

Objective The aim of this study was to explore the features of sustainable antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs in Australian ..

Disseminated Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection Associated With Acquired Immunodeficiency Due to Anti-Interferon gamma Autoantibodies

Arvind Yerramilli, G Khai Lin Huang, David WJ Griffin, Khai Lin Kong, Stephen Muhi, Ramona S Muttucumaru, Shio Yen Tio, Su M Chew, Rashelle Farah, Michael Christie, Siddhartha Mahanty, Thomas R Schulz

Journal article  |  2019  |  OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Qualitative study of the factors impacting antimicrobial stewardship programme delivery in regional and remote hospitals

JL Bishop, TR Schulz, DCM Kong, KL Buising

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

BACKGROUND: Many regional and remote ('regional') hospitals are without the specialist services that support antimicrobial steward..

Similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between major city hospitals and regional and remote hospitals in Australia

Jaclyn L Bishop, Thomas R Schulz, David CM Kong, Rodney James, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

Many regional and remote hospitals (RRHs) do not have the specialist services that usually support antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)..

Hepatitis B among immigrants from Myanmar: Genotypes and their clinical relevance

Thomas R Schulz, Rosalind Edwards, M Christine Thurnheer, Lilly Yuen, Margaret Littlejohn, Peter Revill, Melissa Chu, Firuz Tanyeri, Amanda Wade, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Joseph Sasadeusz

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) from 76 adult immigrants in Australia from Myanmar was characterized to determine the prevalence of differ..

Meeting the challenge for effective antimicrobial stewardship programs in regional, rural and remote hospitals - what can we learn from the published literature?

Jaclyn Bishop, David CM Kong, Thomas R Schulz, Karin A Thursky, Kirsty L Buising

Journal article  |  2018  |  RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH

INTRODUCTION: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been recognised as an urgent health priority, both nationally and internationally..