Thomas Connell

Follow-up and Clinical Outcomes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Exposed Infants in A Low-Prevalence Setting in A Multidisciplinary Model of Care in Australia: The Children's HIV Exposure Study 1

Kathryn Shepherd, Michelle Giles, Karen Blyth, Fiona O'Keeffe, Louise Bordun, Tom G Connell, Penelope A Bryant

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF THE PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES SOCIETY

BACKGROUND: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is effective, but outcome inf..

Structuring ward rounds to enhance education

Amy Z Gray, Maitreyi Modak, Tom Connell, Helen Enright

Journal article  |  2019  |  CLINICAL TEACHER

BACKGROUND: Ward rounds are a fundamental part of hospital culture and teaching on rounds has a long tradition. Yet evidence point..

Comprehensive care programmes for children with medical complexity

E Meehan, AL D’aprano, SM Gibb, NJ Mountford, K Williams, AR Harvey, TG Connell, E Cohen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: Main objective • Our main objective is to ..

Pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus complex in children with cystic fibrosis: A practical management guideline

Eden C Andrew, Tom Connell, Phil Robinson, Nigel Curtis, John Massie, Colin Robertson, Joanne Harrison, Shivanthan Shanthikumar, Penelope A Bryant, Mike Starr, Andrew Steer, Sarath Ranganathan, Amanda Gwee

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

The treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC) pulmonary infections is an emerging challenge in patients with cystic fib..

Adequate or Inadequate? The Volume of Blood Submitted for Blood Culture at a Tertiary Children's Hospital

Freya C Harewood, Nigel Curtis, Andrew J Daley, Penelope A Bryant, Amanda Gwee, Thomas G Connell

Journal article  |  2018  |  CLINICAL PEDIATRICS

The volume of blood sampled for culture critically influences the results. This study aimed to determine (1) the volume of blood s..

Treatment and secondary prophylaxis with ethanol lock therapy for central line-associated bloodstream infection in paediatric cancer: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

Joshua Wolf, Tom G Connell, Kim J Allison, Li Tang, Julie Richardson, Kristen Branum, Eloise Borello, Jeffrey E Rubnitz, Aditya H Gaur, Hana Hakim, Yin Su, Sara M Federico, Francoise Mechinaud, Randall T Hayden, Paul Monagle, Leon J Worth, Nigel Curtis, Patricia M Flynn

Journal article  |  2018  |  LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) affect about 25% of children with cancer, and treatment failu..

Splenic cyst and its management in a 21-month-old boy: a rare complication of invasive meningococcal disease.

Jeremy John Pratt, Tom G Connell, Elhamy Bekhit, Nigel W Crawford

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Case Rep

Splenic complications of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) are well recognised, though cyst formation is rare, particularly in ..

Interesting microorganism

Tashunka Taylor-Miller, Michelle Chapman, Tom Connell, Theresa Cole, Nigel W Crawford

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease in Children - Epidemiology, Diagnosis & Management at a Tertiary Center

Marc Tebruegge, Anastasia Pantazidou, Duncan MacGregor, Gena Gonis, David Leslie, Luigi Sedda, Nicole Ritz, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS ONE

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the epidemiology, diagnosis and optimal management of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) dis..

Interferon gamma release assays for monitoring the response to treatment for tuberculosis: A systematic review

Vanessa Clifford, Yu He, Christel Zufferey, Tom Connell, Nigel Curtis

Journal article  |  2015  |  TUBERCULOSIS

INTRODUCTION: The ability to monitor the response to therapy for tuberculosis (TB) and confirm adequate treatment would be a major..