Monica Slavin

Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance.

Robert Weinkove, Zoe K McQuilten, Jonathan Adler, Meera R Agar, Emily Blyth, Allen C Cheng, Rachel Conyers, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Claire Hardie, Christopher Jackson, Steven W Lane, Tom Middlemiss, Peter Mollee, Stephen P Mulligan, David Ritchie, Myra Ruka, Benjamin Solomon, Jeffrey Szer, Karin A Thursky, Erica M Wood, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medical Journal of Australia

INTRODUCTION: A pandemic coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causes COVID-19, a potentially life-threatening respiratory disease. Patients wi..

Epstein-Barr virus related post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder prevention strategies in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Julian Lindsay, Michelle K Yong, Matthew Greenwood, David CM Kong, Sharon CA Chen, William Rawlinson, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2020  |  Reviews in Medical Virology

Epstein-Barr virus associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (EBV PTLD) are recognized as a significant cause of mo..

Burden and clinical outcomes of hospital-coded infections in patients with cancer: an 11-year longitudinal cohort study at an Australian cancer centre

Jake C Valentine, Lisa Hall, Tim Spelman, Karin M Verspoor, John F Seymour, Danny Rischin, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2020  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

PURPOSE: Patients with cancer are at increased risk for infection, but the relative morbidity and mortality of all infections is n..

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of invasive Lomentospora prolificans infections: Analysis of patients in the FungiScope (R) registry

Jeffrey D Jenks, Danila Seidel, Oliver A Cornely, Sharon Chen, Sebastiaan van Hal, Carol Kauffman, Marisa H Miceli, Melina Heinemann, Martin Christner, Alfredo Jover Saenz, Alexander Burchardt, Bjoern Kemmerling, Raoul Herbrecht, Joerg Steinmann, Shmuel Shoham, Sandra Graeber, Livio Pagano, Dries Deeren, Monica A Slavin, Martin Hoenigl

Journal article  |  2020  |  Mycoses

OBJECTIVES: Invasive fungal infections caused by Lomentospora prolificans are associated with very high mortality rates and can be..

Diagnostic Yield of Initial and Consecutive Blood Cultures in Children With Cancer and Febrile Neutropenia.

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Hannah Clark, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin, Franz E Babl, Francoise Mechinaud, Frank Alvaro, Julia Clark, Bhavna Padhye, Marianne Phillips, Leanne Super, Heather Tapp, Thomas Walwyn, David Ziegler, Robert Phillips, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

BACKGROUND: The timing and necessity of repeated blood cultures (BCs) in children with cancer and febrile neutropenia (FN) are unk..

Cryptococcal infection in patients with haematological and solid organ malignancy in the era of targeted and immune-based therapies

V Madigan, O Smibert, S Chen, JA Trubiano, MA Slavin, BW Teh

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of bloodstream infection due to vancomycin-resistant enterococci in cancer patients in a vanB endemic setting

Ouli Xie, Monica A Slavin, Benjamin W Teh, Ashish Bajel, Abby P Douglas, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Background: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) is an important cause of infection in immunocompromised populations. Few studi..

New advances in the management of cytomegalovirus in allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation

Michelle K Yong, David Gottlieb, Julian Lindsay, Jen Kok, William Rawlinson, Monica Slavin, David Ritchie, Ashish Bajel, Andrew Grigg

Journal article  |  2020  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia continues to be a frequent complication in the post haemopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) period ..

The QuantiFERON Monitor (R) assay is predictive of infection post allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation

Abby P Douglas, Lijia Yu, Vijaya Sundararajan, Jeff Szer, David Ritchie, Monica A Slavin, Joe Sasadeusz, Kumar Visvanathan

Journal article  |  2020  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

INTRODUCTION: Following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT), excessive immunosuppression can be complicat..

Levofloxacin prophylaxis in patients with myeloma

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet Oncology

Voriconazole plus terbinafine combination antifungal therapy for invasive Lomentospora prolificans infections: analysis of 41 patients from the FungiScope® registry 2008-2019.

JD Jenks, D Seidel, OA Cornely, S Chen, S van Hal, C Kauffman, MH Miceli, M Heinemann, M Christner, A Jover Sáenz, A Burchardt, B Kemmerling, R Herbrecht, J Steinmann, S Shoham, S Gräber, L Pagano, D Deeren, S Aslam, R Taplitz, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

OBJECTIVES: Lomentospora prolificans is an emerging cause of serious invasive fungal infections. Optimal treatment of these infect..

Risk stratification in children with cancer and febrile neutropenia: A national, prospective, multicentre validation of nine clinical decision rules.

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin, Franz E Babl, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Zoe Allaway, Francoise Mechinaud, Robert Phillips, undefined Australian PICNICC study group and the PREDICT network

Journal article  |  2020  |  EClinicalMedicine

Background: Reduced intensity treatment of low-risk febrile neutropenia (FN) in children with cancer is safe and improves quality ..

Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium.

J Peter Donnelly, Sharon C Chen, Carol A Kauffman, William J Steinbach, John W Baddley, Paul E Verweij, Cornelius J Clancy, John R Wingard, Shawn R Lockhart, Andreas H Groll, Tania C Sorrell, Matteo Bassetti, Hamdi Akan, Barbara D Alexander, David Andes, Elie Azoulay, Ralf Bialek, Robert W Bradsher, Stephane Bretagne, Thierry Calandra, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) remain important causes of morbidity and mortality. The consensus definitions of the I..

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium

Oliver A Cornely, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Dorothee Arenz, Sharon CA Chen, Eric Dannaoui, Bruno Hochhegger, Martin Hoenigl, Henrik E Jensen, Katrien Lagrou, Russell E Lewis, Sibylle C Mellinghoff, Mervyn Mer, Zoi D Pana, Danila Seidel, Donald C Sheppard, Roger Wahba, Murat Akova, Alexandre Alanio, Abdullah MS Al-Hatmi, Sevtap Arikan-Akdagli, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Mucormycosis is a difficult to diagnose rare disease with high morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is often delayed, and disease te..

Azole antifungals and new targeted therapies for hematological malignancy

Julian Lindsay, Benjamin W Teh, Ken Micklethwaite, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: With the introduction of new targeted therapies for hematological malignancies comes the challenges of both ass..

Epidemiology and risks for infection following cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy

OC Smibert, MA Slavin, B Teh, AG Heriot, J Penno, H Ismail, KA Thursky, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2019  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

BACKGROUND: CRS-HIPEC is associated with improved cancer survival but an increased risk of infection. METHODS: Consecutive patient..

Mycobacterium abscessus bloodstream infection: Unexpected catheter tunnel infection localized by PET/CT

Ouli Xie, Sadid Khan, Maria Globan, Kerrie Lea, Ashish Bajel, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Mycobacterium abscessus is an emerging cause of invasive infection in the immunosuppressed population. We report a case of M. absc..

Diagnosis, management and prevention of Candida auris in hospitals: position statement of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

Chong W Ong, Sharon C-A Chen, Julia E Clark, Catriona L Halliday, Sarah E Kidd, Deborah J Marriott, Caroline L Marshall, Arthur J Morris, C Orla Morrissey, Rita Roy, Monica A Slavin, Andrew J Stewardson, Leon J Worth, Christopher H Heath

Journal article  |  2019  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Beta-Lactam and Sulfonamide Allergy Testing Should Be a Standard of Care in Immunocompromised Hosts

Jason A Trubiano, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, M Lindsay Grayson, Elizabeth J Phillips

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Antibiotic allergies are reported in up to 1 in 4 immunocompromised hosts with significant impacts on antibiotic utilization and p..

FDG-PET/CT in managing infection in patients with hematological malignancy: clinician knowledge and experience in Australia

Abby P Douglas, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth, Simon James Harrison, Rod John Hicks, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

PET/CT is useful for investigation of neutropenic fever (NF) and potential invasive fungal infection (IFI) in those with hematolog..

Screening and Prophylaxis to Prevent Hepatitis B Reactivation Other Populations and Newer Agents

Joe Sasadeusz, Andrew Grigg, Peter D Hughes, Seng Lee Lim, Michaela Lucas, Geoff McColl, Sue Anne McLachlan, Marion G Peters, Nicholas Shackel, Monica Slavin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Alexander Thompson, Joseph Doyle, James Rickard, Peter De Cruz, Robert G Gish, Kumar Visvanathan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinics in Liver Disease

Because of the relatively high prevalence of both hepatitis B infection and various forms of autoimmune inflammatory diseases trea..

Screening and Prophylaxis to Prevent Hepatitis B Reactivation Transplant Recipients

Joe Sasadeusz, Andrew Grigg, Peter D Hughes, Seng Lee Lim, Michaela Lucas, Geoff McColl, Sue Anne McLachlan, Marion G Peters, Nicholas Shackel, Monica Slavin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Alexander Thompson, Joseph Doyle, James Rickard, Peter De Cruz, Robert G Gish, Kumar Visvanathan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinics in Liver Disease

Organ transplantation is a lifesaving procedure for many patients. To prevent rejection or graft-versus-host disease, recipients r..

Screening and Prophylaxis to Prevent Hepatitis B Reactivation Introduction and Immunology

Joe Sasadeusz, Andrew Grigg, Peter D Hughes, Seng Lee Lim, Michaela Lucas, Geoff McColl, Sue Anne McLachlan, Marion G Peters, Nicholas Shackel, Monica Slavin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Alexander Thompson, Joseph Doyle, James Rickard, Peter De Cruz, Robert G Gish, Kumar Visvanathan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinics in Liver Disease

Current recommendations concerning hepatitis C virus (HBV) reactivation are limited, with nearly all guidelines focused on its occ..

Screening and Prophylaxis to Prevent Hepatitis B Reactivation Patients with Hematological and Solid Tumor Malignancies

Joe Sasadeusz, Andrew Grigg, Peter D Hughes, Seng Lee Lim, Michaela Lucas, Geoff McColl, Sue Anne McLachlan, Marion G Peters, Nicholas Shackel, Monica Slavin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Alexander Thompson, Joseph Doyle, James Rickard, Peter De Cruz, Robert G Gish, Kumar Visvanathan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinics in Liver Disease

Patients with malignancies require chemotherapy and other immunosuppressive therapies for treatment. Because of this immunosuppres..

Mold-active prophylaxis in acute leukemia: not enough of a good thing?*

Emma Paige, Karin Thursky, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

High prevalence of antibiotic allergies in cladribine-treated patients with hairy cell leukemia - lessons for immunopathogenesis and prescribing

Zaal Meher-Homji, Constantine S Tam, Jim Siderov, John Francis Seymour, Natasha E Holmes, Kyra YL Chua, Elizabeth J Phillips, Monica A Slavin, Jason A Trubiano

Journal article  |  2019  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Hepatitis B management during immunosuppression for haematological and solid organ malignancies: an Australian consensus statement

Joseph Doyle, Michelle Raggatt, Monica Slavin, Sue-Anne McLachlan, Simone I Strasser, Joseph J Sasadeusz, Jessica Howell, Krispin Hajkowicz, Harshal Nandurkar, Anna Johnston, Narin Bak, Alexander J Thompson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Candidaemia and a risk predictive model for overall mortality: a prospective multicentre study

C Keighley, SC-A Chen, D Marriott, A Pope, B Chapman, K Kennedy, N Bak, N Underwood, HL Wilson, K McDonald, J Darvall, C Halliday, S Kidd, Q Nguyen, K Hajkowicz, TC Sorrell, S Van Hal, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Auditing fungal disease in leukemia patients in a tertiary care center: opportunities and challenges for an antifungal stewardship program

Emma Paige, Peter Haywood, Mingdi Xie, Leon Worth, Karin Thursky, Karen Urbancic, Ashish Bajel, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

High rates of proven invasive fungal disease with the use of ibrutinib monotherapy for relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Benjamin W Teh, William Chui, Sasanka Handunnetti, Constantine Tam, Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Contemporary management and clinical outcomes of mucormycosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case reports

Wirawan Jeong, Caitlin Keighley, Rory Wolfe, Wee Leng Lee, Monica A Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Impact of a hospital-wide sepsis pathway on improved quality of care and clinical outcomes in surgical patients at a comprehensive cancer centre

Alison Hiong, Karin A Thursky, Georgina Venn, Benjamin W Teh, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Megan Crane, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Cancer Care

Better Sepsis Management Rather Than Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis for Patients With Cancer-Related Immunosuppression

Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth, John F Seymour, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Clinical Oncology

Access, knowledge and experience with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in infection management: a survey of Australia and New Zealand infectious diseases physicians and microbiologists

Abby P Douglas, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth, Simon J Harrison, Rodney J Hicks, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Preface

JC Hurley, L Ostrosky-Zeichner, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

The safety of antibiotic skin testing in severe T-cell-mediated hypersensitivity of immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts

Jason A Trubiano, Abby P Douglas, Michelle Goh, Monica A Slavin, Elizabeth J Phillips

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Diagnosis and treatment of invasive fungal infections: looking ahead

Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Catherine Beigelman-Aubry, Frederic Lamoth, Vincent Dunet, Monica Slavin, Malcolm D Richardson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Utilizing genomic analyses to investigate the first outbreak of vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Australia with emergence of daptomycin non-susceptibility

Abby P Douglas, Caroline Marshall, Sarah L Baines, David Ritchie, Jeff Szer, Victoria Madigan, Hiu Tat Chan, Susan A Ballard, Benjamin P Howden, Kirsty Buising, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Medical Microbiology

Microbiome transplantation and modulation of immune related adverse events.

Olivia C Smibert, Christina W Guo, Chloe Khoo, KA Thursky, Shahneen Sandhu, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  EClinicalMedicine

Prognostic factors in 264 adults with invasive Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans infection reported in the literature and FungiScopeA (R)

Danila Seidel, Arne Meissner, Michaela Lackner, Ellen Piepenbrock, Jon Salmanton-Garcia, Melanie Stecher, Sibylle Mellinghoff, Axel Hamprecht, Luisa Duran Graeff, Philipp Koehler, Matthew P Cheng, Julie Denis, Isabelle Chedotal, Jagdish Chander, Diana Lynn Pakstis, Ibai Los-Arcos, Monica Slavin, Maria Teresa Montagna, Giuseppina Caggiano, Mihai Mares, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Explainer: what is Candida auris and who is at risk?

Monica Slavin, Arjun Rajkhowa, Karin Thursky, Megan Crane

Original Creative Work - Textual Work  |  2019

FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting and guiding management of invasive fungal infections: a retrospective comparison to conventional CT imaging

AP Douglas, KA Thursky, LJ Worth, E Drummond, A Hogg, RJ Hicks, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Invasive fungal infections: the rise of Candida auris

Monica Slavin, Arjun Rajkhowa, Karin Thursky, Megan Crane

Original Creative Work - Textual Work  |  2019

Navigating the probiotics landscape

Karin Thursky, Arjun Rajkhowa, Monica Slavin, Megan Crane

Original Creative Work - Textual Work  |  2019

Faecal microbiota transplants: benefits and challenges

Monica Slavin, Arjun Rajkhowa, Karin Thursky, Megan Crane

Original Creative Work - Textual Work  |  2019

The epidemiology and clinical manifestations of mucormycosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case reports

W Jeong, C Keighley, R Wolfe, WL Lee, MA Slavin, DCM Kong, SC-A Chen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Whole Genome Sequencing of Australian Candida glabrata Isolates Reveals Genetic Diversity and Novel Sequence Types

Chayanika Biswas, Vanessa R Marcelino, Sebastiaan Van Hal, Catriona Halliday, Elena Martinez, Qinning Wang, Sarah Kidd, Karina Kennedy, Deborah Marriott, C Orla Morrissey, Ian Arthur, Kerry Weeks, Monica A Slavin, Tania C Sorrell, Vitali Sintchenko, Wieland Meyer, Sharon C-A Chen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Microbiology

The Safety and Efficacy of an Oral Penicillin Challenge Program in Cancer Patients: A Multicenter Pilot Study

Jason A Trubiano, Olivia Smibert, Abby Douglas, Misha Devchand, Belinda Lambros, Natasha E Holmes, Kyra Y Chua, Elizabeth J Phillips, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Open Forum Infectious Diseases

European guidelines for primary antifungal prophylaxis in adult haematology patients: summary of the updated recommendations from the European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia

Johan A Maertens, Corrado Girmenia, Roger J Bruggemann, Rafael F Duarte, Christopher C Kibbler, Per Ljungman, Zdenek Racil, Patricia Ribaud, Monica A Slavin, Oliver A Cornely, J Peter Donnelly, Catherine Cordonnier

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Invasive fungal disease and cytomegalovirus infection: is there an association?

Michelle K Yong, Monica A Slavin, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis

Journal article  |  2018  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Antifungal stewardship: developments in the field

Karen F Urbancic, Karin Thursky, David CM Kong, Paul DR Johnson, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

1121. Epidemiology and Risks for Infection Following Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy at an Australian Centre.

Olivia Smibert, Monica Slavin, Karin Thursky, Ben Teh, Janelle Penno, Hilmy Ismail, Leon Worth

Journal article  |  2018  |  Open Forum Infectious Diseases

AbstractBackgroundCytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) is associated with improved can..

Description of the rationale and core domains of an antimicrobial stewardship in cancer specialist nursing role

Belinda Lambros, Karin Thursky, Monica Slavin, Jason Trubiano, Benjamin Teh, Gabrielle Haeusler, Leon Worth, Mei Krishnasamy

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Antibiotic allergy testing improves antibiotic appropriateness in patients with cancer

Jason A Trubiano, M Lindsay Grayson, Elizabeth J Phillips, Andrew J Stewardson, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

In vitro activity of the novel antifungal compound F901318 against Australian Scedosporium and Lomentospora fungi

Chayanika Biswas, Derek Law, Michael Birch, Catriona Halliday, Tania C Sorrell, John Rex, Monica Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Medical Mycology

Infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: Mitigating risk in the era of targeted therapies

Benjamin W Teh, Constantine S Tam, Sasanka Handunnetti, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Blood Reviews

Effect of Piperacillin-Tazobactam vs Meropenem on 30-Day Mortality for Patients With E coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae Bloodstream Infection and Ceftriaxone Resistance A Randomized Clinical Trial

Patrick NA Harris, Paul A Tambyah, David C Lye, Yin Mo, Tau H Lee, Mesut Yilmaz, Tamer H Alenazi, Yaseen Arabi, Marco Falcone, Matteo Bassetti, Elda Righi, Benjamin A Rogers, Souha Kanj, Hasan Bhally, Jon Iredell, Marc Mendelson, Tom H Boyles, David Looke, Spiros Miyakis, Genevieve Walls, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  JAMA

The Combined Utility of Ex Vivo IFN-gamma Release Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSpot Assay and In Vivo Skin Testing in Patients with Antibiotic-Associated Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions

Jason A Trubiano, Kaija Strautins, Alec J Redwood, Rebecca Pavlos, Katherine C Konvinse, Ar Kar Aung, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, M Lindsay Grayson, Elizabeth J Phillips

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Management of fever and neutropenia in children with cancer: A survey of Australian and New Zealand practice

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Monica A Slavin, Penelope A Bryant, Franz E Babl, Francoise Mechinaud, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Viral Respiratory Tract Infections in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients in the Era of Molecular Testing

Starling A Sim, Vivian KY Leung, David Ritchie, Monica A Slavin, Sheena G Sullivan, Benjamin W Teh

Journal article  |  2018  |  Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

How antibiotic allergy labels may be harming our most vulnerable patients

Jason A Trubiano, M Lindsay Grayson, Karin A Thursky, Elizabeth J Phillips, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Medical Journal of Australia

External Validation of Six Pediatric Fever and Neutropenia Clinical Decision Rules

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin, Francoise Mechinaud, Franz E Babl, Penelope Bryant, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Robert Phillips

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Factors contributing to declination of annual influenza vaccination by healthcare workers caring for cancer patients: An Australian experience

TC Surtees, BW Teh, MA Slavin, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2018  |  Vaccine

Single-centre study of therapeutic drug monitoring of posaconazole in lung transplant recipients: factors affecting trough plasma concentrations

Wirawan Jeong, Gregory I Snell, Bronwyn J Levvey, Glen P Westall, C Orla Morrissey, Rory Wolfe, Steven Ivulich, Chin Fen Neoh, Monica A Slavin, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Safety and cost benefit of an ambulatory program for patients with low-risk neutropenic fever at an Australian centre

Benjamin W Teh, Christine Brown, Trish Joyce, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2018  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

Implementation of a whole of hospital sepsis clinical pathway in a cancer hospital: impact on sepsis management, outcomes and costs.

Karin Thursky, Senthil Lingaratnam, Jasveer Jayarajan, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Benjamin Teh, Michelle Tew, Georgina Venn, Alison Hiong, Christine Brown, Vivian Leung, Leon J Worth, Kim Dalziel, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Open Quality

Infection and sepsis are common problems in cancer management affecting up to 45% of patients and are associated with significant ..

Impact of a dedicated post-transplant vaccination service at an Australian cancer centre

BW Teh, T Joyce, MA Slavin, KA Thursky, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Bone Marrow Transplantation

Whole Genome Sequencing of Candida glabrata for Detection of Markers of Antifungal Drug Resistance

Chayanika Biswas, Sharon C-A Chen, Catriona Halliday, Elena Martinez, Rebecca J Rockett, Qinning Wang, Verlaine J Timms, Rajat Dhakal, Rosemarie Sadsad, Karina J Kennedy, Geoffrey Playford, Deborah J Marriott, Monica A Slavin, Tania C Sorrell, Vitali Sintchenko

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Visualized Experiments

What, where and why: exploring fluorodeoxyglucose-PET's ability to localise and differentiate infection from cancer

Abby Douglas, Eddie Lau, Karin Thursky, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Low T-Cell Responses to Mitogen Stimulation Predicts Poor Survival in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Michelle K Yong, Paul U Cameron, Monica A Slavin, Allen C Cheng, C Orla Morrissey, Krystal Bergin, Andrew Spencer, David Ritchie, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Immunology

The 3 Cs of Antibiotic Allergy-Classification, Cross-Reactivity, and Collaboration

Jason A Trubiano, Cosby A Stone, M Lindsay Grayson, Karen Urbancic, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, Elizabeth J Phillips

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

Critical review of current clinical practice guidelines for antifungal therapy in paediatric haematology and oncology

Christopher C Blyth, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Brendan J McMullan, Rishi S Kotecha, Monica A Slavin, Julia E Clark

Journal article  |  2017  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

Cytomegalovirus Reactivation Is Associated with Increased Risk of Late-Onset Invasive Fungal Disease after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stern Cell Transplantation: A Multicenter Study in the Current Era of Viral Load Monitoring

Michelle K Yong, Michelle Ananda-Rajah, Paul U Cameron, C Orla Morrissey, Andrew Spencer, David Ritchie, Allen C Cheng, Sharon R Lewin, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Candida and invasive mould diseases in non-neutropenic critically ill patients and patients with haematological cancer

AL Colombo, JN de Almeida Junior, Monica A Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Predicting Risk of Infection in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Utility of Immune Profiling

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Cody Charles Allison, Monica A Slavin, Tim Spelman, Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, David Ritchie, Marc Pellegrini

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Immunology

Ibrutinib may impair serological responses to influenza vaccination

Abby P Douglas, Jason A Trubiano, Ian Barr, Vivian Leung, Monica A Slavin, Constantine S Tam

Journal article  |  2017  |  Haematologica

Is a biomarker-based diagnostic strategy for invasive aspergillosis cost effective in high-risk haematology patients?

N Macesic, CO Morrissey, D Liew, MA Bohensky, SC-A Chen, NM Gilroy, ST Milliken, J Szer, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Medical Mycology

Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida and Cryptococcus Species and Mechanisms of Resistance: Implications for Clinical Laboratories

Catriona L Halliday, Monica A Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Current Fungal Infection Reports

Influenza vaccination of ambulatory patients with cancer at a tertiary healthcare facility: Putting guidelines into practice

Susan E Harper, Jennifer Breen, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Infection, Disease & Health

Identification of genetic markers of resistance to echinocandins, azoles and 5-fluorocytosine in Candida glabrata by next-generation sequencing: a feasibility study

C Biswas, SC-A Chen, C Halliday, K Kennedy, EG Playford, DJ Marriott, MA Slavin, TC Sorrell, V Sintchenko

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Predicting Infectious ComplicatioNs in Children with Cancer: an external validation study

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Karin A Thursky, Francoise Mechinaud, Franz E Babl, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Monica A Slavin, Robert Phillips

Journal article  |  2017  |  British Journal of Cancer

Clinical effectiveness of early posaconazole suspension pre-emptive therapy in lung transplant recipients: The Alfred's experience

Wirawan Jeong, Greg I Snell, Bronwyn J Levvey, Glen P Westall, C Orla Morrissey, Steven Ivulich, Chin Fen Neoh, Monica A Slavin, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Impact of an Integrated Antibiotic Allergy Testing Program on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Multicenter Evaluation

Jason A Trubiano, Karin A Thursky, Andrew J Stewardson, Karen Urbancic, Leon J Worth, Cheryl Jackson, Wendy Stevenson, Michael Sutherland, Monica A Slavin, M Lindsay Grayson, Elizabeth J Phillips

Journal article  |  2017  |  CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and voriconazole therapy in lung transplant recipients: A case series

CF Neoh, GI Snell, B Levvey, CO Morrissey, MA Slavin, K Stewart, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research

Identifying Cytomegalovirus Complications Using the Quantiferon-CMV Assay After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Michelle K Yong, Paul U Cameron, Monica Slavin, C Orla Morrissey, Krystal Bergin, Andrew Spencer, David Ritchie, Allen C Cheng, Assia Samri, Guislaine Carcelain, Brigitte Autran, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2017  |  The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Risks factors and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with cancer: a matched case-control study

Andrew IT Hebbard, Monica A Slavin, Caroline Reed, Jason A Trubiano, Benjamin W Teh, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

Influenza vaccination responses: Evaluating impact of repeat vaccination among health care workers

Vivian KY Leung, Louise A Carolan, Leon J Worth, Susan A Harper, Heidi Peck, Danielle Tilmanis, Karen L Laurie, Monica A Slavin, Sheena G Sullivan

Journal article  |  2017  |  Vaccine

Voriconazole for prophylaxis of invasive fungal infections after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

David I Marks, Qifa Liu, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Changing epidemiology of candidaemia in Australia

Belinda Chapman, Monica Slavin, Debbie Marriott, Catriona Halliday, Sarah Kidd, Ian Arthur, Narin Bak, Christopher H Heath, Karina Kennedy, C Orla Morrissey, Tania C Sorrell, Sebastian van Hal, Caitlin Keighley, Emma Goeman, Neil Underwood, Krispin Hajkowicz, Ann Hofmeyr, Michael Leung, Nenad Macesic, Jeannie Botes, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

New developments and directions in the clinical application of the echinocandins

CC Chang, MA Slavin, SC-A Chen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Archives of Toxicology

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients with myeloma receiving current era therapy

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Journal of Haematology

Economic evaluation of azoles as primary prophylaxis for the prevention of invasive fungal infections in Spanish patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant

Carlos Solano, Monica Slavin, Alissa J Shaul, David I Marks, Catherine Cordonnier, Oliver A Cornely, Antonio Pagliuca, Lael Cragin, Isidro Jarque, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Sonja Sorensen, David J Vanness, Claudie Charbonneau, Jon Andoni Barrueta, Carmen Peral, Marina De Salas-Cansado, Eric J Bow

Journal article  |  2017  |  Mycoses

Ravuconazole

V Ramos-Martín, LM Ling, MA Slavin

Book Chapter  |  2017

Albaconazole

CC Chang, MA Slavin

Book Chapter  |  2017

Isavuconazole

MR Ananda-Rajah, CC Chang, MA Slavin

Book Chapter  |  2017

Toward Electronic Surveillance of Invasive Mold Diseases in Hematology-Oncology Patients: An Expert System Combining Natural Language Processing of Chest Computed Tomography Reports, Microbiology, and Antifungal Drug Data

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Christoph Bergmeir, Frangois Petitjean, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, Geoffrey Webb

Journal article  |  2017  |  JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics

Cart before the horse: use of Aspergillus PCR to increase the diagnostic yield from BAL in hematological patients at risk of invasive aspergillosis

Olivia Catherine Smibert, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Incidence, etiology and timing of infections following azacitidine therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes

Jason A Trubiano, Michael Dickinson, Karin A Thursky, Timothy Spelman, John F Seymour, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

introductions

Monica A Slavin, William Irving

Book Chapter  |  2016  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Risk factors and prophylaxis against invasive fungal disease for haematology and stem cell transplant recipients: an evolving field

Abby P Douglas, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Safety, clinical effectiveness and trough plasma concentrations of intravenous posaconazole in patients with haematological malignancies and/or undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: off-trial experience

Wirawan Jeong, Peter Haywood, Naranie Shanmuganathan, Julian Lindsay, Karen Urbancic, Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Sharon CA Chen, Ashish Bajel, David Ritchie, Andrew Grigg, John F Seymour, Anton Y Peleg, David CM Kong, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with cancer

Andrew IT Hebbard, Monica A Slavin, Caroline Reed, Benjamin W Teh, Karin A Thursky, Jason A Trubiano, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2016  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Infection risk with immunomodulatory and proteasome inhibitor-based therapies across treatment phases for multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  European Journal of Cancer

Antifungal susceptibilities of non-Aspergillus filamentous fungi causing invasive infection in Australia: support for current antifungal guideline recommendations

Catriona L Halliday, Sharon C-A Chen, Sarah E Kidd, Sebastian van Hal, Belinda Chapman, Christopher H Heath, Andie Lee, Karina J Kennedy, Kathryn Daveson, Tania C Sorrell, C Orla Morrissey, Deborah J Marriott, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Invasive fungal infections in ALL: a new "growth' area

Abby P Douglas, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Mucormycosis in Australia: contemporary epidemiology and outcomes

KJ Kennedy, K Daveson, MA Slavin, SJ van Hal, TC Sorrell, A Lee, DJ Marriott, B Chapman, CL Halliday, K Hajkowicz, E Athan, N Bak, E Cheong, CH Heath, CO Morrissey, S Kidd, R Beresford, C Blyth, TM Korman, JO Robinson, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Emerging infections caused by non-Aspergillus filamentous fungi

AP Douglas, SC-A Chen, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Antimicrobial allergy 'labels' drive inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing: lessons for stewardship

JA Trubiano, C Chen, AC Cheng, ML Grayson, MA Slavin, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship by Antibiotic Allergy Delabeling: Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Throughout the Emerging Infections Network

Jason A Trubiano, Susan E Beekmann, Leon J Worth, Philip M Polgreen, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin, M Lindsay Grayson, Elizabeth J Phillips

Journal article  |  2016  |  Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Oral pristinamycin for the treatment of resistant Gram-positive infections in patients with cancer: Evaluation of clinical outcomes

JC Teng, SM Lingaratnam, JA Trubiano, KA Thursky, MA Slavin, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Aseptic technique for accessing central venous catheters: applying a standardised tool to audit 'scrub the hub' practices

Andra P Desra, Jennifer Breen, Susan Harper, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Journal of Vascular Access

Sepsis following cancer surgery: the need for early recognition and standardised clinical care

A Hiong, KA Thursky, BW Teh, GM Haeusler, MA Slavin, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2016  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Isavuconazole: a role for the newest broad-spectrum triazole

Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Lancet

Primary antifungal prophylaxis in adult patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: a multicentre audit

Tan N Doan, Carl MJ Kirkpatrick, Patricia Walker, Monica A Slavin, Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, C Orla Morrissey, Karen F Urbancic, Andrew Grigg, Andrew Spencer, Jeffrey Szer, John F Seymour, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Yeast Infections After Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Jason A Trubiano, Sharon C-A Chen, Monica A Slavin

Book Chapter  |  2016

Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster virus infections in patients with myeloma in the era of novel therapies

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Improving the outcome of bloodstream infection in patients with hematological malignancies: looking beyond antibiotics

Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2015  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Candida glabrata fungaemia at an Australian cancer centre: epidemiology, risk factors and therapy

Jason A Trubiano, Vivian KY Leung, Leon J Worth, Benjamin W Teh, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in lymphoproliferative disorders

Jasmine C Teng, Monica A Slavin, Benjamin W Teh, Senthil M Lingaratnam, Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Leon J Worth, John F Seymour, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2015  |  Haematologica

Aspergillus Polymerase Chain Reaction: Systematic Review of Evidence for Clinical Use in Comparison With Antigen Testing

P Lewis White, John R Wingard, Stephane Bretagne, Juergen Loeffler, Thomas F Patterson, Monica A Slavin, Rosemary A Barnes, Peter G Pappas, J Peter Donnelly

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

Risks, severity and timing of infections in patients with multiple myeloma: a longitudinal cohort study in the era of immunomodulatory drug therapy

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Leon J Worth, Tim Spelman, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  British Journal of Haematology

An Approach to a Pulmonary Infiltrate in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Jason A Trubiano, Sharon Chen, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Current Fungal Infection Reports

Risks and burden of viral respiratory tract infections in patients with multiple myeloma in the era of immunomodulatory drugs and bortezomib: experience at an Australian Cancer Hospital

Benjamin W Teh, Leon J Worth, Simon J Harrison, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

The impact of antimicrobial allergy labels on antimicrobial usage in cancer patients

Jason A Trubiano, Vivian K Leung, Man Y Chu, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2015  |  Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

Economic Comparison of an Empirical Versus Diagnostic-Driven Strategy for Treating Invasive Fungal Disease in Immunocompromised Patients

Rosemary Barnes, Stephanie Earnshaw, Raoul Herbrecht, Orla Morrissey, Monica Slavin, Eric Bow, Cheryl McDade, Claudie Charbonneau, David Weinstein, Michal Kantecki, Haran Schlamm, Johan Maertens

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Therapeutics

Multi-triazole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus infections in Australia

Sarah E Kidd, Emma Goeman, Jacques F Meis, Monica A Slavin, Paul E Verweij

Journal article  |  2015  |  Mycoses

Invasive infections due to filamentous fungi other than Aspergillus: epidemiology and determinants of mortality

M Slavin, S van Hal, TC Sorrell, A Lee, DJ Marriott, K Daveson, K Kennedy, K Hajkowicz, C Halliday, E Athan, N Bak, E Cheong, CH Heath, C Orla Morrissey, S Kidd, R Beresford, C Blyth, TM Korman, J Owen Robinson, W Meyer, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Clinical and Translational Mycology on the southern shores: perspective from the Australia and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group

Monica A Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Microbiology Australia

Putting CYP2C19 genotyping to the test: utility of pharmacogenomic evaluation in a voriconazole-treated haematology cohort

JA Trubiano, A Crowe, LJ Worth, KA Thursky, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials of primary oral antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant recipients

Eric J Bow, David J Vanness, Monica Slavin, Catherine Cordonnier, Oliver A Cornely, David I Marks, Antonio Pagliuca, Carlos Solano, Lael Cragin, Alissa J Shaul, Sonja Sorensen, Richard Chambers, Michal Kantecki, David Weinstein, Haran Schlamm

Journal article  |  2015  |  BMC Infectious Diseases

Application of the 2008 Definitions for Invasive Fungal Diseases to the Trial Comparing Voriconazole Versus Amphotericin B for Therapy of Invasive Aspergillosis: A Collaborative Study of the Mycoses Study Group (MSG 05) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Infectious Diseases Group

Raoul Herbrecht, Thomas F Patterson, Monica A Slavin, Oscar Marchetti, Johan Maertens, Elizabeth M Johnson, Haran T Schlamm, J Peter Donnelly, Peter G Pappas

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

Automatic detection of patients with invasive fungal disease from free-text computed tomography (CT) scans

David Martinez, Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Hanna Suominen, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, Lawrence Cavedon

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Biomedical Informatics

The prevention and management of infections due to multidrug resistant organisms in haematology patients

Jason A Trubiano, Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

A different kind of "allogeneic transplant": successful fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent and refractory Clostridium difficile infection in a patient with relapsed aggressive B-cell lymphoma

Jason A Trubiano, Anupkumar George, Jennifer Barnett, Mahendra Siwan, Alexander Heriot, H Miles Prince, Monica A Slavin, Benjamin W Teh

Journal article  |  2015  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan alone or in combination with PCR for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in adult hematology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Siow Chin Heng, Orla Morrissey, Sharon C-A Chen, Karin Thursky, Renee L Manser, Roger L Nation, David C-M Kong, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Combination Antifungal Therapy for Invasive Aspergillosis A Randomized Trial

Kieren A Marr, Haran T Schlamm, Raoul Herbrecht, Scott T Rottinghaus, Eric J Bow, Oliver A Cornely, Werner J Heinz, Shyla Jagannatha, Liang Piu Koh, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis, Dong-Gun Lee, Marcio Nucci, Peter G Pappas, Monica A Slavin, Flavio Queiroz-Telles, Dominik Selleslag, Thomas J Walsh, John R Wingard, Johan A Maertens

Journal article  |  2015  |  Annals of Internal Medicine

Prevention of viral infections in patients with multiple myeloma: the role of antiviral prophylaxis and immunization

Benjamin W Teh, Monica A Slavin, Simon J Harrison, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2015  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia associated with gemcitabine chemotherapy: experience at an Australian center and recommendations for targeted prophylaxis

Senthil M Lingaratnam, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, Benjamin W Teh, Gabrielle M Haeusler, John F Seymour, Danny Rischin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2015  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Invasive fungal infections in patients with multiple myeloma: a multi-center study in the era of novel myeloma therapies

Benjamin W Teh, Jasmine C Teng, Karin Urbancic, Andrew Grigg, Simon J Harrison, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2015  |  Haematologica

Consensus guidelines for implementation of quality processes to prevent invasive fungal disease and enhanced surveillance measures during hospital building works, 2014

CC Chang, M Ananda-Rajah, A Belcastro, B McMullan, A Reid, K Dempsey, E Athan, AC Cheng, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Survey of antifungal prophylaxis and fungal diagnostic tests employed in malignant haematology and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in Australia and New Zealand

SJ van Hal, NM Gilroy, CO Morrissey, LJ Worth, J Szer, CS Tam, SC Chen, KA Thursky, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Consensus guidelines for the use of empiric and diagnostic-driven antifungal treatment strategies in haematological malignancy, 2014

CO Morrissey, NM Gilroy, N Macesic, P Walker, M Ananda-Rajah, M May, CH Heath, A Grigg, PG Bardy, J Kwan, SW Kirsa, M Slavin, T Gottlieb, S Chen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Consensus guidelines for the treatment of yeast infections in the haematology, oncology and intensive care setting, 2014

SC Chen, TC Sorrell, CC Chang, EK Paige, PA Bryant, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Introduction to the updated Australian and New Zealand consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the haematology/oncology setting, 2014

MA Slavin, KA Thursky, LJ Worth, CC Chang, CO Morrissey, CC Blyth, SC Chen, J Szer

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Consensus guidelines for antifungal prophylaxis in haematological malignancy and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation, 2014

S Fleming, CK Yannakou, GM Haeusler, J Clark, A Grigg, CH Heath, A Bajel, SJ van Hal, SC Chen, ST Milliken, CO Morrissey, CS Tam, J Szer, R Weinkove, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Lessons from practice Lung transplant recipients receiving voriconazole and skin squamous cell carcinoma risk in Australia

Chin Fen Neoh, Gregory I Snell, Bronwyn Levvey, Tom Kotsimbos, Orla Morrissey, Monica A Slavin, Kay Stewart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Facilitating Surveillance of Pulmonary Invasive Mold Diseases in Patients with Haematological Malignancies by Screening Computed Tomography Reports Using Natural Language Processing

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, David Martinez, Monica A Slavin, Lawrence Cavedon, Michael Dooley, Allen Cheng, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS ONE

Infective complications following tumour endoprosthesis surgery for bone and soft tissue tumours

T Peel, D May, K Buising, K Thursky, M Slavin, P Choong

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Journal of Surgical Oncology (EJSO)

Ethanol versus heparin locks for the prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a randomized trial in adult haematology patients with Hickman devices

LJ Worth, MA Slavin, S Heath, J Szer, AP Grigg

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Disseminated Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 'extensive metaboliser': navigating the minefield of drug interactions and pharmacogenomics

JA Trubiano, E Paratz, M Wolf, BW Teh, M Todaro, KA Thursky, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Mycoses

Support for the EUCAST and revised CLSI fluconazole clinical breakpoints by Sensititre((R)) YeastOne((R)) for Candida albicans: a prospective observational cohort study

SJ van Hal, SC-A Chen, TC Sorrell, DH Ellis, M Slavin, DM Marriott

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Clinical utility of Aspergillus galactomannan and PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies

Siow-Chin Heng, Sharon C-A Chen, C Orla Morrissey, Karin Thursky, Renee L Manser, Harini D De Silva, Catriona L Halliday, John F Seymour, Roger L Nation, David CM Kong, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

An Unusual Pain in the Neck

JA Trubiano, MA Slavin, BW Teh, C Reed, LJ Worth, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2014  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

Protothecosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: case report and review of previous cases

N Macesic, S Fleming, S Kidd, V Madigan, R Chean, D Ritchie, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii in patients with malignancy: Clinical significance of quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Benjamin W Teh, Francesca A Azzato, Senthil M Lingaratnam, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Mycology

More than a feeling: new approach required for assessing immunosuppression

Benjamin W Teh, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Hampered by historical paradigms - echinocandins and the treatment of Candida endocarditis

BJ Gardiner, MA Slavin, TM Korman, RL Stuart

Journal article  |  2014  |  Mycoses

Echinocandins in the treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis: clinical and economic perspectives

Chin Fen Neoh, Monica Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen, Kay Stewart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Changing treatment paradigms for patients with plasma cell myeloma: Impact upon immune determinants of infection

Benjamin W Teh, Simon J Harrison, Marc Pellegrini, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2014  |  Blood Reviews

Are they protected? Immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare workers at an Australian hospital

Vivian Leung, Susan Harper, Monica Slavin, Karin Thursky, Leon Worth

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Economic evaluation of micafungin vs. Liposomal Amphotericin B (LAmB) for the treatment of candidaemia and Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Chin Fen Neoh, Danny Liew, Monica A Slavin, Debbie Marriott, Sharon C-A Chen, Orla Morrissey, Kay Stewart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Mycoses

Relationship between trough plasma and epithelial lining fluid concentrations of voriconazole in lung transplant recipients.

Siow-Chin Heng, Gregory I Snell, Bronwyn Levvey, Dominic Keating, Glen P Westall, Trevor J Williams, Helen Whitford, Roger L Nation, Monica A Slavin, Orla Morrissey, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Trough (predose) voriconazole concentrations in plasma and pulmonary epithelial lining fluid (ELF) of lung transplant recipients r..

Feasibility of early discharge strategies for neutropenic fever: outcomes of a Victorian organisational readiness assessment and pilot

S Lingaratnam, A Mellerick, LJ Worth, M Green, S Guy, S Kirsa, M Slavin, W Renwick, R Filshie, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2013  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Antifungal Therapy and Management of Complications of Cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii

Sharon C-A Chen, Tony M Korman, Monica A Slavin, Deborah Marriott, Karen Byth, Narin Bak, Bart J Currie, Krispin Hajkowicz, Christopher H Heath, Sarah Kidd, William JH McBride, Wieland Meyer, Ronan Murray, E Geoffrey Playford, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2013  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

A messenger at the door: cytomegalovirus retinitis in myeloma patients with progressive disease

BW Teh, AS Khot, SJ Harrison, HM Prince, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Preemptive treatment with voriconazole in lung transplant recipients

CF Neoh, GI Snell, B Levvey, T Kotsimbos, CO Morrissey, MA Slavin, K Stewart, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia post-fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab: implications for prophylaxis

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Monica A Slavin, John F Seymour, Senthil Lingaratnam, Benjamin W Teh, Constantine S Tam, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2013  |  European Journal of Haematology

Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of fluconazole, posaconazole and voriconazole for antifungal prophylaxis in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia undergoing first consolidation chemotherapy

Siow-Chin Heng, Monica A Slavin, Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Sue Kirsa, John F Seymour, Andrew Grigg, Karin Thursky, Ashish Bajel, Roger L Nation, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Economic evaluation of micafungin versus caspofungin for the treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis

CF Neoh, D Liew, MA Slavin, D Marriott, SC-A Chen, O Morrissey, K Stewart, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Galactomannan and PCR versus culture and histology for directing use of antifungal treatment for invasive aspergillosis in high-risk haematology patients: a randomised controlled trial

C Orla Morrissey, Sharon C-A Chen, Tania C Sorrell, Samuel Milliken, Peter G Bardy, Kenneth F Bradstock, Jeffrey Szer, Catriona L Halliday, Nicole M Gilroy, John Moore, Anthony P Schwarer, Stephen Guy, Ashish Bajel, Adrian R Tramontana, Timothy Spelman, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2013  |  The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Pharmacoeconomics of empirical antifungal use in febrile neutropenic hematological malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

Stuart J Turner, Sharon CA Chen, Monica A Slavin, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis: worth the cost?

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Outpatient Therapy for Fever and Neutropenia Is Safe but Implementation Is the Key

Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Clinical Oncology

Determining research priorities for clinician-initiated trials in infectious diseases

David L Paterson

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Cryptococcosis, lymphoproliferative disorders and modern day chemotherapy regimens

Monica A Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen

Journal article  |  2013  |  Leukemia and Lymphoma

Hepatitis B serological changes following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

BW Teh, MA Slavin, J Szer, JJ Sasadeusz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Disseminated toxoplasmosis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a seronegative recipient

M Osthoff, E Chew, A Bajel, G Kelsey, Y Panek-Hudson, K Mason, J Szer, D Ritchie, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Quantification of voriconazole in human bronchoalveolar lavage fluid using high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection

SC Heng, RL Nation, B Levvey, GI Snell, MA Slavin, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Sciences and Applications

Invasive fungal infections: A continuing challenge report from the 17th international symposium on infections in the Immunocompromised Host, Genoa, Italy, 24-27 July 2012

MA Slavin, LMN Grist

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Current Fungal Infection Reports

Making sense of posaconazole therapeutic drug monitoring: a practical approach

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Andrew Grigg, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Influenza vaccination uptake in an Australian hospital: time to make it mandatory for health care workers?

Vivian KY Leung, Susan E Harper, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Impact of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography on diagnosis and antimicrobial utilization in patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia

Kwee Choy Koh, Monica A Slavin, Karin A Thursky, Eddie Lau, Rodney J Hicks, Elizabeth Drummond, Peng Shyan Wong, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2012  |  Leukemia and Lymphoma

Clinical Manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii Infection: Determinants of Neurological Sequelae and Death

Sharon C-A Chen, Monica A Slavin, Christopher H Heath, E Geoffrey Playford, Karen Byth, Deborah Marriott, Sarah E Kidd, Narin Bak, Bart Currie, Krispin Hajkowicz, Tony M Korman, William JH McBride, Wieland Meyer, Ronan Murray, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2012  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

Hospital costs, length of stay and mortality attributable to invasive scedosporiosis in haematology patients

Siow-Chin Heng, Monica A Slavin, Sharon C-A Chen, Christopher H Heath, Nguyen Quoc, Baki Billah, Roger L Nation, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Staphylococcus aureus meningitis: barriers to treatment

Benjamin W Teh, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Leukemia and Lymphoma

Use of FDG PET/CT for investigation of febrile neutropenia: evaluation in high-risk cancer patients

Stephen D Guy, Adrian R Tramontana, Leon J Worth, Eddie Lau, Rodney J Hicks, John F Seymour, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Public disclosure of health care-associated infections in Australia: quality improvement or parody?

Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Clinical and Economic Burden of Emergency Department Presentations for Neutropenia Following Outpatient Chemotherapy for Cancer in Victoria, Australia

Patricia M Livingston, Melinda Craike, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  The Oncologist

Complications of sepsis: the role of risk prediction rules, biomarkers and host genetics.

Gabrielle M Haeusler, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

The subtitle of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Annual Scientific Meeting was 'Sailing into the Future', and spea..

Pharmacological and host considerations surrounding dose selection and duration of therapy with echinocandins

C Fen Neoh, DCM Kong, MA Slavin, SCA Chen

Journal article  |  2012  |  Current Fungal Infection Reports

Comparative clinical effectiveness of prophylactic voriconazole/posaconazole to fluconazole/itraconazole in patients with acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy over a 12-year period

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Andrew Grigg, Maria T Downey, Ashish Bajel, Tim Spelman, Allen Cheng, Karin T Thursky, Janette Vincent, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2012  |  Haematologica

Clinically important detection of infection as an incidental' finding during cancer staging using FDG-PET/CT

PS Wong, WFE Lau, LJ Worth, KA Thursky, E Drummond, MA Slavin, RJ Hicks

Journal article  |  2012  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The case for antifungal stewardship

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Monica A Slavin, Karin T Thursky

Journal article  |  2012  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Opportunistic fungal infections in the Asia-Pacific region

Monica A Slavin, Arunaloke Chakrabarti

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Mycology

Pneumonia and Lung Infections due to Emerging and Unusual Fungal Pathogens

Sharon C-A Chen, Christopher C Blyth, Tania C Sorrell, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Legionella pneumophila lung abscess associated with immune suppression

SD Guy, LJ Worth, KA Thursky, PA Francis, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Cost-effectiveness analysis of anidulafungin versus fluconazole for the treatment of invasive candidiasis

Chin Fen Neoh, Danny Liew, Monica Slavin, Debbie Marriott, Sharon C-A Chen, Orla Morrissey, Kay Stewart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Antifungal prophylaxis during treatment for haematological malignancies: are we there yet?

Thomas R Rogers, Monica A Slavin, J Peter Donnelly

Journal article  |  2011  |  British Journal of Haematology

Anaerobes: not to be forgotten in neutropenic fever

Iain J Abbott, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Leukemia and Lymphoma

Endemic fungal infections in the Asia-Pacific region

A Chakrabarti, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Mycology

Attributable Hospital Cost and Antifungal Treatment of Invasive Fungal Diseases in High-Risk Hematology Patients: an Economic Modeling Approach

Michelle R Ananda-Rajah, Allen Cheng, C Orla Morrissey, Tim Spelman, Michael Dooley, A Munro Neville, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: emerging disease patterns and challenges for treatment

Iain J Abbott, Monica A Slavin, John D Turnidge, Karin A Thursky, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2011  |  Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy

Antifungal Prophylaxis in Lung Transplantation-A World-wide Survey

CF Neoh, GI Snell, T Kotsimbos, B Levvey, CO Morrissey, MA Slavin, K Stewart, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2011  |  American Journal of Transplantation

Design issues in a randomized controlled trial of a pre-emptive versus empiric antifungal strategy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies

C Orla Morrissey, Sharon C-A Chen, Tania C Sorrell, Kenneth F Bradstock, Jeffrey Szer, Catriona L Halliday, Nicole M Gilroy, Anthony P Schwarer, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Fluoroquinolone prophylaxis: a word of caution

Senthil Lingaratnam, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Leukemia and Lymphoma

Echinocandin Antifungal Drugs in Fungal Infections A Comparison

Sharon C-A Chen, Monica A Slavin, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2011  |  Drugs

An Australian survey of clinical practices in management of neutropenic fever in adult cancer patients 2009

S Lingaratnam, MA Slavin, L Mileshkin, B Solomon, K Burbury, JF Seymour, R Sharma, B Koczwara, SW Kirsa, ID Davis, M Prince, J Szer, C Underhill, O Morrissey, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

A cost analysis of febrile neutropenia management in Australia: ambulatory v. in-hospital treatment

Senthil Lingaratnam, Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin, Craig A Bennett, Suzanne W Kirsa, John F Seymour, Andrew Dalton, Bogda Koczwara, H Miles Prince, Mary O'Reilly, Linda Mileshkin, Jeff Szer, Karin A Thursky

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian Health Review

Use of empiric antimicrobial therapy in neutropenic fever

CS Tam, M O'Reilly, D Andresen, S Lingaratnam, A Kelly, K Burbury, J Turnidge, MA Slavin, LJ Worth, L Dawson, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Editor's Introduction

J Taylor, N Thieberger

Book Chapter  |  2011

Use of antibacterial prophylaxis for patients with neutropenia

MA Slavin, S Lingaratnam, L Mileshkin, DL Booth, MJ Cain, DS Ritchie, A Wei, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The disease and economic burden of neutropenic fever in adult patients in Australian cancer treatment centres 2008: analysis of the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset

S Lingaratnam, KA Thursky, MA Slavin, SW Kirsa, CA Bennett, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Introduction to the Australian consensus guidelines for the management of neutropenic fever in adult cancer patients, 2010/2011

S Lingaratnam, MA Slavin, B Koczwara, JF Seymour, J Szer, C Underhill, M Prince, L Mileshkin, M O'Reilly, SW Kirsa, CA Bennett, ID Davis, O Morrissey, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2011  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Pharmacoeconomics of voriconazole in the management of invasive fungal infections

Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Siow Chin Heng, Chin Fen Neoh, Monica Slavin, Kay Stewart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2010  |  Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

Antimicrobial agents Editorial Comment

Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2010  |  Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Toxoplasmosis and allogeneic stem cell transplantation: can we do better?

Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2010  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Oseltamivir Resistance in Adult Oncology and Hematology Patients Infected with Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Australia

Adrian R Tramontana, Biju George, Aeron C Hurt, Joseph S Doyle, Katherine Langan, Alistair B Reid, Janet M Harper, Karin Thursky, Leon J Worth, Dominic E Dwyer, C Orla Morrissey, Paul DR Johnson, Kirsty L Buising, Simon James Harrison, John F Seymour, Patricia E Ferguson, Bin Wang, Justin T Denholm, Allen C Cheng, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2010  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of voriconazole versus posaconazole for antifungal prophylaxis in acute myeloid leukaemia

Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Monica Slavin, Danny Liew, Karin Thursky, Maria Downey, Andrew Grigg, Ashish Bajel, Kay Stewart, David CM Kong

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Candidaemia in adult cancer patients: risks for fluconazole-resistant isolates and death

Monica A Slavin, Tania C Sorrell, Deborah Marriott, Karin A Thursky, Quoc Nguyen, David H Ellis, C Orla Morrissey, Sharon C-A Chen

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Hospitalised adult patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Melbourne, Australia

Justin T Denholm, Claire L Gordon, Paul D Johnson, Saliya S Hewagama, Rhonda L Stuart, Craig Aboltins, Cameron Jeremiah, James Knox, Garry P Lane, Adrian R Tramontana, Monica A Slavin, Thomas R Schulz, Michael Richards, Chris J Birch, Allen C Cheng

Journal article  |  2010  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Molecular Epidemiology of Invasive Aspergillosis: Lessons Learned from an Outbreak Investigation in an Australian Hematology Unit

Sarah E Kidd, Li Min Ling, Wieland Meyer, C Orla Morrissey, Sharon CA Chen, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster in immunocompromised patients (excluding haematological malignancies)

CC Chang, AC Cheng, RJ Maude, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Risk-based antifungal prophylaxis in hematologic malignancy and stem cell transplantation.

Joshua Wolf, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Current Infectious Disease Reports

Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematologic malignancy, prolonge..

Utility of a proposed CSP typing nomenclature for Australian Aspergillus fumigatus isolates: Identification of additional CSP types and suggested modifications

Sarah E Kidd, Nik AA Nik Zulkepeli, Monica A Slavin, C Orla Morrissey

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Microbiological Methods

Infective and thrombotic complications of central venous catheters in patients with hematological malignancy: prospective evaluation of nontunneled devices

Leon J Worth, John F Seymour, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Supportive Care in Cancer

Candidaemia with uncommon Candida species: predisposing factors, outcome, antifungal susceptibility, and implications for management

SCA Chen, D Marriott, EG Playford, Q Nguyen, D Ellis, W Meyer, TC Sorrell, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Population-based surveillance for scedosporiosis in Australia: epidemiology, disease manifestations and emergence of Scedosporium aurantiacum infection

CH Heath, MA Slavin, TC Sorrell, R Handke, A Harun, M Phillips, Q Nguyen, L Delhaes, D Ellis, W Meyer, SCA Chen

Journal article  |  2009  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Not Just Little Adults: Candidemia Epidemiology, Molecular Characterization, and Antifungal Susceptibility in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Christopher C Blyth, Sharon CA Chen, Monica A Slavin, Carol Serena, Quoc Nguyen, Deborah Marriott, David Ellis, Wieland Meyer, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2009  |  PEDIATRICS

Bloodstream infections in haematology: Risks and new challenges for prevention

Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Blood Reviews

Surgical Management of Invasive Pulmonary Fungal Infection in Hematology Patients

Sanjay Theodore, Matthew Liava'a, Phillip Antippa, Rochelle Wynne, Andrew Grigg, Monica Slavin, James Tatoulis, Douglas E Wood

Journal article  |  2009  |  Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Candidemia following solid organ transplantation in the era of antifungal prophylaxis: the Australian experience

SJ van Hal, DJE Marriott, SCA Chen, Q Nguyen, TC Sorrell, DH Ellis, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Thrombolytic therapy for management of complicated catheter-related Candida albicans thrombophlebitis

AA Block, KA Thursky, LJ Worth, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2009  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Determinants of mortality in non-neutropenic ICU patients with candidaemia

Deborah JE Marriott, E Geoffrey Playford, Sharon Chen, Monica Slavin, Quoc Nguyen, David Ellis, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2009  |  Critical Care

Understanding the Similarities and Differences of Existing and Emerging Echinocandins

MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Surveillance of Central Venous Catheter-Associated Bloodstream Infection in a Scottish Hematology Unit Reply

Leon J Worth, James Black, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Breakthrough disseminated Scedosporium prolificans infection in a patient with relapsed leukaemia on prolonged voriconazole followed by posaconazole prophylaxis

MR Ananda-Rajah, A Grigg, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Mycopathologia

Candidemia in nonneutropenic critically ill patients: Risk factors for non-albicans Candida spp.

E Geoffrey Playford, Deborah Marriott, Quoc Nguyen, Sharon Chen, David Ellis, Monica Slavin, Tania C Sorrell

Journal article  |  2008  |  Critical Care Medicine

Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to persistent or recurrent fevers of unknown origin in adult stem cell transplantation and haematological malignancy

CO Morrissey, PG Bardy, MA Slavin, MR Ananda-Rajah, SC Chen, SW Kirsa, DS Ritchie, A Upton

Journal article  |  2008  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Optimizing antifungal drug dosing and monitoring to avoid toxicity and improve outcomes in patients with haematological disorders

LJ Worth, CC Blyth, DL Booth, DCM Kong, D Marriott, M Cassumbhoy, J Ray, MA Slavin, JR Wilkes

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Preventing invasive fungal infection during hospital building works

CC Chang, E Athan, CO Morrissey, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to persistent or recurrent fevers of unknown origin in adult stem cell transplantation and haematological malignancy

CO Morrissey, PG Bardy, MA Slavin, MR Ananda-Rajah, SC Chen, SW Kirsa, DS Ritchie, A Upton

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Optimizing antifungal drug dosing and monitoring to avoid toxicity and improve outcomes in patients with haematological disorders

LJ Worth, CC Blyth, DL Booth, DCM Kong, D Marriott, M Cassumbhoy, J Ray, MA Slavin, JR Wilkes

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Preventing invasive fungal infection during hospital building works

CC Chang, E Athan, CO Morrissey, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Introduction to the updated Australian and New Zealand consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the haematology/oncology setting, 2008.

MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The process for development of these consensus Australasian antifungal guidelines for use in adult patients with haematological ma..

Introduction to the updated Australian and New Zealand consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the haematology/oncology setting, 2008

MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Introduction to the updated Australian and New Zealand consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the haematology/oncology setting, 2008

MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Antifungal prophylaxis in adult stem cell transplantation and haematological malignancy

MA Slavin, CH Heath, KA Thursky, CO Morrissey, J Szer, LM Ling, ST Milliken, AP Grigg

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Antifungal prophylaxis in adult stem cell transplantation and haematological malignancy

MA Slavin, CH Heath, KA Thursky, CO Morrissey, J Szer, LM Ling, ST Milliken, AP Grigg

Journal article  |  2008  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Surveillance for catheter-associated bloodstream infection in hematology units: Quantifying the characteristics of a practical case definition

Leon J Worth, James Black, John F Seymour, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Caspofungin as salvage monotherapy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies or following allogeneic stem cell transplantation: Efficacy and concomitant cyclosporin A (Mycoses (2007) 50, SUPPL. 1, (24-37))

CO Morrissey, MA Slavin, MA O'Reilly, JR Daffy, JF Seymour, AP Schwarer, J Szer

Journal article  |  2008  |  Mycoses

Molecular typing of Australian Scedosporium isolates showing genetic variability and numerous S-aurantialcum

Laurence Delhaes, Azian Harun, Sharon CA Chen, Quoc Nguyen, Monica Slavin, Christopher H Heath, Krystyna Maszewska, Catriona Halliday, Vincent Robert, Tania C Sorrell, Wieland Meyer

Journal article  |  2008  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Virulence determinants in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium vanB: clonal distribution, prevalence and significance of esp and hyl in Australian patients with haematological disorders

LJ Worth, MA Slavin, V Vankerckhoven, H Goossens, EA Grabsch, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Minimizing the risk of recurrent or progressive invasive mold infections during stem cell transplantation or further intensive chemotherapy

A Grigg, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2008  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Breakthrough Scedosporium prolificans infection while receiving voriconazole prophylaxis in an allogeneic stem cell transplant recipient.

SYC Tong, AY Peleg, J Yoong, R Handke, J Szer, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2007  |  Transplant Infectious Disease

Breakthrough invasive fungal infections among patients with hematologic malignancies receiving voriconazole are being reported wit..

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in patients with cancer, the role of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography for diagnosis and monitoring treatment response

Ann Hofmeyr, WF Eddie Lau, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2007  |  Tuberculosis

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infection in patients with hematologic malignancy: patients with acute myeloid leukemia are at high-risk

Leon J Worth, Karin A Thursky, John F Seymour, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2007  |  European Journal of Haematology

Infection with Scedosporium apiospermum and S-prolificans, Australia

Louise Cooley, Denis Spelman, Karin Thursky, Monica Slavin

Journal article  |  2007  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

A randomized comparison of empiric or pre-emptive antibiotic therapy after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

MA Slavin, AP Grigg, AP Schwarer, J Szer, A Spencer, A Sainani, KA Thursky, AW Roberts

Journal article  |  2007  |  Bone Marrow Transplantation

Catheter-related bloodstream infections in hematology - Time for standardized surveillance?

Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin, Graham V Brown, James Black

Journal article  |  2007  |  Cancer

Bloodstream infections in a secondary and tertiary care hospital setting

LJ Worth, MA Slavin, J Black

Journal article  |  2007  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Catheter-related bloodstream infections in hematology

Leon J Worth, Monica A Slavin, Graham V Brown, James Black

Journal article  |  2007  |  Cancer

Caspofungin as salvage monotherapy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies or following allogeneic stem cell transplantation: efficacy and concomitant cyclosporin A

CO Morrissey, MA Slavin, MA O'Reilly, JR Daffy, JF Seymour, AP Schwarer, J Szer

Journal article  |  2007  |  Mycoses

Active surveillance for candidemia, Australia

Sharon Chen, Monica Slavin, Quoc Nguyen, Deborah Marriott, E Geoffrey Playford, David Ellis, Tania Sorrell

Journal article  |  2006  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Antifungal strategies for managing invasive aspergillosis: The prospects for a pre-emptive treatment strategy

C Orla Morrissey, Monica A Slavin

Conference Proceedings  |  2006  |  Medical Mycology

Emerging opportunistic yeast infections in haematology patients

Ann Hofmeyr, Monica A Slavin

Journal article  |  2006  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Miliary tuberculosis in a Caucasian male transplant recipient and the role of intravenous immunoglobulin as an immunosuppressive sparing agent

M Lian, W Chan, M Slavin, S Cohney

Journal article  |  2006  |  Nephrology

Spectrum of infection, risk and recommendations for prophylaxis and screening among patients with lymphoproliferative disorders treated with alemtuzumab

KA Thursky, LJ Worth, JF Seymour, HM Prince, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2006  |  British Journal of Haematology

Cytomegalovirus DNAemia and disease: incidence, natural history and management in settings other than allogeneic stem cell transplantation

AP Ng, L Worth, L Chen, JF Seymour, HM Prince, M Slavin, K Thursky

Journal article  |  2005  |  Haematologica

An analysis of the utilisation of chemoprophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with malignancy receiving corticosteroid therapy at a cancer hospital

LJ Worth, MJ Dooley, JF Seymour, L Mileshkin, MA Slavin, KA Thursky

Journal article  |  2005  |  British Journal of Cancer

Incidence, natural history and management of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNAemia and disease in patients with haematological malignancies in the non-allogeneic transplantation setting.

JF Seymour, A Ng, L Worth, M Slavin, HM Prince, K Thursky

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  Blood

Guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the treatment of invasive Candida and mould infections (vol 34, pg 192, 2004)

MA Slavin, J Szer, AP Grigg, AW Roberts, JF Seymour, J Sasadeusz, K Thursky, SC Chen, CO Morrissey, CH Heath, HM Prince, T Sorrell

Journal article  |  2004  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

A pilot study of targeted itraconazole prophylaxis in patients with graft-versus-host disease at high risk of invasive mould infections following allogeneic stem cell transplantation

AP Grigg, M Brown, AW Roberts, J Szer, MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2004  |  Bone Marrow Transplantation

Antifungal guidelines - Reply

MA Slavin, J Szer, AP Grigg

Journal article  |  2004  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Risk factors for post-engraftment invasive aspergillosis in allogeneic stem cell transplantation

K Thursky, G Byrnes, A Grigg, J Szer, M Slavin

Journal article  |  2004  |  Bone Marrow Transplantation

Guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the treatment of invasive Candida and mould infections (vol 34, pg 192, 2004)

MA Slavin, J Szer, AP Grigg, AW Roberts, JF Seymour, J Sasadeusz, K Thursky, SC Chen, CO Morrissey, CH Heath, T Sorrell

Journal article  |  2004  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

Guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the treatment of invasive Candida and mould infections

MA Slavin, J Szer, AP Grigg, AW Roberts, JF Seymour, J Sasadeusz, K Thursky, SC Chen, CO Morrissey, CH Heath, T Sorrell

Journal article  |  2004  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Burden of hospitalization of patients with Candida and Aspergillus infections in Australia

M Slavin, J Fastenau, I Sukarom, P Mavros, S Crowley, WC Gerth

Journal article  |  2004  |  International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Fatal anerobic bacteremia after hematopoietic stem cell transplant

M Slavin, A Grigg, A Schwarer

Journal article  |  2004  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Esophageal perforation secondary to angio-invasive Candida glabrata following hemopoietic stem cell transplantation

HAM Tran, JM Vincent, MA Slavin, A Grigg

Journal article  |  2003  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Dosing schedule of oral valacyclovir for prevention of herpes simplex virus

M Moloney, HM Prince, JF Seymour, M Slavin, M Dooley

Journal article  |  2003  |  Bone Marrow Transplantation

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy complicating Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia

C Ng, MA Slavin, JF Seymour

Journal article  |  2003  |  Leukemia & Lymphoma

Successful control of disseminated Scedosporium prolificans infection with a combination of voriconazole and terbinafine

BP Howden, MA Slavin, AP Schwarer, AM Mijch

Journal article  |  2003  |  European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Legionella pneumophila mip gene sequencing to investigate a cluster of pneumonia cases

RM Ratcliff, MA Slavin, N Sangster, RM Doyle, JF Seymour, JA Lanser

Journal article  |  2003  |  Pathology

Severe respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia complicating fludarabine and cyclophosphamide treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

K Field, MA Slavin, JF Seymour

Journal article  |  2002  |  European Journal of Haematology

The epidemiology of candidaemia and mould infections in Australia

MA Slavin

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy