Timothy Spelman

Early surgical complications of total hip arthroplasty related to surgical approach

Wayne Hoskins, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) can be performed through a number of surgical approaches. The aim was to compare the inci..

Population growth, ageing and obesity do not sufficiently explain the increased utilization of total knee replacement in Australia

Jason Trieu, Michelle M Dowsey, Chris Schilling, Tim Spelman, Peter F Choong

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

BACKGROUND: The utilization of total knee replacement (TKR) has increased significantly. The objective of this study was to assess..

COVID-19 in people with multiple sclerosis: A global data sharing initiative

Liesbet M Peeters, Tina Parciak, Clare Walton, Lotte Geys, Yves Moreau, Edward De Brouwer, Daniele Raimondi, Ashkan Pirmani, Tomas Kalincik, Gilles Edan, Steve Simpson-Yap, Luc De Raedt, Yann Dauxais, Clement Gautrais, Paulo R Rodrigues, Landon McKenna, Nikola Lazovski, Jan Hillert, Lars Forsberg, Tim Spelman, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

BACKGROUND: We need high-quality data to assess the determinants for COVID-19 severity in people with MS (PwMS). Several studies h..

Multiple sclerosis risk variants regulate gene expression in innate and adaptive immune cells.

Melissa M Gresle, Margaret A Jordan, Jim Stankovich, Tim Spelman, Laura J Johnson, Louise Laverick, Alison Hamlett, Letitia D Smith, Vilija G Jokubaitis, Josephine Baker, Jodi Haartsen, Bruce Taylor, Jac Charlesworth, Melanie Bahlo, Terence P Speed, Matthew A Brown, Judith Field, Alan G Baxter, Helmut Butzkueven

Journal article  |  2020  |  Life Science Alliance

At least 200 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) risk. A key function that could me..

Real-world disability improvement in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with natalizumab in the Tysabri Observational Program

Heinz Wiendl, Tim Spelman, Helmut Butzkueven, Ludwig Kappos, Maria Trojan, Ray Su, Nolan Campbell, Pei-Ran Ho, Stephanie Licata

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Long-term safety and effectiveness of natalizumab treatment in clinical practice: 10 years of real-world data from the Tysabri Observational Program (TOP).

Helmut Butzkueven, Ludwig Kappos, Heinz Wiendl, Maria Trojano, Tim Spelman, Ih Chang, Rachna Kasliwal, Seema Jaitly, Nolan Campbell, Pei-Ran Ho, Stephanie Licata, undefined Tysabri Observational Program (TOP) Investigators

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

OBJECTIVE: The Tysabri Observational Programme (TOP), which began >10 years ago, is an open-label, multinational, prospective obse..

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Medial Stabilised Total Knee Prosthesis to a Cruciate Retaining and Posterior Stabilised Design - A Report of the Clinical and Functional Outcomes Following Total Knee Replacement

Michelle M Dowsey, Daniel Gould, Tim Spelman, Marcus G Pandy, Peter F Choong

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Arthroplasty

Background The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the performance of 3 total knee joint replacement (TKJR)..

Clinical outcomes in patients who discontinue natalizumab therapy after 2 years in the Tysabri(R) Observational Program (TOP)

Helmut Butzkueven, Maria Trojano, Ludwig Kappos, Tim Spelman, Heinz Wiendl, Karen Rosales, Ray Su, Stephanie Licata, Pei-Ran Ho, Nolan Campbell

Journal article  |  2020  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Adherence in chronic hepatitis B: associations between medication possession ratio and adverse viral outcomes

Nicole L Allard, Jennifer H MacLachlan, Anouk Dev, James Dwyer, Geeta Srivatsa, Timothy Spelman, Alexander J Thompson, Benjamin C Cowie

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMC Gastroenterology

BACKGROUND: Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is effective and can substantially reduce the risk of progressive live..

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..

The effects of sublingual nitroglycerin administration in coronary computed tomography angiography

Numan Kutaiba, Matthew Lukies, Michael Galea, Mark Begbie, Gerard Smith, Leighton Kearney, Tim Spelman, Ruth P Lim

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Imaging

PURPOSE: The purpose of our study was to compare coronary luminal diameters in patients undergoing coronary computed tomography an..

The role of Thallium-201 scintigraphy and Tc-99m pentavalent dimercaptosuccinic acid in diagnosis and grading of chondrosarcoma

Olivia Jo, Stephen Schlicht, John Slavin, Claudia Di Bella, Grant Pang, Gerard Powell, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Radiology

PURPOSE: Distinguishing between enchondromas and low-grade (grade 1) chondrosarcomas can be challenging. The aim of this study was..

Timing of high-efficacy therapy for multiple sclerosis: a retrospective observational cohort study

Anna He, Bernd Merkel, James William L Brown, Lana Zhovits Ryerson, Ilya Kister, Charles B Malpas, Sifat Sharmin, Dana Horakova, Eva Kubala Havrdova, Tim Spelman, Guillermo Izquierdo, Sara Eichau, Maria Trojano, Alessandra Lugaresi, Raymond Hupperts, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, Jan Lycke, Francois Grand'Maison, Alexandre Prat, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Lancet Neurology

BACKGROUND: High-efficacy therapies in multiple sclerosis are traditionally used after unsuccessful treatment with first-line dise..

Gaps in the HIV diagnosis and care cascade for migrants in Australia, 2013-2017: A cross-sectional study.

Tafireyi Marukutira, Richard T Gray, Caitlin Douglass, Carol El-Hayek, Clarissa Moreira, Jason Asselin, Basil Donovan, Tobias Vickers, Tim Spelman, Suzanne Crowe, Rebecca Guy, Mark Stoove, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2020  |  PLOS Medicine

BACKGROUND: Globally, few studies compare progress toward the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Fast-Track targets..

Trends in late and advanced HIV diagnoses among migrants in Australia; implications for progress on Fast-Track targets A retrospective observational study

Tafireyi Marukutira, Praveena Gunaratnam, Caitlin Douglass, Muhammad S Jamil, Skye McGregor, Rebecca Guy, Richard Thomas Gray, Tim Spelman, Danielle Horyniak, Nasra Higgins, Carolien Giele, Suzanne Mary Crowe, Mark Stoove, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2020  |  Medicine

Achieving the Joint United Nations Program on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS Fast-Track targets requires additional strat..

Patients With High-disease-activity Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in Real-world Clinical Practice: A Population-based Study in Sweden.

Tim Spelman, Jonatan Freilich, Bengt Anell, Schiffon L Wong, Jan Hillert

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Therapeutics

PURPOSE: This study aims to compare the disease progression and disease-modifying treatment-switching patterns between patients wi..

Accuracy of non-contrast quiescent-interval single-shot and quiescent-interval single-shot arterial spin-labelled magnetic resonance angiography in assessment of peripheral arterial disease in a diabetic population

Adrienne Lam, Yuliya Perchyonok, Dinesh Ranatunga, Matthew W Lukies, Danielle Richmond, Emma K Hornsey, Brenden McColl, Jason Heidrich, Pei-Heng Ko, Tim Spelman, Jason Chuen, Robert R Edelman, Ruth P Lim

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

INTRODUCTION: Diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are challenging to assess. Non-contrast magnetic resonance ..

The Surgeon's Role in the Opioid Crisis: A Narrative Review and Call to Action

Cade Shadbolt, J Haxby Abbott, Ximena Camacho, Philip Clarke, L Stefan Lohmander, Tim Spelman, Eric C Sun, Jonas B Thorlund, Yuting Zhang, Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Surgery

Over the past two decades, there has been a sharp rise in the use of prescription opioids. In several countries, most notably the ..

The prognostic significance of attenuated psychotic symptoms in help-seeking youth

H Hazan, T Spelman, GP Amminger, I Hickie, PD McGorry, LJ Phillips, R Purcell, SJ Wood, AR Yung, B Nelson

Journal article  |  2020  |  Schizophrenia Research

BACKGROUND: Recent findings suggest that attenuated psychotic symptoms (APS) might serve as a risk factor for general mental healt..

Transformation of Australian Community Pharmacies Into Good Clinical Practice Compliant Trial Pharmacies for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

Luxi Lal, Kathleen Ryan, Iris Yi Liu, Brian Price, Timmy Lockwood, Ivette Aguirre, Peter Slobodian, Ada Lam, Manoj Vassan, Kie Lim, John Silverii, Joseph Tesoriero, Johnny Phu, Wan Lim, Bharathy Naidoo, Nick Russell, Matthew Rundle, Rowan Sewell, Craig Cooper, Alexander Hardman, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Pharmacology

Multicentre randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of combination vancomycin and cefazolin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: the Australian surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (ASAP) trial

Trisha Peel, Sarah Astbury, Allen C Cheng, David Paterson, Kirsty Buising, Tim Spelman, Tran-Duy An, Richard S de Steiger, Peter Choong, Allen Cheng, David Paterson, Kirsty Buising, Michelle Dowsey, Ross Crawford, Tim Spelman, Philip Clarke, Ben Howden, Peter Rehfisch, Robert Molnar, Sam Adie, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Resistant Gram-positive organisms, such as methicillin-resistant staphylococci, account for a significant proportion..

The effect of mindfulness training prior to total joint arthroplasty on postoperative pain and physical function: A randomised controlled trial

Michelle Dowsey, David Castle, Simon Knowles, Kaveh Monshat, Michael Salzberg, Elizabeth Nelson, Anthony Dunin, Jo Dunin, Tim Spelman, Peter Choong

Journal article  |  2019  |  COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE

Predictors of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in Indigenous adult residents of central Australia: results of a case-control study

Lloyd Einsiedel, Hai Pham, Virginia Au, Saba Hatami, Kim Wilson, Tim Spelman, Hubertus Jersmann

Journal article  |  2019  |  ERJ Open Research

The human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with pulmonary inflammation. Indigenous Australians in central Aust..

Patient-related risk factors for unplanned 30-day readmission following total knee arthroplasty: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Daniel Gould, Michelle Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Imkyeong Jo, Wassif Kabir, Jason Trieu, Peter Choong

Journal article  |  2019  |  SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

Risk of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal study

Adam Fambiatos, Vilija Jokubaitis, Dana Horakova, Eva Kubala Havrdova, Maria Trojano, Alexandre Prat, Marc Girard, Pierre Duquette, Alessandra Lugaresi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Grammond, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, Raed Alroughani, Murat Terzi, Raymond Hupperts, Cavit Boz, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Eugenio Pucci, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Predicting the prognosis of undifferentiated pleomorphic soft tissue sarcoma: a 20-year experience of 266 cases

Domagoj A Vodanovich, Tim Spelman, Deborah May, John Slavin, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

BACKGROUND: Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) is a rare malignant tumour of mesenchymal origin, which was conceived follo..

REAL WORLD EVIDENCE (RWE) ON IMPACT OF AGE ON LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE TO DISEASE MODIFYING THERAPIES (DMTS) IN RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (RRMS) IN AUSTRALIA

Andrew Kornberg, Tim Spelman, Mark Schulz, Birendra Arora, Eric Chung, Prabjot Juneja, Robert Walker, Anneke van der Walt, Helmut Butzkueven

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Clinical outcomes of a cohort of migrants and citizens living with human immunodeficiency virus in Botswana: implications for Joint United Nation Program on HIV and AIDS 90-90-90 targets

Tafireyi Marukutira, Dwight Yin, Laura Cressman, Ruth Kariuki, Brighid Malone, Tim Spelman, Shreshth Mawandia, Jenny H Ledikwe, Bazghina-Werq Semo, Suzanne Crowe, Mark Stoove, Margaret Hellard, Diana Dickinson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medicine

The aim of the study was to evaluate the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment cascade and mortality in migrants and citize..

Association of HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis With Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Individuals at High Risk of HIV Infection

Michael W Traeger, Vincent J Cornelisse, Jason Asselin, Brian Price, Norman J Roth, Jeff Willcox, Ban Kiem Tee, Christopher K Fairley, Christina C Chang, Jude Armishaw, Olga Vujovic, Matthew Penn, Pauline Cundill, George Forgan-Smith, John Gall, Claire Pickett, Luxi Lal, Anne Mak, Tim D Spelman, Nguyen Long, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  JAMA

Comparison of fingolimod, dimethyl fumarate and teriflunomide for multiple sclerosis

Tomas Kalincik, Eva Kubala Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alexandre Prat, Marc Girard, Pierre Duquette, Pierre Grammond, Marco Onofrj, Alessandra Lugaresi, Serkan Ozakbas, Ludwig Kappos, Jens Kuhle, Murat Terzi, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Cavit Boz, Francois Grand'Maison, Julie Prevost, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Real World Evidence (RWE) on Impact of Age on Long-Term Persistence to Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) in Australia

H Butzkueven, T Spelman, A Kornberg, M Schulz, B Arora, E Chung, P Juneja, R Walker, S Verhaeghe, A Van der Walt

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL

Impact of an interatrial shunt device on survival and heart failure hospitalization in patients with preserved ejection fraction.

David M Kaye, Mark C Petrie, Scott McKenzie, Gerd Hasenfuβ, Filip Malek, Martijn Post, Robert N Doughty, Jean-Noël Trochu, Finn Gustafsson, Irene Lang, Adam Kolodziej, Ralf Westenfeld, Martin Penicka, Mark Rosenberg, Jörg Hausleiter, Philip Raake, Guillaume Jondeau, Martin W Bergmann, Tim Spelman, Huseyin Aytug, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  ESC Heart Failure

AIMS: Impaired left ventricular diastolic function leading to elevated left atrial pressures, particularly during exertion, is a k..

Injection drug network characteristics as a predictor of injection behaviour

Tim Spelman, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2019  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Statistical Process Control Charts for Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Australian Health Care Facilities

Nabeel Imam, Tim Spelman, Sandra A Johnson, Leon J Worth

Journal article  |  2019  |  Quality Management in Health Care

The impact of older age on patient outcomes following primary total knee arthroplasty

BP d'S Murphy, MM Dowsey, T Spelman, PFM Choong

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Bone & Joint Journal

Association of Inflammation and Disability Accrual in Patients With Progressive-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

Jordana Hughes, Vilija Jokubaitis, Alessandra Lugaresi, Raymond Hupperts, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alexandre Prat, Marc Girard, Pierre Duquette, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Grammond, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, Cristina Ramo-Tello, Maria Trojan, Mark Slee, Vahid Shaygannejad, Cavit Boz, Jeanette Lechner-Scott, Vincent Van Pesch, Eugenio Pucci, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  JAMA Neurology

Silent lesions on MRI imaging - Shifting goal posts for treatment decisions in multiple sclerosis

Myintzu Min, Tim Spelman, Alessandra Lugaresi, Cavit Boz, Daniele LA Spitaleri, Eugenio Pucci, Francois Grand'Maison, Franco Granella, Guillermo Izquierdo, Helmut Butzkueven, Jose Luis Sanchez-Menoyo, Michael Barnett, Marc Girard, Maria Trojano, Pierre Grammond, Pierre Duquette, Patrizia Sola, Raed Alroughani, Raymond Hupperts, Steve Vucic, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Cladribine versus fingolimod, natalizumab and interferon for multiple sclerosis

Tomas Kalincik, Vilija Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Dana Horakova, Eva Havrdova, Maria Trojano, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Alessandra Lugaresi, Alexandre Prat, Marc Girard, Pierre Duquette, Pierre Grammond, Claudio Solaro, Francois Grand'Maison, Raymond Hupperts, Julie Prevost, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, Murat Terzi, Ernest Butler, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL

Congenital heart defect repair with ADAPT tissue engineered pericardium scaffold: An early-stage health economic model

Vladica M Velickovic, Oleg Borisenko, Mikael Svensson, Tim Spelman, Uwe Siebert

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

Predictors of relapse and disability progression in MS patients who discontinue disease-modifying therapy

Ilya Kister, Tim Spelman, Francesco Patti, Pierre Duquette, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alessandra Lugaresi, Pierre Grammond, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, Francois Grand'Maison, Raed Alroughani, Murat Terzi, Cavit Boz, Raymond Hupperts, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Ludwig Kappos, Eugenio Pucci, Suzanne Hodgkinson, Claudio Solaro, et al.

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of the Neurological Sciences

BACKGROUND: Discontinuation of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for MS is common. MSBase, a large global observational registry,..

Natalizumab treatment shows low cumulative probabilities of confirmed disability worsening to EDSS milestones in the long-term setting

Maria Trojano, Helmut Butzkueven, Ludwig Kappos, Heinz Wiendl, Tim Spelman, Fabio Pellegrini, Yi Chen, Qunming Dong, Harold Koendgen, Shibeshih Belachew

Journal article  |  2018  |  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Comparative effectiveness of rituximab relative to IFN- or glatiramer acetate in relapsing-remitting MS from the Swedish MS registry

Tim Spelman, Thomas Frisell, Fredrik Piehl, Jan Hillert

Journal article  |  2018  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

REAL WORLD EVIDENCE (RWE) ON LONG-TERM PERSISTENCE OF FINGOLIMOD IN RELAPSING-REMITTING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (RRMS) IN AUSTRALIA

Robert Walker, Mark Schulz, Birendra Arora, Eric Chung, Prabhjot Juneja, Stephane Verhaeghe, Tim Spelman, Simon Broadley

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Body Mass Index Is Associated With All-cause Mortality After THA and TKA

Michelle M Dowsey, Peter FM Choong, Elizabeth W Paxton, Tim Spelman, Robert S Namba, Maria CS Inacio

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Greater sensitivity to multiple sclerosis disability worsening and progression events using a roving versus a fixed reference value in a prospective cohort study

Ludwig Kappos, Helmut Butzkueven, Heinz Wiendl, Timothy Spelman, Fabio Pellegrini, Yi Chen, Qunming Dong, Harold Koendgen, Shibeshih Belachew, Maria Trojano

Journal article  |  2018  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Central and peripheral line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian neonatal and paediatric intensive care units: findings from a comprehensive Victorian surveillance network, 2008-2016

LJ Worth, AJ Daley, T Spelman, AL Bull, JA Brett, MJ Richards

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Treatment of scabies using a tea tree oil-based gel formulation in Australian Aboriginal children: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Jackson Thomas, Rachel Davey, Gregory M Peterson, Christine Carson, Shelley F Walton, Tim Spelman, Tom Calma, Pascale Dettwiller, Jacinta Tobin, Faye McMillan, Paul Collis, Mark Naunton, Sam Kosari, Julia K Christenson, Andrew Bartholomaeus, John McEwen, Peter Fitzpatrick, Kavya E Baby

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Open

Reply to: Comment on YD Fragoso et al.: "Lymphocyte count in peripheral blood is not associated with the level of clinical response to treatment with fingolimod" [Mult. Scler. Relat. Disord. (2017)]

Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Joseph Bruno B Brooks, Tim Spelman, Cavit Boz, Raed Alroughani, Alessandra Lugaresi, Steve Vucic, Helmut Butzkueven, Murat Terzi, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Franco Granella, Javier Olascoaga, Jose Luis Sanchez Menoyo, Eugenio Pucci, Michael Barnett, Jodi Haartsen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

The effect of antiretroviral intensification with dolutegravir on residual virus replication in HIV-infected individuals: a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

Thomas A Rasmussen, James H McMahon, J Judy Chang, Jennifer Audsley, Ajantha Rhodes, Surekha Tennakoon, Ashanti Dantanarayana, Tim Spelman, Tina Schmidt, Stephen J Kent, Vincent Morcilla, Sarah Palmer, Julian H Elliott, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2018  |  LANCET HIV

What Is the Impact of Advancing Age on the Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty?

Benjamin P d'S Murphy, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Journal of Arthroplasty

Patient Characteristics, Procedural and Safety Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in England: a Retrospective Cohort Study-2006-2012

Sun Sun, Oleg Borisenko, Tim Spelman, Ahmed R Ahmed

Journal article  |  2018  |  Obesity Surgery

Association of All-Cause Mortality with Overweight and Obesity following Total Hip Arthroplasty

M Dowsey, T Spelman, Liz Paxton, Robert S Namba, Maria Inacio, Peter Choong

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Lymphocyte count in peripheral blood is not associated with the level of clinical response to treatment with fingolimod

Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Tim Spelman, Cavit Boz, Raed Alroughani, Alessandra Lugaresi, Steve Vucic, Helmut Butzkueven, Murat Terzi, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Franco Granella, Javier Olascoaga, Jose Luis Sanchez-Menoyo, Eugenio Pucci, Michael Barnett, Joseph Bruno B Brooks, Jodi Haartsen

Journal article  |  2018  |  Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Pregnancy Outcomes in Men and Women Treated With Teriflunomide. A Population-Based Nationwide Danish Register Study.

Johanna Balslev Andersen, Julie Yoon Moberg, Tim Spelman, Melinda Magyari

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Immunology

Background: The majority of persons diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience their first MS symptoms in the reproductive ..

Description of social contacts among student cases of pandemic influenza during the containment phase, Melbourne, Australia, 2009

Caroline van Gemert, Emma S McBryde, Isabel Bergeri, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Hassan Vally, Tim Spelman, Brett Sutton, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2018  |  Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR

Impaired placental autophagy in placental malaria

Kris Genelyn Dimasuay, Lan Gong, Fredrick Rosario, Emma McBryde, Tim Spelman, Jocelyn Glazier, Stephen J Rogerson, James G Beeson, Thomas Jansson, Rodney J Devenish, Philippe Boeuf

Journal article  |  2017  |  PLOS ONE

Metastatic bone disease of the pelvis and extremities: rationalizing orthopaedic treatment

Maria N Kirkinis, Tim Spelman, Deborah May, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2017  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

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

Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Australia: Increased Uptake of National Guidelines after Surveillance and Reporting and Impact on Infection Rates

Ann L Bull, Leon J Worth, Tim Spelman, Michael J Richards

Journal article  |  2017  |  Surgical Infections

Central line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian ICUs: evaluating modifiable and non-modifiable risks in Victorian healthcare facilities

T Spelman, DV Pilcher, AC Cheng, AL Bull, MJ Richards, LJ Worth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Epidemiology and Infection

Anti-inflammatory disease-modifying treatment and short-term disability progression in SPMS

Johannes Lorscheider, Vilija G Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alessandra Lugaresi, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Maria Trojano, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Alexandre Prat, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Grammond, Eugenio Pucci, Cavit Boz, Patrizia Sola, Diana Ferraro, Daniele Spitaleri, Jeanette Lechner-Scott, Murat Terzi, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  NEUROLOGY

Influence of changing endotracheal tube cuff management on antibiotic use for ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary intensive care unit

Jai N Darvall, Irani Thevarajan, Simon Iles, Thomas Rechnitzer, Tim Spelman, Nerina Harley

Journal article  |  2017  |  Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine

Upper extremity non-contrast magnetic resonance venography (MRV) compared to contrast enhanced MRV and ultrasound

Ruth P Lim, Emma Hornsey, Dinesh Ranatunga, Huming Hao, Julie Smith, Tim Spelman, Jason Chuen, Mark Goodwin

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Imaging

Towards personalized therapy for multiple sclerosis: prediction of individual treatment response

Tomas Kalincik, Ali Manouchehrinia, Lukas Sobisek, Vilija Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Dana Horakova, Eva Havrdova, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alessandra Lugaresi, Marc Girard, Alexandre Prat, Pierre Duquette, Pierre Grammond, Patrizia Sola, Raymond Hupperts, Francois Grand'Maison, Eugenio Pucci, Cavit Boz, Raed Alroughani, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  BRAIN

Epidemiology of infections and antimicrobial use in Australian haemodialysis outpatients: findings from a Victorian surveillance network, 2008-2015

LJ Worth, T Spelman, SG Holt, JA Brett, AL Bull, MJ Richards

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Three-dimensional knee kinematic analysis during treadmill gait SLOW IMPOSED SPEED VERSUS NORMAL SELF-SELECTED SPEED

N Mannering, T Young, T Spelman, PF Choong

Journal article  |  2017  |  Bone & Joint Research

Infection is an Independent Predictor of Death in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma

Claire Dendle, Michael Gilbertson, Tim Spelman, Rhonda L Stuart, Tony M Korman, Karin Thursky, Stephen Opat, Zoe McQuilten

Journal article  |  2017  |  Scientific Reports

No adverse safety or virological changes 2 years following vorinostat in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy

Talia M Mota, Thomas A Rasmussen, Ajantha Rhodes, Surekha Tennakoon, Ashanti Dantanarayana, Fiona Wightman, Michelle Hagenauer, Janine Roney, Tim Spelman, Damian FJ Purcell, James McMahon, Jennifer F Hoy, H Miles Prince, Julian H Elliott, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2017  |  AIDS

Prognostic Indicators in Pediatric Clinically Isolated Syndrome

Pietro Iaffaldano, Marta Simone, Giuseppe Lucisano, Angelo Ghezzi, Gabriella Coniglio, Vincenzo Brescia Morra, Giuseppe Salemi, Francesco Patti, Alessandra Lugaresi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Roberto Bergamaschi, Jose Antonio Cabrera-Gomez, Carlo Pozzilli, Enrico Millefiorini, Raed Alroughani, Cavit Boz, Eugenio Pucci, Giovanni Bosco Zimatore, Patrizia Sola, Giacomo Lus, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Annals of Neurology

Treatment effectiveness of alemtuzumab compared with natalizumab, fingolimod, and interferon beta in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a cohort study

Tomas Kalincik, J William L Brown, Neil Robertson, Mark Willis, Neil Scolding, Claire M Rice, Alastair Wilkins, Owen Pearson, Tjalf Ziemssen, Michael Hutchinson, Christopher McGuigan, Vilija Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Dana Horakova, Eva Havrdova, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alessandra Lugaresi, Alexandre Prat, Marc Girard, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  LANCET NEUROLOGY

Highly active immunomodulatory therapy ameliorates accumulation of disability in moderately advanced and advanced multiple sclerosis

Nathaniel Lizak, Alessandra Lugaresi, Raed Alroughani, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Mark Slee, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Alexandre Prat, Pierre Grammond, Raymond Hupperts, Francois Grand'Maison, Patrizia Sola, Eugenio Pucci, Roberto Bergamaschi, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Vincent Van Pesch, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY

Multidetector (64 ) Computed Tomography Angiography of the Lower Limb in Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease: Assessment of Image Quality and Accuracy in a Tertiary Care Setting

Jeremy C Lim, Dinesh Ranatunga, Andrew Owen, Tim Spelman, Michael Galea, Jason Chuen, Ruth P Lim

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY

Interleukin-2 receptor-alpha proximal promoter hypomethylation is associated with multiple sclerosis

J Field, A Fox, MA Jordan, AG Baxter, T Spelman, M Gresle, H Butzkueven, TJ Kilpatrick, JP Rubio

Journal article  |  2017  |  Genes & Immunity

Treatment decisions in multiple sclerosis - insights from real-world observational studies

Maria Trojano, Mar Tintore, Xavier Montalban, Jan Hillert, Tomas Kalincik, Pietro Laffaldano, Tim Spelman, Maria Pia Sormani, Helmut Butzkueven

Journal article  |  2017  |  Nature Reviews Neurology

Contribution of different relapse phenotypes to disability in multiple sclerosis

Tamasine Stewart, Tim Spelman, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Alexandre Prat, Alessandra Lugaresi, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Grammond, Patrizia Sola, Vahid Shaygannejad, Raymond Hupperts, Raed Alroughani, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Eugenio Pucci, Cavit Boz, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL

Optimal Periprosthetic Tissue Specimen Number for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection

Trisha N Peel, Tim Spelman, Brenda L Dylla, John G Hughes, Kerryl E Greenwood-Quaintance, Allen C Cheng, Jayawant N Mandrekar, Robin Patel

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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

Quantifying Adaptive and Innate Immune Responses in HIV-Infected Participants Using a Novel High Throughput Assay

Michelle K Yong, Paul U Cameron, Tim Spelman, Julian H Elliott, Christopher K Fairley, Jeffrey Boyle, Misato Miyamasu, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS ONE

Impact of surgical experience on outcomes in total joint arthroplasties

Mathew D Wilson, Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2016  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

Comparison of oncological and health-related quality of life outcomes between open and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for localised prostate cancer - findings from the population-based Victorian Prostate Cancer Registry

Wee Loon Ong, Sue M Evans, Tim Spelman, Paul A Kearns, Declan G Murphy, Jeremy L Millar

Journal article  |  2016  |  BJU International

Discontinuing disease-modifying therapy in MS after a prolonged relapse-free period: a propensity score-matched study

Ilya Kister, Tim Spelman, Raed Alroughani, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Pierre Duquette, Francois Grand'Maison, Mark Slee, Alessandra Lugaresi, Michael Barnett, Pierre Grammond, Gerardo Iuliano, Raymond Hupperts, Eugenio Pucci, Maria Trojano, Helmut Butzkueven

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Highly active immunomodulatory therapy ameliorates accumulation of disability in moderately advanced and advanced multiple sclerosis

N Lizak, A Lugaresi, R Alroughani, J Lechner-Scott, M Slee, E Havrdova, D Horakova, M Trojano, G Izquierdo, P Duquette, M Girard, A Prat, P Grammond, R Hupperts, FG Maison, P Sola, E Pucci, R Bergamaschi, C Oreja-Guevara, VV Pesch, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Polymorphisms in the CD14 and TLR4 genes independently predict CD4( ) T-cell recovery in HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy

Yean K Yong, Esaki M Shankar, Ajantha Solomon, Tim Spelman, Christopher K Fairley, Julian H Elliott, Jennifer Hoy, Paul U Cameron, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2016  |  AIDS

A 'test and treat' prevention strategy in Australia requires innovative HIV testing models: a cohort study of repeat testing among 'high-risk' men who have sex with men

Anna L Wilkinson, Carol El-Hayek, Tim Spelman, Christopher K Fairley, David Leslie, Emma S McBryde, Margaret Hellard, Mark Stoove

Journal article  |  2016  |  SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

Genetic polymorphisms in the CD14 gene are associated with monocyte activation and carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy

Yean K Yong, Esaki M Shankar, Clare LV Westhorpe, Anna Maisa, Tim Spelman, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Suzanne M Crowe, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2016  |  MEDICINE

Development of a Prognostic Nomogram for Predicting the Probability of Nonresponse to Total Knee Arthroplasty 1 Year After Surgery

Michelle M Dowsey, Tim Spelman, Peter FM Choong

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Journal of Arthroplasty

Risk factors for unstructured treatment interruptions and association with survival in low to middle income countries

James H McMahon, Tim Spelman, Nathan Ford, Jane Greig, Anita Mesic, Charles Ssonko, Esther C Casas, Daniel P O'Brien

Journal article  |  2016  |  AIDS Research and Therapy

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections in Australia: enhanced surveillance to evaluate time trends and severity of illness in Victoria, 2010-2014

LJ Worth, T Spelman, AL Bull, JA Brett, MJ Richards

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

Predictors of Long-Term Disability Accrual in Relapse-Onset Multiple Sclerosis

Vilija G Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Tomas Kalincik, Johannes Lorscheider, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Alexandre Prat, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Grammond, Vincent Van Pesch, Eugenio Pucci, Francois Grand'Maison, Raymond Hupperts, Franco Granella, Patrizia Sola, Roberto Bergamaschi, Gerardo Iuliano, Daniele Spitaleri, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  Annals of Neurology

Evaluating antimicrobial therapy: How reliable are remote assessors?

Menino Osbert Cotta, Tim Spelman, Caroline Chen, Rodney S James, Danny Liew, Karin A Thursky, Kirsty L Buising, Caroline Marshall

Journal article  |  2016  |  Infection, Disease & Health

Predictors and rate of adjuvant radiation therapy following radical prostatectomy: A report from the Prostate Cancer Registry

Christopher P Daniels, Jeremy L Millar, Tim Spelman, Shomik Sengupta, Sue M Evans

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

The effect of oral immunomodulatory therapy on treatment uptake and persistence in multiple sclerosis

Matthew Warrender-Sparkes, Tim Spelman, Guillermo Izquierdo, Maria Trojano, Alessandra Lugaresi, Francois Grand'Maison, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Cavit Boz, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Raed Alroughani, Gerardo Iuliano, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Murat Terzi, Raymond Hupperts, Pierre Grammond, Thor Petersen, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Marcela Fiol, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL

Comparative efficacy of first-line natalizumab vs IFN-beta or glatiramer acetate in relapsing MS

Tim Spelman, Tomas Kalincik, Vilija Jokubaitis, Annie Zhang, Fabio Pellegrini, Heinz Wiendl, Shibeshih Belachew, Robert Hyde, Freek Verheul, Alessandra Lugaresi, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Pierre Grammond, Pierre Duquette, Alexandre Prat, Gerardo Iuliano, Murat Terzi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Raymond MM Hupperts, Cavit Boz, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  Neurology: Clinical Practice

Risk of early relapse following the switch from injectables to oral agents for multiple sclerosis

T Spelman, L Mekhael, T Burke, H Butzkueven, S Hodgkinson, E Havrdova, D Horakova, P Duquette, G Izquierdo, F Grand'Maison, P Grammond, M Barnett, J Lechner-Scott, R Alroughani, M Trojano, A Lugaresi, F Granella, E Pucci, S Vucic

Journal article  |  2016  |  European Journal of Neurology

Common and Low Frequency Variants in MERTK Are Independently Associated with Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility with Discordant Association Dependent upon HLA-DRB1*15:01 Status

Michele D Binder, Andrew D Fox, Daniel Merlo, Laura J Johnson, Lauren Giuffrida, Sarah E Calvert, Rainer Akkermann, Gerry ZM Ma, Ashwyn A Perera, Melissa M Gresle, Louise Laverick, Grace Foo, Marzena J Fabis-Pedrini, Timothy Spelman, Margaret A Jordan, Alan G Baxter, Simon Foote, Helmut Butzkueven, Trevor J Kilpatrick, Judith Field

Journal article  |  2016  |  PLOS GENETICS

Therapeutic Potential of Tea Tree Oil for Scabies

Jackson Thomas, Christine F Carson, Greg M Peterson, Shelley F Walton, Kate A Hammer, Mark Naunton, Rachel C Davey, Tim Spelman, Pascale Dettwiller, Greg Kyle, Gabrielle M Cooper, Kavya E Baby

Journal article  |  2016  |  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Risk factors for mortality during antiretroviral therapy in older populations in resource-limited settings

Daniel O'Brien, Tim Spelman, Jane Greig, James McMahon, Charles Ssonko, Esther Casas, Anita Mesic, Philipp Du Cros, Nathan Ford

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of the International AIDS Society

The treatment of nursing home-acquired pneumonia using a medically intensive Hospital in the Home service

Michael Montalto, Man Yee Chu, Irani Ratnam, Tim Spelman, Karin Thursky

Journal article  |  2015  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Which factors influence the activity levels of individuals with traumatic brain injury when they are first discharged home from hospital?

Megan Hamilton, Gavin Williams, Adam Bryant, Ross Clark, Tim Spelman

Journal article  |  2015  |  Brain Injury

Response to treatment following recently acquired hepatitis C virus infection in a multicentre collaborative cohort

JS Doyle, K Deterding, J Grebely, H Wedemeyer, R Sacks-Davis, T Spelman, G Matthews, TM Rice, MD Morris, BH McGovern, AY Kim, J Bruneau, AR Lloyd, K Page, MP Manns, ME Hellard, GJ Dore

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Viral Hepatitis

2015-a seminal year for HIV biomedical prevention

Iryna B Zablotska, Tim Spelman, Andrew Grulich

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of the International AIDS Society

The occurrence of dystonia in upper-limb multiple sclerosis tremor

A Van der Walt, K Buzzard, S Sung, T Spelman, SC Kolbe, M Marriott, H Butzkueven, A Evans

Journal article  |  2015  |  Multiple Sclerosis Journal

A Method of Trigonometric Modelling of Seasonal Variation Demonstrated with Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Data

Tim Spelman, Orla Gray, Robyn Lucas, Helmut Butzkueven

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Visualized Experiments

Higher offspring number is significantly associated with a later age of disease onset in multiple sclerosis

Chunrong Tao, Bruce V Taylor, Robyn M Lucas, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Ingrid Van der Mei

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection and Spontaneous Clearance of Reinfection-the InC3 Study

Rachel Sacks-Davis, Jason Grebely, Gregory J Dore, William Osburn, Andrea L Cox, Thomas M Rice, Timothy Spelman, Julie Bruneau, Maria Prins, Arthur Y Kim, Barbara H McGovern, Naglaa H Shoukry, Janke Schinkel, Todd M Allen, Meghan Morris, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Lisa Maher, Andrew R Lloyd, Kimberly Page, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

Clinical and virological predictors of hepatic flares in pregnant women with chronic hepatitis B

Michelle Giles, Kumar Visvanathan, Sharon Lewin, Scott Bowden, Stephen Locarnini, Tim Spelman, Joe Sasadeusz

Journal article  |  2015  |  GUT

Defining reliable disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis

Tomas Kalincik, Gary Cutter, Tim Spelman, Vilija Jokubaitis, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Marc Girard, Pierre Duquette, Alexandre Prat, Alessandra Lugaresi, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Grammond, Raymond Hupperts, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Cavit Boz, Eugenio Pucci, Roberto Bergamaschi, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  BRAIN

Response to Letter

SL McGuinness, T Spelman, DF Johnson, K Leder

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Travel Medicine

Agreement and mortality prediction in high-resolution CT of diffuse fibrotic lung disease

Miranda L Siemienowicz, Samuel J Kruger, Nicole SL Goh, Julie E Dobson, Timothy D Spelman, Robert PJ Fabiny

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

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

Injecting risk behaviours following treatment for hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: The Australian Trial in Acute Hepatitis C

Maryam Alavi, Tim Spelman, Gail V Matthews, Paul S Haber, Carolyn Day, Ingrid van Beek, Nick Walsh, Barbara Yeung, Julie Bruneau, Kathy Petoumenos, Kate Dolan, John M Kaldor, Gregory J Dore, Margaret Hellard, Jason Grebely

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Drug Policy

A longitudinal study of hepatitis C virus testing and infection status notification on behaviour change in people who inject drugs.

T Spelman, MD Morris, G Zang, T Rice, K Page, L Maher, A Lloyd, J Grebely, GJ Dore, AY Kim, NH Shoukry, M Hellard, J Bruneau, undefined International Collaborative of Incident HIV and Hepatitis C in Injecting Cohorts (InC3 Study)

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and counselling have the potential to impact individual behaviour and transmission dyn..

Incidence and predictors of non-fatal drug overdose after release from prison among people who inject drugs in Queensland, Australia

RJ Winter, M Stoove, L Degenhardt, ME Hellard, T Spelman, R Jenkinson, DR McCarthy, SA Kinner

Journal article  |  2015  |  Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Central line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian intensive care units: Time-trends in infection rates, etiology, and antimicrobial resistance using a comprehensive Victorian surveillance program, 2009-2013

Leon J Worth, Tim Spelman, Ann L Bull, Judith A Brett, Michael J Richards

Journal article  |  2015  |  American Journal of Infection Control

"Seek, Test, Treat" Lessons From Australia: A Study of HIV Testing Patterns From a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men

Anna Lee Wilkinson, Carol El-Hayek, Tim Spelman, Christopher Fairley, David Leslie, Emma McBryde, Margaret Hellard, Mark Stoove

Journal article  |  2015  |  JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Comparative effectiveness of glatiramer acetate and interferon beta formulations in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Tomas Kalincik, Vilija Jokubaitis, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Pierre Grammond, Alessandra Lugaresi, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Roberto Bergamaschi, Raymond Hupperts, Francois Grand'Maison, Eugenio Pucci, Vincent Van Pesch, Cavit Boz, Gerardo Iuliano, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Shlomo Flechter, Daniele Spitaleri, Edgardo Cristiano, Freek Verheul, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL

TIME OF DAY AND DAY OF WEEK TRENDS IN EMS DEMAND

Kate Cantwell, Amee Morgans, Karen Smith, Michael Livingston, Tim Spelman, Paul Dietze

Journal article  |  2015  |  Prehospital Emergency Care

BREMSO: a simple score to predict early the natural course of multiple sclerosis

R Bergamaschi, C Montomoli, G Mallucci, A Lugaresi, G Izquierdo, F Grand'Maison, P Duquette, V Shaygannejad, R Alroughani, P Grammond, C Boz, G Iuliano, C Zwanikken, T Petersen, J Lechner-Scott, R Hupperts, H Butzkueven, E Pucci, C Oreja-Guevara, E Cristiano, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  European Journal of Neurology

Predictors of disability worsening in clinically isolated syndrome

Vilija G Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Tomas Kalincik, Guillermo Izquierdo, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Alessandra Lugaresi, Pierre Grammond, Raymond Hupperts, Jose Cabrera-Gomez, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Cavit Boz, Giorgio Giuliani, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Gerardo Iuliano, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Freek Verheul, Vincent van Pesch, Tatjana Petkovska-Boskova, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY

Immediate Recall of Health Issues Discussed During a Pre-Travel Consultation

Sarah L McGuinness, Tim Spelman, Douglas F Johnson, Karin Leder

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Travel Medicine

Comparative efficacy of switching to natalizumab in active multiple sclerosis

Timothy Spelman, Tomas Kalincik, Annie Zhang, Fabio Pellegrini, Heinz Wiendl, Ludwig Kappos, Larisa Tsvetkova, Shibeshih Belachew, Robert Hyde, Freek Verheul, Francois Grand-Maison, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Grammond, Pierre Duquette, Alessandra Lugaresi, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Raymond Hupperts, Thor Petersen, Michael Barnett, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY

Comparison of Switch to Fingolimod or Interferon Beta/Glatiramer Acetate in Active Multiple Sclerosis

Anna He, Tim Spelman, Vilija Jokubaitis, Eva Havrdova, Dana Horakova, Maria Trojano, Alessandra Lugaresi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Grammond, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Eugenio Pucci, Gerardo Iuliano, Raed Alroughani, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Francois Grand'Maison, Patrizia Sola, Daniele Spitaleri, Franco Granella, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  JAMA NEUROLOGY

Diminishing Surgical Site Infections in Australia: Time Trends in Infection Rates, Pathogens and Antimicrobial Resistance Using a Comprehensive Victorian Surveillance Program, 2002-2013

Leon J Worth, Ann L Bull, Tim Spelman, Judith Brett, Michael J Richards

Journal article  |  2015  |  Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology

An analysis of the thromboembolic outcomes of 2472 splenectomized individuals

Claire Dendle, Timothy Spelman, Vijaya Sundararajan, Sanjeev Chunilal, Ian Woolley

Journal article  |  2015  |  Blood

Switch to Natalizumab versus Fingolimod in Active Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis

Tomas Kalincik, Dana Horakova, Tim Spelman, Vilija Jokubaitis, Maria Trojano, Alessandra Lugaresi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Csilla Rozsa, Pierre Grammond, Raed Alroughani, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Eugenio Pucci, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Mark Slee, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Francois Grand'Maison, Raymond Hupperts, Freek Verheul, Suzanne Hodgkinson, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY

The CD14 C-260T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) modulates monocyte/macrophage activation in treated HIV-infected individuals

Reena Rajasuriar, Yong Yean Kong, Reshika Nadarajah, Noor Kamila Abdullah, Tim Spelman, Muhamad Yazli Yuhana, Sasheela Ponampalavanar, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

Erratum: Comparison of switch to fingolimod or interferon beta/glatiramer acetate in active multiple sclerosis (JAMA Neurology (2015) 72:4 (405-413))

A He, T Spelman, V Jokubaitis

Journal article  |  2015  |  JAMA Neurology

A Major Reduction in Hospital-Onset Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Australia: A Question of Definition

Leon J Worth, Tim Spelman, Ann L Bull, Michael J Richards

Journal article  |  2014  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

A randomised controlled trial of high dose vitamin D in recent-onset type 2 diabetes

Shirley Elkassaby, Leonard C Harrison, Namita Mazzitelli, John M Wentworth, Peter G Colman, Timothy Spelman, Spiros Fourlanos

Journal article  |  2014  |  Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Seasonal Variation of Relapse Rate in Multiple Sclerosis is Latitude Dependent

Tim Spelman, Orla Gray, Maria Trojano, Thor Petersen, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alessandra Lugaresi, Raymond Hupperts, Roberto Bergamaschi, Pierre Duquette, Pierre Grammond, Giorgio Giuliani, Cavit Boz, Freek Verheul, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Michael Barnett, Francois Grand'Maison, Maria Edite Rio, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Vincent Van Pesch, Ricardo Fernandez Bolanos, et al.

Journal article  |  2014  |  Annals of Neurology

Impact of vanB vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteraemia analysed as a time-varying covariate on length of hospital stay

ALY Cheah, T Spelman, T Peel, BP Howden, D Spelman, ML Grayson, RL Nation, DCM Kong

Journal article  |  2014  |  Epidemiology and infection

Interferon lambda 3 genotype predicts hepatitis C virus RNA levels in early acute infection among people who inject drugs: The InC3 Study

Behzad Hajarizadeh, Bart Grady, Kimberly Page, Arthur Y Kim, Barbara H McGovern, Andrea L Cox, Thomas M Rice, Rachel Sacks-Davis, Julie Bruneau, Meghan Morris, Janaki Amin, Janke Schinkel, Tanya Applegate, Lisa Maher, Margaret Hellard, Andrew R Lloyd, Maria Prins, Ronald B Geskus, Gregory J Dore, Jason Grebely

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Clinical Virology

Activation of HIV Transcription with Short-Course Vorinostat in HIV-Infected Patients on Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy

Julian H Elliott, Fiona Wightman, Ajantha Solomon, Khader Ghneim, Jeffrey Ahlers, Mark J Cameron, Miranda Z Smith, Tim Spelman, James McMahon, Pushparaj Velayudham, Gregor Brown, Janine Roney, Jo Watson, Miles H Prince, Jennifer F Hoy, Nicolas Chomont, Remi Fromentin, Francesco A Procopio, Joumana Zeidan, Sarah Palmer, et al.

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLOS PATHOGENS

Positive surgical margins: rate, contributing factors and impact on further treatment: findings from the Prostate Cancer Registry

Sue M Evans, Jeremy L Millar, Mark Frydenberg, Declan G Murphy, Ian D Davis, Tim Spelman, Damien M Bolton, Graham G Giles, Joanne Dean, Anthony J Costello, Albert G Frauman, Paul A Kearns, Laura Day, Christopher Daniels, John J McNeill

Journal article  |  2014  |  BJU INTERNATIONAL

Lipopolysaccharide, Immune Activation, and Liver Abnormalities in HIV/Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Coinfected Individuals Receiving HBV-Active Combination Antiretroviral Therapy

Megan Crane, Anchalee Avihingsanon, Reena Rajasuriar, Pushparaj Velayudham, David Iser, Ajantha Solomon, Baotuti Sebolao, Andrew Tran, Tim Spelman, Gail Matthews, Paul Cameron, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Gregory J Dore, Kiat Ruxrungtham, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Lytic Gene Expression Is Frequent in HSV-1 Latent Infection and Correlates with the Engagement of a Cell-Intrinsic Transcriptional Response

Joel Z Ma, Tiffany A Russell, Tim Spelman, Francis R Carbone, David C Tscharke

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS Pathogens

Predictors and dynamics of postpartum relapses in women with multiple sclerosis

Stella E Hughes, Tim Spelman, Orla M Gray, Cavit Boz, Maria Trojano, Alessandra Lugaresi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Grammond, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Raymond Hupperts, Roberto Bergamaschi, Giorgio Giuliani, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Michael Barnett, Maria Edite Rio, Vincent van Pesch, Maria Pia Amato, et al.

Journal article  |  2014  |  Multiple Sclerosis

Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in Australian hospitals: findings from a Victorian surveillance system

Leon J Worth, Tim Spelman, Ann L Bull, Michael J Richards

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Associations between surface markers on blood monocytes and carotid atherosclerosis in HIV- positive individuals

Clare LV Westhorpe, Anna Maisa, Tim Spelman, Jennifer F Hoy, Elizabeth M Dewar, Sofie Karapanagiotidis, Anna C Hearps, Wan-Jung Cheng, Janine Trevillyan, Sharon R Lewin, Dmitri Sviridov, Julian H Elliott, Anthony Jaworowski, Anthony M Dart, Suzanne M Crowe

Journal article  |  2014  |  IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY

Does informing people who inject drugs of their hepatitis C status influence their injecting behaviour? Analysis of the Networks II study

EJ Aspinall, A Weir, R Sacks-Davis, T Spelman, J Grebely, P Higgs, SJ Hutchinson, ME Hellard

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Drug Policy

Clinical associations of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 infection in an indigenous Australian population.

Lloyd Einsiedel, Tim Spelman, Emma Goeman, Olivier Cassar, Mick Arundell, Antoine Gessain

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

INTRODUCTION: In resource-poor areas, infectious diseases may be important causes of morbidity among individuals infected with the..

Higher human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 subtype C proviral loads are associated with bronchiectasis in indigenous australians: Results of a case-control study

L Einsiedel, O Cassar, E Goeman, T Spelman, V Au, S Hatami, S Joseph, A Gessain

Journal article  |  2014  |  Open Forum Infectious Diseases

C-reactive protein as a predictor of cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected individuals

Clare LV Westhorpe, Hans G Schneider, Mandy Dunne, Tracey Middleton, Vijaya Sundararajan, Tim Spelman, Vanessa Carter, Suzanne M Crowe, Anthony Dart, Anne Mijch, Despina Kotsanas, Ian Woolley

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Sex as a determinant of relapse incidence and progressive course of multiple sclerosis

Tomas Kalincik, Vino Vivek, Vilija Jokubaitis, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Alessandra Lugaresi, Francois Grand'Maison, Raymond Hupperts, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Roberto Bergamaschi, Gerardo Iuliano, Raed Alroughani, Vincent Van Pesch, Maria Pia Amato, Mark Slee, Freek Verheul, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Marcela Fiol, Daniele La Spitaleri, et al.

Journal article  |  2013  |  BRAIN

Chemokine Levels and Chemokine Receptor Expression in the Blood and the Cerebrospinal Fluid of HIV-Infected Patients With Cryptococcal Meningitis and Cryptococcosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome

Christina C Chang, Saleha Omarjee, Andrew Lim, Tim Spelman, Bernadett I Gosnell, William H Carr, Julian H Elliott, Mohamed-Yunus S Moosa, Thumbi Ndung'u, Martyn A French, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

High Rates of Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection and Spontaneous Clearance of Reinfection in People Who Inject Drugs: A Prospective Cohort Study

Rachel Sacks-Davis, Campbell K Aitken, Peter Higgs, Tim Spelman, Alisa E Pedrana, Scott Bowden, Mandvi Bharadwaj, Usha K Nivarthi, Vijayaprakash Suppiah, Jacob George, Jason Grebely, Heidi E Drummer, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

Cryptococcosis-IRIS is Associated With Lower Cryptococcus-specific IFN-gamma Responses Before Antiretroviral Therapy but Not Higher T-Cell Responses During Therapy

Christina C Chang, Andrew Lim, Saleha Omarjee, Stuart M Levitz, Bernadett I Gosnell, Tim Spelman, Julian H Elliott, William H Carr, Mohamed-Yunus S Moosa, Thumbi Ndung'u, Sharon R Lewin, Martyn A French

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

Clinical and mycological predictors of cryptococcosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Christina C Chang, Afton A Dorasamy, Bernadett I Gosnell, Julian H Elliott, Tim Spelman, Saleha Omarjee, Vivek Naranbhai, Yacoob Coovadia, Thumbi Ndung'u, Mohamed-Yunus S Moosa, Sharon R Lewin, Martyn A French

Journal article  |  2013  |  AIDS

Predictors of Raised Viral Load during Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients with and without Prior Antiretroviral Use: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jane E Greig, Philipp A du Cros, Clair Mills, Wilfred Ugwoeruchukwu, Andrew Etsetowaghan, Adetola Grillo, Adetoro Tayo-Adetoro, Kunle Omiyale, Tim Spelman, Daniel P O'Brien

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

Impact of Hiv-Associated Conditions on Mortality in People Commencing Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Resource Limited Settings

Catherine S Marshall, Andrea J Curtis, Tim Spelman, Daniel P O'Brien, Jane Greig, Leslie Shanks, Philipp du Cros, Esther C Casas, Marcio Silveira da Fonseca, Eugene Athan, Julian H Elliott

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

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

Self-discharge by adult Aboriginal patients at Alice Springs Hospital, Central Australia: insights from a prospective cohort study.

Lloyd J Einsiedel, Eileen van Iersel, Robert Macnamara, Tim Spelman, Malcolm Heffernan, Linda Bray, Hamilton Morris, Brenda Porter, Anthony Davis

Journal article  |  2013  |  Australian Health Review

OBJECTIVE: To determine rates and risk factors for self-discharge by Aboriginal medical inpatients at Alice Springs Hospital. METH..

Inhibition of Telomerase Activity by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Nucleos(t)ide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Potential Factor Contributing to HIV-Associated Accelerated Aging

Edwin Leeansyah, Paul U Cameron, Ajantha Solomon, Surekha Tennakoon, Pushparaj Velayudham, Maelenn Gouillou, Tim Spelman, Anna Hearps, Christopher Fairley, De Villiers Smit, Anna B Pierce, Jude Armishaw, Suzanne M Crowe, David A Cooper, Kersten K Koelsch, Jun-Ping Liu, John Chuah, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

The Australian Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Immunotherapy Study: A Prospective, Multicentre Study of Drug Utilisation Using the MSBase Platform

Vilija G Jokubaitis, Tim Spelman, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Michael Barnett, Cameron Shaw, Steve Vucic, Danny Liew, Helmut Butzkueven, Mark Slee

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLOS ONE

Persistence on therapy and propensity matched outcome comparison of two subcutaneous interferon beta 1a dosages for multiple sclerosis.

Tomas Kalincik, Timothy Spelman, Maria Trojano, Pierre Duquette, Guillermo Izquierdo, Pierre Grammond, Alessandra Lugaresi, Raymond Hupperts, Edgardo Cristiano, Vincent Van Pesch, Francois Grand'maison, Daniele La Spitaleri, Maria Edite Rio, Sholmo Flechter, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Giorgio Giuliani, Aldo Savino, Maria Pia Amato, Thor Petersen, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, et al.

Journal article  |  2013  |  PLoS One

OBJECTIVES: To compare treatment persistence between two dosages of interferon β-1a in a large observational multiple sclerosis re..

Incidence of WHO Stage 3 and 4 Conditions following Initiation of Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Resource Limited Settings

Andrea J Curtis, Catherine S Marshall, Tim Spelman, Jane Greig, Julian H Elliot, Leslie Shanks, Philipp Du Cros, Esther C Casas, Marcio Silveria Da Fonseca, Daniel P O'Brien

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS One

Induction of Multi-Functional T Cells in a Phase I Clinical Trial of Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy in Hepatitis C Virus Infected Individuals

Shuo Li, Stuart Roberts, Magdalena Plebanski, Maelenn Gouillou, Tim Spelman, Philippe Latour, David Jackson, Lorena Brown, Rosemary L Sparrow, H Miles Prince, Derek Hart, Bruce E Loveland, Eric J Gowans

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLOS ONE

A double-blind, randomized, controlled study of botulinum toxin type A in MS-related tremor

Anneke Van der Walt, Simon Sung, Timothy Spelman, Mark Marriott, Scott Kolbe, Peter Mitchell, Andrew Evans, Helmut Butzkueven

Journal article  |  2012  |  Neurology

Country, Sex, EDSS Change and Therapy Choice Independently Predict Treatment Discontinuation in Multiple Sclerosis and Clinically Isolated Syndrome

Claire Meyniel, Timothy Spelman, Vilija G Jokubaitis, Maria Trojano, Guillermo Izquierdo, Francois Grand'Maison, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Cavit Boz, Alessandra Lugaresi, Marc Girard, Pierre Grammond, Gerardo Iuliano, Marcela Fiol, Jose Antonio Cabrera-Gomez, Ricardo Fernandez-Bolanos, Giorgio Giuliani, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Edgardo Cristiano, Joseph Herbert, Tatjana Petkovska-Boskova, et al.

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLOS ONE

An automated CPR device compared with standard chest compressions for out-of-hospital resuscitation.

Paul A Jennings, Linton Harriss, Stephen Bernard, Janet Bray, Tony Walker, Tim Spelman, Karen Smith, Peter Cameron

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMC Emergency Medicine

BACKGROUND: Effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation and increased coronary perfusion pressures have been linked to improved surviv..

Splenectomy sequelae: an analysis of infectious outcomes among adults in Victoria

Claire Dendle, Vijaya Sundararajan, Tim Spelman, Damien Jolley, Ian Woolley

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Prevalence survey of dermatological conditions in mountainous north India

Nathan Grills, Claire Grills, Tim Spelman, Mark Stoove, Margaret Hellard, Carol El-Hayek, Rajesh Singh

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Dermatology

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at Alice Springs Hospital, Central Australia, 2003-2006.

S Hewagama, T Spelman, LJ Einsiedel

Journal article  |  2012  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases remain the leading cause of death at Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) and Staphylococcus aureus bacter..

Similar Mortality and Reduced Loss to Follow-Up in Integrated Compared With Vertical Programs Providing Antiretroviral Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jane Greig, Daniel P O'Brien, Nathan Ford, Tim Spelman, Kalpana Sabapathy, Leslie Shanks

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS)

Differing risk factors for vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-sensitive enterococcal bacteraemia

T Peel, AC Cheng, T Spelman, M Huysmans, D Spelman

Journal article  |  2012  |  Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Medication Chart Intervention Improves Inpatient Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

David SH Liu, Margaret MW Lee, Tim Spelman, Christopher MacIsaac, John Cade, Nerina Harley, Alan Wolff

Journal article  |  2012  |  Chest

The Kurtzke EDSS rank stability increases 4 years after the onset of multiple sclerosis: results from the MSBase Registry

Stella Hughes, Timothy Spelman, Maria Trojano, Alessandra Lugaresi, Guillermo Izquierdo, Francois Grand'Maison, Pierre Duquette, Marc Girard, Pierre Grammond, Celia Oreja-Guevara, Raymond Hupperts, Cavit Boz, Roberto Bergamaschi, Giorgio Giuliani, Maria Edite Rio, Jeannette Lechner-Scott, Vincent van Pesch, Gerardo Iuliano, Marcela Fiol, Freek Verheul, et al.

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

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

Wind-Driven Roof Turbines: A Novel Way to Improve Ventilation for TB Infection Control in Health Facilities

Helen Cox, Rod Escombe, Cheryl McDermid, Yolanda Mtshemla, Tim Spelman, Virginia Azevedo, Leslie London

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLoS ONE

Bronchiectasis Is Associated With Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 Infection in an Indigenous Australian Population

Lloyd Einsiedel, Liselle Fernandes, Tim Spelman, Daniel Steinfort, Eduardo Gotuzzo

Journal article  |  2012  |  Clinical Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that infection with human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) might be associated with bronchiectas..

The role of SNPs in the alpha-chain of the IL-7R gene in CD4 T-cell recovery in HIV-infected African patients receiving suppressive cART

R Rajasuriar, DR Booth, M Gouillou, T Spelman, I James, A Solomon, K Chua, G Stewart, S Deeks, DR Bangsberg, C Muzoora, PU Cameron, P Hunt, J Martin, SR Lewin

Journal article  |  2012  |  GENES AND IMMUNITY

A randomised controlled trial using mobile advertising to promote safer sex and sun safety to young people

J Gold, CK Aitken, HG Dixon, MSC Lim, M Gouillou, T Spelman, M Wakefield, ME Hellard

Journal article  |  2011  |  Health Education Research

SPL7013 Gel (VivaGel (R)) Retains Potent HIV-1 and HSV-2 Inhibitory Activity following Vaginal Administration in Humans

Clare F Price, David Tyssen, Secondo Sonza, Ashley Davie, Sonya Evans, Gareth R Lewis, Shirley Xia, Tim Spelman, Peter Hodsman, Thomas R Moench, Andrew Humberstone, Jeremy RA Paull, Gilda Tachedjian

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLoS One

Intrahousehold Transmission of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus, Victoria, Australia

Caroline van Gemert, Margaret Hellard, Emma S McBryde, James Fielding, Tim Spelman, Nasra Higgins, Rosemary Lester, Hassan Vally, Isabel Bergeri

Journal article  |  2011  |  Emerging Infectious Diseases

Clinical Predictors of Immune Reconstitution following Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients from the Australian HIV Observational Database

Reena Rajasuriar, Maelenn Gouillou, Tim Spelman, Tim Read, Jennifer Hoy, Matthew Law, Paul U Cameron, Kathy Petoumenos, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2011  |  PLOS ONE

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

Determining the Impact of Text Messaging for Sexual Health Promotion to Young People

Judy Gold, Megan SC Lim, Jane S Hocking, Louise A Keogh, Tim Spelman, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexual history taking and sexually transmissible infection screening practices among men who have sex with men: a survey of Victorian general practitioners

Bridget Barber, Margaret Hellard, Rebecca Jenkinson, Tim Spelman, Mark Stoove

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexual Health

Risk factors for HIV seroconversion in men who have sex with men in Victoria, Australia: results from a sentinel surveillance system

Rebecca J Guy, Tim Spelman, Mark Stoove, Carol El-Hayek, Jane Goller, Christopher K Fairley, David Leslie, BK Tee, Norman Roth, Andrew E Grulich, Margaret E Hellard

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexual Health

Impact evaluation of a youth sexually transmissible infection awareness campaign using routinely collected data sources

Judy Gold, Jane Goller, Margaret Hellard, Megan SC Lim, Jane Hocking, Christopher K Fairley, Tim Spelman, Kathleen McNamee, Philip Clift, Rebecca Guy

Journal article  |  2011  |  Sexual Health

Critical evaluation: Are patients after splenectomy at risk of infections?

AC Cheng, T Spelman, P Jones, D Spelman

Journal article  |  2010  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

Biological Determinants of Immune Reconstitution in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: The Role of Interleukin 7 and Interleukin 7 Receptor alpha and Microbial Translocation

Reena Rajasuriar, David Booth, Ajantha Solomon, Kyra Chua, Tim Spelman, Maelenn Gouillou, Timothy E Schlub, Miles Davenport, Suzanne Crowe, Julian Elliott, Jennifer Hoy, Christopher Fairley, Graeme Stewart, Paul Cameron, Sharon R Lewin

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Infectious Diseases

Does the frequency of HIV and STI testing among men who have sex with men in primary care adhere with Australian guidelines?

R Guy, JL Goller, T Spelman, C El-Hayek, J Gold, M Lim, D Leslie, BK Tee, N Roth, J Anderson, CK Fairley, J Kaldor, M Hellard

Journal article  |  2010  |  Sexually Transmitted Infections

HBV mutations in untreated HIV-HBV co-infection using genomic length sequencing

Jennifer Audsley, Margaret Littlejohn, Lilly Yuen, Joe Sasadeusz, Anna Ayres, Christopher Desmond, Tim Spelman, George Lau, Gail V Matthews, Anchalee Avihingsanon, Eric Seaberg, Frances Philp, Melissa Saulynas, Kiat Ruxrungtham, Gregory J Dore, Stephen A Locarnini, Chloe L Thio, Sharon R Lewin, Peter A Revill

Journal article  |  2010  |  Virology

Early adherence to antiretroviral medication as a predictor of long-term HIV virological suppression: five-year follow up of an observational cohort.

Nathan Ford, Marta Darder, Tim Spelman, Emi Maclean, Edward Mills, Andrew Boulle

Journal article  |  2010  |  PLoS ONE

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have demonstrated a cross-sectional relationship between antiretroviral adherence and HIV virological ..

Surveillance of drug use among young people attending a music festival in Australia, 2005-2008

Megan SC Lim, Margaret E Hellard, Jane S Hocking, Tim D Spelman, Campbell K Aitken

Journal article  |  2010  |  Drug and Alcohol Review

Is handedness associated with health outcomes for people who inject illicit drugs?

C Aitken, R Dwyer, T Spelman, R Power

Journal article  |  2009  |  Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Enhancement of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 replication is not intrinsic to all polyanion-based microbicides.

Secondo Sonza, Adam Johnson, David Tyssen, Tim Spelman, Gareth R Lewis, Jeremy RA Paull, Gilda Tachedjian

Journal article  |  2009  |  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Polyanion-based microbicides have been developed to prevent the sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Recent ..

High Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection in a Cohort of Injecting Drug Users

Campbell Kynoch Aitken, Jennifer Lewis, Samantha Lilly Tracy, Timothy Spelman, David Scott Bowden, Mandvi Bharadwaj, Heidi Drummer, Margaret Hetlard

Journal article  |  2008  |  Hepatology

Enhanced case detection for newly acquired hepatitis C infection: epidemiological findings and health service implications.

Rebecca Guy, Darshini Devadason, Megan Lim, Nasra Higgins, Alisa Pedrana, Katharine Gibson, Jenny Lewis, Tim Spelman, Bethany White, John Kaldor, Margaret Hellard

Journal article  |  2008  |  Communicable diseases intelligence

Identifying newly acquired hepatitis C infections and describing their epidemiological characteristics has public health importanc..