Jane Oliver

Adding saliva testing to oropharyngeal and deep nasal swab testing increases PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in primary care and children

Jane Oliver, Shidan Tosif, Lai-Yang Lee, Anna-Maria Costa, Chelsea Bartel, Katherine Last, Vanessa Clifford, Andrew Daley, Nicole Allard, Catherine Orr, Ashley Nind, Karyn Alexander, Niamh Meagher, Michelle Sait, Susan A Ballard, Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Deborah A Williamson, Nigel W Crawford, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article  |  2021  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

OBJECTIVE: To compare the concordance and acceptability of saliva testing with standard-of-care oropharyngeal and bilateral deep n..

Reducing mosquito-borne disease transmission to humans: A systematic review of cluster randomised controlled studies that assess interventions other than non-targeted insecticide

Jane Oliver, Stuart Larsen, Tim P Stinear, Ary Hoffmann, Simon Crouch, Katherine B Gibney

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES

BACKGROUND: Mosquito control interventions are widely used to reduce mosquito-borne diseases. It is unclear what combination of in..

Ethnically Disparate Disease Progression and Outcomes among Acute Rheumatic Fever Patients in New Zealand, 1989-2015

Jane Oliver, Oliver Robertson, Jane Zhang, Brooke L Marsters, Dianne Sika-Paotonu, Susan Jack, Julie Bennett, Deborah A Williamson, Nigel Wilson, Nevil Pierse, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2021  |  EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

We investigated outcomes for patients born after 1983 and hospitalized with initial acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in New Zealand dur..

Invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Australian children: 2016 to 2018 - a descriptive cohort study (vol 19, 1750, 2019)

Jane Oliver, Elise Thielemans, Alissa McMinn, Ciara Baker, Philip N Britton, Julia E Clark, Helen S Marshall, Christopher C Blyth, Joshua Francis, Jim Buttery, Andrew C Steer, Nigel W Crawford

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Structured review of primary interventions to reduce group A streptococcal infections, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Julie Bennett, Nelly Rentta, William Leung, Anneka Anderson, Jane Oliver, Rosemary Wyber, Matire Harwod, Rachel Webb, John Malcom, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a large, preventable, global public health burden. In New Zealand (NZ), acute rheumatic fever (AR..

Descriptive analysis of group A Streptococcus in skin swabs and acute rheumatic fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010-2016

Sally Thomas, Julie Bennett, Susan Jack, Jane Oliver, Gordon Purdie, Arlo Upton, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC

Background: Group A Streptococcus (GAS) can trigger an immune-mediated response resulting in acute rheumatic fever (ARF). Historic..

Rising Ethnic Inequalities in Acute Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease, New Zealand, 2000-2018

Julie Bennett, Jane Zhang, William Leung, Susan Jack, Jane Oliver, Rachel Webb, Nigel Wilson, Dianne Sika-Paotonu, Matire Harwood, Michael Baker

Journal article  |  2021  |  EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

We describe trends in acute rheumatic fever (ARF), rheumatic heart disease (RHD), and RHD deaths among population groups in New Ze..

Incidence of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Melbourne, Australia from 1937 to 2013

Jane Oliver, Joshua Osowicki, Billie Cordell, Myra Hardy, Daniel Engelman, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH

AIM: Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) most commonly presents in children aged 5-14 years old. Lifelong rheumatic heart disease (RHD) ca..

Distribution of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Acute Rheumatic Fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010-2016

Jane Oliver, Arlo Upton, Susan J Jack, Nevil Pierse, Deborah A Williamson, Michael G Baker

Journal article  |  2020  |  EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Group A Streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis is a key initiator of acute rheumatic fever (ARF). In New Zealand, ARF cases occur more fr..

Clinical Description and Outcomes of Australian Children With Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

Elise Thielemans, Jane Oliver, Alissa McMinn, Ciara Baker, Philip N Britton, Julia Clark, Helen Marshall, Christopher C Blyth, Joshua Francis, Jim Buttery, Pierre R Smeesters, Nigel Crawford, Andrew C Steer

Journal article  |  2020  |  PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Invasive group A streptococcal disease is a severe infection with a high case fatality rate, estimated to cause more t..