Mark Putland

Longitudinal evaluation of laboratory-based serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 antibody detection.

KA Bond, E Williams, S Nicholson, S Lim, D Johnson, B Cox, M Putland, E Gardiner, E Tippett, M Graham, F Mordant, M Catton, SR Lewin, K Subbarao, BP Howden, DA Williamson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Pathology

Serological assays for SARS-CoV-2 infection are now widely available for use in diagnostic laboratories. Limited data are availabl..

Threat of COVID-19 impacting on a quaternary healthcare service: a retrospective cohort study of administrative data

Elissa McNamara, Leanne Saxon, Katherine Bond, Bruce Cv Campbell, Jo Douglass, Martin J Dutch, Leeanne Grigg, Douglas Johnson, Jonathan C Knott, Digsu N Koye, Mark Putland, David J Read, Benjamin Smith, Benjamin Nj Thomson, Deborah A Williamson, Steven Yc Tong, Timothy N Fazio

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: The threat of a pandemic, over and above the disease itself, may have significant and broad effects on a healthcare sy..

Multi-site assessment of rapid, point-of-care antigen testing for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a low-prevalence setting: A validation and implementation study

Stephen Muhi, Nick Tayler, Tuyet Hoang, Susan A Ballard, Maryza Graham, Amanda Rojek, Jason C Kwong, Jason A Trubiano, Olivia Smibert, George Drewett, Fiona James, Emma Gardiner, Socheata Chea, Nicole Isles, Michelle Sait, Shivani Pasricha, George Taiaroa, Julie McAuley, Eloise Williams, Katherine B Gibney, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC

Background: In Australia, COVID-19 diagnosis relies on RT-PCR testing which is relatively costly and time-consuming. To date, few ..

High levels of psychosocial distress among Australian frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey.

Natasha Smallwood, Leila Karimi, Marie Bismark, Mark Putland, Douglas Johnson, Shyamali Chandrika Dharmage, Elizabeth Barson, Nicola Atkin, Claire Long, Irene Ng, Anne Holland, Jane E Munro, Irani Thevarajan, Cara Moore, Anthony McGillion, Debra Sandford, Karen Willis

Journal article  |  2021  |  Gen Psychiatr

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a profound and prolonged impact on healthcare services and he..

Variation in CT use for paediatric head injuries across different types of emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand

Catherine L Wilson, Emma J Tavender, Natalie T Phillips, Stephen JC Hearps, Kelly Foster, Sharon L O'Brien, Meredith L Borland, Gina O Watkins, Lorna McLeod, Mark Putland, Stephen Priestley, Christine Brabyn, Dustin W Ballard, Simon Craig, Stuart R Dalziel, Ed Oakley, Franz E Babl

Journal article  |  2020  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL

OBJECTIVES: CT of the brain (CTB) for paediatric head injury is used less frequently at tertiary paediatric emergency departments ..

Patients presenting for hospital-based screening for the coronavirus disease 2019: Risk of disease, and healthcare access preferences

Amanda Rojek, Martin Dutch, Daniel Peyton, Rachel Pelly, Mark Putland, Harriet Hiscock, Jonathan Knott

Journal article  |  2020  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA

OBJECTIVE: Early during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Australian EDs experienced an unprecedented surge in pat..

Saliva as a Noninvasive Specimen for Detection of SARS-CoV-2

Eloise Williams, Katherine Bond, Bowen Zhang, Mark Putland, Deborah A Williamson

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diagnostic testing for COVID-19 is central to controlling the global pandemic. ….

Influenza With and Without Fever: Clinical Predictors and Impact on Outcomes in Patients Requiring Hospitalization

Benjamin J Smith, David J Price, Douglas Johnson, Bruce Garbutt, Michelle Thompson, Louis B Irving, Mark Putland, Steven YC Tong

Journal article  |  2020  |  OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Background: The Infectious Diseases Society of America influenza guidelines no longer require fever as part of their influenza cas..

Early clinical response to a high consequence infectious disease outbreak: insights from COVID-19

Amanda M Rojek, Martin Dutch, David Camilleri, Emma Gardiner, Emma Smith, Caroline Marshall, Kirsty L Buising, Nicola Walsham, Mark Putland

Journal article  |  2020  |  MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

Sex disparities in the assessment and outcomes of chest pain presentations in emergency departments

George Mnatzaganian, Janet E Hiller, George Braitberg, Michael Kingsley, Mark Putland, Melanie Bish, Kathleen Tori, Rachel Huxley

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEART

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether sex differences exist in the triage, management and outcomes associated with non-traumatic chest p..