NCIC publications - surveillance and epidemiology
2021
Risk factors for candidaemia: A prospective multi-centre case-control study.
Keighley CL, Pope A, Marriott DJE, Chapman B, Bak N, Daveson K, Hajkowicz K, Halliday C, Kennedy K, Kidd S, Sorrell TC, Underwood N, van Hal S, Slavin MA, Chen SC.
Mycoses. 2021 Mar;64(3):257-263. Check Access
Infection related mortality in adults and children undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: An Australian registry report
Lindsay J, Kerridge I, Wilcox L, Tran S, O'Brien TA, Greenwood M, Chen SC-A, Kong DCM, Pergam SA, Liu C, Slavin MA.
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2021; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Impact of prior vaccination on antibody response and influenza-like illness among Australian healthcare workers after influenza vaccination in 2016
Leung VKY, Fox A, Carolan LA, Aban M, Laurie KL, Druce J, Deng Y-M, Slavin MA, Marshall C, Sullivan SG.
Vaccine. 2021; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Pilot study of a combined genomic and epidemiologic surveillance program for hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant pathogens across multiple hospital networks in Australia
Sherry NL, Lee RS, Gorrie CL, Kwong JC, Stuart RL, Korman TM, Marshall C, Higgs C, Chan HT, Graham M, Johnson PDR, MJ Leroi, Reed C, Richards MJ, Slavin MA, Worth LJ, Howden BP, Grayson ML.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42(5):573-581. Check Access
Use of a Victorian statewide surveillance program to evaluate the burden of healthcare‐associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with cancer
Valentine JC, Hall L, Verspoor KM, Gillespie E, Worth LJ.
Intern Med J. 2021; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Epidemiology and risks of infections in patients with multiple myeloma managed with new generation therapies
Lim C, Sinha P, Harrison SJ, Quach H, Slavin MA, Teh BW.
Clin Lymphoma Myeloma Leuk. 2021; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Quality of inpatient antimicrobial use in hematology and oncology patients
Douglas AP, Hall L, James RS, Worth LJ, Slavin MA, Thursky KA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
2020
New names for fungi of medical importance: can we have our cake and eat it too?
Kidd SE, Halliday CL, McMullan B, Chen SC-A, Elvy J.
J Clin Microbiol. 2020; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
The role of IL-6 and other mediators in the cytokine storm associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Copaescu A, Smibert O, Gibson A, Phillips EJ, Trubiano JA.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020;146(3):518-534.e1. Check Access
Classification performance of administrative coding data for detection of invasive fungal infection in paediatric cancer patients
Valentine JC, Worth LJ, Verspoor KM, Hall L, Yeoh DK, Thursky KA, Clark JE, Haeusler GM.
PLoS ONE. 2020;15(9):e0238889. Check Access
Low rates of invasive fungal disease in patients with multiple myeloma managed with new generation therapies: Results from a multi-centre cohort study
Lim C, Sinha P, Harrison S, Quach H, Slavin MA, Teh BW.
Mycoses. 2020; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections And Asymptomatic Bacteriuria In Kidney Transplant Recipients
Coussement J, Kaminski H, Scemla A, Manuel O.
Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2020; [epub ahead of print]
ALTERATIONS IN SMELL OR TASTE – CLASSIC COVID-19?
Trubiano JA, Vogrin S, Kwong JC, Holmes NE.
Clin Infect Dis. 2020;ciaa655 [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Very late‐onset cytomegalovirus disease with ganciclovir resistance >15 years following renal transplantation
Khan SF, Yong MK, Slavin MA, Hughes P, Sasadeusz J.
Transpl Infect Dis. 2020; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Ibrutinib And Invasive Fungal Infections: The Known, The Unknown And The Known Unknowns
Reynolds G, Slavin MA, Teh BW.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2020; [epub ahead of print]. Check Access
Candida Auris In An Australian Health Care Facility: Importance Of Screening High Risk Patients
Worth LJ, Harrison SJ, Dickinson M, Diemen A, Breen J, Harper S, Marshall C, Williamson DA, Thursky KA, Slavin MA.
Med J Aust. 2020;212(11):510-511.e1. Check Access
Sepsis In Cancer: A Question Of Definition
Valentine JC, Thursky KA, Worth LJ.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2020;44(3):245. Check Access
Burden And Clinical Outcomes Of Hospital-Coded Infections In Patients With Cancer: An 11-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study At An Australian Cancer Centre
Valentine JC, Hall L, Spelman T, Verspoor KM, Seymour JF, Rischin D, Thursky KA, Slavin MA, Worth LJ.
Support Care Cancer. 2020;28(12):6023-6034. Check Access
Epidemiology, Treatment And Outcomes Of Bloodstream Infection Due To Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci In Cancer Patients In A VanB Endemic Setting
Xie O, Slavin MA, Teh BW, Bajel A, Douglas AP, Worth LJ.
BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20(1):228. Check Access
Clinical Characteristics And Outcomes Of Invasive Lomentospora Prolificans Infections: Analysis Of Patients In The FungiScope® Registry
Jenks JD, Seidel D, Cornely OA, Chen S, van Hal S, Kauffman C, Miceli MH, Heinemann M, Christner M, Jover Sáenz A, Burchardt A, Kemmerling B, Herbrecht R, Steinmann J, Shoham S, Gräber S, Pagano L, Deeren D, Slavin MA, Hoenigl M.
Mycoses. 2020;63(5):437-442. Check Access
Cryptococcal Infection In Patients With Haematological And Solid Organ Malignancy In The Era Of Targeted And Immune-Based Therapies
Madigan V, Smibert O, Chen S, Trubiano JA, Slavin MA, Teh BW.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2020;26(4):519-521. Check Access
2019
hospital-coded infections in patients with cancer: evaluating disease burden and outcomes in Australian cancer patients
Valentine JC, Hall L, Verspoor KM, Spelman T, Worth LJ.
Infect Dis Health. 2019;24(Supplement_1):S2. Check Access
Appropriateness Of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Practices In Australia
Ierano C, Thursky K, Marshall C, Koning S, James R, Johnson S, Imam N, Worth LJ, Peel T.
JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(11):e1915003. Check Access
Epidemiology And Risks For Infection Following Cytoreductive Surgery And Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy
Smibert OC, Slavin MA, Teh B, Heriot AG, Penno J, Ismail H, Thursky KA, Worth LJ.
Support Care Cancer. 2019;28(6):2745-2752. Check Access
The Economic And Health Utilization Cost Of Clinically Significant Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Yong MK, Tio SY, Valentine J, Sasadeusz J, Chee LCY, Bajel A, Ritchie D, Slavin M.
Blood. 2019;134(Supplement_1):3437. Check Access
Invasive Fungal Infections In Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: Results From Four Australian Centres, 2003-2013
Wang SS, Kotecha RS, Bernard A, Blyth CC, McMullan BJ, Cann MP, Yeoh DK, Bartlett AW, Ryan AL, Moore AS, Bryant PA, Clark J, Haeusler GM.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;66(10):e27915. Check Access
Sepsis Incidence And Mortality Are Underestimated In Australian Intensive Care Unit Administrative Data
Valentine JC, Haeusler G, Worth L, Thursky K.
Med J Aust. 2019;210(4):188-188.e1. Check Access
The Current Scope Of Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance Activities In Hospitalized Immunocompromised Patients: A Systematic Review
Valentine JC, Hall L, Verspoor KM, Worth LJ.
Int J Epidemiol. 2019;48(6):1768-1782. Check Access
High Prevalence Of Antibiotic Allergies In Cladribine-Treated Patients With Hairy Cell Leukemia - Lessons For Immunopathogenesis And Prescribing
Meher-Homji Z, Tam CS, Siderov J, Seymour JF, Holmes NE, Chua KYL, Phillips EJ, Slavin MA, Trubiano JA.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2019;60(14):3455-3460. Check Access
Fatal Disseminated Visceral Varicella Zoster Virus Infection In A Renal Transplant Recipient
Loftus MJ, Yong MK, Wilson S, Peleg AY.
Transpl Infect Dis. 2019;21(3):e13062. Check Access
Candidaemia And A Risk Predictive Model For Overall Mortality: A Prospective Multicentre Study
Keighley C, Chen SC, Marriott D, Pope A, Chapman B, Kennedy K, Bak N, Underwood N, Wilson HL, McDonald K, Darvall J, Halliday C, Kidd S, Nguyen Q, Hajkowicz K, Sorrell TC, Van Hal S, Slavin MA.
BMC Infect Dis. 2019;19(1):445. Check Access
Auditing Fungal Disease In Leukemia Patients In A Tertiary Care Center: Opportunities And Challenges For An Antifungal Stewardship Program
Paige E, Haywood P, Xie M, Worth L, Thursky K, Urbancic K, Bajel A, Slavin M.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2019;60(10):2373-2383. Check Access
Immunosuppressed Returned Traveler With Ulcerating Skin Lesion And Fever
Hall V, Trubiano JA, Kwong JC, Williams DS, Holmes NE.
Clin Infect Dis. 2019;68(10):1747-1749. Check Access
Prognostic Factors In 264 Adults With Invasive Scedosporium Spp. And Lomentospora Prolificans Infection Reported In The Literature And FungiScope®
Seidel D, Meißner A, Lackner M, Piepenbrock E, Salmanton-García J, Stecher M, Mellinghoff S, Hamprecht A, Durán Graeff L, Köhler P, Cheng MP, Denis J, Chedotal I, Chander J, Pakstis DL, Los-Arcos I, Slavin M, Montagna MT, Caggiano G, Mares M, Trauth J, Aurbach U, Vehreschild MJGT, Vehreschild JJ, Duarte RF, Herbrecht R, Wisplinghoff H, Cornely OA, Bachmann B, Borchert K, Burchardt A, Chakrabarti A, Christopeit M, Fasih N, Hekmat K, Hernández Rupérez B, Kemmerling B, Kessel J, Jyoti Kindo A, Klimko N, Krause R, Lass-Flörl C, Levesque E, Lockhart S, Steinmann J, Maritati A, Markiefka B, Martín Gómez MT, Meis J, Oksi J, Pagano L, Ramos Martinez A, Reischies F, Soler Palacin P, Vermeulen E.
Crit Rev Microbiol. 2019;45(1):1-21. Check Access
The Contemporary Management And Clinical Outcomes Of Mucormycosis: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Case Reports
Jeong W, Keighley C, Wolfe R, Lee WL, Slavin MA, Chen SC, Kong DCM.
Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019;53(5):589-597. Check Access
High Rates Of Proven Invasive Fungal Disease With The Use Of Ibrutinib Monotherapy For Relapsed Or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Teh BW, Chui W, Handunnetti S, Tam C, Worth LJ, Thursky KA, Slavin MA.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2019;60(6):1572-1575. Check Access
The Epidemiology And Clinical Manifestations Of Mucormycosis: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Case Reports
Jeong W, Keighley C, Wolfe R, Leng Lee W, Slavin MA, Kong DCM, Chen SC.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2019;25(1):26-34. Check Access
2018
Antifungal Stewardship: Developments In The Field
Urbancic KF, Thursky K, Kong DCM, Johnson PDR, Slavin MA.
Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2018;31(6):490-498. Check Access
Invasive Fungal Disease And Cytomegalovirus Infection: Is There An Association?
Yong MK, Slavin M, Kontoyiannis DP.
Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2018;31(6):481-489. Check Access
Infections In Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia: Mitigating Risk In The Era Of Targeted Therapies
Teh BW, Tam CS, Handunnetti S, Worth LJ, Slavin MA.
Blood Rev. 2018;32(6):499-507. Check Access
Viral Respiratory Tract Infections In Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients In The Era Of Molecular Testing
Sim SA, Leung VKY, Ritchie D, Slavin MA, Sullivan SG, Teh BW.
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018;24(7):1490-1496. Check Access
Immune Monitoring For CMV In Transplantation
Yong MK, Lewin SR, Manuel O.
Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2018;20(4):4. Check Access
Factors Contributing To Declination Of Annual Influenza Vaccination By Healthcare Workers Caring For Cancer Patients: An Australian Experience
Surtees TC, Teh BW, Slavin MA, Worth LJ.
Vaccine. 2018;36(14):1804-1807. Check Access
2017
Candida And Invasive Mould Diseases In Non-Neutropenic Critically Ill Patients And Patients With Haematological Cancer
Colombo AL, de Almeida Júnior JN, Slavin MA, Chen SC, Sorrell TC.
Lancet Infect Dis. 2017;17(11):e344-e356. Check Access
Incidence, Etiology And Timing Of Infections Following Azacitidine Therapy For Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Trubiano JA, Dickinson M, Thursky KA, Spelman T, Seymour JF, Slavin MA, Worth LJ.
Leuk Lymphoma. 2017;58(10):2379-2386. Check Access
A Mycoses Study Group International Prospective Study Of Phaeohyphomycosis: An Analysis Of 99 Proven/Probable Cases
Revankar SG, Baddley JW, Chen SC, Kauffman CA, Slavin M, Vazquez JA, Seas C, Morris MI, Nguyen MH, Shoham S, Thompson GR 3rd, Alexander BD, Simkins J, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Mullane K, Alangaden G, Andes DR, Cornely OA, Wahlers K, Lockhart SR, Pappas PG.
Open Forum Infect Dis. 2017;4(4):ofx200. Check Access
Risks Factors And Outcomes Of Clostridium Difficile Infection In Patients With Cancer: A Matched Case-Control Study
Hebbard AIT, Slavin MA, Reed C, Trubiano JA, Teh BW, Haeusler GM, Thursky KA, Worth LJ.
Support Care Cancer. 2017;25(6):1923-1930. Check Access
Influenza Vaccination Responses: Evaluating Impact Of Repeat Vaccination Among Health Care Workers
Leung VKY, Carolan LA, Worth LJ, Harper SA, Peck H, Tilmanis D, Laurie KL, Slavin MA, Sullivan SG.
Vaccine. 2017;35(19):2558-2568. Check Access
Changing Epidemiology Of Candidaemia In Australia
Chapman B, Slavin M, Marriott D, Halliday C, Kidd S, Arthur I, Bak N, Heath CH, Kennedy K, Morrissey CO, Sorrell TC, van Hal S, Keighley C, Goeman E, Underwood N, Hajkowicz K, Hofmeyr A, Leung M, Macesic N, Botes J, Blyth C, Cooley L, George CR, Kalukottege P, Kesson A, McMullan B, Baird R, Robson J, Korman TM, Pendle S, Weeks K, Liu E, Cheong E, Chen S; Australian and New Zealand Mycoses Interest Group.
J Antimicrob Chemother. 2017;72(4):1103-1108. Check Access
Epidemiology Of Bloodstream Infections In Patients With Myeloma Receiving Current Era Therapy
Teh BW, Harrison SJ, Slavin MA, Worth LJ.
Eur J Haematol. 2017;98(2):149-153. Check Access