The University of Queensland

Prostate biopsy related infection – risk factors, prevention strategies and management approaches

Bennett, Harrison Y., Harris, Patrick N., Holmes, Michael, Grummet, Jeremy and Roberts, Matthew (2018). Prostate biopsy related infection – risk factors, prevention strategies and management approaches. Urogenital infections and inflammations. (pp. 1-30) edited by T.E. Bjerklund Johansen, F. M.E. Wagenlehner, Y.-H. Cho, T. Matsumoto, J. N. Krieger, D. Shoskes and K. Naber. Berlin, Germany: GMS Publishing House. doi: 10.5680/lhuii000040

Meropenem / Meropenem-vaborbactam

Peleg, A. Y. and Harris, P. (2017). Meropenem / Meropenem-vaborbactam. Kucers' the Use of Antibiotics: A Clinical Review of Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antiparasitic and Antiviral Drugs. (pp. 697-722) edited by Lindsay Grayson. Boca Raton, FL United States: Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1201/9781315152110

Proteus species bloodstream infections: Comparative epidemiology of three species

Laupland, Kevin B., Edwards, Felicity and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2024). Proteus species bloodstream infections: Comparative epidemiology of three species. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 109 (2) 116286, 116286. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116286

High-risk Escherichia coli clones that cause neonatal meningitis and association with recrudescent infection

Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Phan, Minh-Duy, Hancock, Steven J., Peters, Kate M., Alvarez-Fraga, Laura, Forde, Brian M., Andersen, Stacey B., Miliya, Thyl, Harris, Patrick N. A., Beatson, Scott A., Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Bergh, Haakon, Turner, Paul, Brauner, Annelie, Westerlund-Wikström, Benita, Irwin, Adam D. and Schembri, Mark A (2024). High-risk Escherichia coli clones that cause neonatal meningitis and association with recrudescent infection. eLife, 12. doi: 10.7554/elife.91853.3

<i>Pseudomonas stutzeri</i> bloodstream infection is a prevailing community-onset disease with important mortality rates: results from a retrospective observational study in Australia

Horcajada, Juan P., Edwards, Felicity, Fonio, Silvia, Montero, Milagro, Harris, Patrick, Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2024). Pseudomonas stutzeri bloodstream infection is a prevailing community-onset disease with important mortality rates: results from a retrospective observational study in Australia. Infectious Diseases, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2024.2333979

Emergence and clonal expansion of a qacA-harbouring sequence type 45 lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Nong, Yi, Steinig, Eike, Pollock, Georgina L., Taiaroa, George, Carter, Glen P., Monk, Ian R., Pang, Stanley, Daley, Denise A., Coombs, Geoffrey W., Forde, Brian M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Sherry, Norelle L., Howden, Benjamin P., Pasricha, Shivani, Baines, Sarah L. and Williamson, Deborah A. (2024). Emergence and clonal expansion of a qacA-harbouring sequence type 45 lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Communications Biology, 7 (1) 349. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06012-z

Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis

Chai, Gene G., Tu, Quyen, Cotta, Menino O., Bauer, Michelle J., Balch, Ross, Okafor, Charles, Comans, Tracy, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., McWhinney, Brett C., Farkas, Andras, Paterson, David L., Clark, Julia E., Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Forde, Brian M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine, 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07353-3

Time to positivity is a risk factor for death among patients with bloodstream infections: A population-based cohort

Laupland, Kevin B., Edwards, Felicity, Dettrick, Zoe and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2024). Time to positivity is a risk factor for death among patients with bloodstream infections: A population-based cohort. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.03.032

HAIviz: an interactive dashboard for visualising and integrating healthcare-associated genomic epidemiological data

Permana, Budi, Harris, Patrick N. A., Roberts, Leah W., Cuddihy, Thom, Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A. and Forde, Brian M. (2024). HAIviz: an interactive dashboard for visualising and integrating healthcare-associated genomic epidemiological data. Microbial Genomics, 10 (2). doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.001200

Win ratio analyses of piperacillin-tazobactam versus meropenem for ceftriaxone non-susceptible Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: Post-hoc insights from the MERINO trial

Hardy, Melissa, Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Chatfield, Mark D., Mo, Yin, Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Lee, Tau H., Yilmaz, Mesut, Alenazi, Thamer H., Arabi, Yaseen, Falcone, Marco, Bassetti, Matteo, Righi, Elda, Rogers, Benjamin A., Kanj, Souha, Bhally, Hasan, Iredell, Jon, Mendelson, Marc, Boyles, Tom H., Looke, David, Miyakis, Spiros, Walls, Genevieve, Al Khamis, Mohammed, Zikri, Ahmed, Crowe, Amy, Ingram, Paul, Daneman, Nick, Griffin, Paul ... for the MERINO trial investigators (2024). Win ratio analyses of piperacillin-tazobactam versus meropenem for ceftriaxone non-susceptible Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections: Post-hoc insights from the MERINO trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae050

Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial

Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N.A., Graham, Rikki M.A., Jennison, Amy V., Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Harris-Brown, Tiffany, Paterson, David L. and Forde, Brian M. (2024). Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial. Pathology, 56, S36-S37. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.12.137

The global epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Li, Yixuan, Roberts, Jason A., Walker, Mikaela M., Aslan, Abdullah Tarik, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Sime, Fekade (2024). The global epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 139, 78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.023

The molecular epidemiology of Burkholderia pseudomallei in North Queensland

Gassiep, Ian, Burnard, Delaney, Permana, Budi, Bauer, Michelle J., Cuddihy, Thom, Forde, Brian M., Chatfield, Mark D., Ling, Weiping, Mayer-Coverdale, Johanna, Norton, Robert and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2024). The molecular epidemiology of Burkholderia pseudomallei in North Queensland. Pathology, 56, S35. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.12.133

Rapid nanopore sequencing and predictive susceptibility testing of positive blood cultures from intensive care patients with sepsis

Harris, Patrick N. A., Bauer, Michelle J., Lüftinger, Lukas, Beisken, Stephan, Forde, Brian M., Balch, Ross, Cotta, Menino, Schlapbach, Luregn, Raman, Sainath, Shekar, Kiran, Kruger, Peter, Lipman, Jeff, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A., Paterson, David L. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Rapid nanopore sequencing and predictive susceptibility testing of positive blood cultures from intensive care patients with sepsis. Microbiology spectrum, 12 (2) e0306523, e0306523. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03065-23

Host response signature trends in bacteraemia–authors’ response

Peri, Anna Maria, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2024). Host response signature trends in bacteraemia–authors’ response. Infectious Diseases, 56 (5), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2024.2326591

Scoping review of risk-scoring tools for early prediction of bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales: do we really have a reliable risk-scoring tool?

Aslan, Abdullah Tarik, Ezure, Yukiko, Harris, Patrick N A and Paterson, David L (2023). Scoping review of risk-scoring tools for early prediction of bloodstream infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales: do we really have a reliable risk-scoring tool?. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 6 (1) dlae032. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlae032

Breaking Down the Breakpoints: Rationale for the 2022 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Revised Piperacillin-Tazobactam Breakpoints Against Enterobacterales

Tamma, Pranita D., Harris, Patrick N. A., Mathers, Amy J., Wenzler, Eric and Humphries, Romney M. (2023). Breaking Down the Breakpoints: Rationale for the 2022 Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Revised Piperacillin-Tazobactam Breakpoints Against Enterobacterales. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 77 (11), 1585-1590. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac688

Evaluation of Illumina® COVIDSeq™ as a Tool for Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Characterisation

Lowry, Kym, Bauer, Michelle J., Buckley, Cameron, Wang, Claire, Bordin, Amanda, Badman, Steven, Harris, Patrick N.A., Mackay, Ian and Whiley, David (2023). Evaluation of Illumina® COVIDSeq™ as a Tool for Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Characterisation. Journal of Virological Methods, 322 114827, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2023.114827

237. <i>Elizabethkingia</i> species: An Emerging Cause of Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infection Among Immunocompromised Hosts

Stewart, Adam, Laupland, Kevin, Edwards, Felicity, Paterson, David and Harris, Patrick N A (2023). 237. Elizabethkingia species: An Emerging Cause of Healthcare-Associated Bloodstream Infection Among Immunocompromised Hosts. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10 (Supplement_2). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.310

2746. Assessment of in vitro synergy between Piperacillin-Tazobactam-Meropenem and Imipenem-Meropenem against OXA-48 Producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Using Time-Kill Assays

Demir, Mervenur, Aslan, Abdullah Tarik, Seren Tanrıverdi, Elif, Otlu, Barış, Akova, Murat, Paterson, David, Harris, Patrick N A and Hazırolan, Gülşen (2023). 2746. Assessment of in vitro synergy between Piperacillin-Tazobactam-Meropenem and Imipenem-Meropenem against OXA-48 Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Using Time-Kill Assays. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10 (Supplement_2). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.2357

Mortality, hospital length of stay and recurrent bloodstream infections associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) in a low prevalence region: A 20-year population-based large cohort study

Ling, Weiping, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N.A., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Edwards, Felicity and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Mortality, hospital length of stay and recurrent bloodstream infections associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-Ec) in a low prevalence region: A 20-year population-based large cohort study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 138, 84-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.11.007

The opportunities and challenges for artificial intelligence to improve sepsis outcomes in the paediatric intensive care unit

Aslan, Abdullah Tarik, Permana, Budi, Harris, Patrick N. A., Naidoo, Kuban D., Pienaar, Michael A. and Irwin, Adam D. (2023). The opportunities and challenges for artificial intelligence to improve sepsis outcomes in the paediatric intensive care unit. Current Infectious Disease Reports, 25 (11), 243-253. doi: 10.1007/s11908-023-00818-4

Persistence of detectable pathogens by culture independent systems (T2 Magnetic Resonance) in patients with bloodstream infection: prognostic role and possible clinical implications

Peri, Anna Maria, O’Callaghan, Kevin, Rafiei, Nastaran, Graves, Bianca, Sinclair, Holly, Brischetto, Anna, Lim, Karen, Parkes-Smith, Jill, Eustace, Matthew, Davidson, Natalie, Tabah, Alexis, Stewart, Adam, Chatfield, Mark D, Harris, Patrick NA and Paterson, David L (2023). Persistence of detectable pathogens by culture independent systems (T2 Magnetic Resonance) in patients with bloodstream infection: prognostic role and possible clinical implications. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 78 (2), 283-291. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad663

Bugs in floods

Blaskovich, Mark A. T. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Bugs in floods. Microbiology Australia, 44 (4), 176-180. doi: 10.1071/ma23051

Melioidosis Queensland: an analysis of clinical outcomes and genomic factors

Gassiep, Ian, Burnard, Delaney, Permana, Budi, Bauer, Michelle J., Cuddihy, Thom, Forde, Brian M., Chatfield, Mark D., Ling, Weiping, Norton, Robert and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Melioidosis Queensland: an analysis of clinical outcomes and genomic factors. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17 (10) e0011697, 1-13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011697

Bloodstream infections in neutropenic and non-neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies: epidemiological trends and clinical outcomes in Queensland, Australia over the last 20 years

Peri, Anna Maria, Edwards, Felicity, Henden, Andrea, Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D., Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Bloodstream infections in neutropenic and non-neutropenic patients with haematological malignancies: epidemiological trends and clinical outcomes in Queensland, Australia over the last 20 years. Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 23 (8), 4563-4573. doi: 10.1007/s10238-023-01206-x

In vitro, in vivo and clinical studies comparing the efficacy of ceftazidime-avibactam monotherapy with ceftazidime-avibactam-containing combination regimens against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates or infections: a scoping review

Aslan, Abdullah Tarık, Ezure, Yukiko, Horcajada, Juan Pablo, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2023). In vitro, in vivo and clinical studies comparing the efficacy of ceftazidime-avibactam monotherapy with ceftazidime-avibactam-containing combination regimens against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates or infections: a scoping review. Frontiers in Medicine, 10 1249030, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1249030

Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans fungaemia is uniformly fatal in patients with haematological malignancy

Stewart, Adam G., Heney, Claire, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N.A., Edwards, Felicity and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans fungaemia is uniformly fatal in patients with haematological malignancy. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (8), 1489-1491. doi: 10.1111/imj.16198

Vibrio species bloodstream infections in Queensland, Australia

Davidson, Natalie, Edwards, Felicity, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Vibrio species bloodstream infections in Queensland, Australia. Internal Medicine Journal, 54 (1), 157-163. doi: 10.1111/imj.16187

Higher rates of cefiderocol resistance among NDM producing Klebsiella bloodstream isolates applying EUCAST over CLSI breakpoints

Isler, Burcu, Vatansever, Cansel, Özer, Berna, Çınar, Güle, Aslan, Abdullah Tarık, Falconer, Caitlin, Bauer, Michelle J., Forde, Brian, Şimşek, Funda, Tülek, Necla, Demirkaya, Hamiyet, Menekşe, Şirin, Akalin, Halis, Balkan, İlker İnanç, Aydın, Mehtap, Tigen, Elif Tükenmez, Demir, Safiye Koçulu, Kapmaz, Mahir, Keske, Şiran, Doğan, Özlem, Arabacı, Çiğdem, Yağcı, Serap, Hazırolan, Gülşen, Bakır, Veli Oğuzalp, Gönen, Mehmet, Saltoğlu, Neşe, Azap, Alpay, Azap, Özlem, Akova, Murat ... Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Higher rates of cefiderocol resistance among NDM producing Klebsiella bloodstream isolates applying EUCAST over CLSI breakpoints. Infectious Diseases, 55 (9), 607-613. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2226709

Non-inferiority trial of a shorter (7 days) compared with a longer (14 days) duration of antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of bacteraemic urinary sepsis, measured by microbiological success after the completion of therapy: a substudy protocol for the Bacteraemia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE) multicentre randomised controlled trial

Rogers, Benjamin A., Fowler, Robert, Harris, Patrick N. A., Davis, Joshua S., Pinto, Ruxandra L., Bhatia Dwivedi, Dhiraj, Rishu, Asgar, Shehabi, Yahya and Daneman, Nick (2023). Non-inferiority trial of a shorter (7 days) compared with a longer (14 days) duration of antimicrobial therapy for the treatment of bacteraemic urinary sepsis, measured by microbiological success after the completion of therapy: a substudy protocol for the Bacteraemia Antibiotic Length Actually Needed for Clinical Effectiveness (BALANCE) multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13 (6) e069708. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069708

Comparison of low‐level to high‐level disinfection in eliminating microorganisms from ultrasound transducers used on skin : a noninferiority randomized controlled trial

Peters, Nathan, Williamson, Frances, Bauer, Michelle J., Llewellyn, Stacey, Snelling, Peter J., Marsh, Nicole, Harris, Patrick N. A., Stewart, Adam G. and Rickard, Claire M. (2023). Comparison of low‐level to high‐level disinfection in eliminating microorganisms from ultrasound transducers used on skin : a noninferiority randomized controlled trial. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 42 (11), 2525-2534. doi: 10.1002/jum.16286

Using genomics to investigate an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST78 at a large tertiary hospital in Queensland

Permana, Budi, Harris, Patrick N. A., Runnegar, Naomi, Lindsay, Margaret, Henderson, Belinda C., Playford, E. G., Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A. and Forde, Brian M. (2023). Using genomics to investigate an outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST78 at a large tertiary hospital in Queensland. Microbiology Spectrum, 11 (3) e0420422, 1-10. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.04204-22

Deconstructing the 2023 Clinical and Laboratory Standards revised piperacillin-tazobactam breakpoints against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Tamma, Pranita D., Harris, Patrick N. A., Mathers, Amy J., Wenzler, Eric and Humphries, Romney M. (2023). Deconstructing the 2023 Clinical and Laboratory Standards revised piperacillin-tazobactam breakpoints against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76 (10), 1868-1870. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad012

Expanding the geographic boundaries of Melioidosis in Queensland, Australia

Gassiep, Ian, Grey, Victoria, Thean, Li Jun, Farquhar, Drew, Clark, Julia E., Ariotti, Lawrence, Graham, Rikki, Jennison, Amy V., Bergh, Haakon, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Dyer, Wendy, James, Christian, Huang, Andrea, Putt, Elise, Pakeerathan, Veenaa, Griffin, Paul M. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Expanding the geographic boundaries of Melioidosis in Queensland, Australia. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 108 (6), 1215-1219. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0002

Bloodstream infection and colorectal cancer risk in Queensland Australia, 2000-2019

Laupland, Kevin B., Edwards, Felicity, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Bloodstream infection and colorectal cancer risk in Queensland Australia, 2000-2019. The American Journal of Medicine, 136 (9), 896-901. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.05.003

In vitro activity of oral third-generation cephalosporins plus clavulanate against ESBL-producing Enterobacterales isolates from the MERINO trial

Stewart, Adam G., Bauer, Michelle J., Butkiewicz, Dominika, Hinton, Alexandra, Henderson, Andrew, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Paterson, David L. (2023). In vitro activity of oral third-generation cephalosporins plus clavulanate against ESBL-producing Enterobacterales isolates from the MERINO trial. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 62 (2) 106858, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106858

A simplified, amplicon-based method for whole genome sequencing of human respiratory syncytial viruses

Dong, Xiaomin, Deng, Yi-Mo, Aziz, Ammar, Whitney, Paul, Clark, Julia, Harris, Patrick, Bautista, Catherine, Costa, Anna-Maria, Waller, Gregory, Daley, Andrew J, Wieringa, Megan, Korman, Tony and Barr, Ian G. (2023). A simplified, amplicon-based method for whole genome sequencing of human respiratory syncytial viruses. Journal of Clinical Virology, 161 105423, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2023.105423

Rapid molecular detection of CMY-2, and CTX-M group 1 and 9 variants via recombinase polymerase amplification

Ertl, Nicole G., Irwin, Adam D., Macdonald, Joanne, Bauer, Michelle J., Wang, Claire Y. T., Harris, Patrick N. A., Heney, Claire, Zowawi, Hosam M. and Whiley, David M. (2023). Rapid molecular detection of CMY-2, and CTX-M group 1 and 9 variants via recombinase polymerase amplification. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 5 (2) dlad023, dlad023. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlad023

Significant clinical differences but not outcomes between Klebsiella aerogenes and Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infections: a comparative cohort study

Laupland, Kevin B., Edwards, Felicity, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2023). Significant clinical differences but not outcomes between Klebsiella aerogenes and Enterobacter cloacae bloodstream infections: a comparative cohort study. Infection, 51 (5), 1445-1451. doi: 10.1007/s15010-023-02010-1

Population-based incidence and characteristics of adult Escherichia coli bloodstream infection in Queensland, Australia from 2000 to 2019

Ling, Weiping, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N. A., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Edwards, Felicity and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Population-based incidence and characteristics of adult Escherichia coli bloodstream infection in Queensland, Australia from 2000 to 2019. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10 (3) ofad071, ofad071. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad071

Treatment Failure Due to Adaptive Resistance Mechanisms in a Severe and Complicated Bloodstream Infection Due to

Stewart, Adam G., Roberts, Jason A., Forde, Brian M., Bergh, Haakon, Kidd, Timothy J., Wright, Hugh and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Treatment Failure Due to Adaptive Resistance Mechanisms in a Severe and Complicated Bloodstream Infection Due to . Microbial Drug Resistance, 29 (4), 145-149. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2022.0179

Assessing the performance of the Cepheid Xpert in identifying and differentiating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from blood culture bottles

Parkes-Smith, Jill, Bergh, Haakon and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2023). Assessing the performance of the Cepheid Xpert in identifying and differentiating methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from blood culture bottles. Pathology, 55 (1), 113-116. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2022.07.006

Proof of concept: artificial intelligence clustering of Burkholderia species according to antibiograms

Jung, Jeeyong and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2023). Proof of concept: artificial intelligence clustering of Burkholderia species according to antibiograms. Pathology, 55, S99-S100. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2022.12.333

SG-APSIC1073: Incidence and predictors of <i>Escherichia coli</i>–producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-Ec) in Queensland, Australia, from 2010 to 2019: A population-based spatial analysis

Ling, Weiping, Cadavid-Restrepo, Angela, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Paterson, David L. (2023). SG-APSIC1073: Incidence and predictors of Escherichia coli–producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-Ec) in Queensland, Australia, from 2010 to 2019: A population-based spatial analysis. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 3 (S1), s23-s24. doi: 10.1017/ash.2023.71

Evolving insights into the epidemiology of Moraxella species bloodstream infection from two decades of surveillance in Queensland, Australia

Schults, Jessica, Edwards, Felicity, Charles, Karina, Irwin, Adam D., Rickard, Claire M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin (2023). Evolving insights into the epidemiology of Moraxella species bloodstream infection from two decades of surveillance in Queensland, Australia. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 42 (2), 209-216. doi: 10.1007/s10096-022-04540-2

A pilot randomized controlled trial of securement bundles to reduce peripheral intravenous catheter failure

Corley, Amanda, Ullman, Amanda J., Marsh, Nicole, Genzel, Jodie, Larsen, Emily N., Young, Emily, Booker, Catriona, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Rickard, Claire M. (2023). A pilot randomized controlled trial of securement bundles to reduce peripheral intravenous catheter failure. Heart and Lung, 57, 45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.07.015

Epidemiology of Aeromonas species bloodstream infection in Queensland, Australia: association with regional and climate zones

Sinclair, Holly A., Edwards, Felicity, Harris, Patrick N. A., Heney, Claire and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Epidemiology of Aeromonas species bloodstream infection in Queensland, Australia: association with regional and climate zones. Microorganisms, 11 (1) 36. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11010036

Host response signature trends in persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli: a prospective multicentre observational study

Peri, Anna Maria, Rafiei, Nastaran, O’Callaghan, Kevin, Brischetto, Anna, Graves, Bianca, Sinclair, Holly, Eustace, Matthew, Lim, Karen, Parkes-Smith, Jill, Stewart, Adam, Davidson, Natalie, Tabah, Alexis, Bergh, Haakon, Chatfield, Mark D., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2023). Host response signature trends in persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli: a prospective multicentre observational study. Infectious Diseases, 56 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2294122

High prevalence of ArmA-16S rRNA methyltransferase among aminoglycoside-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates

Isler, Burcu, Falconer, Caitlin, Vatansever, Cansel, Özer, Berna, Çınar, Güle, Aslan, Abdullah Tarık, Forde, Brian, Harris, Patrick, Şimşek, Funda, Tülek, Necla, Demirkaya, Hamiyet, Menekşe, Şirin, Akalin, Halis, Balkan, İlker İnanç, Aydın, Mehtap, Tigen, Elif Tükenmez, Demir, Safiye Koçulu, Kapmaz, Mahir, Keske, Şiran, Doğan, Özlem, Arabacı, Çiğdem, Yağcı, Serap, Hazırolan, Gülşen, Bakır, Veli Oğuzalp, Gönen, Mehmet, Saltoğlu, Neşe, Azap, Alpay, Azap, Özlem, Akova, Murat ... Paterson, David L. (2022). High prevalence of ArmA-16S rRNA methyltransferase among aminoglycoside-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71 (12) 001629, 1-8. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001629

Current and emerging treatment options for multidrug resistant Escherichia coli urosepsis: a review

Walker, Mikaela M., Roberts, Jason A., Rogers, Benjamin A., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Sime, Fekade B. (2022). Current and emerging treatment options for multidrug resistant Escherichia coli urosepsis: a review. Antibiotics, 11 (12) 1821, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11121821

β-lactam-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae dynamics following treatment: a dose-response meta-analysis

Griskaitis, Matas, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Allel, Kasim, Stabler, Richard, Harris, Patrick, Paterson, David L. and Yakob, Laith (2022). β-lactam-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae dynamics following treatment: a dose-response meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75 (11), 1962-1970. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac293

Case report: a fatal case of Aspergillus felis infection in an immunocompetent host

Parkes-Smith, Jill, Bauer, Michelle J., Bergh, Haakon, Eidan, Anthony, Forde, Brian M., Hilton, John, Kidd, Timothy J., Schmidt, Campbell, Stewart, Adam G. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Case report: a fatal case of Aspergillus felis infection in an immunocompetent host. Access Microbiology, 4 (11), acmi000453. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000453

Culture-based determinants and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections

Laupland, Kevin B., Harris, Patrick N. A., Stewart, Adam G., Edwards, Felicity and Paterson, David L. (2022). Culture-based determinants and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 104 (3) 115772, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115772

Optimized method for bacterial nucleic acid extraction from positive blood culture broth for whole-genome sequencing, resistance phenotype prediction, and downstream molecular applications

Bauer, Michelle J., Peri, Anna Maria, Lüftinger, Lukas, Beisken, Stephan, Bergh, Haakon, Forde, Brian M., Buckley, Cameron, Cuddihy, Thom, Tan, Patrice, Paterson, David L., Whiley, David M. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Optimized method for bacterial nucleic acid extraction from positive blood culture broth for whole-genome sequencing, resistance phenotype prediction, and downstream molecular applications. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 60 (11) e01012-22, 1-11. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01012-22

Incidence and predictors of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-Ec) in Queensland, Australia from 2010 to 2019: a population-based spatial analysis

Ling, Weiping, Cadavid-Restrepo, Angela, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Paterson, David L. (2022). Incidence and predictors of Escherichia coli producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL-Ec) in Queensland, Australia from 2010 to 2019: a population-based spatial analysis. Epidemiology and Infection, 150 e178, 1-27. doi: 10.1017/s0950268822001637

Performance of BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel (BCID2) for the detection of bloodstream pathogens and their associated resistance markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Peri, Anna Maria, Ling, Weiping, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2022). Performance of BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel (BCID2) for the detection of bloodstream pathogens and their associated resistance markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. BMC Infectious Diseases, 22 (1) 794, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07772-x

Determinants and outcomes of bloodstream infections related to obesity

Edwards, Felicity, Glen, Kate, Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2022). Determinants and outcomes of bloodstream infections related to obesity. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 41 (11), 1347-1353. doi: 10.1007/s10096-022-04501-9

Determining the in vitro susceptibility of tebipenem, an oral carbapenem, against third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from bloodstream infections

Ranasinghe, Ama, Henderson, Andrew, Cottrell, Kyra, Tan, Cindy S. E., Burnard, Delaney, Kato, Hideo, Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Determining the in vitro susceptibility of tebipenem, an oral carbapenem, against third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from bloodstream infections. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 4 (5) dlac105, 1-6. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlac105

Clinical implementation of routine whole-genome sequencing for hospital infection control of multi-drug resistant pathogens

Forde, Brian M., Bergh, Haakon, Cuddihy, Thom, Hajkowicz, Krispin, Hurst, Trish, Playford, E Geoffrey, Henderson, Belinda C., Runnegar, Naomi, Clark, Julia, Jennison, Amy V., Moss, Susan, Hume, Anna, Leroux, Hugo, Beatson, Scott A., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Clinical implementation of routine whole-genome sequencing for hospital infection control of multi-drug resistant pathogens. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 76 (3), e1277-e1284. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac726

Comparison of ceftazidime-avibactam susceptibility testing methods against OXA-48-like carrying Klebsiella blood stream isolates

Isler, Burcu, Vatansever, Cansel, Özer, Berna, Çınar, Güle, Aslan, Abdullah Tarık, Stewart, Adam, Simos, Peter, Falconer, Caitlin, Bauer, Michelle J., Forde, Brian, Harris, Patrick, Şimşek, Funda, Tülek, Necla, Demirkaya, Hamiyet, Menekşe, Şirin, Akalin, Halis, Balkan, İlker İnanç, Aydın, Mehtap, Tigen, Elif Tükenmez, Demir, Safiye Koçulu, Kapmaz, Mahir, Keske, Şiran, Doğan, Özlem, Arabacı, Çiğdem, Yağcı, Serap, Hazırolan, Gülşen, Bakır, Veli Oğuzalp, Gönen, Mehmet, Saltoğlu, Neşe ... Can, Füsun (2022). Comparison of ceftazidime-avibactam susceptibility testing methods against OXA-48-like carrying Klebsiella blood stream isolates. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 104 (1) 115745, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115745

Multiplex microsphere PCR (mmPCR) allows simultaneous gram typing, detection of fungal DNA, and antibiotic resistance genes

Browne, Daniel J., Liang, Fang, Gartlan, Kate H., Harris, Patrick N. A., Hill, Geoffrey R., Corrie, Simon R. and Markey, Kate A. (2022). Multiplex microsphere PCR (mmPCR) allows simultaneous gram typing, detection of fungal DNA, and antibiotic resistance genes. Laboratory Medicine, 53 (5), 459-464. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmac023

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of intermittent versus extended and continuous infusions of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hollow-fibre infection model against Escherichia coli clinical isolates

Sumi, Chandra Datta, Heffernan, Aaron J., Naicker, Saiyuri, Cottrell, Kyra, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Harris, Patrick N. A., Sime, Fekade B. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Pharmacodynamic evaluation of intermittent versus extended and continuous infusions of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hollow-fibre infection model against Escherichia coli clinical isolates. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 77 (11), 3026-3034. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac273

SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR to screen for B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern

Lowry, Kym, Wang, Claire, Bordin, Amanda, Buckley, Cameron, Badman, Steven, Harris, Patrick, Mackay, Ian and Whiley, David (2022). SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR to screen for B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant of Concern. Diagnostics, 12 (9) 2056, 1-7. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12092056

Pharmacodynamics of Piperacillin-Tazobactam/Amikacin Combination versus Meropenem against Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in a Hollow Fiber Infection Model

Islam, Kamrul, Sime, Fekade B., Wallis, Steven C., Bauer, Michelle J., Naicker, Saiyuri, Won, Hayoung, Zowawi, Hosam M., Choudhury, Md Abu, Shirin, Tahmina, Habib, Zakir H., Harris, Patrick N. A., Flora, Meerjady S. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Pharmacodynamics of Piperacillin-Tazobactam/Amikacin Combination versus Meropenem against Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in a Hollow Fiber Infection Model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (9), e0016222. doi: 10.1128/aac.00162-22

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of piperacillin/tazobactam against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing versus non-producing Escherichia coli in a hollow-fibre infection model

Islam, Kamrul, Sime, Fekade B., Bauer, Michelle J., Forde, Brian M., Wallis, Steven C., Harris, Patrick, Naicker, Saiyuri, Shirin, Tahmina, Habib, Zakir H., Flora, Meerjady S. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Pharmacodynamic evaluation of piperacillin/tazobactam against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing versus non-producing Escherichia coli in a hollow-fibre infection model. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 60 (2) 106623, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2022.106623

Achromobacter species: an emerging cause of community-onset bloodstream infections

Isler, Burcu, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N. A., Ling, Weiping, Edwards, Felicity, Rickard, Claire M., Kidd, Timothy J., Gassiep, Ian and Laupland, Kevin B. (2022). Achromobacter species: an emerging cause of community-onset bloodstream infections. Microorganisms, 10 (7) 1449, 1-9. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10071449

Performance of the BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections

Peri, Anna Maria, Bauer, Michelle J., Bergh, Haakon, Butkiewicz, Dominika, Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Performance of the BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections. Heliyon, 8 (7) e09983, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09983

Carriage duration and household transmission of Enterobacterales producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ling, Weiping, Peri, Anna Maria, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Paterson, David L. (2022). Carriage duration and household transmission of Enterobacterales producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Microbial Drug Resistance, 28 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2022.0035

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of piperacillin/tazobactam versus meropenem against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates in a hollow-fibre infection model

Islam, Kamrul, Sime, Fekade B., Wallis, Steven C., Bauer, Michelle J., Forde, Brian M., Harris, Patrick, Shirin, Tahmina, Habib, Zakir H., Flora, Meerjady S. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Pharmacodynamic evaluation of piperacillin/tazobactam versus meropenem against extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and non-producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates in a hollow-fibre infection model. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 77 (9), 2448-2455. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac186

Clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from north Queensland carry diverse bimABm genes that are associated with central nervous system disease and are phylogenomically distinct from other Australian strains

Burnard, Delaney, Bauer, Michelle J., Falconer, Caitlin, Gassiep, Ian, Norton, Robert E., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick NA (2022). Clinical Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates from north Queensland carry diverse bimABm genes that are associated with central nervous system disease and are phylogenomically distinct from other Australian strains. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16 (6) e0009482, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009482

Sphingomonas paucimobilis bloodstream infection is a predominantly community-onset disease with significant lethality

Laupland, Kevin B., Paterson, David L., Stewart, Adam G., Edwards, Felicity and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Sphingomonas paucimobilis bloodstream infection is a predominantly community-onset disease with significant lethality. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 119, 172-177. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.03.060

Guideline of guidelines: management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women

Kwok, Michael, McGeorge, Stephen, Mayer‐Coverdale, Johanna, Graves, Bianca, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N.A., Esler, Rachel, Dowling, Caroline, Britton, Sumudu and Roberts, Matthew J. (2022). Guideline of guidelines: management of recurrent urinary tract infections in women. BJU International, 11 (2), 104-107. doi: 10.1111/bju.15756

Efficacy and safety of carbapenems versus new antibiotics for treatment of adult patients with complicated urinary tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ezure, Yukiko, Rico, Veronica, Paterson, David L., Hall, Lisa, Harris, Patrick N. A., Soriano, Alex, Roberts, Jason A., Bassetti, Matteo, Roberts, Matthew J., Righi, Elda and Wright, Hugh (2022). Efficacy and safety of carbapenems versus new antibiotics for treatment of adult patients with complicated urinary tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 9 (5) ofaa480, ofaa480. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa480

Morganella morganii, an emerging cause of bloodstream infections

Laupland, Kevin B., Paterson, David L., Edwards, Felicity, Stewart, Adam G. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2022). Morganella morganii, an emerging cause of bloodstream infections. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (3), e0056922. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00569-22

Speed and safety of mass spectrometry for identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei directly from spiked blood cultures

Gassiep, Ian, Bauer, Michelle J., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Norton, Robert (2022). Speed and safety of mass spectrometry for identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei directly from spiked blood cultures. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71 (4) 001521. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001521

Standard rectal swabs as a surrogate sample for gut microbiome monitoring in intensive care

Schlebusch, Sanmarié, Graham, Rikki M. A., Jennison, Amy V., Lassig-Smith, Melissa M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Ó Cuív, Páraic and Paterson, David L. (2022). Standard rectal swabs as a surrogate sample for gut microbiome monitoring in intensive care. BMC Microbiology, 22 (1) 99, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12866-022-02487-0

Shewanella spp. bloodstream infections in Queensland, Australia

Laupland, Kevin B, Stewart, Adam G, Edwards, Felicity, Paterson, David L, Coulter, Sonali, Heney, Claire, George, Narelle and Harris, Patrick (2022). Shewanella spp. bloodstream infections in Queensland, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 28 (4), 701-706. doi: 10.3201/eid2804.212193

Comparative evaluation of Panther Fusion and real-time PCR for detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in spiked human blood

Gassiep, Ian, Bauer, Michelle J., Page, Melissa, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Norton, Robert (2022). Comparative evaluation of Panther Fusion and real-time PCR for detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in spiked human blood. Access Microbiology, 4 (3), 000333. doi: 10.1099/acmi.0.000333

Pasteurella species bloodstream infections in Queensland, Australia, 2000–2019

Laupland, Kevin B., Stewart, Adam G., Edwards, Felicity, Harris, Patrick, Heney, Claire, George, Narelle, Coulter, Sonali and Paterson, David L. (2022). Pasteurella species bloodstream infections in Queensland, Australia, 2000–2019. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 41 (4), 609-614. doi: 10.1007/s10096-022-04411-w

Long term sepsis readmission, mortality and cause of death following Gram negative bloodstream infection: a propensity matched observational linkage study

McNamara, John F, Harris, Patrick NA, Chatfield, Mark D and Paterson, David L (2022). Long term sepsis readmission, mortality and cause of death following Gram negative bloodstream infection: a propensity matched observational linkage study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 114, 34-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2021.10.047

Melioidosis: laboratory investigations and association with patient outcomes

Gassiep, Ian, Ganeshalingam, Vibooshini, Chatfield, Mark D., Harris, Patrick N A and Norton, Robert E. (2022). Melioidosis: laboratory investigations and association with patient outcomes. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 106 (1), 54-59. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0548

CATHAI: cluster analysis tool for healthcare-associated infections

Cuddihy, Thom, Harris, Patrick N. A., Permana, Budi, Beatson, Scott A. and Forde, Brian M. (2022). CATHAI: cluster analysis tool for healthcare-associated infections. Bioinformatics Advances, 2 (1) vbac040, vbac040. doi: 10.1093/bioadv/vbac040

Determining risk factors for symptomatic urinary tract infection following trial of void: A retrospective analysis

Kwok, Michael, Yaxley, William, Ranasinghe, Sachinka, Morton, Leanne, Perera, Sachin, Ponen, Kreyen, Pelecanos, Anita, Britton, Sumudu, Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Esler, Rachel, Hussey, David, Yaxley, John W. and Roberts, Matthew J. (2022). Determining risk factors for symptomatic urinary tract infection following trial of void: A retrospective analysis. Journal of Clinical Urology, 205141582210998. doi: 10.1177/20514158221099856

Genomic analysis of Elizabethkingia species from aquatic environments: evidence for potential clinical transmission

Hem, Sopheak, Jarocki, Veronica M., Baker, Dave J., Charles, Ian G., Drigo, Barbara, Aucote, Sarah, Donner, Erica, Burnard, Delaney, Bauer, Michelle J., Harris, Patrick N.A., Wyrsch, Ethan R. and Djordjevic, Steven P. (2022). Genomic analysis of Elizabethkingia species from aquatic environments: evidence for potential clinical transmission. Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 3 100083, 100083. doi: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100083

Performance of the BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections on blood cultures from the intensive care unit and emergency department

Peri, Anna Maria, Bauer, Michelle J., Bergh, Haakon, Butkiewicz, Dominika, Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2022). Performance of the BioFire Blood Culture Identification 2 Panel for the diagnosis of bloodstream infections on blood cultures from the intensive care unit and emergency department. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.4003859

Treatment strategies for OXA-48-like and NDM producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections

Isler, Burcu, Aslan, Abdullah Tarık, Akova, Murat, Harris, Patrick and Paterson, David L. (2022). Treatment strategies for OXA-48-like and NDM producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 20 (11), 1389-1400. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2022.2128764

Activity of temocillin against third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates from a clinical trial

Stewart, Adam G, Henderson, Andrew, Bauer, Michelle J, Paterson, David L and Harris, Patrick N A (2021). Activity of temocillin against third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates from a clinical trial. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 4 (1) dlab192, dlab192. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab192

A systematic review of antimicrobial susceptibility testing as a tool in clinical trials assessing antimicrobials against infections due to Gram negative pathogens. Intended category: systematic review

Henderson, Andrew, Bursle, Evan, Stewart, Adam, Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David, Chatfield, Mark D., Paul, Mical, Dickstein, Yaakov, Rodriguez-Baño, Jesus, Turnidge, John D. and Kahlmeter, Gunnar (2021). A systematic review of antimicrobial susceptibility testing as a tool in clinical trials assessing antimicrobials against infections due to Gram negative pathogens. Intended category: systematic review. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 27 (12), 1746-1753. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.03.019

Ceftolozane-tazobactam versus meropenem for definitive treatment of bloodstream infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales (“MERINO-3”): study protocol for a multicentre, open-label randomised non-inferiority trial

Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D., Littleford, Roberta and Paterson, David L. (2021). Ceftolozane-tazobactam versus meropenem for definitive treatment of bloodstream infection due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales (“MERINO-3”): study protocol for a multicentre, open-label randomised non-inferiority trial. Trials, 22 (1) 301, 301. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05206-8

Investigator-Driven Randomised Controlled Trial of Cefiderocol versus Standard Therapy for Healthcare-Associated and Hospital-Acquired Gram-negative Bloodstream Infection: Study protocol (the GAME CHANGER trial): study protocol for an open-label, randomised controlled trial

Wright, Hugh, Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D., Lye, David, Henderson, Andrew, Harris-Brown, Tiffany, Donaldson, Anna and Paterson, David L. (2021). Investigator-Driven Randomised Controlled Trial of Cefiderocol versus Standard Therapy for Healthcare-Associated and Hospital-Acquired Gram-negative Bloodstream Infection: Study protocol (the GAME CHANGER trial): study protocol for an open-label, randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22 (1) 889. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05870-w

Culture-independent detection systems for bloodstream infection

Peri, Anna Maria, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2021). Culture-independent detection systems for bloodstream infection. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 28 (2), 195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.09.039

An update on cefepime and its future role in combination with novel β-lactamase inhibitors for MDR Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa–—authors’ response

Isler, Burcu, Harris, Patrick, Stewart, Adam G. and Paterson, David L. (2021). An update on cefepime and its future role in combination with novel β-lactamase inhibitors for MDR Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa–—authors’ response. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (12), 3327-3328. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab366

Adverse clinical outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CRA) infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ling, Weiping, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Ezure, Yukiko, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2021). Adverse clinical outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CRA) infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 3 (4) dlab157, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab157

The epidemiology of melioidosis in Townsville, Australia

Gassiep, Ian, Ganeshalingam, Vibooshini, Chatfield, Mark D., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Norton, Robert E. (2021). The epidemiology of melioidosis in Townsville, Australia. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 116 (4), 328-335. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab125

Meropenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam for definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by AmpC beta-lactamase producing Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter freundii, Morganella morganii, Providencia spp., or Serratia marcescens: a pilot multi-center randomized controlled trial (MERINO-2)

Stewart, Adam G., Paterson, David L., Young, Barnaby, Lye, David C, Davis, Joshua S., Schneider, Kellie, Yilmaz, Mesut, Dinleyici, Rumeysa, Runnegar, Naomi, Henderson, Andrew, Archuleta, Sophia, Kalimuddin, Shirin, Forde, Brian M., Chatfield, Mark D., Bauer, Michelle J., Lipman, Jeffrey, Harris-Brown, Tiffany, Harris, Patrick N. A. and for the MERINO Trial Investigators and the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (ASID-CRN) (2021). Meropenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam for definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by AmpC beta-lactamase producing Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter freundii, Morganella morganii, Providencia spp., or Serratia marcescens: a pilot multi-center randomized controlled trial (MERINO-2). Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 8 (8) ofab387, ofab387. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab387

Unexpected benefit of COVID-19 hospital restrictions: Reduction in patients isolating with multidrug resistant organisms after restrictions were lifted

Elliott, Thomas M., Hurst, Cameron, Doidge, Michelle, Hurst, Trish, Harris, Patrick NA. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2021). Unexpected benefit of COVID-19 hospital restrictions: Reduction in patients isolating with multidrug resistant organisms after restrictions were lifted. Infection, Disease and Health, 27 (1), 10-14. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2021.08.001

In vitro activity of Cefotetan against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates from the MERINO Trial

Stewart, Adam G., Cottrell, Kyra, Henderson, Andrew, Vemuri, Kanthi, Bauer, Michelle J., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). In vitro activity of Cefotetan against ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream isolates from the MERINO Trial. Microbiology Spectrum, 9 (1) e00226-21, 1-6. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00226-21

Characterisation of DtrJ as an IncC plasmid conjugative DNA transfer component

Hancock, Steven J., Phan, Minh‐Duy, Roberts, Leah, Vu, Thu Ngoc Minh, Harris, Patrick N.A., Beatson, Scott A. and Schembri, Mark A. (2021). Characterisation of DtrJ as an IncC plasmid conjugative DNA transfer component. Molecular Microbiology, 116 (1), 154-167. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14697

MicroPIPE: validating an end-to-end workflow for high-quality complete bacterial genome construction

Murigneux, Valentine, Roberts, Leah W., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Irwin, Adam D., Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Schembri, Mark A., Whiley, David M. and Beatson, Scott A. (2021). MicroPIPE: validating an end-to-end workflow for high-quality complete bacterial genome construction. BMC Genomics, 22 (1) 474, 474. doi: 10.1186/s12864-021-07767-z

Optimising treatment outcomes for children and adults through rapid genome sequencing of sepsis pathogens. A study protocol for a prospective, multi-centre trial (DIRECT)

Irwin, Adam D., Coin, Lachlan J. M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Cotta, Menino Osbert, Bauer, Michelle J., Buckley, Cameron, Balch, Ross, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Beatson, Scott A., Forde, Brian M., Paterson, David, Clark, Julia, Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Schlapbach, Luregn J. and Roberts, Jason A. (2021). Optimising treatment outcomes for children and adults through rapid genome sequencing of sepsis pathogens. A study protocol for a prospective, multi-centre trial (DIRECT). Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 667680, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.667680

Laboratory safety: handling B. pseudomallei isolates without a biosafety cabinet

Gassiep, Ian, Bauer, Michelle J., Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D. and Norton, Robert (2021). Laboratory safety: handling B. pseudomallei isolates without a biosafety cabinet. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 59 (7) e0042421, 1-6. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00424-21

New microbiological techniques for the diagnosis of bacterial infections and sepsis in ICU including point of care

Peri, Anna Maria, Stewart, Adam, Hume, Anna, Irwin, Adam and Harris, Patrick N A (2021). New microbiological techniques for the diagnosis of bacterial infections and sepsis in ICU including point of care. Current Infectious Disease Reports, 23 (8) 12, 12. doi: 10.1007/s11908-021-00755-0

Completing the picture - capturing the resistome in antibiotic clinical trials

Stewart, Adam G., Satlin, Michael J., Schlebusch, Sanmarié, Isler, Burcu, Forde, Brian M., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Completing the picture - capturing the resistome in antibiotic clinical trials. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72 (12), e1122-e1129. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1877

Molecular epidemiology of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Southeast Queensland, Australia

Stewart, A. G., Price, E. P., Schabacker, K., Birikmen, M., Harris, P. N. A., Choong, K., Subedi, S. and Sarovich, D. S. (2021). Molecular epidemiology of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65 (6) e00130-21, 1-13. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00130-21

Rapid detection of NDM and VIM carbapenemase encoding genes by recombinase polymerase amplification and lateral flow–based detection

Ayfan, Abdulrahman K. S., Macdonald, Joanne, Harris, Patrick N. A., Heney, Claire, Paterson, David L., Trembizki, Ella, Wang, Claire Y. T., Whiley, David M., Zowawi, Hosam M. and Irwin, Adam D. (2021). Rapid detection of NDM and VIM carbapenemase encoding genes by recombinase polymerase amplification and lateral flow–based detection. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 40 (11), 2447-2453. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04267-6

Adverse clinical outcomes associated with infections by Enterobacterales producing ESBL (ESBL-E): a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ling, Weiping, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Ezure, Yukiko, Harris, Patrick N A and Paterson, David L (2021). Adverse clinical outcomes associated with infections by Enterobacterales producing ESBL (ESBL-E): a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 3 (2) dlab068, dlab068. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab068

Peripherally Inserted Central catheter iNnovation to reduce Infections and Clots (the PICNIC trial): a randomised controlled trial protocol

Ullman, Amanda J., August, Deanne, Kleidon, Tricia, Walker, Rachel, Marsh, Nicole M., Bulmer, Andrew, Pearch, Benjamin, Runnegar, Naomi, Schults, Jessica A., Leema, Joanne, Lee-Archer, Paul, Biles, Cathy, Southam, Katrina, Gibson, Victoria, Byrnes, Joshua, Ware, Robert S., Chopra, Vineet, Coulthard, Alan, Mollee, Peter, Rickard, Claire M. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Peripherally Inserted Central catheter iNnovation to reduce Infections and Clots (the PICNIC trial): a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 11 (4) e042475, 1-7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042475

Genomic surveillance, characterization and intervention of a polymicrobial multidrug-resistant outbreak in critical care

Roberts, Leah W., Forde, Brian M., Hurst, Trish, Ling, Weiping, Nimmo, Graeme R., Bergh, Haakon, George, Narelle, Hajkowicz, Krispin, McNamara, John F., Lipman, Jeffrey, Permana, Budi, Schembri, Mark A., Paterson, David, Beatson, Scott A. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Genomic surveillance, characterization and intervention of a polymicrobial multidrug-resistant outbreak in critical care. Microbial Genomics, 7 (3) 000530. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000530

Diagnosis of melioidosis: the role of molecular techniques

Gassiep, Ian, Burnard, Delaney, Bauer, Michelle J., Norton, Robert E. and Harris, Patrick N. (2021). Diagnosis of melioidosis: the role of molecular techniques. Future Microbiology, 16 (4) fmb-2020-0202, 271-288. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0202

Burkholderia pseudomallei clinical isolates are highly susceptible in vitro to cefiderocol, a siderophore cephalosporin

Burnard, Delaney, Robertson, Gemma, Henderson, Andrew, Falconer, Caitlin, Bauer, Michelle J., Cottrell, Kyra, Gassiep, Ian, Norton, Robert, Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Burkholderia pseudomallei clinical isolates are highly susceptible in vitro to cefiderocol, a siderophore cephalosporin. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65 (2) e00685-20. doi: 10.1128/aac.00685-20

Discrepancy between VITEK2 and Etest aminoglycoside susceptibility testing for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Vardanega, John, Maggacis, Raquel, Runnegar, Naomi, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Sehu, Marjoree M. (2021). Discrepancy between VITEK2 and Etest aminoglycoside susceptibility testing for multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Pathology, 53 (6), 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.10.021

PRO: Carbapenems should be used for ALL infections caused by ceftriaxone-resistant Enterobacterales

Paterson, David L., Isler, Burcu and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). PRO: Carbapenems should be used for ALL infections caused by ceftriaxone-resistant Enterobacterales. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 3 (1). doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab013

Clinical management of severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria: a worldwide cross-sectional survey addressing the use of antibiotic combinations

Carrara, Elena, Savoldi, Alessia, Piddock, Laura J. V., Franceschi, Francois, Ellis, Sally, Sharland, Mike, Brink, Adrian John, Harris, Patrick N. A., Levy-Hara, Gabriel, Rohit, Anusha, Tsioutis, Constantinos, Zayyad, Hiba, Giske, Christian, Chiamenti, Margherita, Bragantini, Damiano, Righi, Elda, Gorska, Anna and Tacconelli, Evelina (2021). Clinical management of severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria: a worldwide cross-sectional survey addressing the use of antibiotic combinations. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 28 (1), 66-72. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.05.002

Cost-effectiveness analysis of whole-genome sequencing during an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Elliott, Thomas M., Harris, Patrick N., Roberts, Leah W., Doidge, Michelle, Hurst, Trish, Hajkowicz, Krispin, Forde, Brian, Paterson, David L. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2021). Cost-effectiveness analysis of whole-genome sequencing during an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrobial Stewardship and Healthcare Epidemiology, 1 (1) e62, e62. doi: 10.1017/ash.2021.233

Detecting antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli using benchtop attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning

Wijesinghe, Hewa G. S., Hare, Dominic J., Mohamed, Ahmed, Shah, Alok K., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Hill, Michelle M. (2021). Detecting antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli using benchtop attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning. The Analyst, 146 (20), 6211-6219. doi: 10.1039/d1an00546d

Escherichia coli sequence type 457 is an emerging extended-spectrum-β-lactam-resistant lineage with reservoirs in wildlife and food-producing animals

Nesporova, Kristina, Wyrsch, Ethan R., Valcek, Adam, Bitar, Ibrahim, Chaw, Khin, Harris, Patrick, Hrabak, Jaroslav, Literak, Ivan, Djordjevic, Steven P. and Dolejska, Monika (2021). Escherichia coli sequence type 457 is an emerging extended-spectrum-β-lactam-resistant lineage with reservoirs in wildlife and food-producing animals. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65 (1) e01118-20, 1-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01118-20

Strengths and caveats of identifying resistance genes from whole genome sequencing data

Forde, Brian M., De Oliveira, David M. P., Falconer, Caitlin, Graves, Bianca and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Strengths and caveats of identifying resistance genes from whole genome sequencing data. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 20 (4), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2022.2013806

An update on cefepime and its future role in combination with novel β-lactamase inhibitors for MDR Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Isler, Burcu, Harris, Patrick, Stewart, Adam G. and Paterson, David L. (2020). An update on cefepime and its future role in combination with novel β-lactamase inhibitors for MDR Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (3), 550-560. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa511

Budget impact analysis of routinely using whole-genomic sequencing of six multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens in Queensland, Australia

Gordon, Louisa G., Elliott, Thomas M., Forde, Brian, Mitchell, Brett, Russo, Philip L., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2020). Budget impact analysis of routinely using whole-genomic sequencing of six multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens in Queensland, Australia. BMJ Open, 11 (2) e041968, e041968. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041968

Achromobacter infections and treatment options

Isler, Burcu, Kidd, Timothy J., Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick and Paterson, David L. (2020). Achromobacter infections and treatment options. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64 (11) e01025, 1-16. doi: 10.1128/aac.01025-20

Association between minimum inhibitory concentration, beta-lactamase genes and mortality for patients treated with piperacillin/tazobactam or meropenem from the MERINO study

Henderson, A., Paterson, D. L., Chatfield, M. D., Tambyah, P. A., Lye, D. C., De, P. P., Lin, R. T. P., Chew, K. L., Yin, M., Lee, T. H., Yilmaz, M., Cakmak, R., Alenazi, T. H., Arabi, Y. M., Falcone, M., Bassetti, M., Righi, E., Rogers, B.A., Kanj, S. S., Bhally, H., Iredell, J., Mendelson, M., Boyles, T. H., Looke, D. F. M., Runnegar, N. J., Miyakis, S., Walls, G., AI Khamis, M., Zikri, A. ... For the MERINO Trial Investigators and the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (ASID-CRN) (2020). Association between minimum inhibitory concentration, beta-lactamase genes and mortality for patients treated with piperacillin/tazobactam or meropenem from the MERINO study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73 (11), e3842-e3850. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1479

SECUREment bundles to prevent peripheral intravenous catheter failure-the SECURE-PIVC trial: Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Corley, Amanda, Ullman, Amanda J., Marsh, Nicole, Larsen, Emily N., Mihala, Gabor, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Rickard, Claire M. (2020). SECUREment bundles to prevent peripheral intravenous catheter failure-the SECURE-PIVC trial: Study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Nursing, 29 (19), S40-S46. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2020.29.19.S40

Is ceftazidime/avibactam an option for serious infections due to ESBL and AmpC producing Enterobacterales?: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Isler, Burcu, Ezure, Yukiko, García-Fogeda Romero, Jose Luis, Harris, Patrick, Stewart, Adam G. and Paterson, David L. (2020). Is ceftazidime/avibactam an option for serious infections due to ESBL and AmpC producing Enterobacterales?: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65 (1) e01052-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01052-20

Reply to Rezahosseini and Nielsen

McNamara, John F., Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D. and Paterson, David L. (2020). Reply to Rezahosseini and Nielsen. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72 (11), e916-e916. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1449

Comparative genomics and antimicrobial resistance profiling of Elizabethkingia isolates reveals nosocomial transmission and in vitro susceptibility to fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

Burnard, Delaney, Gore, Letitia, Henderson, Andrew, Ranasinghe, Ama, Bergh, Haakon, Cottrell, Kyra, Sarovich, Derek S., Price, Erin P., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2020). Comparative genomics and antimicrobial resistance profiling of Elizabethkingia isolates reveals nosocomial transmission and in vitro susceptibility to fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 58 (9) e00730-20. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00730-20

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of intermittent versus extended and continuous infusions of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hollow-fibre infection model against Klebsiella pneumoniae

Sumi, Chandra Datta, Heffernan, Aaron J., Naicker, Saiyuri, Islam, Kamrul, Cottrell, Kyra, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Harris, Patrick N. A., Sime, Fekade B. and Roberts, Jason A. (2020). Pharmacodynamic evaluation of intermittent versus extended and continuous infusions of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hollow-fibre infection model against Klebsiella pneumoniae. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75 (9), 2633-2640. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa211

Acute myocardial infarction and community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: an observational cohort study

McNamara, John F., Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D. and Paterson, David L. (2020). Acute myocardial infarction and community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: an observational cohort study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73 (9), e2647-e2655. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1197

Transrectal versus transperineal prostate biopsy under intravenous anaesthesia: a clinical, microbiological and cost analysis of 2048 cases over 11 years at a tertiary institution

Roberts, Matthew J., Macdonald, Alastair, Ranasinghe, Sachinka, Bennett, Harrison, Teloken, Patrick E., Harris, Patrick, Paterson, David, Coughlin, Geoff, Dunglison, Nigel, Esler, Rachel, Gardiner, Robert A., Elliott, Thomas, Gordon, Louisa and Yaxley, John (2020). Transrectal versus transperineal prostate biopsy under intravenous anaesthesia: a clinical, microbiological and cost analysis of 2048 cases over 11 years at a tertiary institution. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 24 (1), 169-176. doi: 10.1038/s41391-020-0263-x

Contamination of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR probes at the oligonucleotide manufacturer

Wang, Claire Y.T., Buckley, Cameron, Bletchly, Cheryl, Harris, Patrick and Whiley, David (2020). Contamination of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR probes at the oligonucleotide manufacturer. Pathology, 52 (7), 814-816. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2020.08.002

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of plasma and epithelial lining fluid exposures of amikacin against in a dynamic hollow-fibre infection model

Heffernan, Aaron J., Sime, Fekade B., Sarovich, Derek S., Neely, Michael, Guerra-Valero, Yarmarly, Naicker, Saiyuri, Cottrell, Kyra, Harris, Patrick, Andrews, Katherine T., Ellwood, David, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Grimwood, Keith and Roberts, Jason A. (2020). Pharmacodynamic evaluation of plasma and epithelial lining fluid exposures of amikacin against in a dynamic hollow-fibre infection model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64 (9) e00879-20. doi: 10.1128/aac.00879-20

Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens

De Oliveira, David M. P., Forde, Brian M., Kidd, Timothy J., Harris, Patrick N. A., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A., Paterson, David L. and Walker, Mark J. (2020). Antimicrobial resistance in ESKAPE pathogens. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 33 (3) e00181-19, e00181-19. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00181-19

Oral cephalosporin and β-lactamase inhibitor combinations for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae urinary tract infections

Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Henderson, Andrew, Schembri, Mark A. and Paterson, David L. (2020). Oral cephalosporin and β-lactamase inhibitor combinations for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae urinary tract infections. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75 (9), 2384-2393. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa183

Genomic investigation reveals contaminated detergent as the source of an Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-producing Klebsiella michiganensis outbreak in a neonatal unit

Chapman, Paul, Forde, Brian M., Roberts, Leah W., Bergh, Haakon, Vesey, Debra, Jennison, Amy V., Moss, Susan, Paterson, David L., Beatson, Scott A. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2020). Genomic investigation reveals contaminated detergent as the source of an Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-producing Klebsiella michiganensis outbreak in a neonatal unit. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 58 (5) e01980. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01980-19

Beyond the Core Genome: Tracking Plasmids in Outbreaks of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria

Harris, Patrick N. A. and Wailan, Alexander M. (2020). Beyond the Core Genome: Tracking Plasmids in Outbreaks of Multidrug-resistant Bacteria. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 72 (3), 421-422. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa052

Current evidence for therapy of ceftriaxone-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia

Paterson, David L., Henderson, Andrew and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2020). Current evidence for therapy of ceftriaxone-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 33 (1), 78-85. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000623

Measuring patient-centred long-term outcome following a bloodstream infection: a pilot study

McNamara, J. F., Harris, P. N. A., Chatfield, M. D., Lorenc, P. and Paterson, D. L. (2020). Measuring patient-centred long-term outcome following a bloodstream infection: a pilot study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 26 (2), 257.e1-257.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.10.011

Integrating multiple genomic technologies to investigate an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei

Roberts, Leah W., Harris, Patrick N. A., Forde, Brian M., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Stanton-Cook, Mitchell, Phan, Minh-Duy, Sidjabat, Hanna E., Bergh, Haakon, Heney, Claire, Gawthorne, Jayde A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Allworth, Anthony, Chan, Kok-Gan, Chong, Teik Min, Yin, Wai-Fong, Schembri, Mark A., Paterson, David L. and Beatson, Scott A. (2020). Integrating multiple genomic technologies to investigate an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacter hormaechei. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 466, 466. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-14139-5

A hybrid simulation model approach to examine bacterial genome sequencing during a hospital outbreak

Elliott, Thomas M., Lee, Xing J., Foeglein, Anna, Harris, Patrick N. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2020). A hybrid simulation model approach to examine bacterial genome sequencing during a hospital outbreak. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20 (1) 72, 72. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4743-3

Bacterial profile, multi-drug resistance and seasonality following lower limb orthopaedic surgery in tropical and subtropical Australian hospitals: an epidemiological cohort study

Vickers, Mark L., Ballard, Emma L., Harris, Patrick N. A., Knibbs, Luke D., Jaiprakash, Anjali, Dulhunty, Joel M., Crawford, Ross W. and Parkinson, Benjamin (2020). Bacterial profile, multi-drug resistance and seasonality following lower limb orthopaedic surgery in tropical and subtropical Australian hospitals: an epidemiological cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (2) 657, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020657

Erratum to ‘When not to start antibiotics: avoiding antibiotic overuse in the intensive care unit’ [Clin Microbiol Infect 26 (1) (January 2020) 35–40](S1198743X19303969)(10.1016/j.cmi.2019.07.007)

Denny, K. J., De Waele, J., Laupland, K. B., Harris, P. N.A. and Lipman, J. (2020). Erratum to ‘When not to start antibiotics: avoiding antibiotic overuse in the intensive care unit’ [Clin Microbiol Infect 26 (1) (January 2020) 35–40](S1198743X19303969)(10.1016/j.cmi.2019.07.007). Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 26 (6), 801-801. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.01.016

Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Genome Sequencing Availability on Containing a Hospital Outbreak of Resistant Escherichia coli in Australia

Lee, Xing J., Elliott, Thomas M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Douglas, Joel, Henderson, Belinda, Watson, Catherine, Paterson, David L., Schofield, Deborah S., Graves, Nicholas and Gordon, Louisa G. (2020). Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Genome Sequencing Availability on Containing a Hospital Outbreak of Resistant Escherichia coli in Australia. Value in Health, 23 (8), 994-1002. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.03.006

Evaluating the economic effects of genomic sequencing of pathogens to prioritise hospital patients competing for isolation beds

Elliott, Thomas M., Hare, Nicole, Hajkowicz, Krispin, Hurst, Trish, Doidge, Michelle, Harris, Patrick N. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2020). Evaluating the economic effects of genomic sequencing of pathogens to prioritise hospital patients competing for isolation beds. Australian Health Review, 45 (1), 59-65. doi: 10.1071/AH20071

When not to start antibiotics: avoiding antibiotic overuse in the intensive care unit

Denny, K. J., De Waele, J., Laupland, K. B., Harris, P. N. A. and Lipman, J. (2020). When not to start antibiotics: avoiding antibiotic overuse in the intensive care unit. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 26 (1), 35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.07.007

Genomic analysis of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Queensland reveals widespread transmission of blaIMP-4 on an IncHI2 plasmid

Roberts, Leah W., Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Jennison, Amy V., Bergh, Haakon, Hume, Anna, Heney, Claire, George, Narelle, Paterson, David L., Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2019). Genomic analysis of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Queensland reveals widespread transmission of blaIMP-4 on an IncHI2 plasmid. Microbial Genomics, 6 (1) 000321. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000321

Modern clinician-initiated clinical trials to determine optimal therapy for multi-drug resistant Gram-negative infections

Stewart, Adam G, Harris, Patrick N A, Chatfield, Mark, Evans, Scott R, van Duin, David and Paterson, David L (2019). Modern clinician-initiated clinical trials to determine optimal therapy for multi-drug resistant Gram-negative infections. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 71 (2), 433-439. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz1132

Benzylpenicillin versus flucloxacillin for penicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections from a large retrospective cohort study

Henderson, A., Harris, P., Hartel, G., Paterson, D., Turnidge, J., Davis, J. S. and Tong, S. Y. C. (2019). Benzylpenicillin versus flucloxacillin for penicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections from a large retrospective cohort study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 54 (4), 491-495. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.05.020

Quantitative real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the intrinsically multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Fraser, Tamieka A., Bell, Mikaela G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Bell, Scott C., Bergh, Haakon, Thuy-Khanh Nguyen,, Kidd, Timothy J., Nimmo, Graeme R., Sarovich, Derek S. and Price, Erin P. (2019). Quantitative real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of the intrinsically multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. Microbial Genomics, 5 (10) 000307. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000307

Modifiable risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in critically ill burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vickers, Mark L., Malacova, Eva, Milinovich, Gabriel J., Harris, Patrick, Eriksson, Lars, Dulhunty, Joel M. and Cotta, Menino O. (2019). Modifiable risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in critically ill burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (10) ans.15393, 1256-1260. doi: 10.1111/ans.15393

Bacterial identification using an Absciex 5800 TOF/TOF MALDI research instrument and an external database

Huber, Charlotte A, Pflüger, Valentin, Reed, Sarah, Cottrell, Kyra, Sidjabat, Hanna E, Ranasinghe, Ama, Zowawi, Hosam, Harris, Patrick and Paterson, David L (2019). Bacterial identification using an Absciex 5800 TOF/TOF MALDI research instrument and an external database. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 164 105685, 105685. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2019.105685

Evaluation of the SpeeDx Carba (beta) multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of NDM, KPC, OXA-48-like, IMP-4-like and VIM carbapenemase genes

Bordin, Amanda, Trembizki, Ella, Windsor, Madeline, Wee, Rachel, Tan, Lit Yeen, Buckley, Cameron, Syrmis, Melanie, Bergh, Haakon, Cottrell, Kyra, Zowawi, Hosam M., Sidjabat, Hanna E, Harris, Patrick N. A., Nimmo, Graeme R., Paterson, David L. and Whiley, David M. (2019). Evaluation of the SpeeDx Carba (beta) multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of NDM, KPC, OXA-48-like, IMP-4-like and VIM carbapenemase genes. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19 (1) 571, 571. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4176-z

Beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor therapy for potential AmpC-producing organisms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cheng, Matthew P., Lee, Robyn S., Cheng, Alexandre P., De L'étoile-Morel, Samuel, Demir, Koray, Yansouni, Cedric P., Harris, Patrick, Mcdonald, Emily G. and Lee, Todd C. (2019). Beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor therapy for potential AmpC-producing organisms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 6 (7) ofz248. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz248

By ZEUS!: can we use intravenous fosfomycin for complicated urinary tract infections?

Harris, Patrick N. A. (2019). By ZEUS!: can we use intravenous fosfomycin for complicated urinary tract infections?. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69 (12), 2057-2058. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz185

Association between higher ambient temperature and orthopaedic infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Vickers, Mark L., Pelecanos, Anita, Tran, Marie, Eriksson, Lars, Assoum, Mohamad, Harris, Patrick N., Jaiprakash, Anjali, Parkinson, Benjamin, Dulhunty, Joel and Crawford, Ross W. (2019). Association between higher ambient temperature and orthopaedic infection rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (9) ans.15089, 1028-1034. doi: 10.1111/ans.15089

Antibiotics for ceftriaxone resistant gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections-reply

Harris, Patrick N. A., Tambyah, Paul and Paterson, David L. (2019). Antibiotics for ceftriaxone resistant gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections-reply. The Journal of the American Medical Association, 321 (6), 613-614. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.19353

Antimicrobial treatment challenges in the era of carbapenem resistance

Peri, Anna Maria, Doi, Yohei, Potoski, Brian A., Harris, Patrick N.A., Paterson, David L. and Righi, Elda (2019). Antimicrobial treatment challenges in the era of carbapenem resistance. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 94 (4), 413-425. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.01.020

Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?

Koulenti, Despoina, Song, Andrew, Ellingboe, Aaron, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Harris, Patrick, Gavey, Emile and Lipman, Jeffrey (2019). Infections by multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria: what's new in our arsenal and what's in the pipeline?. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 53 (3), 211-224. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.10.011

Re: Comparison of Fosfomycin against Fluoroquinolones for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy Prophylaxis: An Individual Patient-Data Meta-Analysis

Roberts, M. J., Scott, S., Harris, P. N., Naber, K., Wagenlehner, F. M.E. and Doi, S. A.R. (2019). Re: Comparison of Fosfomycin against Fluoroquinolones for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy Prophylaxis: An Individual Patient-Data Meta-Analysis. Journal of Urology, 201 (5), 839-840. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.05.090

Fosfomycin: what was old is new again

Avent, Minyon L., Rogers, Benjamin A., Cheng, Allen C., Athan, Eugene, Francis, Joshua R., Roberts, Matthew J., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2018). Fosfomycin: what was old is new again. Internal Medicine Journal, 48 (12), 1425-1429. doi: 10.1111/imj.14122

Health risks of flood disasters

Paterson, David L., Wright, Hugh and Harris, Patrick N.A. (2018). Health risks of flood disasters. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 67 (9), 1450-1454. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy227

Infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: what additional diagnostic value do blood cultures provide?

Sukumaran, Vichitra, Roberts, Matthew J. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2018). Infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: what additional diagnostic value do blood cultures provide?. Infectious Diseases, 50 (11-12), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1508886

Discovery of mcr-1-mediated colistin resistance in a highly virulent Escherichia coli lineage

Forde, Brian M., Zowawi, Hosam M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Roberts, Leah, Ibrahim, Emad, Shaikh, Nissar, Deshmukh, Anand, Sid Ahmed, Mazen A., Al Maslamani, Muna, Cottrell, Kyra, Trembizki, Ella, Sundac, Lana, Yu, Heidi H., Li, Jian, Schembri, Mark A., Whiley, David M., Paterson, David L. and Beatson, Scott A. (2018). Discovery of mcr-1-mediated colistin resistance in a highly virulent Escherichia coli lineage. mSphere, 3 (5) e00486-18. doi: 10.1128/msphere.00486-18

Effect of piperacillin-tazobactam vs meropenem on 30-day mortality for patients with E coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection and ceftriaxone resistance: a randomized clinical trial

Harris, Patrick N. A., Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Mo, Yin, Lee, Tau H., Yilmaz, Mesut, Alenazi, Thamer H., Arabi, Yaseen, Falcone, Marco, Bassetti, Matteo, Righi, Elda, Rogers, Benjamin A., Kanj, Souha, Bhally, Hasan, Iredell, Jon, Mendelson, Marc, Boyles, Tom H., Looke, David, Miyakis, Spiros, Walls, Genevieve, Al Khamis, Mohammed, Zikri, Ahmed, Crowe, Amy, Ingram, Paul, Daneman, Nick, Griffin, Paul, Athan, Eugene, Lorenc, Penelope, Baker, Peter ... MERINO Trial Investigators and the Australasian Society for Infectious Disease Clinical Research Network (ASID-CRN) (2018). Effect of piperacillin-tazobactam vs meropenem on 30-day mortality for patients with E coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection and ceftriaxone resistance: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA, 320 (10), 984-994. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.12163

Treatment of infections with OXA-48 producing Enterobacteriaceae

Stewart, Adam, Harris, Patrick, Henderson, Andrew and Paterson, David (2018). Treatment of infections with OXA-48 producing Enterobacteriaceae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 62 (11) e01195-18, AAC.01195-18. doi: 10.1128/aac.01195-18

Long-term morbidity and mortality following bloodstream infection: a systematic literature review

McNamara, John F., Righi, Elda, Wright, Hugh, Hartel, Gunter F., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2018). Long-term morbidity and mortality following bloodstream infection: a systematic literature review. The Journal of Infection, 77 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2018.03.005

The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis

Scott, Susan, Harris, Patrick N., Williamson, Deborah A., Liss, Michael A., Doi, Suhail A. R. and Roberts, Matthew J. (2018). The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis. World Journal of Urology, 36 (7), 1007-1017. doi: 10.1007/s00345-018-2217-7

Copper ions and coordination complexes as novel carbapenem adjuvants

Djoko, Karrera Y., Achard, Maud E. S., Phan, Minh-Duy, Lo, Alvin W., Miraula, Manfredi, Prombhul, Sasiprapa, Hancock, Steven J., Peters, Kate M., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Harris, Patrick N., Mitić, Nataša, Walsh, Timothy R., Anderson, Gregory J., Shafer, William M., Paterson, David L., Schenk, Gerhard, McEwan, Alastair G. and Schembri, Mark A. (2018). Copper ions and coordination complexes as novel carbapenem adjuvants. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 62 (2) e02280-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02280-17

Melioidosis, Singapore, 2003–2014

Pang, Long, Harris, Patrick N. A., Seiler, Rachel L., Ooi, Peng Lim, Cutter, Jeffrey, Goh, Kee Tai, Cook, Alex R., Fisher, Dale and Chai, Louis Yi Ann (2018). Melioidosis, Singapore, 2003–2014. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24 (1), 140-143. doi: 10.3201/eid2401.161449

Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis

Roberts, Matthew J, Scott, Susan, Harris, Patrick N, Naber, Kurt, Wagenlehner, Florian M E and Doi, Suhail A R (2017). Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis. World journal of urology, 36 (3), 323-330. doi: 10.1007/s00345-017-2163-9

Whole genome analysis of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: high prevalence of CMY-2 producers and ST131 carrying blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27

Harris, Patrick N. A., Ben Zakour, Nouri L., Roberts, Leah W., Wailan, Alexander M., Zowawi, Hosam M., Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Jureen, Roland, Lee, Tau H., Yin, Mo, Izharuddin, Ezlyn, Looke, David, Runnegar, Naomi, Rogers, Benjamin, Bhally, Hasan, Crowe, Amy, Schembri, Mark A., Beatson, Scott A. and Paterson, David L. (2017). Whole genome analysis of cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli from bloodstream infections in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore: high prevalence of CMY-2 producers and ST131 carrying blaCTX-M-15 and blaCTX-M-27. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 73 (3), 634-642. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkx466

Geographical variation in therapy for bloodstream infections due to multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a post-hoc analysis of the INCREMENT study

Harris, Patrick N. A., Pezzani, M. Diletta, Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Belen, Viale, Pierluigi, Hsueh, Po-Ren, Ruiz-Garbajosa, Patricia, Venditti, Mario, Tumbarello, Mario, Navarro-Francisco, Carolina, Calbo, Esther, Akova, Murat, Giamarellou, Helen, Oliver, Antonio, Almirante, Benito, Gasch, Oriol, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Schwaber, Mitchell J., Daikos, George, Pitout, Johann, Pena, Carmen, Hernandez-Torres, Alicia, Doi, Yohei, Perez, Federico, Tuon, Felipe Francisco, Tacconelli, Evelina, Carmeli, Yehuda, Bonomo, Robert A., Pascual, Alvaro, Paterson, David L. and Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus (2017). Geographical variation in therapy for bloodstream infections due to multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a post-hoc analysis of the INCREMENT study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 50 (5), 664-672. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.08.005

Proposed primary endpoints for use in clinical trials that compare treatment options for bloodstream infection in adults: a consensus definition

Harris, P.N.A., McNamara, J.F., Lye, D.C., Davis, J.S., Bernard, L., Cheng, A.C., Doi, Y., Fowler, V.G., Kaye, K.S., Leibovici, L., Lipman, J., Llewelyn, M.J., Munoz-Price, S., Paul, M., Peleg, A.Y., Rodriguez-Bano, J., Rogers, B.A., Seifert, H., Thamlikitkul, V., Thwaites, G., Tong, S.Y.C., Turnidge, J., Utili, R., Webb, S.A.R. and Paterson, D.L. (2017). Proposed primary endpoints for use in clinical trials that compare treatment options for bloodstream infection in adults: a consensus definition. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 23 (8), 533-541. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.023

Chlorhexidine gluconate or polyhexamethylene biguanide disc dressing to reduce the incidence of central-line-associated bloodstream infection: a feasibility randomized controlled trial (the CLABSI trial)

Webster, J., Larsen, E., Marsh, N., Choudhury, A., Harris, P. and Rickard, C. M. (2017). Chlorhexidine gluconate or polyhexamethylene biguanide disc dressing to reduce the incidence of central-line-associated bloodstream infection: a feasibility randomized controlled trial (the CLABSI trial). Journal of Hospital Infection, 96 (3), 223-228. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.04.009

Global prevalence of carbapenem resistance in neutropenic patients and association with mortality and carbapenem use: systematic review and meta-analysis

Righi, Elda, Peri, Anna Maria, Harris, Patrick N. A., Wailan, Alexander M., Liborio, Mariana, Lane, Steven W. and Paterson, David L. (2017). Global prevalence of carbapenem resistance in neutropenic patients and association with mortality and carbapenem use: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 (3), 668-677. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkw459

Risk factors for relapse or persistence of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter spp.: a case-control study

Harris, Patrick N. A., Peri, Anna M., Pelecanos, Anita M., Hughes, Carly M., Paterson, David L. and Ferguson, John K. (2017). Risk factors for relapse or persistence of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter spp.: a case-control study. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 6 (1) 14, 14. doi: 10.1186/s13756-017-0177-0

Prostate biopsy-related infection: a systematic review of risk factors, prevention strategies, and management approaches

Roberts, Matthew J., Bennett, Harrison Y., Harris, Patrick N., Holmes, Michael, Grummet, Jeremy, Naber, Kurt and Wagenlehner, Florian M. E. (2016). Prostate biopsy-related infection: a systematic review of risk factors, prevention strategies, and management approaches. Urology, 104, 11-21. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.12.011

Detection of carbapenemase activity in Enterobacteriaceae using LC-MS/MS in comparison with the neo-rapid CARB kit using direct visual assessment and colorimetry

Huber, Charlotte A., Sidjabat, Hanna E., Zowawi, Hosam M., Kvaskoff, David, Reed, Sarah, McNamara, John F., McCarthy, Kate L., Harris, Patrick, Toh, Benjamin, Wailan, Alexander M. and Paterson, David L. (2016). Detection of carbapenemase activity in Enterobacteriaceae using LC-MS/MS in comparison with the neo-rapid CARB kit using direct visual assessment and colorimetry. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 131, 68-72. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2016.10.005

Central nervous system nocardiosis in Queensland: a report of 20 cases and review of the literature

Rafiei, Nastaran, Peri, Anna Maria, Righi, Elda, Harris, Patrick and Paterson, David L. (2016). Central nervous system nocardiosis in Queensland: a report of 20 cases and review of the literature. Medicine, 95 (46) e5255, e5255. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005255

An outbreak of scrub typhus in military personnel despite protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis: doxycycline resistance excluded by a quantitative PCR-based susceptibility assay

Harris, Patrick N. A., Oltvolgyi, Csongor, Islam, Aminul, Hussain-Yusuf, Hazizul, Loewenthal, Mark R., Vincent, Gemma, Stenos, John and Graves, Stephen (2016). An outbreak of scrub typhus in military personnel despite protocols for antibiotic prophylaxis: doxycycline resistance excluded by a quantitative PCR-based susceptibility assay. Microbes and Infection, 18 (6), 406-411. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2016.03.006

Empiric piperacillin-tazobactam versus carbapenems in the treatment of bacteraemia due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae

Ng, Tat Ming, Khong, Wendy X., Harris, Patrick N. A., De, Partha P., Chow, Angela, Tambyah, Paul A. and Lye, David C. (2016). Empiric piperacillin-tazobactam versus carbapenems in the treatment of bacteraemia due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae. Plos One, 11 (4) e0153696, e0153696. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153696

Colistin resistance: a major breach in our last line of defence

Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2016). Colistin resistance: a major breach in our last line of defence. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 16 (2), 132-133. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00463-6

Carbapenems versus alternative antibiotics for the treatment of bloodstream infections caused by Enterobacter, Citrobacter or Serratia species: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Harris, Patrick N. A., Wei, Jane Y., Shen, Andrew W., Abdile, Ahmed A., Paynter, Stuart, Huxley, Rachel R., Pandeya, Nirmala, Doi, Yohei, Huh, Kyungmin, O'Neal, Catherine S., Talbot, Thomas R. and Paterson, David L. (2016). Carbapenems versus alternative antibiotics for the treatment of bloodstream infections caused by Enterobacter, Citrobacter or Serratia species: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (2) dkv346, 296-306. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv346

The emerging threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in urology

Zowawi, Hosam M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Roberts, Matthew J., Tambyah, Paul A., Schembri, Mark A., Pezzani, M. Diletta, Williamson, Deborah A. and Paterson, David L. (2015). The emerging threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in urology. Nature Reviews Urology, 12 (10), 570-584. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2015.199

Community-acquired pyelonephritis in pregnancy caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

Khatri, Asma, Murphy, Nina Naeger, Wiest, Peter, Osborn, Melissa, Garber, Kathleen, Hecker, Michelle, Hurless, Kelly, Rudin, Susan D., Jacobs, Michael R., Kalayjian, Robert C., Salata, Robert A., Van Duin, David, Perez, Federico, Bonomob, Robert A., Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2015). Community-acquired pyelonephritis in pregnancy caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 59 (8), 4375-4378. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00553-15

Editorial commentary: the new acinetobacter equation: hypervirulence plus antibiotic resistance equals big trouble

Paterson, David L. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2015). Editorial commentary: the new acinetobacter equation: hypervirulence plus antibiotic resistance equals big trouble. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 61 (2), 155-156. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ227

Antimicrobial susceptibility reporting and treatment selection for AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae: what do microbiologists and infectious disease practitioners actually practice?

Harris, P. N. A., Alder, L. and Paterson, D. L. (2015). Antimicrobial susceptibility reporting and treatment selection for AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae: what do microbiologists and infectious disease practitioners actually practice?. Pathology, 47 (4), 386-388. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0000000000000255

Comparable outcomes for β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations and carbapenems in definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae

Harris, Patrick N. A., Yin, Mo, Jureen, Roland, Chew, Jonathan, Ali, Jaminah, Paynter, Stuart, Paterson, David L. and Tambyah, Paul A. (2015). Comparable outcomes for β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations and carbapenems in definitive treatment of bloodstream infections caused by cefotaxime-resistant Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 4 (1) 14, 14.1-14.10. doi: 10.1186/s13756-015-0055-6

Antiseptic body washes for reducing the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A cluster crossover study

Harris, Patrick N. A., Le, Bich Diep, Tambyah, Paul, Hsu, Li Yang, Pada, Surinder, Archuleta, Sophia, Salmon, Sharon, Mukhopadhyay, Amartya, Dillon, Jasmine, Ware, Robert and Fisher, Dale A. (2015). Antiseptic body washes for reducing the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A cluster crossover study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2 (2) ofv051, ofv051. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofv051

Facing the challenge of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli in Australia

Harris, Patrick, Paterson, David and Rogers, Benjamin (2015). Facing the challenge of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 202 (5), 243-246. doi: 10.5694/mja14.01257

Meropenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam for definitive treatment of bloodstream infections due to ceftriaxone non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp (the MERINO trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Harris, Patrick N. A., Peleg, Anton Y., Iredell, Jon, Ingram, Paul R., Miyakis, Spiros, Stewardson, Andrew J., Rogers, Benjamin A., McBryde, Emma S., Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeff, Athan, Eugene, Paul, Sanjoy K., Baker, Peter, Harris-Brown, Tiffany and Paterson, David L. (2015). Meropenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam for definitive treatment of bloodstream infections due to ceftriaxone non-susceptible Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp (the MERINO trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16 (1) 24, 24.1-24.8. doi: 10.1186/s13063-014-0541-9

Clinical management of infections caused by enterobacteriaceae that express extended-spectrum β-Lactamase and AmpC enzymes

Harris, Patrick N. A. (2015). Clinical management of infections caused by enterobacteriaceae that express extended-spectrum β-Lactamase and AmpC enzymes. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 36 (1), 56-73. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1398387

β-lactam and β-lactamase inhibitor combinations in the treatment of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae: Time for a reappraisal in the era of few antibiotic options?

Harris, Patrick N. A., Tambyah, Paul A. and Paterson, David L. (2015). β-lactam and β-lactamase inhibitor combinations in the treatment of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae: Time for a reappraisal in the era of few antibiotic options?. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 15 (4), 475-485. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70950-8

Atypical hand, foot, and mouth disease: eczema coxsackium can also occur in adults

Harris, Patrick N. A., Wang, Alvin D., Yin, Mo, Lee, Chun Kiat and Archuleta, Sophia (2014). Atypical hand, foot, and mouth disease: eczema coxsackium can also occur in adults. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 14 (11), 1043-1043. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70976-4

What do infectious diseases physicians do? A 2-week snapshot of inpatient consultative activities across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore

Ingram, P. R., Murray, Ronan J., Cheng, Allen C., Blyth, C. C., Walls, Tony, Fisher, D. A., Davis, Josh S., Abbott, Iain, Kanapathipillai, Rupa, Madigan, Victoria, McLellan, Duncan, Briggs, Simon, King, Claire, Hurley, James, Lim, Lyn-Li, Kennedy, Karina, Wilson, Heather, Evans, Thomas, Maze, Michael, Pithie, Alan, Chong, Lauren, Leung, Grace, McCann, Sarah, Lee, Lai-yang, Wolfgang, Jill, Day, Thomas, Silva, Gustinna De, Martinello, Marianne, Gliddon, Thomas ... on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network (2014). What do infectious diseases physicians do? A 2-week snapshot of inpatient consultative activities across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 20 (10), O737-O744. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12581

Melioidosis: refining management of a tropical time bomb

Fisher, Dale A. and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2014). Melioidosis: refining management of a tropical time bomb. The Lancet, 383 (9919), 762-764. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62143-1

Acute Q fever in northern Queensland: variation in incidence related to rainfall and geographical location

Harris, P., Eales, K. M., Squires, R., Govan, B. and Norton, R. (2013). Acute Q fever in northern Queensland: variation in incidence related to rainfall and geographical location. Epidemiology and Infection, 141 (5), 1034-1038. doi: 10.1017/S0950268812001495

Antibiotic therapy for inducible AmpC β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacilli: what are the alternatives to carbapenems, quinolones and aminoglycosides?

Harris, P. N. A. and Ferguson, J. K. (2012). Antibiotic therapy for inducible AmpC β-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacilli: what are the alternatives to carbapenems, quinolones and aminoglycosides?. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 40 (4), 297-305. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.06.004

Adhesive tape in the health care setting: another high-risk fomite?

Harris, Patrick N. A., Ashhurst-Smith, Chris, Berenger, Sandy J. and Ferguson, John K. (2012). Adhesive tape in the health care setting: another high-risk fomite?. Medical Journal of Australia, 196 (1), 34-34. doi: 10.5694/mja11.11211

Comparison of Vitek MS (MALDI-TOF) to standard routine identification methods: an advance but no panacea

Harris, Patrick, Winney, Ian, Ashhurst-Smith, Chris, O'Brien, Mark and Graves, Stephen (2012). Comparison of Vitek MS (MALDI-TOF) to standard routine identification methods: an advance but no panacea. Pathology, 44 (6), 583-585. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e328358343c

Coxiella burnetii causing haemophagocytic syndrome: a rare complication of an unusual pathogen

Harris, P., Dixit, R. and Norton, R. (2011). Coxiella burnetii causing haemophagocytic syndrome: a rare complication of an unusual pathogen. Infection, 39 (6), 579-582. doi: 10.1007/s15010-011-0142-4

Reply

Norton, R., Harris, P. and Senthuran, S. (2011). Reply. Internal Medicine Journal, 41 (9), 710-710. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02558.x

Bacteraemia caused by beta-haemolytic streptococci in North Queensland: changing trends over a 14-year period

Harris, P., Siew, D-A., Proud, M., Buettner, P. and Norton, R. (2011). Bacteraemia caused by beta-haemolytic streptococci in North Queensland: changing trends over a 14-year period. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 17 (8), 1216-1222. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03427.x

Evidence of Burkholderia pseudomallei-specific immunity in patient sera persistently nonreactive by the indirect hemagglutination assay

Harris, Patrick N. A., Williams, Natasha L., Morris, Jodie L., Ketheesan, Natkunam and Norton, Robert E. (2011). Evidence of Burkholderia pseudomallei-specific immunity in patient sera persistently nonreactive by the indirect hemagglutination assay. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 18 (8), 1288-1291. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00077-11

Challenges in the microbiological diagnosis and management of hVISA infections

Cheong, Jenny Wan Sai, Harris, Patrick, Oman, Kimberly and Norton, Robert (2011). Challenges in the microbiological diagnosis and management of hVISA infections. Pathology, 43 (4), 357-361. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283464ca3

Comparative in vitro susceptibility of Burkholderia pseudomallei to doripenem, ertapenem, tigecycline and moxifloxacin

Harris, Patrick, Engler, Cathy and Norton, Robert (2011). Comparative in vitro susceptibility of Burkholderia pseudomallei to doripenem, ertapenem, tigecycline and moxifloxacin. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 37 (6), 547-549. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.02.001

Automated erythrocytapheresis for severe falciparum malaria

Harris, P., Price, S., Senthuran, S., Cochupanachimootil, J. and Norton, R. (2011). Automated erythrocytapheresis for severe falciparum malaria. Internal Medicine Journal, 41 (1A), 60-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02362.x

Another killer of the Australian Bush: a rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis in a child

Norton, Robert, Harris, Patrick, Ryan, Pat and Simpson, Scott (2010). Another killer of the Australian Bush: a rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis in a child. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 50 (10), 1375-1376. doi: 10.1086/652146

Herpes zoster meningoencephalitis: Not only a disease of the immunocompromised?

Douglas, A., Harris, P., Francis, F. and Norton, R. (2010). Herpes zoster meningoencephalitis: Not only a disease of the immunocompromised?. Infection, 38 (1), 73-75. doi: 10.1007/s15010-009-9092-5

Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 in north Queensland – risk factors for admission in a region with a large indigenous population.

Harris, Patrick N., Dixit, Rashmi, Francis, Fleur, Buettner, Petra G., Leahy, Clinton, Burgher, Bjorn, Egan, Angela, Proud, Michelle, Jayalath, Ruvinka, Grewal, Amrit and Norton, Robert E. (2010). Pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 in north Queensland – risk factors for admission in a region with a large indigenous population.. Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 34 (2), 102-109.

Clinical features that affect indirect-hemagglutination-assay responses to Burkholderia pseudomallei

Harris, Patrick N. A., Ketheesan, Natkunam, Owens, Leigh and Norton, Robert E. (2009). Clinical features that affect indirect-hemagglutination-assay responses to Burkholderia pseudomallei. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 16 (6), 924-930. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00026-09

Demographic, clinical and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli bloodstream infections in Central Australia

Langham, Freya, Tsai, Danny, Camilleri, Shayne, Forde, Brian, Harris, Patrick, Roberts, Jason A. and Chiong, Fabian (2022). Demographic, clinical and molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli bloodstream infections in Central Australia. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA Australia, 27-30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00286-7

Burkholderia pseudomallei serology: Worth the hassle?

Gassiep, Ian, Ganeshalingam, Vibooshini, Chatfield, Mark D., Harris, Patrick N.A. and Norton, Robert (2022). Burkholderia pseudomallei serology: Worth the hassle?. RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Presentations, Unknown, Unknown. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.12.276

Can mass spectrometry be used to identify burkholderia pseudomallei directly from spiked blood cultures?

Gassiep, Ian, Bauer, Michelle J., Harris, Patrick N.A. and Norton, Robert (2022). Can mass spectrometry be used to identify burkholderia pseudomallei directly from spiked blood cultures?. Pathology Update 2022, Sydney, NSW Australia, 4-6 March 2022. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.12.274

Con) Piperacillin-tazobactam for ESBL-producing Enterobacterales

Harris, Patrick N. A. (2021). Con) Piperacillin-tazobactam for ESBL-producing Enterobacterales. 13th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR 2021), Online, 9-10 September 2021. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106420.27

Laboratory safety: handling B. pseudomallei isolates without a biosafety cabinet

Gassiep, Ian, Bauer, Michelle J., Harris, Patrick N. A., Chatfield, Mark D. and Norton, Robert (2021). Laboratory safety: handling B. pseudomallei isolates without a biosafety cabinet. Pathology Update 2021, Online, 2-4 July 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.06.105

Pharmacodynamic evaluation of intermittent versus prolonged infusion dosing regimens of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hollow-fiber infection model against two susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates

Sumi, Chandra Datta, B.Sime, Fekade, Heffernan, Aaron J., Naicker, Saiyuri, Islam, Kamrul, Cottrell, Kyra, Harris, Patrick N.A. and Roberts, Jason A. (2020). Pharmacodynamic evaluation of intermittent versus prolonged infusion dosing regimens of piperacillin/tazobactam in a hollow-fiber infection model against two susceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates. Federation of Infection Societies Conference 2019, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 11-14 November 2019. London, United Kingdom: The Microbiology Society. doi: 10.1099/acmi.fis2019.po0103

Molecular epidemiology and hospital spread of ceftriaxone non-susceptible enterobacterales in the Sunshine Coast region, Australia

Stewart, Adam, Sarovich, Derek, Price, Erin, Burnard, Delaney, Harris, Patrick, Choong, Keat and Subedi, Shradha (2020). Molecular epidemiology and hospital spread of ceftriaxone non-susceptible enterobacterales in the Sunshine Coast region, Australia. RACP Congress 2020: Balancing medical science with humanity, Online, May 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/imj.4_14846

Rapid and sensitive molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); towards point-of-care testing in low resource settings

Ayfan, A., Ertl, N., Whiley, D., Paterson, D., Heney, C., Harris, P., Macdonald, J., Irwin, A. and Zowawi, H. (2020). Rapid and sensitive molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); towards point-of-care testing in low resource settings. GCCMID 2019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6-9 November 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.01.059

Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli in Egypt: A Snapshot Study

Zowawi, H., Thomas, M., Abdelrahman, S., Shabban, M., Harris, P. and Paterson, D. (2019). Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli in Egypt: A Snapshot Study. GCCMID 2018, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7-10 November 2018. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2018.10.081

SRA down under: cache and analysis platform for infectious disease

Cuddihy, Thom, Forde, Brian, Rhodes, Nicholas, Paterson, David, Gorse, Dominique, Beatson, Scott and Harris, Patrick (2019). SRA down under: cache and analysis platform for infectious disease. Australian national conference for Health Informatics (HIC 2019), Melbourne, Australia, 12-14 August 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190776

FOSFOMYCIN PROPHYLAXIS FOR TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY REDUCES INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Roberts, Matthew, Scott, Susan, Harris, Patrick, Naber, Kurt, Wagenlehner, Florian and Doi, Suhail (2017). FOSFOMYCIN PROPHYLAXIS FOR TRANSRECTAL PROSTATE BIOPSY REDUCES INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. HOBOKEN: WILEY.

Ability of blaNDM to disseminate worldwide into extensively drug-resistant bacterial hosts poses a major challenge to infection control and treatment: a global multi-centred whole-genome sequencing analysis

Ng, Oon Tek , Lee, Jia Jun , Harris, Patrick , Sidjabat, Hanna Evelina , Zowawi, Hosam , Shan Rajahram, Giri , Abdul Hameed, Ahneez Bt , Menon, Jayaram , Fong, Fennie Kah Ling , Hopkins, Katie , Wareham, David , Ho, Pak-Leung , Lo, Stephanie , Lau, Andes , Isozumi, Rie , Patel, Robin , Cunningham, Scott A. , Vasoo, Shawn , Kojic, Milan and Khong, Wei Xin (2017). Ability of blaNDM to disseminate worldwide into extensively drug-resistant bacterial hosts poses a major challenge to infection control and treatment: a global multi-centred whole-genome sequencing analysis. The 27th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Vienna Austria, 22-25 April 2017.

Mapping the global prevalence of resistance to antimicrobials in gram-negative urinary pathogens: a meta-analysis of contemporary studies

Harris, Patrick N. A., Zowawi, Hosam M., Banu, Shahera and Paterson, David L. (2016). Mapping the global prevalence of resistance to antimicrobials in gram-negative urinary pathogens: a meta-analysis of contemporary studies. The 55th Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) / International Society of Chemotherapy (ISC)’s International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICC) - ICAAC/ICC, San Diego, CA, United States, 18-22 September 2016.

Multi-drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Bhutan: Whole Genome Sequencing of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing Strains

Harris, Patrick N. A., Wailan, Alexander, Buckley, Cameron, Catchpoole, Elizabeth, Zowawi, Hosam M., Whiley, David, Tshokey, Tshokey, Sharma, Ragunath, Chong, Smathi and Paterson, David L. (2016). Multi-drug Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Bhutan: Whole Genome Sequencing of ESBL and Carbapenemase-producing Strains. International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM 2016), Brisbane Australia, 18-22 September 2016.

Clinical meta-data from patients with bloodstream infections caused by 3GC-resistant E. coli

Harris, Patrick N.A. (2017). Clinical meta-data from patients with bloodstream infections caused by 3GC-resistant E. coli. Harvard Dataverse. (Dataset)

Risk factors for relapse or persistence of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter spp.: a case-control study

Harris, Patrick N.A. (2017). Risk factors for relapse or persistence of bacteraemia caused by Enterobacter spp.: a case-control study. Harvard Dataverse. (Dataset)