The University of Queensland

Influence of climate variables on the rising incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in Queensland, Australia 2001–2016

Thomson, Rachel M., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Coffey, Cushla, Bell, Scott C., Knibbs, Luke D. and Lau, Colleen L. (2020). Influence of climate variables on the rising incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in Queensland, Australia 2001–2016. Science of the Total Environment, 740139796, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139796

The clinical significance of Mycobacterium triplex

Gibson, Justine, Baird, Tim, Pandey, Sushil, Tolson, Carla, Coulter, Chris, Eather, Geoffrey and Thomson, Rachel (2019). The clinical significance of Mycobacterium triplex. Respiratory Medicine, 159105808, doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2019.105808

DNA methylation from germline cells in veterans with PTSD

Mehta, Divya, Pelzer, Elise S., Bruenig, Dagmar, Lawford, Bruce, McLeay, Sarah, Morris, Charles P., Gibson, John N., Young, Ross McD., Voisey, Joanne, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O'Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher and Thomson, Rachel (2019). DNA methylation from germline cells in veterans with PTSD. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 11642-50. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.06.001

Inhaled therapies for NTM disease – The way forward?

Thomson, Rachel (2019). Inhaled therapies for NTM disease – The way forward?. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 18 (5) 581-583. doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2019.08.012

Australian adults with bronchiectasis: the first report from the Australian bronchiectasis registry

Visser, Simone K., Bye, Peter T.P., Fox, Greg J., Burr, Lucy D., Chang, Anne B., Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, King, Paul, Middleton, Peter G., Maguire, Graeme P., Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel M., Stroil-Salama, Enna, Britton, Warwick J. and Morgan, Lucy C. (2019). Australian adults with bronchiectasis: the first report from the Australian bronchiectasis registry. Respiratory Medicine, 15597-103. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2019.07.016

Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease: individual patient data meta-analysis

Kwak, Nakwon, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti, Daley, Charles L., Eather, Geoffrey, Gayoso, Regina, Hasegawa, Naoki, Jhun, Byung Woo, Koh, Won-Jung, Namkoong, Ho, Park, Jimyung, Thomson, Rachel, Van Ingen, Jakko, Zweijpfenning, Sanne M.H. and Yim, Jae-Joon (2019). Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease: individual patient data meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal, 54 (1) 1801991, doi:10.1183/13993003.01991-2018

Comparison of sleep patterns in Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder using wrist actigraphy

Theal, Rebecca, McLeay, Sarah, Gleeson, Sarah, Lowrie, Fraser, O'Sullivan, Robyn, on behalf of the PTSD Initiative, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, Young, Ross McD, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2019). Comparison of sleep patterns in Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder using wrist actigraphy. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15 (5) 725-732. doi:10.5664/jcsm.7762

Exploring immunomodulation by endocrine changes in Lady Windermere syndrome

Holt, M. R., Miles, J. J., Inder, W. J. and Thomson, R. M. (2019). Exploring immunomodulation by endocrine changes in Lady Windermere syndrome. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 196 (1) 28-38. doi:10.1111/cei.13265

Transmission of bacteria in bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Low burden of cough aerosols

Stockwell, Rebecca E., Chin, Melanie, Johnson, Graham R., Wood, Michelle E., Sherrard, Laura J., Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Ramsay, Kay A., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbour, Nassib, Thomson, Rachel M., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia and Bell, Scott C. (2019). Transmission of bacteria in bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Low burden of cough aerosols. Respirology, 24 (10) resp.13544, 980-987. doi:10.1111/resp.13544

Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension for treatment-refractory lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (CONVERT): a prospective, open-label, randomized study

Griffith, David E., Eagle, Gina, Thomson, Rachel, Aksamit, Timothy R., Hasegawa, Naoki, Morimoto, Kozo, Addrizzo-Harris, Doreen J., O'Donnell, Anne E., Marras, Theodore K., Flume, Patrick A., Loebinger, Michael R., Morgan, Lucy, Codecasa, Luigi R., Hill, Adam T., Ruoss, Stephen J., Yim, Jae-Joon, Ringshausen, Felix C., Field, Stephen K., Philley, Julie V., Wallace, Jr., Richard J., van Ingen, Jakko, Coulter, Chris, Nezamis, James and Winthrop, Kevin L. (2018). Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension for treatment-refractory lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (CONVERT): a prospective, open-label, randomized study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 198 (12) rccm.201807-1318OC, 1559-1569. doi:10.1164/rccm.201807-1318oc

Anomalies in T cell function are associated with individuals at risk of Mycobacterium abscessus complex infection

Lutzky, Viviana P., Ratnatunga, Champa N., Smith, Daniel J., Kupz, Andreas, Doolan, Denise L., Reid, David W., Thomson, Rachel M., Bell, Scott C. and Miles, John J. (2018). Anomalies in T cell function are associated with individuals at risk of Mycobacterium abscessus complex infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 9 (June) 1319, doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.01319

Sleep disturbances in australian Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder

Baird, Timothy, McLeay, Sarah, Harvey, Wendy, Theal, Rebecca, Law, Dayna, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, Young, Ross, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O'Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2018). Sleep disturbances in australian Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 14 (5) 745-752. doi:10.5664/jcsm.7096

Impact of long-term erythromycin therapy on the oropharyngeal microbiome and resistance gene reservoir in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Choo, Jocelyn M., Abell, Guy C. J., Thomson, Rachel, Morgan, Lucy, Waterer, Grant, Gordon, David L., Taylor, Steven L., Leong, Lex E. X., Wesselingh, Steve L., Burr, Lucy D. and Rogers, Geraint B. (2018). Impact of long-term erythromycin therapy on the oropharyngeal microbiome and resistance gene reservoir in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. mSphere, 3 (2) e00103-18, e00103-18. doi:10.1128/mSphere.00103-18

Treatment outcome definitions in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an NTM-NET consensus statement

van Ingen, Jakko, Aksamit, Timothy, Andrejak, Claire, Bottger, Erik C., Cambau, Emmanuelle, Daley, Charles L., Griffith, David E., Guglielmetti, Lorenzo, Holland, Steven M., Huitt, Gwen A., Koh, Won-Jung, Lange, Christoph, Leitman, Philip, Marras, Theodore K., Morimoto, Kozo, Olivier, Kenneth N., Santin, Miguel, Stout, Jason E., Thomson, Rachel, Tortoli, Enrico, Wallace, Richard J., Winthrop, Kevin L. and Wagner, Dirk (2018). Treatment outcome definitions in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an NTM-NET consensus statement. European Respiratory Journal, 51 (3) 1800170, doi:10.1183/13993003.00170-2018

Mycobacterium shimoidei, a rare pulmonary pathogen, Queensland, Australia

Baird, Timothy M., Carter, Robyn, Eather, Geoffrey and Thomson, Rachel (2017). Mycobacterium shimoidei, a rare pulmonary pathogen, Queensland, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (11) 1919-1922. doi:10.3201/eid2311.170999

Physical comorbidities of post-traumatic stress disorder in Australian Vietnam War veterans

McLeay, Sarah C., Harvey, Wendy M., Romaniuk, Madeline N. M., Crawford, Darrell H. G., Colquhoun, David M., Young, Ross McD., Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John M., O'Sullivan, Robyn A., Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher R., Thomson, Rachel M., Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce R. (2017). Physical comorbidities of post-traumatic stress disorder in Australian Vietnam War veterans. Medical Journal of Australia, 206 (6) 251-257. doi:10.5694/mja16.00935

Notification of nontuberculous mycobacteria: an Australian perspective

Thomson, Rachel, Donnan, Ellen and Konstantinos, Anastasios (2017). Notification of nontuberculous mycobacteria: an Australian perspective. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 14 (3) 318-323. doi:10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-994OI

A haplotype spanning P2X7R, P2X4R and CAMKK2 may mark susceptibility to pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease

Halstrom, Samuel, Cherry, Catherine L., Black, Michael, Thomson, Rachel, Goullee, Hayley, Baltic, Svetlana, Allcock, Richard, Temple, Suzanna E. L. and Price, Patricia (2017). A haplotype spanning P2X7R, P2X4R and CAMKK2 may mark susceptibility to pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Immunogenetics, 69 (5) 1-7. doi:10.1007/s00251-017-0972-z

Susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease is influenced by rs1518111 in IL10

Halstrom, Samuel, Thomson, Rachel, Goullee, Hayley, Baltic, Svetlana, Allcock, Richard, Temple, Suzanna E. L. and Price, Patricia (2017). Susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease is influenced by rs1518111 in IL10. Human Immunology, 78 (4) 391-393. doi:10.1016/j.humimm.2017.02.001

Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium

Bryant, Josephine M., Grogono, Dorothy M., Rodriguez-Rincon, Daniela, Everall, Isobel, Brown, Karen P., Moreno, Pablo, Verma, Deepshikha, Hill, Emily, Drijkoningen, Judith, Gilligan, Peter, Esther, Charles R., Noone, Peadar G., Giddings, Olivia, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel, Wainwright, Claire E., Coulter, Chris, Pandey, Sushil, Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Ramsay, Kay A., Sherrard, Laura J., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbour, Nassib, Johnson, Graham R., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia, Sly, Peter D., Jones, Andrew, Bilton, Diana and Laurenson, Ian (2016). Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium. Science, 354 (6313) 751-757. doi:10.1126/science.aaf8156

Culture-independent detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria in clinical respiratory samples

Scoleri, Gianny P., Choo, Jocelyn M., Leong, Lex E. X., Goddard, Thomas R., Shephard, Lisa, Burr, Lucy D., Bastian, Ivan, Thomson, Rachel M. and Rogers, Geraint B. (2016). Culture-independent detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria in clinical respiratory samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54 (9) 2395-2398. doi:10.1128/JCM.01410-16

Is pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease linked with a high burden of latent cytomegalovirus?

Amran, Fathiah S., Kim, Kyungchul, Lim, Andrew, Thomson, Rachel, Lee, Silvia, Waterer, Grant and Price, Patricia (2016). Is pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease linked with a high burden of latent cytomegalovirus?. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 36 (2) 113-116. doi:10.1007/s10875-016-0233-1

Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. Time to get a grip!

Thomson, Rachel, Donnan, Ellen and Unwin, Sean (2015). Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. Time to get a grip!. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 12 (10) 1425-1427. doi:10.1513/annalsats.201508-524ed

Review: environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection

Halstrom, Samuel, Price, Patricia and Thomson, Rachel (2015). Review: environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 4 (2) 81-91. doi:10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.03.002

Heterogeneity of clinical and environmental isolates of Mycobacterium fortuitum using repetitive element sequence-based PCR: municipal water an unlikely source of community-acquired infections

Thomson, R. M., Tolson, C. E., Carter, R., Huygens, F. and Hargreaves, M. (2014). Heterogeneity of clinical and environmental isolates of Mycobacterium fortuitum using repetitive element sequence-based PCR: municipal water an unlikely source of community-acquired infections. Epidemiology and Infection, 142 (10) 2057-2064. doi:10.1017/S0950268813003257

A spatial epidemiological analysis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Queensland, Australia

Chou, Michael P., Clements, Archie C. A. and Thomson, Rachel M. (2014). A spatial epidemiological analysis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Queensland, Australia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (1) 279, doi:10.1186/1471-2334-14-279

Strain variation amongst clinical and potable water isolates of M. kansasii using automated repetitive unit PCR

Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2014). Strain variation amongst clinical and potable water isolates of M. kansasii using automated repetitive unit PCR. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 304 (3-4) 484-489. doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.02.004

Levels of anti-cytokine antibodies may be elevated in patients with pulmonary disease associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria

Kim, Kyungchul, Waterer, Grant, Thomson, Rachel, Yang, Ian A., Nashi, Najla, Tan, Dino B. A. and Price, Patricia (2014). Levels of anti-cytokine antibodies may be elevated in patients with pulmonary disease associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Cytokine, 66 (2) 160-163. doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2014.01.005

Searching for an immunogenetic factor that will illuminate susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease

Affandi, Jacquita S, Hendry, Shona, Waterer, Grant, Thomson, Rachel, Wallace, Hilary, Burrows, Sally and Price, Patricia (2013). Searching for an immunogenetic factor that will illuminate susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Human Immunology, 74 (10) 1382-1385. doi:10.1016/j.humimm.2013.06.019

Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from household water and shower aerosols in patients with pulmonary disease caused by NTM

Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Carter, Robyn, Coulter, Chris, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2013). Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from household water and shower aerosols in patients with pulmonary disease caused by NTM. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51 (9) 3006-3011. doi:10.1128/jcm.00899-13

Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from municipal water - a potential source of human infection

Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Sidjabat, Hanna, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2013). Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from municipal water - a potential source of human infection. Bmc Infectious Diseases, 13 (1) 241, 241.1-241.7. doi:10.1186/1471-2334-13-241

Factors associated with the isolation of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from a large municipal water system in Brisbane, Australia

Thomson, Rachel, Carter, Robyn, Tolson, Carla, Coulter, Chris, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2013). Factors associated with the isolation of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from a large municipal water system in Brisbane, Australia. BMC Microbiology, 1389.1-89.8. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-13-89

The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-net collaborative study

Hoefsloot, Wouter, van Ingen, Jakko, Andrejak, Claire, Ängeby, Kristian, Bauriaud, Rosine, Bemer, Pascale, Beylis, Natalie, Boeree, Martin J., Cacho, Juana, Chihota, Violet, Chimara, Erica, Churchyard, Gavin, Cias, Raquel, Dasa, Rosa, Daley, Charles L., Dekhuijzen, P. N. Richard, Domingo, Diego, Drobniewski, Francis, Esteban, Jaime, Fauville-Dufaux, Maryse, Folkvardsen, Dorte Bek, Gibbons, Noel, Gómez-Mampaso, Enrique, Gonzales, Rosa, Hoffman, Harald, Hsueh, Po-Ren, Indra, Alexander, Jagielski, Tomasz, Jamieson, Frances, Jankovic, Mateja and Jong, Eefje (2013). The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-net collaborative study. European Respiratory Journal, 42 (6) 1604-1613. doi:10.1183/09031936.00149212

Mycobacterium lentiflavum in Drinking Water Supplies, Australia

Marshall, H. M., Carter, R., Torbey, M. J., Minion, S., Tolson, C., Sidjabat, H. E., Huygens, F., Hargreaves, M. and Thomson, R. M. (2011). Mycobacterium lentiflavum in Drinking Water Supplies, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17 (3) 395-402. doi:10.3201/eid1703.090948

Changing epidemiology of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections

Thomson, Rachel M. (2010). Changing epidemiology of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16 (10) 1576-1583. doi:10.3201/eid1610.091201

Clinical significance of Mycobacterium asiaticum isolates in Queensland, Australia

Grech, Miriam, Carter, Robyn and Thomson, Rachel (2010). Clinical significance of Mycobacterium asiaticum isolates in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (1) 162-167. doi:10.1128/JCM.01602-09

When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases

Thomson, Rachel M. and Yew, Wing-Wai (2009). When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases. Respirology, 14 (1) 12-26. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01408.x

Comparison of methods for processing drinking water samples for the isolation of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare

Thomson, Rachel, Carter, Robyn, Gilpin, Chris, Coulter, Chris and Hargreaves, Megan (2008). Comparison of methods for processing drinking water samples for the isolation of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74 (10) 3094-3098. doi:10.1128/AEM.02009-07

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, acid suppression, and Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease

Thomson, Rachel M., Armstrong, John G. and Looke, David F. (2007). Gastroesophageal reflux disease, acid suppression, and Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease. Chest, 131 (4) 1166-1172. doi:10.1378/chest.06-1906

Cytomegalovirus retinitis, Human Immunodeficiency virus antibody positivity and normal T helper cell numbers

Thomson, R.M., Conrad, D., Antoszewska, H., Croxson, M.C. and McCormack, J.G. (1998). Cytomegalovirus retinitis, Human Immunodeficiency virus antibody positivity and normal T helper cell numbers. Journal of Infection, 37 (2) 186-188. doi:10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80176-X

The Australasian Bronchiectasis Registry - Early Steps in Mapping the Impact of Bronchiectasis in Australia and New Zealand

Visser, Simone, Allan, Heather, Burr, Lucy, Chang, Anne, Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, Hunter, Cameron, Jackson, Dan, King, Paul, Maguire, Graeme, Middleton, Peter, Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel, Waterer, Grant, Wong, Conroy and Morgan, Lucy (2017). The Australasian Bronchiectasis Registry - Early Steps in Mapping the Impact of Bronchiectasis in Australia and New Zealand. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 24–28 March 2017. Richmond, VIC Australia :Wiley.

Multivariate immunoprofiling of individuals prone to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection reveals T cell exhaustion and dysfunction

Ratnatunga, C. N., Lutzky, V. P., Halstrom, S., Price, P., Smith, D. J., Reid, D. W., Bell, S. C., Thomson, R. M. and Miles, J. J. (2016). Multivariate immunoprofiling of individuals prone to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection reveals T cell exhaustion and dysfunction. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne Australia, Aug 21-26, 2016.

Validation of a Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Elisa in An Australian Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Population

Cunningham, J., Thomson, R., Smith, D. and Bell, S. (2015). Validation of a Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Elisa in An Australian Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Population.

Spatial variation in the composition of infective lung microbiota revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of multisite bronchoalveolar lavage

Scoleri, G., Leong, L., Burr, L., Choo, J., Thomson, R., Serisier, D. and Rogers, G. (2015). Spatial variation in the composition of infective lung microbiota revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of multisite bronchoalveolar lavage. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting 2015, Gold Coast, Australia, 27 March – 1 April 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia :Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.12494_8

Pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria in the Brisbane potable water distribution system

Thomson, R., Tolson, C., Carter, R., Coulter. C., Huygens, F. and Hargreaves, M. (2011). Pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria in the Brisbane potable water distribution system. American Thoracic Society 2011 International Conference, Denver, CO, U.S.A., May 13-18 2011. New York, NY, U.S.A. :American Thoracic Society.