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Braithwaite J, Fisher G, Harrison R, Mumford V, Davis E, de Wet C, et al.
BMC Health Serv Res . 2025 Mar; 25(1):383. PMID: 40089760
General practice-based care for Australian children is facing low levels of clinical guideline adherence particularly in three key areas: asthma, type 1 diabetes and antibiotic use. We offer an implementation...
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Berkhout A, Clark J, Jones C, Grimwood K, McMullan B, Britton P, et al.
J Antimicrob Chemother . 2024 Nov; 80(2):354-362. PMID: 39556200
Background: Variations in neonatal aciclovir prescribing for suspected herpes simplex virus (HSV) disease are well-known, but there are limited data describing aciclovir prescribing in older children. Methods: Medical records of...
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Haeusler G, Dashti S, James F, Babl F, Borland M, Clark J, et al.
Lancet Reg Health West Pac . 2024 Nov; 53:101226. PMID: 39553416
Background: Prompt antibiotic administration for febrile neutropenia (FN) is standard of care, and targets of time to antibiotics (TTA) <60 min are common. We sought to determine the effect of...
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Anpalagan K, Bowen A, Lamborn L, Roebuck D, Carter T, Cannon J, et al.
Infect Dis Now . 2024 Nov; 55(1):105010. PMID: 39542423
Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is the most common cause of sepsis, contributing to paediatric intensive care unit admission in Australia and New Zealand. While deep venous thrombosis (DVT) has...
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Tio S, Chen S, Heath C, Pradhan A, Morris A, Korman T, et al.
Open Forum Infect Dis . 2024 Nov; 11(11):ofae594. PMID: 39494451
Background: International consensus definitions for invasive aspergillosis (IA) in research are rigorous, yet clinically significant cases are often excluded from clinical studies for not meeting proven/probable IA case definitions. To...
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Ozturk A, Chan M, Khan J, Hu N, McMullan B, Britton P, et al.
J Infect Dis . 2024 Nov; PMID: 39484989
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of acute lower respiratory infections (ALRIs) associated hospitalisations in children. It is unclear if hospitalized RSV-ALRI differs in clinically from other...
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Williams A, Coombs G, Bell J, Daley D, Mowlaboccus S, Bryant P, et al.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc . 2024 Oct; 14(2). PMID: 39468748
Background: Rising proportions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have been observed in both Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp. isolates. Methods: The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance surveillance program captures clinical and...
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Williams A, Coombs G, Bell J, Daley D, Mowlaboccus S, Bryant P, et al.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc . 2024 Oct; 13(12):617-625. PMID: 39460715
Background: Gram-negative bloodstream infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in children. Increasing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is reported globally, yet efforts to track pediatric AMR at a national level...
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Hannah R, Mitri E, Katelaris C, OHern J, Avent M, Valoppi G, et al.
Intern Med J . 2024 Oct; 54(11):1883-1893. PMID: 39444148
Penicillin allergy is a significant burden on patient, prescribing and hospital outcomes. There has been increasing interest in the incorporation of penicillin allergy testing (i.e. delabelling) into antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)...
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Phuong L, Cheung A, Templeton T, Abebe T, Ademi Z, Buttery J, et al.
Arch Dis Child . 2024 Sep; 110(1):52-58. PMID: 39322267
Background: The widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) has changed the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) in children globally. Methods: Multicentre prospective audit of IPD episodes from five...