Shephard M, Matthews S, Kularatne R, Andrewartha K, Blondeel K, et al.
2024-03-04 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2024-03-04 • BMC Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND In 2018, the World Health Organization commenced a multi-country validation study of the Cepheid GeneXpert for a range of molecular-based point-of-care (POC) tests in prim...
Rangaka MX, Wilkinson KA, Seldon R, van Cutsem G, Meintjes GA, et al.
2007-12-07 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2007-12-07 • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
RATIONALE: Two forms of the IFN-gamma release assay (IFNGRA) to detect tuberculosis infection are available, but neither has been evaluated in comparable HIV-infected and uninfected pers...
2003-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2003-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
We compared an rK39 dipstick rapid test (Amrad ICT, Australia) with a direct agglutination test (DAT) and splenic aspirate for the diagnosis of kala-azar in 77 patients. The study was ca...
AIM:
This study describes an Australian cohort of paediatric Buruli ulcer (BU) patients and compares them with adult BU patients.
METHODS:
Analysis of a prospective ...
2015-02-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Mitchell RD,
Jamieson JC,
Parker J,
Hersch FB,
Wainer Z,
et al.
2013-04-01 • Medical Journal of Australia
2013-04-01 • Medical Journal of Australia
Global health (GH) training is well established overseas (particularly in North America) and reflects an increasing focus on social accountability in medical education. Despite significa...
Coventry CA, Dominguez LB, Read DJ, Trelles M, Ivers RQ, et al.
2020-01-01 • Journal of Surgical Education
2020-01-01 • Journal of Surgical Education
OBJECTIVE General surgical training in Australia has undergone considerable change in recent years with less exposure to other areas of surgery. General surgeons from many high-incom...
Cowan R, Athan E, Friedman ND, Hughes AJ, McDonald AH, et al.
2015-02-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2015-02-06 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
INTRODUCTION Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) is a necrotizing skin infection endemic to the Bellarine Peninsula, Australia. Current treatment recommendations include 8 weeks of ...
