The University of Queensland

Determining Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonisation from Infection Using PCR-Based Diagnostics in HIV-Negative Individuals

Watson, Anna Louise, Woodford, John, Britton, Sumudu, Gupta, Rita, Whiley, David and McCarthy, Kate (2024). Determining Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonisation from Infection Using PCR-Based Diagnostics in HIV-Negative Individuals. Diagnostics, 14 (1) 114, 114. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14010114

Feasibility of individualised patient modelling for continuous vancomycin infusions in outpatient antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective study

Nolan, J., McCarthy, K., Farkas, A. and Avent, M. L. (2023). Feasibility of individualised patient modelling for continuous vancomycin infusions in outpatient antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 45 (6), 1444-1451. doi: 10.1007/s11096-023-01618-5

Outcomes of octogenarians and nonactogenarians with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a multicenter retrospective study

Atamna, Alaa, Margalit, Ili, Ayada, Gida, Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G., Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Fattah, Manal Abdel, Haquin, Justine, Macgowan, Alasdair, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L., Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, de Cueto, Marina, Oliver, Antonio, de Gopegui, Enrique Ruiz ... Yahav, Dafna (2023). Outcomes of octogenarians and nonactogenarians with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a multicenter retrospective study. Infection, 51 (4), 1003-1012. doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01973-x

State of the art: Intrapartum antibiotics in cesarean section, the infant microbiota and allergic diseases

Moore, Jassy, Navarro, Severine, McCarthy, Kate, Rashid, Ridwan B., Phipps, Simon, Amoako, Akwasi, Callaway, Leonie and Eley, Victoria (2023). State of the art: Intrapartum antibiotics in cesarean section, the infant microbiota and allergic diseases. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 102 (7), 811-820. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14577

A contemporary case series of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infective endocarditis

Walczak, Andrew, McCarthy, Kate and Paterson, David L. (2023). A contemporary case series of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infective endocarditis. Medicine, 102 (13) e32662, 1-5. doi: 10.1097/md.0000000000032662

COVID‐19 (Omicron strain) hospital admissions from a virtual ward – who required further care?

Mackay, Ian, France, Megan, McAuley, Duncan, Wing, Sean, Wheeldon, Mary, Britton, Susan, Todd, Catherine, Pitiris, Alexandra, Barrett‐Beck, Leah, Rushbrook, Elizabeth, Bennett, Cameron and McCarthy, Kate (2023). COVID‐19 (Omicron strain) hospital admissions from a virtual ward – who required further care?. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 17 (3) e13108, e13108. doi: 10.1111/irv.13108

Rapid fluoroquinolone resistance detection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using mismatch amplification mutation assay-based real-time PCR

Madden, Danielle E., McCarthy, Kate L., Bell, Scott C., Olagoke, Olusola, Baird, Timothy, Neill, Jane, Ramsay, Kay A., Kidd, Timothy J., Stewart, Adam G., Subedi, Shradha, Choong, Keat, Fraser, Tamieka A., Sarovich, Derek S. and Price, Erin P. (2022). Rapid fluoroquinolone resistance detection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using mismatch amplification mutation assay-based real-time PCR. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71 (10) 001593, 1-10. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001593

Infection control behaviours, intra-household transmission and quarantine duration: a retrospective cohort analysis of COVID-19 cases

McCarthy, Kate L., James, Douglas P., Kumar, Nikhil, Hartel, Gunter, Langley, Matthew, McAuley, Duncan, Bunting, Julie, Rushbrook, Elizabeth and Bennett, Cameron (2022). Infection control behaviours, intra-household transmission and quarantine duration: a retrospective cohort analysis of COVID-19 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (6), 730-734. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13282

Duration of treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a retrospective study

Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G., Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Fattah, Manal Abdel, Haquin, Justine, Macgowan, Alasdair, Grier, Sally, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L., Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, de Cueto, Marina, Oliver, Antonio, de Gopegui, Enrique Ruiz, Cano, Angela, Machuca, Isabel ... Yahav, Dafna (2022). Duration of treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a retrospective study. Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 11 (4), 1505-1519. doi: 10.1007/s40121-022-00657-1

Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model

Avent, Minyon L., McCarthy, Kate L., Sime, Fekade B., Naicker, Saiyuri, Heffernan, Aaron J., Wallis, Steven C., Paterson, David L. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (3), e0052522. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00525-22

Combination versus monotherapy as definitive treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a multicentre retrospective observational cohort study

Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G, Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Abdel Fattah, Manal, Haquin, Justine, MacGowan, Alasdair, Grier, Sally, Gibbs, Julie, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L, Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Morales, Isabel, Oliver, Antonio, Ruiz De Gopegui, Enrique, Cano, Angela ... Yahav, Dafna (2021). Combination versus monotherapy as definitive treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a multicentre retrospective observational cohort study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (8), 2172-2181. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab134

The MOBILISE study: utilisation of ambulatory pumps in the inpatient setting to administer continuous antibiotic infusions—a randomised controlled trial

McCarthy, K. L., Harris-Brown, T., Smits, E. J., Legg, A., Chatfield, M. D. and Paterson, D. L. (2021). The MOBILISE study: utilisation of ambulatory pumps in the inpatient setting to administer continuous antibiotic infusions—a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 40 (12), 2505-2513. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04294-3

Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess as a late complication of allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation

Chung, Joseph, McCarthy, Kate L., Redmond, Andrew, Butler, Jason, Scott, Ashleigh P. and Stewart, Adam G. (2021). Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess as a late complication of allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation. Internal Medicine Journal, 51 (6), 1005-1006. doi: 10.1111/imj.15356

Case report: Ganoderma weberianum invasive fungal disease (IFD) during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)

Scott, Ashleigh P., Choptiany, Markian, Dwyer, Jennifer and McCarthy, Kate L. (2021). Case report: Ganoderma weberianum invasive fungal disease (IFD) during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Transplant Infectious Disease, 23 (4) e13647, 1-3. doi: 10.1111/tid.13647

Plasma concentrations resulting from continuous infusion of meropenem in a community-based outpatient program: a case series

Legg, Amy, Halford, Melanie and McCarthy, Kate (2020). Plasma concentrations resulting from continuous infusion of meropenem in a community-based outpatient program: a case series. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 77 (24), 2074-2080. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa319

Septic arthritis post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to Clostridioides difficile

Eustace, M. B., Jennison, A. V. and McCarthy, K. L. (2020). Septic arthritis post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to Clostridioides difficile. Anaerobe, 66 102293, 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102293

Contemporaneous management of ampicillin infusions in the outpatient setting through the use of therapeutic drug monitoring

Parsonson, Fiona, Legg, Amy, Halford, Melanie and McCarthy, Kate (2020). Contemporaneous management of ampicillin infusions in the outpatient setting through the use of therapeutic drug monitoring. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 55 (6) 105975. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.105975

Ceftazidime, carbapenems, or piperacillin-tazobactam as single definitive therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: a multisite retrospective study

Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G., Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Abdel Fattah, Manal, Haquin, Justine, Macgowan, Alasdair, Grier, Sally, Gibbs, Julie, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ben Ami, Ronen, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L., Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Morales, Isabel, Oliver, Antonio, Ruiz De Gopegui, Enrique, Cano, Angela ... Yahav, Dafna (2020). Ceftazidime, carbapenems, or piperacillin-tazobactam as single definitive therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: a multisite retrospective study. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 70 (11), 2270-2280. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz668

Oral or intravenous antibiotics?

McCarthy, Kate and Avent, Minyon (2020). Oral or intravenous antibiotics?. Australian Prescriber, 43 (2), 45-48. doi: 10.18773/austprescr.2020.008

Risk factors for mortality among patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a retrospective multicentre study

Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G., Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Fattah, Manal Abdel, Haquin, Justine, MacGowan, Alasdair, Grier, Sally, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L., Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Morales, Isabel, Oliver, Antonio, de Gopegui, Enrique Ruiz, Cano, Angela, Machuca, Isabel ... Yahav, Dafna (2020). Risk factors for mortality among patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a retrospective multicentre study. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 55 (2) 105847, 105847. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.11.004

Outcomes of patients with a history of injecting drug use and receipt of outpatient antimicrobial therapy

O’Callaghan, Kevin, Tapp, S., Hajkowicz, K., Legg, A. and McCarthy, K. L. (2019). Outcomes of patients with a history of injecting drug use and receipt of outpatient antimicrobial therapy. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 38 (3), 575-580. doi: 10.1007/s10096-018-03461-3

Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against a collection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from bloodstream infections in Australia

Henderson, A., Tan, E., McCarthy, K. L. and Paterson, D. L. (2018). Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam against a collection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from bloodstream infections in Australia. Pathology, 50 (7), 748-752. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2018.08.009

P. aeruginosa blood stream infection isolates: a "full house" of virulence genes in isolates associated with rapid patient death and patient survival

McCarthy, K. L., Wailan, A. M., Jennison, A. V., Kidd, T. J. and Paterson, D. L. (2018). P. aeruginosa blood stream infection isolates: a "full house" of virulence genes in isolates associated with rapid patient death and patient survival. Microbial Pathogenesis, 119, 81-85. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.062

A contemporary 16-year review of Coxiella burnetii infective endocarditis in a tertiary cardiac center in Queensland, Australia

Armstrong, Mark R., McCarthy, Kate L. and Horvath, Robert L. (2018). A contemporary 16-year review of Coxiella burnetii infective endocarditis in a tertiary cardiac center in Queensland, Australia. Infectious Diseases, 50 (7), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2018.1445279

Evidence of clinical response and stability of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam used to treat a carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa lung abscess on an outpatient antimicrobial program

Stewart, A., Roberts, J. A., Wallis, S. C., Allworth, A. M., Legg, A. and McCarthy, K. L. (2018). Evidence of clinical response and stability of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam used to treat a carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa lung abscess on an outpatient antimicrobial program. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 51 (6), 941-942. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.02.008

Combination antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients? The question still remains

McCarthy, Kate L., Cherian, Jacob D., Avent, Minyon L. and Paterson, David L. (2017). Combination antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in febrile neutropenic patients? The question still remains. Infectious Diseases, 50 (5), 403-406. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2017.1411605

Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood stream infection isolates from patients with recurrent blood stream infection: is it the same genotype?

McCarthy, K. L., Kidd, T. J. and Paterson, D. L. (2017). Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood stream infection isolates from patients with recurrent blood stream infection: is it the same genotype?. Epidemiology and Infection, 145 (14), 3040-3046. doi: 10.1017/S0950268817001832

Draft genome sequences of two Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolates associated with rapid patient death

McCarthy, K. L., Jennison, A. V., Wailan, A. M. and Paterson, D. L. (2017). Draft genome sequences of two Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolates associated with rapid patient death. Genome Announcements, 5 (33) e00597. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00597-17

Draft genome sequence of an IMP-7-producing pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolate from Australia

McCarthy, K. L., Jennison, A., Wailan, A. M. and Paterson, D. L. (2017). Draft genome sequence of an IMP-7-producing pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolate from Australia. Genome Announcements, 5 (27) e00596-17. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00596-17

Increased risk of death with recurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia

McCarthy, K. L. and Paterson, D. L. (2017). Increased risk of death with recurrent Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 88 (2), 152-157. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.03.001

Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolates in a non-outbreak setting

McCarthy, Kate L., Kidd, Tim J. and Paterson, David L. (2017). Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection isolates in a non-outbreak setting. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 66 (2) 000413, 154-159. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000413

Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: a classification that should not falsely reassure the clinician

McCarthy, K. L. and Paterson, D. L. (2016). Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection: a classification that should not falsely reassure the clinician. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 36 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s10096-016-2852-0

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

Long-term mortality following Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection

McCarthy, K. L. and Paterson, D. L. (2016). Long-term mortality following Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection. Journal of Hospital Infection, 95 (3), 292-299. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.11.014

Pseudomonas aeruginosa: evolution of antimicrobial resistance and implications for therapy

McCarthy, Kate (2015). Pseudomonas aeruginosa: evolution of antimicrobial resistance and implications for therapy. Semin Respir Crit Care Med, 36 (1), 44-55. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1396907

Successful treatment of post-neurosurgical intracranial Mycoplasma hominis infection using gatifloxacin

McCarthy, K. L. and Looke, D. F. M. (2008). Successful treatment of post-neurosurgical intracranial Mycoplasma hominis infection using gatifloxacin. Journal of Infection, 57 (4), 344-346. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.022

Severe photosensitivity causing multifocal squamous cell carcinomas secondary to prolonged voriconazole therapy

McCarthy, Kate L., Playford, Geoffrey, Looke, David F. M. and Whitby, Michael (2007). Severe photosensitivity causing multifocal squamous cell carcinomas secondary to prolonged voriconazole therapy. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 44 (S2), e55-e56. doi: 10.1086/511685

Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model

Avent, Minyon, Mccarthy, Kate, Sime, Fekade, Naickera, Saiyuri, Heffernan, Aaron, Wallis, Steven, Paterson, David and Roberts, Jason A (2022). Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA, Australia, 27-30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00314-9

Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood stream infections: clinical and molecular epidemiology, virulence and outcome

McCarthy, Kate (2018). Pseudomonas aeruginosa blood stream infections: clinical and molecular epidemiology, virulence and outcome. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.862