Current APSU Studies (A - K)
acute flaccid paralysis
original articles
Stewardson AJ, Roberts JA, Beckett CL, Prime HT, Loh PS, Thorley BR, Daffy JR. Imported Case of Poliomyelitis, Melbourne, Australia, 2007. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2009; 15(1).
Pearn J. Poliomyelitis - Acute flaccid paralysis and stool virology. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2007; 43(9): 649. (Letter)*
Durrheim DN, Massey P, Kelly H. Re-emerging poliomyelitis - is Australia's surveillance adequate? Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2006; 30: 275-276
Kelly HA, Brussen KA, Lawrence A, Elliott EJ, Pearn J, Thorley B. Polioviruses and other enteroviruses isolated from faecal samples of patients with acute flaccid paralysis in Australia, 1996-2004. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2006; 42: 370-376
Kelly H. Evidence for a causal association between oral polio vaccine and transverse myelitis: A case history and review of the literature. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2006; 42: 155-159
Thorley BR, Brussen KA, Elliott EJ, Kelly HA. Vigilance is required for Australia to remain polio free. Medical J ournal of Australia 2006; 184: 474-475
Morris A, Elliott EJ, D'Souza RM, Antony J, Kennett M, Longbottom H. Acute flaccid paralysis in Australian children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2003; 39(1): 22-26
D'Souza RM, Kennett M, Watson C. Australia declared polio free. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2002; 26(2): 253-260
Kelly HA, Brussen KA. Apparent improvement in AFP surveillance in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2002; 26: 281-282
Whitfield Ken B, Kelly HA. Estimating the incidence of acute flaccid paralysis in Victoria, Australia using the two source capture-recapture method. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 2002; 80: 846-851
Kelly HA, Brussen KA, Morris A, Elliott EJ. Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Australia. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation 2001; 79(12): 1169-1170
D'Souza RM, Elliott EJ. Polio eradication. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1999; 23(3): 76
D'Souza RM, Watson C, Kennett M. Australia's contribution to Global Polio Eradication Initiatives. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 1999; 23(3): 289-294
Kennett M, Brussen KA, Wood DJ, van der Avoort HG, Ras A, Kelly HA. Australia's last reported case of wild poliovirus infection. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1999; 23: 77-79
published reports
Roberts JA, Grant KA, Ibrahim A, Thorley BR. Annual report of the Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory 2007. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2008; 32(3): 308-15
Roberts J, Brussen KA, Ibrahim A, Thorley B. Annual report of the Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory, 2006. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2007; 31(3): 263-269
Brussen KA, Roberts J, Ibrahim A, Stambos V, Thorley B. Annual report of the Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory 2005 Communicable Disease Intelligence 2006; 334-340
Stambos V, Brussen KA, Thorley BR. Annual report of the Australian national Poliovirus Reference Laboratory, 2004. Communicable Disease Intelligence 2005; 29(3): 263-8
Thorley BR, Brussen KA, Stambos V, Kelly HA. Annual report of the Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory, 2002. Communicable Disease Intelligence 2003; 27(3): 352-356
Thorley BR, Brussen KA, Stambos V, Yuen LK, Kelly HA. Annual report of the Australian National Poliovirus Reference Laboratory and summary of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance, 2001. Communicable Diseases Surveillance 2002; 26: 419-427
D'Souza RM, Kennett M, Antony J, Longbottom H, Elliott EJ. Acute Flaccid Paralysis surveillance in Australia Progress Report 1995-1998. Poliomyelitis Eradication in Australia. Commonwealth Government of Australia 2000
Department of Health and Aged Care. Surveillance for poliomyelitis in Australia: Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance. Poliomyelitis eradication in Australia: National documentation for certification. [5], 16-24 2000. Canberra, Commonwealth of Australia.
Department of Health and Aged Care. Poliomyelitis eradication in Australia: A report on the issues. Strategic Planning Workshop. Department of Health and Aged care, editor. 2000, 16-24. 2000. Canberra, Commonwealth of Australia
Kennett M, Brussen KA, Stambos V, Turnbull A, Ibrahim A, Kelly HA. Report of the Australian National Polio Reference Laboratory, 1 January to 31 December 1998. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1999; 23(5): 124-127
D'Souza RM, Kennett M, Antony J, Longbottom H, Elliott EJ. Acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Australia progress report 1995-1998. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1999; 23(5): 124-127
published abstracts
Kennett M. Proficiency testing in the region. Second Meeting on Laboratory Surveillance and Eighth meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Expanded programme on Immunisation and Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Western Pacific region, World Health Organisation, manila, June 1997.2001
Morris AMS, Elliott EJ, D'Souza RM, Antony J, Kennett M, Longbottom H et al. Acute flaccid paralysis in Australian children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 37[6], A4-5. 2001
acute rheumatic fever
published abstracts
Carapetis JR, Noonan S, Elliott E, Zurynski Y, Currie B, McDonald M, Wheaton G, Nissen M, Ramsay J, Isaacs D, Richmond P, Curtis N, Heazlewood R. National Surveillance for Acute Rheumatic Fever in Australian Children. National Heart Foundation of Australia Conference, Brisbane, May 2009.
congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection
original articles
Rawlinson WD, Stern J, Munro SC, Waliuzzaman Z, Scott GM. Genotyping of congenital human CMV isolates based on four glycoprotein genes. Microbiology Australia 2002; 23(4): Proferred papers 36
Daley AJ, Gilbert GL, Instructive case Cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2001; 37: 589-591
Trincado DE, Rawlinson WD. Congenital and perinatal infections with cytomegalovirus. Journal of Paediatric Child Health 2001; 37: 187-192
Trincado DE, Scott GM, White PA, Hunt C, Ramussen L, Rawlinson WD. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strains associated with congenital and perinatal infections. Journal of Medical Virology 2000; 61: 481-487
published abstracts
Rawlinson W, McMullan B, Howard J, Robertson P, Palasanthiran P. Congenital CMV infection: APSU data and follow-up of a cohort of affected infants. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A15.
Chow SSW, Scott GM, Hall B, Lahra MM, Rawlinson WD, Craig ME. Amniotic fluid study of congenital infections (ASCI). Proceedings of Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 9th Annual Congress, Adelaide, SA 2005: P-26
Jacques CFH, Munro SC, Chow SSW, Ford CE, Craig M, Camaris C, Gordon A, Lahra MM, Jones C, Jeffrey HE, Rawlinson WD. Viral infections in stillbirths, pre-term births and highrisk individuals. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 9th Annual Congress, Adelaide, SA, 2005. Poster Absract No. P75
Rawlinson WD, Jacques C, Chow S, Koelsch M, Ramachandran V, Brennan L. Vertically transmitted viral infections and consequences for the fetus. Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, 2005 National Scientific Meeting, Sydney
congenital rubella
original articles
Forrest JM, Burgess MA, Donovan T. A resurgence of congenital rubella in Australia ? Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2003; 27(4): 533-535
Gidding H, Young M, Pugh R, Burgess MA. Rubella in Australia: can we explain two recent cases of congenital rubella syndrome ? Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2003; 27(4): 537-539
Coulter C, Wood R, Robson J. Rubella infection in pregnancy. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1999; 23(8): 209-214
Sullivan EA, Burgess MA, Forrest JM. The epidemiology of rubella and congenital rubella in Australia, 1992-1997. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 1999; 23(8): 209-214
congenital varicella
original articles
Peadon E, Burgner D, Nissen M et al. Case for varicella surveillance in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2006; 42: 663-664
published abstracts
Peadon E, Burgner D, Buttery J, Elliott E, Gold M, Nissen M, Zurynski Y, Booy R. Congenital, neonatal and severe varicella in Australia following the introduction of national immunisation. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A19.
hiv/aids and perinatal exposure to hiv
original articles
Giles ML, McDonald AM, Elliott EJ, Ziegler JB, Hellard ME, Lewin SR, Kaldor JM. Variable uptake of recommended interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia, 1982-2005. Medical Journal of Australia 2008; 189(3): 151-154.
Giles ML, McDonald AM, Elliott EJ, Ziegler JB, Hellard ME, Lewin SR, Kaldor JM. Variable uptake of recommended interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia, 1982-2005. In Reply. Medical Journal of Australia, 2008; 190(4). (letter).
Doherty R. Preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to babies in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2001; 174: 433-434.
McDonald AM, Li Y, Cruickshank M, Elliott EJ, Kaldor J, Ziegler JB. Use of interventions for reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2001; 174: 449-452.
McDonald AM, Li Y, Cruickshank M, Elliott EJ, Ziegler JB, Kaldor J et al. Use of interventions for reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission in Australia. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 37[6], A4 2001
McDonald AM, Zurynski YA, Wand HC, Giles ML, Elliott EJ, Ziegler JB, Kaldor JM. Perinatal exposure to HIV among children born in Australia, 1982-2006. Medical Journal of Australia 2009; 190(8):416-420.
published reports
National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research. HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report 2005. National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Canberra, ACT 2005
Henderson-Smart D.(Ed) Centre for Perinatal Health Services Research Annual Report 2004
McDonald AM (Ed). National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research. HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report 2003. ISSN 1442-8784
McDonald AM (Ed). National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research. HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia Annual Surveillance Report 2002. National Centre of HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of NSW,Sydney. ISSN 1442-8784. 2002:1-55
McDonald AM (Ed). Australian HIV Observational Database. The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Darlington NSW, ISSN 1443-3907. Vol 3. 2002:1-57
National Centre of HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (Eds). HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia. Annual Surveillance Report 2001. National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2001
National Centre of HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (Eds).HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and Sexually Transmissible Infections in Australia. Annual Surveillance report 2000. National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Reserach, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2000
National Centre of HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (Eds). HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and sexually transmissible infections in Australia. Annual Surveillance Report 1999. National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 1999
published abstracts
McDonald A, Zurynski Y, Nadew K, Elliott E, Kaldor J and Ziegler J. Prevention of mother-to-child HIV Transmission in Australia 1982-2005. RACP Congress Melbourne, May 2007. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 43(7-8), A1 - A22
presentations
McDonald A, Zurynski Y, Nadew K, Elliott E, Kaldor J and Ziegler J. Perinatal exposure to HIV - What have we learned from 12 yrs of surveillance. RACP Congress Melbourne, May 2007.
McDonald A. Perinatal exposure to HIV in Australia, 1995-2004. 5th Update on HIV and Hepatitis C Infection in Children. Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, September 2005
intussusception
published abstracts
Lloyd-Johnson C, Danchin M, Zurynski Y, Elliott E, Richomnd P, Krause V, Beggs S, Nissen M, Gold M, Bines J. Preliminary national data pn acute Intussusception in Children aged <= 24 months from the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU). Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008; 44(9): A7.
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