NCAS Publications

Publications

2025

• Doshi J, Pham YN, Ma TT, Duong LT, Pham VT T, James R, et al. Feasibility of an antimicrobial stewardship program in four district hospitals in Vietnam. J Infect Public Health. 2025;102943. doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2025.102943
• James R, Hardefeldt LY, Ierano C, Charani E, Dowson L, Elkins S, Thursky K. Antimicrobial stewardship from a One Health perspective. Nat Rev Microbiol. 2025 Sep 10:1-7. doi: 10.1038/s41579-025-01233-3
• Nguyen DDH, Chau GLL, Reali S, Watts MR, Douglas MW, Beardsley J, et al. Enhancing antifungal stewardship: the educational and healthcare benefits of involving pharmacy students in audits. Med Mycol. 2025;63(9). doi:10.1093/mmy/myaf074
• Doshi J, Ngoc YP, Ma TT, Duong LT, Pham VT T, Vu VG, et al. Effect of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on antimicrobial consumption and appropriateness in Vietnamese district hospitals: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025;60:101620. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101620
• Khanina A, Singh N, James R, Kong DC M, Slavin MA, Thursky KA. Assessing the appropriateness of antifungal prescribing: key results from implementation of a novel audit tool in Australian hospitals. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2025;80(4):1127-36. doi:10.1093/jac/dkaf044
• Adenkar G, Raja K, Chen B, Beggs D, Cilderman C, Patel M, et al. Antimicrobial stewardship initiative on prescribing at discharge from a community medical center. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025;5(1). doi:10.1017/ash.2025.40
• Zosky-Shiller L, Thursky K, Park S, James R, Hall L, Chen C, et al. Antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian emergency departments: an analysis of the Hospital NAPS data set. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2025;5(1). doi:10.1017/ash.2024.483

2024

• Teoh L, Taylor M, Ierano C, McCullough M, Thursky K, James R. Appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing for oral and dental conditions in Australian hospitals: 2013 to 2022. J Dent. 2024;148:105241. doi:10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105241
• Bennett N, Tanamas SK, James R, Ierano C, Malloy MJ, Watson E, et al. Healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of point-prevalence studies. BMJ Public Health. 2024;2(1):e000504. doi:10.1136/bmjph-2023-000504
• Palos C, Ierano C, Santos MJ D, Leitão I, Nogueira P, James R, et al. Cultivating global antimicrobial stewardship: linguistic and cultural validation of NAPS appropriateness assessment definitions for Portugal. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2024. doi:10.1093/jac/dkae226
• Park S, Thursky K, Zosky-Shiller L, James R, Cheah R, Hall L, et al. Quality of antimicrobial prescribing in skin and soft-tissue management in Australian hospitals: an analysis of NAPS data. J Hosp Infect. 2024;152:142-9. doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2024.06.016
• Chronas A, Thursky K, Mo S, Hall L, James R, Ierano C. Intravenous amoxicillin-clavulanic acid: prescribing practices in Australian hospitals. J Pharm Pract Res. 2024;54(5):384-92. doi:10.1002/jppr.1930
• Jamaluddin NAH, Periyasamy P, Lau CL, Ponnampalavanar S, Lai PS M, Loong LS, et al. Assessment of antimicrobial prescribing patterns, guideline compliance and appropriateness in surgical-practice units: point prevalence survey in Malaysian teaching hospitals. Front Pharmacol. 2024;15. doi:10.3389/fphar.2024.1381843
• Singh N, Douglas AP, Slavin MA, Haeusler GM, Thursky KA. Antimicrobial use and appropriateness in neutropenic fever: a study of the Hospital NAPS data. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2024;79(3):632-40. doi:10.1093/jac/dkae015
• Heffernan AJ, Smedley A, Stickley T, Oomen S, Carrigan B, Heffernan R, et al. Appropriateness of antibiotic prescribing for patients with sepsis in rural hospital emergency departments. Aust J Rural Health. 2024;32(1):179-87. doi:10.1111/ajr.13079
• Hannah R, Mitri E, Katelaris CH, O'Hern J, Avent M, Valoppi G, et al. Adult penicillin-allergy programmes in Australian hospitals: a practical guide from the National Antibiotic Allergy Network. Intern Med J. 2024;54(11):1883-93. doi:10.1111/imj.16543

2023

• Mo S, Thursky K, Chronas A, Hall L, James R, Ierano C. Metronidazole prescribing practices in Australian hospitals: measuring guideline compliance and appropriateness. J Infect Public Health. 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.039
• Chuki P, Dorji T, James R, Wangchuk K, Yangzom S, Dema Y, et al. Antibiotic use and quality indicators of antibiotic prescription in Bhutan: a point-prevalence survey using the Australian NAPS tool. JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2023;5(4):dlad100. doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlad100
• Khanina A, Douglas AP, Yeoh DK, So M, Abbotsford J, Spelman T, et al. Validation of the Antifungal NAPS quality assessment tool. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2023;78(6):1367-77. doi:10.1093/jac/dkad085

2022

• Loong LS, Lai PS M, Jamaluddin NAH, Naina-Mohamed I, Periyasamy P, Lau CL, et al. Comparing appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing among medical patients in two tertiary hospitals in Malaysia. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2022;16(12):1877-86. doi:10.3855/jidc.15925
• Bennett N, Malloy MJ, James R, Fang X, Thursky K, Worth LJ. Prophylactic antimicrobial prescribing in Australian residential aged-care facilities: improvement is required. Drugs Real World Outcomes. 2022. doi:10.1007/s40801-022-00323-5
• Fang X, Bennett N, Ierano C, James R, Thursky K. Ophthalmic antimicrobial prescribing in Australian healthcare facilities. Antibiotics (Basel). 2022;11(5):647. doi:10.3390/antibiotics11050647
• James R, Nakamachi Y, Morris A, So M, Ponnampalavanar SS LS, Chuki P, et al. Feasibility and generalizability of assessing appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals: review of the Australian NAPS. JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2022;4(1):dlac012. doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlac012

2021

• McMullan BJ, Blyth CC, Jones CA, Thursky KA, Cooper C, Spotswood N, et al. Antifungal prescribing in neonates: using national point-prevalence survey data from Australia. Med Mycol. 2021;59(10):1048-51. doi:10.1093/mmy/myab037
• Douglas AP, Hall L, James RS, Worth LJ, Slavin MA, Thursky KA. Quality of inpatient antimicrobial use in haematology and oncology patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42(10):1235-44. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.1398
• Doyle D, McDonald G, Pratt C, Rehan Z, Benteau T, Philips J, et al. Impact of a mobile decision-support tool on antimicrobial stewardship standards in Canada. PLoS One. 2021;16(6):e0252407. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252407
• Jamaluddin NAH, Periyasamy P, Lau CL, Ponnampalavanar S, Lai PS M, Rami R, et al. Point-prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in a Malaysian tertiary-care university hospital. Antibiotics (Basel). 2021;10(5):531. doi:10.3390/antibiotics10050531

2020

• Ierano CE, Thursky K, Marshall C, Koning S, James R, Johnson S, et al. Identifying targets for improvement using a nationally standardized survey: surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthopaedic surgery. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020. doi:10.1017/ice.2020.320
• Ierano C, Thursky K, Peel T, Koning S, James R, Johnson S, et al. Factors associated with antimicrobial choice for surgical prophylaxis in Australia. JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2020;2(3):dlaa036. doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlaa036
• Friedman ND, Lim SM, James R, Ingram R, O'Reilly M, Pollard J GD, et al. Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services: development and evaluation of a national NAPS. JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2020;2(3). doi:10.1093/jacamr/dlaa058
• McMullan BJ, Hall L, James R, Mostaghim M, Jones CA, Konecný P, et al. Antibiotic appropriateness and guideline adherence in hospitalized children: results of a nationwide study. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020;75(3):738-46. doi:10.1093/jac/dkz474
• McMullan B, Cooper C, Spotswood N, James R, Jones C, Konecny P, et al. Antibiotic prescribing in neonatal sepsis: an Australian nationwide survey.BMJ Paediatr Open. 2020;4(1):e000643. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000643
• Dowson L, Bennett N, Buising K, Marshall C, Friedman ND, Stuart RL, et al. Urinary-tract infections in Australian aged-care homes: antibiotic prescribing practices and guideline concordance.Am J Infect Control. 2020;48(3):261-6. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.034

2019

• Dowson L, Rajkhowa A, Buising K, Kong DC M, Stuart RL, Thursky K, et al. The 2018 Aged Care NAPS: results show room for improvement. Aust Prescr. 2019;42(6):200-3. doi:10.18773/austprescr.2019.066
• Ierano C, Thursky K, Marshall C, Koning S, James R, Johnson S, et al. Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practices in Australia. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(11):e1915003. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15003
• Bishop JL, Schulz TR, Kong DC M, James R, Buising KL. Similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between major-city and regional hospitals in Australia. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2019;53(2):171-6. doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.10.009

2018

• Clemence MC, Henderson A, Greenbury CB, Norton RE, Furyk J. A survey of antibiotic prescribing practices of doctors in an Australian emergency department. Infect Dis Health. 2018;23(2):67-73. doi:10.1016/j.idh.2017.12.001

2017

• Hui K, Nalder M, Buising K, Pefanis A, Ooi KY, Pedagogos E, et al. Patterns of antibiotic use and appropriateness in patients receiving haemodialysis: an observational study. MC Nephrol. 2017;18(1). doi:10.1186/s12882-017-0575-9

2016

• Cotta MO, Chen C, Tacey M, James RS, Buising KL, Marshall C, et al. Similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between Australian public and private hospitals. Intern Med J. 2016;46(10):1182-8. doi:10.1111/imj.13209
• Trubiano JA, Chen C, Cheng AC, Grayson ML, Slavin MA, Thursky KA. Antimicrobial-allergy 'labels' drive inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing: lessons for stewardship. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2016;71(6):1715-22. doi:10.1093/jac/dkw008
• Cotta MO, Spelman T, Chen C, James RS, Liew D, Thursky KA, et al. Evaluating antimicrobial therapy: how reliable are remote assessors? Infect Dis Health. 2016;21(1):3-10. doi:10.1016/j.idh.2016.01.002

2015

• Trubiano JA, Cairns KA, Evans JA, Ding A, Nguyen T, Dooley MJ, et al. Prevalence and impact of antimicrobial allergies and adverse drug reactions on prescribing at an Australian tertiary centre. BMC Infect Dis. 2015;15(1). doi:10.1186/s12879-015-1303-3

2014

• James R, Upjohn L, Cotta M, Luu S, Marshall C, Buising K, et al. Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian hospitals: development and evaluation of the NAPS tool. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2014;70(6):1912-8. doi:10.1093/jac/dkv047