NCAS Publications

Selected research publications
  1. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. (2018). Antimicrobial stewardship in Australian health care. ACSQHC, Sydney.
  2. Bennett, N., Imam, N., Ingram, R., James, R., Buising, K., Bull, A., Chen, C., Thursky, K., Worth, L. (2019). Skin and soft tissue infections and current antimicrobial prescribing practices in Australian aged care residents. Epidemiology and Infection, 147, E87. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268819000128.  
  3. Bennett, N., Imam, N., James, R., Chen, C., Bull, A., Thursky, K., Buising, K., Worth, L., (2018). Prevalence of infections and antimicrobial prescribing in Australian aged care facilities: Evaluation of modifiable and nonmodifiable determinants. American Journal of Infection Control, 46(10), 1148-1153. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2018.03.027.
  4. Biezen, R., Grando, D., Mazza, D., Brijnath, B. (2018). Why do we not want to recommend influenza vaccination to young children?: A qualitative study of Australian parents and primary care providers. Vaccine, 36(6), 859-865. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.12.066. 
  5. Biezen, R., Grando, D., Mazza, D., Brijnath, B. (2019). Dissonant views: GPs’ and parents’ perspectives on antibiotic prescribing for young children with respiratory tract infections. BMC Family Practice, 20(1), 46. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0936-5. 
  6. Biezen, R., Grando, D., Mazza, D., Brijnath, B. (2019). Visibility and transmission: complexities around promoting hand hygiene in young children–a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 398. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6729-x. 
  7. Biezen, R., Roberts, C., Buising, K., Thursky, K., Boyle, D., Lau, P., Clark, C., Manski-Nankervis, J.A. (2019). How do general practitioners access guidelines and utilise electronic medical records to make clinical decisions on antibiotic use?. Results from an Australian qualitative study. BMJ Open, 9(8). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028329.
  8. Billman-Jacobe, H., Liu, Y., Haites, R., Weaver, T., Robinson, L., Marenda, M., & Dyall-Smith, M. (2018). pSTM6-275, a conjugative IncHI2 plasmid of Salmonella enterica that confers antibiotic and heavy-metal resistance under changing physiological conditions. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 62(5), e02357-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.02357-17. 
  9. Bishop, J., Kong, D.C., Schulz, T.R., Thursky, K.A., Buising, K.L. (2018). Meeting the challenge for effective antimicrobial stewardship programs in regional, rural and remote hospitals: What can we learn from the published literature?. Rural and Remote Health, 18(2), 4442-4442. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH4442. 
  10. Bishop, J.L., Schulz, T.R., Kong, D.C., Buising, K.L. (2020). Sustainability of antimicrobial stewardship programs in Australian rural hospitals: A qualitative study. Australian Health Review, 44(3), 415-420. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19097. 
  11. Bishop, J.L., Schulz, T.R., Kong, D.C.M., Buising, K.L. (2019). A qualitative study of the factors impacting antimicrobial stewardship programme delivery in regional and remote hospitals. Journal of Hospital Infection, 101(4), 440-446. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2018.09.014. 
  12. Bishop, J.L., Schulz, T.R., Kong, D.C.M., James, R., Buising, K.L. (2019). Similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between Australian major-city hospitals and regional and remote hospitals. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 53(2), 170-176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.10.009. 
  13. Bull, A.L., Thursky K.A., Richards M.J., Worth L.J. (2016). Monitoring the appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing in Australia: Valid and meaningful indicators provide 'data for action'. Anaesthetic Intensive Care, 44(1), 121-2. 
  14. Cheah, R., Rajkhowa, A., James, R., Wangeman, K., Koning, S., Thursky, K., et al. (2020). Case for antimicrobial stewardship pharmacy technicians in Australian hospitals. Australian Health Review, 44(6):941-3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AH19236. 
  15. Cotta M.O., Robertson M.S., Marshall C., Thursky K.A., Liew D., Buising K.L. (2015). Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in the Australian private hospital system: A qualitative study. Australian Health Review, 39(3), 315-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AH14111. 
  16. Cuningham, W., Anderson, L., Bowen, A., Buising K., Connors, C., Daveson, K., Martin, J., McNamara, S., Patel, B., James, R., Shanks, J., Wright, K., Yarwood, T., Tong, S., McVernon, J. (2020). Antimicrobial stewardship in remote primary healthcare across northern Australia. PeerJ 8:e9409. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9409. 
  17. Dowson, L., Bennett, N., Buising, K., Marshall, C., Friedman, N.D., Stuart, R.L. and Kong, D.C. (2020). Urinary tract infections in Australian aged care homes: Antibiotic prescribing practices and concordance to national guidelines. American Journal of Infection Control, 48(3), 261-266. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.08.034. 
  18. Dowson, L., Friedman, N. D., Marshall, C., Stuart, R. L., Buising, K., Rajkhowa, A., Gotterson, F., Kong, D. C. (2019). Antimicrobial stewardship near the end of life in aged care homes. American Journal of Infection Control. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.10.010. 
  19. Dowson, L., Friedman, N.D., Marshall, C., Stuart, R.L., Buising, K., Rajkhowa, A., Gotterson, F. and Kong, D.C. (2020). The role of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship near the end of life in aged-care homes: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, p.103502. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.103502. 
  20. Dowson L., Marshall C., Buising K., Friedman N. D., Kong D. C. M., Stuart R. L. (2019). Optimizing treatment of respiratory tract infections in nursing homes: Nurse-initiated PCR testing. American Journal of Infection Control, 47(8), 911-915. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.02.001. 
  21. Dowson, L., Rajkhowa, A., Buising, K., Kong, D.C.M., Stuart, R., Thursky, K., Bennet, N. (2019). The 2018 Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey: results show room for improvement. Australian Prescriber, 42, 200–203. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2019.066. 
  22. Duguid M., Cruickshank M. (eds). (2010). Antimicrobial stewardship in Australian hospitals. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney. 
  23. Dyall-Smith, M. L., Liu, Y., & Billman-Jacobe, H. (2017). Genome sequence of an Australian monophasic Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Typhimurium Isolate (TW-Stm6) carrying a large plasmid with multiple antimicrobial resistance genes. Genome Announc., 5(33), e00793-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/genomeA.00793-17. 
  24. Friedman, N. D., Lim, S. M., James, R., Ingram, R., O’Reilly, M., Pollard, J. G. D., . . . Buising, K. L. (2020). Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) services: Development and evaluation of a dedicated national antimicrobial prescribing survey. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa058. 
  25. Goff, D., Pulcini, C., Enani, M., Eljaaly, K., Buising, K and Rajkhowa, A. (2018). Stewardship in developed countries. In D. Nathwani (ed.), Antimicrobial stewardship: From principles to practice. British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, London, 153-166.
  26. Gotterson, F., Buising, K., & Manias, E. (2020). Nurse role and contribution to antimicrobial stewardship. An integrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 103787. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103787.  
  27. Hardefeldt L.Y., Browning G.F., Thursky K., Gilkerson J.R., Billman‐Jacobe H., Stevenson M.A., Bailey K.E. (2017). Antimicrobials used for surgical prophylaxis by equine veterinary practitioners in Australia. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(1), 65-72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12709. 
  28. Hardefeldt L.Y., Browning G.F., Thursky K., Gilkerson J.R., Billman-Jacobe H., Stevenson M.A., Bailey K.E. (2017). Antimicrobials used for surgical prophylaxis by companion animal veterinarians in Australia. Veterinary Microbiology, 203, 301-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.03.027. 
  29. Hardefeldt L.Y., Browning G.F., Thursky K.A., Gilkerson J.R., Billman-Jacobe H., Stevenson M.A., Bailey K.E. (2017). Cross-sectional study of antimicrobials used for surgical prophylaxis by bovine veterinary practitioners in Australia. Veterinary Record, 181, 426. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.104375.  
  30. Hardefeldt, L. (2019). Dosing equine antimicrobials: Ensuring clinical success and avoiding antimicrobial resistance. Equine Veterinary Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13190.  
  31. Hardefeldt, L., Crabb, H., Bailey, K., Gilkerson, J., Billman‐Jacobe, H., Browning, G. (2019). Antimicrobial dosing for common equine drugs: A content review and practical advice for veterinarians in Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal, 97, 103-107. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12791. 
  32. Hardefeldt, L., Crabb, H., Bailey, K., Johnstone, T., Gilkerson, J., Billman‐Jacobe, H., Browning, G. (2019). Appraisal of the Australian Veterinary Prescribing Guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery in dogs and cats. Australian Veterinary Journal, 97(9), 316-322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12848.   
  33. Hardefeldt, L.Y. (2018). Implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in veterinary practices. Veterinary Record, 182(24), 688-690. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.k2563. 
  34. Hardefeldt, L.Y., Gilkerson, J.R., Billman‐Jacobe, H., Stevenson, M.A., Thursky, K., Browning, G.F., Bailey, K.E. (2018). Antimicrobial labelling in Australia: A threat to antimicrobial stewardship?. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96(5), 151-154. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12677. 
  35. Hardefeldt, L.Y., Gilkerson, J.R., Billman‐Jacobe, H., Stevenson, M.A., Thursky, K., Bailey, K.E., Browning, G.F. (2018). Barriers to and enablers of implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs in veterinary practices. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 32(3), 1092-1099. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15083. 
  36. Hardefeldt, L., Hur, B., Verspoor, K., Baldwin, T., Bailey, K. E., Scarborough, R., ... & Gilkerson, J. (2020). Use of cefovecin in dogs and cats attending first-opinion veterinary practices in Australia. Veterinary Record. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.105997. 
  37. Hardefeldt L.Y., Holloway S., Trott D.J., Shipstone M., Barrs V.R., Malik R., Burrows M., Armstrong S., Browning G.F., Stevenson M. (2017). Antimicrobial prescribing in dogs and cats in Australia: Results of the Australasian Infectious Disease Advisory Panel Survey. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 31, 4, 1100-1107. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.14733. 
  38. Hardefeldt, L.Y., Marenda, M., Crabb, H., Stevenson, M., Gilkerson, J., Billman‐Jacobe, H., Browning, G. (2018). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing by Australian veterinary diagnostic laboratories. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96, 142-146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12685. 
  39. Hardefeldt, L.Y., Nielsen, T., Crabb, H., Gilkerson, J., Squires, R., Heller, J., Sharp, C., Cobbold, R., Norris, J., Browning, G. (2018). Veterinary students’ knowledge and perceptions about antimicrobial stewardship and biosecurity—a national survey. Antibiotics, 7(2), 34. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics7020034. 
  40. Hardefeldt, L. Y., Selinger, J., Stevenson, M. A., Gilkerson, J. R., Crabb, H., Billman-Jacobe, H.,... Browning, G. F. (2018). Population-wide assessment of antimicrobial use in dogs and cats using a novel data source–a cohort study using pet insurance data. Veterinary Microbiology, 225, 34-39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2018.09.010. 
  41. Hardefeldt, L. Y., Bailey, K. E., & Slater, J. (2020). Overview of the use of antimicrobial drugs for the treatment of bacterial infections in horses. Equine Veterinary Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13371. 
  42. Hawes, L., Buising, K., & Mazza, D. (2020). Antimicrobial stewardship in general practice: A scoping review of the component parts. Antibiotics, 9(8), 498. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9080498.
  43. Hawes L., Turner L., Buising K., Mazza D. (2018). Use of electronic medical records to describe general practitioner antibiotic prescribing patterns. Australian Journal for General Practitioners, 47, 796-800. DOI: https://doi.org10.31128/AJGP-05-18-4570. 
  44. Hawes, L. A., Turner, L., Buising, K. L., & Mazza, D. (2019). Workflow-based data solutions are required to support antimicrobial stewardship in general practice. BMJ Open Quality, 8(3), e000628. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000628.  
  45. Hawes, L. A., Bishop, J., Buising, K., Mazza, D. (2020). Feasibility and validity of a framework for antimicrobial stewardship in general practice: Key stakeholder interviews. Antibiotics, 9(12):900. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9120900. 
  46. Haeusler, G. M., Phillips, R., Slavin, M. A., Babl, F. E., De Abreu Lourenco, R., Mechinaud, F., & Thursky, K. A. (2020). Re-evaluating and recalibrating predictors of bacterial infection in children with cancer and febrile neutropenia. EClinicalMedicine, 100394. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100394.  
  47. Holt, S.G., Yo, J.H., Karschimkus, C., Volpato, F., Christov, S., Smith, E.R., Hewitson, T.D., Worth, L.J., Champion De Crespigny, P. (2020). Monitoring skin temperature at the wrist in hospitalised patients may assist in the detection of infection. Internal Medicine Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14748. 
  48. Hur, B., Baldwin, T., Verspoor, K., Hardefeldt, L., & Gilkerson, J. (2020). Domain adaptation and instance selection for disease syndrome classification over veterinary clinical notes. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 19th SIGBioMed Workshop on Biomedical Language Processing. DOI: https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/2020.bionlp-1.17.pdf. 
  49. Hur, B. A., Hardefeldt, L. Y., Verspoor, K. M., Baldwin, T. & Gilkerson, J. R. (2020). Describing the antimicrobial usage patterns of companion animal veterinary practices; free text analysis of more than 4.4 million consultation records. PLOS ONE, 15, e0230049. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230049. 
  50. Hur, B., Hardefeldt, L., Verspoor, K., Baldwin, T., Gilkerson, J. (2019). Using natural language processing and VetCompass to understand antimicrobial usage patterns in Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12836. 
  51. Ierano, C., Ayton, D., Peel, T., Marshall, C., Thursky, K. (2019). Evaluating the implementability of antibiotic surgical prophylaxis guidelines. Infection, Disease and Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2019.08.004.   
  52. Ierano, C., Nankervis, J.A.M., James, R., Rajkhowa, A., Peel, T., Thursky, K., (2017). Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis. Australian Prescriber, 40(6), 225-229. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2017.073.   
  53. Ierano, C., Peel, T., Ayton, D., Rajkhowa, A., Marshall, C., Thursky, K. (2018). Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: The evidence and understanding its impact on consensus guidelines. Infection, Disease & Health, 23(3), 179-188. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2018.05.003. 
  54. Ierano, C., Rajkhowa, A., Peel, T., Marshall, C., Ayton, D., & Thursky, K. (2020). Antibiotic prescribing in surgery: A clinically and socially complex problem in Australia. Infection, Disease & Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2020.04.004. 
  55. Ierano, C., Stewardson, A.J., Peel, T. (2018). Prosthetic joint infection: Prevention update. Prosthetic Joint Infections. Springer, 193-246.
  56. Ierano, C., Thursky, K., Marshall, C., Koning, S., James, R., Johnson, S., Imam, N., Worth, L., Peel, T. (2019). Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis practices in Australia. JAMA Network Open, 2(11), e1915003-e1915003. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15003.  
  57. Ierano, C. E., Thursky, K., Marshall, C., Koning, S., James, R., Johnson, S., ... & Peel, T. (2020). Identifying targets for improvement using a nationally standardized survey: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1-10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2020.320. 
  58. Ierano, C., Thursky, K., Peel, T., Koning, S., James, R., Johnson, S., . . . Marshall, C. (2020). Factors associated with antimicrobial choice for surgical prophylaxis in Australia. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 2(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlaa036. 
  59. Ierano, C., Thursky, K., Peel, T., Rajkhowa, A., Marshall, C., Ayton, D. (2019). Influences on surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis decision making by surgical craft groups, anaesthetists, pharmacists and nurses in public and private hospitals. PLoS One, 14(11), e0225011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225011.  
  60. James R., Luu S., Avent M., Marshall C., Thursky K., Buising K. (2015). A mixed-methods study of the barriers and enablers in implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes in Australian regional and rural hospitals. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70(9), 2665-70. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv159. 
  61. James R., Upjohn L., Cotta M., Luu S., Marshall C., Buising K., Thursky K. (2015). Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian hospitals: Development and evaluation of a national antimicrobial prescribing survey tool. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70(6), 1912-8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv047. 
  62. Kamathewatta, K.I., Bushell, R., Young, N., Stevenson, M., Billman-Jacobe, H., Browning, G. and Marenda, M. (2019). Exploration of antibiotic resistance risks in a veterinary teaching hospital with Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing. PLOS ONE 14(5), e0217600. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217600. 
  63. Khanina, A., Urbancic, K. F., Haeusler, G. M., Kong, D. C. M., Douglas, A. P., Tio, S. Y., . . . Thursky, K. A. (2020). Establishing essential metrics for antifungal stewardship in hospitals: the results of an international Delphi survey. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaa409. 
  64. Little, S.B., Crabb, H.K., Woodward, A.P., Browning, G.F. and Billman-Jacobe, H., (2019). Water medication of growing pigs: sources of between-animal variability in systemic exposure to antimicrobials. Animal, 13(12), 3031-3040. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731119001903. 
  65. Little, S., Woodward, A., Browning, G., & Billman-Jacobe, H. (2021). In-water antibiotic dosing practices on pig farms. Antibiotics, 10(2), 169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10020169. 
  66. Liu, Y., Bailey, K. E., Dyall-Smith, M., Marenda, M. S., Hardefeldt, L. Y., Browning, G. F., . . . Billman-Jacobe, H. (2020). Faecal microbiota and antimicrobial resistance gene profiles of healthy foals. Equine Veterinary Journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.13366. 
  67. Manski-Nankervis, J.-A., Biezen, R., Thursky, K., Boyle, D., Clark, M., Lo, S., & Buising, K. (2020). Developing a clinical decision support tool for appropriate antibiotic prescribing in Australian general practice: A simulation study. Medical Decision Making. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X20926136. 
  68. McMullan, B. J., Hall, L., James, R., Mostaghim, M., Jones, C. A., Konecny, P., Blyth, C., Thursky, K. A. on behalf of the National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey. (2019). Antibiotic appropriateness and guideline adherence in hospitalized children: Results of a nation-wide study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75(3), 738-746. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz474. 
  69. McMullan, B. J., Haeusler, G. M., Hall, L., Cooley, L., Stewardson, A. J., Blyth, C. C., . . . Thursky, K. (2020). Aminoglycoside use in paediatric febrile neutropenia – Outcomes from a nationwide prospective cohort study. PLoS One, 15(9), e0238787. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238787. 
  70. Mendelson, M., Morris, A. M., Thursky, K., Pulcini, C. (2019). How to start an antimicrobial stewardship programme in a hospital. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2019.08.007.   
  71. Rajkhowa, A., Thursky, K. (2020). Awareness of antimicrobial resistance in the community: The role of the WHO in addressing consumer information needs. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 24(4):391-406. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15398285.2020.1810965.  
  72. Saha SK, Barton C, Promite S, Mazza D. (2019). Knowledge, perceptions and practices of community pharmacists towards antimicrobial stewardship: A systematic scoping review. Antibiotics, 8(4), 263. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics8040263. 
  73. Saha, S.K., Kong, D.C., Thursky, K., Mazza, D. (2020). A nationwide survey of Australian general practitioners on antimicrobial stewardship: Awareness, uptake, collaboration with pharmacists and improvement strategies. Antibiotics, 9, 310. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9060310. 
  74. Saha, S.K., Hawes, L., Mazza, D. (2018). Improving antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners: a protocol for a systematic review of interventions involving pharmacists. BMJ Open, 8, e020583. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020583.  
  75. Saha, S.K., Hawes, L., Mazza, D. (2019). Effectiveness of interventions involving pharmacists on antibiotic prescribing by general practitioners: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 74(5), 1173-1181. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky572. 
  76. Saha, S. K., Kong, D. C. M., Thursky, K., & Mazza, D. (2020). Antimicrobial stewardship by Australian community pharmacists: Uptake, collaboration, challenges, and needs. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2020.10.014. 
  77. Saha, S.K., Kong, D.C.M., Thursky, K., & Mazza, D. (2021). Divergent and convergent attitudes and views of general practitioners and community pharmacists to collaboratively implement antimicrobial stewardship programs in Australia: A nationwide study. Antibiotics. 10(1), 47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10010047. 
  78. Scarborough, R., Bailey, K., Galgut, B., Williamson, A., Hardefeldt, L., Gilkerson, J., & Browning, G. (2020). Use of local antibiogram data and antimicrobial importance ratings to select optimal empirical therapies for urinary tract infections in dogs and cats. Antibiotics, 9(12), 924. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9120924. 
  79. Schnall, J., Rajkhowa, A., Ikuta, K., Rao, P., & Moore, C. E. (2019). Surveillance and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance: limitations and lessons from the GRAM project. BMC Medicine, 17(1), 176. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1412-8. 
  80. Thursky, K. (2020). The implementation challenges of undertaking national antimicrobial usage surveillance. Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa573.   
  81. Thursky, K., Lingaratnam, S., Jayarajan, J., Haeusler, G.M., Teh, B., Tew, M., Venn, G. Hiong, A., Brown, C., Leung, V., Worth, L.J., Dalziel, K., Slavin, M A. (2018). Implementation of a whole-of-hospital sepsis clinical pathway in a cancer hospital: impact on sepsis management, outcomes and costs. BMJ Open Quality, 7(3), e000355. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000355.   
  82. Thursky, K., Rajkhowa, A. (2018). The use of information technology to support antimicrobial stewardship. In D. Nathwani (ed.), Antimicrobial stewardship: From principles to practice. British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, London, 253-264.
  83. Trubiano, J.A., Chen C., Cheng, A.C., Grayson, M.L., Slavin, M.A., Thursky, K.A., National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS). (2016). Antimicrobial allergy 'labels' drive inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing: Lessons for stewardship. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71(6), 1715-22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkw008. 
  84. Trubiano, J.A., Leung, V.K., Chu, M.Y., Worth, L.J., Slavin, M.A., Thursky, K.A. (2015). The impact of antimicrobial allergy labels on antimicrobial usage in cancer patients. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 4, 23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-015-0063-6.  
  85. Turnidge, J.D., Thursky, K., Chen, C.S., McNeil, V.R., Wilkinson, I.J. (2016). Antimicrobial use in Australian hospitals: How much and how appropriate?. Medical Journal of Australia, 205(10), S16-S20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00899. 
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