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Melanie W Syrmis; Claire E Wainwright; Scott C Bell; Keith Grimwood; Priscilla Hunt; Timothy J Kidd; Ralf J Moser; Michael D Nissen; Kay A Ramsay; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
High-throughput single-nucleotide polymorphism-based typing of shared Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in cystic fibrosis patients using the Sequenom iPLEX platform.
Ian M Mackay; Michael D Nissen; Katherine Arden; Cassandra E Faux; Stephen Lambert; Theo P Sloots; Terry Nolan
Community-wide, contemporaneous circulation of a broad spectrum of human rhinoviruses in healthy Australian preschool-aged children during a 12-month period.
Patricia E Ferguson; Nicole M Gilroy; Ian M Mackay; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Dominic E Dwyer; Cassandra E Faux; Tania C Sorrell
Human rhinovirus C in adult haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with respiratory illness.

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2013: Melanie W Syrmis; Claire E Wainwright; Scott C Bell; Keith Grimwood; Priscilla Hunt; Timothy J Kidd; Ralf J Moser; Michael D Nissen; Kay A Ramsay; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
High-throughput single-nucleotide polymorphism-based typing of shared Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in cystic fibrosis patients using the Sequenom iPLEX platform.
Journal of medical microbiology 2013;62(Pt 5):734-40.
2013: Ian M Mackay; Michael D Nissen; Katherine Arden; Cassandra E Faux; Stephen Lambert; Theo P Sloots; Terry Nolan
Community-wide, contemporaneous circulation of a broad spectrum of human rhinoviruses in healthy Australian preschool-aged children during a 12-month period.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2013;207(9):1433-41.
2013: Patricia E Ferguson; Nicole M Gilroy; Ian M Mackay; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Dominic E Dwyer; Cassandra E Faux; Tania C Sorrell
Human rhinovirus C in adult haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with respiratory illness.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2013;56(3):255-9.
2013: Hannah C Cox; Kevin Jacob; Graeme R Nimmo; Michael D Nissen; Cheryl Bletchly; David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Further evidence that the IS481 target is suitable for real-time PCR detection of Bordetella pertussis.
Pathology 2013;45(2):202-3.
2013: David M Whiley; Namraj Goire; Monica M Lahra; Athena E Limnios; Michael D Nissen; Frashta Rahimi; Theo P Sloots
Real-time PCR genotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates using 14 informative single nucleotide polymorphisms on gonococcal housekeeping genes.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2013;68(2):322-8.
2013: Rebecca J Rockett; Theo P Sloots; David Wang; David M Whiley; Suifang Ye; Sharleen Bowes; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Nicholas O'Neill; Jenny Robson; Seweryn Bialasiewicz
Detection of Novel Polyomaviruses, TSPyV, HPyV6, HPyV7, HPyV9 and MWPyV in Feces, Urine, Blood, Respiratory Swabs and Cerebrospinal Fluid.
PloS one 2013;8(5):e62764.
2013: Anne B Chang; Keith Grimwood; Ian M Mackay; I Brent Masters; Gabrielle B McCallum; Helen M Buntain; Catherine A Byrnes; Kerry-Ann F O'Grady; Colin F Robertson; Theo P Sloots; Paul J Torzillo; Joanne Tuppin; Jacobus Ungerer; Peter P van Asperen; Andrew C Wilson; Peter S Morris
Bronchiectasis exacerbation study on azithromycin and amoxycillin-clavulanate for respiratory exacerbations in children (BEST-2): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials 2013;14():53.
2012: Namraj Goire; Monica M Lahra; Stephen Lambert; Athena E Limnios; Graeme R Nimmo; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Kevin Freeman; David M Whiley
The influence of target population on nonculture-based detection of markers of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance.
Sexual health 2012;9(5):422-9.
2012: C Y T Wang; Theo P Sloots; E Delwart; Ristan M Greer; Ian M Mackay
A newly designed real-time RT-PCR for SAFV detects SAFV-2 and SAFV-3 in the respiratory tracts of ill children during 2011.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2012;55(2):173-6.
2012: David M Whiley; Basil Donovan; Namraj Goire; Monica M Lahra; Athena E Limnios; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
The ticking time bomb: escalating antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a public health disaster in waiting.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2012;67(9):2059-61.
2012: David M Whiley; Cheryl Bletchly; Kevin Jacob; Jennifer Nakos; Graeme R Nimmo; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Improved detection of genetic markers of antimicrobial resistance by hybridization probe-based melting curve analysis using primers to mask proximal mutations: examples include the influenza H275Y substitution.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2012;67(6):1375-9.
2012: C Y T Wang; Theo P Sloots; Katherine Arden; Ristan M Greer; Ian M Mackay
A novel duplex real-time PCR for HPIV-4 detects co-circulation of both viral subtypes among ill children during 2008.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2012;54(1):83-5.
2012: Ian M Mackay; Peter K McErlean; Michael D Nissen; Nicholas T O'Neil; Katherine E Arden; Ristan M Greer; David J Speicher; Theo P Sloots
Co-circulation of four human coronaviruses (HCoVs) in Queensland children with acute respiratory tract illnesses in 2004.
Viruses 2012;4(4):637-53.
2012: Namraj Goire; Monica M Lahra; Stephen Lambert; Athena E Limnios; Graeme R Nimmo; Michael D Nissen; Makoto Ohnishi; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
Enhanced gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance in the era of ceftriaxone resistance: a real-time PCR assay for direct detection of the Neisseria gonorrhoeae H041 strain.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2012;67(4):902-5.
2012: Stephen Lambert; Ian M Mackay; Frances A Maguire; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; David Wang; Robert S Ware; David M Whiley; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Anne L Cook; Keith Grimwood
Observational Research in Childhood Infectious Diseases (ORChID): a dynamic birth cohort study.
BMJ open 2012;2(6):.
2012: Anne B Chang; Mark D Chatfield; Keith Grimwood; Ian M Mackay; Ian B Masters; Gabrielle B McCallum; Kerry-Ann F O'Grady; Colin F Robertson; Theo P Sloots; Paul J Torzillo; Peter P van Asperen; Andrew C Wilson; Emily J Bailey; Helen M Buntain; Catherine A Byrnes; Peter S Morris
Antibiotics for bronchiectasis exacerbations in children: rationale and study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Trials 2012;13():156.
2012: Annika Antonsson; Ian C Bennett; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Kevin Jacob; Rebecca J Rockett; Theo P Sloots
Exploring the prevalence of ten polyomaviruses and two herpes viruses in breast cancer.
PloS one 2012;7(8):e39842.
2012: Namraj Goire; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
Protocol for the molecular detection of antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2012;903():319-28.
2012: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Ian M Mackay; David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Protocol for the use of enzyme-linked hybridization assays for genital ulcer disease.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) 2012;903():225-33.
2011: J Kevin Yin; Leon Heron; Mary Iskander; Monica M Lahra; Stephen B Lambert; Jennifer Murphy; Michael D Nissen; Laura Rost; Theo P Sloots; Robert Booy
Pilot study of influenza vaccine effectiveness in urban Australian children attending childcare.
Journal of paediatrics and child health 2011;47(12):857-62.
2011: S N Anuj; Scott C Bell; K Grimwood; T J Kidd; Michael D Nissen; K A Ramsay; Melanie W Syrmis; Claire E Wainwright; David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Rapid single-nucleotide polymorphism-based identification of clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis by the use of real-time PCR and high-resolution melting curve analysis.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2011;17(9):1403-8.
2011: Kerry-Ann F O'Grady; Rebecca J Rockett; Theo P Sloots; Paul J Torzillo; David M Whiley; Michael D Nissen; Stephen Lambert
Successful application of a simple specimen transport method for the conduct of respiratory virus surveillance in remote Indigenous communities in Australia.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2011;16(6):766-72.
2011: David M Whiley; Namraj Goire; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; John W Tapsall
Reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is spread internationally by genetically distinct gonococcal populations.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2011;66(5):1186-7.
2011: Cassandra E Faux; Katherine E Arden; Stephen B Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Terry M Nolan; Anne B Chang; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Usefulness of published PCR primers in detecting human rhinovirus infection.
Emerging infectious diseases 2011;17(2):296-8.
2011: Namraj Goire; Kevin Freeman; John W Tapsall; Stephen B Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
Enhancing gonococcal antimicrobial resistance surveillance: a real-time PCR assay for detection of penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae by use of noncultured clinical samples.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2011;49(2):513-8.
2011: Anne B Chang; Keith Grimwood; Andrew V White; Carolyn Maclennan; Theo P Sloots; Alan Sive; Gabrielle B McCallum; Ian M Mackay; Peter S Morris
Randomized placebo-controlled trial on azithromycin to reduce the morbidity of bronchiolitis in Indigenous Australian infants: rationale and protocol.
Trials 2011;12():94.
2011: Xin Dang; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Igor J Koralnik; Chen S Tan
Infrequent detection of KI, WU and MC polyomaviruses in immunosuppressed individuals with or without progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
PloS one 2011;6(3):e16736.
2011: Rebecca J Rockett; Sarah J Tozer; Chris Peatey; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; Michael D Nissen; Katharine R Trenholme; James S Mc Carthy; Theo P Sloots
A real-time, quantitative PCR method using hydrolysis probes for the monitoring of Plasmodium falciparum load in experimentally infected human volunteers.
Malaria journal 2011;10():48.
2010: David M Whiley; Susanne Jacobsson; John W Tapsall; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Magnus Unemo
Alterations of the pilQ gene in Neisseria gonorrhoeae are unlikely contributors to decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone and cefixime in clinical gonococcal strains.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2010;65(12):2543-7.
2010: Rebecca Rockett; Namraj Goire; Athena Limnios; Mark Turra; Geoffrey Higgens; Stephen Lambert; Cheryl Bletchly; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
Evaluation of the cobas 4800 CT/NG test for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Sexually transmitted infections 2010;86(6):470-3.
2010: Katherine Arden; Anne B Chang; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Newly identified respiratory viruses in children with asthma exacerbation not requiring admission to hospital.
Journal of medical virology 2010;82(8):1458-61.
2010: David M Whiley; Namraj Goire; Stephen Lambert; Sanghamitra Ray; E Athena Limnios; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; John W Tapsall
Reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone in Neisseria gonorrhoeae is associated with mutations G542S, P551S and P551L in the gonococcal penicillin-binding protein 2.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 2010;65(8):1615-8.
2010: David M Whiley; Cassandra E Faux; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Allan R Gould; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
A simple approach for preparing real-time PCR positive reaction controls for rare or emerging viruses.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2010;48(3):193-7.
2010: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Rebecca Rockett; David W Whiley; Yacine Abed; Tobias Allander; Michael Binks; Guy Boivin; Allen C Cheng; Ju-Young Chung; Patricia E Ferguson; Nicole M Gilroy; Amanda J Leach; Cecilia Lindau; John Rossen; Tania C Sorrell; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Whole-genome characterization and genotyping of global WU polyomavirus strains.
Journal of virology 2010;84(12):6229-34.
2010: Anna L Vestergaard; Ulla B Knudsen; Torben Munk; Hanne Rosbach; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Theo P Sloots; Pia M Martensen; Annika Antonsson
Low prevalence of DNA viruses in the human endometrium and endometriosis.
Archives of virology 2010;155(5):695-703.
2010: Katherine Arden; C E Faux; N T O'Neill; Peter McErlean; Andreas Nitsche; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Molecular characterization and distinguishing features of a novel human rhinovirus (HRV) C, HRVC-QCE, detected in children with fever, cough and wheeze during 2003.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2010;47(3):219-23.
2010: David M Whiley; Namraj Goire; E Sanghamitra Ray; Athena Limnios; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; John W Tapsall
Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing using non-cultured clinical specimens.
Sexually transmitted infections 2010;86(1):51-5.
2009: Rebecca J Rockett; David M Whiley; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Cheryl Bletchly; Cassandra E Faux; Stephen Lambert; Graeme R Nimmo; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
A Novel Duplex Real-Time Reverse-Transcription PCR Assay for the Detection of Influenza A and the Novel Influenza A(H1N1) Strain.
Viruses 2009;1(3):1204-8.
2009: Gayle Kugelman; John W Tapsall; Namraj Goire; Melanie W Syrmis; Athena Limnios; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
Simple, rapid, and inexpensive detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance mechanisms using heat-denatured isolates and SYBR green-based real-time PCR.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2009;53(10):4211-6.
2009: Stephen Lambert; Cassandra E Faux; Lisa Hall; Frances A Birrell; Karen V Peterson; Christine E Selvey; Theo P Sloots; Michael D Nissen; Keith Grimwood
Early evidence for direct and indirect effects of the infant rotavirus vaccine program in Queensland.
The Medical journal of Australia 2009;191(3):157-60.
2009: David M Whiley; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Cheryl Bletchly; Cassandra E Faux; Bruce Harrower; Allan R Gould; Stephen Lambert; Graeme R Nimmo; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Detection of novel influenza A(H1N1) virus by real-time RT-PCR.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2009;45(3):203-4.
2009: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; Stephen B Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Detection of BK, JC, WU, or KI polyomaviruses in faecal, urine, blood, cerebrospinal fluid and respiratory samples.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2009;45(3):249-54.
2009: Monika Buhrer-Skinner; Reinhold Muller; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Theo P Sloots; Joseph Debattista; Rose Gordon; Petra G Buettner
The check is in the mail: piloting a novel approach to Chlamydia trachomatis testing using self-collected, mailed specimen.
Sexual health 2009;6(2):163-9.
2009: Ristan M Greer; P McErlean; Katherine Arden; C E Faux; A Nitsche; S B Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Do rhinoviruses reduce the probability of viral co-detection during acute respiratory tract infections?
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2009;45(1):10-5.
2009: Timothy J Kidd; Kay A Ramsay; Honghua Hu; Peter T P Bye; Mark R Elkins; Keith Grimwood; Colin Harbour; Guy B Marks; Michael D Nissen; Philip J Robinson; Barbara R Rose; Theo P Sloots; Claire E Wainwright; Scott C Bell
Low rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa misidentification in isolates from cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2009;47(5):1503-9.
2009: Anne B Chang; Ron Clark; Jason P Acworth; Helen L Petsky; Theo P Sloots
The impact of viral respiratory infection on the severity and recovery from an asthma exacerbation.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2009;28(4):290-4.
2009: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; M Buhrer-Skinner; C Bautista; K Barker; S Aitken; R Gordon; R Muller; S B Lambert; J Debattista; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
A novel gel-based method for self-collection and ambient temperature postal transport of urine for PCR detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.
Sexually transmitted infections 2009;85(2):102-5.
2009: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Stephen B Lambert; David M Whiley; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA in respiratory specimens from children and adults.
Emerging infectious diseases 2009;15(3):492-4.
2009: Sarah J Tozer; Stephen B Lambert; David M Whiley; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Michael J Lyon; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Detection of human bocavirus in respiratory, fecal, and blood samples by real-time PCR.
Journal of medical virology 2009;81(3):488-93.
2009: Snehal N Anuj; David M Whiley; Timothy J Kidd; Scott C Bell; Claire E Wainwright; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by a duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the ecfX and the gyrB genes.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2009;63(2):127-31.
2009: Namraj Goire; Jacqueline A Kattenbelt; Allan R Gould; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
An example of competitive inhibition in a monoplex real-time PCR as a cause of reduced fluorescent signal response.
Pathology 2009;41(6):607-9.
2008: Lai-Man R Chuk; Stephen Lambert; Meryta L May; Frank H Beard; Theo P Sloots; Christine E Selvey; Michael D Nissen
Pertussis in infants: how to protect the vulnerable?
Communicable diseases intelligence quarterly report 2008;32(4):449-56.
2008: Ian M Mackay; Stephen B Lambert; Peter K McErlean; Cassandra E Faux; Katherine Arden; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Prior evidence of putative novel rhinovirus species, Australia.
Emerging infectious diseases 2008;14(11):1823-4; author reply 1824-5.
2008: Sarah Tozer; David M Whiley; Gary Lum; William D Rawlinson; Leanne M Sammels; Theo P Sloots; Michael D Nissen
Identification of Australian human respiratory syncytial virus strains containing a 60-nucleotide duplication within the G glycoprotein gene.
Pathology 2008;40(6):632-5.
2008: Anne B Chang; Ronald Clark; Theo P Sloots; David G Stone; Helen L Petsky; Donna Thearle; Anita A Champion; Coralie Wheeler; Jason P Acworth
A 5- versus 3-day course of oral corticosteroids for children with asthma exacerbations who are not hospitalised: a randomised controlled trial.
The Medical journal of Australia 2008;189(6):306-10.
2008: Stephen B Lambert; David M Whiley; Nicholas T O'Neill; Emily C Andrews; Fiona M Canavan; Cheryl Bletchly; David J Siebert; Theo P Sloots; Michael D Nissen
Comparing nose-throat swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from children with symptoms for respiratory virus identification using real-time polymerase chain reaction.
Pediatrics 2008;122(3):e615-20.
2008: Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen
Emerging respiratory agents: new viruses for old diseases?
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2008;42(3):233-43.
2008: Namraj Goire; Michael D Nissen; Genevera M LeCornec; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley
A duplex Neisseria gonorrhoeae real-time polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the gonococcal porA pseudogene and multicopy opa genes.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2008;61(1):6-12.
2008: David M Whiley; Suzanne M Garland; Gerald B Harnett; Gary Lum; David W Smith; Sepehr N Tabrizi; Theo P Sloots; John W Tapsall
Exploring 'best practice' for nucleic acid detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Sexual health 2008;5(1):17-23.
2008: Karen A Herd; Michael D Nissen; Peter M Hopkins; Theo P Sloots; Robert W Tindle
Major histocompatibility complex class I cytotoxic T lymphocyte immunity to human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in individuals with previous hMPV infection and respiratory disease.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2008;197(4):584-92.
2008: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; Stephen Lambert; K Jacob; C Bletchly; D Wang; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Presence of the newly discovered human polyomaviruses KI and WU in Australian patients with acute respiratory tract infection.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2008;41(2):63-8.
2008: David M Whiley; Stephen Lambert; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; N Goire; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
False-negative results in nucleic acid amplification tests-do we need to routinely use two genetic targets in all assays to overcome problems caused by sequence variation?
Critical reviews in microbiology 2008;34(2):71-6.
2008: Peter McErlean; Laura A Shackelton; Emily Andrews; Dale R Webster; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Distinguishing molecular features and clinical characteristics of a putative new rhinovirus species, human rhinovirus C (HRV C).
PloS one 2008;3(4):e1847.
2007: Stephen Lambert; Kelly M Allen; Julian D Druce; Chris Birch; Ian M Mackay; John B Carlin; Jonathan R Carapetis; Theo P Sloots; Michael D Nissen; Terry Nolan
Community epidemiology of human metapneumovirus, human coronavirus NL63, and other respiratory viruses in healthy preschool-aged children using parent-collected specimens.
Pediatrics 2007;120(4):e929-37.
2007: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; Stephen Lambert; A Gould; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Development and evaluation of real-time PCR assays for the detection of the newly identified KI and WU polyomaviruses.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2007;40(1):9-14.
2007: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; Stephen Lambert; David Wang; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
A newly reported human polyomavirus, KI virus, is present in the respiratory tract of Australian children.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2007;40(1):15-8.
2007: David M Whiley; E Athena Limnios; Sanghamitra Ray; Theo P Sloots; John W Tapsall
Diversity of penA alterations and subtypes in Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains from Sydney, Australia, that are less susceptible to ceftriaxone.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2007;51(9):3111-6.
2007: David M Whiley; John Bates; Athena Limnios; Michael D Nissen; John W Tapsall; Theo P Sloots
Use of a novel screening PCR indicates presence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with a mosaic penA gene sequence in Australia.
Pathology 2007;39(4):445-6.
2007: Rodney M Ratcliff; Grace Chang; TuckWeng Kok; Theo P Sloots
Molecular diagnosis of medical viruses.
Current issues in molecular biology 2007;9(2):87-102.
2007: Peter McErlean; L A Shackelton; Stephen Lambert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Characterisation of a newly identified human rhinovirus, HRV-QPM, discovered in infants with bronchiolitis.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2007;39(2):67-75.
2007: Anne M Gaynor; Michael D Nissen; David M Whiley; Ian M Mackay; Stephen Lambert; Guang Wu; Daniel C Brennan; Gregory A Storch; Theo P Sloots; David Wang
Identification of a novel polyomavirus from patients with acute respiratory tract infections.
PLoS pathogens 2007;3(5):e64.
2007: Seweryn Bialasiewicz; David M Whiley; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Impact of competitive inhibition and sequence variation upon the sensitivity of malaria PCR.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2007;45(5):1621-3.
2007: Luke Spence; Wendy Brown; David B Pyne; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Joseph G McCormack; A Simon Locke; Peter A Fricker
Incidence, etiology, and symptomatology of upper respiratory illness in elite athletes.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2007;39(4):577-86.
2007: David M Whiley; E Athena Limnios; Sanghamitra Ray; Theo P Sloots; John W Tapsall
Further questions regarding the role of mosaic penA sequences in conferring reduced susceptibility to ceftriaxone in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2007;51(2):802-3.
2006: Gary Lum; Suzanne M Garland; Sepehr Tabrizi; Gerald B Harnett; D W Smith; Theo P Sloots; David M Whiley; John W Tapsall
Supplemental testing is still required in australia for samples positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by nucleic acid detection tests.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2006;44(11):4292-4; author reply 4293-4.
2006: John W Tapsall; David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Applications of molecular testing in clinical laboratories for the diagnosis and control of gonorrhea.
Future microbiology 2006;1(3):317-24.
2006: David M Whiley; Trevor P Anderson; Kevin Barratt; Miles H Beaman; Philip J Buda; Martine Carter; Kevin Freeman; Peter Hallsworth; E Athena Limnios; Gary Lum; Fabrice Merien; Frédérique Vernel-Pauillac; John W Tapsall; Michael J Witt; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Evidence that the gonococcal porA pseudogene is present in a broad range of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains; suitability as a diagnostic target.
Pathology 2006;38(5):445-8.
2006: Xiaoyan Lu; Malinee Chittaganpitch; Sonja J Olsen; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots; Alicia M Fry; Dean D Erdman
Real-time PCR assays for detection of bocavirus in human specimens.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2006;44(9):3231-5.
2006: Katherine Arden; Peter McErlean; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
Frequent detection of human rhinoviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses, and bocavirus during acute respiratory tract infections.
Journal of medical virology 2006;78(9):1232-40.
2006: Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Kevin C Jacob; Emily McQueen; Gerald B Harnett; David J Siebert; Brent I Masters; Paul Young; Michael D Nissen
Human metapneumovirus, Australia, 2001-2004.
Emerging infectious diseases 2006;12(8):1263-6.
2006: Stephen Lambert; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots; Michael D Nissen
Human coronavirus nomenclature.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2006;25(7):662.
2006: Ian M Mackay; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Kevin C Jacob; Emily McQueen; Katherine Arden; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus over 4 consecutive years in Australia.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2006;193(12):1630-3.
2006: Ian M Mackay; Gerald B Harnett; Neisha Jeoffreys; Ivan Bastian; Kadaba S Sriprakash; David J Siebert; Theo P Sloots
Detection and discrimination of herpes simplex viruses, Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, and Calymmatobacterium (Klebsiella) granulomatis from genital ulcers.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2006;42(10):1431-8.
2006: Eng Lee Tan; Vincent T K Chow; Gamini Kumarasinghe; Raymond Tze Pin Lin; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots; Chit Laa Poh
Specific detection of enterovirus 71 directly from clinical specimens using real-time RT-PCR hybridization probe assay.
Molecular and cellular probes 2006;20(2):135-40.
2006: Karen A Herd; Surendran Mahalingam; Ian M Mackay; Michael Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Robert W Tindle
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte epitope vaccination protects against human metapneumovirus infection and disease in mice.
Journal of virology 2006;80(4):2034-44.
2006: David M Whiley; John W Tapsall; Theo P Sloots
Nucleic acid amplification testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae: an ongoing challenge.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 2006;8(1):3-15.
2006: Theo P Sloots; Peter McErlean; David J Speicher; Katherine Arden; Michael D Nissen; Ian M Mackay
Evidence of human coronavirus HKU1 and human bocavirus in Australian children.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2006;35(1):99-102.
2006: Surendran Mahalingam; Jurgen Schwarze; Ali Zaid; Michael Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Sharyn Tauro; James Storer; Rene Alvarez; Ralph A Tripp
Perspective on the host response to human metapneumovirus infection: what can we learn from respiratory syncytial virus infections?
Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur 2006;8(1):285-93.
2006: David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Sequence variation can affect the performance of minor groove binder TaqMan probes in viral diagnostic assays.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2006;35(1):81-3.
2005: David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
A 5'-nuclease real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of a broad range of influenza A subtypes, including H5N1.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2005;53(4):335-7.
2005: Gary Lum; Kevin Freeman; Nhu-Lan Nguyen; E Athena Limnios; Sepehr N Tabrizi; ian carter; I W Chambers; David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots; Suzanne M Garland; John W Tapsall
A cluster of culture positive gonococcal infections but with false negative cppB gene based PCR.
Sexually transmitted infections 2005;81(5):400-2.
2005: David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Comparison of three in-house multiplex PCR assays for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis using real-time and conventional detection methodologies.
Pathology 2005;37(5):364-70.
2005: David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Sequence variation in primer targets affects the accuracy of viral quantitative PCR.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2005;34(2):104-7.
2005: David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots
Melting curve analysis using hybridisation probes: limitations in microbial molecular diagnostics.
Pathology 2005;37(3):254-6.
2005: David M Whiley; Philip P Buda; Kevin Freeman; Neville I Pattle; John Bates; Theo P Sloots
A real-time PCR assay for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in genital and extragenital specimens.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2005;52(1):1-5.
2005: John W Tapsall; E Athena Limnios; Nhu-Lan Nguyen; ian carter; Gary Lum; Kevin Freeman; Sepehr N Tabrizi; Suzanne M Garland; David M Whiley; Theo P Sloots; I W Chambers
Cryptic-plasmid-free gonococci may contribute to failure of cppB gene-based assays to confirm results of BD ProbeTEC PCR for identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2005;43(4):2036-7.
2005: Katherine Arden; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots; Ian M Mackay
New human coronavirus, HCoV-NL63, associated with severe lower respiratory tract disease in Australia.
Journal of medical virology 2005;75(3):455-62.
2005: G Punch; Melanie W Syrmis; Barbara Rose; Colin Harbour; Peter T P Bye; Michael D Nissen; Mark R Elkins; Theo P Sloots
Method for detection of respiratory viruses in the sputa of patients with cystic fibrosis.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2005;24(1):54-7.
2004: Ian M Mackay; Seweryn Bialasiewicz; Zubair Waliuzzaman; Glenys R Chidlow; David Fegredo; Somprasong Laingam; Penny Adamson; Gerald B Harnett; William D Rawlinson; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Use of the P gene to genotype human metapneumovirus identifies 4 viral subtypes.
The Journal of infectious diseases 2004;190(11):1913-8.
2004: Melanie W Syrmis; Mark R O'Carroll; Theo P Sloots; Chris Coulter; Claire E Wainwright; Scott C Bell; Michael D Nissen
Rapid genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates harboured by adult and paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis using repetitive-element-based PCR assays.
Journal of medical microbiology 2004;53(Pt 11):1089-96.
2004: David M Whiley; P J Buda; J Bayliss; L Cover; John Bates; Theo P Sloots
A new confirmatory Neisseria gonorrhoeae real-time PCR assay targeting the porA pseudogene.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2004;23(9):705-10.
2004: Guy Boivin; Ian Mackay; Theo P Sloots; Shabir A Madhi; François Freymuth; Dana Wolf; Yonat Shemer-Avni; Herbert Ludewick; Gregory C Gray; Eric LeBlanc
Global genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus fusion gene.
Emerging infectious diseases 2004;10(6):1154-7.
2004: David M Whiley; Genevera M LeCornec; Annette Baddeley; John Savill; Melanie W Syrmis; Ian M Mackay; David J Siebert; Dominic Burns; Michael Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Detection and differentiation of Plasmodium species by polymerase chain reaction and colorimetric detection in blood samples of patients with suspected malaria.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2004;49(1):25-9.
2004: Melanie W Syrmis; David M Whiley; Marion Thomas; Ian M Mackay; Jeanette Williamson; David J Siebert; Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
A sensitive, specific, and cost-effective multiplex reverse transcriptase-PCR assay for the detection of seven common respiratory viruses in respiratory samples.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD 2004;6(2):125-31.
2004: David M Whiley; Ian M Mackay; Melanie W Syrmis; Michael J Witt; Theo P Sloots
Detection and differentiation of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 by a duplex LightCycler PCR that incorporates an internal control PCR reaction.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2004;30(1):32-8.
2004: David M Whiley; Katherine Arden; Ian M Mackay; Melanie W Syrmis; Theo P Sloots
Simultaneous detection and differentiation of human polyomaviruses JC and BK by a rapid and sensitive PCR-ELAHA assay and a survey of the JCV subtypes within an Australian population.
Journal of medical virology 2004;72(3):467-72.
2004: Wayne Dimech; D Scott Bowden; Brian Brestovac; Keith Byron; Greg James; Darren Jardine; Theo P Sloots; Elizabeth M Dax
Validation of assembled nucleic acid-based tests in diagnostic microbiology laboratories.
Pathology 2004;36(1):45-50.
2003: David M Whiley; Melanie W Syrmis; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots
Preliminary comparison of three LightCycler PCR assays for the detection of herpes simplex virus in swab specimens.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology 2003;22(12):764-7.
2003: Ian M Mackay; Tim Gardam; Katherine Arden; Suzi McHardy; David M Whiley; Erin Crisante; Theo P Sloots
Co-detection and discrimination of six human herpesviruses by multiplex PCR-ELAHA.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology 2003;28(3):291-302.
2003: David M Whiley; Michelle E Crisante; Melanie W Syrmis; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots
Detection of Neisseria meningitidis by LightCycler PCR.
Pathology 2003;35(4):347-9.
2003: David M Whiley; Michelle E Crisante; Melanie W Syrmis; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots
Detection of Neisseria Meningitidis in clinical samples by a duplex real-time PCR targeting the porA and ctrA genes.
Molecular diagnosis : a journal devoted to the understanding of human disease through the clinical application of molecular biology 2003;7(3-4):141-5.
2003: Ian M Mackay; Kevin C Jacob; Daniel Woolhouse; Katharine Waller; Melanie W Syrmis; David M Whiley; David J Siebert; Michael Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Molecular assays for detection of human metapneumovirus.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2003;41(1):100-5.
2002: David M Whiley; Melanie W Syrmis; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots
Detection of human respiratory syncytial virus in respiratory samples by LightCycler reverse transcriptase PCR.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2002;40(12):4418-22.
2002: Michael D Nissen; Theo P Sloots
Rapid diagnosis in pediatric infectious diseases: the past, the present and the future.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2002;21(6):605-12; discussion 613-4.
2002: Michael D Nissen; David J Siebert; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots; Stephen J Withers
Evidence of human metapneumovirus in Australian children.
The Medical journal of Australia 2002;176(4):188.
2002: David M Whiley; Genevera M LeCornec; Ian M Mackay; David J Siebert; Theo P Sloots
A real-time PCR assay for the detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by LightCycler.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2002;42(2):85-9.
2001: David M Whiley; Ian M Mackay; Theo P Sloots
Detection and differentiation of human polyomaviruses JC and BK by LightCycler PCR.
Journal of clinical microbiology 2001;39(12):4357-61.