Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report 
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Authors: Turnidge JD, Gottlieb T, Mitchell DH, Coombs GW, Pearson JC, Bell JM, Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
Abstract
The Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) performs regular period-prevalence studies to monitor changes in antimicrobial resistance in selected enteric Gram-negative pathogens. The 2010 survey focussed on community-onset infections, examining isolates from urinary tract infections from patients presenting to outpatient clinics, emergency departments or to community practitioners. Two thousand and ninety-two Escherichia coli, 578 Klebsiella species and 268 Entero...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2012.
Authors: Lahra MM, Enriquez RP
Abstract
In 2012, there were 208 laboratory-confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) analysed by the National Neisseria Network, and 222 cases notified to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, thus laboratory data were available for 93.7% of cases of IMD in Australia in 2012. Isolates of Neisseria meningitidis from 116 invasive cases of meningococcal disease were available for testing, and the phenotype (serogroup, serotype and serosubtype) and/or genotype, and antibiotic susceptibility were determined. Molecular typing was performed for the 92 ...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme annual report, 2012.
Authors: Lahra MM, Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
Abstract
The Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme has continuously monitored antimicrobial resistance in clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from all states and territories since 1981. In 2012, 4,718 clinical isolates of gonococci from public and private sector sources were tested for in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility by standardised methods. Variation in antibiotic susceptibility patterns were reported between jurisdictions and regions. Resistance to the penicillins and quinolones was high in all jurisdictions except the No...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Impacts of a measles outbreak in Western Sydney on public health resources.
Authors: Flego KL, Belshaw DA, Sheppeard V, Weston KM
Abstract
During February and March 2011, an outbreak of 26 confirmed cases of measles was reported to the Parramatta Public Health Unit (PHU) in western Sydney. This paper describes the impact of the outbreak on PHU resources. A retrospective review of information obtained from case notification forms and associated contact tracing records was carried out for each of the confirmed cases. Seven cases (27%) required hospital admission for more than 1 day and 10 (38%) cases required management within a hospital emergency department. There were no cases of ...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in sentinel Australian hospitals in 2012: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN).
This study reports on the epidemiology of hospitalisation with confirmed influenza, estimate vaccine coverage and influenza vaccine protection against hospitalisation with influenza during the 2012 influenza season. In this observational study, cases were defined as patients admitted to one of the sentinel hospitals with influenza confirmed by nucleic acid detection. Controls were patients who had acute respiratory illnesses who were test-negative for influenza. Vaccine effectiveness was estimated as 1 minus the odds ratio of vaccination in case patients compared with control patients, after adjusting for known confounder...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Enhanced surveillance for gonorrhoea in two diverse settings in Queensland in the 2000s: comparative epidemiology and selected management outcomes.
Authors: Fagan PS, Downing SG, McCall B, Carroll HJ, Howard TM, Palmer CM
Abstract
Gonorrhoea is an important sexually transmitted notifiable condition. This paper describes findings from two gonorrhoea enhanced surveillance programs operating during the 2000s in Queensland: one in the remote Torres and Northern Peninsula Area (T&NPA); the other in an urban region. The overall response rate in the T&NPA (2006-2011) was 82% (723 of 879), and in Brisbane Southside and West Moreton (BSWM) (2003-2011), it was 62% (1,494 of 2,401 notifications). In the T&NPA, cases were young (80% <25 yea...
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
OzFoodNet quarterly report, 1 July to 30 September 2012.
Authors: OzFoodNet Working Group
PMID: 24890963 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, 1 April to 30 June 2013.
Authors:
PMID: 24890964 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian childhood immunisation coverage, 1 April to 30 June cohort, assessed as at 30 September 2012.
Authors: Hull B, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
PMID: 24890965 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian childhood immunisation coverage, 1 October to 31 December cohort, assessed as at 31 March 2013.
Authors: Hull B, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
PMID: 24890966 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 January to 31 March 2013.
Authors: Lahra MM, Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
PMID: 24890967 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme, 1 April to 30 June 2013.
Authors: Lahra MM, Australian Gonococcal Surveillance Programme
PMID: 24890968 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme quarterly report, 1 April to 30 June 2013.
Authors: Lahra MM, Enriquez R, Australian Meningococcal Surveillance Programme
PMID: 24890969 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network, 1 July to 30 September 2012.
Authors: Chilver M, Blakeley D, Australian Sentinel Practices Research Network
PMID: 24890970 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
Invasive pneumococcal disease surveillance Australia, 1 April to 30 June 2013.
Authors: Bareja C, Enhanced Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Surveillance Working Group
PMID: 24890971 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report)
Source: Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report - December 2, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Commun Dis Intell Q Rep Source Type: research
