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List of works by Leon J. Worth

1121. Epidemiology and Risks for Infection Following Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intra-Peritoneal Chemotherapy at an Australian Centre

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A Major Reduction in Hospital-Onset Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in Australia: A Question of Definition

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A bundle of care to reduce colorectal surgical infections: an Australian experience

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A cautionary tale: fatal lactic acidosis complicating nucleoside analogue and metformin therapy

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A cost analysis of febrile neutropenia management in Australia: ambulatory v. in-hospital treatment

scientific article published on November 2011

Access, knowledge and experience with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in infection management: a survey of Australia and New Zealand infectious diseases physicians and microbiologists

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

An effective strategy for influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in Australia: experience at a large health service without a mandatory policy

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An unusual pain in the neck.

scientific article published in June 2014

Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Australia: Increased Uptake of National Guidelines after Surveillance and Reporting and Impact on Infection Rates.

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster virus infections in patients with myeloma in the era of novel therapies

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Are they protected? Immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare workers at an Australian hospital

scientific article published on February 2014

Aseptic technique for accessing central venous catheters: applying a standardised tool to audit 'scrub the hub' practices

scientific article published on 08 February 2016

Auditing fungal disease in leukemia patients in a tertiary care center: opportunities and challenges for an antifungal stewardship program

scientific article published on 17 May 2019

Better Sepsis Management Rather Than Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis for Patients With Cancer-Related Immunosuppression

scientific article published on 07 March 2019

Beyond the intensive care unit bundle: Implementation of a successful hospital-wide initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections

scientific article published in June 2014

Bloodstream infections in a secondary and tertiary care hospital setting

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Bloodstream infections in haematology: risks and new challenges for prevention

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Can mortality of cancer patients with fever and neutropenia be improved?

scientific article published on 15 September 2015

Candida auris in an Australian health care facility: importance of screening high risk patients

scientific article published on 24 May 2020

Candida glabratafungaemia at an Australian cancer centre: epidemiology, risk factors and therapy

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Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Australian hospitals: outcome of point-prevalence screening in high-risk wards

scientific article published on 10 August 2018

Catheter-related bloodstream infections in hematology: time for standardized surveillance?

scientific article published on April 2007

Central and peripheral line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian neonatal and paediatric intensive care units: findings from a comprehensive Victorian surveillance network, 2008-2016.

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

Central line-associated bloodstream infection in children: an update on treatment.

scientific article published on August 2013

Central line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian ICUs: evaluating modifiable and non-modifiable risks in Victorian healthcare facilities.

scientific article published on 4 September 2017

Central line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian intensive care units: Time-trends in infection rates, etiology, and antimicrobial resistance using a comprehensive Victorian surveillance program, 2009-2013.

scientific article published on 28 May 2015

Challenges in performing surveillance for central line associated bacteraemia in haematology-oncology units.

scientific article published in April 2013

Changing treatment paradigms for patients with plasma cell myeloma: impact upon immune determinants of infection

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Characterising health care-associated bloodstream infections in public hospitals in Queensland, 2008-2012

scientific article published on 01 September 2016

Cytomegalovirus reactivation in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated with alemtuzumab: prophylaxis vs. pre-emptive strategies for prevention

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

Diminishing surgical site infections in Australia: time trends in infection rates, pathogens and antimicrobial resistance using a comprehensive Victorian surveillance program, 2002-2013.

scientific article published on April 2015

Disseminated herpes simplex virus infection following epidermal growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy for non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

scientific article published in November 2012

Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infections in Australia: enhanced surveillance to evaluate time trends and severity of illness in Victoria, 2010-2014.

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

Epidemiology of Infections Acquired in Intensive Care Units ⬇️

scientific article published on April 19, 2011

Epidemiology of bloodstream infections in patients with myeloma receiving current era therapy

scientific article published on 26 September 2016

Epidemiology of infections and antimicrobial use in Australian haemodialysis outpatients: findings from a Victorian surveillance network, 2008-2015.

scientific article published on 30 May 2017

Epidemiology of invasive fungal disease in lymphoproliferative disorders

scientific article published on 23 July 2015

Ethanol Lock Treatment and Secondary Prophylaxis for Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Intervention Trial.

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Ethanol versus heparin locks for the prevention of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections: a randomized trial in adult haematology patients with Hickman devices.

scientific article published on 2 July 2014

FDG PET/CT imaging in detecting and guiding management of invasive fungal infections: a retrospective comparison to conventional CT imaging

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

FDG-PET/CT in managing infection in patients with hematological malignancy: clinician knowledge and experience in Australia

scientific article published on 05 April 2019

Factors contributing to declination of annual influenza vaccination by healthcare workers caring for cancer patients: An Australian experience

scientific article published in March 2018

Feasibility of early discharge strategies for neutropenic fever: outcomes of a Victorian organisational readiness assessment and pilot.

scientific article published on September 2013

High rates of proven invasive fungal disease with the use of ibrutinib monotherapy for relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

How should we interpret hospital infection statistics?

scientific article published in December 2013

How should we interpret hospital infection statistics?

scientific article published on 01 March 2014

Identifying targets for improvement using a nationally standardized survey: Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery

scientific article published on 25 August 2020

Impact of a dedicated post-transplant vaccination service at an Australian cancer centre.

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Impact of a hospital-wide sepsis pathway on improved quality of care and clinical outcomes in surgical patients at a comprehensive cancer centre

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Impact of an Integrated Antibiotic Allergy Testing Program on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Multicenter Evaluation

scientific article published on 18 May 2017

Impact of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography on diagnosis and antimicrobial utilization in patients with high-risk febrile neutropenia

scientific article published on 23 April 2012

Impact of participation in a surgical site infection surveillance network: results from a large international cohort study

scientific article published on 07 December 2018

Impact of revising the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System definition for catheter-related bloodstream infection in ICU: reproducibility of the National Healthcare Safety Network case definition in an Australian cohort of infection con

scientific article published on 8 July 2009

Impact of vancomycin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis on the development of methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections: report from Australian Surveillance Data (VICNISS).

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Implementation of a whole of hospital sepsis clinical pathway in a cancer hospital: impact on sepsis management, outcomes and costs

scientific article published on 06 July 2018

Implementation of standardised surveillance for Clostridium difficile infections in Australia: initial report from the Victorian Healthcare Associated Infection Surveillance System

scientific article published in June 2012

Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship by Antibiotic Allergy Delabeling: Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Throughout the Emerging Infections Network

scientific article published on 03 September 2016

Incidence, etiology and timing of infections following azacitidine therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Increased incidence of community-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in Victoria and Western Australia, 2011-2016

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Increasing incidence of Clostridium difficile infection, Australia, 2011-2012.

scientific article published on March 2014

Infection prevention quality indicators in aged care: ready for a national approach

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Infection risk with immunomodulatory and proteasome inhibitor-based therapies across treatment phases for multiple myeloma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Infections and antimicrobial use in Australian residential aged care facilities: a comparison between local and international prevalence and practices.

scientific article published on September 2013

Infections in Australian Aged-Care Facilities: Evaluating the Impact of Revised McGeer Criteria for Surveillance of Urinary Tract Infections.

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

Infections in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: Mitigating risk in the era of targeted therapies

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Infective and thrombotic complications of central venous catheters in patients with hematological malignancy: prospective evaluation of nontunneled devices

scientific article published on 19 December 2008

Influenza vaccination of Australian healthcare workers: strategies to achieve high uptake.

scientific article published on 16 July 2017

Influenza vaccination of Victorian healthcare workers: will a higher target increase vaccine uptake?

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Influenza vaccination responses: Evaluating impact of repeat vaccination among health care workers

scientific article published on 3 April 2017

Influenza vaccination uptake among Victorian healthcare workers: evaluating the success of a statewide program.

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Interruption of rubella virus transmission in Australia may require vaccination of adult males: evidence from a Victorian sero-survey.

scientific article published in January 2004

Introduction to the updated Australian and New Zealand consensus guidelines for the use of antifungal agents in the haematology/oncology setting, 2014.

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Invasive fungal infections in patients with multiple myeloma: a multi-center study in the era of novel myeloma therapies.

scientific article published on 10 October 2014

Is it possible to achieve a target of zero central line associated bloodstream infections?

scientific article published on December 2012

Late-onset Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia post-fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab: implications for prophylaxis

scientific article published on 15 June 2013

Molecular diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii in patients with malignancy: clinical significance of quantitative polymerase chain reaction

scientific article published on 28 February 2014

Monitoring Central Venous Catheter Resistance to Predict Imminent Occlusion: A Prospective Pilot Study

scientific article published on 31 August 2015

Monitoring the appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing in Australia: valid and meaningful indicators provide 'data for action'.

scientific article published in January 2016

Optimizing antifungal drug dosing and monitoring to avoid toxicity and improve outcomes in patients with haematological disorders.

scientific article published in June 2008

Oral pristinamycin for the treatment of resistant Gram-positive infections in patients with cancer: Evaluation of clinical outcomes

scientific article published on 12 March 2016

Oseltamivir resistance in adult oncology and hematology patients infected with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus, Australia.

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Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia associated with gemcitabine chemotherapy: experience at an Australian center and recommendations for targeted prophylaxis

scientific article published on January 2015

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia following everolimus treatment of metastatic breast cancer

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Predicting Risk of Infection in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma: Utility of Immune Profiling

scientific article published on 5 October 2017

Prevalence of infections and antimicrobial prescribing in Australian aged care facilities: Evaluation of modifiable and nonmodifiable determinants

scientific article published on 18 May 2018

Prevention of viral infections in patients with multiple myeloma: the role of antiviral prophylaxis and immunization

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Prophylactic intravenous immunoglobulin during autologous haemopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma is not associated with reduced infectious complications

scientific article published on 15 June 2011

Public disclosure of health care-associated infections in Australia: quality improvement or parody?

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Public reporting of health care‐associated infection data in Australia: time to refine ⬇️

scientific article published on March 18, 2013

Putting CYP2C19 genotyping to the test: utility of pharmacogenomic evaluation in a voriconazole-treated haematology cohort.

scientific article published on 3 January 2015

Reducing Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections associated with peripheral intravenous cannulae: successful implementation of a care bundle at a large Australian health service.

scientific article published on 7 June 2016

Reporting surgical site infections following primary and revision hip arthroplasty--one size does not fit all.

scientific article published in March 2011

Return to sender: the need to re-address patient antibiotic allergy labels in Australia and New Zealand.

scientific article published on 16 August 2016

Risks and burden of viral respiratory tract infections in patients with multiple myeloma in the era of immunomodulatory drugs and bortezomib: experience at an Australian Cancer Hospital

scientific article published on 10 December 2014

Risks factors and outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with cancer: a matched case-control study

scientific article published on 2 February 2017

Risks, severity and timing of infections in patients with multiple myeloma: a longitudinal cohort study in the era of immunomodulatory drug therapy

scientific article published on 24 June 2015

Safety and cost benefit of an ambulatory program for patients with low-risk neutropenic fever at an Australian centre

scientific article published on 10 October 2017

Sepsis following cancer surgery: the need for early recognition and standardised clinical care.

scientific article published on 16 February 2016

Sepsis incidence and mortality are underestimated in Australian intensive care unit administrative data

Skin and soft tissue infections and current antimicrobial prescribing practices in Australian aged care residents

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Spectrum of infection, risk and recommendations for prophylaxis and screening among patients with lymphoproliferative disorders treated with alemtuzumab*.

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Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in Australian hospitals: findings from a Victorian surveillance system

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Statistical Process Control Charts for Monitoring Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infections in Australian Health Care Facilities

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: emerging disease patterns and challenges for treatment.

scientific article published on April 2011

Surveillance for catheter-associated bloodstream infection in hematology units: quantifying the characteristics of a practical case definition

scientific article published in April 2008

Survey of antifungal prophylaxis and fungal diagnostic tests employed in malignant haematology and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in Australia and New Zealand

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The disease and economic burden of neutropenic fever in adult patients in Australian cancer treatment centres 2008: analysis of the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset.

scientific article published on January 2011

The epidemiology of Clostridium difficile infection in patients with cancer.

scientific article published on 8 September 2016

The impact of antimicrobial allergy labels on antimicrobial usage in cancer patients

scientific article published on June 2015

The influence of intensive care unit-acquired central line-associated bloodstream infection on in-hospital mortality: A single-center risk-adjusted analysis

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The prevention and management of infections due to multidrug resistant organisms in haematology patients ⬇️

scientific article published on February 1, 2015

Thrombolytic therapy for management of complicated catheter-related Candida albicans thrombophlebitis

scientific article published in January 2009

Treatment and secondary prophylaxis with ethanol lock therapy for central line-associated bloodstream infection in paediatric cancer: a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial

scientific article published on 05 June 2018

Use of FDG PET/CT for investigation of febrile neutropenia: evaluation in high-risk cancer patients

scientific article published on 15 May 2012

Use of empiric antimicrobial therapy in neutropenic fever. Australian Consensus Guidelines 2011 Steering Committee.

scientific article published on January 2011

Using process mapping to identify barriers to effective management of sepsis in a cancer hospital: lessons for successful implementation of a whole hospital pathway

Validation of healthcare-associated infection surveillance in smaller Australian hospitals.

scientific article published on 12 October 2017

Validation of statewide surveillance system data on central line-associated bloodstream infection in intensive care units in Australia

scientific article published in November 2009

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infection in patients with hematologic malignancy: patients with acute myeloid leukemia are at high-risk

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Vancomycin-resistant enterococci in patients with hematological malignancy: curbing an endemic pathogen

scientific article published on 6 November 2013

Virulence determinants in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium vanB: clonal distribution, prevalence and significance of esp and hyl in Australian patients with haematological disorders

scientific article published in February 2008

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