Publications

Imai-Boulter C, Li-Kim-Moy J, McRae J, Chiu C, Jayasinghe S, Macartney K, Gibney K, Bellamy K, Cooper K, Flanagan K, Giles M, Marshall J, Silberstein N, Teh B, Webby R, Crawford N. ATAGI Targeted Review 2024: immunisation strategies for prevention and control of respiratory syncytial virus disease in Australia. Communicable Diseases Intelligence (2018) 2026;50. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2026.50.034. [Full text]

Churcher LM, Bartlett AW, Pendle S, Slade R, Williams PC. Impact of the BioFire film array meningitis-encephalitis panel on management of suspected paediatric central nervous system infections: a single-centre retrospective cohort study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2026;62:586-593. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70303. [Full text]

Sonneveld N, Jackson J, Dey A, Lambert SB, Beard FH. Varicella-zoster-virus-related hospital episodes increasingly coded concurrently for varicella and zoster, Australia, 2002-2021. Health Information Management 2026;55:337-347. doi: 10.1177/18333583251364580. [Abstract]

Hogan AB, Muscatello DJ, Liu B, Nedjati-Gilani G, Wood JG. Capturing SARS-CoV-2 immune landscapes to inform future strategies for COVID-19 vaccination in a high-income setting: a mathematical modelling study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2026;26:884. doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-13074-3. [Full text]

Al Salmi W, Johnston N, Birrell E, Bartlett AW, Palasanthiran P, McMullan BJ, Williams PC. What is the significance of an accelerated BCG reaction in children living in low tuberculosis incidence countries?. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2026. doi: 10.1111/jpc.70423 (Epub). [Abstract]

Teutsch SM, Eslick GD, Nunez C, Khandaker G, Elliott EJ. Global Seroprevalence of Q Fever Antibodies to coxiella burnetii in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2026. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000005284 (Epub). [Abstract]

Duffy N, Koirala A, Williams PC. Epidemiology and outcomes of culture-proven neonatal meningitis in Australian tertiary hospitals: a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2026;45:e193-e195. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000005131 (Epub). [Full text]

Koirala A, Prasad SA, Tjiam MC, Britton PN, Tedja C, Downes M, Skowno J, Wadia UD, Blyth CC, Crawford NW, Marshall HS, Clark JE, Francis JR, Carr JP, Bartlett A, McMullan BJ, Carey E, Chung S, Davidson A, von Ungern-Sternberg BS, Archer PL, Burgoyne LL, Waugh EB, Ong MM, Tansil S, Thornton RB, McMinn A, Hunter G, D'Angelo N, Finucane C, Francis LA, Dougherty S, Naing Z, Wood N, Richmond P, Macartney K. SARS-CoV-2 ancestral and omicron variant immunity in Australian children in 2023, a seroprevalence study. Vaccine 2026;85:128705. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128705 . [Abstract]

Christou-Ergos M, Sabahelzain MM, Steffens M, Kaufman J, Bolsewicz KT, Danchin M, Leask J. Tracking the behavioural and social drivers of adult influenza vaccination: insights from Australia's first serial survey. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2026:100324. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2026.100324 . [Full text]

Fox A, Alafaci A, Carolan L, Burrell R, Sánchez-Ovando S, Hadiprodjo AJ, McMinn A, Macartney K, León AN, Ward AB, Wheatley A, Sullivan SG, Crawford NW, Britton PN, Subbarao K. Influenza vaccine responses differ between young children previously exposed to influenza antigens via infection versus vaccination. Communications Medicine 2026. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01610-w . [Full text]