Assoc Prof Allen Cheng - Researcher Profile

Biography

A/Prof Allen Cheng is an infectious diseases physician. He joined the infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit (DEPM) in April 2009.He is Deputy Head of the Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit at Alfred Health.

He has previously worked as a infectious diseases and general physician in Darwin and Geelong, and has had worked in remote communities in the Top End of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, the United States and Finland. During his doctoral work (2002-05), which focused on the epidemiology and management of melioidosis, he was involved in work in diverse areas of study including the use of geographical information systems, the analysis of molecular typing data and, the use of laboratory models of infection as well as clinical trials and diagnostics. Work performed during his doctoral studies defined the association of melioidosis with severe weather events, the population structure of the causative organism Burkholderia pseudomallei, the role of diagnostics and risk stratification tools and the role of G-CSF in the management of severe sepsis in two clinical trials in Australia and Thailand.

His research interests include clinical infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, influenza and tropical medicine. He has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented over 60 abstracts at local, national and international meetings. He was awarded the Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research by the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases in 2012.

Allen is also a member of the editorial board of the Acute Respiratory Infections Group of the Cochrane Collaboration and is the current co-chair of the Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases Clinical Guidelines Committee. He completed a Masters in Public Health (2008) during which he was awarded the VicHealth Prize for Public Health Policy. His work in sepsis management has resulted in participation in World Health Organisation initiatives, including the Integrated Management of Adult and Adolescent Illness Clinical Manual and the Epidemic Alert and Response Clinical Network. He is a committee member of the Advisory Committee of Prescription Medicines, the Communcable Diseases Network of Australia and the Influenza Surveillance Systems Working Group.

Qualifications

MASTERS OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

PHD

Institution: Flinders University

Year awarded: 2005

MB. BS

Institution: Uni of Melbourne

Year awarded: 1993

Publications

Book Chapters

Cheng, A.C., Currie, B.J., 2012, Epidemiology of melioidosis in Australia and the Pacific region, in Melioidosis: a century of observation and research, eds Natkunam Ketheesan, Elsevier, The Netherlands, pp. 48-55.

Cohen, H., Cheng, A., Vuylsteke, A., Kennedy, J., Kloeck, W., Blaylock, M., Bukham, G., Molyneux, E., Simoes, E., Farrar, J., Bion, J., Bhagwanjee, S., Hopewell, P., Gordon, S., Rylance, J., Hudson, L., West, E., Jacob, S., Moore, C., Adhikari, N., Van Meerbeeck, N., Banura, P., 2010, Emergency guidelines for the management of patients with severe respiratory distress and shock in district hospitals in limited-resource settings, in WHO Working Group on Critical Care in Limited-resource Settings, eds S Gove, M Lim, C Roth, W Were, World Health Organization, Geneva, pp. 16-54.

Cheng, A.C., Mijch, A.M., 2010, Entecavir, in Kucers' the use of antibiotics, eds M.Lindsay Grayson, Suzanne Crowe, James McCarthy, John Mills, Johan Mouton, Ragnar Norrby, David Paterson, Michael Pfaller, Hodder Arnold, United Kingdom, pp. 2891-2898.

Currie, B., Cheng, A., 2010, Infections in northern and central Australia, in Infectious Diseases: A clinical approach, eds A. Yung, D. Spelman, A. Street, J. McCormack, T.Sorrell, P. Johnson, IP Communications, Victoria, Australia, pp. 526-541.

Currie, B., Cheng, A., 2010, Infections in northern and central Australia, in Infectious Diseases: A Clinical Approach, eds Yung A, Spelman D, Street A, McCormack J, Sorrell T, Johnson P, IP Communications, Melbourne, pp. 526-539.

Currie, B., Cheng, A., 2010, Infections in northern and central Australia, in Infectious Diseases: A clinical approach, eds Yung A.; Spelman D.; Street A.; McCormack J.; Sorrell T.; Johnson P., BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 527-540.

Cheng, A., Williams, D., Currie, B., 2005, Management plans for snakebite patients, in Clinical management of snakebite in Papua New Guinea, eds Williams D, Nimorakiotakis B, Jensen S, Winkel KD, Independent Publishing, Port Moresby, pp. 1-12.

Journal Articles

Gordon, C., Holmes, N.E., Grayson, M., Torresi, J., Johnson, P.D., Cheng, A.C., Charles, P.G., 2012, A comparison of immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclass concentrations in severe community-acquired pneumonia and severe Pandemic 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) infection, Clinical And Vaccine Immunology [P], vol 19, issue 3, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 446-448.

Teimoori, M., Mistry, G., Corallo, C., Cheng, A.C., 2012, A screening program to detect aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 197, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 216-217.

Trevillyan, J.M., Cheng, A.C., Hoy, J.F., 2012, Abacavir exposure and cardiovascular risk factors in HIV-positive patients with coronary heart disease: a retrospective case-control study, Sexual Health [E], vol epub, C S I R O Publishing, Collingwood VIC Australia, pp. 1-5.

Aung, A.K., Skinner, M.J., Lee, F.J., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Changing epidemiology of bloodstream infection pathogens over time in adult non-specialty patients at an Australian tertiary hospital, Communicable diseases intelligence [E], vol 36, issue 4, Australian Government. Department of Health and Ageing., Canberra ACT Australia, pp. E333-E341.

Timothy, B., Tong, E., Choo, S., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Clarithromycin for community-acquired pneumonia: beware drug interactions, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 42, issue 10, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond VIC Australia, pp. 1165-1166.

Ananda-Rajah, M., Grigg, A.P., Downey, M., Bajel, A., Spelman, T., Cheng, A., Thursky, K.T., Vincent, J., Slavin, M., 2012, Comparative clinical effectiveness of prophylactic voriconazole/posaconazole to fluconazole/itraconazole in patients with acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy over a 12-year period, Haematologica-The Hematology Journal [P], vol 97, issue 3, Fondazione Ferrata Storti, Italy, pp. 459-463.

Ananda-Rajah, M.R., Grigg, A., Downey, M., Bajel, A., Spelman, T., Cheng, A.C., Thursky, K.A., Vincent, J., Slavin, M., 2012, Comparative clinical effectiveness of prophylactic voriconazole/posaconazole to fluconazole/itraconazole in patients with acute myeloid leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy over a 12-year period, Haematologica-The Hematology Journal [P], vol 97, issue 3, Fondazione Ferrata Storti, Italy, pp. 459-463.

Cheng, A.C., Turnidge, J.D., Collignon, P., Looke, D., Barton, M., Gottlieb, T., 2012, Control of fluoroquinolone resistance through successful regulation, Australia, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 18, issue 9, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1453-1460.

Mahony, A.A., Cheng, A.C., Olsen, K., Aboltins, C., Black, J.F.P., Johnson, P.D., Grayson, M.L., Torresi, J., 2012, Diagnosing swine flu: the inaccuracy of case definitions during the 2009 pandemic, an attempt at refinement, and the implications for future planning, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses [P], vol epub, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Peel, T., Cheng, A., Spelman, T., Huysmans, R., Spelman, D., 2012, Differing risk factors for vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-sensitive enterococcal bacteraemia, Clinical Microbiology and Infection [P], vol 18, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 388-394.

Cairns, K., Jenney, A.W., Krishnaswamy, S., Dooley, M.J., Morrissey, O., Lewin, S.R., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Early experience with antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds at a tertiary referral hospital, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 196, issue 1, Australasian medical publishing co ltd, Australia, pp. 34-35.

Peel, T., Cheng, A.C., Choong, P.F., Buising, K.L., 2012, Early onset prosthetic hip and knee joint infection: treatment and outcomes in Victoria, Australia, Journal of Hospital Infection [P], vol 82, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd., London United Kingdom, pp. 248-253.

Fernando, S., Corallo, C., Dooley, M.J., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Early onset vancomycin associated neutropenia, Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research [P], vol 42, issue 1, Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia, Collingwood VIC Australia, pp. 80-81.

Fernando, S., Corallo, C., Dooley, M., Cheng, A., 2012, Early-onset vancomycin-associated neutropenia, Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research [P], vol 42, The Society of Hospital Pharmacists Australia, Australia, pp. 80-81.

Darnis, S., Fareau, N., Corallo, C., Poole, S., Dooley, M., Cheng, A., 2012, Estimation of body weight in hospitalized patients, Qjm-An International Journal Of Medicine [P], vol 105, issue 8, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 769-774.

Crawford, N., Cheng, A.C., Andrews, N., Charles, P.G., Clothier, H., Day, B.J., Day, T., Gates, P.C., MacDonell, R.A., Roberts, L., Rodriguez-Casero, V., Wijeratne, T., Kiers, L., 2012, Guillain-Barre syndrome following pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza A immunisation in Victoria: a self-controlled case series, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 197, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Strawberry Hills NSW Australia, pp. 574-578.

Cheng, A.C., 2012, Hospitalisation with confirmed influenza in a sentinel surveillance system in 2010 and 2011, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 197, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, p. 217.

Bass, P., Karki, S., Rhodes, D., Gonelli, S., Land, G., Watson, K., Spelman, D., Harrington, G.A., Kennon, J., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Impact of chlorhexidine-impregnated washcloths on reducing incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in hematology-oncology patients, American Journal of Infection Control [E], vol epub, Mosby, Inc., Philadelphia PA United States, pp. 1-4.

Karki, S., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Impact of non-rinse skin cleansing with chlorhexidine gluconate on prevention of healthcare-associated infections and colonization with multi-resistant organisms: a systematic review, Journal of Hospital Infection [P], vol 82, issue 2, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 71-84.

Hare, K.M., Leach, A., Morris, P.S., Smith-Vaughan, H., Torzillo, P.J., Bauert, P., Cheng, A.C., McDonald, M.I., Brown, N., Chang, A.B., Grimwood, K., 2012, Impact of recent antibiotics on nasopharyngeal carriage and lower airway infection in Indigenous Australian children with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents [P], vol 40, issue 4, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 365-369.

Aubron, C., Cheng, A.C., Pilcher, D.V., Leong, T., Magrin, G., Cooper, D.J., Scheinkestel, C.D., Pelligrino, V., 2012, Infections acquired by adults who receive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: risk factors and outcome, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology [P], vol e-pub, University of Chicago Press, United States, pp. 24-30.

Peel, T., Cheng, A.C., Buising, K.L., Choong, P.F., 2012, Microbiological aetiology, epidemiology, and clinical profile of prosthetic joint infections: are current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines effective?, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy [P], vol 56, issue 5, American Society of Microbiology, United States, pp. 2386-2391.

Peel, T., Cheng, A.C., Buising, K.L., Choong, P.F., 2012, Microbiological aetiology, epidemiology, and clinical profile of prosthetic joint infections: are current antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines effective?, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy [P], vol 56, issue 5, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 2386-2391.

Karki, S., Houston, L., Land, G., Bass, P., Kehoe, R., Borrell, S., Watson, K., Spelman, D., Kennon, J., Harrington, G.A., Cheng, A.C., 2012, Prevalence and risk factors for VRE colonisation in a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia: a cross sectional study, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control [E], vol 1, issue Art. No: 31, BioMed Central, UK, pp. 1-6.

Lim, C.J., McLellan, S.C., Cheng, A.C., Culton, J.M., Parikh, S., Peleg, A.Y., Kong, D.C.M., 2012, Surveillance of infection burden in residential aged care facilities, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 196, issue 5, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 327-331.

Robins-Browne, K.L., Cheng, A.C., Thomas, K.A.S., Palmer, D.J., Currie, B.J., Davis, J.S., 2012, The SMART-COP score performs well for pneumonia risk stratification in Australia's Tropical Northern Territory: a prospective cohort study, Tropical Medicine & International Health [P], vol 17, issue 7, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 914-919.

Avent, M., Vaska, V.L., Rogers, B.A., Cheng, A.C., Hal, S.J., Holmes, N.E., Howen, B.P., Paterson, D., 2012, Vancomycin therapeutics and monitoring: a contemporary approach, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 43, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Richmond VIC Australia, pp. 110-119.

Lipsitz, R., Garges, S., Aurigemma, R., Baccam, P., Blaney, D.D., Cheng, A.C., Currie, B.J., Dance, D.A., Gee, J.E., Larsen, J.C., Limmathurotsakul, D., Morrow, M.G., Norton, R., O'Mara, E., Peacock, S.J., Pesik, N.T., Rogers, L.P., Schweizer, H.P., Steinmetz, I., Tan, G.G.Y., Tan, P., Wiersinga, W.J., Wuthiekanun, V., Smith, T.L., 2012, Workshop on treatment of and postexposure prophylaxis for Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei infection, 2010, Emerging Infectious Diseases [E], vol 18, issue 12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta GA United States, p. e2.

Lipsitz, R., Garges, S., Aurigemma, R., Baccam, P., Blaney, D.D., Cheng, A.C., Currie, B.J., Dance, D.A., Gee, J.E., Larsen, J.C., Limmathurotsakul, D., Morrow, M.G., Norton, R., O'Mara, E., Peacock, S.J., Pesik, N.T., Rogers, L.P., Schweizer, H.P., Steinmetz, I., Tan, G.G.Y., Tan, P., Wiersinga, W.J., Wuthiekanun, V., Smith, T.L., 2012, Workshop on treatment of and postexposure prophylaxis for burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei infection, 2010, Emerging Infectious Diseases [E], vol epub, issue 12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, United States, p. 2.

Marshall, C., Cheng, A., Markey, P., Towers, R., Richardson, L., Fagan, P., Scott, L., Krause, V., Currie, B., 2011, Acute Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in the Northern Territory of Australia; a review of 16 years data and comparison with the literature, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 85, issue 4, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 703-710.

Ananda-Rajah, M., Cheng, A., Morrissey, O., Spelman, T., Dooley, M., Neville, A., Slavin, 2011, Attributable hospital cost and antifungal treatment of invasive fungal diseases in high-risk hematology patients: An economic modeling approach, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy [P], vol 55, issue 5, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 1953-1960.

Cheng, A., Ferguson, J., Richards, M., Robson, J., Gilbert, G., McGregor, A., Roberts, S., Korman, T., Riley, T., 2011, Australasian society for infectious diseases guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, Medical Journal of Australia [E], vol 194, issue 7, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 353-358.

Mayo, M., Kaestli, M., Harrington, G., Cheng, A., Ward, L., Karp, D., Jolly, P., Godoy, D., Spratt, B., Currie, B., 2011, Burkholderia pseudomallei in unchlorinated domestic bore water, tropical northern Australia, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 17, issue 7, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1283-1285.

Cheng, A., Kotsimbos, T.C., Reynolds, A., Bowler, S., Brown, S., Hancox, R., Holmes, M., Irving, L., Jenkins, C., Thompson, P.E., Simpson, G., Waterer, G., Wood-Baker, R., Kelly, P.M., 2011, Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with severe H1N1/09 pandemic influenza in Australia and New Zealand: An observational cohort study, British Medical Journal [P], vol E, issue 1 (Art. No: e000100), B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-7.

Meumann, E., Cheng, A., Ward, L., Currie, B., 2011, Clinical features and epidemiology of melioidosis pneumonia: Results from a 21-year study and review of the literature, Clinical Infectious Diseases [P], vol E, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 1-8.

Ferguson, J., Cheng, A., Gilbert, G., Gottlieb, T., Korman, T., McGregor, A., Richards, M., Roberts, S., Robson, J., Gessel, H., Riley, T., 2011, Clostridium difficile laboratory testing in Australia and New Zealand: National survey results and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases recommendations for best practice, Pathology [P], vol 43, issue 5, Wolters Kluwer UK Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 482-487.

Avent, M., Rogers, B., Cheng, A., Paterson, D., 2011, Current use of aminoglycosides: Indications, pharmacokinetics and monitoring for toxicity, Internal Medicine Journal [P], vol 41, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 441-449.

Cheng, A., Kotsimbos, A., Kelly, H., Irving, L., Bowler, S., Brown, S., Holmes, M., Jenkins, C., Thompson, P., Simpson, G., Wood-Baker, R., Senanayake, S., Brady, S., Paterson, D.L., Wark, P., Upham, J., Korman, T., Dwyer, D., Waterer, G., Kelly, P., 2011, Effectiveness of H1N1/09 monovalent and trivalent influenza vaccines against hospitalization with laboratory-confirmed H1N1/09 influenza in Australia: A test-negative case control study, Vaccine [P], vol 29, issue 43, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 7320-7325.

Aubron, C., Corallo, C., Nunn, M., Dooley, M., Cheng, A., 2011, Evaluation of the accuracy of a pharmacokinetic dosing program in predicting serum vancomycin concentrations in critically ill patients, Annals Of Pharmacotherapy [P], vol 45, issue 10, Harvey Whitney Books Company, United States, pp. 1193-1198.

Kelly, P., Kotsimbos, A., Reynolds, A., Wood-Baker, R., Hancox, R., Brown, S., Holmes, M., Simpson, F., Bowler, S., Waterer, G., Irving, L., Jenkins, C., Thompson, P., Cheng, A., 2011, FluCAN 2009: Initial results from sentinel surveillance for adult influenza and pneumonia in eight Australian hospitals, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 194, issue 4, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 169-174.

Wiersinga, W., Dessing, M., Kager, P., Cheng, A., Limmathurotsakul, D., Day, N., Dondorp, A., Poll, T., Peacock, S., 2011, High-Throughput mRNA profiling characterizes the expression of inflammatory molecules in sepsis caused by burkholderia pseudomallei, Infection And Immunity [P], vol 75, issue 6, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 3074-3079.

Teh, B., Olsen, K., Black, J., Cheng, A., Aboltins, C., Bull, K., Johnson, P., Grayson, M., Torresi, J., 2011, Impact of swine influenza and quarantine measures on patients and households during the H1N1/09 pandemic, Scandinavian Journal Of Infectious Diseases [P], vol E, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Eisen, D., Marshall, C., Dean, M., Sasadeusz, J., Richards, M., Buising, K., Cheng, A., Johnson, P., Barr, I., McBryde, E., 2011, No association between mannose-binding lectin deficiency and H1N1 2009 infection observed during the first season of this novel pandemic influenza virus, Human Immunology [P], vol 72, issue 11, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 1091-1094.

Marshall, C., Kelso, A., McBryde, E., Barr, I., Eisen, D., Sasadeusz, J., Buising, K., Cheng, A., Johnson, P., Richards, M., 2011, Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 risk for frontline health care workers, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 17, issue 6, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1000-1006.

Gifford, C., Christelis, N., Cheng, A., 2011, Preventing postoperative infection: The anaesthetist's role, Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain [E], vol 11, issue 5, Oxford Journals, Oxford, pp. 151-156.

Cheng, A., Bass, P., Scheinkestel, C., Leong, T., 2011, Public reporting of infection rates as quality indicators, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 195, issue 6, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 326-327.

Davis, J., Cheng, A., McMillan, M., Humphrey, A., Stephens, D., Anstey, N., 2011, Sepsis in the tropical Top End of Australia's Northern Territory: Disease burden and impact on Indigenous Australians, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 194, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 519-524.

Jacups, S.P., Cheng, A., 2011, The epidemiology of community acquired bacteremic pneumonia, due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, in the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia-Over 22 years, Vaccine [P], vol 29, issue 33, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 5386-5392.

Nunn, M., Corallo, C., Aubron, C., Poole, S.G., Dooley, M.J., Cheng, A., 2011, Vancomycin dosing: Assessment of time to therapeutic concentration and predictive accuracy of pharmacokinetic modeling software, Annals Of Pharmacotherapy [P], vol 45, issue 6, Harvey Whitney Books Company, United States, pp. 757-763.

Binks, M., Cheng, A., Smith-Vaughan, H., Sloots, T., Nissen, M., Whiley, D., McDonnell, J., Leach, A., 2011, Viral-bacterial co-infection in Australian Indigenous children with acute otitis media, BMC Infectious Diseases [P], vol 11, issue Art. No: 161, BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Hewagama, S., Walker, S.P., Stuart, R.L., Gordon, C., Johnson, P.D., Friedman, N.D., O'Reilly, M.A., Cheng, A.C., Giles, M.L., 2010, 2009 H1N1 influenza A and pregnancy outcomes in Victoria, Australia, Clinical Infectious Diseases [E], vol 50, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 686-690.

Tong, S.Y., Lilliebridge, R.A., Bishop, E.J., Cheng, A.C., Holt, D.C., McDonald, M.I., Giffard, P.M., Currie, B.J., Boutlis, C.S., 2010, Clinical correlates of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL), PVL isoforms, and clonal complex in the Staphylococcus aureus population of Northern Australia, Journal Of Infectious Diseases [P], vol 202, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 760-769.

Cheng, A., Spelman, T., Jones, P., Spelman, D., 2010, Critical evaluation: Are patients after splenectomy at risk of infections?, ANZ Journal of Surgery [P], vol 80, issue 11, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 844-845.

Limmathurotsakul, D., Jamsen, K., Arayawichanont, A., Simpson, J.A., White, L.J., Lee, S.J., Wuthiekanun, V., Chantratita, N., Cheng, A.C., Day, N.P.J., Verzilli, C., Peacock, S.J., 2010, Defining the true sensitivity of culture for the diagnosis of melioidosis using Bayesian Latent Class Models, PLoS ONE [P], vol 5, issue 8 (e12485), Public Library of science, United States, pp. 1-6.

Richardson, L.J., Towers, R.J., Cheng, A.C., Currie, B.J., Carapetis, J.R., Giffard, P.M., McDonald, M.I., 2010, Diversity of emm sequence types in group A beta-haemolytic streptococci in two remote Northern Territory Indigenous communities: Implications for vaccine development, Vaccine [P], vol 28, issue 32, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 5301-5305.

Denholm, J., Gordon, C., Johnson, P.D., Hewagama, S., Stuart, R.L., Aboltins, C., Jeremiah, C., Knox, J., Lane, G.P., Tramontana, A.R., Slavin, M.A., Schulz, T.R., Richards, M., Birch, C.J., Cheng, A.C., 2010, Hospitalised adult patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Melbourne, Australia, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 192, Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd, Australia, pp. 84-86.

Yong, M.K., Buising, K.L., Cheng, A.C., Thursky, K., 2010, Improved susceptibility of Gram-negative bacteria in an intensive care unit following implementation of a computerized antibiotic decision support system, Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy [P], vol 65, issue 5, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1062-1069.

Kotsimbos, A.T.C., Waterer, G.W., Jenkins, C.R., Kelly, P.M., Cheng, A.C., Hancox, R.J., Holmes, M., Wood-baker, R., Bowler, S., Irving, L.B., Thompson, P.J., 2010, Influenza A/H1N1-09: Australia and New Zealand's winter of discontent, American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care M..., vol 181, issue 4, American Thoracic Society, United States, pp. 300-306.

Cheng, A., 2010, Melioidosis: Advances in diagnosis and treatment, Current Opinion In Infectious Diseases [P], vol 23, issue 6, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 554-559.

Tramontana, A.R., George, B., Hurt, A.C., Doyle, J.S., Langan, K., Reid, A., Harper, J., Thursky, K., Worth, L.J., Dwyer, D., Morrissey, C., Johnson, P.D., Buising, K.L., Harrison, S.J., Seymour, J.F., Ferguson, P., Wang, B., Denholm, J.T., Cheng, A.C., Slavin, M., 2010, Oseltamivir resistance in adult oncology and hematology patients infected with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus, Australia, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 16, issue 7, US Department of Health and Human Services, United States, pp. 1068-1075.

Davis, J.S., Cross, G.B., Charles, P.G., Currie, B.J., Anstey, N.M., Cheng, A.C., 2010, Pneumonia risk stratification in tropical Australia: Does the SMART-COP score apply?, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 192, issue 3, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 133-136.

Jones, P., Leder, K.S., Woolley, I., Cameron, P., Cheng, A.C., Spelman, D., 2010, Postsplenectomy infection - strategies for prevention in general practice, Australian Family Physician [P], vol 39, issue 6, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Australia, pp. 383-386.

Currie, B., Ward, L., Cheng, A., 2010, The epidemiology and clinical spectrum of melioidosis: 540 cases from the 20 year Darwin prospective study, Public Library of science: Neglected Tropical Diseases [P], vol 4, issue 11 (e900), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-11.

Bialasiewcz, S., Rockett, R., Whiley, D., Abed, Y., Allander, T., Binks, M., Boivin, G., Cheng, A.C., Chung, J., Ferguson, P., Gilroy, N., Leach, A., Lindau, C., Rossen, J., Sorrell, T.C., Nissen, M., Sloots, T., 2010, Whole-genome characterization and genotyping of global WU polyomavirus strains, Journal Of Virology [P], vol 84, issue 12, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 6229-6234.

Stuart, R.L., Cheng, A.C., Marshall, C., Ferguson, J.K., 2009, ASID (HICSIG) position statement: Infection control guidelines for patients with influenza-like illnesses, including pandemic (H1N1) influenza 2009, in Australian health care facilities, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 8, Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd, Australia, pp. 454-458.

Cheng, A.C., Dwyer, D.E., Kotsimbos, T.C., Starr, M., Korman, T., Buttery, J.P., Jenkins, C.R., Krause, V.L., R Johnson, P.D., 2009, ASID/TSANZ guidelines: Treatment and prevention of H1N1 influenza 09 (human swine influenza) with antiviral agents, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd, Australia, pp. 1-8.

Cheng, A., Chang, C., Maude, R., Slavin, M., 2009, Antiviral prophylaxis for varicella zoster in immunocompromised patients (excluding haematological malignancies), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 6.346, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Tong, S.Y.C., Bishop, E.J., Lilliebridge, R.A., Cheng, A.C., Spasova-Penkova, Z., Holt, D.C., Giffard, P.M., McDonald, M.I., Currie, B.J., Boutlis, C.S., 2009, Community-associated strains of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus in indigenous northern Australia: Epidemiology and outcomes, Journal Of Infectious Diseases [P], vol 199, issue 10, Univ Chicago Press, United States, pp. 1461-1470.

Cheng, A.C., Buising, K.L., 2009, Delayed administration of antibiotics and mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, Annals Of Emergency Medicine [P], vol 53, issue 5, Mosby-Elsevier, USA, pp. 618-624.

Cheng, A.C., McBryde, E., Wuthiekanun, V., Chierakul, W., Amornchai, P., Day, N.P.J., White, N.J., Peacock, S.J., 2009, Dosing regimens of cotrimoxazole (trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) for melioidosis, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy [P], vol 53, issue 10, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 4193-4199.

Kaestli, M., Mayo, M., Harrington, G., Ward, L., Watt, F., Hill, J., Cheng, A., Currie, B., 2009, Landscape changes influence the occurrence of the melioidosis bacterium burkholderia pseudomallei in soil in Northern Australia, Public Library of science: Neglected Tropical Diseases [P], vol 3, issue 1, Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-8.

Morse, L., Moller, C., Harvey, E., Ward, L., Cheng, A., Carson, P., Currie, B., 2009, Prostatic abscess due to burkholderia pseudomallei: 81 cases from a 19-year prospective melioidosis study, Journal Of Urology [P], vol 182, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 542-547.

Kelly, H., Mercer, G., Cheng, A., 2009, Quantifying the risk of pandemic influenza in pregnancy and indigenous people in Australia in 2009., Macromolecular Rapid Communications [P], vol 14, issue 50, Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 1-3.

Davis, J.S., Yeo, T.W., Thomas, J.H., McMillan, M., Darcy, C.J., McNeil, Y.R., Cheng, A.C., Celermajer, D.S., Stephens, D.P., Anstey, N.M., 2009, Sepsis-associated microvascular dysfunction measured by peripheral arterial tonometry: an observational study, Critical Care [E], vol 13, issue 5, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. R155-1-R155-9.

Cheng, A., Stephens, D., 2009, Septic Shock: the changing Zeitgeist of management, F1000 Medicine Reports [E], vol 1, issue 3, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, United States, pp. 1-5.

Cheng, A.C., Dwyer, D.E., Kotsimbos, T.C., Starr, M., Korman, T., Buttery, J.P., Jenkins, C., Krause, V.L., Johnson, P.D.R., 2009, Summary of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases and the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand guidelines: Treatment and prevention of H1N1 influenza 09 (human swine influenza) with antiviral agents, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 191, issue 3, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 142-145.

Cheng, A.C., 2009, The law and order of infectious diseases, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 11, Australasian Med Publ Co Ltd, Australia, p. 647.

Cheng, A.C., 2009, The law and order of infectious diseases, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 190, issue 11, Australasian Medical Publishing Co Ltd, Australia, p. 647.

Wiersnga, W.J., Limmathurotsakul, D., Cheng, A.C., 2009, Turning green with shock, Netherlands Journal of Medicine [P], vol 67, issue 7, Van Zuiden Communications BV, The Netherlands, pp. 291-292.

Chan, H., Low, J., Wilson, L., Harris, O., Cheng, A., Athan, E., 2008, Case cluster of necrotizing fasciitis and cellulitis associated with vein sclerotherapy, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 14, issue 1, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 180-181.

Gibney, K., Cheng, A., Currie, B., 2008, Cutaneous Melioidosis in the tropical top end of Australia: A prospective study and review of the literature, Clinical Infectious Diseases [P], vol 47, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 603-609.

Kumar, A., Mayo, M., Trunck, L., Cheng, A., Currie, B., Schweizer, H., 2008, Expression of resistance-nodulation-cell-division efflux pumps in commonly used Burkholderia pseudomallei strains and clinical isolates from northern Australia, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 102, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 145-151.

Cheng, A., Ward, L., Godoy, D., Norton, R., Mayo, M., Gal, D., Spratt, B., Currie, B., 2008, Genetic diversity of burkholderia pseudomallei isolates in Australia, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 46, issue 1, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 249-254.

Cheng, A., Wuthiekanun, V., Limmathurotsakul, D., Chierakul, W., Peacock, S., 2008, Intensity of exposure and incidence of melioidosis in Thai children, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 102, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 37-39.

Cheng, A., Jacups, S., Ward, L., Currie, B., 2008, Melioidosis and Aboriginal seasons in northern Australia, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 102, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 26-29.

Stephens, D.P., Thomas, J.H., Higgins, A., Bailey, M.J., Anstey, N.M., Currie, B.J., Cheng, A.C., 2008, Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in patients with septic shock, Critical Care Medicine, vol 36, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 448-454.

Cheng, A., Chierakul, W., Chaowagul, W., Chetchotisakd, P., Limmathurotsakul, D., Dance, D., Peacock, S., Currie, B., 2008, Short Report: Consensus guidelines for dosing of amoxicillin-clavulanate in melioidosis, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 78, issue 2, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 208-209.

Cheng, A., West, E., Limmathurotsakul, D., Peacock, S., 2008, Strategies to reduce mortality from bacterial sepsis in adults in developing countries, Plos Medicine [P], vol 5, issue 8, Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1173-1179.

Chang, C., Cheng, A., Devitt, B., Hughes, A., Campbell, P., Styles, K., Athan, E., 2008, Successful control of an outbreak of invasive aspergillosis in a regional haematology unit during hospital construction works, Journal of Hospital Infection [P], vol 69, W.B. Saunders Co. Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 33-38.

Currie, B., Dance, D., Cheng, A., 2008, The global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis: an update, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 102, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-4.

Cheng, A., Limmathurotsakul, D., Chierakul, W., Getchalarat, N., Wuthiekanun, V., Stephens, D., Day, N., Chaowagul, W., Currie, B., Peacock, S., 2007, A randomized controlled trial of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for the treatment of severe sepsis due to melioidosis in Thailand, Clinical Infectious Diseases [P], vol 45, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 308-314.

Chantratita, N., Wuthiekanun, V., Thanwisai, A., Limmathurotsakul, D., Cheng, A., Chierakul, W., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2007, Accuracy of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using crude and purified antigens for serodiagnosis of melioidosis, Clinical And Vaccine Immunology [P], vol 14, issue 1, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 110-113.

Currie, B., Thomas, A., Godoy, D., Dance, D., Cheng, A., Ward, L., Mayo, M., Pitt, T., Spratt, B., 2007, Australian and Thai isolates of burkholderia pseudomallei are distinct by multilocus sequence typing: revision of a case of mistaken identity, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 45, issue 11, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 3828-3829.

Cheng, A., Stephens, D., Currie, B., 2007, Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) as an adjunct to antibiotics in the treatment of pneumonia in adults, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 6.346, issue 2, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-21.

Marshall, C., Murphy, F., McCarthy, S., Cheng, A., 2007, Herpes compunctorum: cutaneous herpes simplex virus infection complicating tattooing, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 187, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, p. 598.

Field, K., McFarlane, C., Cheng, A., Hughes, A., Jacobs, E., Styles, K., Low, J., Stow, P., Campbell, P., Athan, E., 2007, Incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection among patients with a needleless, mechanical valve-based intravenous connector in an Australian hematology-oncology unit, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology [P], vol 28, issue 5, University of Chicago Press, United States, pp. 610-613.

Quek, T., Henry, M., Pasco, J., O'Brien, D., Johnson, P., Hughes, A., Cheng, A., Redden-Hoare, J., Athan, E., 2007, Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: factors influencing diagnostic delay, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 187, issue 10, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 561-563.

Das, S., Saunders, M., Cheng, A., Whiting, M., 2007, Nodular non-necrotising anterior scleritis due to Nocardia nova infection, Eye [P], vol 21, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 276-278.

O'Brien, D., Hughes, A., Cheng, A., Henry, M., Callan, P., McDonald, A., Holten, I., Birrell, M., Sowerby, J., Johnson, P., Athan, E., 2007, Outcomes for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection with combined surgery and antibiotic theraphy: Findings from a south-eastern Australian case series, Medical Journal Of Australia [P], vol 186, issue 2, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., Australia, pp. 58-61.

Chang, C., Cheng, A., Chang, A., 2007, Over-the-counter (OTC) medications to reduce cough as an adjunct to antibiotics for acute pneumonia in children and adults, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 6.346, issue 4, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-28.

Wiersinga, W., Wieland, C., Dessing, M., Chantratita, N., Cheng, A., Limmathurotsakul, D., Leendertse, M., Florquin, S., de Vos, A., White, N., Dondorp, A., Day, N., Peacock, S., Poll, T., 2007, Toll-Like receptor 2 impairs host defense in gram-negative sepsis caused by burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis), Plos Medicine [P], vol 4, issue 7, Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1268-1280.

Cheng, A., Bell, D., 2006, Evidence behind the WHO guidelines: hospital care for children: what is the precision of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria?, Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology [P], vol 52, issue 6, Humana Press, Inc., United States, pp. 386-389.

Cheng, A., Jacups, S., Gal, D., Mayo, M., Currie, B., 2006, Extreme weather events and environmental contamination are associated with case-clusters of melioidosis in the Northern Territory of Australia, International Journal of Epidemiology [P], vol 35, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 323-329.

Cheng, A., O'Brien, M., Freeman, K., Lum, G., Currie, B., 2006, Indirect hemagglutination assay in patients with melioidosis in northern Australia, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 74, issue 2, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 330-334.

Cheng, A., Wade, A., Harris, O., Brandt, C., Athan, E., 2006, Postoperative enteritis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ANZ Journal of Surgery [P], vol 76, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 763-765.

Cheng, A., Peacock, S., Limmathurotsakul, D., Wongsuvan, G., Chierakul, W., Amornchai, P., Getchalarat, N., Chaowagul, W., White, N., Day, N., Wuthiekanun, V., 2006, Prospective evaluation of a rapid immunochromogenic cassette test for the diagnosis of melioidosis in northeast Thailand, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 100, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 64-67.

Wade, A., Cheng, A., Athan, E., Molloy, J., Harris, O., Stenos, J., Hughes, A., 2006, Q fever outbreak at a cosmetics supply factory., Clinical Infectious Diseases [P], vol 42, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 50-52.

Cheng, A., 2006, Role of selective and nonselective media for isolation of burkholderia pseudomallei from throat swabs of patients with melioidosis, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 44, issue 6, American Society for Microbiology, United States, p. 2316.

Tiyawisutsri, R., Peacock, S., Langa, S., Limmathurotsakul, D., Cheng, A., Chierakul, W., Chaowagul, W., Day, N., Wuthiekanun, V., 2005, Antibodies from patients with melioidosis recognize burkholderia mallei but not Burkholderia thailandensis antigens in the indirect hemagglutination assay, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 43, issue 9, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 4872-4874.

Cheng, A., Day, N., Mayo, M., Gal, D., Currie, B., 2005, Burkholderia pseudomallei strain type, based on pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, does not determine disease presentation in melioidosis, Microbes and Infection [P], vol 7, Elsevier Masson, France, pp. 104-109.

Cheng, A., Murdoch, D., Harrell, L., Reller, B., 2005, Clinical profile and strain relatedness of recurrent enterococcal bacteremia, Scandinavian Journal Of Infectious Diseases [P], vol 37, Informa Healthcare, United Kingdom, pp. 642-646.

Peacock, S., Chieng, G., Cheng, A., Dance, D., Amornchai, P., Wongsuvan, G., Teerawattanasook, N., Chierakul, W., Day, N., Wuthiekanun, V., 2005, Comparison of ashdown's medium, burkholderia cepacia medium, and burkholderia pseudomallei selective agar for clinical isolation of burkholderia pseudomallei, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 43, issue 10, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 5359-5361.

Wuthiekanun, V., Mayxay, M., Chierakul, W., Phetsouvanh, R., Cheng, A., White, N., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Detection of burkholderia pseudomallei in soil within the Lao people's democratic republic, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 43, issue 2, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 923-924.

Cheng, A., McDonald, J., Theilman, N., 2005, Infectious diarrhea in developed and developing countries, Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology [P], vol 39, issue 9, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 757-773.

Athan, E., Allworth, A., Engler, C., Bastian, I., Cheng, A., 2005, Melioidosis in Tsunami Survivors, Emerging Infectious Diseases [P], vol 11, issue 10, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States, pp. 1638-1639.

Cheng, A., Currie, B., 2005, Melioidosis: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and management, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 18, issue 2, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 383-416.

Chaowagul, W., Chierakul, W., Simpson, A., Short, J., Stepniewska, K., Maharjan, B., Rajchanuvong, A., Busarawong, D., Limmathurotsakul, D., Cheng, A., Wuthiekanun, V., Newton, P., White, N., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Open-Label randomized trial of oral Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole, Doxycycline, and Chloramphenicol compared with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole and Doxycycline for maintenance therapy of Melioidosis, Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy [P], vol 49, issue 10, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 4020-4025.

Wuthiekanun, V., Desakorn, V., Wongsuvan, G., Amornchai, P., Cheng, A., Maharjan, B., Limmathurotsakul, D., Chierakul, W., White, N., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Rapid immunofluorescence microscopy for diagnosis of melioidosis, Clinical And Vaccine Immunology [P], vol 12, issue 4, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 555-556.

Maharjan, B., Chantratita, N., Vesaratchavest, M., Cheng, A., Wuthiekanun, V., Chierakul, W., Chaowagul, W., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Recurrent melioidosis in patients in northeast Thailand is frequently due to reinfection rather than relapse, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 43, issue 12, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 6032-6034.

Limmathurotsakul, D., Wuthiekanun, V., Chierakul, W., Cheng, A., Maharjan, B., Chaowagul, W., White, N., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Role and significance of quantitative urine cultures in diagnosis of melioidosis, Journal Of Clinical Microbiology [P], vol 43, issue 5, American Society for Microbiology, United States, pp. 2274-2276.

Gal, D., Mayo, M., Spencer, E., Cheng, A., Currie, B., 2005, Short report: Application of a polymerase chain reaction to detect burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens from patients with suspected meloidosis, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 73, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 1162-1164.

Chierakul, W., Wuthiekanun, V., Chaowagul, W., Amornchai, P., Cheng, A., White, N., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Short report: Disease severity and outcome of melioidosis in HIV coinfected individuals, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 73, issue 6, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 1165-1166.

'T Veld, D., Wuthiekanun, V., Cheng, A., Chierakul, W., Chaowagul, W., Brouwer, A., White, N., Day, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Short report: The role and significance of sputum cultures in the diagnosis of melioidosis, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [P], vol 73, issue 4, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United States, pp. 657-661.

Wuthiekanun, V., Cheng, A., Chierakul, W., Amornchai, P., Limmathurotsakul, D., Chaowagul, W., Simpson, A., Short, J., Wongsuvan, G., Maharjan, B., White, N., Peacock, S., 2005, Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei, Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy [P], vol 55, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 1029-1031.

Chierakul, W., Anunnatsiri, S., Short, J., Maharjan, B., Mootsikapun, P., Simpson, A., Limmathurotsakul, D., Cheng, A., Stepniewska, K., Newton, P., Chaowagul, W., White, N., Peacock, S., Chetchotisakd, P., 2005, Two randomized controlled trials of ceftazidime alone versus ceftazidime in combination with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of severe melioidosis, Clinical Infectious Diseases [P], vol 41, Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 1105-1113.

Cheng, A.C., Mijch, A.M., Hoy, J., Wesselingh, S.L., Fairley, C.K., 2001, Psychosocial factors are associated with prolonged hospitalization in a population with advanced HIV, International Journal of STD & AIDS, vol 12, issue 5, Royal Society of Medicine A.H. Press Limited, London UK, pp. 302-306.

Other

Cohen, H., Cheng, A., Vuylsteke, A., Kennedy, J., Kloeck, W., Blaylock, M., Bukham, G., Molyneux, E., Simoes, E., Farrar, J., Bion, J., Bhagwanjee, S., Hopewell, P., Gordon, S., Rylance, J., Hudson, L., West, E., Jacob, S., Moore, C., Adhikari, N., Van Meerbeeck, N., Banura, P., 2010, Clinical management of adult patients with complications of pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 influenza: emergency guidelines for the management of patients with severe respiratory distress and shock in district hospitals in limited-resource settings, World Health Organization, Switzerland, pp. 1-39.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A prospective, randomised, double-blind trial of extended- versus bolus- infusion -lactam.

Supervisors:

Peleg, A (Main), Cheng, A (Associate), Kotsimbos, T (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Analysis of Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Australia, 1991-2011.

Supervisors:

Leder, K (Main), Cheng, A (Associate), Hall, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Interventions to prevent spread of vancomycin resistant enterococci in hospitals..

Supervisors:

Leder, K (Main), Cheng, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Severe influenza: epidemiology, clinical aspects and public health responses.

Supervisors:

Cheng, A (Main), Leder, K (Associate).