Publications
| the distribution of enteric bacteria from australian mammals: host and geographical effects. | bacteria of the family enterobacteriaceae were isolated from 642 mammalian hosts, representing 16 families and 79 species, collected from throughout australia. escherichia coli was the most common of the 24 enteric species recovered and represented almost half of the isolates. association analysis revealed that most other species of bacteria were less likely to be recovered from hosts in which e. coli was present. the composition of the enteric community of a host was found to be determined by b ... | 1999 | 10537188 |
| pleural empyema caused by klebsiella oxytoca: a case series. | we report on 19 patients from western australia of pleural empyema with klebsiella oxytoca, an organism never before reported in association with this condition. median age was 65 years, 14/17 (83%) had been in hospital within 30 days prior to diagnosis, 12/18 (67%) had active cancer, 9/17 (53%) had been in intensive care and 7/17 (41%) had prior surgery. nine patients died at the time of censure, five within 90 days of infection. | 2015 | 25677866 |