| neisseria meningitidis in a school population in queensland. | | 1990 | 2314341 |
| microbiological profile of the cervix in 1,000 sexually active women. | one thousand consecutive women who attended the richmond family planning association clinic and who were to undergo a vaginal examination were asked to participate in a large prospective microbiological study. participants were questioned about their sexual activity during the previous 12 months and any apparent signs of sexually transmitted disease. on examination the cervix was inspected for evidence of inflammation, ectopy or discharge and cervical swabs were taken microbiological assessment. ... | 1988 | 3148302 |
| infections with viruses and bacteria in intensively reared calves in northern queensland. | | 1972 | 4334901 |
| control of group c meningococcal disease in australian aboriginal children by mass rifampicin chemoprophylaxis and vaccination. | an outbreak of 12 cases of meningitis, 11 caused by neisseria meningitidis serogroup c, occurred at doomadgee from september, 1990, to april, 1991. the incidence of meningitis was 17.55/10(3) person-years. only children aged 1-10 years were affected. in october, 1990, or shortly thereafter, 473/509 children aged between 1 and 15 years inclusive had one dose of mencevax ac. from the time of vaccination until april, 1991, a further eight cases occurred, six in vaccinated children. vaccine efficacy ... | 1995 | 7603139 |
| outbreak of group c meningococcal disease in australian aboriginal children. | | 1995 | 7658793 |
| outbreak of group c meningococcal disease in australian aboriginal children. | | 1995 | 7658794 |
| epidemic gonococcal conjunctivitis in central australia. | to describe an epidemic of gonococcal conjunctivitis in central australian aboriginal children, the responsible phenotypes of neisseria gonorrhoeae, factors facilitating spread and treatment efficacy. | 1995 | 7877537 |
| annual report of the australian meningococcal surveillance programme 1996. | the australian meningococcal surveillance programme has undertaken meningococcal isolate surveillance by means of a collaborative laboratory-based initiative since 1994. serogroup data have been enhanced by the addition of serotype and serosubtype information in 1996. ninety-two per cent of the 297 invasive isolates of neisseria meningitidis examined in 1996 were serogroup b or c. serogroup b strains predominated in all states and territories and were isolated from sporadic cases of meningococca ... | 1997 | 9270181 |
| annual report of the australian gonococcal surveillance programme, 1997. | the australian gonococcal surveillance programme (agsp) examined 2,817 isolates of neisseria gonorrhoeae in the period 1 january to 31 december 1997, a number similar to that reported in 1996. the biggest change in incidence of gonococcal disease occurred in new south wales and queensland where a 20% rise in the number of isolates was noted. in the latter case this was due to improved surveillance, but in the former represented a real increase. the sites of infection and antibiotic susceptibilit ... | 1998 | 9803596 |
| enhanced surveillance for meningococcal disease in queensland in 1999. | enhanced surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease commenced in queensland in 1999. there were 93 cases, an incidence of 2.8/100,000 population. most (87%) cases were laboratory confirmed, but 12 per cent were probable cases without laboratory confirmation. the highest age-specific attack rates were in the under 1, 1 to 4 and 15 to 24 year age groups. most of the serologically characterised isolates were group b (70%), followed by group c (24%). there were 12 deaths, resulting in a case fat ... | 2000 | 11190814 |
| urinary screening for neisseria gonorrhoeae in asymptomatic individuals from queensland, australia: an evaluation using three nucleic acid amplification methods. | a comparison between three nucleic acid amplification methods (cobas amplicor ng, abbott lcx ng and in-house cppb gene pcr) for the detection of neisseria gonorrhoeae was undertaken using non-consecutive urine specimens collected from a high prevalence asymptomatic population (260 patients) from multiple sites in queensland, australia. sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were as follows: cobas 97.9, 93.9, 78.0, 99.5%; lcx 95.7, 100, 100, 99.1%; cppb ... | 2001 | 11358054 |
| annual report of the australian gonococcal surveillance programme, 2000. | the australian gonococcal surveillance programme (agsp) monitors the antibiotic susceptibility of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in all states and territories. in 2000 the in vitro susceptibility of 3,468 isolates of gonococci was determined by standardised methods. antibiotic susceptibility patterns varied considerably between regions. resistance to the penicillins was highest in larger urban centres and warrants close attention in those rural centres where treatment with the penicillins contin ... | 2001 | 11432529 |
| screening for neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis at entertainment venues among men who have sex with men. | to assess the prevalence and increase awareness of neisseria gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis infections among men who have sex with men, a screening program was conducted at three inner-city homosexual entertainment venues and one community function. | 2002 | 11912463 |
| epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease in north queensland, 1995 to 1999. | this study describes all episodes of invasive meningococcal disease (n=120) acquired in north queensland over the 5 year period 1995 to 1999. indigenous people had a 3-fold greater risk than others of acquiring invasive meningococcal disease. there were 7 deaths, six in non-indigenous people. the majority (72.4%) of identified isolates were serogroup b. we found no evidence of significant resistance to the antibiotics recommended for treatment or chemoprophylaxis. two outbreaks of disease were i ... | 2002 | 11950202 |
| annual report of the australian meningococcal surveillance programme, 2001. | since 1994, the national neisseria network has examined and analysed isolates of neisseria meningitidis from cases of invasive meningococcal disease in australia by means of a collaborative laboratory program. the phenotypes (serogroup, serotype and serosubtype) and antibiotic susceptibility of 338 isolates of n. meningitidis from invasive cases of meningococcal disease were determined in 2001. most disease was caused by serogroup b (206 isolates, 61%) or serogroup c (122 isolates, 36%) meningoc ... | 2002 | 12416703 |
| surveillance of invasive meningococcal disease in queensland, 2002. | during 2002, 124 cases of invasive meningococcal disease were notified in queensland. this was similar to the previous year (n = 128). four (3.2%) of the cases died. trends by age and serogroup were generally similar to previous years and were consistent with the overall patterns of this disease in australia. however, an apparent increase in serogroup c, which infected 41 per cent of cases, needs continued monitoring. this report highlights the need for continued surveillance of morbidity and mo ... | 2003 | 14510059 |
| a new confirmatory neisseria gonorrhoeae real-time pcr assay targeting the pora pseudogene. | the roche cobas amplicor system is widely used for the detection of neisseria gonorrhoeae but is known to cross react with some commensal neisseria spp. therefore, a confirmatory test is required. the most common target for confirmatory tests is the cppb gene of n. gonorrhoeae. however, the cppb gene is also present in other neisseria spp. and is absent in some n. gonorrhoeae isolates. as a result, laboratories targeting this gene run the risk of obtaining both false-positive and false-negative ... | 2004 | 15248092 |
| risk factors for invasive meningococcal disease in southern queensland, 2000-2001. | the aim of this paper is to describe the risk factors for invasive meningococcal disease (imd) in southern queensland. | 2004 | 15317544 |
| a family cluster of serogroup c meningococcal disease. | | 2004 | 15745398 |
| interaction of microbiology and pathology in women undergoing investigations for infertility. | cases of endometriosis with no tubal damage are associated with infertility, suggesting an immunological rather than mechanical barrier to reproduction. laparoscopy and falloposcopy results of clinically asymptomatic women undergoing investigation of infertility were correlated with the outcomes of microbiological screening for chlamydia trachomatis, mycoplasma pneumoniae, mycoplasma hominis, ureaplasma species, neisseria gonorrhoeae, neisseria meningitidis and chlamydia pneumoniae. | 2004 | 15763913 |
| annual report of the australian meningococcal surveillance programme, 2005. | in 2005 there were 345 laboratory-confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (imd) analysed by the national neisseria network, a nationwide network of reference laboratories. the phenotypes (serogroup, serotype and serosubtype) and antibiotic susceptibility of 214 isolates of neisseria meningitidis from invasive cases of meningococcal disease were determined and an additional 131 cases were confirmed by non-culture-based methods. nationally, 251 (73%) confirmed cases were infected with se ... | 2006 | 16841503 |
| annual report of the australian gonococcal surveillance programme, 2006. | the australian gonococcal surveillance programme (agsp) monitors the antibiotic susceptibility of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in all states and territories. in 2006 the in vitro susceptibility of 3,850 isolates of gonococci from public and private sector sources was determined by standardised methods. different antibiotic susceptibility patterns were again seen in the various jurisdictions and regions. resistance to the penicillins nationally was at 34% and, with the exception of the northern ... | 2007 | 17724992 |
| annual report of the australian meningococcal surveillance programme, 2006. | in 2006 there were 271 laboratory-confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease analysed by the national neisseria network, a nationwide network of reference laboratories. the phenotypes (serogroup, serotype and serosubtype) and antibiotic susceptibility of 166 isolates of neisseria meningitidis from invasive cases of meningococcal disease were determined and an additional 105 cases were confirmed by non-culture-based methods. nationally, 217 (80%) confirmed cases were infected with serogrou ... | 2007 | 17724993 |
| contact tracing in a regional sexual health clinic: audit outcomes and implications for sexually transmissible infection control. | to evaluate contact tracing outcomes in a regional sexual health clinic (shc) and to investigate contact tracing outcome measures. | 2007 | 18081581 |
| annual report of the australian meningococcal surveillance programme, 2007--amended. | in 2007 there were 281 laboratory-confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease analysed by the national neisseria network, a nationwide network of reference laboratories. the phenotypes (serogroup, serotype and serosubtype) and antibiotic susceptibility of 154 isolates of neisseria meningitidis from invasive cases of meningococcal disease were determined and an additional 127 cases were confirmed by non-culture based methods. nationally, 223 (85%) confirmed cases where a serogroup was deter ... | 2009 | 19618762 |
| annual report of the australian meningococcal surveillance programme, 2008. | in 2008, there were 260 laboratory-confirmed cases of invasive meningococcal disease (imd) analysed by the national neisseria network, a nationwide network of reference laboratories. one hundred and forty-nine isolates of neisseria meningitidis from invasive cases of meningococcal disease were available for which the phenotypes (serogroup, serotype and serosubtype) and antibiotic susceptibility were determined. an additional 111 cases were confirmed by non-culture based methods. nationally, 223 ... | 2009 | 20047198 |
| annual report of the australian gonococcal surveillance programme, 2008. | the australian gonococcal surveillance programme monitors the antibiotic susceptibility of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in all states and territories. in 2008 the in vitro susceptibility of 3,110 isolates of gonococci from public and private sector sources was determined by standardised methods. different antibiotic susceptibility patterns were again seen in the various jurisdictions and regions. resistance to the penicillins nationally was at 44% and ranged between 25% in queensland and 73% i ... | 2009 | 20047199 |
| annual report of the australian gonococcal surveillance programme, 2009. | the australian gonococcal surveillance programme (agsp) monitors antibiotic susceptibility testing of neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in all states and territories. in 2009 the in vitro susceptibility of 3,220 isolates of gonococci from public and private sector sources was determined by standardised methods. varying antibiotic susceptibility patterns were again seen across jurisdictions and regions. resistance to the penicillins nationally was 36% and, with the exception of the northern territor ... | 2010 | 20690208 |