Publications
| public health action following an outbreak of toxigenic cutaneous diphtheria in an auckland refugee resettlement centre. | global forced displacement has climbed to unprecedented levels due largely to regional conflict. degraded public health services leave displaced people vulnerable to multiple environmental and infectious hazards including vaccine preventable disease. while diphtheria is rarely notified in new zealand, a 2 person outbreak of cutaneous diphtheria occurred in refugees from afghanistan in february 2015 at the refugee resettlement centre in auckland. both cases had uncertain immunisation status. the ... | 2016 | 28043222 |
| corynebacterium diphtheriae endocarditis: a case series and review of the treatment approach. | objectives: infective endocarditis due to non-toxigenic corynebacterium diphtheriae is uncommon; we report 10 cases occurring over a 14-year period in auckland, new zealand and review the approach for treatment. case series: eight of the 10 patients had known prosthetic valves or homografts in situ. three patients required surgical intervention for infective endocarditis. seven patients were treated with a combination of β-lactam and aminoglycoside, and one each was treated with a combination of ... | 2011 | 21641260 |