Publications by authors named "Alexander A Padiglione"

Objectives: To describe the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory features and outcomes of dengue in returned Australian travellers, applying the revised WHO dengue classification (2009) to this population.

Design, Setting And Participants: Retrospective case series analysis of confirmed dengue cases hospitalised at one of four Australian tertiary hospitals, January 2012 - May 2015.

Main Outcome Measures: Clinical features, laboratory findings and outcomes of patients with dengue; dengue classification according to 2009 WHO guidelines.

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The objective of this study was to determine rates of positive bacterial cultures in patients with extensive toxic epidermal necrolysis, the rate of bacteremia, whether empirical antibiotics had been commenced, and their effectiveness when commenced. The authors conducted a retrospective chart review of patients with extensive toxic epidermal necrolysis between January 2001 and December 2012 admitted to the Victorian Adult Burns Service, Melbourne, Australia, with respect to the amount of positive cultures, number and type of organisms identified, whether empirical antibiotics had been commenced, and whether antibiotics were effective against organisms cultured. A total of 27 patients were admitted over the study period of 11 years.

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The catastrophic wildfires of February 2009 in Victoria, Australia killed 173 people and hospitalised 18 adults with burns. We conducted a case-control study of wildfire victims (WFVs) compared to routine burns patients to assess early differences in bacteriology. Demographic, outcome and bacteriology data (for the first 72 h) were prospectively collected on all 18 WFVs, and compared to those of 36 RBPs matched 2:1 for age, gender, burns severity (total body surface area ≥20%) and ICU admission.

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Introduction: We aimed to identify the risk factors for, and outcomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia in adult burns patients.

Method: All adult burns patients who developed a Gram-negative bacteraemia over a period of 7 years were included. Retrospective data analysed included patient demographics, organisms cultured, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, isolation of P.

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Sepsis due to Candida is an uncommon but a significant cause of death in burns patients. Colonization is common, but consensus guidelines for prophylaxis and empirical therapy do not specifically include this cohort. Our aim was to define predictive factors for candidaemia in a burns unit, to guide protocols for prevention and early treatment.

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Invasive candidiasis has emerged as an important nosocomial infection, especially in critically ill patients. The incidence of candidaemia in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is 5- to 10-fold higher than in the entire hospital and the crude mortality rate of patients with candidaemia is between 35% and 60%. Candida albicans remains the predominant cause of invasive candidiasis in ICUs, followed by Candida tropicalis, Candida glabrata and Candida parapsilosis.

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Accurate assessment of the risk factors for colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) among high-risk patients is often confounded by nosocomial VRE transmission. We undertook a 15-month prospective cohort study of adults admitted to high-risk units (hematology, renal, transplant, and intensive care) in three teaching hospitals that used identical strict infection control and isolation procedures for VRE to minimize nosocomial spread. Rectal swab specimens for culture were regularly obtained, and the results were compared with patient demographic factors and antibiotic exposure data.

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