Allen C Cheng

Summary

Affiliation: Monash University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Hospital-acquired influenza in an Australian sentinel surveillance system
    Nenad Macesic
    Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 198:370-2. 2013
  2. ncbi Prescribing trends before and after implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program
    Kelly A Cairns
    Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 198:262-6. 2013
  3. ncbi Prevalence and risk factors for VRE colonisation in a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia: a cross sectional study
    Surendra Karki
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 1:31. 2012
  4. ncbi Estimation of body weight in hospitalized patients
    S Darnis
    Université Aix Marseille II Faculté de Pharmacie la Timone, Marseille, France
    QJM 105:769-74. 2012
  5. ncbi Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection
    Allen C Cheng
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 194:353-8. 2011
  6. ncbi 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
    Allen C Cheng
    Monash University, Australia
    Vaccine 29:7320-5. 2011
  7. ncbi Impact of chlorhexidine-impregnated washcloths on reducing incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in hematology-oncology patients
    Pauline Bass
    Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Infect Control 41:345-8. 2013
  8. ncbi Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with severe H1N1/09 pandemic influenza in Australia and New Zealand: an observational cohort study
    Allen C Cheng
    Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    BMJ Open 1:e000100. 2011
  9. ncbi Evaluation of the accuracy of a pharmacokinetic dosing program in predicting serum vancomycin concentrations in critically ill patients
    Cecile Aubron
    Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Ann Pharmacother 45:1193-8. 2011

Collaborators

  • Christine R Jenkins
  • Pauline Bass
  • Surendra Karki
  • Kelly A Cairns
  • Nenad Macesic
  • Glenys Harrington
  • Denis Spelman
  • Kerrie Watson
  • Gillian Land
  • Jacqueline Kennon
  • S Darnis
  • Cecile Aubron
  • Matthew J Skinner
  • Susan Gonelli
  • Michael Dooley
  • Tom C Kotsimbos
  • Paul Kelly
  • Deborah Rhodes
  • Joseph S Doyle
  • Adam W J Jenney
  • Iain J Abbott
  • Leanne Houston
  • M J Dooley
  • Rosaleen Kehoe
  • C E Corallo
  • N Fareau
  • Sue Borrell
  • S Poole
  • Carmela E Corallo
  • Michael J Dooley
  • Maya O Nunn

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Hospital-acquired influenza in an Australian sentinel surveillance system
    Nenad Macesic
    Infectious Diseases Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 198:370-2. 2013
    ..To review cases of nosocomial influenza and compare the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and outcomes with community-acquired cases...
  2. ncbi Prescribing trends before and after implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program
    Kelly A Cairns
    Alfred Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 198:262-6. 2013
    ..We implemented an antimicrobial stewardship program and aimed to evaluate its effect on broad-spectrum antimicrobial use...
  3. ncbi Prevalence and risk factors for VRE colonisation in a tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia: a cross sectional study
    Surendra Karki
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 1:31. 2012
    ..abstract:..
  4. ncbi Estimation of body weight in hospitalized patients
    S Darnis
    Université Aix Marseille II Faculté de Pharmacie la Timone, Marseille, France
    QJM 105:769-74. 2012
    ..To examine the bias and precision of different methods of estimating body mass and height in hospitalized adult patients...
  5. ncbi Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection
    Allen C Cheng
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
    Med J Aust 194:353-8. 2011
    ..To treat an initial episode and a first recurrence, metronidazole is the preferred antibiotic, with oral vancomycin reserved for severe disease and subsequent recurrences. Surgery should be considered for fulminant disease...
  6. ncbi 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
    Allen C Cheng
    Monash University, Australia
    Vaccine 29:7320-5. 2011
    ..Influenza vaccination was associated with a reduction in hospitalisation caused by H1N1/09 influenza in the 2010 southern hemisphere winter season...
  7. ncbi Impact of chlorhexidine-impregnated washcloths on reducing incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in hematology-oncology patients
    Pauline Bass
    Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Infect Control 41:345-8. 2013
    ..This study describes the impact on incidence of VRE colonization after the implementation of daily skin cleansing with 2% CHG-impregnated washcloths in hematology-oncology patients...
  8. ncbi Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with severe H1N1/09 pandemic influenza in Australia and New Zealand: an observational cohort study
    Allen C Cheng
    Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
    BMJ Open 1:e000100. 2011
    ..Although the overall mortality was similar, the authors found evidence that H1N1/09 caused severe disease in a higher proportion of hospitalised patients...
  9. ncbi Evaluation of the accuracy of a pharmacokinetic dosing program in predicting serum vancomycin concentrations in critically ill patients
    Cecile Aubron
    Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Ann Pharmacother 45:1193-8. 2011
    ..Vancomycin is commonly used empirically in cases of nosocomial infections in critically ill patients. Therefore, early optimization of vancomycin pharmacokinetics is likely to improve outcomes...