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| Archie ClementsSummaryAffiliation: University of Queensland Country: Australia Publications
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Operational research to inform a sub-national surveillance intervention for malaria elimination in Solomon IslandsJo An Atkinson
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Malar J 11:101. 2012..This study contributes to a situational analysis of malaria in Isabel Province to inform an appropriate surveillance intervention...- Baseline spatial distribution of malaria prior to an elimination programme in VanuatuHeidi Reid
Pacific Malaria Initiative Support Centre PacMISC, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health ACITH, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Malar J 9:150. 2010..The current study aimed to establish the baseline distribution of malaria on the most malarious of the province's islands, Tanna Island, to guide the implementation of elimination activities... - Using serological measures to monitor changes in malaria transmission in VanuatuJackie Cook
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
Malar J 9:169. 2010.... - Spatial prediction of malaria prevalence in an endemic area of BangladeshUbydul Haque
International Center for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Malar J 9:120. 2010..Malaria is a major public health burden in Southeastern Bangladesh, particularly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region. Malaria is endemic in 13 districts of Bangladesh and the highest prevalence occurs in Khagrachari (15.47%)... - Modern geographical reconnaissance of target populations in malaria elimination zonesGerard C Kelly
Pacific Malaria Initiative Support Centre, Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Malar J 9:289. 2010..These operations aimed to examine modern approaches to GR to define the spatial distribution of target populations to support contemporary malaria elimination interventions... - Spatial prediction of Plasmodium falciparum prevalence in SomaliaAbdisalan M Noor
Malaria Public Health and Epidemiology Group, Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme, P O Box 43640, 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
Malar J 7:159. 2008..There is a lack of reliable contemporary malaria maps in endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This problem is particularly acute in low malaria transmission countries such as those located in the horn of Africa... - An updated atlas of human helminth infections: the example of East AfricaSimon Brooker
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Int J Health Geogr 8:42. 2009..In an attempt to address the paucity of geographical information on helminth risk, this article describes the development of an updated global atlas of human helminth infection, showing the example of East Africa... - Improved hospital-level risk adjustment for surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort studyE N C Tong
Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention, Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
BMC Infect Dis 9:145. 2009..We aimed to identify medical services associated with high or low BSI rates, and to evaluate the services provided by the hospital as indicators that can be used for more objective hospital-level risk adjustment... 
Spatial risk assessment of Rift Valley fever in SenegalArchie C A Clements
Epidemiology Division, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis 7:203-16. 2007..These risk maps are suitable for use in planning improved sentinel surveillance systems in Senegal, although further data collection is required in large areas of Senegal to better define the spatial distribution of RVF...
Overcrowding and understaffing in modern health-care systems: key determinants in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmissionArchie Clements
Division of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Lancet Infect Dis 8:427-34. 2008..Future decision making should use epidemiological and economic evidence to evaluate the effect of systems changes on the incidence of MRSA infection and other adverse events...- Application of knowledge-driven spatial modelling approaches and uncertainty management to a study of Rift Valley fever in AfricaArchie C A Clements
Epidemiology Division, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK
Int J Health Geogr 5:57. 2006..The focus is on presenting alternate methods where extensive field data are not available and traditional, model-based approaches to disease mapping are impossible to conduct... - Did socio-ecological factors drive the spatiotemporal patterns of pandemic influenza A (H1N1)?Wenbiao Hu
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
Environ Int 45:39-43. 2012..Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) has a significant public health impact. This study aimed to examine the effect of socio-ecological factors on the transmission of H1N1 in Brisbane, Australia... - Using a checklist to identify barriers to compliance with evidence-based guidelines for central line management: a mixed methods study in MongoliaBat Erdene Ider
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Room 303, Edith Cavell Building, Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
Int J Infect Dis 16:e551-7. 2012.... - Perceptions of healthcare professionals regarding the main challenges and barriers to effective hospital infection control in Mongolia: a qualitative studyBat Erdene Ider
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Queensland, QLD 4006, Australia
BMC Infect Dis 12:170. 2012..This study aimed to identify the main perceived challenges and barriers that hinder the effective implementation of infection control programmes in Mongolia... - Spatial patterns and socioecological drivers of dengue fever transmission in Queensland, AustraliaWenbiao Hu
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Environ Health Perspect 120:260-6. 2012..Understanding how socioecological factors affect the transmission of dengue fever (DF) may help to develop an early warning system of DF... - Measuring efficiency in Australian and New Zealand paediatric intensive care unitsLahn D Straney
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Level 2, Public Health Building, Herston Road, Brisbane 4006, Australia
Intensive Care Med 36:1410-6. 2010..To develop a measure of paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) efficiency and compare the efficiency of PICUs in Australia and New Zealand... - Bayesian spatiotemporal analysis of socio-ecologic drivers of Ross River virus transmission in Queensland, AustraliaWenbiao Hu
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:722-8. 2010..No association between Socio-economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) and RRV was observed. The transmission of RRV in Queensland, Australia appeared to be primarily driven by ecologic variables rather than social factors... - Variation in duration of respiratory support among Australian and New Zealand pediatric intensive care unitsLahn Straney
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Pediatr Crit Care Med 12:9-13. 2011.... - Quantifying variation of paediatric length of stay among intensive care units in Australia and New ZealandLahn Straney
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Qual Saf Health Care 19:e5. 2010..To quantify variation of mean paediatric length of stay (LoS) among intensive care units (ICUs) in Australia and New Zealand... - Dengue fever and El Nino/Southern Oscillation in Queensland, Australia: a time series predictive modelWenbiao Hu
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, Queensland 4006, Australia
Occup Environ Med 67:307-11. 2010..It remains unclear over whether it is possible to develop an epidemic forecasting model for transmission of dengue fever in Queensland, Australia... - A Rift Valley fever atlas for AfricaArchie C A Clements
Epidemiology Division, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Prev Vet Med 82:72-82. 2007..Significant high-prevalence clusters encompassed areas that had experienced epidemics during the late 20th century and significant low-prevalence clusters were located in contiguous areas of Western and Central Africa... - Age and gender effects in self-reported urinary schistosomiasis in TanzaniaArchie C A Clements
Division of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
Trop Med Int Health 13:713-21. 2008.... - Mapping malaria risk in Bangladesh using Bayesian geostatistical modelsHeidi Reid
Pacific Malaria Initiative Support Centre PacMISC, University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 83:861-7. 2010..Importantly, malaria risk was found to be highly varied across the endemic regions, necessitating the targeting of resources to reduce the burden in these areas... - Emerging viral zoonoses: frameworks for spatial and spatiotemporal risk assessment and resource planningArchie C A Clements
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston Road, Herston, 4006 Queensland, Australia
Vet J 182:21-30. 2009..Improved spatial data collection systems and greater practical application of spatial epidemiological tools should be applied in real-world scenarios... - Mapping the probability of schistosomiasis and associated uncertainty, West AfricaArchie C A Clements
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
Emerg Infect Dis 14:1629-32. 2008..Clusters with >50% probability of having >50% prevalence were delineated in each country... - Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027: assessing the risks of further worldwide spreadArchie C A Clements
University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
Lancet Infect Dis 10:395-404. 2010..Health departments in countries unaffected by outbreaks should assess the risk of introduction or reintroduction of C difficile PCR ribotype 027 using a structured risk-assessment approach... - Spatial co-distribution of neglected tropical diseases in the east African great lakes region: revisiting the justification for integrated controlArchie C A Clements
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia
Trop Med Int Health 15:198-207. 2010.... - Use of Bayesian geostatistical prediction to estimate local variations in Schistosoma haematobium infection in western AfricaArchie C A Clements
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia
Bull World Health Organ 87:921-9. 2009..To predict the subnational spatial variation in the number of people infected with Schistosoma haematobium in Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger prior to national control programmes... - Space-time variation of malaria incidence in Yunnan province, ChinaArchie C A Clements
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Queensland, Australia
Malar J 8:180. 2009..Understanding spatio-temporal variation in malaria incidence provides a basis for effective disease control planning and monitoring... - A comparative study of the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis in Mali in 1984-1989 and 2004-2006Archie C A Clements
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e431. 2009..We investigated changes in the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis in Mali following a decade of donor-funded control and a further 12 years without control... - Geographical information systems for dengue surveillanceJennifer Duncombe
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Trop Med Hyg 86:753-5. 2012..It also advocates for increased international collaboration in transboundary disease surveillance to confront the emerging global challenge of dengue... - Malaria elimination: moving forward with spatial decision support systemsGerard C Kelly
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Trends Parasitol 28:297-304. 2012.... - Gaming in infection control: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of health professionals in MongoliaBat Erdene Ider
University of Queensland, School of Population Health, Brisbane, Australia
Am J Infect Control 39:587-94. 2011.... - Targeting trachoma control through risk mapping: the example of Southern SudanArchie C A Clements
School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4:e799. 2010..The present study aimed to develop a tool to improve targeting of survey and control activities... - Surveillance of healthcare-acquired infections in Queensland, Australia: data and lessons from the first 5 yearsAnthony P Morton
Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:695-701. 2008..To present healthcare-acquired infection surveillance data for 2001-2005 in Queensland, Australia... - Bayesian spatial analysis and disease mapping: tools to enhance planning and implementation of a schistosomiasis control programme in TanzaniaArchie C A Clements
Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College London, London, UK
Trop Med Int Health 11:490-503. 2006..CONCLUSION: Bayesian geostatistical analysis is a powerful and statistically robust tool for identifying high prevalence areas in a heterogeneous and imperfectly known environment... - The co-distribution of Plasmodium falciparum and hookworm among African schoolchildrenSimon Brooker
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Malar J 5:99. 2006..This is despite the potential public health importance of co-infection and synergistic opportunities for control... - Schistosomiasis controlSimon Brooker
Lancet 363:658-9. 2004 - Evaluation of diagnostic procedures for subclinical mastitis in meat-producing sheepArchie C A Clements
Department of Farm Animal Medicine and Production, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH
J Dairy Res 70:139-48. 2003....