Sharon C. A. Chen

Cryptococcosis in Australasia and the treatment of cryptococcal and other fungal infections with liposomal amphotericin B.

Strain-dependent effects of environmental signals on the production of extracellular phospholipase by Cryptococcus neoformans.

A review of nucleic acid-based diagnostic tests for systemic mycoses with an emphasis on polymerase chain reaction-based assays.

Cryptococcal phospholipases: a novel lysophospholipase discovered in the pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus gattii.

Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection in young cats: overrepresentation of Abyssinian cats.

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: time for action.

Successful treatment of a localised CDC Group EF-4a infection in a cat.

Cryptococcal phospholipase B antigen is not detected in serum of patients infected with Cryptococcus neoformans using a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

In vitro activities of miltefosine and two novel antifungal biscationic salts against a panel of 77 dermatophytes.

Antifungal agents.

Treatment of scedosporiosis with voriconazole: clinical experience with 107 patients.

Molecular typing of Australian Scedosporium isolates showing genetic variability and numerous S. aurantiacum.

Practical method for detection and identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Scedosporium spp. by use of rolling-circle amplification.

Genotyping of Scedosporium species: a review of molecular approaches.

Not just little adults: candidemia epidemiology, molecular characterization, and antifungal susceptibility in neonatal and pediatric patients.

Assignment of Reference 5'-end 16S rDNA Sequences and Species-Specific Sequence Polymorphisms Improves Species Identification of Nocardia.

Molecular epidemiology of invasive aspergillosis: lessons learned from an outbreak investigation in an Australian hematology unit.

Diagnostic and typing methods for investigating Legionella infection.

Identification of pathogenic Nocardia species by reverse line blot hybridization targeting the 16S rRNA and 16S-23S rRNA gene spacer regions.

Comparison of whole blood, serum, and plasma for early detection of candidemia by multiplex-tandem PCR.

Fungal-derived immune modulating molecules.

Protein-losing enteropathy and hypogammaglobulinaemia as first manifestations of disseminated histoplasmosis coincident with Nocardia infection.

Candidaemia in adult cancer patients: risks for fluconazole-resistant isolates and death.

In vitro antifungal activities of bis(alkylpyridinium)alkane compounds against pathogenic yeasts and molds.

Antifungal therapy in invasive fungal infections.

secA1 gene sequence polymorphisms for species identification of Nocardia species and recognition of intraspecies genetic diversity.

New molecular and surrogate biomarker-based tests in the diagnosis of bacterial and fungal infection in febrile neutropenic patients.

Clinical associations and prevalence of Scedosporium spp. in Australian cystic fibrosis patients: identification of novel risk factors?

Scedosporium aurantiacum is as virulent as S. prolificans, and shows strain-specific virulence differences, in a mouse model.

Abundance of Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium species in the Australian urban environment suggests a possible source for scedosporiosis including the colonization of airways in cystic fibrosis.

Recent advances in management of cryptococcal meningitis: commentary.

Echinocandin antifungal drugs in fungal infections: a comparison.

Design issues in a randomized controlled trial of a pre-emptive versus empiric antifungal strategy for invasive aspergillosis in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies.

Development and validation of a multiplex PCR for detection of Scedosporium spp. in respiratory tract specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis.

Nocardia infections of the face and neck.

Fatal mycotic aneurysms due to Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria infection.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of anidulafungin versus fluconazole for the treatment of invasive candidiasis.

Defining reference sequences for Nocardia species by similarity and clustering analyses of 16S rRNA gene sequence data.

Direct effects of non-antifungal agents used in cancer chemotherapy and organ transplantation on the development and virulence of Candida and Aspergillus species.

Identification of bacteria in blood culture broths using matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization Sepsityper™ and time of flight mass spectrometry.

Three-locus identification, genotyping, and antifungal susceptibilities of medically important Trichosporon species from China.

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in non-HIV-infected patients: new risks and diagnostic tools.

Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry identification of yeasts is contingent on robust reference spectra.

Nosocomial Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: lessons from a cluster in kidney transplant recipients.

Seeking clarity within cloudy effluents: differentiating fungal from bacterial peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Pneumonia and lung infections due to emerging and unusual fungal pathogens.

Sporotrichosis (Sporothrix schenckii infection) in the New South Wales mid-north coast, 2000-2010.

Hospital costs, length of stay and mortality attributable to invasive scedosporiosis in haematology patients.

Clinical manifestations of Cryptococcus gattii infection: determinants of neurological sequelae and death.

Coccidioidal septic arthritis: lessons learned from a clinical and laboratory perspective.

Multicenter study of voriconazole pharmacokinetics and therapeutic drug monitoring.

Multicenter study of posaconazole therapeutic drug monitoring: exposure-response relationship and factors affecting concentration.

In vitro susceptibilities of yeast species to fluconazole and voriconazole as determined by the 2010 National China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET) study.

Cryptococcosis, lymphoproliferative disorders and modern day chemotherapy regimens.

Clinical utility of the cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay in a diagnostic mycology laboratory.

Practical identification of eight medically important Trichosporon species by reverse line blot hybridization (RLB) assay and rolling circle amplification (RCA).

Current status of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight mass spectrometry in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

Generalized subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Phialophora verrucosa: report of a case and review of literature.

Economic evaluation of micafungin vs. liposomal amphotericin B (LAmB) for the treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis (IC).

Pharmacoeconomics of empirical antifungal use in febrile neutropenic hematological malignancy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.

Galactomannan and PCR versus culture and histology for directing use of antifungal treatment for invasive aspergillosis in high-risk haematology patients: a randomised controlled trial.

Antifungal therapy and management of complications of cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii.

Post-transplant Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia-a re-emerged public health problem?

Molecular epidemiology linking multihospital clusters of opportunistic Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.

Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan alone or in combination with PCR for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in adult hematology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

In vitro activity of miltefosine as a single agent and in combination with voriconazole or posaconazole against uncommon filamentous fungal pathogens.

Rapid identification of Gram-negative organisms from blood culture bottles using a modified extraction method and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

Fungal infections and treatment in cystic fibrosis.

Functional characterization of the hexose transporter Hxt13p: an efflux pump that mediates resistance to miltefosine in yeast.

A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for Strongyloides stercoralis in stool that uses a visual detection method with SYTO-82 fluorescent dye.

Thermomyces lanuginosus infective endocarditis: Case report and a review of endocarditis due to uncommon moulds.

Anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor autoantibodies are a risk factor for central nervous system infection by Cryptococcus gattii in otherwise immunocompetent patients.

Echinocandins in the treatment of candidaemia and invasive candidiasis: clinical and economic perspectives.

Candida quercitrusa candidemia: investigation of three clustered cases and mycological characteristics of this novel species.

Functional disruption of yeast metacaspase, Mca1, leads to miltefosine resistance and inability to mediate miltefosine-induced apoptotic effects.

Clinical utility of Aspergillus galactomannan and PCR in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies.