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View article: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli illness in Aotearoa | New Zealand, 2016-2022: epidemiological, genomic and traditional typing analyses provide insight into a significant endemic disease while highlighting knowledge gaps
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli illness in Aotearoa | New Zealand, 2016-2022: epidemiological, genomic and traditional typing analyses provide insight into a significant endemic disease while highlighting knowledge gaps Open
Introduction Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) cause significant endemic disease in Aotearoa | New Zealand (NZ) with a 2022 case incidence rate of 19.9/100,000 population. The introduction of culture independent diagnostic test…
View article: Post-pandemic increase in invasive group A strep infections in New Zealand
Post-pandemic increase in invasive group A strep infections in New Zealand Open
This research received no specific funding, though iGAS surveillance and typing in NZ is funded by the Ministry of Health, which was not involved in the analysis, interpretation, design, or any aspect of this study. No authors were paid to…
View article: Impact of the COVID‐19 related border restrictions on influenza and other common respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Impact of the COVID‐19 related border restrictions on influenza and other common respiratory viral infections in New Zealand Open
Background New Zealand's (NZ) complete absence of community transmission of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) after May 2020, likely due to COVID‐19 elimination measures, provided a rare opportunity to assess the impact of bo…
View article: A multi-site, international laboratory study to assess the performance of penicillin susceptibility testing of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>
A multi-site, international laboratory study to assess the performance of penicillin susceptibility testing of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Open
Objectives There is clinical uncertainty over the optimal treatment for penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (PSSA) infections. Furthermore, there is concern that phenotypic penicillin susceptibility testing methods are not reliabl…
View article: A national audit of performance standards for blood cultures in Aotearoa New Zealand: opportunities for improvement
A national audit of performance standards for blood cultures in Aotearoa New Zealand: opportunities for improvement Open
This audit demonstrates wide variation in BC performance across New Zealand. In most instances an inadequate volume of blood is being collected, lowering the chance of culturing a pathogen. A significant opportunity for improvement exists;…
View article: Temporal associations of the COVID-19 related border restrictions and respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Temporal associations of the COVID-19 related border restrictions and respiratory viral infections in New Zealand Open
New Zealand (NZ)’s elimination of community transmission of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in May 2020, due to stringent COVID-19 countermeasures, provided a rare opportunity to assess the impact of border restr…