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Infectious diseases

Letters

Emerging viral mutants in Australia suggest RNA recombination event in the SARS‐CoV‐2 genome

Ting‐Yu Yeh and Gregory P Contreras

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 44-44.e1 Free

Letters

Rapid publishing in the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)

Adrian YS Lee and Ming‐Wei Lin

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 535-535.e1 Free

Letters

Rapid publishing in the era of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)

Nicholas J Talley

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 535-536 Free

Perspectives

Drug repurposing in the era of COVID‐19: a call for leadership and government investment

Jennifer H Martin and Nikola A Bowden

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 450-452.e1 Free

Editorial

The challenges of establishing adequate capacity for SARS‐CoV‐2 testing

David W Smith

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 457-458 Free

Consensus statements

Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance

Robert Weinkove, Zoe K McQuilten, Jonathan Adler, Meera R Agar, Emily Blyth, Allen C Cheng, Rachel Conyers, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Claire Hardie, Christopher Jackson, Steven W Lane, Tom Middlemiss, Peter Mollee, Stephen P Mulligan, David Ritchie, Myra Ruka, Benjamin Solomon, Jeffrey Szer, Karin A Thursky, Erica M Wood, Leon J Worth, Michelle K Yong, Monica A Slavin and Benjamin W Teh

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 481-489 Free

Letters

Rethinking the role of senior medical students in the COVID‐19 response

Jim H‐S Wang, Sarah Tan and Kyle Raubenheimer

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 490-490.e1 Free

Perspectives

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19): angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers and cardiovascular disease

Garry LR Jennings

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 502-503.e1 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Candida auris in an Australian health care facility: importance of screening high risk patients

Leon J Worth, Simon J Harrison, Michael Dickinson, Annaliese Diemen, Jennifer Breen, Susan Harper, Caroline Marshall, Deborah A Williamson, Karin A Thursky and Monica A Slavin

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 510-511.e1

Perspectives

Early clinical response to a high consequence infectious disease outbreak: insights from COVID‐19

Amanda M Rojek, Martin Dutch, David Camilleri, Emma Gardiner, Emma Smith, Caroline Marshall, Kirsty L Buising, Nicola Walsham and Mark Putland

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 447-450.e1 Free

Research letters

When a system breaks: queueing theory model of intensive care bed needs during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Hamish DD Meares and Michael P Jones

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 470-471 Free

Research letters

Modelling the impact of COVID‐19 on intensive care services in New South Wales

Gregory J Fox, James M Trauer and Emma McBryde

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 468-469 Free

Letters

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) and implications for thiopurine use

Thomas M Goodsall, Samuel P Costello and Robert V Bryant

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 490-490.e1 Free

Consensus statements

Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID‐19 adult patient group

David J Brewster, Nicholas Chrimes, Thy BT Do, Kirstin Fraser, Christopher J Groombridge, Andy Higgs, Matthew J Humar, Timothy J Leeuwenburg, Steven McGloughlin, Fiona G Newman, Chris P Nickson, Adam Rehak, David Vokes and Jonathan J Gatward

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 472-481 Free

Perspectives

COVID‐19: implementing sustainable low cost physical distancing and enhanced hygiene

Craig B Dalton, Stephen J Corbett and Anthea L Katelaris

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 443-446.e1 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

A case of toxigenic, pharyngeal diphtheria in Australia

Sarah Grigg, David Hogan, F Shaun Hosein, Dean Johns, Amy Jennison and Shradha Subedi

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (2): 64-65.e1

Research

Surge capacity of intensive care units in case of acute increase in demand caused by COVID‐19 in Australia

Edward Litton, Tamara Bucci, Shaila Chavan, Yvonne Y Ho, Anthony Holley, Gretta Howard, Sue Huckson, Philomena Kwong, Johnny Millar, Nhi Nguyen, Paul Secombe, Marc Ziegenfuss and David Pilcher

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 463-467 Free

Perspectives

Public health, health systems and palliation planning for COVID‐19 on an exponential timeline

C Raina MacIntyre and David J Heslop

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 440-442.e1 Free

Editorial

A sustainable future in health: ensuring as health professionals our own house is in order and leading by example

Nicholas J Talley

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 344-344 Free

Editorials

Hepatitis C elimination in Australia: progress and challenges

Marianne Martinello, Behzad Hajarizadeh and Gregory J Dore

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 362-363

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Necrotising enterocolitis caused by Clostridium perfringens: a life‐threatening manifestation of a common foodborne infection

Harry N Walker, Kwee‐Chin Liew, Vicki Adams, Sarah Larcombe, Sonal S Nagra, Glenn Guest and Eugene Athan

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 114-115.e1

Research letters

Characteristics, treatment and complications of herpes zoster ophthalmicus at a tertiary eye hospital

Rahul Chakrabarti, Grace George, Kristen Wells and Carmel Crock

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (5): 226-227 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

A case of drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) without a typical precipitant

David WJ Griffin, Genevieve E Martin, Catriona McLean, Allen C Cheng and Michelle L Giles

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (7): 300-301.e1

Perspectives

One disease, two vaccines: challenges in prevention of meningococcal disease

Cyra Patel, Clayton K Chiu, Frank H Beard, Nigel W Crawford and Kristine Macartney

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 453-456.e1

Research

Isolation and rapid sharing of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) from the first patient diagnosed with COVID‐19 in Australia

Leon Caly, Julian Druce, Jason Roberts, Katherine Bond, Thomas Tran, Renata Kostecki, Yano Yoga, William Naughton, George Taiaroa, Torsten Seemann, Mark B Schultz, Benjamin P Howden, Tony M Korman, Sharon R Lewin, Deborah A Williamson and Mike G Catton

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 459-462 Free