NCIRS publications 2008 / 2009 as at August 2009

Brotherton JML. How much cervical cancer in Australia is vaccine preventable? A meta-analysis. Vaccine 2008;26:250-6.

Ridda I, Motbey C, Lam L, Lindley IR, McIntyre PB, MacIntyre CR. Factors associated with pneumococcal immunization among hospitalised elderly persons: a survey of patient's perception, attitude, and knowledge. Vaccine 2008;26:234-40.

Macartney KK, Burgess MA. Varicella vaccination in Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008;197(Suppl 2):S191-5.

McIntyre P, Leask J. Improving uptake of MMR vaccine [editorial]. BMJ 2008;336:729-30.

Newall AT, Scuffham PA, Kelly H, Harsley S, MacIntyre CR. The cost-effectiveness of a universal influenza vaccination program for adults aged 50–64 years in Australia. Vaccine 2008;26:2142-53.

Wood N, Quinn HE, McIntyre P, Elliott E. Pertussis in infants: preventing deaths and hospitalisations in the very young. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2008;44:161-5.

Jelfs J, Macartney K, Cossart Y. Hepatitis B. In: The Cancer Council Australia. National Cancer Prevention Policy 2007–09. Sydney: The Cancer Council Australia, 2007 (additional chapter online May 2008). Available at: http://www.cancer.org.au//File/PolicyPublications/NCPP/NCPP07-09HepBchapter.pdf (accessed Aug 2009).

Thomas P, Joseph TL, Menzies RI. Evaluation of a targeted immunisation program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants in an urban setting. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2008;19:96-9.

Menzies R, Turnour C, Chiu C, McIntyre P. Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia, 2003 to 2006. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2008;32(Suppl):Si-S67.

Chiu C, Ridley G, Menzies R, McIntyre P. Update on childhood pneumococcal vaccination. Pediatric Health 2008;2:351-65.

Rashid H, Haworth E, Shafi S, Memish ZA, Booy R. Pandemic influenza: mass gatherings and mass infection [commentary]. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2008;8:526-7.

Macartney K, McIntyre P. Vaccines for post-exposure prophylaxis against varicella (chickenpox) in children and adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008;(3):CD001833. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001833.pub2.

Brotherton JM, Gold MS, Kemp AS, McIntyre PB, Burgess MA, Campbell-Lloyd S. Anaphylaxis following quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008;179:525-33.

Aratchige PE, McIntyre PB, Quinn HE, Gilbert GL. Recent increases in mumps incidence in Australia: the "forgotten" age group in the 1998 Australian Measles Control Campaign. Medical Journal of Australia 2008;189:434-7.

Isaacs D, Leask J. Should influenza immunisation be mandatory for healthcare workers? No. BMJ 2008;337;a2140.

Wang H, Deeks S, Glasswell A, McIntyre P. Trends in invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Australia, 1995–2005. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2008:32:316-25.

McIntyre PB, Burgess MA, Egan A, Schuerman L, Hoet B. Booster vaccination of adults with reduced-antigen-content diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine: immunogenicity 5 years post vaccination. Vaccine 2009;27:1062-6.

Rank C, Quinn HE, McIntyre PB. Pertussis vaccine effectiveness after mass immunization of high school students in Australia. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2009;28:152-3.

Heywood AE, Gidding HF, Riddell MA, McIntyre PB, MacIntyre CR, Kelly HA. Elimination of endemic measles transmission in Australia. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2009;87:64–71.

Seale H, Leask J, Po K, MacIntyre CR. "Will they just pack up and leave?" – attitudes and intended behaviour of hospital health care workers during an influenza pandemic. BMC Health Services Research 2009;9:30.

Lawrence GL, Mahajan D, Roomiani I. Supplementary report: surveillance of adverse events following immunisation among children aged <7 years in Australia, 1 January to 30 June 2008. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 2009;33:27-31.

Hull BP, Deeks SL, McIntyre PB. The Australian Childhood Immunisation Register – a model for universal immunisation registers? Vaccine 2009;27:5054-60.

Leask J, McIntyre PB. Vaccine refusal and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases [letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 2009;361:723-4.