Publications

  1. Blyth CC, Macartney KK, McRae J, Clark JE, Marshall HS, Buttery J, Francis JR, Kotsimbos T, Kelly PM, Cheng AC; Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) ; Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN) Collaboration . Influenza Epidemiology, Vaccine Coverage and Vaccine Effectiveness in Children Admitted to Sentinel Australian Hospitals in 2017: Results from the PAEDS-FluCAN Collaboration. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Aug 21. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy597.
  2. Cheng AC, Holmes M, Dwyer DE, Irving L, Korman T, Senenayake S, Macartney K, Blyth C, Brown S, Waterer G, Cooley L, Friedman ND, Wark P, Simpson G, Upham J, Bowler S, Brady S, Kotsimbos T, Kelly P. Influenza epidemiology in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2016: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN). Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2017 Dec 1;41(4):E337-E347.
  3. Barr IG, Cheng AC. Difficulties of predicting the timing, size and severity of influenza seasons. Respirology. 2018 Jun;23(6):562-563. doi: 10.1111/resp.13310.
  4. Cheng AC, Subbarao K. Epidemiological Data on the Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine-Another Piece of the Puzzle. J Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 20;218(2):176-178. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jix635.
  5. Britton PN, Blyth CC, Macartney K, Dale RC, Li-Kim-Moy J, Khandaker G, Crawford NW, Marshall H, Clark JE, Elliott EJ, Booy R, Cheng AC, Jones CA; Australian Childhood Encephalitis (ACE) Study Investigators, Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN) Investigators, and Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) Network. The Spectrum and Burden of Influenza-Associated Neurological Disease in Children: Combined Encephalitis and Influenza Sentinel Site Surveillance From Australia, 2013-2015. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 15;65(4):653-660. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix412.
  6. Britton PN, Dale RC, Blyth CC, Macartney K, Crawford NW, Marshall H, Clark JE, Elliott EJ, Webster RI, Cheng AC, Booy R, Jones CA; ACE study investigators and PAEDS network. Influenza-associated Encephalitis/Encephalopathy Identified by the Australian Childhood Encephalitis Study 2013-2015. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Nov;36(11):1021-1026. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001650.
  7. Britton PN, Blyth CC, Macartney K, Dale RC, Li-Kim-Moy J, Khandaker G, Crawford N, Marshall H, Clark J, Elliott E, Booy R, Cheng AC, Jones CA; ACE study investigators, FluCAN investigators and PAEDS network. The Spectrum and Burden of Influenza-Associated Neurological Disease in Children: Combined Encephalitis and Influenza Sentinel Site Surveillance from Australia 2013-2015. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Apr 29. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix412.
  8. Cheng AC, Macartney KK, Waterer GW, Kotsimbos T, Kelly PM, Blyth CC; Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN) Investigators. Repeated Vaccination Does Not Appear to Impact Upon Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Hospitalization With Confirmed Influenza. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Jun 1;64(11):1564-1572. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix209.
  9. Coghlan B, Carlson S, Leder K, Dalton C, Cheng AC. Timing of influenza vaccination in an Australian community-based surveillance system, 2010-2014. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2016 Sep 30;40(3):E347-E350.
  10. Cheng AC, Holmes M, Dwyer DE, Irving LB, Korman TM, Senenayake S, Macartney KK, Blyth CC, Brown S, Waterer G, Hewer R, Friedman ND, Wark PA, Simpson G, Upham J, Bowler SD, Lessing A, Kotsimbos T, Kelly PM. Influenza epidemiology in patients admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2015: the Influenza Complications Alert Network. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2016 Dec 24;40(4):E521-E526.
  11. Coghlan B, Kelly HA, Carlson SJ, Grant KA, Leder K, Dalton CB, Cheng AC. Estimates of influenza vaccine coverage from Victorian surveillance systems based in the community, primary care and hospitals. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2016 Jun 30;40(2):E204-6.
  12. Blyth CC, Macartney KK, Hewagama S, Senenayake S, Friedman ND, Simpson G, Upham J, Kotsimbos T, Kelly P, Cheng AC. Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in children admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2014: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN). Euro Surveill. 2016 Jul 28;21(30). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2016.21.30.30301.
  13. Kelly HA, Lane C, Cheng AC. Influenza vaccine effectiveness in general practice and in hospital patients in Victoria, 2011-2013. Med J Aust. 2016 Feb 1;204(2):76.e1-4. PubMed PMID: 26821109.
  14. Cheng AC, Holmes M, Senenayake S, Dwyer DE, Hewagama S, Korman T, Irving L, Brown S, Waterer G, Hunter C, Friedman ND, Wark P, Simpson G, Upman J, Bowler S, Macartney K, Blyth C, Kotsimbos T, Kelly P. Influenza epidemiology in adults admitted to sentinel Australian hospitals in 2014: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN). Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2015 Sep 30;39(3):E355-60. PubMed PMID: 26620349.
  15. Blyth CC, Cheng AC, Finucane C, Jacoby P, Effler PV, Smith DW, Kelly H, Macartney KK, Richmond PC. The effectiveness of influenza vaccination in preventing hospitalisation in children in Western Australia. Vaccine. 2015 Dec 16;33(51):7239-7244. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.10.122.
  16. Cheng AC, Kotsimbos T, Kelly PM; FluCAN Investigators. Influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation with influenza in adults in Australia in 2014. Vaccine. 2015 Dec 16;33(51):7352-7356. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.10.016.
  17. Cheng AC, Dwyer DE, Holmes M, Irving LB, Brown SG, Waterer GW, Korman TM, Hunter C, Hewagama S, Friedman ND, Wark PA, Simpson G, Upham JW, Bowler SD, Senenayake SN, Kotsimbos TC, Kelly PM. Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in sentinel Australian hospitals in 2013: the Influenza Complications Alert Network. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2014 Jun 30;38(2):E143-9. [PubMed].
  18. Cheng AC, Holmes M, Irving LB, Brown SG, Waterer GW, Korman TM, Friedman ND, Senanayake S, Dwyer DE, Brady S, Simpson G, Wood-Baker R, Upham J, Paterson D, Jenkins C, Wark P, Kelly PM, Kotsimbos T. Influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation with confirmed influenza in the 2010-11 seasons: a test-negative observational study. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 16;8(7):e68760. [PubMed]
  19. Macesic N, Kotsimbos TC, Kelly P, Cheng AC. Hospital-acquired influenza in an Australian sentinel surveillance system. Med J Aust. 2013 Apr 15;198(7):370-2. [PubMed].
  20. Cheng AC, Brown S, Waterer G, Holmes M, Senenayake S, Friedman ND, Hewagama S, Simpson G, Wark P, Upham J, Korman T, Dwyer D, Wood-Baker R, Irving L, Bowler S, Kotsimbos T, Kelly P. Influenza epidemiology, vaccine coverage and vaccine effectiveness in sentinel Australian hospitals in 2012: the Influenza Complications Alert Network (FluCAN). Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2013 Sep 30;37(3):E246-52. [PubMed]
  21. Cheng AC; FluCAN Investigators. Hospitalisation with confirmed influenza in a sentinel surveillance system in 2010 and 2011. Med J Aust. 2012 Aug 20;197(4):217. [PubMed].
  22. Cheng AC, Kotsimbos T, Reynolds A, Bowler SD, Brown SG, Hancox RJ, Holmes M, Irving L, Jenkins C, Thompson P, Simpson G, Waterer G, Wood-Baker R, Kelly PM. Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with severe H1N1/09 pandemic influenza in Australia and New Zealand: an observational cohort study. BMJ Open. 2011 Jul 20;1(1):e000100. [PubMed]
  23. Cheng AC, Kotsimbos T, Kelly HA, Irving LB, Bowler SD, Brown SG, Holmes M, Jenkins CR, Thompson P, Simpson G, Wood-Baker R, Senanayake SN, Brady SJ, Paterson DL, Wark PA, Upham JW, Korman TM, Dwyer DE, Waterer GW, Kelly PM. Effectiveness of H1N1/09 monovalent and trivalent influenza vaccines against hospitalization with laboratory-confirmed H1N1/09 influenza in Australia: a test-negative case control study. Vaccine. 2011 Oct 6;29(43):7320-5. [PubMed]
  24. Kelly PM, Kotsimbos T, Reynolds A, Wood-Baker R, Hancox B, Brown SG, Holmes M, Simpson G, Bowler S, Waterer G, Irving LB, Jenkins C, Thompson PJ, Cheng AC. FluCAN 2009: initial results from sentinel surveillance for adult influenza and pneumonia in eight Australian hospitals. Med J Aust. 2011 Feb 21;194(4):169-74. [PubMed].