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  1. Environmental risk of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: Strategies for advancing methodology

    Article • Tuberculosis, March 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  2. Quantifying the effectiveness of ultraviolet-C light at inactivating airborne Mycobacterium abscessus

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, February 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  3. ‘Teach me how to look after myself’: What people with bronchiectasis want from education in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting

    Article • The Clinical Respiratory Journal, November 2022, Wiley

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  4. Characterizing and correcting immune dysfunction in non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, November 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  5. Carriage and Transmission of Macrolide Resistance Genes in Patients With Chronic Respiratory Conditions and Their Close Contacts

    Article • CHEST Journal, July 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  6. CD161 expression defines new human γδ T cell subsets

    Article • Immunity & Ageing, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  7. Factors associated with “Frequent Exacerbator” phenotype in children with bronchiectasis: The first report on children from the Australian Bronchiectasis Registry

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, November 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  8. Investigation of C-reactive protein and AIM2 methylation as a marker for PTSD in Australian Vietnam veterans

    Article • Gene, November 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  9. Dissemination of Mycobacterium abscessus via global transmission networks

    Article • Nature Microbiology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  10. Use of inhaled GM-CSF in treatment-refractory NTM infection. An open-label, exploratory clinical trial

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  11. Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension for Refractory Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease

    Article • CHEST Journal, September 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  12. Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension for Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease: A 12-Month Open-Label Extension Clinical Trial

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, July 2021, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  13. Clinical Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations in the Drug Treatment of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria in Cystic Fibrosis

    Article • Clinical Pharmacokinetics, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  14. Influence of climate variables on the rising incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in Queensland, Australia 2001–2016

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, October 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  15. Management of Drug Toxicity in Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease: An Expert Panel Survey

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, September 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  16. Factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Australian Vietnam Veterans: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5

    Article • Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health, May 2020, University of Toronto Press (UTPress)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  17. The Epidemiology of Extrapulmonary Non-tuberculous Mycobacterial Infection in a Pediatric Population

    Article • The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, March 2020, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  18. The Rise of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacterial Lung Disease

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, March 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  19. Management of Australian Adults with Bronchiectasis in Tertiary Care: Evidence-Based or Access-Driven?

    Article • Lung, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  20. Nontuberculosis mycobacteria infections: would there be pharmacodynamics without pharmacokinetics?

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, November 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  21. The clinical significance of Mycobacterium triplex

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, November 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  22. DNA methylation from germline cells in veterans with PTSD

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  23. Inhaled therapies for NTM disease – The way forward?

    Article • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  24. Australian adults with bronchiectasis: The first report from the Australian Bronchiectasis Registry

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, August 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  25. Comparison of Sleep Patterns in Vietnam Veterans With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Using Wrist Actigraphy

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, May 2019, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  26. Resilience and psychopathology in trauma-exposed Australian Veterans: An exploratory factor analysis of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale

    Article • Journal of Military Veteran and Family Health, April 2019, University of Toronto Press (UTPress)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  27. Transmission of bacteria in bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Low burden of cough aerosols

    Article • Respirology, March 2019, Wiley

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  28. Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease: individual patient data meta-analysis

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  29. Exploring immunomodulation by endocrine changes in Lady Windermere syndrome

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, February 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  30. Multi-Centre Ethics and Research Governance Review Can Impede Non-Interventional Clinical Research

    Article • Internal Medicine Journal, November 2018, Wiley

    Professor Rachel M Thomson, Conjoint Professor Peter Wark

  31. Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension for Treatment-Refractory Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium avium Complex (CONVERT): A Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Study

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, September 2018, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  32. Anomalies in T Cell Function Are Associated With Individuals at Risk of Mycobacterium abscessus Complex Infection

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, June 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  33. Sleep Disturbances in Australian Vietnam Veterans With and Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, May 2018, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  34. Impact of Long-Term Erythromycin Therapy on the Oropharyngeal Microbiome and Resistance Gene Reservoir in Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

    Article • mSphere, April 2018, ASM Journals

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  35. Treatment outcome definitions for nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Jakko van Ingen, Professor Rachel M Thomson, Dr Enrico Tortoli, Dirk Wagner

  36. Mycobacterium shimoidei, a Rare Pulmonary Pathogen, Queensland, Australia

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 2017, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  37. Physical comorbidities of post-traumatic stress disorder in Australian Vietnam War veterans

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, April 2017, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  38. Susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease is influenced by rs1518111 in IL10

    Article • Human Immunology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  39. Notification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: An Australian Perspective

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, March 2017, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  40. A haplotype spanning P2X7R, P2X4R and CAMKK2 may mark susceptibility to pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease

    Article • Immunogenetics, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  41. Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium

    Article • Science, November 2016, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Rachel M Thomson, Pablo Moreno

  42. Culture-Independent Detection of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Clinical Respiratory Samples

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2016, ASM Journals

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  43. Is Pulmonary non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Linked with a High Burden of Latent Cytomegalovirus?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Immunology, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  44. Safety of IV amikacin in the treatment of pulmonary non‐tuberculous mycobacterial disease

    Article • Respirology, November 2015, Wiley

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  45. Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease. Time to Get a Grip!

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, October 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  46. Review: Environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection

    Article • International Journal of Mycobacteriology, June 2015, Medknow

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  47. Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria Associated with Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Australia, 2005–2011

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2014, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  48. A spatial epidemiological analysis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Queensland, Australia

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  49. Strain variation amongst clinical and potable water isolates of M. kansasii using automated repetitive unit PCR

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  50. Levels of anti-cytokine antibodies may be elevated in patients with pulmonary disease associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria

    Article • Cytokine, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  51. Heterogeneity of clinical and environmental isolates ofMycobacterium fortuitumusing repetitive element sequence-based PCR: municipal water an unlikely source of community-acquired infections

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  52. Searching for an immunogenetic factor that will illuminate susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease

    Article • Human Immunology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  53. Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) from Household Water and Shower Aerosols in Patients with Pulmonary Disease Caused by NTM

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2013, ASM Journals

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  54. Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from municipal water - a potential source of human infection

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  55. The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-NET collaborative study

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, April 2013, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson, Dr Mateja Jankovic Makek, Dirk Wagner, Dr Enrico Tortoli

  56. Factors associated with the isolation of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from a large municipal water system in Brisbane, Australia

    Article • BMC Microbiology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  57. Mycobacterium Abscessus Infection And Potable Water

    Article • May 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  58. Pathogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacteria In The Brisbane Potable Water Distribution System

    Article • May 2011, American Thoracic Society

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  59. Mycobacterium lentiflavum in Drinking Water Supplies, Australia

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, March 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  60. Changing Epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections

    Article • Emerging Infectious Diseases, October 2010, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  61. Clinical Significance ofMycobacterium asiaticumIsolates in Queensland, Australia

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2009, ASM Journals

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  62. When and how to treat pulmonary non‐tuberculous mycobacterial diseases

    Article • Respirology, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  63. Comparison of Methods for Processing Drinking Water Samples for the Isolation of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2008, ASM Journals

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  64. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Acid Suppression, and Mycobacterium avium Complex Pulmonary Disease

    Article • CHEST Journal, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  65. Sesame seed products contaminated with Salmonella : three outbreaks associated with tahini

    Article • Epidemiology and Infection, May 2005, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  66. Cytomegalovirus retinitis, human immunodeficiency virus antibody positivity and normal T helper cell numbers

    Article • Journal of Infection, September 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Rachel M Thomson

  67. Diagnosis, classification and epidemiology of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease

    Article • European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Rachel M Thomson