Dr Pamela Konecny

Conjoint Senior Lecturer

MBBS MD (Res) DTM&H(Lon) MPH FRACP FACSHM

Medicine & Health

School of Clinical Medicine

Dr Pam Konecny is a Senior Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases, St George Hospital and Conjoint Senior Lecturer of the St George & Sutherland Clinical School, located on the grounds of St George Hospital.

Research Interests:
Research interests are infectious diseases related. Early basic science research centred on immunopathogenesis of infectious diseases, investigating the role of dendritic cells in the murine model of leishmaniasis. Following a clinical appointment to St George Hospital as Staff Specialist in Infectious Diseases, clinical research in HIV and sexual health became the focus, co-supervising a PhD student investigating the aetiology and associations of cervicitis. Currently research is centred around antimicrobial stewardship intervention, evaluation and sepsis.

Broad Research Areas: Antimicrobial stewardship; HIV and bone health, sexual health.

Qualifications: MBBS MD (Research) DTM&H(Lon) MPH FRACP FAChSHM

Society Memberships & Professional Activities:
Membership: Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases(ASID), Australian Society of Antimicrobials (ASA), European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID); HIV and AIDS Related Program (HARP) Planning and Performance Steering Committee and Clinical Services Committee
Co-Chair Clinical Excellence Committee (CEC) Antimicrobial Expert Advisory Group; Co-Chair St George and Sutherland Hospital (SGSHHS) Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee; SESLHD, ISLHD&SCH Guidance Management Committee (GMC)

Specific Research Keywords: antimicrobial stewardship, HIV, sepsis

Awards:

2016 Finalist - South East Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) Improvement and Innovation Awards: “Sepsis at SGH”

2014 1^st prize Clinical Research Section - St George and Sutherland Shire Research Foundation Symposium: “Colorectal Comes Clean: A surgical antibiotic prophylaxis intervention”

2013 Winner - Annual NSW Health Innovation Award for Integrated Health Care, with St George Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Team: "Bug Attack- St George Fight Back"

Thesis topics for current UNSW Medicine Postgraduate research students:
ILP/Honours research projects available for 2016:

Field of research: Infectious Diseases, antimicrobial stewardship

Phone

+612 9113 2955

E-mail

Pam.Konecny@health.nsw.gov.au

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'Carbon emissions and hospital pathology stewardship: a retrospective cohort analysis', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 584 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.15622

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'Clinical variation in the early assessment and management of suspected community-acquired meningitis: a multicentre retrospective study', Internal Medicine Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16076

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'Multidisciplinary team meetings in prosthetic joint infection management: A qualitative study', Infection, Disease and Health, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2023.01.002

Journal articles | 2023

2023, 'The impact of cerebrospinal fluid viral polymerase chain reaction testing on the management of adults with viral meningitis: A multi-center retrospective study', Journal of Medical Virology, 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28198

Journal articles | 2022

2022, 'Lifting the curtains of silence: Patient perceptions towards needs and responsibilities in contributing to the prevention of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance', American Journal of Infection Control, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2022.11.013

Journal articles | 2022

2022, 'Severe Coronary Vasospasm in the Context of Infection With the Omicron Variant of SARS-CoV-2', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 31, pp. S227 - S227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.378

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Antifungal prescribing in neonates: Using national point prevalence survey data from Australia', Medical Mycology, 59, pp. 1048 - 1051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myab037

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Cefiderocol treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii retained spinal hardware infection causing reversible acute interstitial nephritis: Recto: Cefiderocol causing acute interstitial nephritis', International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 109, pp. 108 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.06.035

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Infective Endocarditis in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 77, pp. 1629 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.02.014

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Institutional governance and responsiveness to antimicrobial resistance: A qualitative study of Australian hospital executives', BMJ Open, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055215

Journal articles | 2021

2021, 'Lopinavir-ritonavir and hydroxychloroquine for critically ill patients with COVID-19: REMAP-CAP randomized controlled trial', Intensive Care Medicine, 47, pp. 867 - 886, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06448-5

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Aminoglycoside use in paediatric febrile neutropenia – Outcomes from a nationwide prospective cohort study', PLoS ONE, 15, pp. e0238787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238787

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Antibiotic appropriateness and guideline adherence in hospitalized children: Results of a nationwide study', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 75, pp. 738 - 746, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz474

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Antibiotic prescribing in neonatal sepsis: An Australian nationwide survey', BMJ Paediatrics Open, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000643

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Factors Affecting Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing: Illness Severity, Early Nonresponse, and Clinician Seniority', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 71, pp. 2543 - 2544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa077

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Infectious diseases and antimicrobial prescribing: Online spaced education for junior doctors', Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 22, pp. 226 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2020.02.008

Journal articles | 2020

2020, 'Letter to the Editor: CSANZ Consensus Guidelines for Interventional Cardiology Services Delivery During COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia and New Zealand', Heart Lung and Circulation, 29, pp. 1260 - 1261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.05.091

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'Rapid progression to gummatous tertiary syphilis in a patient with HIV', Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 60, pp. e48 - e50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12860

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'Re-imagining patient involvement in infection prevention and control and antimicrobial stewardship', Infection, Disease & Health, 24, pp. S4 - S4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2019.09.014

Journal articles | 2019

2019, 'The association between vegetation size and surgical treatment on 6-month mortality in left-sided infective endocarditis', EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, 40, pp. 2243 - 2251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz204

Journal articles | 2018

Adhikari S; Piza M; Taylor P; Deshpande K; Lam D; Konecny P, 2018, 'Sustained multimodal antimicrobial stewardship in an Australian tertiary intensive care unit from 2008–2015: an interrupted time-series analysis', International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 51, pp. 620 - 628, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.01.017

Journal articles | 2018

2018, '2101. Catheter-related Infections Complicating Central Venous Catheter Access Device Insertion: A Retrospective Audit and Comparison of Two Cohorts', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5, pp. S616 - S616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1757

Journal articles | 2018

2018, 'Case report: Subcutaneous ivermectin pharmacokinetics in disseminated strongyloides infection: Plasma and postmortem analysis', American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 99, pp. 1580 - 1582, http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0387

Journal articles | 2018

2018, 'Cluster of invasive Mycobacteria chimaera infections following cardiac surgery demonstrating novel clinical features and risks of aortic valve replacement', Internal Medicine Journal, 48, pp. 1514 - 1520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14093

Journal articles | 2017

Bond SE; Chubaty AJ; Adhikari S; Miyakis S; Boutlis CS; Yeo WW; Batterham MJ; Dickson C; McMullan BJ; Mostaghim M; Li-Yan Hui S; Clezy KR; Konecny P, 2017, 'Outcomes of multisite antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation with a shared clinical decision support system', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72, pp. 2110 - 2118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkx080

Journal articles | 2017

Burston J; Adhikari S; Hayen A; Doolan H; Kelly ML; Fu K; Jensen TO; Konecny P, 2017, 'A Role for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Clinical Sepsis Pathways: A Prospective Interventional Study', Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 38, pp. 1032 - 1038, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2017.139

Journal articles | 2017

Forward E; Konecny P; Burston J; Adhikari S; Doolan H; Jensen T, 2017, 'Predictive validity of the qSOFA criteria for sepsis in non-ICU inpatients', Intensive Care Medicine, 43, pp. 945 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4776-2

Journal articles | 2017

Lusk MJ; Garden FL; Cumming RG; Rawlinson WD; Naing ZW; Konecny P, 2017, 'Cervicitis: a prospective observational study of empiric azithromycin treatment in women with cervicitis and non-specific cervicitis', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 28, pp. 120 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462416628319

Journal articles | 2017

Mostaghim M; Snelling T; McMullan B; Konecny P; Bond S; Adhikari S; Chubaty A; Lovell C; Bajorek B, 2017, 'Nurses are underutilised in antimicrobial stewardship – Results of a multisite survey in paediatric and adult hospitals', Infection, Disease and Health, 22, pp. 57 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2017.04.003

Journal articles | 2016

Lusk MJ; Garden FL; Rawlinson WD; Naing ZW; Cumming RG; Konecny P, 2016, 'Cervicitis aetiology and case definition: A study in Australian women attending sexually transmitted infection clinics', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 92, pp. 175 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052332

Journal articles | 2016

2016, 'Lomentospora prolificans endocarditis - case report and literature review', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1372-y

Journal articles | 2015

Akram A; Stevens RP; Konecny P, 2015, 'Photobacterium damselae and Vibrio harveyi hand infection from marine exposure', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 224 - 225.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.00179

Journal articles | 2015

Chirouze C; Alla F; Fowler VG; Sexton DJ; Corey GR; Chu VH; Wang A; Erpelding ML; Durante-Mangoni E; FernÃ¡ndez-Hidalgo N; Giannitsioti E; Hannan MM; Lejko-Zupanc T; MirÃ³ JM; MuÃ±oz P; Murdoch DR; Tattevin P; Tribouilloy C; Hoen B; Clara L; Sanchez M; Nacinovich F; Oses PF; Ronderos R; Sucari A; Thierer J; CasabÃ© J; Cortes C; Altclas J; Kogan S; Spelman D; Athan E; Harris O; Kennedy K; Tan R; Gordon D; Papanicolas L; Eisen D; Grigg L; Street A; Korman T; Kotsanas D; Dever R; Konecny P; Lawrence R; Rees D; Ryan S; Feneley MP; Harkness J; Jones P; Post J; Reinbott P; Gattringer R; Wiesbauer F; Andrade AR; De Brito AC P; GuimarÃ£es AC; Grinberg M; Mansur AJ; Siciliano RF; Strabelli TM V; Vieira ML C; De Medeiros Tranchesi RA; Paiva MG; Fortes CQ; De Oliveira Ramos A; Ferraiuoli G; Golebiovski W; Lamas C; Santos M; Weksler C; Karlowsky JA; Keynan Y; Morris AM; Rubinstein E; Jones SB; Garcia P; Cereceda M; Fica A; Mella RM; Barsic B; Bukovski S; Krajinovic V; Pangercic A; Rudez I; Vincelj J; Freiberger T; Pol J; Zaloudikova B; Zainab A; El Kholy A; Mishaal M; Rizk H; Aissa N; Alauzet C; Campagnac C; Doco-Lecompte T; Selton-Suty C; Casalta JP; Fournier PE, 2015, 'Impact of early valve surgery on outcome of staphylococcus aureus prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: Analysis in the international collaboration of endocarditis-prospective cohort study', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 60, pp. 741 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu871

Journal articles | 2015

Konecny P, 2015, 'Screening tests for gonorrhoea should first do no harm', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja15.r18559

Journal articles | 2015

Murray DD; Suzuki K; Law M; Trebicka J; Neuhaus J; Wentworth D; Johnson M; Vjecha MJ; Kelleher AD; Emery S; Aagaard B; Aragon E; Arnaiz J; Borup L; Clotet B; Dragsted U; Fau A; Gey D; Grarup J; Hengge U; Herrero P; Jansson P; Jensen B; Jensen K; Juncher H; Lopez P; Lundgren JD; Matthews C; Mollerup D; Pearson M; Phillips A; Reilev S; Tillmann K; Varea S; Angus B; Babiker A; Cordwell B; Darbyshire J; Dodds W; Fleck S; Horton J; Hudson F; Moraes Y; Pacciarini F; Palfreeman A; Paton N; Smith N; Van Hooff F; Bebchuk J; Collins G; Denning E; DuChene A; Fosdick L; Harrison M; Herman-Lamin K; Krum E; Larson G; Neaton J; Nelson R; Quan K; Quan S; Schultz T; Thompson G; Wyman N; Carey C; Chan F; Cooper D; Courtney-Rodgers D; Drummond F; Harrod M; Jacoby S; Kearney L; Lin E; Pett S; Robson R; Seneviratne N; Stewart M; Watts E; Finley E; Gordin F; SÃ¡nchez A; Standridge B; Belloso W; Davey R; Duprez D; Gatell J; Hoy J; Lifson A; Pederson C; Perez G; Price R; Prineas R; Rhame F; Sampson J; Worley J; Modlin J; Beral V; Chaisson R; Fleming T; Hill C, 2015, 'Circulating microRNAs in sera correlate with soluble biomarkers of immune activation but do not predict mortality in ART treated individuals with HIV-1 infection: A case control study', PLoS ONE, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0139981

Journal articles | 2015

2015, 'One-year outcome following biological or mechanical valve replacement for infective endocarditis', International Journal of Cardiology, 178, pp. 117 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.125

Journal articles | 2013

Barsic B; Dickerman S; Krajinovic V; Pappas P; Altclas J; Carosi G; CasabÃ© JH; Chu VH; Delahaye F; Edathodu J; Fortes CQ; Olaison L; Pangercic A; Patel M; Rudez I; Tamin SS; Vincelj J; Bayer AS; Wang A; Clara L; Sanchez M; Nacinovich F; Oses PF; Ronderos R; Sucari A; Thierer J; Cortes C; Kogan S; Spelman D; Athan E; Harris O; Kennedy K; Tan R; Gordon D; Papanicolas L; Eisen D; Grigg L; Street A; Korman T; Kotsanas D; Dever R; Jones P; Konecny P; Lawrence R; Rees D; Ryan S; Feneley MP; Harkness J; Post J; Reinbott P; Gattringer R; Wiesbauer F; Andrade AR; De Brito AC P; GuimarÃ£es AC; Grinberg M; Mansur AJ; Siciliano RF; Strabelli TM V; Vieira ML C; De Medeiros Tranchesi RA; Paiva MG; De Oliveira Ramos A; Ferraiuoli G; Golebiovski W; Lamas C; Santos M; Weksler C; Karlowsky JA; Keynan Y; Morris AM; Rubinstein E; Jones SB; Garcia P; Cereceda M; Fica A; Mella RM; Bukovski S; Freiberger T; Pol J; Zaloudikova B; Ashour Z; Kholy AE; Mishaal M; Rizk H; Aissa N; Alauzet C; Alla F; Campagnac C; Doco-Lecompte T; Selton-Suty C; Casalta JP; Fournier PE; Habib G; Raoult D; Thuny F; Delahaye A; Vandenesch F; Donal E, 2013, 'Influence of the timing of cardiac surgery on the outcome of patients with infective endocarditis and stroke', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 56, pp. 209 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis878

Journal articles | 2013

Bourne C; Allen D; Brown K; Davies SC; McNulty A; Smith DE; O'Connor CC; Couldwell D; Jackson E; Bolton M; Rodgers C; Konecny P; Smith DJ; Parker A, 2013, 'Erratum: What proportion of sexually transmissible infections and HIV are diagnosed in New South Wales public sexual health services compared with other services?', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12020-CO

Journal articles | 2013

Bourne C; Allen D; Brown K; Davies SC; McNulty A; Smith DE; O'Connor CC; Couldwell D; Jackson E; Bolton M; Rodgers C; Konecny P; Smith DJ; Parker A, 2013, 'What proportion of sexually transmissible infections and HIV are diagnosed in New South Wales public sexual health services compared with other services? (vol 10, pg 119, 2013)', SEXUAL HEALTH, 10, pp. 290 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12020_CO

Journal articles | 2013

Bourne C; Allen D; Brown K; Davies SC; McNulty A; Smith DE; O'Connor CC; Couldwell D; Jackson E; Bolton M; Rodgers C; Konecny P; Smith DJ; Parker A, 2013, 'What proportion of sexually transmissible infections and HIV are diagnosed in New South Wales? public sexual health services compared with other services?', Sexual Health, 10, pp. 119 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12020

Journal articles | 2013

Chambers ST; Murdoch DR; Morris A; Holland D; Pappas P; Almela M; FernaÂ´ndez-Hidalgo N; Almirante B; Bouza E; Forno D; del Rio A; Hannan MM; Harkness J; Kanafani ZA; Lalani T; Lang S; Raymond N; Read K; Vinogradova T; Woods CW; Wray D; Corey GR; Chu VH; Clara L; Sanchez M; Nacinovich F; Oses PF; Ronderos R; Sucari A; Thierer J; CasabeÂ´ J; Cortes C; Altclas J; Silvia Kogan S; Spelman D; Athan E; Harris O; Kennedy K; Tan R; Gordon D; Papanicolas L; Eisen D; Grigg L; Street A; Korman T; Kotsanas D; Dever R; Jones P; Konecny P; Lawrence R; Rees D; Ryan S; Feneley MP; Post J; Reinbott P; Gattringer R; Wiesbauer F; Andrade AR; de Brito AC P; Guimara~es AC; Grinberg M; Mansur AJ; Siciliano RF; Strabelli TM V; Vieira ML C; de Medeiros Tranchesi RA; Paiva MG; Fortes CQ; de Oliveira Ramos A; Ferraiuoli G; Golebiovski W; Lamas C; Santos M; Weksler C; Karlowsky JA; Keynan Y; Morris AM; Rubinstein E; Jones SB; Garcia P; Cereceda M; Fica A; Mella RM; Barsic B; Bukovski S; Krajinovic V; Pangercic A; Rudez I; Vincelj J; Freiberger T; Pol J; Zaloudikova B; Ashour Z; Kholy AE; Mishaal M; Rizk H; Aissa N; Alauzet C; Alla F; Campagnac C, 2013, 'HACEK Infective Endocarditis: Characteristics and Outcomes from a Large, Multi-National Cohort', PLoS ONE, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063181

Journal articles | 2013

Lusk MJ; Uddin RN N; Lahra MM; Garden FL; Kundu RL; Konecny P, 2013, 'Pharyngeal Gonorrhoea in Women: An Important Reservoir for Increasing Neisseria gonorrhoea Prevalence in Urban Australian Heterosexuals?', J Sex Transm Dis, 2013, pp. 967471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/967471

Journal articles | 2013

Wierema J; Konecny P; Links M, 2013, 'Implementation of risk stratified antibiotic therapy for neutropenic fever: What are the risks?', Internal Medicine Journal, 43, pp. 1116 - 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.12251

Journal articles | 2013

2013, 'Pyelonephritis: What are the present day causative organisms and antibiotic susceptibilities?', Nephrology, 18, pp. 463 - 467, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nep.12062

Journal articles | 2011

2011, 'Mycoplasma genitalium is associated with cervicitis and HIV infection in an urban Australian STI clinic population', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, pp. 107 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2010.045138

Journal articles | 2010

2010, 'Risk Stratification and outcome of Cellulitis admitted to hospital', Journal of Infection, 60, pp. 431 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.014

Journal articles | 2010

2010, 'Trichomonas vaginalis: underdiagnosis in urban Australia could facilitate re-emergence', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 86, pp. 227 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2009.039362

Journal articles | 2009

Figtree MC; Miyakis S; Tanaka K; Martin L; Konecny P; Krilis S, 2009, 'Dapsone hypersensitivity syndrome causing disseminated intravascular coagulation', BMJ Case Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1257

Journal articles | 2009

Lusk MJ; Mclver CJ; Rismanto N; Naing ZW; Rayner B; McGeechan K; Rawlinson WD; Konecny P, 2009, 'MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM IS ASSOCIATED WITH CERVICITIS IN A METROPOLITAN SYDNEY SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC POPULATION', SEXUAL HEALTH, 6, pp. 369 - 370, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271708000068&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2009

Lusk MJ; Naing Z; Rismanto N; Rayner B; McGeechan K; Mclver CJ; Rawlinson WD; Konecny P, 2009, 'TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS: UNDER-DIAGNOSIS IN URBAN AUSTRALIA COULD FACILITATE RE-EMERGENCE', SEXUAL HEALTH, 6, pp. 370 - 370, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000271708000069&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles | 2009

McIver CJ; Rismanto N; Smith C; Naing Z; Rayner B; Lusk M; Konecny P; White PA; Rawlinson WD, 2009, 'Multiplex PCR testing detection of higher-than-expected rates of cervical mycoplasma, ureaplasma, and trichomonas and viral agent infections in sexually active Australian women', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 47, pp. 1358 - 1363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01873-08

Journal articles | 2009

2009, 'Primary health care providers surveyed commonly misinterpret `first void urine` for chlamydia screening', Sexual Health, 6, pp. 91 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH08087

Journal articles | 2009

2009, 'Recent increases in mumps incidence in Australia: The `forgotten` age group in the 1998 Australian Measles Control Campaign', Medical Journal of Australia, 190, pp. 283 - 284, http://mja.com.au/public/issues/190_05_020309/letters_020309_fm-3.html

Journal articles | 2008

Durante-Mangoni E; Bradley S; Selton-Suty C; Tripodi MF; Barsic B; Bouza E; Cabell CH; Ramos AI D O; Fowler V; Hoen B; KoneÃ§ny P; Moreno A; Murdoch D; Pappas P; Sexton DJ; Spelman D; Tattevin P; MirÃ³ JM; Van Der Meer JT M; Utili R, 2008, 'Current features of infective endocarditis in elderly patients: Results of the international collaboration on endocarditis prospective cohort study', Archives of Internal Medicine, 168, pp. 2095 - 2103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.168.19.2095

Journal articles | 2008

Emery S; Neuhaus JA; Phillips AN; Babiker A; Cohen CJ; Gatell JM; Girard PM; Grund B; Law M; Losso MH; Palfreeman A; Wood R; Gordin F; Finley E; Dietz D; Chesson C; Vjecha M; Standridge B; Schmetter B; Grue L; Willoughby M; Demers A; Lundgren JD; Phillips A; Dragsted UB; Jensen KB; Fau A; Borup L; Pearson M; Jansson PO; Jensen BG; Benfield TL; Darbyshire JH; Babiker AG; Fleck SL; Collaco-Moraes Y; Cordwell B; Dodds W; van Hooff F; Wyzydrag L; Cooper DA; Drummond FM; Connor SA; Satchell CS; Gunn S; Oka S; Delfino MA; Merlin K; McGinley C; Neaton JD; Bartsch G; Duchene A; George M; Harri-Harrison M; Hogan C; Krum E; Larson G; Miller C; Nelson R; Neuhaus J; Roediger MP; Schultz T; Thackeray L; Prineas R; Campbell C; Perez G; Lifson A; Duprez D; Hoy J; Lahart C; Perlman D; Price R; Rhame F; Sampson J; Worley J; Rein BM; Dersimonian R; Brody BA; Daar ES; Dubler NN; Fleming TR; Freeman DJ; Kahn JP; Kim KM; Medoff G; Modlin JF; Moellering R; Murray BE; Pick B; Robb ML; Scharfstein DO; Sugarman J; Tsiatis A; Tuazon C; Zoloth L; Klingman K; Lehrman S; Lazovski J; Belloso WH, 2008, 'Major clinical outcomes in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive participants and in those not receiving ART at baseline in the SMART study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 197, pp. 1133 - 1144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/586713

Journal articles | 2008

Figtree M; Miyakis S; Jennings Z; Goh C; Konecny P; Krilis S, 2008, 'Factors Influencing Outcome in Cellulitis Admitted to Hospital and the Role of the Infectious Disease Physician', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 12, pp. E240 - E240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.599

Journal articles | 2008

2008, 'Cervicitis: a review', Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 21, pp. 49 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QCO.0b013e3282f3d988

Journal articles | 2008

2008, 'Inferior clinical outcome of the CD4(+) cell count guided antiretroviral treatment interruption strategy in the SMART study: Role of CD4(+) cell counts and HIV RNA levels during follow-up', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 197, pp. 1145 - 1155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/529523

Journal articles | 2007

Tran H; Konecny P; Carmody C, 2007, 'Syphilis screening profile at sexual health clinic, St George Hospital & Sutherland Hospital', SEXUAL HEALTH, 4, pp. 303 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SHv4n4Ab49

Journal articles | 2007

2007, 'An Australian case of new world cutaneous leishmaniasis', Medical Journal of Australia, 186, pp. 315 - 317

Journal articles | 2005

2005, 'Multifocal cutaneous mucormycosis complicating polymicrobial wound infections in a tsunami survivor from Sri Lanka', Lancet, 365, pp. 876 - 878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71046-1

Journal articles | 2004

Shi T; Iverson GM; Qi JC; Cockerill KA; Linnik MD; Konecny P; Krilis SA, 2004, 'β2-Glycoprotein I binds factor XI and inhibits its activation by thrombin and factor XIIa: Loss of inhibition by clipped β2-glycoprotein I', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101, pp. 3939 - 3944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0400281101

Journal articles | 2004

Shi T; Iverson M; Qi JC; Cockerill KA; Linnik MD; Konecny P; Krilis S, 2004, 'B2Glycoprotein I binds Factor XI and inhibits its activation by thrombin and Factor XIIa. Loss of Inhibition by Clipped B2Glycoprotein I.', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 101, pp. 3939 - 3944

Journal articles | 2004

2004, 'B-2-glycoprotein I binds factor XI by its C-terminal domain and inhibits its activation by thrombin and factor XIIA. Plasmin cleavage of B-2-glycoprotein I abolishes its inhibition of factor XIIA activation of factor XI', Thrombosis Research, 114, pp. 608 - 609, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000228015200056&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Journal articles | 2003

2003, 'First report of human angiostrongyliasis acquired in Sydney', Medical Journal of Australia, 179, pp. 430 - 431

Journal articles | 2003

2003, 'Hemopoietic Cells with Features of the Mast Cell and Basophil Lineages and their Potential Role in Allergy', Current Drug Targets, 2, pp. 293 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568010033484034

Journal articles | 2002

2002, 'Acute Q fever and brachial neuritis: Case report and literature review', Infection, 30, pp. 400 - 402, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15010-002-2099-9

Journal articles | 2000

Davidson RN; Yardley V; Croft SL; Konecny P; Benjamin N, 2000, 'A topical nitric oxide-generating therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis', Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 94, pp. 319 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90341-9

Journal articles | 1999

Konecny P; Drummond FM; Tish KN; Tapsall JW, 1999, 'Saccharomyces cerevisiae oesophagitis in an HIV-infected patient', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 10, pp. 821 - 822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/0956462991913475

Journal articles | 1999

Konecny P; Stagg AJ; Jebbari H; English N; Davidson RN; Knight SC, 1999, 'Murine dendritic cells internalize Leishmania major promastigotes, produce IL-12 p40 and stimulate primary T cell proliferation in vitro', European Journal of Immunology, 29, pp. 1803 - 1811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-4141(199906)29:06<1803::AID-IMMU1803>3.0.CO;2-F

Journal articles | 1997

1997, 'Hyperamylasaemia in asymptomatic HIV patients', Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 34, pp. 259 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000456329703400306

Journal articles | 1996

Konecny P; Davidson RN, 1996, 'Pyrexia of unknown origin in the 1990s: Time to redefine', British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 56, pp. 21 - 24

Journal articles | 1996

1996, 'New treatments in HIV', Harefuah, 130, pp. 467 - 470

Journal articles | 1996

1996, 'Positive serology to Legionella longbeachae in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome', ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, 24, pp. 678 - 681, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0310057X9602400608

Journal articles | 1995

Davidson RN; Konecny P, 1995, 'Immunology and treatment of the leishmaniases', Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 8, pp. 336 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001432-199510000-00004
Preprints | 2023

2023, A unique cytotoxic CD4⁺T cells signature defines critical COVID-19, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.02.17.23286059

Conference Posters | 2015

Konecny P; Kelly M; Stevens R, 2015, 'Scedosporium prolificans endocarditis in a patient with metastatic ovarian cancer.', Melbourne, presented at 19th Congress for International Society for Human and Animal Mycolog,, Melbourne, 04 May 2015 - 08 August 2015

Conference Posters | 2015

Konecny P; Nguyen L; Dabliz R, 2015, 'Impact of antimicrobial stewardship rounds to facilitate appropriate antimicrobial prescribing at St George Hospital', Brisbane, presented at 18th Annual Scientific Meeting- Antimicrobials 2015, Brisbane, 18 February 2015 - 20 August 2015

Conference Posters | 2015

2015, 'Periumbilical thumbprint parasitic purpura: A highly fatal sign in disseminated Strongyloides infection that may mimic vasculitis clinically', California, Vol. 72, pp. AB129 - AB129, presented at American Academy of Dermatologists 73rd Annual Meeting,, California, 20 March 2015 - 24 March 2015, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000360942901245&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Conference Presentations | 2014

Konecny P; Shandler J; Berry C; Adhikari S; LIN L; Akram A; Phan-Thien K; Straube B; Cansdell D; Lassera M; Morris R; Lubowski D, 2014, 'Colorectal comes clean: improvement in antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery at a tertiary centre.', presented at St George and Sutherland Shire Research Foundation Symposium, Kogarah, 23 October 2014 - 24 October 2014

Conference Presentations | 2013

Adhikari S; Choo LK V; Patil M; Dunflou J; McWhinney B; Pretorius C; Weatheral CJ; Konecny P, 2013, 'Parenteral Ivermectin Pharmacology in Strongyloidiasis: Post-mortem Analysis', presented at 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Denver,, Denver, 10 September 2013 - 13 September 2013

Conference Posters | 2013

Konecny P; Adhikari S; Taylor P; Lam D; Deshpande K, 2013, 'Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Intensive Care Unit : A Three Year Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Model', Melbourne, presented at . Australian Society of Antimicrobials, 16th Annual Scientific Meeting-Antimicrobials 2013, Melbourne, 21 February 2013 - 23 February 2013

Conference Presentations | 2012

Konecny P; Adhikari S; McNeil V; McDougall A; Taylor P, 2012, 'Does Antimicrobial Stewardship reduce Antimicrobial Consumption, Cost of Care and Antimicrobial Resistance? A 3 Year Evaluation.', presented at Australian Soc. Infectious Diseases Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, 07 March 2012 - 09 March 2012

Conference Abstracts | 2010

Intong LR; Ho K; Konecny P; Murrell DF, 2010, 'A case of Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a gardener', in AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 51, pp. A30 - A30, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000435023300094&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Papers | 2004

Bester C; Shi T; Yang Q; Giannakopoulos B; Iverson GM; Qi JC; Cokerill KA; Linnik MD; Konecny P; Krilis SA, 2004, 'B-2-glycoprotein I binds factor XI and inhibits its activation by thrombin and factor XIIA: Loss of inhibition by clipped B-2-glycoprotein I', in THROMBOSIS RESEARCH, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, AUSTRALIA, Sydney, pp. 609 - 609, presented at 11th International Congress on Antiphospholipid Antibodies, AUSTRALIA, Sydney, 14 November 2004 - 18 November 2004, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000228015200057&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Papers | 1995

1995, 'The second international congress on drug therapy in HIV infection', in International Antiviral News, pp. 27 - 29

Preprints |

Maintenance of Broad Neutralising Antibodies and Memory B Cells 12 Months Post-Infection Is Predicted by SARS-CoV-2 Specific CD4+ T Cell Responses, , http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3920641

2013 - Winner of 15th Annual NSW Health Innovation Award for Integrated Health Care for the St George Hospital antimicrobial stewardship program

Antimicrobial stewardship evaluation

Inpatient sepsis management

My Research Supervision

PhD candidate - Paediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship

My Teaching

St George& Sutherland Clinical School

Antimicrobial management lecture series - Year 5 & 6, Pre-intern

Clinical infectious diseases ward training blocks for Year 6

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