Research: Respiratory Research

Our publications

• Henry Marshall, Robyn Carter, Matthew Torbey, Sharri Minion, Carla Tolson, Flavia Huygens, Megan Hargreaves, Rachel Thomson
  Mycobacterium lentiflavum in drinking water supplies, Australia.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 2011; 17(3):395-402

• Rachel Thomson
  The changing epidemiology of Pulmonary Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases  2010; 16:1576-83

• Miriam Grech, Robyn Carter, Rachel Thomson
  Clinical significance of Mycobacterium asiaticum isolates in Queensland, Australia.
  J Clin Micro 2010;48:162-167

• Rachel Thomson, W.-W. Yew.
  When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases.
  Respirology 2009; 14(1):12-26.  (Top 10 article for 2009)

• Rachel Thomson, Robyn Carter, Chris Gilpin, Chris Coulter, and Megan Hargreaves
  A Comparison of Methods for Processing Drinking Water Samples for the Isolation of Mycobacterium avium and intracellulare
  Appl. Environ. Microbiol.2008:74;3094-3098

• Rachel M Thomson,  John G Armstrong, David F Looke
  Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), acid suppression and Mycobacterium Avium Complex  (MAC) Pulmonary Disease.
  Chest 2007;131;1166-1172  IF 4.008

ABSTRACTS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Rachel Thomson, Carla Tolson, Robyn Carter, Chris Coulter, Flavia Huygens, and Megan Hargreaves
  Pathogenic Nontuberculous Mycobacteria In The Brisbane Potable Water Distribution System
  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., May 2011; 183: A2395.

• Henry Marshall, Robyn Carter, Matthew Torbey, Sharri Minion, Carla Tolson, Flavia Huygens, Megan Hargreaves, Rachel Thomson
  Mycobacterium lentiflavum in drinking water supplies, Australia.
  European Respiratory Society Barcelona, Spain 2010. Poster Presentation.

• M Grech and RM Thomson
  Mycobacterium asiaticum Disease in Queensland, Australia.
  Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Apr 2009; 179: A5271.
  American Thoracic Society San Diego 2009

• RM Thomson, DFM Looke, A Konstantinos
  Five year follow-upof Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Complex (MAC) Disease in Queensland (QLD), Australia
  American Thoracic Society San Diego 2005 Poster presentation

• RM Thomson, DFM Looke, A Konstantinos
  Clinical features and Five year follow-upof Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Complex (MAC) Disease in Queensland (QLD), Australia
  Respirology Mar 2005;10:80
  Proceedings TSANZ Perth 2005

• RM Thomson, DFM Looke, A Konstantinos
  Significance of Pulmonary Mycobacterial Isolates in Queensland
  Respirology Mar 2005;10:A21
  Proceedings TSANZ Perth 2005

• RM Thomson, DFM Looke
  Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease, Acid Suppression and Pulmonary Mycobacterium Avium Complex Disease
  2001 Respirology
  Poster presentation TSANZ – Best Poster TB & Infectious Diseases SIG
  Poster Presentation ASID 2001 – finalist best poster

• RM Thomson, DFM Looke
  Mycobacterium Avium Complex Pulmonary Disease  in QLD in 1999
  2001 Respirology
  Poster Presentation at the TSANZ (Best Poster Award Infectious Diseases SIG) and ASID conferences 1999

• RM Thomson, JG Armstrong, DFM Looke
  Mycobacterium kansasii in QLD: 1988-99
  Oral presentation at TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting April 2000