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Reflection of the year: I haven’t achieved anything!

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By Elaine Cheong
| Medium
That came up repeatedly in my conversations with a few friends in the past weeks — Something I heard from many and also said to myself. There were episodes of mini burnouts and yet I continued, sitting at my desk surrounded by the screens, gadgets, and devices, racing against deadlines. The routine grind of 9–6 on weekdays. The weekly ritual of house cleaning and laundry. The monthly cycle of bill payments. The smile we put on at networking events. The occasional weekend catch-up with friends.
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Non‐typhoidal Salmonella myocarditis: a disease manifestation not to be missed

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By Nilanthy Vigneswaran, Elaine Cheong
| Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) Verified
Med J Aust 2023; 218 (5): . || doi: 10.5694/mja2.51859 Published online: 20 March 2023 In April 2021, a 19‐year‐old man presented with a two‐day history of intermittent pleuritic chest pain and associated fevers. He reported symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting 48 hours after consuming tandoori chicken pizza eight days previously. The full article is accessible to AMA members and paid subscribers. Login to read more or purchase a subscription now.
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Antimicrobial stewardship audit and feedback rounds: the impact of electronic systems and moving beyond the restricted antibiotic list

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By Fiona F Doukas, Elaine Cheong, Genevieve McKew, Timothy Gray
| Wiley Online Library Verified
Original Article Fiona F. Doukas, Corresponding Author fiona.doukas@health.nsw.gov.au orcid.org/0000-0003-0523-9080 Pharmacy Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Correspondence Fiona F. Doukas, Pharmacy Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2139, Australia; and Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
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Hospital MRSA outbreaks: Multiplex PCR-reverse line blot binary typing as a screening method for WGS, and the role of the environment in transmission

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By Thomas Gottlieb, Genevieve McKew, Marc Ramsperger, Elaine Cheong
| Infection, Disease & Health Verified
Highlights • For infection control purposes in a hospital setting with a high incidence of MRSA, WGS is required to determine accurate numbers of patient acquisitions, and to elucidate pathways of transmission, and environmental sampling provides essential information. • MRSA readily contaminates the environment, and environmental screening programs generate large numbers of isolates.
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