Robert Pickles

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a high proportion of severe immediate hypersensitivity reactions presenting or acquired in Australian hospitals are secondary to aminopenicillins and aminocephalosporins, and overall rates of hospital-acquired anaphylaxis are low, and also associated with low inpatient mortality.

TL;DR: Given that the burden of TB in Australia is predominantly from overseas-acquired infection (overseas-born Australians have a notification rate 20 times that of Australian-born citizens"), and recognising that "prevention is better than cure", a rational extension of the authors' national TB control activities would be further involvement in their region for global control.

TL;DR: Removing HCV viraemia is associated with a significant improvement in endothelial function as measured by serum markers, but not in bedside microvascular reactivity, which may be associated with endothelial cell dysfunction and therefore long-term cardiovascular risk.

TL;DR: A 44-year-old man on methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis who presented in septic shock and was diagnosed with staphylococcus aureus myocarditis was successfully managed with intravenous antibiotics and anticoagulation with complete recovery.