Overview
Background
Associate Professor Kate McCarthy is an Infectious Diseases Physician and a Microbiologist. She is an Associate Professor with the University of Queensland Medical School. She is a committee member of the Australian Healthcare Infection Control Special Interest Group and is the Medical Director of Infection Control at the RBWH. A/Prof McCarthy has authored 36 publications and co-supervises two PhD students. She lectures for the University of Queensland Medical School. A/Prof McCarthy is passionate about research that impacts the longer term care of the patients she sees in clinical practice.
Availability
- Dr Kate McCarthy is:
- Available for supervision
Research interests
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Antibiotics
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Blood Stream Infection
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Infection Control
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Current practices and challenges of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a narrative review
Wolie, Zenaw T., Roberts, Jason A., Gilchrist, Mark, McCarthy, Kate and Sime, Fekade B. (2024). Current practices and challenges of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: a narrative review. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79 (9), 2083-2102. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae177
2024
Journal Article
Antibody-mediated serum resistance protects Pseudomonas aeruginosa during bloodstream infections
Hickson, Sarah M., Hoehensteiger, Johannes K., Mayer-Coverdale, Johanna, Torres, Von Vergel L., Feng, Wenkang, Monteith, Joshua N., Henderson, Ian R., McCarthy, Kate L. and Wells, Timothy J. (2024). Antibody-mediated serum resistance protects Pseudomonas aeruginosa during bloodstream infections. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 230 (2), e221-e229. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad457
2024
Journal Article
Determining Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonisation from Infection Using PCR-Based Diagnostics in HIV-Negative Individuals
Watson, Anna Louise, Woodford, John, Britton, Sumudu, Gupta, Rita, Whiley, David and McCarthy, Kate (2024). Determining Pneumocystis jirovecii Colonisation from Infection Using PCR-Based Diagnostics in HIV-Negative Individuals. Diagnostics, 14 (1) 114, 114. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14010114
2023
Journal Article
Feasibility of individualised patient modelling for continuous vancomycin infusions in outpatient antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective study
Nolan, J., McCarthy, K., Farkas, A. and Avent, M. L. (2023). Feasibility of individualised patient modelling for continuous vancomycin infusions in outpatient antimicrobial therapy, a retrospective study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 45 (6), 1444-1451. doi: 10.1007/s11096-023-01618-5
2023
Journal Article
Outcomes of octogenarians and nonactogenarians with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a multicenter retrospective study
Atamna, Alaa, Margalit, Ili, Ayada, Gida, Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G., Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Fattah, Manal Abdel, Haquin, Justine, Macgowan, Alasdair, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L., Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, de Cueto, Marina, Oliver, Antonio, de Gopegui, Enrique Ruiz ... Yahav, Dafna (2023). Outcomes of octogenarians and nonactogenarians with Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a multicenter retrospective study. Infection, 51 (4), 1003-1012. doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01973-x
2023
Journal Article
State of the art: Intrapartum antibiotics in cesarean section, the infant microbiota and allergic diseases
Moore, Jassy, Navarro, Severine, McCarthy, Kate, Rashid, Ridwan B., Phipps, Simon, Amoako, Akwasi, Callaway, Leonie and Eley, Victoria (2023). State of the art: Intrapartum antibiotics in cesarean section, the infant microbiota and allergic diseases. Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 102 (7), 811-820. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14577
2023
Journal Article
A contemporary case series of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infective endocarditis
Walczak, Andrew, McCarthy, Kate and Paterson, David L. (2023). A contemporary case series of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infective endocarditis. Medicine, 102 (13) e32662, 1-5. doi: 10.1097/md.0000000000032662
2023
Journal Article
COVID‐19 (Omicron strain) hospital admissions from a virtual ward – who required further care?
Mackay, Ian, France, Megan, McAuley, Duncan, Wing, Sean, Wheeldon, Mary, Britton, Susan, Todd, Catherine, Pitiris, Alexandra, Barrett‐Beck, Leah, Rushbrook, Elizabeth, Bennett, Cameron and McCarthy, Kate (2023). COVID‐19 (Omicron strain) hospital admissions from a virtual ward – who required further care?. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 17 (3) e13108, e13108. doi: 10.1111/irv.13108
2022
Conference Publication
Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model
Avent, Minyon, Mccarthy, Kate, Sime, Fekade, Naickera, Saiyuri, Heffernan, Aaron, Wallis, Steven, Paterson, David and Roberts, Jason A (2022). Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model. 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC), Perth, WA, Australia, 27-30 November 2022. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/s2213-7165(22)00314-9
2022
Journal Article
Rapid fluoroquinolone resistance detection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using mismatch amplification mutation assay-based real-time PCR
Madden, Danielle E., McCarthy, Kate L., Bell, Scott C., Olagoke, Olusola, Baird, Timothy, Neill, Jane, Ramsay, Kay A., Kidd, Timothy J., Stewart, Adam G., Subedi, Shradha, Choong, Keat, Fraser, Tamieka A., Sarovich, Derek S. and Price, Erin P. (2022). Rapid fluoroquinolone resistance detection in Pseudomonas aeruginosa using mismatch amplification mutation assay-based real-time PCR. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 71 (10) 001593, 1-10. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001593
2022
Journal Article
Infection control behaviours, intra-household transmission and quarantine duration: a retrospective cohort analysis of COVID-19 cases
McCarthy, Kate L., James, Douglas P., Kumar, Nikhil, Hartel, Gunter, Langley, Matthew, McAuley, Duncan, Bunting, Julie, Rushbrook, Elizabeth and Bennett, Cameron (2022). Infection control behaviours, intra-household transmission and quarantine duration: a retrospective cohort analysis of COVID-19 cases. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46 (6), 730-734. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13282
2022
Journal Article
Duration of treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a retrospective study
Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G., Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Fattah, Manal Abdel, Haquin, Justine, Macgowan, Alasdair, Grier, Sally, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L., Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, de Cueto, Marina, Oliver, Antonio, de Gopegui, Enrique Ruiz, Cano, Angela, Machuca, Isabel ... Yahav, Dafna (2022). Duration of treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia: a retrospective study. Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 11 (4), 1505-1519. doi: 10.1007/s40121-022-00657-1
2022
Journal Article
Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model
Avent, Minyon L., McCarthy, Kate L., Sime, Fekade B., Naicker, Saiyuri, Heffernan, Aaron J., Wallis, Steven C., Paterson, David L. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Evaluating mono- and combination therapy of meropenem and amikacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia in the hollow-fiber infection model. Microbiology Spectrum, 10 (3), e0052522. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00525-22
2021
Journal Article
Combination versus monotherapy as definitive treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a multicentre retrospective observational cohort study
Babich, Tanya, Naucler, Pontus, Valik, John Karlsson, Giske, Christian G, Benito, Natividad, Cardona, Ruben, Rivera, Alba, Pulcini, Celine, Abdel Fattah, Manal, Haquin, Justine, MacGowan, Alasdair, Grier, Sally, Gibbs, Julie, Chazan, Bibiana, Yanovskay, Anna, Ami, Ronen Ben, Landes, Michal, Nesher, Lior, Zaidman-Shimshovitz, Adi, McCarthy, Kate, Paterson, David L, Tacconelli, Evelina, Buhl, Michael, Mauer, Susanna, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, Morales, Isabel, Oliver, Antonio, Ruiz De Gopegui, Enrique, Cano, Angela ... Yahav, Dafna (2021). Combination versus monotherapy as definitive treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia: a multicentre retrospective observational cohort study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (8), 2172-2181. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab134
2021
Journal Article
The MOBILISE study: utilisation of ambulatory pumps in the inpatient setting to administer continuous antibiotic infusions—a randomised controlled trial
McCarthy, K. L., Harris-Brown, T., Smits, E. J., Legg, A., Chatfield, M. D. and Paterson, D. L. (2021). The MOBILISE study: utilisation of ambulatory pumps in the inpatient setting to administer continuous antibiotic infusions—a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 40 (12), 2505-2513. doi: 10.1007/s10096-021-04294-3
2021
Journal Article
Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess as a late complication of allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation
Chung, Joseph, McCarthy, Kate L., Redmond, Andrew, Butler, Jason, Scott, Ashleigh P. and Stewart, Adam G. (2021). Listeria monocytogenes brain abscess as a late complication of allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation. Internal Medicine Journal, 51 (6), 1005-1006. doi: 10.1111/imj.15356
2021
Journal Article
Erratum to: Plasma concentrations resulting from continuous infusion of meropenem in a community-based outpatient program: A case series (vol 15, pg 2074, 2020)
Legg, Amy, Halford, Melanie and McCarthy, Kate (2021). Erratum to: Plasma concentrations resulting from continuous infusion of meropenem in a community-based outpatient program: A case series (vol 15, pg 2074, 2020). American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 79 (6), 514-514. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab101
2021
Journal Article
Case report: Ganoderma weberianum invasive fungal disease (IFD) during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
Scott, Ashleigh P., Choptiany, Markian, Dwyer, Jennifer and McCarthy, Kate L. (2021). Case report: Ganoderma weberianum invasive fungal disease (IFD) during allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Transplant Infectious Disease, 23 (4) e13647, 1-3. doi: 10.1111/tid.13647
2020
Journal Article
Plasma concentrations resulting from continuous infusion of meropenem in a community-based outpatient program: a case series
Legg, Amy, Halford, Melanie and McCarthy, Kate (2020). Plasma concentrations resulting from continuous infusion of meropenem in a community-based outpatient program: a case series. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 77 (24), 2074-2080. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxaa319
2020
Journal Article
Septic arthritis post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to Clostridioides difficile
Eustace, M. B., Jennison, A. V. and McCarthy, K. L. (2020). Septic arthritis post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to Clostridioides difficile. Anaerobe, 66 102293, 1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102293
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the gram-negative bacterial and host factors that drive sepsis outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Timothy Wells
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