Publications
Peer reviewed Journal articles
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01867-1/fulltext
Harrison M, Dickson B, Esterlita V-UM, Dwi Putri N, Adrizain R, Kartina L, et al. High rates of ‘Watch’ and ‘Reserve’ class antibiotics used to treat neonatal infections in Southeast Asia. In-Press, Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2024.
Harrison M, Dickson B, Sharland M, Williams P. Beyond early- and late-onset neonatal sepsis definitions What are the current causes of neonatal sepsis globally? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Sep 12. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004485. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39264197.
Dickson BF, Putri ND, Adrizain R, Kartina L, Villaneuva Uy ME, Gunaratna G, et al. High burden of anti-microbial resistance among neonatal blood stream infections in Southeast Asia: results of the NeoSEAP study. 2023.
Moore N, Ashley E, Dickson B, Douangnouvong A, Panyaviseth P, Turner P, et al. Systematic Review of Antimicrobial Resistance Among Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Lancet pre-print 2023.
Putri ND, Dickson B, Baker J, Adrizain R, Kartina L, Soekardja D, et al. Epidemiology of Neonatal Sepsis in Indonesia: High Burden of Multidrug-Resistant Infections Reveals Poor Coverage Provided by Currently-Recommended Neonatal Sepsis Treatment Regimens. Lancet pre-print 2023.
Williams PCM, Jones M, Snelling TL, Duguid R, Moore N, Dickson B, et al. Coverage gaps in empiric antibiotic regimens used to treat serious bacterial infections in neonates and children in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia 2023.
Williams PCM, Howard-Jones A et al. Clinical and epidemiologic profile of invasive pneumococcal disease in Australian children following the relaxation of non-pharmaceutical interventions against SARS-CoV-2. The Paediatric Infectious Diseases Journal, 2023, doi: 10.1097/INF.00000000000003972.
Koirala A, Krishnappa B, Banh C, Brandenburg U, Williams PCM. Successful use of cefiderocol to treat a multidrug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia ventilator-associated pneumonia in an extremely preterm neonate. The Paediatric Infectious Diseases Journal, 2023, doi: 10.1097/INF.00000000000004051.
Williams PCM, Beardsley J, Isaacs D, Preisz A, Marais B. The impact of climate change and biodiversity loss on the health of children: An ethical perspective. Frontiers in Public Health; 2023, doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1048317.
Williams PCM, Ahmad SQ, Agarwal R, Bielicki J, Nambiar S, Giaquinto C, Bradley J, Noel G, Ellis S, O’Brien S, Balasegaram M, Sharland M. Antibiotics needed to treat multidrug-resistant infections in neonates. Bulletin of the World Health Organization; 2022, doi: 10.2471/BLT.22.288623
Williams PCM, Koirala A, Saravanos G et al. COVID-19 in children in NSW, Australia, during the 2021 Delta outbreak: Severity and disease spectrum. The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA); 2022. doi: 10.1101/2021.12.27.212683348.
Williams PCM, Bradley, J, Sharland M et al. Harmonising regulatory approval for antibiotics in children. The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, 2021. doi: 10.1016/S2353-4642(20)30365-5.
Huang Y, Howard-Jones A, Durrani S, Wang Z, Williams PCM. Monkeypox: A clinical update for paediatricians. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; doi: 10.1111/jpc.1617
Conference presentations and abstracts
Dr. Phoebe Williams Keynote Presentation from European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference, Barcelona Spain, 2024
Dickson, B., Adrizain, R. Kartina, L. Dwi Putri, N. Ma Esterlita V. Kasahara, E. Harrison, M. Nguyen-Xuan, H. Le, C. Tran, H. Aho, G. Gunaratna, G. Williams, PCM. Antibiotic prescribing to treat neonatal sepsis in resource-constrained settings in Southeast Asia and the Pacific reflects a high burden of multidrug-resistant neonatal infections, Conference abstract – European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Conference (ESCMID), Barcelona, 2024
Dwi Putri, N., Adrizain R., Kartina L., Gunaratna G., Aho G., Harrison M., Dickson B., Williams PCM., High Prevalence of Invasive Candidiasis in Neonates in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Conference Presentation, Copenhagen, 2023
Nguyen-Xuan, H., Harrison M., Dickson B., Williams, PCM., Antibiotic prescribing practices, Infection Prevention & control strategies and Antibiotic resistance among neonatal sepsis in Vietnam: A multicentre study, Conference abstract World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID), 2023
Gayana Gunaratna, Benjamin Dickson, Rajeev Sathanandarajah, Ruwanthi Perera, Shirani Chandrasiri, Jannah Baker & Phoebe CM Williams, Neonatal sepsis in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: Reflections on rising antibiotic resistance over five years, World Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases conference 2023.
