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1.      McIver, C.J., N. Rismanto, C. Smith, Z. W. Naing, B. Rayner, J. Lusk, P. Konecny, P. A. White and W. D. Rawlinson. 2009. Multiplex PCR testing detected higher than expected rates of cervical Mycoplasmas, Ureaplasmas, Trichomonas and viral agents in sexually active Australian women. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Accepted February 2009. Impact factor (IF)-3.4

 

2.      van de Laar, T., O. Pybus, S. Bruisten, D. Brown, M. Nelson, S. Bhagani, M. Vogel, A. Baumgarten, M. L. Chaix, M. Fisher, H. Gőtz, G. Matthews, S. Neifer, P. A. White, W. Rawlinson, S. Pol, J. Rockstroh, R. Coutinho, G. Dore, G. Dusheiko and M Danta. 2009. Evidence of a large international HCV   transmission network in HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM). Gastroenterology. Accepted January 2009. IF-11.7

 

3.      Dore, G. J., M. Hellard, P. Haber, G. Matthews, B. Yeung, P. Marks, K. Petoumenos, I. van Beek, G. McCaughan, P. A. White, R. Ffrench W. Rawlinson, A. Lloyd and J. M. Kaldor. 2009. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment outcomes in acute and early chronic HCV infection in a predominantly injecting drug user cohort: the Australian Trial in Acute Hepatitis C (ATAHC) study.  Clinical Infectious Disease. Accepted. January 2009. IF-6.2

 

4.      Mak, J. K., M-J. Kim, J. Pham, J. Tapsall and P. A. White. 2009. Genetic basis of multiresistance in nosocomial outbreak strains of Acinetobacter baumanii.  Journal of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 63:47-54. IF- 4.0

 

5.      Tu, E. T-V, R. A. Bull, M-J Kim, C. J. McIver, L. Heron, W. D.  Rawlinson, and P. A. White. 2008. Norovirus excretion in an aged-care setting. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46:2119-2121. IF-3.4

 

6.      Tu, E. T-V, R. A. Bull, G. E. Greening, J. Hewitt, M. J. Lyon, J. A. Marshall, C. J. McIver, W. D. Rawlinson and P. A. White. 2008. Epidemics of acute gastroenteritis in 2006 were associated with the spread of norovirus GII.4 variants, 2006a and 2006b. Clinical Infectious Disease. 46:413-420. IF-6.2

 

7.      Nordmann, P., L. Poirel, J. K. Mak, C. J. McIver, P. A. White and P. Taylor.  2008.  Multidrug-resistant Salmonella expressing emerging antibiotic resistance determinants. Clinical Infectious Disease. 46:324-5. IF-6.2

8.      Bull, R. A., M. M. Tanaka and P. A. White. 2007.  Norovirus recombination. Journal of General Virology.  88:3347-3359.  IF-3.1

9.      Tu, E. T-V., T. Nguyen, P. Lee, R. A. Bull, J. Musto, G. S. Hansman, P. A. White, W. D. Rawlinson, C. J. McIver. 2007.  Norovirus GII.4 strains and outbreaks, Australia.  Emerging Infectious Disease. 13:1128-30. IF-5.3

10.  Micallef, J. M., V. Macdonald, M. Jauncey, J. Amin, W. D. Rawlinson, I. van Beek, J. M. Kaldor, P. A. White and G. J. Dore. 2007. High incidence of hepatitis C virus reinfection within a cohort of injecting drug users. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 14:413–8. IF-2.8

11.  Oka, T., K. Katayama, G. S. Hansman, T. Kageyama, S. Ogawa, F. Wu, P. A. White and N. Takeda.  2006. Detection of human sapovirus by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.  Journal of Medical Virology. 68:113-118. IF-2.3

12.  Jones, L. A., L. E. Clancy, W. D. Rawlinson and P. A. White. 2006. High affinity aptamers to subtype 3a HCV polymerase display genotypic specificity. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 50:3019-2027.  IF-4.4

 

13.  Morgan, C. A., N. Herman, P. A. White and G. Vesey. 2006. Preservation of micro-organisms by drying; A Review. Journal of Microbiological Methods 66:183-193. IF-2.2

 

14.  Bull, R. A., E. T. V. Tu, C. J. McIver, W. D. Rawlinson and P. A. White. 2006. Emergence of a new norovirus GII.4 variant associated with global outbreaks of gastroenteritis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44:327-333. IF-3.4.

 

15.  Hansman, G. S., N. Takeda, K. Katayama, E. T. V. Tu, C. J. McIver, W. D.  Rawlinson and P. A. White.  2006. Genetic Diversity of Sapovirus in Children, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 12:141-143. IF-5.6.

 

16.  Bull, R. A., G. S. Hansman, L. E. Clancy, M. M. Tanaka, W. D. Rawlinson and P. A. White. 2005.  Norovirus recombination in ORF1/ORF2 overlap. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 11:1079-1085. IF-5.6.

 

17.  Shultz, T. R., P. A. White and J. W. Tapsall. 2005.  An in-vitro assessment of the further potential for development of fluoroquinolone resistance in Neisseria meningitidis. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49:1753-1760. IF-4.2.

 

18.  Bowden, S., R. McCaw, P. A. White, J. N. Crofts and C. K. Aitken. 2005. Detection of multiple hepatitis C virus genotypes in a cohort of injecting drug users. Journal of Viral Hepatitis. 12:322-324. IF-2.8.

 

19.  Clancy, L. E., M. E. Craig, P. A. White and W. D. Rawlinson.  2005.  Human enterovirus clusters typed using heteroduplex mobility analysis.  Journal of Medical Virology. 76:215-222. IF-2.3.

 

20.  White, P. A. 2005. Recent breakthroughs to combat hepatitis C virus infection.  Microbiology Australia. 26:12-13.

 

21.  Jones, L., A., C. J. McIver, W. D. Rawlinson and P. A. White. 2005. The aadB gene cassette is associated with blaSHV genes in Klebsiella species producing extended spectrum β-lactamases.  Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 49:794-797. IF-4.4.

 

22.  Morgan C. M., P. Bigeni, N. Herman, M. Gauci, P. A. White and G. Vesey. 2004. Production of precise microbiology standards using flow cytometry and freeze drying.  Cytometry. 62A:162-168. IF-2.7.

 

23.  Jauncey, M., J. M. Micallef, S. Gilmour, J. Amin, P. A. White, W. Rawlinson, J. M Kaldor, I. van Beek and G. J. Dore.  2004.  Clearance of hepatitis C virus following newly acquired infection in injecting drug users.  Journal of Infectious Diseases 190:1270-1274. IF-4.9.

 

24.  Freeman, A. J., R. A. Ffrench, J. J. Post, C. E. Harvey, S. J. Gilmour, P. A. White, G. Marinos, I. van Beek, W. D. Rawlinson and A. R. Lloyd. 2004.  Virus-specific IFN-  production is prevalent among seronegative hepatitis C-resistant subjects reporting injecting drug use.   Journal of Infectious Diseases. 190:1093-1097. IF-4.9.

 

25.  Post, J. J., Y. Pan, A. J. Freeman, C. E. Harvey, P. A. White, P. Palladinetti, P. S. Haber, G. Marinos, M. H. Levy, J. M. Kaldor, K. A. Dolan, R. A. Ffrench, A. R.  Lloyd, W. D. Rawlinson and the Hepatitis C Incidence and Transmission in Prisons Study (HITS) group. 2004. Clearance of hepatitis C viremia associated with cellular immunity in the absence of seroconversion in the HITS cohort.  Journal of Infectious Diseases. 189:1846-1855. IF-4.9.

 

26.  McIver, C. J., T. R. Hogan, P. A. White and J. W. Tapsall.  2004.  Patterns of quinolone susceptibility in Campylobacter jejuni associated with different gyrA mutations. Pathology. 36:166-169. IF-1.3.

 

27.  Shultz, T. R., J. W. Tapsall, P. A. White, C. S. Ryan, D. Lyras, J. I. Rood, E. Binotto and C. J. L. Richardson. 2003.  Chloramphenicol resistant Neisseria meningitidis containing catP isolated in Australia.  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 52:856-859. IF-3.6.

 

28.  Freeman, A.J., Y. Pan, C. E. Harvey, J. J. Post, M. G. Law, P. A. White, W. D. Rawlinson, A. R. Lloyd, G. Marinos and R. A. Ffrench. 2003. The presence of an intrahepatic cytotoxic T lymphocyte response is associated with low viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.  Journal of Hepatology. 38:349-356. IF-4.9.

 

29.  Jones, L. A., C. J. McIver, W. D. Rawlinson and P. A. White.  2003. Polymerase chain reaction screening for integrons can be used to complement resistance surveillance programs.  Communicable Diseases Intelligence.  27 Suppl:S103-S110.

 

30.  White, P.A., Y. Pan, A. J. Freeman, G. Marinos, R. A. Ffrench, A. R. Lloyd and W. D. Rawlinson. 2002.  Hepatitis C virus quantification in human livers and serum using LightCycler RT-PCR.  Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40:4346-4348. IF-3.4.

 

31.  White, P.  A., G. S. Hansman, A. Li, J. Dable, M. Isaacs, M. Ferson, C. J. McIver and W. D. Rawlinson. 2002. Norwalk-like virus 95/96-US strain is a major cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks in Australia. Journal of Medical Virology. 68:113-118. IF-2.3.

 

32.  McIver, C.J., P.A. White, L. A. Jones, T. Karagiannis, J. Harkness, D. Marriot and W. D. Rawlinson. 2002.  Epidemic strains of Shigella sonnei biotype g carrying integrons. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40:1538-1540. IF-3.4.

 

33.  White, P. A., C. McIver, and W. D. Rawlinson. 2001.  Integrons and gene cassettes in the Enterobacteriaceae. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 45:2658-2661. IF-4.4.

 

34.  McIver, C.J., G. Hansman, P.A. White, J.C. Doultree, M. Catton and W.D. Rawlinson.  2001.  Diagnosis of enteric pathogens in children with gastroenteritis. Pathology. 33:353-358. IF-1.3.

 

35.  White, P.A. and W.D. Rawlinson. 2001. An update on the aadA and dfr gene cassette families.  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 47:495-496. IF-3.6. 

 

36.  Shultz, T.R., J. W. Tapsall and P. A. White. 2001. Correlation of the in vitro susceptibilities to some newer quinolones of naturally occurring quinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae with changes in GyrA and ParC. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.  45:734-738. IF-4.4.

 

Book Chapters

 

37.  Revill, P. A., D. S. Bowden and P. A. White. 2009. Viral Genotyping and the Sequencing Revolution.  Ed. Jerome, Keith.  Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Infections, Fourth Edition. New York: Informa Healthcare, 2009. Accepted Jan 2009.

 

38.  McIver, C. J., R. A. Bull, E. T. V. Tu, W. D. Rawlinson, P. A. White. 2005. Norovirus and Sapovirus, p.191-198. In McIver, C. J. (ed.). 2005. A compendium of laboratory diagnostic methods for common and unusual enteric pathogens, Australian Society for Microbiology, Melbourne.