Professor Tony Walls

2024

Journal - Research Article

Maze, M. J., Williman, J., Anstey, R., Best, E., Bhally, H., Bryce, A., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., … Hancox, R. J., … Murdoch, D. R., … Raymond, N., … Walls, T., … Wright, K. (2024). Evaluation of risk prediction scores for adults hospitalised with COVID-19 in a highly vaccinated population, Aotearoa New Zealand 2022. IJID Regions. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100424

Taylor, A., Best, E. J., Walls, T., Webb, R., Bhally, H., Bryce, A., … Dummer, J., … Hancox, R. J., … Murdoch, D. R., … Williman, J., … Maze, M. J. (2024). COVID-19 related hospitalisations amongst Aotearoa, New Zealand children during the Omicron era of SARS-CoV-2. IJID Regions, 12, 100408. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100408

Martin, N. G., Williman, J., Walls, T., Sadarangani, M., & Grant, C. C. (2024). Neurodevelopmental outcomes following childhood viral meningitis in Canterbury New Zealand. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004398

Anglemyer, A., Ren, X., Gilkison, C., Kumbaroff, Z., Morgan, J., DuBray, K., … Walls, T. (2024). The impact of pneumococcal serotype replacement on the effectiveness of a national immunization program: A population-based active surveillance cohort study in New Zealand. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101082

Journal - Research Other

Walls, T., Bowen, E., Elsmore, A., & Lucas, N. (2024). Rapid PCR testing reduces antibiotic prescribing in children presenting to hospital with lower respiratory tract infections due to influenza. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 18, e13265. doi: 10.1111/irv.13265

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Maze, M., Williman, J., Best, E., Bhally, H., Bryce, A., Chang, C., … Dummer, J., Epton, M., Good, W., … Hancox, R., … Hills, T., … Morpeth, S., Murdoch, D., … Raymond, N., … Storer, M., Walls, T., … Wong, C., & Wright, K. (2024). Evaluation of COVID-19 severity prediction scores, Aotearoa New Zealand 2022. Respirology, 29(Suppl. 1), TO118. doi: 10.1111/resp.14673

2023

Journal - Research Article

Zumbaroff, Z., Duff, P., Saxton, P., Sonder, G. J. B., Thirkell, C., Scott, J., Walls, T., & Anglemyer, A. (2023). Sexually transmitted infections and the risk of reinfection within 12 months: A population-based cohort. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001874

Hagedoorn, N. N., Olijve, L., Kang, L., Walls, T., & Davis, J. (2023). Comparison of clinical prediction rules in pre-school aged children with septic hip arthritis due to different pathogens. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 43(8), e608-e613. doi: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002441

Hagedoorn, N. N., Anglemyer, A., Gilkison, C., Hartley, M., & Walls, T. (2023). Comparison of the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease between Australia and New Zealand in 2017–2021: An observational study based on surveillance data. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 36, 100764. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100764

Hagedoorn, N. N., Anglemyer, A., & Walls, T. (2023). Gaps in measles immunisation coverage for pre-school children in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 12-26. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Taylor, A., Duncanson, M., Mitchelson, B., Nuthall, G., Voss, L., Walls, T., … Best, E. J. (2023). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in New Zealand children. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(7), e232-e234. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003933

Gilmour, L. S., & Walls, T. (2023). Congenital syphilis: A review of global epidemiology. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 36(2), e00126-22. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00126-22

Hagedoorn, N. N., Al-Busaidi, I., Bridgford, P., Gardiner, S. J., Walls, T., & Hudson, B. (2023). Longitudinal trends in community antibiotic consumption in the Waitaha Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand over 10 years (2012-2021): An observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1571), 49-64. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Journal - Research Other

Crump, J. A., Vakaoti, P., Moore-Jones, M., Tan, L., Ergler, C. R., Fenton, E., Anderson, E. M. R., Bremer, P. J., Sharples, K. J., Walls, T., … Hadingham, J., Hill, P. C., & Knowles, S. (2023). Health nationalism in Aotearoa New Zealand during COVID-19: Problems for global health equity. Nature Medicine. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02436-y

Freyne, B., Nourse, C., & Walls, T. (2023). Congenital syphilis: Controversies and questions: A global perspective. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(5), e166-e169. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003808

Riley, G., Cloete, E., & Walls, T. (2023). Challenges of timely investigation and treatment of neonatal herpes simplex virus infection. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 59, 385-388. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16278

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Berkhout, A., Clark, J., Jones, C., McMullan, B., Lim, S., Yeoh, D., … Jeffs, E., Walls, T., … Nourse, C. (2023). Acyclovir use in infants and children (0-18 years) in pediatric hospitals in Australia and New Zealand for suspected herpes simplex virus infection. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(Suppl. 2), (pp. S762-S763). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1474

Martin, N. G., Williman, J., Walls, T., Sadarangani, M., & Grant, C. (2023). Neurodevelopmental outcomes in preschoolers following viral meningitis in Canterbury, New Zealand. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10(Suppl. 2), (pp. S598-S599). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.1163

Other Research Output

Walls, T. (2023, September). Research for children Aotearoa. University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].

2022

Journal - Research Article

Nicolaou, A., Moore, A., Wamamili, B., Walls, T., & Pattemore, P. (2022). E-cigarette use patterns, brand preference and knowledge about vaping among teenagers (13-16 years) and parents of children attending Christchurch Hospital. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1561), 94-101. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz

McBride, M., Williman, J., Best, E., Walls, T., Sadarangani, M., Grant, C. C., & Martin, N. G. (2022). The epidemiology of aseptic meningitis in New Zealand children from 1991 to 2020. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 58, 1980-1989. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16131

Gilmour, L. S., Best, E. J., Duncanson, M. J., Wheeler, B. J., Sherwood, J., Thirkell, C. E., & Walls, T. (2022). High incidence of congenital syphilis in New Zealand: A New Zealand Pediatric Surveillance Unit study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 41(1), 66-71. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003233

Journal - Research Other

Anglemyer, A., McNeill, A., DuBray, K., Sonder, G. J., & Walls, T. (2022). Reply to Izurieta, et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 75, e1206. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac189

Anglemyer, A., Rutherford, G., Walls, T., & Maldonado, Y. (2022). Unusual interseasonal RSV activity in the Southern and Northern hemispheres. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225, 1680-1682. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab620

Keene, A., Creighton, J., Anderson, T., & Walls, T. (2022). Kingella kingae spondylodiscitis: Treatment failure with flucloxacillin. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 41(1), 48-50. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003357

Anglemyer, A., McNeill, A., DuBray, K., Sonder, G. J. B., & Walls, T. (2022). Invasive pneumococcal disease: Concerning trends in serotype 19A notifications in New Zealand [Brief Report]. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 74(10), 1859-1861. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab766

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Martin, N. G., Williman, J., Van Dyk, M., Walls, T., Sadarangani, M., & Grant, C. (2022, June). Neurodevelopmental outcomes following childhood viral meningitis in Canterbury New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) Annual Scientific Meeting: Papers to Pearls: Converting Research to Everyday Practice, [Hybrid].

2021

Journal - Research Article

El Guerche-Séblain, C., De Fougerolles, T. R., Sampson, K., Jennings, L., Van Buynder, P., Shu, Y., … Walls, T., … Vanhems, P. (2021). Comparison of influenza surveillance systems in Australia, China, Malaysia and expert recommendations for influenza control. BMC Public Health, 21, 1750. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11765-x

Bothara, R. K., Tafuna'i, M., Wilkinson, T. J., Desrosiers, J., Jack, S., Pattemore, P. K., Walls, T., Sopoaga, F., Murdoch, D. R., & Miller, A. P. (2021). Global health classroom: Mixed methods evaluation of an interinstitutional model for reciprocal global health learning among Samoan and New Zealand medical students. Globalization & Health, 17, 99. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00755-8

Olijve, L., Amarasena, L., Best, E., Blyth, C., Van den Boom, M., Bowen, A., … Williman, J., & Walls, T. (2021). The role of Kingella kingae in pre-school aged children with bone and joint infections. Journal of Infection, 83, 321-331. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.06.028

Rix-Trott, K., Byrnes, C. A., Gilchrist, C. A., Matsas, R., Walls, T., Voss, L., … Dickson, N. P., … Best, E. J. (2021). Surveillance of pediatric parapneumonic effusion/empyema in New Zealand. Pediatric Pulmonology, 56(9), 2949-2957. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25564

Bothara, R. K., Raina, A., Carne, B., Walls, T., McCombie, A., Ardagh, M. W., & Joyce, L. R. (2021). Paediatric presentations to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department during COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 877-882. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15347

Chen, T.-Y., Hale, J. D. F., Tagg, J. R., Jain, R., Voss, A. L., Mills, N., … Stevenson, D. S., Bird, P. A., & Walls, T. (2021). In vitro inhibition of clinical isolates of otitis media pathogens by the probiotic Streptococcus salivarius BLIS K12. Probiotics & Antimicrobial Proteins, 13, 734-738. doi: 10.1007/s12602-020-09719-7

Jeffs, E., Lucas, N., & Walls, T. (2021). CoVID-19: Parent and caregiver concerns about reopening New Zealand schools. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 403-408. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15234

Journal - Research Other

Gardiner, S. J., Duffy, E. J., Chambers, S. T., Thomas, M. G., Addidle, M., Arnold, B., … Balm, M. N. D., … Berger, S., … Birch, M., Blackmore, T. K., Bloomfield, M., … Bupha-Intr, O., … Campbell, C., Chin, P. K. L., Dalton, S. C., … Douglas, N. M., … Elvy, J., Everts, R., … Hudson, B., … Isenman, H., Issa, M., Kelly, M. J., Li, C., … Maze, M., Metcalf, S. C. L., McCall, C., Murdoch, D., … Pithie, A., Raymond, N., … Ussher, J. E., … Walls, T., & Yew, H. S. (2021). Antimicrobial stewardship in human healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand: Urgent call for national leadership and co-ordinated efforts to preserve antimicrobial effectiveness. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1544), 113-128. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Shears, A., Lucas, N., Onisie, O., & Walls, T. (2021). Type 1: Clinical audit, prospective survey or retrospective study: Viral respiratory infections. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID). EP335. Retrieved from https://espidmeeting.org

2020

Journal - Research Article

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Brunton, C., Gullam, J., & Walls, T. (2020). Pregnant women's knowledge of, and adherence to, New Zealand Food Safety in Pregnancy guidelines. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1525), 41-52. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Brunton, C., Gullam, J., & Walls, T. (2020). The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: An observational study. BMC Public Health, 20, 116. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8221-z

Journal - Research Other

Reeve, L., Preece, K., Markle, J., Casanova, J. L., & Walls, T. (2020). Do not let them slip through the net: Catching a case of leaky severe combined immunodeficiency. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 56, 809-811. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14690

Chen, T. Y., Hendrickx, A., Stevenson, D. S., Bird, P., & Walls, T. (2020). No evidence from a systematic review for the use of probiotics to prevent otitis media [Mini review]. Acta Paediatrica, 109, 2515-2524. doi: 10.1111/apa.15368

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McBride, M., Williman, J., Best, E., Walls, T., Murdoch, D., Sadarangani, M., … Martin, N. G. (2020). The epidemiology of viral/aseptic meningitis in New Zealand children from 1991-2017: An observational study [Best Poster Prize in Paediatrics and Child Health (Fellow and Trainee) Finalist]. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 56(Suppl. 2), (pp. 24). doi: 10.1111/jpc.14901_18

Kirtikar, A., Miller, A., Walls, T., Bothara, R., Ramirez, C., & Rolston, S. (2020). Pilot study of a global health classroom: A collaboration between Otago Medical School, New Zealand and School of Medicine Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico [Short communications]. Proceedings of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE): The Virtual Conference. SC4.4.6 (5666). Retrieved from https://amee.org/conferences/amee-2020

2019

Journal - Research Article

Petousis-Harris, H., Jiang, Y., Yu, L., Watson, D., Walls, T., Turner, N., … Griffin, J. B. (2019). A retrospective cohort study of safety outcomes in New Zealand infants exposed to Tdap vaccine in utero. Vaccines, 7(4), 147. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040147

de Gier, C., Granland, C. M., Pickering, J. L., Walls, T., Bhuiyan, M., Mills, N., … Kirkham, L.-A. S. (2019). PCV7- and PCV10-vaccinated otitis-prone children in New Zealand have similar pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae densities in their nasopharynx and middle ear. Vaccines, 7(1), 14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7010014

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Martin, N., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2019). The epidemiology of Campylobacter gastroenteritis in New Zealand children and the effect of the Campylobacter Strategy: A 20 year observational study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38(6), 569-576. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002228

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Martin, N., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2019). The epidemiology of non-viral gastroenteritis in New Zealand children from 1997 to 2015: An observational study. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 18. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6229-4

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thomson, B., Beaumont, L., Walls, T., & Souter, M. (2019). An atypical discharging ear: A rare case of scedosporium otitis in an immunocompetent child and literature review. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89(Suppl. 1), (pp. 117). doi: 10.1111/ans.15180

Olijve, L., Williman, J., Walls, T., & POI Study Team. (2019). Pre-school Osteoarticular Infections (POI) study: A multicenter multinational retrospective study of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in young children in Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID). Retrieved from https://espidmeeting.org

Walls, T., Jeffs, E., Gullam, J., Brunton, C., & Williman, J. (2019). The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: An observational study. Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID). Retrieved from https://espidmeeting.org

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T. (2019, August). Atypical pneumonia. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Walls, T. (2019, August). Bone and joint infections in children. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Petousis-Harris, H. A., Jiang, Y., Yu, L., Watson, D., Walls, T., Howe, A. S., & Griffin, J. (2019). Pertussis Immunisation in Pregnancy Safety (PIPS) study: A retrospective cohort study of safety outcomes in infants exposed to Tdap vaccine in utero. Preprints. doi: 10.20944/preprints201907.0210.v1

2018

Journal - Research Article

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2018). A retrospective comparison between the PNST and other paediatric nutritional screening tools. International Journal of Child Health & Nutrition, 7(3), 97-101. doi: 10.6000/1929-4247.2018.07.03.1

Griffin, J. B., Yu, L., Watson, D., Turner, N., Walls, T., Howe, A. S., … Petousis-Harris, H. (2018). Pertussis Immunisation in Pregnancy Safety (PIPS) Study: A retrospective cohort study of safety outcomes in pregnant women vaccinated with Tdap vaccine. Vaccine, 36(34), 5173-5179. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.011

Walls, T., Cho, V., Martin, N., Williman, J., & Brunton, C. (2018). Vaccine impact on long-term trends in invasive bacterial disease in New Zealand children. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 37(10), 1041-1047. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002071

Hill, L., Burrell, B., & Walls, T. (2018). Factors influencing women's decisions about having the pertussis-containing vaccine during pregnancy. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 62-67. doi: 10.1071/HC17040

Olijve, L., Jennings, L., & Walls, T. (2018). Human parechovirus: An increasingly recognized cause of sepsis-like illness in young infants. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 31(1), e00047-17. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00047-17

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sim, H., Miller, A., Bothara, R., Wilkinson, T., Murdoch, D. R., Jack, S., Sopoaga, T., Desrosiers, J., Tafuna'i, M., Walls, T., Pattemore, P. K., & Shrestha, A. (2018). Samoan, New Zealand and Nepalese medical student perspectives and ideas regarding global health within medical curricula. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 11th Annual Conference. (pp. 14). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference

Petousis-Harris, H., Griffin, J., Watson, D., Jiang, Y., Yu, L., Howe, A., … Walls, T. (2018). Maternal and infant safety outcomes after administration of acellular pertussis vaccine: A retrospective cohort study of New Zealand maternities. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID). ESP18-0702. Retrieved from https://espidmeeting.org

Bothara, R. K., Wilkinson, T., Murdoch, D. R., Jack, S., Sopoaga, F., Desrosiers, J., Tafuna'i, M., Walls, T., Pattemore, P. K., … Miller, A. (2018). Global Health Classroom: Experiences and learning outcomes of virtual collaborative learning between New Zealand and Samoan medical students. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference. Renmark, Australia: ANZAHPE. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Gullam, J., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2018, December). The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: An observational study. Poster session presented at the 4th One Health Aotearoa (OHA) Symposium, Wellington, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T. (2018, November). Viral infections of the CNS: New kids on the block. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Pre-Conference Infection and Immunity Special Interest Group Day, Nelson, New Zealand.

Walls, T. (2018, August). Vaccination revisited: The pros and cons. Verbal presentation at the 9th South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sim, H., Miller, A., Bothara, R., Wilkinson, T., Murdoch, D. R., Jack, S., Sopoaga, F., Desrosiers, J., Tafuna'i, M., Walls, T., Pattemore, P. K., & Shrestha, A. (2018, June). Samoan, New Zealand and Nepalese medical student perspectives and ideas regarding global health within medical curricula. Verbal presentation at the Otago Medical School Medical Education Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Bothara, R. K., Wilkinson, T., Murdoch, D. R., Jack, S., Sopoaga, F., Desrosiers, J., Tafuna'i, M., Walls, T., Pattemore, P. K., … Miller, A. (2018, June). Global Health Classroom: Experiences and learning outcomes of virtual collaborative learning between New Zealand and Samoan medical students. Verbal presentation at the Otago Medical School Medical Education Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2017

Journal - Research Article

Walls, T., Stark, E., Pattemore, P., & Jennings, L. (2017). Missed opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship in pre-school children admitted to hospital with lower respiratory tract infection. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 53(6), 569-571. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13506

Walls, T., McSweeney, A., Anderson, T., & Jennings, L. C. (2017). Multiplex-PCR for the detection of viruses in the CSF of infants and young children. Journal of Medical Virology, 89, 559-561. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24461

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Martin, N., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2017). The epidemiology of non-viral gastroenteritis in New Zealand children. Proceedings of the World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) 10th World Congress. Retrieved from http://www.wspid2017.kenes.com/

Bothara, R. K., Murdoch, D. R., Jack, S., Sopoaga, F., Desrosiers, J., Tafuna'i, M., Walls, T., Pattemore, P. K., … Wilkinson, T., & Miller, A. (2017). Medical student experiences and outcomes from collaborative global health learning among New Zealand, Samoa and Nepal. Proceedings of the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) 10th Annual Conference. (pp. 6). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/global-health/annual-conference

Rix Trott, K., Byrnes, C., Twiss, J., Matsas, R., Hamil, J., Voss, L., … Walls, T., & Best, E. (2017). Prospective study investigating the burden of empyema using the New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Respirology, 22(Suppl. 2), (pp. 171). doi: 10.1111/resp.13010

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Martin, N., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2017, November). The epidemiology of non-viral gastroenteritis in New Zealand children. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 69th Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T., & et al (2017, August). Paediatric forum. Workshop presentation at the 8th South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Olijve, L., Podmore, R., Anderson, T., & Walls, T. (2016). High rate of oropharyngeal Kingella kingae carriage in New Zealand children. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 52(12), 1081-1085. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13287

Best, E. J., Walls, T., Souter, M., Neeff, M., Anderson, T., Salkeld, L., … Murdoch, D., & Mills, N. (2016). Pneumococcal vaccine impact on otitis media microbiology: A New Zealand cohort study before and after the introduction of PHiD-CV10 vaccine. Vaccine, 34(33), 3840-3847. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.05.041

Petousis-Harris, H., Walls, T., Watson, D., Paynter, J., Graham, P., & Turner, N. (2016). Safety of Tdap vaccine in pregnant women: An observational study. BMJ Open, 6(4), e010911. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010911

Walls, T., Graham, P., Petousis-Harris, H., Hill, L., & Austin, N. (2016). Infant outcomes after exposure to Tdap vaccine in pregnancy: An observational study. BMJ Open, 6(1), e009536. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009536

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cho, V., Martin, N., Williman, J., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2016). Trends in invasive bacterial disease in New Zealand children: A population based observational study. Proceedings of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases New Zealand Branch Annual Scientific Meeting. Retrieved from https://www.asid.net.au/

Best, E., Twiss, J., Voss, L., Byrnes, C., Hamil, J., Evans, S., … Williamson, D., & Walls, T. (2016). New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit: Pleural empyema in New Zealand children aged < 15 years. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 68th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 93-94). Retrieved from http://www.paediatrics.org.nz/

Ghoreishi, N., Graham, T., Gardiner, S., & Walls, T. (2016). Antimicrobial use in children at a tertiary teaching hospital in New Zealand. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 45(Suppl. 1), (pp. 120-121). doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.302

2015

Journal - Research Article

Moeeni, V., Shojaee, P., Kianifar, H., Walls, T., Pattemore, P., & Day, A. S. (2015). The prospective assessment of nutrition in children with cystic fibrosis. International Journal of Child Health & Nutrition, 4(3), 129-134.

Blyth, C. C., Walls, T., Cheng, A. C., Murray, R. J., Fisher, D. A., Ingram, P. R., … on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network, and the Australian New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research Network. (2015). A comparison of paediatric and adult infectious diseases consultations in Australia and New Zealand. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 34(8), 1589-1592. doi: 10.1007/s10096-015-2391-0

Wen, S. C.-H., Best, E., Walls, T., Dickson, N., McCay, H., & Wilson, E. (2015). Prospective surveillance of hospitalisations associated with varicella in New Zealand children. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 51(11), 1078-1083. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12937

Burton, C., Walls, T., Price, N., Glasgow, T., Walker, C., Beasley, S., & Best, E. (2015). Paediatric empyema in New Zealand: A tale of two cities. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1415). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Mills, N., Best, E. J., Murdoch, D., Souter, M., Neeff, M., Anderson, T. P., … Walls, T. (2015). What is behind the ear drum? The microbiology of otitis media and the nasopharyngeal flora in children in the era of pneumococcal vaccination. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 51(3), 300-306. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12710

Journal - Research Other

Andre, M., Walls, T., Haider, N., & Pettit, T. C. J. (2015). Asymptomatic presentation of mediastinal actinomycosis in a pediatric patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Case report and discussion. Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports, 2(1), 3. Retrieved from http://www.avensonline.org/fulltextarticles/jcmcr-2332-4120-02-0006.html#

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Darlow, B., Campbell, N., Austin, N., Chin, A., Grigg, C., Skidmore, C., … Walls, T., … Werno, A. (2015). The prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcus infection: New Zealand Consensus Guidelines 2014. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1425). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Best, E., & Walls, T. (2015). Response to Briggs, et al. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1421). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Walls, T. (2015). Rotavirus vaccine and the risk of intussusception. Proceedings of the George Abbott Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/george-abbott/index.html

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T. (2015, August). I think my child has a problem with their immune system. Plenary presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Walls, T. (2015, August). Preventing whooping cough in infants. Workshop presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.

Walls, T., Graham, P., Petousis-Harris, H., Hill, L., & Austin, N. (2015, July). Infant outcomes after exposure to TDAP vaccine in pregnancy: An observational study. Verbal presentation at the Perinatal Society of New Zealand (PSNZ) 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2014

Journal - Research Article

Khandaker, G., Zurynski, Y., Ridley, G., Buttery, J., Marshall, H., Richmond, P. C., … Walls, T., … Elliott, E. J. (2014). Clinical epidemiology and predictors of outcome in children hospitalised with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 in 2009: A prospective national study. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 8(6), 636-645. doi: 10.1111/irv.12286

Binfield, A., Aird, C., Murdoch, D. R., Elder, P., & Walls, T. (2014). Are vitamin D levels affected by acute bacterial infections in children? Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 50(8), 643-646. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12620

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2014). The STRONGkids nutritional risk screening tool can be used by paediatric nurses to identify hospitalised children at risk. Acta Paediatrica, 103, e528-e531. doi: 10.1111/apa.12768

Foster, M. A., & Walls, T. (2014). High rates of complications following Kingella kingae infective endocarditis in children: A case series and review of the literature. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 33(7), 785-786. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000303

Ingram, P. R., Cheng, A. C., Murray, R. J., Blyth, C. C., Walls, T., Fisher, D. A., … on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network. (2014). What do infectious diseases physicians do? A 2-week snapshot of inpatient consultative activities across Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Clinical Microbiology & Infection, 20(10), O737-O744. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12581

Journal - Research Other

Miller, S., Walls, T., Atkinson, N., & Zaleta, S. (2014). A case of otitis media complicated by intracranial infection with Actinomyces turicensis. JMM Case Reports, 1(4). doi: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.004408

Lawrenson, J. A., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2014). Echinacea-induced acute liver failure in a child. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 50(10), 841. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12726

Day, A. S., Moeeni, V., & Walls, T. (2014). Malnutrition screening tools need to be applied properly before they can be compared: Response to Letter to Editors by Gerasimidis et al. Acta Paediatrica, 103(3), e94-e95. doi: 10.1111/apa.12522

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2014). Re: Nutritional risk screening and its clinical significance in hospitalized children. Clinical Nutrition, 33(2), 368. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2013.11.015

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Moeeni, V., Shojaee, P., Kianifar, H., Walls, T., Pattemore, P., & Day, A. (2014). Evaluation of a nutritional risk screening tool in children with cystic fibrosis disease. Nutrients, 6(11), (pp. 4740). doi: 10.3390/nu6114731

Khandaker, G., Zurynski, Y., Ridley, G., Buttery, J., Marshall, H., Richmond, P. C., … Walls, T., … Elliott, E. J. (2014). Predictors of outcome in children hospitalised with pandemic influenza in 2009: A prospective national study. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 50(Suppl. 2), (pp. 3). doi: 10.1111/jpc.12552

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T. (2014, August). Pertussis: Why is it not going away? Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Walls, T. (2014, August). Update on childhood vaccinations. Verbal presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Dunedin, New Zealand.

Walls, T. (2014, August). Changes to the NZ Immunisation Schedule. Workshop presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Dunedin, New Zealand.

2013

Journal - Research Article

Paterson, D. L., on behalf of the Steering Group of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network, including Murdoch, D. R., & Walls, T. M. (2013). Determining research priorities for clinician-initiated trials in infectious diseases. Medical Journal of Australia, 198, 270-272. doi: 10.5694/mja12.11703

Lambert, S. B., Chuk, L.-M. R., Nissen, M. D., Nolan, T. M., McVernon, J., Booy, R., … Walls, T., … Lai, M. H. (2013). Safety and tolerability of a 2009 trivalent inactivated split-virion influenza vaccine in infants, children and adolescents. Influenza & Other Respiratory Viruses, 7(5), 676-685. doi: 10.1111/irv.12107

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2013). Nutritional status and nutrition risk screening in hospitalized children in New Zealand. Acta Paediatrica, 102(9), e419-e423. doi: 10.1111/apa.12299

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Namasivayam, M., Zaunders, J., Ip, S., Scott, G., Shaw, P. J., Trahair, T., … Walls, T., … Ziegler, J. (2013). Performance of Quantiferon-CMV® and whole-blood CD4(+)CD25(+)CD134(+) assays in identification of human cytomegalovirus-specific T-cells in children post-haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Internal Medicine Journal, 41(Suppl. 4), (pp. 12). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02570.x

Wen, S. C. H., Walls, T., Best, E., McCay, H., Dickson, N., & Wilson, E. (2013). Surveillance study of hospitalisations for varicella and post-varicella complications: The first 22 months. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 134). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/

Moeeni, V., Shojaee, P., Kianifar, H. R., Walls, T., Pattemore, P., & Day, A. S. (2013). Nutritional assessment in children with Cystic Fibrosis disease. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 92). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2013). Assessment of the outcomes of applying a nutritional screening tool (STRONGkids) on paediatric hospitalised patients by different health care staff. Proceedings of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. (pp. 47). Retrieved from http://www.psnz2013.co.nz/

Walls, T. (2013). New vaccines. Proceedings of the George Abbott Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/george-abbott

Namasivayam, M., Zaunders, J., Ip, S., Scott, G., Shaw, P. J., Trahair, T., … Walls, T., … Ziegler, J. B. (2013). Quantification of human cytomegalovirus-specific T-cell responses in paediatric patients following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Internal Medicine Journal, 43(Suppl. 4), (pp. 13). doi: 10.1111/imj.12252

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2013, September). Evaluation of a nutritional risk screening tool (STRONGkids) for paediatric inpatients when applied by medical and nursing staff. Poster session presented at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Foundations for Health: Otago Health Research, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Elliott, E. J., Zurynski, Y. A., Walls, T., Whitehead, B., Gilmour, R., Booy, R., and members of SWINet. (2012). Novel inpatient surveillance in tertiary paediatric hospitals in New South Wales illustrates impact of first-wave pandemic influenza A H1N1 (2009) and informs future health service planning. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 48(3), 235-241. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02240.x

Khandaker, G., Rashid, H., Zurynski, Y., Richmond, P. C., Buttery, J., Marshall, H., … Walls, T., … Booy, R. (2012). Nosocomial vs community-acquired pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009: A nested case—control study. Journal of Hospital Infection, 82, 94-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.07.006

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2012). Assessment of nutritional status and nutritional risk in hospitalised Iranian children. Acta Paediatrica, 101(10), e446-e451. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02789.x

Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Walls, T. (2012). 7th World Congress of the World Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) Conference Review. Research Review. Retrieved from http://www.researchreview.co.nz

Walls, T. (2012). European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) Conference Review. Research Review. Retrieved from http://www.researchreview.co.nz

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2012). The prevalence of malnutrition and assessment of the nutritional risk in children admitted to Christchurch Hospital, New Zealand. Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 27(Suppl. s4), (pp. 144). doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.07251_9.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2012, September). Nutritional assessment in children. Poster session presented at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Health Matters: Research Excellence at Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. (2012, November). Assessing the prevalence of malnutrition and the risk of nutritional deterioration in hospitalised paediatric patients in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 46^th Annual Conference of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand: Frontiers in Nutrition, Auckland, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T. (2012, August). Immunisation issues. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Other

Walls, T., Williams, G., Adams, S., Sugo, E., & Mulcahy, D. (2011). Neonatal necrotising fasciitis following superficial skin infection with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [Case report]. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 47(12), 918-920. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01732.x

Walls, T., Best, E., Murdoch, D., & Mills, N. (2011). Vaccination to prevent otitis media in New Zealand [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1340). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1340/4807/content.pdf

McMullan, B., Dabscheck, G., Robertson, P., Johnston, H., Rawlinson, W., & Walls, T. (2011). Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza with neurological complications diagnosed using specific serology with the haemagglutinin inhibition assay [Letter]. Pathology, 43(5), 512-513. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0b013e3283486b46

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Walls, T. (2011, August). Changes in pneumococcal vaccine: Implications for practice. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Sklavos, A. V., Walls, T., Webber, M. T., & Watson, A. B. (2010). Cutaneous leishmaniasis in a child treated with oral fluconazole. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 51(3), 195-197. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2010.00642.x

Yeong, M. M.-K., Palasanthiran, P., Ziegler, J. B., & Walls, T. (2010). Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone associated with lopinavir therapy [Brief Report]. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 29(7), 678-679. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d95b37

Walls, T., Palasanthiran, P., Studdert, J., Moran, K., & Ziegler, J. B. (2010). Breastfeeding in mothers with HIV. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 46(6), 349-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01791.x

Journal - Research Other

Walls, T., & Wilson, E. (2010). Has the time come for universal varicella (chicken pox) vaccination in New Zealand? [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1326). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1326/4449/content.pdf

Walls, T. (2010). Evaluation and management of fever in children [Editorial]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 123(1309). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/123-1309/3989/content.pdf

2009

Journal - Research Article

Priyadarshi, A., Jaffe, A., Walls, T., & Oei, J. L. (2009). Strategies for reducing the burden of respiratory syncytial virus in high-risk infants. Pediatric Health, 3(4), 391-406. doi: 10.2217/phe.09.31

Journal - Research Other

Walls, T. (2009). [Review of the book Pediatric infectious diseases: The requisites in pediatrics]. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 45(12), 771. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01637.x

2007

Journal - Research Article

Walls, T., & Shingadia, D. (2007). The epidemiology of tuberculosis in Europe [Review]. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92(8), 726-729. doi: 10.1136/adc.2006.102889

Awarded Doctoral Degree

Walls, T. M. (2007). Adenovirus infection in children following haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation (MD). University of London, London, UK.

2006

Journal - Research Other

Walls, T., Bate, J., & Moshal, K. (2006). Vertebral collapse in an 8-year-old girl [Case report]. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 42(4), 212-214. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00832.x

Walls, T., Moshal, K., Trounce, J., Hartley, J., Harris, K., & Davies, G. (2006). Broad-range polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of Bartonella henselae endocarditis [Case report]. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 42(7-8), 469-471. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00900.x

2005

Journal - Research Article

Kampmann, B., Cubitt, D., Walls, T., Naik, P., Depala, M., Samarasinghe, S., … Veys, P. (2005). Improved outcome for children with disseminated adenoviral infection following allogeneic stem cell transplantation. British Journal of Haematology, 130(4), 595-603. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05649.x

Walls, T., Hawrami, K., Ushiro-Lumb, I., Shingadia, D., Saha, V., & Shankar, A. G. (2005). Adenovirus infection after pediatric bone marrow transplantation: Is treatment always necessary? Clinical Infectious Diseases, 40(9), 1244-1249. doi: 10.1086/429235

2003

Journal - Research Article

Walls, T., Power, D., & Tagg, J. R. (2003). Bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance (BLIS) production by the normal flora of the nasopharynx: Potential to protect against otitis media? Journal of Medical Microbiology, 52(9), 829-833. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.05259-0