Heffernan, Helen

Papers in refereed journals, series or books:

• Heffernan H, Brokenshire M, Woodhouse R, MacCarthy A, Blackmore T. Antimicrobial susceptibility among Neisseria gonorrhoeae in New Zealand in 2002. New Zealand Medical Journal 2004; 117 (1191).
• Heffernan H, Blackmore T. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci remain rare in New Zealand. Australian Infection Control 2003; 8: 89-92.
• Vandenesch F, Naimi T, Enright MC, Lina G, Nimmo GR, Heffernan H, Liassine N, Bes M, Greenland T, Reverdy M, Etienne J. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes: worldwide emergence. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2003; 9: 978-84.
• Upton A, Lang S, Heffernan H. Mupirocin and Staphylococcus aureus: a recent paradigm of emerging antibiotic resistance. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2003; 51: 613-7.
• Adhikari RP, Cook GM, Lamont I, Lang S, Heffernan H, and Smith JMB. Phenotypic and molecular characterization of community occurring, Western Samoan phage pattern methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2002; 50: 825-31.

Conference papers and abstracts:

• Heffernan H. Antimicrobial resistance: national-level overview, Core Infection Control Issues Specialist Clinical Meeting, Auckland, 27 August 2005.
• Woodhouse R, Heffernan H. Antibiotic susceptibility of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae, New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science (NZIMLS) Annual Scientific Meeting, Christchurch, 16-18 August 2005.
• Blackmore T, Heffernan H, Wheeler L. National surveillance of MRSA in New Zealand: ten years’ experience of community MRSA. Communicable Disease Control Conference, Sydney, 2-4 May 2005.
• Heffernan H. What’s new in the 2005 CLSI/NCCLS standard for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science Microbiology Special Interest Group Meeting, Wellington, 27-28 May 2005.
• Heffernan H. What we know about antibiotic resistance among zoonotic bacteria. New Zealand Veterinary Association Conference, Wellington, 30 May-1 June 2005.