Dr Menino Cotta
Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
Researcher biography
Dr Cotta seeks to use innovative, transformative research that will ensure advanced approaches for dose optimisation are maximised as point-of-care systems, globally improving patient outcomes and reducing the emergence of antibiotic resistance.
Book Chapters
Sinnollareddy, Mahipal G., Cotta, Menino O. and Roberts, Jason A. (2017). Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic tools to increase efficacy. Antimicrobial stewardship. (pp. 85-98) edited by Celine Pulcini, Önder Ergönül, Füsun Can and Bojana Beović. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-810477-4.00007-6
Osbert Cotta, Menino and Roberts, Jason (2016). Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic principles of antimicrobials. Antimicrobial stewardship. (pp. 71-78) edited by Matthew Laundy, Mark Gilchrist and Laura Whitney. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/med/9780198758792.003.0009
Journal Articles
Chai, Gene G., Tu, Quyen, Cotta, Menino O., Bauer, Michelle J., Balch, Ross, Okafor, Charles, Comans, Tracy, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., McWhinney, Brett C., Farkas, Andras, Paterson, David L., Clark, Julia E., Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Forde, Brian M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Schlapbach, Luregn J., Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Achievement of therapeutic antibiotic exposures using Bayesian dosing software in critically unwell children and adults with sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine, 50 (4), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00134-024-07353-3
Mohammed, Solomon Ahmed, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Assefa, Getnet Mengistu, Erku, Daniel and Sime, Fekade (2024). Barriers and facilitators for the implementation and expansion of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: Systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 147, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.02.006
Harris, Patrick N. A., Bauer, Michelle J., Lüftinger, Lukas, Beisken, Stephan, Forde, Brian M., Balch, Ross, Cotta, Menino, Schlapbach, Luregn, Raman, Sainath, Shekar, Kiran, Kruger, Peter, Lipman, Jeff, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Coin, Lachlan, Roberts, Jason A., Paterson, David L. and Irwin, Adam D. (2024). Rapid nanopore sequencing and predictive susceptibility testing of positive blood cultures from intensive care patients with sepsis. Microbiology spectrum, 12 (2) e0306523, e0306523. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03065-23
Cotta, Menino O., Roberts, Jason A. and Reade, Michael C. (2023). Comment: Is off-label medication use in the ICU a problem?. Critical Care, 27 (1) 288, 288. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04546-y
Chai, Ming G., Roberts, Jason A., Kelly, Christina F., Ungerer, Jacobus P.J., McWhinney, Brett C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Farkas, Andras and Cotta, Menino O. (2023). Efficiency of dosing software using Bayesian forecasting in achieving target antibiotic exposures in critically ill patients, a prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 42 (6) 101296, 101296. doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2023.101296
Novy, Emmanuel, Roger, Claire, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino Osbert (2023). Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations for antifungal therapy optimisation in the treatment of intra-abdominal candidiasis. Critical Care, 27 (1) 449, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04742-w
Williams, Paul, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Abdul‐Aziz, Mohd H., Wilks, Kathryn, Farkas, Andras and Roberts, Jason A. (2023). In silico evaluation of a beta‐lactam dosing guideline among adults with serious infections. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 43 (11), 1121-1130. doi: 10.1002/phar.2753
Williams, Paul, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Wilks, Kathryn, Farkas, Andras and Roberts, Jason A (2023). In silico evaluation of a vancomycin dosing guideline among adults with serious infections. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 45 (5), 631-636. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000001102
Williams, Paul G., Tabah, Alexis, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Sandaradura, Indy, Kanji, Salmaan, Scheetz, Marc H., Imani, Sahand, Elhadi, Muhammed, Luque-Pardos, Sònia, Schellack, Natalie, Sanches, Cristina, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Xie, Jiao, Farkas, Andras, Wilks, Kathryn, Roberts, Jason A., Brinkmann, Alexander, Ramanan, Mahesh, Koulenti, Despoina, Gurjar, Mohan, Sulaiman, Helmi, Shrestha, Gentle, Cortegiani, Andrea, Crespo, Monica, Ling, Lowell, Abidi, Khalid and Schellongowski, Peter (2023). International survey of antibiotic dosing and monitoring in adult intensive care units. Critical Care, 27 (1) 241, 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13054-023-04527-1
Brasier, Noé, Ates, H Ceren, Sempionatto, Juliane R., Cotta, Menino O., Widmer, Andreas F., Eckstein, Jens, Goldhahn, Jörg, Roberts, Jason A., Gao, Wei and Dincer, Can (2023). A three-level model for therapeutic drug monitoring of antimicrobials at the site of infection. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 23 (10), e445-e453. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(23)00215-3
Giuliano, Simone, Angelini, Jacopo, D’Elia, Denise, Geminiani, Monica, Barison, Roberto Daniele, Giacinta, Alessandro, Sartor, Assunta, Campanile, Floriana, Curcio, Francesco, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Roberts, Jason A., Baraldo, Massimo and Tascini, Carlo (2023). Ampicillin and ceftobiprole combination for the treatment of Enterococcus faecalis invasive infections: “The times they are a-changin”. Antibiotics, 12 (5) 879, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12050879
Legg, Amy, Carmichael, Sinead, Chai, Ming G., Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2023). Beta-lactam dose optimisation in the intensive care unit: targets, therapeutic drug monitoring and toxicity. Antibiotics, 12 (5) 870, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12050870
Setiawan, Eko, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Roberts, Jason A. and Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz (2023). A systematic review on antimicrobial pharmacokinetic differences between Asian and non-Asian adult populations. Antibiotics, 12 (5) 803, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12050803
Adiraju, Santosh K. S., Sumi, Chandra D., Pandey, Saurabh, Cotta, Menino O., Roberts, Jason A, Lipman, Jeffrey, Wallis, Steven C. and Parker, Suzanne L. (2023). Quantification of levetiracetam in plasma and urine and its application to a pharmacokinetic study of traumatic brain injury patients. Bioanalysis, 15 (1), 31-42. doi: 10.4155/bio-2022-0230
Billot, Laurent, Lipman, Jeffrey, Brett, Stephen J., De Waele, Jan J., Cotta, Menino Osbert, Davis, Joshua S., Finfer, Simon, Hammond, Naomi, Knowles, Serena, McGuinness, Shay, Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Peake, Sandra, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Rhodes, Andrew, Roberts, Jason A., Roger, Claire, Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Starr, Therese, Taylor, Colman and Dulhunty, Joel M. (2023). Corrigendum to “Statistical analysis plan for the BLING III study: a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent β-lactam antibiotic infusion in critically ill patients with sepsis” [Crit Care Resusc 23(3) (2021) 273–284]. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 25 (1), 60-60. doi: 10.1016/j.ccrj.2023.04.012
Setiawan, Eko, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Widjanarko, Doddy, Sosilya, Hernycane, Lukas, Dwi Lily, Wallis, Steven C., Parker, Suzanne and Roberts, Jason A. (2023). Population pharmacokinetics and dosing simulations of ampicillin and sulbactam in hospitalised adult patients. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 62 (4), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s40262-023-01219-5
Chai, Ming G, Roberts, Jason A, Farkas, Andras and Cotta, Menino O (2023). Accuracy of a precision dosing software program for predicting antibiotic concentrations in critically ill patients. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 78 (2), 354-358. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac392
Cotta, Menino O., Lipman, Jeffrey and De Waele, Jan (2023). Advancing precision-based antimicrobial dosing in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Medicine, 49 (3), 324-326. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06969-7
Ayton, Darshini, Watson, Eliza, Betts, Juliana M., Doyle, Joseph, Teh, Benjamin, Valoppi, Glenn, Cotta, Menino, Robertson, Megan and Peel, Trisha (2022). Implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program in the Australian private hospital system: qualitative study of attitudes to antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1) 1554, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08938-8
Truong, Anh Quan, Dao, Xuan Co, Vu, Dinh Hoa, Nguyen, Hoang Anh, Do, Thi Hong Gam, Tran, Nhan Thang, Tran, Nhat Minh, Vu, Ngan Binh, Pham, Hong Nhung, Bui, Van Cuong, Trinh, The Anh, Dang, Quoc Tuan, Nguyen, Gia Binh, Lipman, Jeffrey, Cotta, Menino O. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Optimizing meropenem in highly resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae environments: population pharmacokinetics and dosing simulations in critically ill patients. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (11) e0032122, 1-11. doi: 10.1128/aac.00321-22
Jager, Nynke G. L., Chai, Ming G., van Hest, Reiner M., Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2022). Precision dosing software to optimize antimicrobial dosing: a systematic search and follow-up survey of available programs. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 28 (9), 1211-1224. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.03.041
Roberts, Jason A., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Cotta, Menino O., Koch, Birgit C. P., Lyster, Haifa, Ostermann, Marlies, Roger, Claire, Shekar, Kiran, Watt, Kevin and Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H. (2022). Machines that help machines to help patients: optimising antimicrobial dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapy using dosing software. Intensive Care Medicine, 48 (10), 1338-1351. doi: 10.1007/s00134-022-06847-2
Kumta, Nilesh, Heffernan, Aaron J., Cotta, Menino Osbert, Wallis, Steven C., Livermore, Amelia, Starr, Therese, Wong, Wai Tat, Joynt, Gavin M., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid population pharmacokinetics of meropenem in neurocritical care patients: a prospective two-center study. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (8) e0014222, 1-12. doi: 10.1128/aac.00142-22
Setiawan, Eko, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Susaniwati, Susaniwati, Cahjono, Heru, Sari, Ika Yunita, Wibowo, Tjipto, Marpaung, Ferdy Royland and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Population pharmacokinetics and dose optimization of intravenous levofloxacin in hospitalized adult patients. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 8930, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-12627-1
Setiawan, Eko, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino Osbert (2022). Hospital-based antimicrobial stewardship programs used in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. Microbial Drug Resistance, 28 (5), 566-584. doi: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0363
Setiawan, Eko, Cotta, Menino O., Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Sosilya, Hernycane, Widjanarko, Doddy, Wardhani, Dian K. and Roberts, Jason A. (2022). Indonesian healthcare providers' perceptions and attitude on antimicrobial resistance, prescription and stewardship programs. Future Microbiology, 17 (5), 363-375. doi: 10.2217/fmb-2021-0193
Abdul–Aziz, Mohd H., Brady, Kara, Cotta, Menino Osbert and Roberts, Jason A. (2021). Therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics: defining the therapeutic range. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 44 (1), 19-31. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000940
Billot, Laurent, Lipman, Jeffrey, Brett, Stephen J., Waele, Jan J. De, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Davis, Joshua S., Finfer, Simon, Hammond, Naomi E., Knowles, Serena, McGuinness, Shay, Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Peake, Sandra, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Rhodes, Andrew, Roger, Claire, Roberts, Jason A., Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Starr, Therese, Taylor, Colman, Dulhunty, Joel M. and For the BLING III Investigators (2021). Statistical analysis plan for the BLING III study: a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent β-lactam antibiotic infusion in critically ill patients with sepsis. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 23 (3), 273-284. doi: 10.51893/2021.3.oa4
Sandaradura, Indy, Alffenaar, Jan‐Willem, Cotta, Menino O., Daveson, Kathryn, Day, Richard O., Van Hal, Sebastiaan, Lau, Cindy, Marriott, Deborah J. E., Penm, Jonathan, Roberts, Jason A., Tabah, Alexis, Williams, Paul and Imani, Sahand (2021). Emerging therapeutic drug monitoring of anti‐infective agents in Australian hospitals: availability, performance and barriers to implementation. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 88 (2) bcp.14995, 669-679. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14995
Tu, Quyen, Cotta, Menino, Raman, Sainath, Graham, Nicolette, Schlapbach, Luregn and Roberts, Jason A (2021). Individualized precision dosing approaches to optimize antimicrobial therapy in pediatric populations. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 14 (11), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1961578
Irwin, Adam D., Coin, Lachlan J. M., Harris, Patrick N. A., Cotta, Menino Osbert, Bauer, Michelle J., Buckley, Cameron, Balch, Ross, Kruger, Peter, Meyer, Jason, Shekar, Kiran, Brady, Kara, Fourie, Cheryl, Sharp, Natalie, Vlad, Luminita, Whiley, David, Beatson, Scott A., Forde, Brian M., Paterson, David, Clark, Julia, Hajkowicz, Krispin, Raman, Sainath, Bialasiewicz, Seweryn, Lipman, Jeffrey, Schlapbach, Luregn J. and Roberts, Jason A. (2021). Optimising treatment outcomes for children and adults through rapid genome sequencing of sepsis pathogens. A study protocol for a prospective, multi-centre trial (DIRECT). Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 667680, 1-8. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.667680
Sime, Fekade Bruck, Roberts, Jason A., Jeffree, Rosalind L., Pandey, Saurabh, Adiraju, Santosh, Livermore, Amelia, Butler, Jenie, Parker, Suzanne L., Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey and Cotta, Menino Osbert (2021). Population pharmacokinetics of levetiracetam in patients with traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage exhibiting augmented renal clearance. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 60 (5), 655-664. doi: 10.1007/s40262-020-00979-8
Kumta, Nilesh, Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Wong, Wai Tat, Joynt, Gavin M. and Cotta, Menino Osbert (2020). A systematic review of studies reporting antibiotic pharmacokinetic data in the cerebrospinal fluid of critically Ill patients with uninflamed meninges. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 65 (1) e01998-20, 1-19. doi: 10.1128/aac.01998-20
Imani, Sahand, Alffenaar, Jan-Willem, Cotta, Menino O., Daveson, Kathryn, van Hal, Sebastiaan, Lau, Cindy, Marriott, Debbie, Penm, Jonathan, Roberts, Jason A., Tabah, Alexis, Trethewy, Nicholas, Williams, Paul and Sandaradura, Indy (2020). Therapeutic drug monitoring of commonly used anti-infective agents: A nationwide cross-sectional survey of Australian hospital practices. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 56 (6) 106180, 106180. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106180
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd Hafiz, Frey, Otto R., Sime, Fekade Bruck, Roberts, Jason A. and Roehr, Anka C. (2020). What are the predictors for achieving therapeutic levetiracetam serum concentrations in adult neurological patients?. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 42 (4), 626-630. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000731
Chai, Ming G., Cotta, Menino O., Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H. and Roberts, Jason A. (2020). What are the current approaches to optimising antimicrobial dosing in the intensive care unit?. Pharmaceutics, 12 (7) 638, 1-22. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070638
De Bus, Liesbet, Depuydt, Pieter, Steen, Johan, Dhaese, Sofie, De Smet, Ken, Tabah, Alexis, Akova, Murat, Cotta, Menino Osbert, De Pascale, Gennaro, Dimopoulos, George, Fujitani, Shigeki, Garnacho-Montero, Jose, Leone, Marc, Lipman, Jeffrey, Ostermann, Marlies, Paiva, José-Artur, Schouten, Jeroen, Sjövall, Fredrik, Timsit, Jean-François, Roberts, Jason A., Zahar, Jean-Ralph, Zand, Farid, Zirpe, Kapil, De Waele, Jan J. and DIANA study group (2020). Antimicrobial de-escalation in the critically ill patient and assessment of clinical cure: the DIANA study. Intensive Care Medicine, 46 (7), 1404-1417. doi: 10.1007/s00134-020-06111-5
Vickers, Mark L., Malacova, Eva, Milinovich, Gabriel J., Harris, Patrick, Eriksson, Lars, Dulhunty, Joel M. and Cotta, Menino O. (2019). Modifiable risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in critically ill burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 (10) ans.15393, 1256-1260. doi: 10.1111/ans.15393
Setiawan, Eko, Wibowo, Yosi I., Setiadi, Adji P., Nurpatria, Yul'aini, Sosilya, Hernycane, Wardhani, Dian K., Cotta, Menino O., Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz and Roberts, Jason (2019). Implementasi Antimicrobial Stewardship Program di Kawasan Asia: Sebuah Kajian Sistematis. Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 8 (2), 141-156. doi: 10.15416/ijcp.2019.8.2.141
O'Brien, Daniel W., Cotta, Menino O., Choo, Lyn, Fowler, Stephen, Downey, Maria, Fisquet, Stephanie, Tan, Ivy and Roberts, Jason A. (2019). Dexmedetomidine prescribing in Australian intensive care units: an observational study. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49 (5) jppr.1529, 477-481. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1529
Jager, Nynke G. L., van Hest, Reinier M., Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2019). Antibiotic exposure at the site of infection: principles and assessment of tissue penetration. Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology, 12 (7), 623-634. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2019.1621161
Setiawan, Eko, Widyati, Marpaung, Ferdy Royland, Sukandar, Edy, Susaniwati, Lukas, Dwi Lily, Wijono, Heru, Warindra, Taufin, Kurniawan, Roni, Wibowo, Tjipto, Hendradi, Wahyu, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz and Roberts, Jason (2019). Narrative study on pharmacokinetics of antibiotics among critically ill patients: the implication on the pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics target attainment. Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, 6 (1). doi: 10.7454/psr.v6i1.4274
Lipman, Jeffrey, Brett, Stephen J., De Waele, Jan J., Cotta, Menino O., Davis, Joshua S., Finfer, Simon, Glass, Parisa, Knowles, Serena, McGuinness, Shay, Myburgh, John, Paterson, David L., Peake, Sandra, Rajbhandari, Dorrilyn, Rhodes, Andrew, Roberts, Jason A., Shirwadkar, Charudatt, Starr, Therese, Taylor, Colman, Billot, Laurent and Dulhunty, Joel M. (2019). A protocol for a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent β-lactam antibiotic infusion in critically ill patients with sepsis: BLING III. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 21 (1), 63-68. doi: 10.1016/s1441-2772(23)00582-3
Williams, Paul, Beall, Gareth, Cotta, Menino Osbert and Roberts, Jason A. (2019). Antimicrobial dosing in critical care: a pragmatic adult dosing nomogram. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 55 (2) 105837, 105837. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.10.018
Williams, Paul, Cotta, Menino Osbert and Roberts, Jason A. (2019). Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of β-Lactams and therapeutic drug monitoring: from theory to practical issues in the intensive care unit. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 40 (4), 476-487. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1693498
Mabilat, Claude, Gros, Marie Francoise, Nicolau, David, Mouton, Johan W., Textoris, Julien, Roberts, Jason A., Cotta, Menino O., van Belkum, Alex and Caniaux, Isabelle (2019). Diagnostic and medical needs for therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 39 (5), 791-797. doi: 10.1007/s10096-019-03769-8
Vickers, Mark L., Dulhunty, Joel M., Ballard, Emma, Chapman, Paul, Muller, Michael, Roberts, Jason A. and Cotta, Menino O. (2018). Risk factors for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection in burn patients. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 88 (5), 480-485. doi: 10.1111/ans.14144
Kumta, Nilesh, Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeffrey and Cotta, Menino Osbert (2017). Antibiotic distribution into cerebrospinal fluid: can dosing safely account for drug and disease factors in the treatment of ventriculostomy-associated infections?. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 57 (4), 439-454. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0588-3
Roger, Claire, Cotta, Menino O., Muller, Laurent, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Lefrant, Jean-Yves and Roberts, Jason A. (2017). Impact of renal replacement modalities on the clearance of piperacillin-tazobactam administered via continuous infusion in critically ill patients. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 50 (2), 227-231. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2017.03.018
Cotta, M. O., Chen, C., Tacey, M., James, R. S., Buising, K. L., Marshall, C. and Thursky, K. A. (2016). What are the similarities and differences in antimicrobial prescribing between Australian public and private hospitals?. Internal Medicine Journal, 46 (10), 1182-1188. doi: 10.1111/imj.13209
Roberts, Jason A., Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Davis, Joshua S., Dulhunty, Joel M., Cotta, Menino O., Myburgh, John, Bellomo, Rinaldo and Lipman, Jeffrey (2016). Continuous versus intermittent β-lactam infusion in severe sepsis: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized trials. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 194 (6), 681-691. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201601-0024OC
Mcdonald, Craig, Cotta, Menino O., Little, Peter J., Mcwhinney, Brett, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2016). Is high-dose beta-lactam therapy associated with excessive drug toxicity in critically ill patients?. Minerva Anestesiologica, 82 (9), 957-965.
Cotta, Menino O., Dulhunty, Joel M., Roberts, Jason A., Myburgh, John and Lipman, Jeffrey (2016). Should β-lactam antibiotics be administered by continuous infusion in critically ill patients? A survey of Australia and New Zealand intensive care unit doctors and pharmacists. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 47 (6), 436-438. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2016.02.017
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Roberts, Jason A. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2016). We need to optimize piperacillin-tazobactam dosing in critically ill patients-but how?. Critical Care, 20 (1) 163. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1348-8
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Spelman, Tim, Chen, Caroline, James, Rodney S., Liew, Danny, Thursky, Karin A., Buising, Kirsty L. and Marshall, Caroline (2016). Evaluating antimicrobial therapy: how reliable are remote assessors?. Infection, Disease & Health, 21 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2016.01.002
Tabah, Alexis, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Garnacho-Montero, Jose, Schouten, Jeroen, Roberts, Jason A., Lipman, Jeffrey, Tacey, Mark, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Leone, Marc, Zahar, Jean Ralph and De Waele, Jan J. (2016). A systematic review of the definitions, determinants, and clinical outcomes of antimicrobial de-escalation in the Intensive Care Unit. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 62 (8), 1009-1017. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ1199
Denny, Kerina J., Cotta, Menino O., Parker, Suzanne L., Roberts, Jason A. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2016). The use and risks of antibiotics in critically ill patients. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 15 (5), 667-678. doi: 10.1517/14740338.2016.1164690
Roberts, Jason A., Cotta, Menino Osbert, Cojutti, Piergiorgio, Lugano, Manuela, Rocca, Giorgio D. and Pea, Federico (2016). Does critical illness change levofloxacin pharmacokinetics?. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (3), 1459-1463. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02610-15
Cotta, M. O., Roberts, J. A. and Lipman, J. (2015). Antibiotic dose optimization in critically ill patients / Optimización de la dosis de antibióticos en pacientes críticamente enfermos. Medicina Intensiva (English Edition), 39 (9), 563-572. doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2015.07.001
Cairns, Kelly A., Roberts, Jason A., Cotta, Menino O. and Cheng, Allen C. (2015). Antimicrobial stewardship in Australian hospitals and other settings. Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 4 (Supp.1), 27-38. doi: 10.1007/s40121-015-0083-9
Tabah, Alexis, De Waele, Jan, Lipman, Jeffrey, Zahar, Jean Ralph, Cotta, Menino Osbert, Barton, Greg, Timsit, Jean-Francois and Roberts, Jason A. (2015). The ADMIN-ICU survey: a survey on antimicrobial dosing and monitoring in ICUs. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70 (9), 2671-2677. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv165
James, Rodney, Upjohn, Lydia, Cotta, Menino, Luu, Susan, Marshall, Caroline, Buising, Kirsty and Thursky, Karin (2015). Measuring antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian hospitals: development and evaluation of a national antimicrobial prescribing survey tool. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 70 (6) dkv047, 1912-1918. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv047
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Tan, Shu Yi, Cotta, Maria Virginia Pereira E. and Bowers, Kaye (2015). Post-operative iatrogenic pneumothorax and associated mortality: lessons learnt. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 85 (5), 389-390. doi: 10.1111/ans.12955
Cotta, Menino O., Robertson, Megan S., Marshall, Caroline, Thursky, Karin A., Liew, Danny and Buising, Kirsty L. (2015). Implementing antimicrobial stewardship in the Australian private hospital system: a qualitative study. Australian Health Review, 39 (3), 315-322. doi: 10.1071/AH14111
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Gowen, Belinda, Truloff, Natasha, Bursle, Evan, Mcwhinney, Brett, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Roberts, Jason A. and Lipman, Jeffrey (2015). Even high-dose extended infusions may not yield desired concentrations of beta-lactams: the value of therapeutic drug monitoring. Infectious Diseases, 47 (10), 739-742. doi: 10.3109/23744235.2015.1021831
Cotta, Menino O., Cotta, Maria V. Pereira E., Darby, Jonathan, Sutherland, Tom R. and Sheorey, Harsha (2014). An experience with dracunculiasis in Melbourne, Australia. Pathology, 46 (7), 652-653. doi: 10.1097/PAT.0000000000000169
Cotta, Menino O., Robertson, Megan S., Tacey, Mark, Marshall, Caroline, Thursky, Karin A., Liew, Danny and Buising, Kirsty L. (2014). Attitudes towards antimicrobial stewardship: results from a large private hospital in Australia. Healthcare Infection, 19 (3), 89-94. doi: 10.1071/HI14008
Cotta, M. O., Robertson, M. S., Upjohn, L. M., Marshall, C., Liew, D. and Buising, K. L. (2014). Using periodic point-prevalence surveys to assess appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing in Australian private hospitals. Internal Medicine Journal, 44 (3), 240-246. doi: 10.1111/imj.12353
Cotta, Menino Osbert, Roberts, Jason A., Tabah, Alexis, Lipman, Jeffrey, Vogelaers, Dirk and Blot, Stijn (2014). Antimicrobial stewardship of β-lactams in intensive care units. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 12 (5), 581-595. doi: 10.1586/14787210.2014.902308
James, Rodney S., McIntosh, Kylle A., Luu, Susan B., Cotta, Menino O., Marshall, Caroline, Thursky, Karin A. and Buising, Kirsty L. (2013). Antimicrobial stewardship in Victorian hospitals: a statewide survey to identify current gaps. Medical Journal of Australia, 199 (10), 692-695. doi: 10.5694/mja13.10422
Conference Papers
Pathiraj, John Preshanth Kumar, Hande, Manjunatha H., Varma, Murulidhar, Mukhyopadhay, Chiranjoy, Jathanna, Roshan David, Cotta (Os), Menino Osbert and Ghaffur, Abdul (2016). Development of an electronic case record form (AU-Crit) for antimicrobial stewardship program initiation. 5th International Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control 2016, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 20-23 November 2016. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.idh.2016.09.039
Tabah, A., Roberts, J., De Waele, J. J., Lipman, J., Zahar, J. R., Cotta, M. O., Barton, G. and Timsit, J. -F. (2014). The ADMIN-ICU survey: A survey on antimicrobials dosing and monitoring strategies in intensive care units. 27th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), Barcelona, Spain, 27 September-1 October 2014. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3451-0