Professor Rachel Thomson
Head, Greenslopes Clinical Unit
Medical School (GBCS)
Researcher biography
Professor Rachel Thomson is a Head of the Greenslopes Clinical Unit, Thoracic Physician and clinical researcher working at Greenslopes Private Hospital.
She has an international reputation in the area of Pulmonary Nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. She has published widely in the area and is regularly invited to speak at international and national meetings.https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/ntm-research-group
Her current research focuses on immunological and environmental aspects of susceptibility to NTM infection, characteristics of the lung and gut microbiome in NTM, and improving treatment outcomes.
In a clinical capacity, Professor Thomson is able to offer patients expert management of their disease at Pulmedica, Greenslopes Private Hospital, at public clinics at The Prince Charles Hospital and the MetroSouth Clinical TB service of the Princess Alexandra Hospital and via telehealth for patients across Australia. Patients can also access novel treatments through clinical trials in both the private and public sector.
Prof Thomson also has a special interest in respiratory problems of the elite athlete. This includes asthma management, vocal cord dysfunction, and the requirements of national and international doping organisations for asthma medications.
Book Chapters
Thomson, Rachel (2021). Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease (NTM-PD). Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition. (pp. 99-114) London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.11637-x
Thomson, Rachel (2017). Mycobacteria other than TB. Management of tuberculosis: a guide for clinicians. (pp. 160-170) edited by Justin Denholm, Alan Street and Emma McBride. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australasian Tuberculosis Program.
Journal Articles
Kasperbauer, Shannon and Thomson, Rachel (2023). Things They Are a Changing in the Field of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 44 (4), xiii-xiv. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2023.09.001
Huang, Casey K., Weerasekara, Anjani, Lu, Ji, Carter, Robyn, Weynberg, Karen D., Thomson, Rachel, Bell, Scott and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Extended water stagnation in buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risks posed by opportunistic pathogens. Water Research: X, 21 100201. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100201
Thomson, Rachel M., Loebinger, Michael R., Burke, Andrew J., Morgan, Lucy C., Waterer, Grant W. and Ganslandt, Cecilia (2023). OPTIMA: an open-label, non-comparative pilot trial of inhaled molgramostim in pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 21 (4), 568-576. doi: 10.1513/annalsats.202306-532oc
Burke, Andrew, Carter, Robyn, Tolson, Carla, Congdon, Jacob, Duplancic, Christine, Bursle, Evan, Bell, Scott C., Roberts, Jason A. and Thomson, Rachel (2023). In vitro susceptibility testing of imipenem- relebactam and tedizolid against 102 Mycobacterium abscessus isolates. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 62 (4) 106938, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106938
Ryan, Harrigan, Ballard, Emma, Stockwell, Rebecca E., Duplancic, Christine, Thomson, Rachel M., Smith, Kimberley and Bell, Scott C. (2023). A systematic review of the clinical impact of small colony variants in patients with cystic fibrosis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 23 (1) 323, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02611-4
Mercaldo, Rachel A., Marshall, Julia E., Cangelosi, Gerard A., Donohue, Maura, Falkinham, Joseph O., Fierer, Noah, French, Joshua P., Gebert, Matthew J., Honda, Jennifer R., Lipner, Ettie M., Marras, Theodore K., Morimoto, Kozo, Salfinger, Max, Stout, Janet, Thomson, Rachel and Prevots, D. Rebecca (2023). Environmental risk of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: strategies for advancing methodology. Tuberculosis, 139 102305, 102305. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2023.102305
Burke, Andrew, Thomson, Rachel M., Wainwright, Claire E. and Bell, Scott C. (2023). Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Cystic Fibrosis in the Era of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Modulators. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 44 (02), 287-296. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1759883
Lee, Annemarie L., Smith, Rebecca, Burr, Lucy, Chang, Anne B., Holmes‐Liew, Chien‐Li, King, Paul, Middleton, Peter, Morgan, Lucy, Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel, Waterer, Grant, Wong, Conroy and McAleer, Rachael (2023). ‘Teach me how to look after myself’: what people with bronchiectasis want from education in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting. The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 17 (1), 59-69. doi: 10.1111/crj.13563
Ratnatunga, Champa N., Tungatt, Katie, Proietti, Carla, Halstrom, Sam, Holt, Michael R., Lutzky, Viviana P., Price, Patricia, Doolan, Denise L., Bell, Scott C., Field, Matt A., Kupz, Andreas, Thomson, Rachel M. and Miles, John J. (2022). Characterizing and correcting immune dysfunction in non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 13 1047781, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1047781
Nguyen, Thi Tham, He, Congrong, Carter, Robyn, Ballard, Emma L., Smith, Kim, Groth, Robert, Jaatinen, Esa, Kidd, Timothy J., Thomson, Rachel, Tay, George, Johnson, Graham R., Bell, Scott C. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2022). Quantifying the effectiveness of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light at inactivating airborne Mycobacterium abscessus. Journal of Hospital Infection, 132, 133-139. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.10.008
Wang, Yiming, Taylor, Steven L., Choo, Jocelyn M., Papanicolas, Lito E., Keating, Rebecca, Hindmarsh, Kate, Thomson, Rachel M., Morgan, Lucy, Rogers, Geraint B. and Burr, Lucy D. (2022). Carriage and transmission of macrolide resistance genes in patients with chronic respiratory conditions and their close contacts. Chest, 162 (1), 56-65. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.01.045
Karunathilaka, Amali, Halstrom, Samuel, Price, Patricia, Holt, Michael, Lutzky, Viviana P., Doolan, Denise L., Kupz, Andreas, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel M., Miles, John J. and Ratnatunga, Champa N. (2022). CD161 expression defines new human γδ T cell subsets. Immunity and Ageing, 19 (1) 11, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12979-022-00269-w
McD Young, Ross, Lawford, Bruce, Mellor, Rebecca, Morris, Charles P, Voisey, Joanne, on behalf of the PTSD Initiative, McLeay, Sarah, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, McD Young, Ross, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O'Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2021). Investigation of C reactive Protein and AIM2 Methylation as a marker for PTSD in Australian Vietnam veterans. Gene, 803 145898, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145898
Kapur, Nitin, Stroil-Salama, Enna, Morgan, Lucy, Yerkovich, Stephanie, Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, King, Paul, Middleton, Peter, Maguire, Graeme, Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel, McCallum, Gabrielle, Owens, Louisa and Chang, Anne B. (2021). Factors associated with “Frequent Exacerbator” phenotype in children with bronchiectasis: the first report on children from the Australian Bronchiectasis Registry. Respiratory Medicine, 188 106627, 106627. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106627
Ruis, Christopher, Bryant, Josephine M., Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel, Davidson, Rebecca M., Hasan, Nabeeh A., van Ingen, Jakko, Strong, Michael, Floto, R. Andres and Parkhill, Julian (2021). Dissemination of Mycobacterium abscessus via global transmission networks. Nature Microbiology, 6 (10), 1279-1288. doi: 10.1038/s41564-021-00963-3
Griffith, David E., Thomson, Rachel, Flume, Patrick A., Aksamit, Timothy R., Field, Stephen K., Addrizzo-Harris, Doreen J., Morimoto, Kozo, Hoefsloot, Wouter, Mange, Kevin C., Yuen, Dayton W., Ciesielska, Monika, Wallace, Richard J., van Ingen, Jakko, Brown-Elliott, Barbara A., Coulter, Chris and Winthrop, Kevin L. (2021). Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension for refractory Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: sustainability and durability of culture conversion and safety of long-term exposure. Chest, 160 (3), 831-842. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.03.070
Garrett, Melanie E., Qin, Xue Jun, Mehta, Divya, Dennis, Michelle F., Marx, Christine E., Grant, Gerald A., Stein, Murray B., Kimbrel, Nathan A., Beckham, Jean C., Hauser, Michael A., Ashley-Koch, Allison E., Brancu, Mira, Calhoun, Patrick S., Dedert, Eric, Elbogen, Eric B., Fairbank, John A., Hurley, Robin A., Kilts, Jason D., Kirby, Angela, Martindale, Sara, McDonald, Scott D., Moore, Scott D., Morey, Rajendra A., Naylor, Jennifer C., Rowland, Jared, Shura, Robert, Swinkels, Cindy, Szabo, Steven T., Taber, Katherine H. ... Lawford, Bruce (2021). Gene expression analysis in three posttraumatic stress disorder cohorts implicates inflammation and innate immunity pathways and uncovers shared genetic risk with major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15 678548. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.678548
van Ingen, Jakko, Aliberti, Stefano, Andrejak, Claire, Chalmers, James D., Codecasa, Luigi R., Daley, Charles L., Hasegawa, Naoki, Griffith, David E., Hoefsloot, Wouter, Huitt, Gwen, Jarand, Julie, Jhun, Byung Woo, Loebinger, Michael R., Marras, Theodore K., Morimoto, Kozo, Polverino, Eva, Ringshausen, Felix C., Santin, Miguel, Thomson, Rachel, Wagner, Dirk, Wallace, Richard J., Winthrop, Kevin L. and Yim, Jae-Joon (2021). Management of drug toxicity in Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease: an expert panel survey. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73 (1), e256-e259. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1361
Winthrop, Kevin L., Flume, Patrick A., Thomson, Rachel, Mange, Kevin C., Yuen, Dayton W., Ciesielska, Monika, Morimoto, Kozo, Ruoss, Stephen J., Codecasa, Luigi R., Yim, Jae-Joon, Marras, Theodore K., van Ingen, Jakko, Wallace, Richard J., Brown-Elliott, Barbara A., Coulter, Chris and Griffith, David E. (2021). Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension for Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease: a 12-month open-label extension clinical trial. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 18 (7), 1147-1157. doi: 10.1513/annalsats.202008-925oc
Burke, Andrew, Smith, Daniel, Coulter, Chris, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel and Roberts, Jason A. (2021). Clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations in the drug treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 60 (9), 1081-1102. doi: 10.1007/s40262-021-01010-4
Thomson, Rachel M., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Coffey, Cushla, Bell, Scott C., Knibbs, Luke D. and Lau, Colleen L. (2020). Influence of climate variables on the rising incidence of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infections in Queensland, Australia 2001–2016. Science of the Total Environment, 740 139796, 139796. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139796
Aliano, Danielle and Thomson, Rachel (2020). The epidemiology of extrapulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in a pediatric population. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 39 (8), 671-677. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002658
Gilmour, John, Romaniuk, Madeline, on behalf of the PTSD Initiative , McLeay, Sarah, Harvey, Wendy, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, McD Young, Ross, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O’Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2020). Factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Australian Vietnam Veterans: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM–5. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 6 (1), 48-57. doi: 10.3138/jmvfh-2018-0042
Akosile, Wole, Voisey, Joanne, Lawford, Bruce, Colquhoun, David, Young, Ross McD, Mehta, Divya, on behalf of the PTSD Initiative, McLeay, Sarah, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O'Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher and Thomson, Rachel (2020). NLRP3 is associated with coronary artery disease in Vietnam veterans. Gene, 725 144163, 144163. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.144163
Ratnatunga, Champa N., Lutzky, Viviana P., Kupz, Andreas, Doolan, Denise L., Reid, David W., Field, Matthew, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel M. and Miles, John J. (2020). The rise of non-tuberculosis mycobacterial lung disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 11 303, 303. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00303
Visser, Simone K., Bye, Peter T. P., Fox, Greg J., Burr, Lucy D., Chang, Anne B., Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, King, Paul, Middleton, Peter G., Maguire, Graeme P., Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel M., Stroil-Salama, Enna, Britton, Warwick J. and Morgan, Lucy C. (2019). Management of Australian adults with bronchiectasis in tertiary care: evidence-based or access-driven?. Lung, 197 (6), 803-810. doi: 10.1007/s00408-019-00280-x
Kwak, Nakwon, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti, Daley, Charles L., Eather, Geoffrey, Hasegawa, Naoki, Koh, Won-Jung, Thomson, Rachel, van Ingen, Jakko and Yim, Jae-Joon (2019). Nontuberculosis mycobacteria infections: would there be pharmacodynamics without pharmacokinetics?. The European Respiratory Journal, 54 (5) 1901508, 1901806. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01806-2019
Gibson, Justine, Baird, Tim, Pandey, Sushil, Tolson, Carla, Coulter, Chris, Eather, Geoffrey and Thomson, Rachel (2019). The clinical significance of Mycobacterium triplex. Respiratory Medicine, 159 105808, 105808. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.105808
Thomson, Rachel (2019). Inhaled therapies for NTM disease – The way forward?. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 18 (5), 581-583. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2019.08.012
Mehta, Divya, Pelzer, Elise S., Bruenig, Dagmar, Lawford, Bruce, McLeay, Sarah, Morris, Charles P., Gibson, John N., Young, Ross McD., Voisey, Joanne, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O'Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher and Thomson, Rachel (2019). DNA methylation from germline cells in veterans with PTSD. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 116, 42-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.06.001
Visser, Simone K., Bye, Peter T.P., Fox, Greg J., Burr, Lucy D., Chang, Anne B., Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, King, Paul, Middleton, Peter G., Maguire, Graeme P., Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel M., Stroil-Salama, Enna, Britton, Warwick J. and Morgan, Lucy C. (2019). Australian adults with bronchiectasis: the first report from the Australian bronchiectasis registry. Respiratory Medicine, 155, 97-103. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.07.016
Kwak, Nakwon, Dalcolmo, Margareth Pretti, Daley, Charles L., Eather, Geoffrey, Gayoso, Regina, Hasegawa, Naoki, Jhun, Byung Woo, Koh, Won-Jung, Namkoong, Ho, Park, Jimyung, Thomson, Rachel, Van Ingen, Jakko, Zweijpfenning, Sanne M.H. and Yim, Jae-Joon (2019). Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary disease: individual patient data meta-analysis. European Respiratory Journal, 54 (1) 1801991, 1801991. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01991-2018
Duplancic, Christine, Crough, Tania, Bell, Scott C., Australian NTM in CF Study Group and Thomson, Rachel (2019). Multi-centre ethics and research governance review can impede non-interventional clinical research. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (6), 722-728. doi: 10.1111/imj.14158
Voisey, Joanne, Lawford, Bruce, Bruenig, Dagmar, Harvey, Wendy, Morris, Charles P., Young, Ross McD, Mehta, Divya, on behalf of the PTSD Initiative and Thomson, Rachel (2019). Differential BDNF methylation in combat exposed veterans and the association with exercise. Gene, 698, 107-112. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.067
Theal, Rebecca, McLeay, Sarah, Gleeson, Sarah, Lowrie, Fraser, O'Sullivan, Robyn, on behalf of the PTSD Initiative, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, Young, Ross McD, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2019). Comparison of sleep patterns in Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder using wrist actigraphy. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15 (5), 725-732. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7762
Kidd, Chloe, Romaniuk, Madeline, McLeay, Sarah, Harvey, Wendy, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, McD Young, Ross, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O’Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2019). Resilience and psychopathology in trauma-exposed Australian Veterans: an exploratory factor analysis of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 5 (1), 27-39. doi: 10.3138/jmvfh.2018-0016
Holt, M. R., Miles, J. J., Inder, W. J. and Thomson, R. M. (2019). Exploring immunomodulation by endocrine changes in Lady Windermere syndrome. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 196 (1), 28-38. doi: 10.1111/cei.13265
Stockwell, Rebecca E., Chin, Melanie, Johnson, Graham R., Wood, Michelle E., Sherrard, Laura J., Ballard, Emma, O'Rourke, Peter, Ramsay, Kay A., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbour, Nassib, Thomson, Rachel M., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia and Bell, Scott C. (2019). Transmission of bacteria in bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Low burden of cough aerosols. Respirology, 24 (10) resp.13544, 980-987. doi: 10.1111/resp.13544
Griffith, David E., Eagle, Gina, Thomson, Rachel, Aksamit, Timothy R., Hasegawa, Naoki, Morimoto, Kozo, Addrizzo-Harris, Doreen J., O'Donnell, Anne E., Marras, Theodore K., Flume, Patrick A., Loebinger, Michael R., Morgan, Lucy, Codecasa, Luigi R., Hill, Adam T., Ruoss, Stephen J., Yim, Jae-Joon, Ringshausen, Felix C., Field, Stephen K., Philley, Julie V., Wallace, Jr., Richard J., van Ingen, Jakko, Coulter, Chris, Nezamis, James and Winthrop, Kevin L. (2018). Amikacin liposome inhalation suspension for treatment-refractory lung disease caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (CONVERT): a prospective, open-label, randomized study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 198 (12) rccm.201807-1318OC, 1559-1569. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1318oc
Lutzky, Viviana P., Ratnatunga, Champa N., Smith, Daniel J., Kupz, Andreas, Doolan, Denise L., Reid, David W., Thomson, Rachel M., Bell, Scott C. and Miles, John J. (2018). Anomalies in T cell function are associated with individuals at risk of Mycobacterium abscessus complex infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 9 (June) 1319, 1319. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01319
Baird, Timothy, McLeay, Sarah, Harvey, Wendy, Theal, Rebecca, Law, Dayna, Romaniuk, Madeline, Crawford, Darrell, Colquhoun, David, Young, Ross, Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John, O'Sullivan, Robyn, Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher, Thomson, Rachel, Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce (2018). Sleep disturbances in Australian Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 14 (5), 745-752. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7096
Choo, Jocelyn M., Abell, Guy C. J., Thomson, Rachel, Morgan, Lucy, Waterer, Grant, Gordon, David L., Taylor, Steven L., Leong, Lex E. X., Wesselingh, Steve L., Burr, Lucy D. and Rogers, Geraint B. (2018). Impact of long-term erythromycin therapy on the oropharyngeal microbiome and resistance gene reservoir in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. mSphere, 3 (2) e00103-18, e00103-18. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00103-18
van Ingen, Jakko, Aksamit, Timothy, Andrejak, Claire, Bottger, Erik C., Cambau, Emmanuelle, Daley, Charles L., Griffith, David E., Guglielmetti, Lorenzo, Holland, Steven M., Huitt, Gwen A., Koh, Won-Jung, Lange, Christoph, Leitman, Philip, Marras, Theodore K., Morimoto, Kozo, Olivier, Kenneth N., Santin, Miguel, Stout, Jason E., Thomson, Rachel, Tortoli, Enrico, Wallace, Richard J., Winthrop, Kevin L. and Wagner, Dirk (2018). Treatment outcome definitions in nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: an NTM-NET consensus statement. European Respiratory Journal, 51 (3) 1800170, 1800170. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00170-2018
Baird, Timothy M. and Thomson, Rachel (2018). Diagnosis, classification and epidemiology of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease. ERS Monograph, 2018, 204-221. doi: 10.1183/2312508X.10014818
Baird, Timothy M., Carter, Robyn, Eather, Geoffrey and Thomson, Rachel (2017). Mycobacterium shimoidei, a rare pulmonary pathogen, Queensland, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23 (11), 1919-1922. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.170999
McLeay, Sarah C., Harvey, Wendy M., Romaniuk, Madeline N. M., Crawford, Darrell H. G., Colquhoun, David M., Young, Ross McD., Dwyer, Miriam, Gibson, John M., O'Sullivan, Robyn A., Cooksley, Graham, Strakosch, Christopher R., Thomson, Rachel M., Voisey, Joanne and Lawford, Bruce R. (2017). Physical comorbidities of post-traumatic stress disorder in Australian Vietnam War veterans. Medical Journal of Australia, 206 (6), 251-257. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00935
Thomson, Rachel, Donnan, Ellen and Konstantinos, Anastasios (2017). Notification of nontuberculous mycobacteria: an Australian perspective. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 14 (3), 318-323. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201612-994OI
Halstrom, Samuel, Cherry, Catherine L., Black, Michael, Thomson, Rachel, Goullee, Hayley, Baltic, Svetlana, Allcock, Richard, Temple, Suzanna E. L. and Price, Patricia (2017). A haplotype spanning P2X7R, P2X4R and CAMKK2 may mark susceptibility to pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Immunogenetics, 69 (5), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00251-017-0972-z
Halstrom, Samuel, Thomson, Rachel, Goullee, Hayley, Baltic, Svetlana, Allcock, Richard, Temple, Suzanna E. L. and Price, Patricia (2017). Susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease is influenced by rs1518111 in IL10. Human Immunology, 78 (4), 391-393. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2017.02.001
Bryant, Josephine M., Grogono, Dorothy M., Rodriguez-Rincon, Daniela, Everall, Isobel, Brown, Karen P., Moreno, Pablo, Verma, Deepshikha, Hill, Emily, Drijkoningen, Judith, Gilligan, Peter, Esther, Charles R., Noone, Peadar G., Giddings, Olivia, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel, Wainwright, Claire E., Coulter, Chris, Pandey, Sushil, Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Ramsay, Kay A., Sherrard, Laura J., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbour, Nassib, Johnson, Graham R., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia, Sly, Peter D., Jones, Andrew ... Floto, R. Andres (2016). Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium. Science, 354 (6313), 751-757. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8156
Scoleri, Gianny P., Choo, Jocelyn M., Leong, Lex E. X., Goddard, Thomas R., Shephard, Lisa, Burr, Lucy D., Bastian, Ivan, Thomson, Rachel M. and Rogers, Geraint B. (2016). Culture-independent detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria in clinical respiratory samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54 (9), 2395-2398. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01410-16
Ellender, Claire M., Law, Dayna B., Thomson, Rachel M. and Eather, Geoffrey W. (2016). Safety of IV amikacin in the treatment of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Respirology, 21 (2), 357-362. doi: 10.1111/resp.12676
Amran, Fathiah S., Kim, Kyungchul, Lim, Andrew, Thomson, Rachel, Lee, Silvia, Waterer, Grant and Price, Patricia (2016). Is pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease linked with a high burden of latent cytomegalovirus?. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 36 (2), 113-116. doi: 10.1007/s10875-016-0233-1
Thomson, Rachel, Donnan, Ellen and Unwin, Sean (2015). Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease. Time to get a grip!. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 12 (10), 1425-1427. doi: 10.1513/annalsats.201508-524ed
Halstrom, Samuel, Price, Patricia and Thomson, Rachel (2015). Review: environmental mycobacteria as a cause of human infection. International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 4 (2), 81-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.03.002
Thomson, R. M., Tolson, C. E., Carter, R., Huygens, F. and Hargreaves, M. (2014). Heterogeneity of clinical and environmental isolates of Mycobacterium fortuitum using repetitive element sequence-based PCR: municipal water an unlikely source of community-acquired infections. Epidemiology and Infection, 142 (10), 2057-2064. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813003257
Wright, Hugh L., Thomson, Rachel M., Reid, Alistair B., Carter, Robyn, Bartley, Paul B., Newton, Peter and Coulter, Christopher (2014). Rapidly growing mycobacteria associated with laparoscopic gastric banding, Australia, 2005-2011. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 20 (10), 1612-1619. doi: 10.3201/eid2010.140077
Chou, Michael P., Clements, Archie C. A. and Thomson, Rachel M. (2014). A spatial epidemiological analysis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in Queensland, Australia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (1) 279, 279. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-279
Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2014). Strain variation amongst clinical and potable water isolates of M. kansasii using automated repetitive unit PCR. International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 304 (3-4), 484-489. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.02.004
Kim, Kyungchul, Waterer, Grant, Thomson, Rachel, Yang, Ian A., Nashi, Najla, Tan, Dino B. A. and Price, Patricia (2014). Levels of anti-cytokine antibodies may be elevated in patients with pulmonary disease associated with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Cytokine, 66 (2), 160-163. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2014.01.005
Affandi, Jacquita S, Hendry, Shona, Waterer, Grant, Thomson, Rachel, Wallace, Hilary, Burrows, Sally and Price, Patricia (2013). Searching for an immunogenetic factor that will illuminate susceptibility to non-tuberculous mycobacterial disease. Human Immunology, 74 (10), 1382-1385. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.06.019
Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Carter, Robyn, Coulter, Chris, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2013). Isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from household water and shower aerosols in patients with pulmonary disease caused by NTM. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 51 (9), 3006-3011. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00899-13
Thomson, Rachel, Tolson, Carla, Sidjabat, Hanna, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2013). Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from municipal water - a potential source of human infection. Bmc Infectious Diseases, 13 (1) 241, 241.1-241.7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-241
Thomson, Rachel, Carter, Robyn, Tolson, Carla, Coulter, Chris, Huygens, Flavia and Hargreaves, Megan (2013). Factors associated with the isolation of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) from a large municipal water system in Brisbane, Australia. BMC Microbiology, 13 (1) 89, 89.1-89.8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-89
Hoefsloot, Wouter, van Ingen, Jakko, Andrejak, Claire, Ängeby, Kristian, Bauriaud, Rosine, Bemer, Pascale, Beylis, Natalie, Boeree, Martin J., Cacho, Juana, Chihota, Violet, Chimara, Erica, Churchyard, Gavin, Cias, Raquel, Dasa, Rosa, Daley, Charles L., Dekhuijzen, P. N. Richard, Domingo, Diego, Drobniewski, Francis, Esteban, Jaime, Fauville-Dufaux, Maryse, Folkvardsen, Dorte Bek, Gibbons, Noel, Gómez-Mampaso, Enrique, Gonzales, Rosa, Hoffman, Harald, Hsueh, Po-Ren, Indra, Alexander, Jagielski, Tomasz, Jamieson, Frances ... Wagner, Dirk (2013). The geographic diversity of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolated from pulmonary samples: an NTM-net collaborative study. European Respiratory Journal, 42 (6), 1604-1613. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00149212
Marshall, H. M., Carter, R., Torbey, M. J., Minion, S., Tolson, C., Sidjabat, H. E., Huygens, F., Hargreaves, M. and Thomson, R. M. (2011). Mycobacterium lentiflavum in Drinking Water Supplies, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17 (3), 395-402. doi: 10.3201/eid1703.090948
Thomson, Rachel M. (2010). Changing epidemiology of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16 (10), 1576-1583. doi: 10.3201/eid1610.091201
Grech, Miriam, Carter, Robyn and Thomson, Rachel (2010). Clinical significance of Mycobacterium asiaticum isolates in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48 (1), 162-167. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01602-09
Thomson, Rachel M. and Yew, Wing-Wai (2009). When and how to treat pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases. Respirology, 14 (1), 12-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01408.x
Thomson, Rachel, Carter, Robyn, Gilpin, Chris, Coulter, Chris and Hargreaves, Megan (2008). Comparison of methods for processing drinking water samples for the isolation of Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74 (10), 3094-3098. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02009-07
Thomson, Rachel M., Armstrong, John G. and Looke, David F. (2007). Gastroesophageal reflux disease, acid suppression, and Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease. Chest, 131 (4), 1166-1172. doi: 10.1378/chest.06-1906
Unicomb, L. E., Simmons, G., Merritt, Tony, Gregory, J., Nicol, C., Jelfs, P., Kirk, M., Tan, A., Thomson, R., Adamopoulos, J., Little, C. L., Currie, A. and Dalton, C. B. (2005). Sesame seed products contaminated with Salmonella: Three outbreaks associated with tahini. Epidemiology and Infection, 133 (6), 1065-1072. doi: 10.1017/S0950268805004085
Thomson, R.M., Conrad, D., Antoszewska, H., Croxson, M.C. and McCormack, J.G. (1998). Cytomegalovirus retinitis, Human Immunodeficiency virus antibody positivity and normal T helper cell numbers. Journal of Infection, 37 (2), 186-188. doi: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80176-X
Conference Papers
Burke, A. J., Carter, R., Tolson, C., Congdon, J., Duplancic, C., Bursle, E., Bell, S., Roberts, J. and Thomson, R. (2023). In vitro susceptibility testing of imipenem- relebactam and tedizolid against australian mycobacterium abscessus isolates. ATS 2023 International Conference, Washington, DC USA, 19-24 May 2023. Washington, DC USA: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a2968
Duplancic, C., Wainwright, C., Thomson, R., Rogers, G., Clements, A., Floto, R. and Bell, S. (2022). Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in Australians with cystic fibrosis: a national survey. TSANZSRS 2022 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ), Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, virtual, 31 March-2 April 2022. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1111/resp.14216
Smith, K., Taylor, S., Rogers, G., Coulter, C., Pandey, S., Thomson, R. and Bell, S. (2022). Whole genome analysis of mycobacterium abscessus (Mabs) from respiratory and non-respiratory infections within Queensland. TSANZSRS 2022 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ), Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, *, 31 March - 2 April 2022. Richmond, VIC, Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
Lee, Annemarie, Smith, Rebecca, Osadnik, Christian, Burr, Lucy, Chang, Anne, Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, Jayaram, Lata, King, Paul, Middleton, Peter, Morgan, Lucy, Tu Nguyen, , Smith, Daniel, Stroil-Salama, Enna, Thomson, Rachel, Waring, Justin, Waterer, Grant, Wong, Conroy and Mcaleer, Rachel (2020). The educational needs of people with bronchiectasis in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting. ERS International Congress 2020, Online, 7–9 September 2020. Sheffield, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2020.76
Stockwell, R., Leong, L., Wheeler, N., Bryant, J., Wood, M., Sherrard, L., Thomson, R., Carter, R., Tolson, C., Rogers, G., Wainwright, C., Parkhill, J., Floto, R. and Bell, S. (2020). Alternative transmission pathways of mycobacterium abscessus group (MABs) respiratory infections. TSANZSRS 2020 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 27–31 March 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Kafili, D., Kajbafzadeh, M. and Thomson, R. (2020). Utility of bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) galactomannan assay in the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillus infection in immunocompetent patients. TSANZSRS 2020 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 27-31 March 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
Holt, M., Inder, W., Miles, J. and Thomson, R. (2020). The distinctive body composition and endocrine profile of women with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, Electr Network, 2020. New York, NY USA: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a4354
Duplancic, C., Thomson, R., Wainwright, C. and Bell, S. C. (2019). High incidence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria-positive cultures among children with cystic fibrosis in Australia. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Hoboken, NJ USA: John Wiley & Sons.
Stockwell, R. E., Thomson, R., Leong, L. E., Wheeler, N. E., Bryant, J., Wood, M. E., Sherrard, L. J., Carter, R., Tolson, C., Rogers, G., Wainwright, C., Parkhill, J., Floto, R. A. and Bell, S. C. (2019). Mycobacterium abscessus point source outbreak in the local potable water supply affecting people with cystic fibrosis. Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Nashville, TN, United States, 31 October - 2 November 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Duplancic, C., Wainwright, C., Thomson, R. and Bell, S. (2019). Non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection in people with cystic fibrosis attending cf treatment clinics in Australia. TSANZ, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 29 March-2 April 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Thomson, R., Scoleri, G., Taylor, S., Leong, L., Burr, L. and Rogers, G. (2019). Relating Airway Microbiota Composition to Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections in Adult Bronchiectasis Patients. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, Dallas Tx, May 17-22, 2019. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a1035
Thomson, R., Furuya-Kanamori, L., Coffey, C., Bell, S., Knibbs, L. and Lau, C. (2019). Influence of Climate Variables on the Rising Incidence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections in Queensland, Australia 2001-2016. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, Dallas, TX United States, 17-22 May 2019. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a2043
Griffith, D. E., Thomson, R., Addrizzo-Harris, D. J., Field, S. K., van Ingen, J., Wallace, R. J., Coulter, C., Mange, K., Nezamis, J. and Winthrop, K. L. (2019). Sustainability and Durability of Culture Conversion in Patients Receiving Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension (ALIS) for Treatment-Refractory Mycobacterium Avium Complex Lung Disease (MAC-LD) in the CONVERT Study. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, Dallas Tx, May 17-22, 2019. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2019.199.1_meetingabstracts.a7359
Gibson, Justine, Baird, Tim, Pandy, Sushil, Tolson, Carla, Coulter, Chris, Eather, Geoffrey and Thomson, Rachel (2018). The clinical significance of Mycobacterium triplex isolates in Queensland, Australia. 28th International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Paris France, Sep 15-19, 2018. SHEFFIELD: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA344
Stockwell, R. E., Leong, L., Wood, M. E., Sherrard, L., Carter, R., Tolson, C., Thomson, R., Rogers, G., Wainwright, C. and Bell, S. C. (2018). Potable water as a possible source of mycobacterium abscessus complex infection in people with cystic fibrosis. Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 18-20 October 2018. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
Winthrop, K. L., Eagle, G., Thomson, R. M., Aksamit, T. R., Hasegawa, N., Morimoto, K., Addrizzo-Harris, D. J., O'Donnell, A. E., Marras, T. K., Flume, P. A., Loebinger, M. R., Morgan, L. C., Codecasa, L. R., Hill, A. T., Ruoss, S. J., Yim, J. J., Ringshausen, F. C., Field, S. K., Nezamis, J. and Griffith, D. E. (2018). Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) Performance in Adult Patients Receiving Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension (ALIS) for Treatment-Refractory Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC). International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, San Diego Ca, May 18-23, 2018. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC.
Stockwell, R., Leong, L., Wood, M., Sherrard, L., Thomson, R., Rogers, G. and Bell, S. (2018). Prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in potable water. ANZSRS/TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 23-27 March 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
Griffith, D. E., Eagle, G., Thomson, R. M., Aksamit, T. R., Hasegawa, N., Morimoto, K., Addrizzo-Harris, D. J., O'Donnell, A. E., Marras, T. K., Flume, P. A., Loebinger, M. R., Morgan, L. C., Castellotti, P. F., Hill, A. T., Ruoss, S. J., Yim, J. J., Ringshausen, F. C., Field, S. K., Nezamis, J. and Winthrop, K. L. (2018). Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Amikacin Liposome Inhalation Suspension (ALIS) for Treatment-Refractory Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Lung Disease Caused by Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) in Adult Patients. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society, San Diego Ca, May 18-23, 2018. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC.
Visser, Simone, Allan, Heather, Burr, Lucy, Chang, Anne, Holmes-Liew, Chien-Li, Hunter, Cameron, Jackson, Dan, King, Paul, Maguire, Graeme, Middleton, Peter, Smith, Daniel, Thomson, Rachel, Waterer, Grant, Wong, Conroy and Morgan, Lucy (2017). The Australasian Bronchiectasis Registry - Early Steps in Mapping the Impact of Bronchiectasis in Australia and New Zealand. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 24–28 March 2017. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley.
Lutzky, , Ratnatunga, C., Thomson, R., Smith, D., Reid, D., Bell, S. and Miles, J. (2016). Immunopathogenesis of non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection in cystic fibrosis patients. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne Australia, Aug 21-26, 2016. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Ratnatunga, C. N., Lutzky, V. P., Halstrom, S., Price, P., Smith, D. J., Reid, D. W., Bell, S. C., Thomson, R. M. and Miles, J. J. (2016). Multivariate immunoprofiling of individuals prone to non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection reveals T cell exhaustion and dysfunction. International Congress of Immunology (ICI), Melbourne Australia, Aug 21-26, 2016. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Cunningham, J., Thomson, R., Smith, D. and Bell, S. (2015). Validation of a Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Elisa in An Australian Cystic Fibrosis and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Population. Thoracic Society Australia New Zealand Australian New Zealand Society Respiratory Science Annual Scientific Meeting 2015, Queensland Australia, Mar 27-Apr 01, 2015. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
Scoleri, G., Leong, L., Burr, L., Choo, J., Thomson, R., Serisier, D. and Rogers, G. (2015). Spatial variation in the composition of infective lung microbiota revealed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis of multisite bronchoalveolar lavage. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting 2015, Gold Coast, Australia, 27 March – 1 April 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.12494_8
Cunningham, J., Smith, D. J., Bell, S. and Thomson, R. (2015). Validation Of A Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Elisa In An Australian Cystic Fibrosis And Non-Cystic Fibrosis Population. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Denver Co, May 15-20, 2015. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC.
Thomson, R., Tolson, C., Carter, R., Coulter. C., Huygens, F. and Hargreaves, M. (2011). Pathogenic nontuberculous mycobacteria in the Brisbane potable water distribution system. American Thoracic Society 2011 International Conference, Denver, CO, U.S.A., May 13-18 2011. New York, NY, U.S.A.: American Thoracic Society.