Tony Walls is a graduate of the University of Otago, having trained in Paediatrics at both Christchurch and Dunedin Hospitals.
He trained as a Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. At this time he completed an MD through the University of London, focusing on adenovirus infection in children following bone marrow transplantation.
He has an ongoing clinical interest in the management of infection in immunocompromised children. Before returning to Christchurch he worked as a Consultant at Sydney Children's Hospital, and was lead clinician for the Paediatric HIV Service.
Teaching
Convenor 5th year programme Paediatrics
Co-convenor Professional Development 4th/5th/6th year
Co-convenor Global Health Classroom
Convenor annual George Abbott Symposium
Affiliations
Paediatric Society of NZ – Chair of the Infection and Immunisation Special Interest Group
Australian and NZ Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ANZPID) Committee
Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases (ASID) Clinical Research Network
World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) – Board Member
Impact of vaccinations on global health outcomes for children
Teaching Global Health in Paediatrics
Publications
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
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
Journal - Research Article
Walls, T. (2023, September). Research for children Aotearoa. University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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/
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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 Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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].
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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 Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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 Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Other
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 Article
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
Walls, T. (2019, August). Atypical pneumonia. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Walls, T. (2019, August). Bone and joint infections in children. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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 - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Journal - Research Article
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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 - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Walls, T., & et al (2017, August). Paediatric forum. Workshop presentation at the 8th South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
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.
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Walls, T. (2015, August). Preventing whooping cough in infants. Workshop presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Best, E., & Walls, T. (2015). Response to Briggs, et al. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1421). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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 - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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 Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
Walls, T. (2014, August). Pertussis: Why is it not going away? Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Walls, T. (2014, August). Update on childhood vaccinations. Verbal presentation at the South General Practice Conference & Medical Exhibition (GP CME), Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Journal - Research Article
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.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Journal - Research Article
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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 Article
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
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
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 - Research Other
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
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Walls, T. (2013). New vaccines. Proceedings of the George Abbott Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/george-abbott
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
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.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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
Journal - Research Article
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.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Walls, T. (2012). European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) Conference Review. Research Review. Retrieved from http://www.researchreview.co.nz
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
Walls, T. (2012, August). Immunisation issues. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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 46th Annual Conference of the Nutrition Society of New Zealand: Frontiers in Nutrition, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
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 - Published proceedings: Abstract
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 - Research Article
Walls, T. (2011, August). Changes in pneumococcal vaccine: Implications for practice. Verbal presentation at the George Abbott Symposium, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Article
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 Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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 Article
Walls, T. M. (2007). Adenovirus infection in children following haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation (MD). University of London, London, UK.
Awarded Doctoral Degree
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
Journal - Research Article
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Other
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
Journal - Research Article
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
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
Journal - Research Article