Infectious Diseases research
The Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health and Monash University incorporates a large clinical service and research program.
About our research
The Department of Infectious Diseases integrates clinical services with biomedical research and teaching. Our expertise spans from general infectious diseases to HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and tuberculosis.
Our focus
We have active research studies in:
- HIV
- Viral hepatitis
- Infections in the immunosuppressed (malignancy, intensive care and post-splenectomy patients)
- Influenza
- Drug resistant organisms
- Antibiotic use
- Infection prevention and hospital epidemiology
Find out more about our research themes on Monash CCS.
Our partners
Publications
Macesic N, Hawkey J, Vezina B, Wisniewski JA, Cottingham H, Blakeway LV, Harshegyi T, Pragastis K, Badoordeen GZ, Dennison A, Spelman DW, Jenney AWJ, Peleg AY
(2023), Nature communications, 14(1), 4764
Vezina, Benjamin Daniel; Watts, Stephen Charles; Cooper, Helena Bethany; Judd, Louise Monique; Jenney, Adam Warren Julius; Monk, Jonathan M.; Holt, Kathryn Elizabeth; Wyres, Kelly Leanne
(2023),
Attwood, Lucy O.; Bryant, Mellissa; Lee, Sue J.; Vujovic, Olga; Higgs, Peter; Doyle, Joseph S.; Stewardson, Andrew J.
(2023), BMJ OPEN, 13(4),
