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Infectious Diseases research

The Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health and Monash University incorporates a large clinical service and research program.

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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.

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Monash University

Publications

Regional differences in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Wyres, Kelly L; Holt, Kathryn E

(2022), LANCET INFECT DIS, 22(3), 309-310

DOI: 101016/S1473-3099(21)00425-4

SARS-CoV-2 infection results in immune responses in the respiratory tract and peripheral blood that suggest mechanisms of disease severity

Zhang, Wuji; Chua, Brendon Y; Selva, Kevin J; Kedzierski, Lukasz; Ashhurst, Thomas M; Haycroft, Ebene R; Shoffner-Beck, Suzanne K; Hensen, Luca; Boyd, David F; James, Fiona; Mouhtouris, Effie; Kwong, Jason C; Chua, Kyra YL; Drewett, George; Copae

(2022), NAT COMMUN, 13(1), 2774

DOI: 101038/s41467-022-30088-y

Female sex and advanced age are associated with invasive cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients

Perry, Whitney A; Gardiner, Bradley J; Price, Lori Lyn; Rodriguez-Garcia, Marta; Chow, Jennifer K; Snydman, David R

(2022), TRANSPL INFECT DIS, 24(6), e13960

DOI: 101111/tid13960

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