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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Publications

Clinically Relevant Epithelial Lining Fluid Concentrations of Meropenem with Ciprofloxacin Provide Synergistic Killing and Resistance Suppression of Hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Dynamic Biofilm Model

Bilal, Hajira; Bergen, Phillip J.; Tait, Jessica R.; Wallis, Steven C.; Peleg, Anton Y.; Roberts, Jason A.; Oliver, Antonio; Nation, Roger L.; Landersdorfer, Cornelia B.

(2020), ANTIMICROB AGENTS CH, 64(7), e00469-20.

DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00469-20

Diagnostic testing for COVID-19

Griffin, David W.J.; Bramwell, Eliza; Cheng, Allen C.; Spelman, Denis W.

(2020), INTERN MED J, 50(12), 1594-1595.

DOI: 10.1111/imj.15083

A population-based analysis of attributable hospitalisation costs of invasive fungal diseases in haematological malignancy patients using data linkage of state-wide registry and costing databases

Valentine, Jake C.; Morrissey, C. Orla; Tacey, Mark A.; Liew, Danny; Patil, Sushrut; Ananda-Rajah, Michelle

(2020), MYCOSES, 63(2), 162-171.

DOI: 10.1111/myc.13033

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