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The Department of Infectious Diseases, Bayside Health Alfred 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.

Our partners

Monash University

Publications

Biofilm research highlights networked globally

Liu, Junyan; Yang, Liang; Qu, Yue; Seneviratne, Gamini; Qiu, Guanglei; Tan, Yulong; Xu, Zhenbo; Kjellerup, Birthe V.

(2023), Biofilm, 16, 100148

DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100148

Weight Change When Initiating, Switching to, and Discontinuing Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors in People Living with HIV

Tieosapjaroen, Warittha; Chow, Eric Pui Fung; Fairley, Christopher K; Hoy, Jennifer Frances; Aguirre, Ivette ; Ong, Jason Jiat Shern

(2023), AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 37(3), 131-137

DOI: 10.1089/apc.2022.0203

Oral ciprofloxacin activity against ceftriaxone-resistant Escherichia coli in an in vitro bladder infection model

Abbott, Iain Joseph; van Gorp, Elke; Cottingham, Hugh Michael Peterson; Macesic, Nenad; Wallis, Steven C; Roberts, Jason A.; Meletiadis, Joseph; Peleg, Anton Yariv

(2023), Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 78(2), 397-410

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac402

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Head of research

Prof Anton Peleg

Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred, Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, School of Translational Medicine Monash University