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.

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Publications

Hepatitis C antibody testing among opioid agonist therapy recipients, Victoria, Australia, 2012 to 2020

Dawe J, Wilkinson AL, Asselin J, Carter A, Pedrana A, Traeger MW, Thomas AJ, Curtis M, Cooper M, Howell J, Doyle JS, Hellard ME, Stoové M; EC Victoria Partnership and the Australian Collaboration for Coordinated Enhanced Sentinel Surveillance of blood bor

(2022), Int J Drug Policy, 104, 103696

DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103696

Validation of novel point-of-care test for alanine aminotransferase measurement: A pilot cohort study

Howell J, Van H, Pham M, Sawhney R, Li F, Bhat P, Lubel J, Kemp W, Bloom S, Majumdar A, McCaughan G, Hall S, Spelman T, Doyle JS, Hellard M, Visvanathan K, Thompson AJ, Drummer HE, Anderson D

(2022), Clin Liver Dis, 20(4), 136-9

DOI: 10.1002/cld.1261

Understanding how to live with hepatitis B: a qualitative investigation of peer advice for Chinese people living with hepatitis B in Australia

Wallace J, Xiao Y, Howell J, Thompson A, Allard N, Adamson E, Richmond J, Hajarizadeh B, Eagle M, Doyle J, Hellard M

(2022), BMC Public Health, 22(1), 536

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12907-5

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