Infectious Diseases research

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.

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Publications

Immunogenicity, effectiveness, and safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people with HIV

Griffin, David William John; Pai Mangalore, Rekha; Hoy, Jennifer Frances; McMahon, James

(2023), AIDS, 37(9), 1345-1360

DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003579

Detection and Typing of Plasmids in Acinetobacter baumannii Using rep Genes Encoding Replication Initiation Proteins

Lam, Margaret; Koong, Jonathan; Holt, Kathryn Elizabeth; Hall, Ruth M.; Hamidian, Mohammad

(2023), Microbiology Spectrum, 11(1), e0247822

DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02478-22

Linc2function: A Comprehensive Pipeline and Webserver for Long Non-Coding RNA (lncRNA) Identification and Functional Predictions Using Deep Learning Approaches

Ramakrishnaiah, Yashpal; Morris, Adam; Dhaliwal, Jasbir S.; Philip, Melcy; Kuhlmann, Levin; Tyagi, Sonika

(2023), Epigenomes, 7(3), 22

DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes7030022

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