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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

Biofilms research in Australia

Kjelleberg, Staffan; Qu, Yue

(2023), Microbiology Australia, 44(2), 67-68

DOI: 10.1071/MA23020

DksA is a conserved master regulator of stress response in Acinetobacter baumannii

Maharjan, Ram P.; Sullivan, Geraldine J.; Adams, Felise G.; Shah, Bhumika S; Hawkey, Jane; Delgado, Natasha N.; Semenec, Lucie; Dinh, Hue; Li, Liping; Short, Francesca Louise; Parkhill, Julian; Paulsen, Ian T; Barquist, Lars; Eijkelkamp, Bart A; Cain, Amy

(2023), Nucleic Acids Research, 51(12), 6101-6119

DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad341

Accuracy of antibacterial indication documentation in an electronic medicines management system

Yao, Wendy ; Peel, Trisha Nicole; Cairns, Kelly

(2023), JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 5(2), dlad028

DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlad028

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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