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Anton Peleg

Professor

20072021

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Biography

Anton Peleg is Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology and Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University. He is also a research group leader in the Department of Microbiology, Monash University. His research spans clinical to basic research, with a focus on hospital-acquired infections, antimicrobial resistance, infections in immunocompromised hosts and understanding mechanisms of disease caused by hospital pathogens. He has a particular clinical interest in complex infections in highly vulnerable patient groups, including patients with cystic fibrosis, lung and stem cell transplant recipients, and infections in patients with burns or in intensive care.

Clinical activities

Infectious Diseases Physician, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC

Keywords

  • antibiotic prescribing
  • antibiotic resistance
  • antimicrobial stewardship
  • qualitative research
  • resi
  • bacteria
  • candida
  • epidemiology
  • hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • infection
  • microbial drug
  • diabetes
  • immunity
  • glycaemic control
  • hospital-acquired infections
  • antimicrobial resistance
  • infections in immunocompromised hosts

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Projects 2010 2021

Individualizing cytomegalovirus preventative strategies following solid organ transplantation: a precision medicine approach

Gardiner, B. J. & Peleg, A. Y.

1/01/18 → 31/12/20

Project: Research

Bacterial and Host Drivers of Fulminant Community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

Peleg, A. Y., Davis, J., Paulsen, I. & Currie, B. J.

National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1/01/18 → 31/12/20

Project: Research

SNOTWATCH Asthma: Mapping childhood viruses in real time to improve asthma health outcomes

Buttery, J. P., Cheng, A. C., Peleg, A. Y., Russell, G. M., Mazza, D. & Newnham, H.

1/01/18 → 31/12/20

Project: Research

QuantStudio 7 Flex Real-Time PCR System with TaqMan Array Card Block and KingFisher Duo Prime Purification System

Leder, K. S., Chown, S. L. & Peleg, A. Y.

1/01/18 → 31/12/18

Project: Research

Antibiotic Resistance and Host Immune Evasion in Staphylococcus aureus

Peleg, A. Y., Howden, B. & Shen, H.

National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

1/01/18 → 31/12/20

Project: Research

Research Output 2007 2017

Donor-derived Mycoplasma hominis and an apparent cluster of M. hominis cases in solid organ transplant recipients

Smibert, O. C., Wilson, H. L., Sohail, A., Narayanasamy, S., Schultz, M. B., Ballard, S. A., Kwong, J. C., de Boer, J., Morrissey, O., Peleg, A. Y., Snell, G., Paraskeva, M. & Jenney, A. W. J. 1 Nov 2017 In : Clinical Infectious Diseases. 65, 9, p. 1504-1508 5 p.

Research output: Research - peer-review › Article

Optimizing microplate biofilm assays to screen anti-infective surfaces

Qu, Y., Thissen, H., McGiffin, D. C. & Peleg, A. Y. Jan 2017 In : Trends in Biotechnology. 35, 1, p. 3-5 3 p.

Research output: Other - peer-review › Letter

Proposed primary endpoints for use in clinical trials that compare treatment options for bloodstream infection in adults: A consensus definition

Harris, P. N. A. , McNamara, J. F. , Lye, D. C. , Davis, J. S. , Bernard, L. , Cheng, A. C. , Doi, Y. , Fowler, V. G. , Kaye, K. S. , Leibovici, L. , Lipman, J. , Llewelyn, M. J. , Munoz-Price, S. , Paul, M. , Peleg, A. Y. , Rodríguez-Baño, J. , Rogers, B. A. , Seifert, H. , Thamlikitkul, V. , Thwaites, G. & 5 others Tong, S. Y. C., Turnidge, J., Utili, R., Webb, S. A. R. & Paterson, D. L. Aug 2017 In : Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 23, 8, p. 533-541

Research output: Research - peer-review › Article

Structural basis for linezolid binding site rearrangement in the Staphylococcus aureus ribosome

Belousoff, M. J., Eyal, Z., Radjainia, M., Ahmed, T., Bamert, R. S., Matzov, D., Bashan, A., Zimmerman, E., Mishra, S., Cameron, D., Elmlund, H., Peleg, A. Y., Bhushan, S., Lithgow, T. & Yonath, A. 9 May 2017 In : mBio. 8, 3, 7 p., e00395-17

Research output: Research - peer-review › Article

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Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus isolates are attenuated for virulence when compared with susceptible progenitors

Cameron, D. R., Lin, Y-H., Trouillet-Assant, S., Tafani, V., Kostoulias, X., Mouhtouris, E., Skinner, N., Visvanathan, K., Baines, S. L., Howden, B., Monk, I. R., Laurent, F., Stinear, T. P., Howden, B. P. & Peleg, A. Y. Oct 2017 In : Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 23, 10, p. 767-773 7 p.

Research output: Research - peer-review › Article

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