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Personal profile
Biography
Karin graduated in medicine from Monash University in 1990 and undertook her medical specialist training in infectious diseases at Fairfield Hospital and Monash Medical Centre. She spent 3 years as an Infectious Disease Fellow at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston and completed a Master of Public Health at Harvard University. Her specific areas of interest include traveller's health, health issues in immigrants and refugees, and waterborne infections. Karin is on the Board of the International Society of Travel Medicine, she is the head of the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Unit and also works as a visiting specialist physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Research area keywords
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Travel Medicine
- Waterborne Disease
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Projects 2005 2024
Assessing exposure pathways for pathogens causing gastrointestinal infection and antimicrobial resistance acquisition among children living in informal coastal settlements
Leder, K., Clasen, T., Luby, S., McCarthy, D., Baker, S., Chown, S., Barker, F., Henry, R. & Kwong, L.
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
Health and economic benefits of environmentally sensitive watercycle management in informal urban settlements
Brown, R., Chown, S., Clasen, T., Deletic, A., El Sioufi, M., Forbes, A., Johnston, D., Leder, K., Luby, S., McCarthy, D., Ramirez, D., Santoso, A., Weber, E., Wong, T. & Greening, C.
11/07/17 → 11/07/22
Project: Research
QuantStudio 7 Flex Real-Time PCR System with TaqMan Array Card Block and Ancillary Items
Leder, K., Chown, S. & Peleg, A.
1/01/18 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
Research Output 1998 2019
Antiparasitic Agents
Leder, K., McGuinness, S. L. & Weller, P. F., 2019, Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Carroll, K. C., Pfaller, M. A., Landry, M. L., McAdam, A. J., Patel, R., Richter, S. S. & Warnock, D. W. (eds.). 12th ed. Washington DC USA: ASM Press, p. 2645-2668 24 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
3
Citations
(Scopus)
A Prospective Study on the Impact and Out-of-Pocket Costs of Dengue Illness in International Travelers
Tozan, Y., Headley, T. Y., Sewe, M. O., Schwartz, E., Shemesh, T., Cramer, J. P., Eberhardt, K. A., Ramharter, M., Harrison, N., Leder, K., Angheben, A., Hatz, C., Neumayr, A., Chen, L. H., De Pijper, C. A., Grobusch, M. P. & Wilder-Smith, A., Jun 2019, In : The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 100, 6, p. 1525-1533 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
A stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial assessing the impact of a riverbank filtration intervention to improve access to safe water on health in rural India
McGuinness, S. L., O'Toole, J., Forbes, A. B., Boving, T. B., Patil, K., D'Souza, F., Gaonkar, C. A., Giriyan, A., Barker, S. F., Cheng, A. C., Sinclair, M. & Leder, K. S., 1 Jul 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Complex choices: Which malaria chemoprophylaxis can be recommended for the pregnant traveller?
Schlagenhauf, P., Grobusch, M. P., Leder, K., Toovey, S. & Patel, D., 1 Nov 2019, In : Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 32, 3 p., 101525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
Impact of a Large-Scale Handwashing Intervention on Reported Respiratory Illness: Findings from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
Najnin, N., Leder, K., Forbes, A., Unicomb, L., Winch, P. J., Ram, P. K., Nizame, F. A., Arman, S., Begum, F., Biswas, S., Cravioto, A. & Luby, S. P., 6 Mar 2019, In : The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 100, 3, p. 742-749 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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