Medical microbiologist and infectious diseases physician

Joined April 2009
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11 Aug 2025
take homes from the latest update to the Australian antibiotic guidelines from our AMS leader aimed.net.au/2025/08/05/4429…

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23 Feb 2024
Featuring "Oral is the New IV" presented by Professor Josh Davis and Ms Kristi Kozierowski (AMS pharmacist, John Hunter Hospital) aimed.net.au/2023/12/12/anti… @HNEHealth @hneccphn #FOAMed

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1 Feb 2024
2022 review: IV device associated events remain the major issue with HCA cases. Relatively low proportion due to MRSA; age-adjusted 30d mortality fell in community cases to 7% from 16%, closer to hca mortality (9%). @hneccphn @hnehealth aimed.net.au/2024/02/01/stap…

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New article: VRE acquisition in hospital and its association with hospital antimicrobial usage. It highlights the impact that reduced broad spectrum antimicrobial use had on VRE acquisition idhjournal.com.au/article/S2… @mdjkf

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23 Dec 2022
Antibiotic Awareness Week 2022 - four short seminars from Newcastle aimed.net.au/2022/11/18/anti… #FOAMed @ACSQHC @ASIDANZ @NSWCEC @nswACI

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21 Nov 2022
Antibiograms and commentaries - 2021 data Hunter New England LHD @NSWHPathology @HNELHD aimed.net.au/2022/11/22/anti…

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21 Sep 2022
Still just as relevant - the in vivo susceptibility test aimed.net.au/2014/11/14/is-t… #FOAMed @RACGP @NPSMedicineWise

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Some cautious and pragmatic advice from Dr Kerry Chant on LinkedIn today:
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19 Mar 2022
Great work Chris and team!
1/ Reducing hypoxic pneumonia by 29% and pneumonia hospitalisation by 57% will dramatically shape child health in high-incidence countries. This is the power of pneumococcal vaccination. We must do more to ensure equitable access and promote its use. authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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.@ZelenskyyUa's tv address to the Russian (!) people might be the most moving speech that I've ever seen in my entire life. The whole world needs to see, understand and share this crucial Ukrainian message. #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Україна #Russia #Россия
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4 Feb 2022
Antibiograms and commentaries- 2020, HNE Local Health District aimed.net.au/2022/02/04/anti…