News - Menzies

The Australian | Hit Covid fast: antiviral drugs to keep infected out of hospital

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November 10, 2021 - 08:00am

The nation’s top doctors predict new antiviral treatments to fight Covid-19 will make the disease significantly more manageable and ensure the hospital system can easily cope with any future spike in post-lockdown cases.
Researchers edge closer to better flu vaccine for Indigenous people across the world

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May 18, 2021 - 19:30pm

The research was a collaboration between the Doherty Institute, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Menzies School of Health Research and CQUniversity.
Towards a universal flu vaccine for Indigenous populations

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May 18, 2021 - 19:00pm

Researchers have identified specific influenza targets that could be used to better protect Indigenous people from experiencing severe influenza disease through a universal, T cell-based vaccine.
CDU academics named among world’s most influential

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November 26, 2020 - 10:41am

Menzies School of Health Research Professor Bart Currie, Professor Anne Chang AM, Professor Ric Price, Associate Professor Steven Tong, Professor Nicholas Anstey, Professor Joshua Davis, Professor Alan Cass, Professor Peter Morris and Professor Amanda Leach
An open letter from 119 scientists and researchers to The Lancet

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May 30, 2020 - 12:00pm

Signed by clinicians, medical researchers, statisticians, and ethicists from across the world, follows the publication of a paper on using hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Antibiotic use in remote communities contributing to the burden of disease

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May 21, 2020 - 09:59am

A study of antibiotic prescription rates for Aboriginal children in remote communities in the Northern Territory (NT) has identified high rates of infections and antibiotic use in these communities.
Innovative data use an important step in eliminating hep B

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April 29, 2020 - 12:30pm

A team of researchers in the Northern Territory (NT) have designed and tested a new algorithm to determine hepatitis B status.
CAMERA2: Standard MRSA treatment does not outperform combination therapy

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February 24, 2020 - 11:35am

Standard treatment for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is not more efficacious than combination therapy, according to new research published in JAMA.
Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

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February 12, 2020 - 14:34pm

Researchers attempting to improve the treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections have discovered the combination of two antibiotics was no better than one, and led to more adverse effects.
Trial shows using two drugs not better than one when treating MRSA blood infections

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February 12, 2020 - 08:00am

Researchers of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood infections say combination of two antibiotics was no better than one.
PhD Expression of Interest | Camera 2 Study

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November 29, 2019 - 10:22am

We are looking for EOI for an ID / microbiology fellow to conduct follow-on studies from CAMERA2 as part of a PhD.
An urgent need for antimicrobial stewardship in Indigenous rural and remote primary health care

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July 01, 2019 - 09:19am

The Coordinated Remote AntiMicrobial Stewardship (CRAMS) Group is funded by HOT North (Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North).
The winner takes it all for S. aureus

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April 24, 2019 - 08:58am

The CAMERA2 study, executed in multiple countries addressing the question whether addition of a beta-lactam antibiotic (7 days) improves outcome in patients with MRSA bacteremia.
Two New Trials of Combination Therapy for MRSA Bacteremia

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April 22, 2019 - 08:53am

The CAMERA2 study, just presented by Steven Tong at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
Contagion® to Report on the ECCMID Conference in Amsterdam

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April 08, 2019 - 10:16am

Steven Y. C. Tong, PhD, with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, Australia, will speak about the results of the CAMERA2 trial on combination antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
Hepatitis B DNA Helps Trace History and Movement of First Australians

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March 22, 2019 - 01:45am

The team found that hepatitis B virus isolated from these Aboriginal Australians is a unique strain called HBV/C4, which is not found anywhere else in the world.
Hepatitis B virus sheds light on ancient human population movements into Australia

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March 19, 2019 - 00:15am

Australian researchers have used current hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome sequences to deduce ancient human population movements into Australia, adding weight to the theory that the mainland Aboriginal population separated from other early humans at least 59 thousand years ago and possibly entered the country near the Tiwi Islands.
Eliminating skin disease in Aboriginal children could reduce antibiotic use by almost 20%

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February 07, 2019 - 12:15pm

A study has revealed that 95 per cent of children in five remote Aboriginal communities had received an antibiotic prescription before their first birthday and almost half of them had received up to six prescriptions.
Building genomics expertise in the NT

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May 23, 2018 - 12:21pm

Menzies is investing and developing expertise in the emerging research area of genome sequencing. In the past year, we took the lead in a number of national and international collaborative programs investigating the genomics of tropical pathogens, and...
Bendigo Advertiser | Pain free staph fix given green light

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May 04, 2018 - 14:00pm

Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), findings show there has been inaccurate reporting of resistance to the recommended antibiotic, trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim).
Pain free golden staph treatment cleared for use in remote communities

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May 03, 2018 - 11:31am

A northern Australian research team has provided reassuring support for the continued use of an oral treatment option for patients with skin infections, finding that there has been inaccurate reporting of resistance to the recommended antibiotic.
National Healthy Skin Guideline

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May 02, 2018 - 11:36am
Developing Northern Australia 2017 Implementation Report

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November 21, 2017 - 15:59pm

Page 20 - Case Study | The Australian Government funded HOT NORTH project has hit the ground running in 2017, and is building north Australia’s expertise and capacity in tropical medicine through research projects that will transfer new knowledge to communities.
E-news Healthy Tomorrow - Hot North Pilot Projects

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June 20, 2017 - 12:00pm

The first six pilot projects have been funded to help close critical gaps in health outcomes in northern Australia and the Asia-Pacific region as part of the unique collaborative program Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North (HOT NORTH), led by Menzies. Twelve pilot projects per year will be supported by HOT NORTH.
Associate Professor Steven Tong honoured with Frank Fenner Award

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March 31, 2017 - 11:00am

Associate Professor Steven Tong, Infectious Diseases Physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Indigenous Health Theme Leader at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), has been awarded the 2017 Frank Fenner Award for Advanced Research in Infectious Diseases.
Defeating serious MRSA infections using an everyday drug that shouldn’t work

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October 15, 2015 - 10:25am

A new drug combination is the first step towards improving treatment of drug resistant golden staph (MRSA) - a breakthrough that could potentially save hundreds of lives, every day.
A new strain of Hepatitis B found in the Northern Territory

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July 29, 2015 - 16:43pm

Researchers say a unique strain of Hepatitis B found only in the Northern Territory could be a main contributor to the high rates of liver cancer found in Aboriginal people.
‘Golden staph’ three species, not one

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July 08, 2015 - 11:19am

'Stories of Australian Science' magazine
Researchers discover a new silver species of Staphylococcus

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February 23, 2015 - 09:03am

Scientists from a pioneering Northern Territory-based research project have uncovered two new species of staphylococcus. One of the two has been officially registered as Staphylococcus argenteus, or more commonly Silver Staph.
Pioneering skin sores research to improve health of children globally

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August 27, 2014 - 08:29am

A NT-based research project investigating alternative and more practical treatments for skin sores is set to benefit the millions of children worldwide who suffer from this infection.
NHMRC project snapshot: Dr Steve Tong

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October 24, 2013 - 15:17pm

Menzies' Post-doctoral Research Fellow Dr Steve Tong was recently awarded a competitive grant and a fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.
NHMRC fellowship snapshot: Dr Steve Tong

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October 24, 2013 - 14:54pm

Menzies' Post-doctoral Research Fellow Dr Steve Tong was recently awarded a competitive grant and a fellowship as part of the National Health and Medical Research Council's yearly multi-million dollar funding round.
Developing global links in the fight against a super-bug

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June 01, 2013 - 00:00am

For years it's been the super-bug in hospitals around Australia. Golden staph, or Staphylococcus aureus, is resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, difficult to treat and seemingly impossible to eradicate. Golden staph is one of the most aggressive...
2011 Fulbright Northern Territory Scholar

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March 23, 2010 - 12:00pm

Menzies researcher Dr Steven Tong has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for his critical research into golden staph, a major cause of severe community and hospital acquired infections.

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