Associate Professor Amanda Gwee MBBS FRACP DTMH PhD is the Leader of the Antimicrobials Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is a general paediatrician, infectious diseases physician and clinical pharmacologist as well as the Clinical Lead of Research in the Department of General Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. In addition, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, at the University of Melbourne.
Her research program focuses on optimising antimicrobial use and access in children and includes national and international clinical trials, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies, and cohort studies. Amanda is passionate about improving medication use in children and is therefore involved in several international guideline/expert groups (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, WHO, Therapeutic Guidelines). She created and leads the Australasian KIDS DOSE consortium, a network of paediatric clinician researchers across 17 hospital/research institutions in Australia and New Zealand, dedicated to improving equity in access to optimal antimicrobial use in children.
Associate Professor Amanda Gwee MBBS FRACP DTMH PhD is the Leader of the Antimicrobials Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is a general paediatrician, infectious diseases physician and clinical pharmacologist as well as the...
Associate Professor Amanda Gwee MBBS FRACP DTMH PhD is the Leader of the Antimicrobials Group at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. She is a general paediatrician, infectious diseases physician and clinical pharmacologist as well as the Clinical Lead of Research in the Department of General Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. In addition, she is an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, at the University of Melbourne.
Her research program focuses on optimising antimicrobial use and access in children and includes national and international clinical trials, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic studies, and cohort studies. Amanda is passionate about improving medication use in children and is therefore involved in several international guideline/expert groups (European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases, WHO, Therapeutic Guidelines). She created and leads the Australasian KIDS DOSE consortium, a network of paediatric clinician researchers across 17 hospital/research institutions in Australia and New Zealand, dedicated to improving equity in access to optimal antimicrobial use in children.
Top Publications
Yeoh, DK, Saunders, T, Butters, C, Burgner, D, Bryant, PA, Cain, TM, Ng, J, Gwee, A, Daley, AJ, Cole, T, et al.
Refractory thoracic conidiobolomycosis treated with mepolizumab immunotherapy.
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
9(6)
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2527 -2530.e6
2021
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Loane, G, Gwee, A.
Teicoplanin Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Treatment Outcomes in Children With Gram-Positive Infections.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
10(5)
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682 -685
2021
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Brusamarello, C, Daley, AJ, Zhu, X, Landersdorfer, C, Gwee, A.
How important are MIC determination methods when targeting vancomycin levels in patients with Staphylococcus aureus infections?.
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
76(6)
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1641 -1643
2021
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Peña‐Silva, R, Duffull, SB, Steer, AC, Jaramillo‐Rincon, SX, Gwee, A, Zhu, X.
Pharmacokinetic considerations on the repurposing of ivermectin for treatment of COVID‐19.
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
87(3)
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1589 -1590
2021
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Abo, Y-N, Gwee, A, Osowicki, J.
Rare Infant Case of Pulmonary Aspergilloma Highlighting Common Challenges With Voriconazole Dosing..
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
40(3)
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227 -230
2021
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