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The skin is home to an array of bacteria, fungi and viruses, which together make up the skin microbiome. We explore how the skin microbiome can contribute to healthy skin.

Dr Anita Asha Campbell Bowen MBBS, DCH, PG DipPID, FRACP, PhD BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD FAHMS OAM Infectious Diseases Physician; Raine Clinician

During a pandemic when hospitals are stretched and patients need isolation, the role of hospital-in-the-home (HITH) providing acute medical care at home has never been more relevant. We aimed to define and address the challenges to acute home care services posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The high burden of infectious disease and associated antimicrobial use likely contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance in remote Australian Aboriginal communities. We aimed to develop and apply context-specific tools to audit antimicrobial use in the remote primary healthcare setting.

We have demonstrated the potential use of Bayesian Networks in improving antibiotic selection for children with osteomyelitis

The burden and consequences of skin infections for remote living indigenous people are high

We have demonstrated that a single dose of a closely related commensal can delay onset of NTHi otitis media in vivo

An optimized, rapid method for creating markerless isogenic mutations that combines Gibson assembly cloning with a new temperature-sensitive plasmid, pLZts

Significant variation in practice, particularly for patients with a severe disease phenotype and antibiotic-resistant profile

Documenting carer, service provider and healthcare practitioner perspectives on skin infections provides more understanding of the context of treatment decisions