Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy
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Deborah Marriott

Division of Microbiology, SydPath, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia, School of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway, Australia

Biography

Deborah Marriott is currently working in Department of Microbiology, SydPath, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, School of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway, Australia. Deborah Marriott has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. Deborah Marriott extended valuable service towards the scientific community with extensive research work.

Research Interest

Prof. Marriott's clinical and research interest in fungal infections began soon after she diagnosed the first patient with HIV infection in Australia in 1983. She subsequently published on papers on the epidemiology and treatment of cryptococcal infection in normal, immuno-compromised and HIV-infected hosts and she remains interested and involved in research involving the treatment and epidemiology of fungal infections. Prof. Marriott developed a concept sheet for and later became a principal investigator of the Australian Candidaemia Study, a landmark study which was the first in the world to describe the epidemiology of candidaemia for an entire country, and it has resulted in over 10 publications in refereed journals and a similar number of conference presentations. Recently, in collaboration with MaCaS (the Malaysian candidaemia study group) she has completed a twelve month pilot study of candidaemia in Malaysia. She has a long-standing interest in infections in the Intensive Care unit, and more recently TDM of antimicrobial agents in critically ill patients, having undertaken daily rounds in the St. Vincent's Hospital ICU for nearly 30 years.

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