Kirsty Buising – The Conversation

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August 16, 2021

We studied how to reduce airborne COVID spread in hospitals. Here’s what we learnt

Kirsty Buising, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity; Caroline Marshall, The University of Melbourne; Forbes McGain, The University of Melbourne; Jason Monty, The University of Melbourne; Louis Irving, The University of Melbourne; Marion Kainer, Vanderbilt University, and Robyn Schofield, The University of Melbourne

We found two small air cleaners in a single hospital room could clear 99% of potentially infectious COVID aerosols within 5.5 minutes.

Some patients may be prescribed antibiotics as preventatives, rather than to treat infections. from www.shutterstock.com.au

October 2, 2017

Kirsty Buising, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and Karin Thursky, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

We know overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics contribute to resistance, so it’s important we develop strategies to improve practice.