Overview
Background
Adam G. Stewart, BBiomedSci, MBBS (Hons), MPHTM, FRACP, FRCPA
Dr Adam Stewart is an Infectious Diseases Physician, Clinical Microbiologist and Physician-Scientist.
His research interests include clinical trials, new antimicrobials, diagnostics for infectious diseases, and infections involving transplant recipients and other immunocompromised patients.
Availability
- Dr Adam Stewart is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Griffith University
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, Griffith University
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University
Research interests
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New Antimicrobials
Pre-clinical and clinical research evaluating the efficacy of new antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral agents
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Clinical Trials in Infectious Diseases
Randomised controlled trials to identify better treatment options for the management of infectious diseases
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Diagnostics in Infectious Diseases
Evaluating the clinical utility of novel diagnostic platforms with regards to predicting risk of infection, pathogen identification and antimicrobial resistance testing
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Infectious Complications in Transplant Recipients
Improving surveillance, detection and management of infectious diseases in solid organ and haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
Works
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2025
Other Outputs
Treatment strategies for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales
Stewart, Adam (2025). Treatment strategies for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and AmpC-producing Enterobacterales. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/28ac0b5
2025
Journal Article
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With Cryptococcaemia From a Large Population-Based Cohort
Stewart, Adam G., Laupland, Kevin B., Edwards, Felicity, Gassiep, Ian, Koo, Sophia, Hammond, Sarah P., Chen, Sharon C.-A. and Slavin, Monica A. (2025). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With Cryptococcaemia From a Large Population-Based Cohort. Mycoses, 68 (7) e70091, 7. doi: 10.1111/myc.70091
2025
Journal Article
Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial
Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Graham, Rikki M. A., Jennison, Amy V., Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Kakkanat, Asha, Harris-Brown, Tiffany, Paterson, David L. and Forde, Brian M. (2025). Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 12 20499361251337597, 1-12. doi: 10.1177/20499361251337597
2025
Journal Article
Unravelling T Cell Immunity in CAR-T Therapy: Implications for Influenza Vaccination
Stewart, Adam G and Chemaly, Roy F (2025). Unravelling T Cell Immunity in CAR-T Therapy: Implications for Influenza Vaccination. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, 31 (5), 282-284. doi: 10.1016/j.jtct.2025.04.003
2025
Journal Article
Population-based longitudinal study over two decades of Candida and Candida-like species bloodstream infection reveals gender and species differences in mortality, recurrence and resistance
Stewart, Adam G, Laupland, Kevin B, Edwards, Felicity, Koo, Sophia, Hammond, Sarah P, Harris, Patrick NA, Paterson, David L, Slavin, Monica A and Chen, Sharon C-A (2025). Population-based longitudinal study over two decades of Candida and Candida-like species bloodstream infection reveals gender and species differences in mortality, recurrence and resistance. Journal of Infection, 91 (1) 106513, 106513. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106513
2025
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Population Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Remdesivir and Its Metabolite GS-441524 in Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19
Roberts, Darren M., Liu, Xin, Parker, Suzanne L., Burke, Andrew, Peek, Jenny, Carland, Jane E., Murnion, Bridin, Seah, Vincent, Wallis, Steven C., Sumi, Chandra D., Pandey, Saurabh, Buscher, Hergen, Byrne, Anthony, Sandaradura, Indy, Bowen, David, Holz, Simon, Stewart, Adam G., Hajkowicz, Krispin M. and Roberts, Jason A. (2025). Population Pharmacokinetic Modelling of Remdesivir and Its Metabolite GS-441524 in Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 64 (5) e0022222, 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s40262-025-01496-2
2025
Journal Article
Community-onset bloodstream infection among people with opioid use disorders: a twenty-year population-based cohort study in Queensland, Australia
Laupland, Kevin B., Stewart, Adam G., Edwards, Felicity, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Coulter, Sonali (2025). Community-onset bloodstream infection among people with opioid use disorders: a twenty-year population-based cohort study in Queensland, Australia. Infectious Diseases, 57 (7), 669-675. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2025.2471823
2025
Journal Article
Primary graft dysfunction, dysbiosis, and innate immune activation after lung transplantation
Stewart, Adam G. and Chambers, Daniel C. (2025). Primary graft dysfunction, dysbiosis, and innate immune activation after lung transplantation. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 44 (3), 435-436. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.11.043
2025
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Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex bloodstream infection in adult patients: changing epidemiology and determinants of poor outcomes
Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N. A., Edwards, Felicity, Kiani, Behzad, Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2025). Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex bloodstream infection in adult patients: changing epidemiology and determinants of poor outcomes. Infection, 53 (3), 1179-1187. doi: 10.1007/s15010-024-02457-w
2025
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Rezafungin acetate for the treatment of candidemia and invasive candidiasis: a pharmacokinetic evaluation
Bassetti, Matteo, Stewart, Adam, Bartalucci, Claudia, Vena, Antonio, Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto and Roberts, Jason (2025). Rezafungin acetate for the treatment of candidemia and invasive candidiasis: a pharmacokinetic evaluation. Expert Opinion On Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, 21 (2), 125-132. doi: 10.1080/17425255.2024.2424899
2024
Journal Article
Risk of mortality in Fusobacterium species bloodstream infection from a large Australian cohort
Stewart, Adam G., Edwards, Felicity, Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L. and Laupland, Kevin B. (2024). Risk of mortality in Fusobacterium species bloodstream infection from a large Australian cohort. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 44 (2), 427-436. doi: 10.1007/s10096-024-05012-5
2024
Journal Article
<i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i> Pneumonia in a Heart Transplant Recipient
Portales Castillo, Carlos Alejandro, Stewart, Adam G. and Kotton, Camille N. (2024). Yersinia enterocolitica Pneumonia in a Heart Transplant Recipient. Transplant Infectious Disease, 27 (1) e14422, e14422. doi: 10.1111/tid.14422
2024
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Diagnosis and management of invasive fungal diseases by next-generation sequencing: are we there yet?
Babady, N. Esther, Chiu, Charles Y., Craney, Arryn, Gaston, David C., Hicklen, Rachel S., Hogan, Catherine A., John, Teny M. and Stewart, Adam G. (2024). Diagnosis and management of invasive fungal diseases by next-generation sequencing: are we there yet?. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 24 (12), 1083-1096. doi: 10.1080/14737159.2024.2436396
2024
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An update on recent clinical trial data in bloodstream infection
Stewart, Adam G., Simos, Peter, Sivabalan, Pirathaban, Escolà-Vergé, Laura, Garnham, Katherine, Isler, Burcu and ESGBIES Study Group (2024). An update on recent clinical trial data in bloodstream infection. Antibiotics, 13 (11) 1035, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13111035
2024
Journal Article
Elizabethkingia bloodstream infections in severely immunocompromised patients: persistent, relapsing and associated with high mortality
Fahmy, Mark, Stewart, Adam, Tey, Siok-Keen and Hajkowicz, Krispin (2024). Elizabethkingia bloodstream infections in severely immunocompromised patients: persistent, relapsing and associated with high mortality. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 6 (5) dlae161, 1-5. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlae161
2024
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Low rates of complications and β-lactam resistance in viridans group streptococci bloodstream infection among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy
Sheehy, Joshua, Scott, Ashleigh P., Henden, Andrea S., Kennedy, Glen, Redmond, Andrew M. and Stewart, Adam G. (2024). Low rates of complications and β-lactam resistance in viridans group streptococci bloodstream infection among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79 (8), 2040-2047. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae209
2024
Journal Article
What's new: updates on cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplantation
Stewart, Adam G. and Kotton, Camille N. (2024). What's new: updates on cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplantation. Transplantation, 108 (4), 884-897. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000004855
2024
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Persistence of detectable pathogens by culture independent systems (T2 Magnetic Resonance) in patients with bloodstream infection: prognostic role and possible clinical implications
Peri, Anna Maria, O’Callaghan, Kevin, Rafiei, Nastaran, Graves, Bianca, Sinclair, Holly, Brischetto, Anna, Lim, Karen, Parkes-Smith, Jill, Eustace, Matthew, Davidson, Natalie, Tabah, Alexis, Stewart, Adam, Chatfield, Mark D., Harris, Patrick N.A. and Paterson, David L. (2024). Persistence of detectable pathogens by culture independent systems (T2 Magnetic Resonance) in patients with bloodstream infection: prognostic role and possible clinical implications. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 78 (2), 283-291. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad663
2024
Journal Article
Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial
Stewart, Adam G., Harris, Patrick N.A., Graham, Rikki M.A., Jennison, Amy V., Schlebusch, Sanmarie, Harris-Brown, Tiffany, Paterson, David L. and Forde, Brian M. (2024). Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial. Pathology, 56, S36-S37. doi: 10.1016/j.pathol.2023.12.137
2024
Journal Article
Impact of blood donation biovigilance and transfusion-transmitted infections on organ transplantation
Stewart, Adam G. and Kotton, Camille Nelson (2024). Impact of blood donation biovigilance and transfusion-transmitted infections on organ transplantation. Transplant Infectious Disease, 26 (Supplement 1) e14324, S1-S11. doi: 10.1111/tid.14324
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