Dr Adam Stewart
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Adam Stewart

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Adam G. Stewart, BBiomedSci, MBBS (Hons), MPHTM, FRACP, FRCPA, PhD

Dr Adam Stewart is is an Australian-trained Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist. He is currently working on clinical faculty as an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA. He has previously undertaken post-fellowship subspeciality training in Transplant Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University. Dr Stewart is an active physician-scientist with interests in clinical trials, invasive fungal disease, and infections in oncology and transplant patients. Dr Stewart is committed to advancing the management of infections in cancer patients.

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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

  • Invasive fungal disease

    Clinical and translational research on the causes of early treatment failure and refractory infection in haematological malignancy patients

  • Fungal diagnostics

    Fungal pathogenesis research; host and pathogen biomarker discovery for clinical use for diagnostic and prognostic purposes

  • Clinical trials

    Novel clinical trial design for rare or uncommon pathogens including those causing invasive fungal disease

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101 works between 2015 and 2026
All (101) Journal Article (98) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (2)

21 - 40 of 101 works

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

Primary graft dysfunction, dysbiosis, and innate immune activation after lung transplantation

2025

Journal Article

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

Klebsiella pneumoniae species complex bloodstream infection in adult patients: changing epidemiology and determinants of poor outcomes

2025

Journal Article

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

Rezafungin acetate for the treatment of candidemia and invasive candidiasis: a pharmacokinetic evaluation

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

Risk of mortality in Fusobacterium species bloodstream infection from a large Australian cohort

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

<i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i> Pneumonia in a Heart Transplant Recipient

2024

Journal Article

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

Diagnosis and management of invasive fungal diseases by next-generation sequencing: are we there yet?

2024

Journal Article

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

An update on recent clinical trial data in bloodstream infection

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

Elizabethkingia bloodstream infections in severely immunocompromised patients: persistent, relapsing and associated with high mortality

2024

Journal Article

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

Low rates of complications and β-lactam resistance in viridans group streptococci bloodstream infection among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

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

What's new: updates on cytomegalovirus in solid organ transplantation

2024

Journal Article

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

Persistence of detectable pathogens by culture independent systems (T2 Magnetic Resonance) in patients with bloodstream infection: prognostic role and possible clinical implications

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

Differences in antimicrobial resistance gene abundance and microbial diversity of the gut microbiome in patients on antibiotics enrolled in a clinical trial

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

Impact of blood donation biovigilance and transfusion-transmitted infections on organ transplantation

2024

Journal Article

Another Viral Infection Linked to Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus?

Stewart, Adam G. and Kotton, Camille N. (2024). Another Viral Infection Linked to Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus?. Transplantation, 109 (5) e05254, e224-e225. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000005254

Another Viral Infection Linked to Posttransplant Diabetes Mellitus?

2023

Journal Article

Host response signature trends in persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli: a prospective multicentre observational study

Peri, Anna Maria, Rafiei, Nastaran, O’Callaghan, Kevin, Brischetto, Anna, Graves, Bianca, Sinclair, Holly, Eustace, Matthew, Lim, Karen, Parkes-Smith, Jill, Stewart, Adam, Davidson, Natalie, Tabah, Alexis, Bergh, Haakon, Chatfield, Mark D., Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2023). Host response signature trends in persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli: a prospective multicentre observational study. Infectious Diseases, 56 (4), 268-276. doi: 10.1080/23744235.2023.2294122

Host response signature trends in persistent bacteraemia and metastatic infection due to Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative bacilli: a prospective multicentre observational study

2023

Conference Publication

Elizabethkingia species: an emerging cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection among immunocompromised hosts

Stewart, Adam, Laupland, Kevin, Edwards, Felicity, Paterson, David and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2023). Elizabethkingia species: an emerging cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection among immunocompromised hosts. IDWeek 2023, Boston, MA USA, 11-15 October 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad500.310

Elizabethkingia species: an emerging cause of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection among immunocompromised hosts

2023

Journal Article

Interventions for preventing urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients

Chan, Samuel, Cheung, Chi Yuen, Stewart, Adam, Chen, Sharon C.A., Kotton, Camille N., Hand, Jonathan, Craig, Jonathan C., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W. and Wong, Germaine (2023). Interventions for preventing urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023 (11) CD015905. doi: 10.1002/14651858.cd015905

Interventions for preventing urinary tract infections in kidney transplant recipients

2023

Journal Article

Outbreaks of fungal infections in hospitals: epidemiology, detection, and management

Douglas, Abby P., Stewart, Adam G., Halliday, Catriona L. and Chen, Sharon C. -A. (2023). Outbreaks of fungal infections in hospitals: epidemiology, detection, and management. Journal of Fungi, 9 (11) 1059, 1-42. doi: 10.3390/jof9111059

Outbreaks of fungal infections in hospitals: epidemiology, detection, and management

2023

Journal Article

Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections

Stewart, Adam G., Laupland, Kevin B. and Tabah, Alexis (2023). Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections. Current Opinion in Critical Care, 29 (5), 423-429. doi: 10.1097/mcc.0000000000001082

Central line associated and primary bloodstream infections

2023

Journal Article

Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans fungaemia is uniformly fatal in patients with haematological malignancy

Stewart, Adam G., Heney, Claire, Paterson, David L., Harris, Patrick N.A., Edwards, Felicity and Laupland, Kevin B. (2023). Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans fungaemia is uniformly fatal in patients with haematological malignancy. Internal Medicine Journal, 53 (8), 1489-1491. doi: 10.1111/imj.16198

Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans fungaemia is uniformly fatal in patients with haematological malignancy

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2022
    Assessing in vitro activity of oral third generation cephalosporin / beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations against extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing uropathogens
    The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    USE OF THERAPEUTIC DRUG MONITORING (TDM) TO OPTIMISE ORAL/ENTERAL HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE DOSING IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 (MRFF CRR Respiratory Medicine administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    COVID-19 Cure Research (Paterson)
    Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Assessing the effects of new and old antibiotics on gut microbiota of hospitalized patients
    Avant Mutual Group Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Assessing the effects of new and old antibiotics on the gut microbiome of hospitalized patients
    Metro North Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    A Multicentre, Parallel Group Open-label Randomised Controlled Non-Inferiority Phase 3 Trial, of ceftolozane-tazobactam versus meropenem for definitive treatment [...] MERINO-3
    Merck Sharp & Dohme Australia
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    A multicentre, Parallel Group Open-label RC Non-Inferiority Trial of piperacillin-tazobactam versus meropenem for definitive treatment of bloodstream infection due to AmpC-producing Enterobacterales
    Junior Doctor Research Fellowships
    Open grant

Availability

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Enquiries

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  • clinical trial
  • infectious diseases
  • superbugs

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