Overview
Background
Dr Adam Irwin is a Principal Research Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at The University of Queensland and Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane, Australia. His research focuses on the early recognition of invasive infections and sepsis, and the optimal use of antimicrobials in children. He is the medical co-chair of the Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program which was awarded a Global Sepsis Alliance award in 2020, and Queensland Health Excellence awards in 2022 for Healthcare Delivery and Consumer Engagement, and a member of the Australian Group on Antimicrobial Resistance-Kids Steering Committee. He is a recipient of a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leadership Fellowship to investigate the management of multi-drug resistant gram-negative infections in children.
Adam studied at the University of Birmingham Medical School and completed training in Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology in London. He was awarded his PhD by the University of Liverpool Institute of Infection and Global Health in 2016. Prior to relocating to Queensland, he was secretary of the British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group.
Availability
- Associate Professor Adam Irwin is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of Birmingham
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Liverpool
Works
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2021
Other Outputs
Microsampling for monitoring gentamicin in neonates
Parker, Suzanne L., Irwin, Adam D., Hosking, Francine, August, Deanne, Schoenmaker, Brittany, Pandey, Saurabh, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A. and Davies, Mark W (2021). Microsampling for monitoring gentamicin in neonates. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.27.21254449
2021
Other Outputs
MicroPIPE: An end-to-end solution for high-quality complete bacterial genome construction
Murigneux, Valentine, Roberts, Leah W., Forde, Brian M., Phan, Minh-Duy, Nhu, Nguyen Thi Khanh, Irwin, Adam D., Harris, Patrick N. A., Paterson, David L., Schembri, Mark A., Whiley, David M. and Beatson, Scott A. (2021). MicroPIPE: An end-to-end solution for high-quality complete bacterial genome construction. doi: 10.1101/2021.02.02.429319
2021
Journal Article
Gram-Negative Neonatal Sepsis in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: How Appropriate are the WHO Recommended Empirical Sepsis Antibiotic Regimens? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Wen, Sophie C.H., Ezure, Yukiko, Rolley, Lauren, Spurling, Geoff, Lau, Colleen L., Paterson, David L. and Irwin, Adam D. (2021). Gram-Negative Neonatal Sepsis in Low- and Middle- Income Countries: How Appropriate are the WHO Recommended Empirical Sepsis Antibiotic Regimens? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3777180
2020
Journal Article
The relevance of probiotics in Caesarean-born neonates
Sidjabat, Hanna E., Alsaggaf, Alaa Mohammed Ali, Gopalakrishna, Akshatha, Nadar, Evelyn, Irwin, Adam and Koorts, Pieter (2020). The relevance of probiotics in Caesarean-born neonates. Microbiology Australia, 41 (2), 75-81. doi: 10.1071/ma20020
2020
Conference Publication
Rapid and sensitive molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); towards point-of-care testing in low resource settings
Ayfan, A., Ertl, N., Whiley, D., Paterson, D., Heney, C., Harris, P., Macdonald, J., Irwin, A. and Zowawi, H. (2020). Rapid and sensitive molecular detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); towards point-of-care testing in low resource settings. GCCMID 2019, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 6-9 November 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.01.059
2019
Journal Article
Etiology and Outcome of Candidemia in Neonates and Children in Europe: An 11-year Multinational Retrospective Study
Warris, Adilia, Pana, Zoi-Dorothea, Oletto, Andrea, Lundin, Rebecca, Castagnola, Elio, Lehrnbecher, Thomas, Groll, Andreas H., Roilides, Emmanuel, Andersen, Cecilie T., Arendrup, Maiken C., Arsenijevic, Valentina Arsic, Bianchini, Sonia, von Both, Ulrich, Chmelnik, Martin, Controzzi, Tiziana, Emonts, Marieke, Esposito, Susanna, Ferreras-Antolin, Laura, Henriet, Stefanie, Iosifidis, Elias, Irwin, Adam, Kopsidas, John, Lagrou, Katrien, Lyall, Hermione, Casteleiro, Angela Manzanares, Mesini, Alessio, Olbrich, Peter, Paulus, Stephane, Lausch, Karen Rokkedal ... EUROCANDY Study Group (2019). Etiology and Outcome of Candidemia in Neonates and Children in Europe: An 11-year Multinational Retrospective Study. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 39 (2), 1-120. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002530
2019
Journal Article
Neonatal Antifungal Consumption Is Dominated by Prophylactic Use; Outcomes From The Pediatric Antifungal Stewardship: Optimizing Antifungal Prescription Study
Ferreras-Antolín, Laura, Irwin, Adam, Atra, Ayad, Dermirjian, Alicia, Drysdale, Simon B, Emonts, Marieke, McMaster, Paddy, Paulus, Stephane, Patel, Sanjay, Kinsey, Sally, Vergnano, Stefania, Whittaker, Elisabeth and Warris, Adilia (2019). Neonatal Antifungal Consumption Is Dominated by Prophylactic Use; Outcomes From The Pediatric Antifungal Stewardship: Optimizing Antifungal Prescription Study. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 38 (12), 1-1223. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002463
2019
Journal Article
Case ascertainment in active paediatric surveillance systems: a report from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit Ascertainment Group
Lynn, Richard M, Reading, Richard, BPSU Ascertainment Group and Irwin, Adam (2019). Case ascertainment in active paediatric surveillance systems: a report from the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit Ascertainment Group. Archives of disease in childhood, 105 (1), 62-68. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317401
2019
Journal Article
Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries
Hsia, Yingfen, Lee, Brian R., Versporten, Ann, Yang, Yonghong, Bielicki, Julia, Jackson, Charlotte, Newland, Jason, Goossens, Herman, Magrini, Nicola, Sharland, Mike, Teston, L., Cheung, K., Koning, S., Grimwood, K., Cross, J., da Silva, A., Benadof, D., Zhang, W. S., Zhao, W., Liu, G., Shen, K. L., Yao, K. H., Zheng, Y. J., Deng, J. K., Zhang, J. S., Wang, Y., Jiang, X. Y., Tian, D. Y., Jing, C. M. ... Gawrys, G. (2019). Use of the WHO Access, Watch, and Reserve classification to define patterns of hospital antibiotic use (AWaRe): an analysis of paediatric survey data from 56 countries. The Lancet Global Health, 7 (7), E861-E871. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30071-3
2019
Journal Article
Revising paediatric vancomycin dosing accounting for nephrotoxicity in a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model
Kloprogge, Frank, Hill, Louise, Booth, John, Klein, Nigel, Irwin, Adam, Dixon, Garth and Standing, Joseph F (2019). Revising paediatric vancomycin dosing accounting for nephrotoxicity in a pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 63 (5) e00067-19. doi: 10.1128/aac.00067-19
2019
Journal Article
Detection of epidemic scarlet fever group A Streptococcus in Australia
Walker, Mark J., Brouwer, Stephan, Forde, Brian M., Worthing, Kate A., McIntyre, Liam, Sundac, Lana, Maloney, Sam, Roberts, Leah W., Barnett, Timothy C., Richter, Johanna, Cork, Amanda J., Irwin, Adam D., You, Yuanhai, Zhang, Jianzhong, Dougan, Gordon, Yuen, K. Y., Nizet, Victor, Beatson, Scott A., Grimwood, Keith and Davies, Mark R. (2019). Detection of epidemic scarlet fever group A Streptococcus in Australia. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 69 (7), 1232-1234. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz099
2019
Journal Article
A case for reduced frequency of CD4 count monitoring for children on combination antiretroviral therapy with consistently undetectable HIV viral load
Johnson, S. M., Standing, J. F., Klein, N., Irwin, A. D., Shingadia, D., Lonsdale, D. O., Gilmour, K. C., Flynn, J., Manns, C., Clapson, M. and Bamford, A. (2019). A case for reduced frequency of CD4 count monitoring for children on combination antiretroviral therapy with consistently undetectable HIV viral load. HIV Medicine, 20 (4), e8-e9. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12706
2019
Conference Publication
Neonatal observational vascular access (NOVA): an Australian audit
August, Deanne, Ullman, Amanda, New, Karen, McIntyre, Colette, Smith, Patricia, Koorts, Pieter, Irwin, Adam, Cobbald, Linda, Lack, Gill, Takashima, Mari, Foxcroft, Katie and Marsh, Nicole (2019). Neonatal observational vascular access (NOVA): an Australian audit. 3rd Congress of Joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS), Masstricht, Netherlands, 17-21 September 2019. New York, United States: Nature Publishing Group.
2019
Journal Article
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Dose Recommendations for Posaconazole in Infants and Children (vol 58, pg 53, 2019)
Boonsathorn, Sophida, Cheng, Iek, Kloprogge, Frank, Alonso, Carlos, Lee, Charmion, Doncheva, Bilyana, Booth, John, Chiesa, Robert, Irwin, Adam and Standing, Joseph F. (2019). Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Dose Recommendations for Posaconazole in Infants and Children (vol 58, pg 53, 2019). Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 58 (1), 141-141. doi: 10.1007/s40262-018-0722-x
2018
Journal Article
Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Dose Recommendations for Posaconazole in Infants and Children
Boonsathorn, Sophida, Cheng, Iek, Kloprogge, Frank, Alonso, Carlos, Lee, Charmion, Doncheva, Bilyana, Booth, John, Chiesa, Robert, Irwin, Adam and Standing, Joseph F. (2018). Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Dose Recommendations for Posaconazole in Infants and Children. Clinical Pharmacokinetics, 58 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s40262-018-0658-1
2018
Journal Article
Question 2: are three malaria tests necessary in children returning from the tropics with fever?
Wilson, Isabel Emily, Shingadia, Delane, Yeung, Shunmay, Riordan, Andrew and Irwin, Adam David (2018). Question 2: are three malaria tests necessary in children returning from the tropics with fever?. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 103 (1), 109-112. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313843
2017
Journal Article
Acute infectious hepatitis in hospitalised children: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study
Braccio, Serena, Irwin, Adam, Riordan, Andrew, Shingadia, Delane, Kelly, Deirdre A., Bansal, Sanjay, Ramsay, Mary and Ladhani, Shamez N. (2017). Acute infectious hepatitis in hospitalised children: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102 (7), 624-628. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-311916
2017
Conference Publication
A2.1 A comparison of metrics to evaluate trends in antimicrobial consumption in a tertiary children’s hospital
Kwok, M., Booth, J., Konstanty, P., Standing, J.F. and Irwin, A.D. (2017). A2.1 A comparison of metrics to evaluate trends in antimicrobial consumption in a tertiary children’s hospital. Great Ormond Street Hospital Conference, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 21–22 June, 2017. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Publishing Group. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-084620.21
2017
Journal Article
Predictors of fever-related admissions to a paediatric assessment unit, ward and reattendances in a South London emergency department: the CABIN 2 study
Bustinduy, Amaya L., Chis Ster, Irina, Shaw, Rebecca, Irwin, Adam, Thiagarajan, Jaiganesh, Beynon, Rhys, Ladhani, Shamez, Sharland, Mike and CABIN network (2017). Predictors of fever-related admissions to a paediatric assessment unit, ward and reattendances in a South London emergency department: the CABIN 2 study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102 (1), 22-28. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310494
2016
Journal Article
Supporting decisions to increase the safe discharge of children with febrile illness from the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Irwin, A. D., Wickenden, J., Le Doare, K., Ladhani, S. and Sharland, M. (2016). Supporting decisions to increase the safe discharge of children with febrile illness from the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis. e ADC, 101 (3), 259-66. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309056
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Gram-negative bloodstream infections in Australian children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Geoff Spurling, Professor Colleen Lau, Mr Mark Chatfield
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Doctor Philosophy
Accelerating pathogen detection and antibiotic resistance prediction in children with suspected sepsis.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Whiley, Dr Patrick Harris
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Doctor Philosophy
Rapid detection of AMR targets using isothermal technology.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Whiley, Dr Leah Roberts
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Doctor Philosophy
The development of an integrated molecular diagnostic pathway to optimise the treatment of cytomegalovirus in children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplant
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kym Lowry, Associate Professor David Whiley, Dr Emma Sweeney
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Doctor Philosophy
Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Africa - Prevalence, Associated Country-level Variables, and Assessment of Country TB Guidelines and National Strategic Plans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Associate Professor Judith Dean, Professor Clare Nourse
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving Sepsis Management through Better Data and Rapid Learning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Andrew Burton-Jones, Associate Professor Ida Asadi Someh, Professor Marta Indulska
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Doctor Philosophy
The Burden of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Africa
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Professor Clare Nourse, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Africa - Prevalence, Associated Country-level Variables, and Assessment of Country TB Guidelines and National Strategic Plans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Associate Professor Judith Dean, Professor Clare Nourse
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Doctor Philosophy
Rapid detection of AMR targets using isothermal technology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Whiley
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Doctor Philosophy
New diagnostic strategies for antibiotic-resistant infections
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Patrick Harris
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Doctor Philosophy
Rapid detection of AMR targets using isothermal technology
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Whiley
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Doctor Philosophy
The development of an integrated molecular diagnostic pathway to optimise the treatment of cytomegalovirus in children undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplant
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kym Lowry, Associate Professor David Whiley, Dr Emma Sweeney
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Doctor Philosophy
Expanding Data Sets to Allow Improved Critical Care for Children - Outpatient Risk Prediction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shazia Sadiq, Associate Professor Sen Wang
Media
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