
Overview
Background
Professor Clare Nourse AM is a paediatric infection specialist at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane and clinical professor of paediatrics at the University of Queensland. She qualified in medicine in from Trinity College Dublin and trained at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Dublin, Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne and Mater Children’s Hospital in Brisbane. Her particular interests are in tropical medicine, HIV, TB and syphilis infection in children, health in resource limited countries and staph aureus infection. She travels regularly to Timor Leste and is a board director of Maluk Timor, a not for profit organisation in Dili, of which she chairs the Medical Advisory Committee.Clare established the Paediatric Infection Management Service at Mater Children’s Hospital in 2001 and currently leads the Children’s Health Queeensland (CHQ) Paediatric services for HIV, Tuberculosis and Syphilis. Clare regularly contributes to/leads national multicentre trials in Australia and New Zealand. She is the author of 70+ peer reviewed publications. Clare is the recipient of many external grants for service provision (Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government for the Pacific Infectious Diseases Prevention (PIDP) Program) and research (Queensland Sexual Health Research Fund and others).
Availability
- Professor Clare Nourse is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University College Dublin
- Postgraduate Diploma, University College Dublin
- Doctoral Diploma of Medicine, University College Dublin
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Research interests
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Epidemiology of infection in Children
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Paediatric TB
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Paediatric HIV
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Congenital syphilis
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Staph aureus infection
Works
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2015
Conference Publication
Nmda-R encephalitis presenting as acute psychosis in a child with Human Immunodeficiency Virus - coincidence or correlation?
Pinzon-Charry, Alberto, Wallace, G., Clark, J. and Nourse, C. (2015). Nmda-R encephalitis presenting as acute psychosis in a child with Human Immunodeficiency Virus - coincidence or correlation?. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
2015
Journal Article
Australia-wide point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in neonatal units: how much and how good?
Osowicki, Joshua, Gwee, Amanda, Noronha, Jesuina, Britton, Philip N., Isaacs, David, Lai, Tony B., Nourse, Clare, Avent, Minyon, Moriarty, Paul, Francis, Joshua R., Blyth, Christopher C., Cooper, Celia M. and Bryant, Penelope A. (2015). Australia-wide point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in neonatal units: how much and how good?. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 34 (8), e185-e190. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000719
2015
Journal Article
Challenges to delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy in a cohort of children exposed to tuberculosis in Timor-Leste
Hall, Charlotte, Sukijthamapan, P, dos Santos, R, Nourse, C, Murphy, D, Gibbons, M and Francis, J.R (2015). Challenges to delivery of isoniazid preventive therapy in a cohort of children exposed to tuberculosis in Timor-Leste. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 20 (6), 730-736. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12479
2015
Journal Article
Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is a significant cause of moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss in Queensland children
Toumpas, Christopher J., Clark, Julia, Harris, Alison, Beswick, Rachael and Nourse, Clare B. (2015). Congenital cytomegalovirus infection is a significant cause of moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss in Queensland children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 51 (5), 541-544. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12776
2015
Journal Article
Prevalence of hepatitis B infection in women delivering at a community health centre in Dili, Timor-Leste and discussion of programmatic challenges
Hall, Charlotte, Gibbons, Margaret, Murphy, Dan and Nourse, Clare (2015). Prevalence of hepatitis B infection in women delivering at a community health centre in Dili, Timor-Leste and discussion of programmatic challenges. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109 (4), 280-282. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/tru207
2015
Journal Article
Increasing pyomyositis presentations among children in Queensland, Australia
Moriarty, Paul, Leung, Clare, Walsh, Mark and Nourse, Clare (2015). Increasing pyomyositis presentations among children in Queensland, Australia. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 34 (1), 1-4. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000470
2014
Journal Article
Australia-wide point prevalence survey of the use and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing for children in hospital
Osowicki, Joshua, Gwee, Amanda, Noronha, Jesuina, Palasanthiran, Pamela, McMullan, Brendan, Britton, Philip N, Isaacs, David, Lai, Tony, Nourse, Clare, Avent, Minyon, Moriarty, Paul, Clark, Julia, Francis, Joshua R, Blyth, Christopher C, Cooper, Celia M and Bryant, Penelope A (2014). Australia-wide point prevalence survey of the use and appropriateness of antimicrobial prescribing for children in hospital. Medical Journal of Australia, 201 (11), 657-662. doi: 10.5694/mja13.00154
2014
Journal Article
The impact of an infectious diseases consultation on antimicrobial prescribing
Osowicki, Joshua, Gwee, Amanad, Noronha, Jesuina, Palasanthiran, Pamela, McMullan, Brendan, Britton, Philip N., Isaacs, David, Lai, Tony, Nourse, Clare, Avent, Minyon, Moriarty, Paul, Clark, Julia, Francis, Joshua R., Blyth, Christopher C., Cooper, Celia M. and Bryant, Penlope A. (2014). The impact of an infectious diseases consultation on antimicrobial prescribing. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 33 (6), 669-671. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000285
2014
Journal Article
Australian bat lyssavirus in a child: The first reported case
Francis, Joshua R., Nourse, Clare, Vaska, Vikram L., Calvert, Sophie, Northill, Judith A., McCall, Brad and Mattke, Adrian C. (2014). Australian bat lyssavirus in a child: The first reported case. Pediatrics, 133 (4), E1063-E1067. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1782
2013
Journal Article
Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis: Survival of a child with severe meningoencephalitis and review of the literature
Moriarty, Paul, Burke, Christopher, McCrossin, David, Campbell, Robert, Cherian, Sarah, Shahab, Mohammad Shekeeb, Visvesvara, Govinda S. and Nourse, Clare (2013). Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis: Survival of a child with severe meningoencephalitis and review of the literature. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 3 (1) pit033, 4-9. doi: 10.1093/jpids/pit033
2013
Journal Article
Fatal Haemophilus influenzae type a sepsis in an infant
Francis, Joshua, Anders, Marc, Lobegeier, Pam and Nourse, Clare (2013). Fatal Haemophilus influenzae type a sepsis in an infant. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 (3), E235-E238. doi: 10.1111/jpc.12031
2012
Journal Article
Neurologic melioidosis in a child: unique clinical features and challenges of serologic diagnosis
Cohn, Anita, Norton, Robert, Walsh, Mark and Nourse, Clare (2012). Neurologic melioidosis in a child: unique clinical features and challenges of serologic diagnosis. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 31 (11), 1197-1198. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318266bac4
2012
Journal Article
Q fever as a cause of recurrent soft-tissue nodules and abscesses in a child
Cohn, Anita, Prebble, Jeff, Robson, Jennifer and Nourse, Clare (2012). Q fever as a cause of recurrent soft-tissue nodules and abscesses in a child. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 31 (5), 525-527. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182468f0e
2012
Journal Article
Panton-Valentine leukocidin-associated Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia in infants: A report of four cases and review of the literature
Schwartz, K.L. and Nourse, C. (2012). Panton-Valentine leukocidin-associated Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia in infants: A report of four cases and review of the literature. European Journal of Pediatrics, 171 (4), 711-717. doi: 10.1007/s00431-011-1651-y
2012
Journal Article
Disruption of vascular homeostasis in patients with Kawasaki disease: Involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietins
Breunis, Willemijn B., Davila, Sonia, Shimizu, Chisato, Oharaseki, Toshiaki, Takahashi, Kei, van Houdt, Michel, Khor, Chiea Chuen, Wright, Victoria J., Levin, Michael, Burns, Jane C., Burgner, David, Hibberd, Martin L., Kuijpers, Taco W., International Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortium and Nourse, Clare (2012). Disruption of vascular homeostasis in patients with Kawasaki disease: Involvement of vascular endothelial growth factor and angiopoietins. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 64 (1), 306-315. doi: 10.1002/art.33316
2011
Journal Article
Disseminated varicella infection caused by varicella vaccine strain in a child with low invariant natural killer T cells and diminished CD1d expression
Banovic, Tatjana, Yanilla, Mayonelo, Simmons, Russell, Robertson, Ian, Schroder, Wayne A., Raffelt, Neil. C., Wilson, Yana A., Hill, Geoffrey R., Hogan, Patrick and Nourse, Clare B. (2011). Disseminated varicella infection caused by varicella vaccine strain in a child with low invariant natural killer T cells and diminished CD1d expression. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 204 (12), 1893-1901. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir660
2011
Journal Article
Genome-wide association study identifies FCGR2A as a susceptibility locus for Kawasaki disease
Khor, Chiea Chuen, Davila, Sonia, Breunis, Willemijn B., Lee, Yi-Ching, Shimizu, Chisato, Wright, Victoria J., Yeung, Rae S. M., Tan, Dennis E. K., Sim, Kar Seng, Wang, Jie Jin, Wong, Tien Yin, Pang, Junxiong, Mitchell, Paul, Cimaz, Rolando, Dahdah, Nagib, Cheung, Yiu-Fai, Huang, Guo-Ying, Yang, Wanling L, Park, In-Sook, Lee, Jong-Keuk, Wu, Jer-Yuarn, Levin, Michael, Burns, Jane C., Burgner, David, Kuijpers, Taco W., Hibberd, Martin L., Lau, Yu-Lung, Zhang, Jing, Ma, Xiao-Jing ... Blue Mountain Eye Study (2011). Genome-wide association study identifies FCGR2A as a susceptibility locus for Kawasaki disease. Nature Genetics, 43 (12), 1241-1246. doi: 10.1038/ng.981
2011
Journal Article
Genome-wide linkage and association mapping identify susceptibility alleles in ABCC4 for Kawasaki disease
Khor, Chiea Chuen, Davila, Sonia, Shimizu, Chisato, Sheng, Stephanie, Matsubara, Tomoyo, Suzuki, Yasuo, Newburger, Jane W., Baker, Annette, Burgner, David, Breunis, Willemijn, Kuijpers, Taco, Wright, Victoria J., Levin, Michael, Hibberd, Martin L., Burns, Jane C., US and International Kawasaki Disease Genetics Consortia and Nourse, Clare (2011). Genome-wide linkage and association mapping identify susceptibility alleles in ABCC4 for Kawasaki disease. Journal of Medical Genetics, 48 (7), 467-472. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2010.086611
2011
Journal Article
Blurring the Lines in Interferon gamma Receptor Deficiency: An Infant With Near-Fatal Airway Disease
Auld, Benjamin, Urquhart, Donald, Walsh, Mark, Nourse, Clare and Harris, Margaret-Anne (2011). Blurring the Lines in Interferon gamma Receptor Deficiency: An Infant With Near-Fatal Airway Disease. Pediatrics, 127 (5), E1352-E1355. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-0387
2011
Journal Article
Invasive group A streptococcal disease in children in Queensland
Whitehead, B. D., Smith, H. V. and Nourse, C. (2011). Invasive group A streptococcal disease in children in Queensland. Epidemiology and Infection, 139 (4), 623-628. doi: 10.1017/S0950268810001378
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Early Infancy & Herpes Meningo-encephalitis in Children in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Julia Clark
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Associate Professor Judith Dean, Associate Professor Adam Irwin
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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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Associate Professor Judith Dean, Associate Professor Adam Irwin
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Doctor Philosophy
The Burden of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis in Africa
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Associate Professor Adam Irwin, 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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Harley, Associate Professor Judith Dean, Associate Professor Adam Irwin
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Doctor Philosophy
Herpes simplex virus infection and disease in early infancy and childhood in Australia: epidemiology, outcomes and use of aciclovir
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Julia Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Herpes simplex virus infection and disease in early infancy and childhood in Australia: epidemiology, outcomes and use of aciclovir
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Julia Clark
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Herpes simplex virus infection and disease in early infancy and childhood in Australia: epidemiology, outcomes and use of aciclovir
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Julia Clark
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