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Allen Cheng

Professor and Director, Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health
Allen.Cheng@monash.edu

20 Posts

Core expertise

Infectious diseases
Infection prevention
Epidemiology
Sepsis
Melioidosis
Tropical medicine
Influenza
Vaccine effectiveness

Available for comment on

Global threat of antimicrobial resistance
Hospital infection
Influenza
Immunisation

Biography

Allen is a infectious diseases physician. His research covers a diverse area within infectious diseases, including sepsis, influenza and vaccine effectiveness, hospital infection prevention and control, antibiotic pharmacokinetics, antimicrobial drug policy, and clinical infectious diseases. He’s published more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

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What is RSV? And why should older Australians have this free vaccine? post image

What is RSV? And why should older Australians have this free vaccine?

Can I get a free flu shot? And will it cover ‘Super K’? Your influenza vaccine questions answered post image

Can I get a free flu shot? And will it cover ‘Super K’? Your influenza vaccine questions answered

When is the best time to get your flu shot? Two infectious diseases experts explain post image

When is the best time to get your flu shot? Two infectious diseases experts explain

Australia will soon have a Centre for Disease Control – let’s not repeat the chaos of the US post image

Australia will soon have a Centre for Disease Control – let’s not repeat the chaos of the US

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third post image

Better cleaning of hospital equipment could cut patient infections by one-third

Flu vaccines are now available for 2025. What’s on offer and which one should I get? post image

Flu vaccines are now available for 2025. What’s on offer and which one should I get?

The hMPV virus may be spreading in China – why it’s not cause for alarm post image

The hMPV virus may be spreading in China – why it’s not cause for alarm

There are new flu vaccines on offer for 2024. Should I get one? What do I need to know? post image

There are new flu vaccines on offer for 2024. Should I get one? What do I need to know?

An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children? post image

An RSV vaccine has been approved for people over 60. But what about young children?

The rise and fall of antibiotics. What would a post-antibiotic world look like? post image

The rise and fall of antibiotics. What would a post-antibiotic world look like?

Everyday COVID decisions – it’s not (just) about yourself post image

Everyday COVID decisions – it’s not (just) about yourself

What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried? post image

What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?