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Email

worthl@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Conjoint Professorial Fellow
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology
ORCID

0000-0003-4304-6845

Prof Leon Worth

Honorary Conjoint Professorial Fellow
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology

77 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Influenza-Specific T-Cell Responses to Vaccination Are Independent of Underlying Hematological Malignancy: Analysis of a Randomized Influenza Vaccination Trial
    DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf297
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Consensus guidelines for ambulatory care for neutropenic fever
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.70251
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The Changing Epidemiology of Breakthrough Invasive Fungal Disease in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients in the Era of Modified-Release Posaconazole Prophylaxis
    DOI: 10.1111/tid.70104
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Vaccination coverage outcomes and health care organization program implementers’ experiences after introduction of a health care worker influenza vaccination mandate in Victoria, Australia, 2022-2023
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.021
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Transforming Infection Management in the Era of Emerging Cancer Therapies
  • 2022

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Improving Patient Outcomes Through Implementation of Digital and Diagnostic Innovations for Infections in Cancer
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Meeting the Challenges of Invasive Fungal Infection: Antifungal Stewardship and Effective Surveillance in High Risk Patient Groups
Leon Worth

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Surgical site infections complicating coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Australia: time trends in infection rates, surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis, and pathogens using a comprehensive surveillance network, 2010–2023
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2025.04.027
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Influenza Vaccination Strategies in Patients with Hematologic Cancer
    DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2406750
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evaluation of an Infection surveillance program in residential aged care facilities in Victoria, Australia
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17482-x
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Antimicrobial-resistant central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult intensive care units: Findings from an Australian surveillance network, 2011-2022
    DOI: 10.1017/ice.2024.132
  • 2024

    Journal article

    67. Implementing influenza vaccination requirements for healthcare workers in Victoria
    DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2024.09.015
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Identifying Gaps in the International Consensus Case Definitions for Invasive Aspergillosis: A Review of Clinical Cases Not Meeting These Definitions
    DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae594

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Meeting the Challenges of Invasive Fungal Infection: Antifungal Stewardship and Effective Surveillance in High Risk Patient Groups
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Meeting the Challenges of Invasive Fungal Infection: Antifungal Stewardship and Effective Surveillance in High Risk Patient Groups

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