Contact

Email

rncurtis@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Chair of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Department of Paediatrics
Education

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
University of London
Graduate Diploma
University of London - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Graduate Diploma
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
ORCID

0000-0003-3446-4594

Prof Nigel Curtis

Chair of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Department of Paediatrics
519 Scholarly works
5 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Optimising COVID-19 episode identification using serology and PCR/rapid antigen testing: insights from the BRACE trial
    DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13128-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Potted History of ANZPID, the Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases Network.
    DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piag075
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Association of early life anti-pathogen immune responses with infant food sensitisation and allergy: An elastic-net stability-selection approach.
    DOI: 10.1111/pai.70513
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Vaccination Against Serogroup B Meningococcal Disease: Current Status and Future Perspectives—A Consensus Document of the World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders (WAidid)
    DOI: 10.3390/vaccines14060502
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Effect of neonatal BCG vaccination on oral herpes in early childhood: A nested study within a randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128577
  • 2026

    Journal article

    State of Vancomycin Dosing in Neonates: An Overview.
    DOI: 10.5863/JPPT-25-01214
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Neonatal BCG vaccination to prevent respiratory infections in the first 5 years of life: results from the MIS BAIR randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127958
Nigel Curtis

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2023
University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Changes in Atopic Sensitisation From 1 to 5 Years of Age: Longitudinal Data From the MIS BAIR Trial
    DOI: 10.1111/cea.70144
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Shotgun Metagenomics Reveals Skin Microbiome Composition and Function in Infant Atopic Disease
    DOI: 10.1111/all.70449
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The Six S’s of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Pediatrics: A Pragmatic Approach
    DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004994

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2016

    Internal Research Grant

    Functional Antibodies in the Control of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Novel Biomakers for the Diagnosis of TB

  • Research Contracts

    Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
  • 2010

    Research Contracts

    Cra - Infectious Diseases Research Project
  • 2011

    Research Grant

    Improving Immunoassays for the Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children