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Email

melinda.morpeth@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Lecturer - Cah Coordinator
Department of Paediatrics
Education
Graduate Certificate
Flinders University of South Australia
Masters (Coursework)
James Cook University of North Queensland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-7395-2518

Dr Melinda Morpeth

Lecturer - Cah Coordinator
Department of Paediatrics

9 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Aetiology of acute respiratory infection in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from a case-control study
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-41321-9
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Pneumococcal density and respiratory co-detection in severe pediatric pneumonia in Laos
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01659-y
  • 2022

    Journal article

    A systematic review of the clinical features of pneumonia in children aged 5-9 years: Implications for guidelines and research
    DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.10002
  • 2021

    Journal article

    Indirect effects of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal carriage in children hospitalised with acute respiratory infection despite heterogeneous vaccine coverage: An observational study in Lao People's Democratic Republic
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005187
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Nasal or throat sampling is adequate for the detection of the human respiratory syncytial virus in children with acute respiratory infections
    DOI: 10.1002/jmv.25496
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Acute respiratory infections in hospitalized children in Vientiane, Lao PDR - The importance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09006-6
  • 2017

    Journal article

    Some sustained improvements in pneumonia case management four and five years following implementation of paediatric hospital guidelines in Lao PDR
    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-10880-3
Melinda Morpeth

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2019
2019 RACP College International Grant RACP
2018
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2017

    Journal article

    Improved oxygen systems in district hospitals in Lao PDR: A prospective field trial of the impact on outcomes
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2017-000083
  • 2007

    Journal article

    "Not-for-resuscitation" orders in Australian public hospitals: policies, standardised order forms and patient information leaflets.
    DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00804.x

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