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Email

jason.kwong@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Fellow)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-6298-7942

A/Prof Jason Kwong

Honorary (Fellow)
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

86 Scholarly works
7 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    309. Multidrug-Resistant Organism Colonisation and Surgical Site Infections Following Liver Transplantation
    DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.105
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Exploration of the genomic diversity of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Escherichia coli in Australian clinical settings
    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001554
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Identifying barriers and enablers to effective infection prevention and control in residential aged care: A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.09.014
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    IMpleMenting Effective Infection Prevention and Control in ReSidential Aged carE (IMMERSE)
  • 2021

    Research Grant

    IMpleMenting Effective Infection Prevention and Control in ReSidential Aged carE (IMMERSE)
  • 2019

    Journal article

    Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12053-4
  • 2019

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    The Resilience to Seasonal Illness and Increased Emergency Admissions Care (Resilience) Study
Jason Kwong

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2013
National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia
2013
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
1999
Australian Government

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    The impact of active screening strategies to identify and control multidrug-resistant organism transmission in healthcare settings
    DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2025.10.117
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Government funding for healthcare infection prevention research: A scoping review of the past decade
    DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2025.05.003
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The impact of copper-silver ionisation treatment for Legionella control in a tertiary hospital water distribution system
    DOI: 10.1016/j.idh.2025.10.119
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Predictors of early line removal and successful line retention in potential central line-associated bloodstream infections in haematology patients: a retrospective cohort study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2025.04.019
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Promoting resilience to weather-related and seasonal provocations to health in people with multimorbid heart disease: a prospective pragmatic, randomised trial
    DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52699
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Antibiotic Exposure and Risk of Allograft Rejection and Survival After Liver Transplant: An Observational Cohort Study From a Tertiary Referral Centre
    DOI: 10.1111/tid.70026
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Rapid, reference-free identification of bacterial pathogen transmission using optimized split k-mer analysis
    DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.001347

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    A VRE Concerning Threat: Unravelling the Mechanisms of Daptomycin Resistance and Spread in Enterococcus Faecium

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