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Overview

Theo P. Sloots is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and specializes in the field of Medicine. Their research primarily focuses on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, with additional work in Parasitology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work covers topics such as Respiratory viral infections research, Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, and Vector-borne infectious diseases, including Mosquito-borne diseases and control and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, as well as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment.

The following recent papers illustrate the scope of their research:

  • Bacterial colonization dynamics associated with respiratory syncytial virus during early childhood, 2020, published in Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Bronchiectasis exacerbation study on azithromycin and amoxycillin-clavulanate for respiratory exacerbations in children (BEST-2): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, 2021, published in Minerva Access (University of Melbourne)
  • High coverage of diverse invasive meningococcal serogroup B strains by the 4-component vaccine 4CMenB in Australia, 2007-2011: Concordant predictions between MATS and genetic MATS, 2021, published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • The improving state of Q fever surveillance. A review of Queensland notifications, 2003-2017, 2020, published in Communicable Diseases Intelligence
  • Predominant Bacterial and Viral Otopathogens Identified Within the Respiratory Tract and Middle Ear of Urban Australian Children Experiencing Otitis Media Are Diversely Distributed, 2022, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Theo P. Sloots frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Communicable Diseases Intelligence
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Minerva Access (University of Melbourne)
  • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

Collaborations form an important aspect of their research. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Sarah Tozer
  • Michael D. Nissen
  • Stephen B. Lambert
  • David M. Whiley
  • Keith Grimwood

Best Publications

  • Identification of a novel polyomavirus from patients with acute respiratory tract infections.

    Anne M Gaynor;Michael D Nissen;David M Whiley;Ian M Mackay

  • Evidence of human coronavirus HKU1 and human bocavirus in Australian children

    Theo P. Sloots;Peter McErlean;Peter McErlean;David J. Speicher;David J. Speicher;Katherine E. Arden;Katherine E. Arden

  • Frequent detection of human rhinoviruses, paramyxoviruses, coronaviruses, and bocavirus during acute respiratory tract infections

    Katherine E. Arden;Peter McErlean;Peter McErlean;Michael D. Nissen;Theo P. Sloots

  • Incidence, Etiology, and Symptomatology of Upper Respiratory Illness in Elite Athletes

    Luke Spence;Wendy J. Brown;David B. Pyne;Michael D. Nissen;Michael D. Nissen;Michael D. Nissen

  • Evidence of human metapneumovirus in Australian children.

    Michael D Nissen;David J Siebert;Ian M Mackay;Theo P Sloots

  • New human coronavirus, HCoV-NL63, associated with severe lower respiratory tract disease in australia

    Katherine E. Arden;Michael D. Nissen;Theo P. Sloots;Ian M. Mackay;Ian M. Mackay

  • Characterisation of a newly identified human rhinovirus, HRV-QPM, discovered in infants with bronchiolitis.

    P. McErlean;P. McErlean;L.A. Shackelton;S.B. Lambert;S.B. Lambert;M.D. Nissen

  • Molecular Assays for Detection of Human Metapneumovirus

    Ian M. Mackay;Kevin C. Jacob;Daniel Woolhouse;Katharine Waller

  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae: An Ongoing Challenge

    David M. Whiley;David M. Whiley;John W. Tapsall;Theo P. Sloots;Theo P. Sloots;Theo P. Sloots

  • A Sensitive, Specific, and Cost-Effective Multiplex Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Assay for the Detection of Seven Common Respiratory Viruses in Respiratory Samples

    Melanie W. Syrmis;Melanie W. Syrmis;David M. Whiley;David M. Whiley;Marion Thomas;Ian M. Mackay;Ian M. Mackay

  • Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Bocavirus in Human Specimens

    Xiaoyan Lu;Malinee Chittaganpitch;Sonja J. Olsen;Ian M. Mackay

  • Do rhinoviruses reduce the probability of viral co-detection during acute respiratory tract infections?

    R.M. Greer;P. McErlean;P. McErlean;K.E. Arden;K.E. Arden;C.E. Faux;C.E. Faux

  • Comparing nose-throat swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from children with symptoms for respiratory virus identification using real-time polymerase chain reaction.

    Stephen B. Lambert;David M. Whiley;Nicholas T. O'Neill;Emily C. Andrews

  • Global genetic diversity of human metapneumovirus fusion gene.

    Guy Boivin;Ian Mackay;Theo P. Sloots;Shabir Madhi

  • Distinguishing molecular features and clinical characteristics of a putative new rhinovirus species, human rhinovirus C (HRV C).

    Peter McErlean;Peter McErlean;Laura A. Shackelton;Emily Andrews;Emily Andrews;Dale R. Webster

  • Rapid genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates harboured by adult and paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis using repetitive-element-based PCR assays.

    Melanie W Syrmis;Mark R O'Carroll;Theo P Sloots;Chris Coulter

  • Two cases of failed ceftriaxone treatment in pharyngeal gonorrhoea verified by molecular microbiological methods

    John Tapsall;Phillip Read;Christopher Carmody;Christopher Bourne

  • Community Epidemiology of Human Metapneumovirus, Human Coronavirus NL63, and Other Respiratory Viruses in Healthy Preschool-Aged Children Using Parent-Collected Specimens

    Stephen B. Lambert;Kelly M. Allen;Julian D. Druce;Chris J. Birch

  • Cough-generated aerosols of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram-negative bacteria from patients with cystic fibrosis

    Claire E Wainwright;Peter O'Rourke;Snehal Anuj

  • Molecular diagnosis of medical viruses

    Rodney M. Ratcliff;Grace Chang;TuckWeng Kok;Theo P. Sloots

  • Diversity of penA Alterations and Subtypes in Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains from Sydney, Australia, That Are Less Susceptible to Ceftriaxone

    David M. Whiley;David M. Whiley;E. Athena Limnios;Sanghamitra Ray;Theo P. Sloots

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Nissen
Michael D. Nissen University of Queensland
David M. Whiley
David M. Whiley University of Queensland
Ian M. Mackay
Ian M. Mackay University of Queensland
Stephen B. Lambert
Stephen B. Lambert Australian National University
Anne B. Chang
Anne B. Chang Boston Children's Hospital
Keith Grimwood
Keith Grimwood Griffith University
Claire E. Wainwright
Claire E. Wainwright University of Queensland
Graeme R. Nimmo
Graeme R. Nimmo Griffith University
Scott C. Bell
Scott C. Bell University of Queensland
John W. Upham
John W. Upham University of Queensland

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