Lutsar – ELAV — Estonian Paediatric Research Group

Professor Irja Lutsar

MD, PhD

Career

University of Tartu » Faculty of Medicine » Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine - Professor of Medical Microbiology;
University of Tartu » Faculty of Medicine » Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine » Department of Microbiology - Head of Office;
Estonian Science Agency, Member of Evaluation Committee;
Senat member of University of Tartu;
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases - board member;
EMEA, Pedaitric Committe, member;
EMEA, Scietific Advisory Group on antiinfectives.

Field of research

Infections in neonates, their pathogenesis and management. Infections of the central nervous system in children, their pathogenesis, treatment and long term outcome . Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of antiinfective agents in children . HIV infection, the importance of recombinant viruses in the disease process.

Publications

Projects

PED-MERMAIDS

Multy-centre EUropean Study of Major Infectious Disease Syndromes (MERMAIDS) – community acquired sepsis-like syndrome and paediatric acute respiratory tract infection in children

NeoMero

European multicenter network to evaluate pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of Meropenem in neonatal sepsis and meningitis

NeoVanc

Treatment of late onset bacterial sepsis caused by vancomycin susceptible bacteria in neonates and infants aged under three months

Mon4strat

Therapeutic bedside monitoring of beta-lactam antibiotics in neonates with suspected or proven late onset sepsis: observational study

ESNEE

European Study of Neonatal Excipient Exposure (ESNEE): Study of excipient kinetics in neonates