Stéphane Paulus
MD, DTM&H, FRCPCH
Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- Honorary Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Bio
Stéphane is a consultant in paediatric infectious diseases at Oxford University Hospitals and an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Oxford. After medical training in Belgium, he trained in paediatrics in the US and in the UK. Stéphane was a fellow in paediatric infectious diseases in Vancouver, Canada from 2005 to 2008 and a consultant at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, UK from 2010 to 2018. He joined the team in Oxford in 2018 and now leads the antimicrobial stewardship and the Infection Prevention and control activities at the Children’s Hospital. His research interests include antimicrobial studies and the use of biomarkers to enhance antimicrobial stewardship. Stéphane is the deputy director of the Postgraduate Diploma and the Masters in paediatric infectious diseases taught at the University. He was Secretary (2012-2016), then Convenor (2016-2020) of the British Paediatric Allergy, Immunity and Infection Group (BPAIIG).
Recent publications
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A vaccine emergency – when to overrule parental refusal of vaccination at birth for prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus?
Wilkinson D. and SAVULESCU J., (2025), Archives of Disease in Childhood
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Effectiveness of biomarker-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection: the BATCH RCT.
Waldron C-A. et al, (2025), Health Technol Assess, 29, 1 - 125
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Severe Parvovirus B19-Associated Myocarditis in Children in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Multicenter Observational Cohort Study.
Russell N. et al, (2025), Open Forum Infect Dis, 12
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Immunity toStreptococcus pyogenesand Common Respiratory Viruses at Age 0-4 Years after COVID-19 restrictions: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dokal K. et al, (2025)
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A 5-transcript signature for discriminating viral and bacterial etiology in pediatric pneumonia.
Viz-Lasheras S. et al, (2025), iScience, 28
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The impact of antimicrobial stewardship ward rounds on antimicrobial use and predictors of advice, uptake, and outcomes.
Eyre DW. et al, (2025), J Infect
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A diagnostic host-specific transcriptome response for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia to guide pediatric patient treatment.
Viz-Lasheras S. et al, (2025), Nat Commun, 16
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Procalcitonin-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection in the UK (BATCH): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, two-arm, individually randomised, controlled trial.
Waldron C-A. et al, (2025), Lancet Child Adolesc Health
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Antifungal Use in Immunocompromised Children in Europe: A 12-Week Multicenter Weekly Point Prevalence Survey (CALYPSO)
Chorafa E. et al, (2025), Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology
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Hot, swollen or stiff joints in children and young people: British Society for Rheumatology guideline scope.
Bray L. et al, (2025), Rheumatol Adv Pract, 9
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Multiple introductions of NRCS-A Staphylococcus capitis to the neonatal intensive care unit drive neonatal bloodstream infections: a case-control and environmental genomic survey.
Lees EA. et al, (2025), Microb Genom, 11
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Antifungal Drug Usage in European Neonatal Units: A Multicenter Weekly Point Prevalence Study
Chorafa E. et al, (2024), The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 43, 1047 - 1048
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Evaluating the Impact of the BioFire FilmArray in Childhood Meningitis: An Observational Cohort Study.
Kadambari S. et al, (2024), Pediatr Infect Dis J, 43, 345 - 349
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Immunomodulatory therapy in children with paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS, MIS-C; RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial.
RECOVERY Collaborative Group None., (2024), Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 8, 190 - 200
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Plasma Protein Biomarkers Distinguish Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children From Other Pediatric Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases.
Yeoh S. et al, (2024), Pediatr Infect Dis J, 43, 444 - 453
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The use of routinely collected electronic prescribing data to benchmark intravenous antibiotic use between two tertiary paediatric haematology-oncology inpatient units: a retrospective study.
Channon-Wells S. et al, (2024), JAC Antimicrob Resist, 6
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Factors associated with engagement in HIV care for young people living with perinatally acquired HIV in England: An exploratory observational cohort study.
Le Prevost M. et al, (2024), PLoS One, 19
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Intracranial Empyema in Children: A Single-center Retrospective Case Series.
Gilchrist JJ. et al, (2023), Pediatr Infect Dis J, 42, e417 - e420
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Pulmonary Cystic Echinococcosis in a Child Presenting in the United Kingdom with Fever and Chest Pain: A Brief Report and Discussion on Management.
Lees EA. et al, (2023), Pediatr Infect Dis J, 42, e343 - e345
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Relationship between molecular pathogen detection and clinical disease in febrile children across Europe: a multicentre, prospective observational study.
Shah P. et al, (2023), Lancet Reg Health Eur, 32