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Emergence of dominant toxigenic M1T1 Streptococcus pyogenes clone during increased scarlet fever activity in England: a population-based molecular epidemiological study by Lynskey, Nicola N, Jauneikaite, Elita, Li, Ho Kwong, Zhi, Xiangyun, Turner, Claire E, Mosavie, Mia, Pearson, Max, Asai, Masanori, Lobkowicz, Ludmila, Chow, J Yimmy, Parkhill, Julian, Lamagni, Theresa, Chalker, Victoria J, Sriskandan, Shiranee

“…Since 2014, England has seen increased scarlet fever activity unprecedented in modern times. In 2016, England's scarlet fever seasonal rise coincided with an…”
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Antimicrobial stewardship capacity and antibiotic utilisation practices in the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A point prevalence survey study by Agyare, Elizabeth, Acolatse, Joseph Elikem Efui, Dakorah, Mavis Puopelle, Akafity, George, Chalker, Victoria J, Spiller, Owen B, Schneider, Kristan Alexander, Yevutsey, Saviour, Aidoo, Nana Benyin, Blankson, Sophia, Mensah-Acheampong, Frederick, Incoom, Robert, Kurdi, Amanj, Godman, Brian, Ngyedu, Eric Kofi

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that necessitates coordinated strategies to improve antibiotic prescribing and reduce AMR. A key activity is…”
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Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England by Chalker, Victoria J, Adler, Hugh, Ball, Robert, Naik, Falguni, Day, Jessica, Afshar, Baharak, Amin, Amit K

“…Both Legionella pneumophila and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause pneumonia. L. pneumophila is acquired from water…”
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Legionella antimicrobial sensitivity testing: comparison of microbroth dilution with BCYE and LASARUS solid media by Portal, Edward, Sands, Kirsty, Portnojs, Artjoms, Chalker, Victoria J, Spiller, Owen B

“…Abstract Objectives There is a lack of international unification for AST methodology for Legionella pneumophila. Current literature contains multiple possible…”
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Comparison of molecular serotyping approaches of Streptococcus agalactiae from genomic sequences by Kapatai, Georgia, Patel, Darshana, Efstratiou, Androulla, Chalker, Victoria J

“…Group B streptococcus (GBS) capsular polysaccharide is one of the major virulence factors underlying invasive GBS disease and a component of forthcoming…”
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Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England by Chalker, Victoria J, Adler, Hugh, Ball, Robert, Naik, Falguni, Day, Jessica, Afshar, Baharak, Amin, Amit K

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Antibiotic Resistance among Clinical Ureaplasma Isolates Recovered from Neonates in England and Wales between 2007 and 2013 by Beeton, Michael L, Chalker, Victoria J, Jones, Lucy C, Maxwell, Nicola C, Spiller, O Brad

“…Ureaplasma spp. are associated with numerous clinical sequelae with treatment options being limited due to patient and pathogen factors. This report examines…”
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Population genomics of Streptococcus mitis in UK and Ireland bloodstream infection and infective endocarditis cases by Kalizang’oma, Akuzike, Richard, Damien, Kwambana-Adams, Brenda, Coelho, Juliana, Broughton, Karen, Pichon, Bruno, Hopkins, Katie L., Chalker, Victoria, Beleza, Sandra, Bentley, Stephen D., Chaguza, Chrispin, Heyderman, Robert S.

“…Streptococcus mitis is a leading cause of infective endocarditis (IE). However, our understanding of the genomic epidemiology and pathogenicity of…”
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Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Molecular Typing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Brown, Rebecca J, Holden, Matthew T G, Spiller, O Brad, Chalker, Victoria J

“…Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major human respiratory pathogen causing both upper and lower respiratory disease in humans of all ages, and it can also result in…”
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Tetracycline Resistance Mediated by tet (M) Has Variable Integrative Conjugative Element Composition in Mycoplasma hominis Strains Isolated in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2015 by Chalker, Victoria J, Sharratt, Martin G, Rees, Christopher L, Bell, Oliver H, Portal, Edward, Sands, Kirsty, Payne, Matthew S, Jones, Lucy C, Spiller, Owen B

“…A minimal genome and absent bacterial cell wall render inherently resistant to most antimicrobials except lincosamides, tetracyclines, and fluoroquinolones…”
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Molecular Epidemiology of Underreported Emerging Zoonotic Pathogen Streptococcus suis in Europe by Brizuela, Jaime, Roodsant, Thomas J, Hasnoe, Qureisha, van der Putten, Boas C L, Kozakova, Jana, Slotved, Hans-Christian, van der Linden, Mark, de Beer-Schuurman, Ilse G A, Sadowy, Ewa, Sáez-Nieto, Juan Antonio, Chalker, Victoria J, van der Ark, Kees C H, Schultsz, Constance

“…Streptococcus suis, a zoonotic bacterial pathogen circulated through swine, can cause severe infections in humans. Because human S. suis infections are not…”
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Seeding and Establishment of Legionella pneumophila in Hospitals: Implications for Genomic Investigations of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease by David, Sophia, Afshar, Baharak, Mentasti, Massimo, Ginevra, Christophe, Podglajen, Isabelle, Harris, Simon R., Chalker, Victoria J., Jarraud, Sophie, Harrison, Timothy G., Parkhill, Julian

“…Background. Legionnaires' disease is an important cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia and is caused by infection with the bacterium Legionella. Because…”
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Increased mortality in COVID-19 patients with fungal co- and secondary infections admitted to intensive care or high dependency units in NHS hospitals in England by Borman, Andrew M., Fountain, Holly, Guy, Rebecca, Casale, Ella, Gerver, Sarah M, Elgohari, Suzanne, Brown, Colin S, Hopkins, Susan, Chalker, Victoria J, Johnson, Elizabeth M.

“…•Patients with severe COVID-19 disease are at risk of fungal co/secondary infections.•COVID-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and candidemia are most…”
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Molecular exploration for Mycoplasma amphoriforme, Mycoplasma fermentans and Ureaplasma spp. in patient samples previously investigated for Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection by Rehman, Safi U., Day, Jessica, Afshar, Baharak, Rowlands, Richard S., Billam, Harriet, Joseph, Amelia, Guiver, Malcolm, Maddocks, Sarah E., Chalker, Victoria J., Beeton, Michael L.

“…To determine the presence and genotypic macrolide susceptibility of Mycoplasma amphoriforme, and the presence of Ureaplasma spp. and Mycoplasma fermentans…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the emerging human respiratory pathogen Mycoplasma amphoriforme isolated from the UK and Denmark by Day, Jessica, Afshar, Baharak, Rowlands, Richard S, Umer, Taiba S, Windsor, Helena, Paukner, Susanne, Jensen, Jorgen S, Spiller, Owen B, Chalker, Victoria J, Beeton, Michael L, Beeton, Michael, Jensen, Jorgen Skov, Mestrovic, Tomislav, Pereyre, Sabine, Van Der Pol, Barbara

“…Abstract Objectives To determine the phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic susceptibility of Mycoplasma amphoriforme isolates recovered from patients in the UK…”
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Genome analysis following a national increase in Scarlet Fever in England 2014 by Chalker, Victoria, Jironkin, Aleksey, Coelho, Juliana, Al-Shahib, Ali, Platt, Steve, Kapatai, Georgia, Daniel, Roger, Dhami, Chenchal, Laranjeira, Marisa, Chambers, Timothy, Guy, Rebecca, Lamagni, Theresa, Harrison, Timothy, Chand, Meera, Johnson, Alan P, Underwood, Anthony

“…During a substantial elevation in scarlet fever (SF) notifications in 2014 a national genomic study was undertaken of Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A…”
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Epidemiology in England and Wales: A National Perspective by Brown, Rebecca J, Nguipdop-Djomo, Patrick, Zhao, Hongxin, Stanford, Elaine, Spiller, O Brad, Chalker, Victoria J

“…Investigations of patients with suspected Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection have been undertaken in England since the early 1970s. M. pneumoniae is a respiratory…”
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Whole genome sequencing of group A Streptococcus : development and evaluation of an automated pipeline for emm gene typing by Kapatai, Georgia, Coelho, Juliana, Platt, Steven, Chalker, Victoria J

“…group A (GAS) is the most common cause of bacterial throat infections, and can cause mild to severe skin and soft tissue infections, including impetigo,…”
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Environmental surveillance of ESBL and carbapenemase-producing gram-negative bacteria in a Ghanaian Tertiary Hospital by Acolatse, Joseph Elikem Efui, Portal, Edward A R, Boostrom, Ian, Akafity, George, Dakroah, Mavis Puopelle, Chalker, Victoria J, Sands, Kirsty, Spiller, Owen B

“…The burden of antibiotic resistant infection is mainly felt in low-to-middle income countries, where the rate of antimicrobial resistance is largely…”
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Identifying large-scale recombination and capsular switching events in Streptococcus agalactiae strains causing disease in adults in the UK between 2014 and 2015 by Khan, Uzma Basit, Jauneikaite, Elita, Andrews, Robert, Chalker, Victoria J, Spiller, Owen B

“…Cases of invasive group B streptococcal infection in the adult UK population have steadily increased over recent years, with the most common serotypes being V,…”
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