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Rapid implementation of SARS-CoV-2 sequencing to investigate cases of health-care associated COVID-19: a prospective genomic surveillance study by Meredith, Luke W, Hamilton, William L, Warne, Ben, Houldcroft, Charlotte J, Hosmillo, Myra, Jahun, Aminu S, Curran, Martin D, Parmar, Surendra, Caller, Laura G, Caddy, Sarah L, Khokhar, Fahad A, Yakovleva, Anna, Hall, Grant, Feltwell, Theresa, Forrest, Sally, Sridhar, Sushmita, Weekes, Michael P, Baker, Stephen, Brown, Nicholas, Moore, Elinor, Popay, Ashley, Roddick, Iain, Reacher, Mark, Gouliouris, Theodore, Peacock, Sharon J, Dougan, Gordon, Török, M Estée, Goodfellow, Ian

“…The burden and influence of health-care associated severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections is unknown. We aimed to examine the…”
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 by Maes, Mailis, Higginson, Ellen, Pereira-Dias, Joana, Curran, Martin D, Parmar, Surendra, Khokhar, Fahad, Cuchet-Lourenço, Delphine, Lux, Janine, Sharma-Hajela, Sapna, Ravenhill, Benjamin, Hamed, Islam, Heales, Laura, Mahroof, Razeen, Soderholm, Amelia, Forrest, Sally, Sridhar, Sushmita, Brown, Nicholas M, Baker, Stephen, Navapurkar, Vilas, Dougan, Gordon, Bartholdson Scott, Josefin, Conway Morris, Andrew

“…Pandemic COVID-19 caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has a high incidence of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Many of these patients…”
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Whole-genome sequencing to identify transmission of Mycobacterium abscessus between patients with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study by Bryant, Josephine M, BSc, Grogono, Dorothy M, MRCP, Greaves, Daniel, MRCP, Foweraker, Juliet, FRCPath, Roddick, Iain, BSc, Inns, Thomas, MSc, Reacher, Mark, FFPH, Haworth, Charles S, FRCP, Curran, Martin D, PhD, Harris, Simon R, PhD, Peacock, Sharon J, Prof, Parkhill, Julian, Prof, Floto, R Andres, Dr

“…Summary Background Increasing numbers of individuals with cystic fibrosis are becoming infected with the multidrug-resistant non-tuberculous mycobacterium…”
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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study by García-Álvarez, Laura, PhD, Holden, Matthew TG, PhD, Lindsay, Heather, BSc, Webb, Cerian R, PhD, Brown, Derek FJ, PhD, Curran, Martin D, PhD, Walpole, Enid, FIMLS, Brooks, Karen, BSc, Pickard, Derek J, PhD, Teale, Christopher, MRCVS, Parkhill, Julian, Prof, Bentley, Stephen D, PhD, Edwards, Giles F, FRCPath, Girvan, E Kirsty, MSc, Kearns, Angela M, PhD, Pichon, Bruno, PhD, Hill, Robert LR, PhD, Larsen, Anders Rhod, PhD, Skov, Robert L, MD, Peacock, Sharon J, Prof, Maskell, Duncan J, Prof, Holmes, Mark A, Dr

“…Summary Background Animals can act as a reservoir and source for the emergence of novel meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones in human…”
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Survival of influenza A(H1N1) on materials found in households: implications for infection control by Greatorex, Jane S, Digard, Paul, Curran, Martin D, Moynihan, Robert, Wensley, Harrison, Wreghitt, Tim, Varsani, Harsha, Garcia, Fayna, Enstone, Joanne, Nguyen-Van-Tam, Jonathan S

“…The majority of influenza transmission occurs in homes, schools and workplaces, where many frequently touched communal items are situated. However the…”
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Etiology, seasonality, and clinical characterization of viral respiratory infections among hospitalized children in Beirut, Lebanon by Finianos, Mayda, Issa, Randi, Curran, Martin D., Afif, Claude, Rajab, Maryam, Irani, Jihad, Hakimeh, Noha, Naous, Amal, Hajj, Marie-Joelle, Hajj, Pierre, El Jisr, Tamima, El Chaar, Mira

“…Acute respiratory tract viral infections occur worldwide and are one of the major global burdens of diseases in children. The aim of this study was to…”
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Mutational Analysis of cis-Acting RNA Signals in Segment 7 of Influenza A Virus by HUTCHINSON, Edward C, CURRAN, Martin D, READ, Eliot K, GOG, Julia R, DIGARD, Paul

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Pathogens that Cause Illness Clinically Indistinguishable from Lassa Fever, Nigeria, 2018 by Ashcroft, Jonathan W, Olayinka, Adebola, Ndodo, Nnaemeka, Lewandowski, Kuiama, Curran, Martin D, Nwafor, Chioma Dan, Madubuike, Kingsley, Bagnall, Helen, Musa, Abdulmajid S, Ahmad, Adama, Akinpelu, Afolabi, Adeleye, Adesola, Martin, Chukwuji, Akano, Adejoke, Onoja, Michael, Iniobong, Akanimo, Ukponu, Winifred, Arinze, Chinedu, Ilori, Else, Mba, Nwando, Gannon, Benedict, Ahumibe, Anthony, Ihekweazu, Chikwe

“…During the 2018 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria, samples from patients with suspected Lassa fever but negative Lassa virus PCR results were processed through…”
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The rapid detection of respiratory pathogens in critically ill children by Clark, John A, Conway Morris, Andrew, Curran, Martin D, White, Deborah, Daubney, Esther, Kean, Iain R L, Navapurkar, Vilas, Bartholdson Scott, Josefin, Maes, Mailis, Bousfield, Rachel, Török, M Estée, Inwald, David, Zhang, Zhenguang, Agrawal, Shruti, Kanaris, Constantinos, Khokhar, Fahad, Gouliouris, Theodore, Baker, Stephen, Pathan, Nazima

“…Respiratory infections are the most common reason for admission to paediatric intensive care units (PICU). Most patients with lower respiratory tract infection…”
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Molecular epidemiology and socio-demographic risk factors of sexually transmitted infections among women in Lebanon by Hanna, Jessica, Yassine, Ruba, El-Bikai, Rana, Curran, Martin D, Azar, Mathilde, Yeretzian, Joumana, Skaf, Rana, Afif, Claude, Saber, Toufic, Itani, Saadeddine, Hubeish, Manal, El Jisr, Tamima, Hamzeh, Fadia, El Chaar, Mira

“…Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause a major public health problem that affect both men and women in developing and developed countries. The aim of the…”
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Correction to: Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 by Maes, Mailis, Higginson, Ellen, Pereira-Dias, Joana, Curran, Martin D, Parmar, Surendra, Khokhar, Fahad, Cuchet-Lourenço, Delphine, Lux, Janine, Sharma-Hajela, Sapna, Ravenhill, Benjamin, Hamed, Islam, Heales, Laura, Mahroof, Razeen, Soderholm, Amelia, Forrest, Sally, Sridhar, Sushmita, Brown, Nicholas M, Baker, Stephen, Navapurkar, Vilas, Dougan, Gordon, Scott, Josefn Bartholdson, Morris, Andrew Conway

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article…”
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Towards accurate exclusion of neonatal bacterial meningitis: a feasibility study of a novel 16S rDNA PCR assay by Abelian, Arthur, Mund, Thomas, Curran, Martin D, Savill, Stuart A, Mitra, Nipa, Charan, Carol, Ogilvy-Stuart, Amanda L, Pelham, Hugh R. B, Dear, Paul H

“…Abstract Background PCRctic is an innovative assay based on 16S rDNA PCR technology that has been designed to detect a single intact bacterium in a specimen of…”
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Analysis of TaqMan Array Cards Data by an Assumption-Free Improvement of the maxRatio Algorithm Is More Accurate than the Cycle-Threshold Method by Marongiu, Luigi, Shain, Eric, Drumright, Lydia, Lillestøl, Reidun, Somasunderam, Donald, Curran, Martin D

“…Quantitative PCR diagnostic platforms are moving towards increased sample throughput, with instruments capable of carrying out thousands of reactions at once…”
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Rapid Assay for Sick Children with Acute Lung infection Study (RASCALS): diagnostic cohort study protocol by Clark, John Alexander, Kean, Iain Robert Louis, Curran, Martin D, Khokhar, Fahad, White, Deborah, Daubney, Esther, Conway Morris, Andrew, Navapurkar, Vilas, Bartholdson Scott, Josefin, Maes, Mailis, Bousfield, Rachel, Gouliouris, Theodore, Agrawal, Shruti, Inwald, David, Zhang, Zhenguang, Török, M Estée, Baker, Stephen, Pathan, Nazima

“…IntroductionLower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is the most commonly treated infection in critically ill children. Pathogens are infrequently identified…”
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Differences in epidemiology of enteropathogens in children pre- and post-rotavirus vaccine introduction in Kilifi, coastal Kenya by Agoti, Charles N, Curran, Martin D, Murunga, Nickson, Ngari, Moses, Muthumbi, Esther, Lambisia, Arnold W, Frost, Simon D W, Blacklaws, Barbara A, Nokes, D James, Drumright, Lydia N

“…Kenya introduced Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Rixensart, Belgium) vaccination into its national immunization programme beginning July 2014. The impact…”
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Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Critically Ill Children Using a Custom TaqMan Array Card by Clark, John A, Curran, Martin D, Gouliouris, Theodore, Conway Morris, Andrew, Bousfield, Rachel, Navapurkar, Vilas, Kean, Iain R L, Daubney, Esther, White, Deborah, Baker, Stephen, Pathan, Nazima

“…Bacteria are identified in only 22% of critically ill children with respiratory infections treated with antimicrobial therapy. Once an organism is isolated,…”
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Duplex Molecular Assay Intended for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Influenza A/B Virus Infection by Wu, Liang-Ta, Thomas, Isabelle, Curran, Martin D, Ellis, Joanna S, Parmar, Surendra, Goel, Neha, Sharma, Pia I, Allain, Jean-Pierre, Lee, Helen H

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A low complexity rapid molecular method for detection of Clostridium difficile in stool by McElgunn, Cathal J, Pereira, Clint R, Parham, Nicholas J, Smythe, James E, Wigglesworth, Michael J, Smielewska, Anna, Parmar, Surendra A, Gandelman, Olga A, Brown, Nicholas M, Tisi, Laurence C, Curran, Martin D

“…Here we describe a method for the detection of Clostridium difficile from stool using a novel low-complexity and rapid extraction process called Heat Elution…”
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Severe Acute Hepatitis E in a Woman with an Autoimmune Background by Nascimento, Maria S, Almeida-Santos, Madalena, Fernandes, Maria, Maltez, Fernando, Lino, Sara, Curran, Martin D, Mesquita, João R

“…Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 infections are normally asymptomatic in immunocompetent individuals. Symptomatic cases of acute icteric hepatitis E are seldom…”
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Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1 Cases Imported to Portugal from India, 2016 by Mesquita, João R, Almeida-Santos, Madalena, Fernandes, Maria, Maltez, Fernando, Lino, Sara, Alves, Liliana, Abreu-Silva, Joana, Oliveira, Ricardo M.S, Curran, Martin D, Nascimento, Maria S.J

“…AbstractHepatitis E in industrialized countries is mainly associated with genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) and normally causes a sporadic self-limiting…”
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