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Usefulness of mec-associated direct repeat unit (dru) typing in the epidemiological analysis of highly clonal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Scotland by Goering, R.V., Morrison, D, Al-Doori, Z., Edwards, G.F.S., Gemmell, C.G.

“…The incidence of the epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (EMRSA) strains EMRSA-15 and EMRSA-16 in Scotland has increased dramatically, now…”
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Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 infections linked to potting compost by LINDSAY, D. S. J, BROWN, A. W, BROWN, D. J, PRAVINKUMAR, S. J, ANDERSON, E, EDWARDS, G. F. S

“…Four cases of legionellosis caused by Legionella longbeachae serogroup (sg) 1 were identified in Scotland from 2008 to 2010. All case patients had exposure to…”
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Comparison of Two Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Methods and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Differentiating Highly Clonal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates by Holmes, A, Edwards, G.F, Girvan, E.K, Hannant, W, Danial, J, Fitzgerald, J.R, Templeton, K.E

“…In the United Kingdom, EMRSA-15 and EMRSA-16 account for the majority (~90%) of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections…”
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Temporal Analysis of Invasive Pneumococcal Clones from Scotland Illustrates Fluctuations in Diversity of Serotype and Genotype in the Absence of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine by Jefferies, J.M, Smith, A.J, Edwards, G.F.S, McMenamin, J, Mitchell, T.J, Clarke, S.C

“…In September 2006, the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7; Prevenar) was introduced into the childhood vaccination schedule in the United…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Northeastern Scotland in 2003 to 2007: Evolving Strain Distribution and Resistance Patterns by HUNT, A. C, EDWARDS, B, GIRVAN, E. K, COSGROVE, B, EDWARDS, G. F. S, GOULD, M

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Enhanced isolation of Legionella species from composted material by McCabe, S., Brown, A., Edwards, G.F.S., Lindsay, D.

“…Legionella pneumophila and Legionella species were isolated from composted material when freshly prepared buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) was…”
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Report of a hospital neonatal unit outbreak of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by GOULD, I. M., GIRVAN, E. K., BROWNING, R. A., MACKENZIE, F. M., EDWARDS, G. F. S.

“…Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) with the type IV staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec) is rarely reported…”
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A Retrospective Cohort Study into Acquisition of MRSA and Associated Risk Factors after Implementation of Universal Screening in Scottish Hospitals by van Velzen, E. V. H., Reilly, J. S., Kavanagh, K., Leanord, A., Edwards, G. F. S., Girvan, E. K., Gould, I. M., MacKenzie, F. M., Masterton, R.

“…Objective. To estimate the proportion of patients who acquire methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) while in hospital and to identify risk factors…”
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Decline and fall of epidemic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -16 by Rao, G. Gopal, Kearns, A.M, Edwards, G.F.S

“…Summary Epidemic meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -16, which was widespread throughout the UK and the rest of the world, has declined markedly in…”
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Time-Scaled Evolutionary Analysis of the Transmission and Antibiotic Resistance Dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 by Ward, M J, Gibbons, C L, McAdam, P R, van Bunnik, B A D, Girvan, E K, Edwards, G F, Fitzgerald, J R, Woolhouse, M E J

“…Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398 (CC398) is associated with disease in humans and livestock, and its origins and transmission have generated…”
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Semiautomation of Multilocus Sequence Typing for the Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by CLARKE, S. C, DIGGLE, M. A, EDWARDS, G. F. S

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Investigation and control of a cluster of penicillin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in a care home by Olver, W.J, Cavanagh, J, Quinn, M, Diggle, M, Edwards, G.F.S

“…Summary Two elderly residents of a care home were hospitalised with pneumonia over a period of one month. They had bacteraemia with penicillin non-susceptible…”
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Serotypes/groups distribution and antimicrobial resistance of invasive pneumococcal isolates: implications for vaccine strategies by KYAW, M. H., CLARKE, S., EDWARDS, G. F. S., JONES, I. G., CAMPBELL, H.

“…Based on the invasive pneumococcal isolates referred to reference laboratories in Scotland in 1988–99, we identified the distribution of serotypes/groups and…”
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Distribution of epidemic antibiotic-resistant pneumococcal clones in Scottish pneumococcal isolates analysed by multilocus sequence typing by Smith, A. J, Jefferies, J, Clarke, S. C, Dowson, C, Edwards, G. F. S, Mitchell, T. J

“…1 Infection Research Group, Level 9, Glasgow Dental Hospital, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK 2 Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of…”
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Automation of Fluorescence-Based PCR for Confirmation of Meningococcal Disease by DIGGLE, M. A, EDWARDS, G. F. S, CLARKE, S. C

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Introduction of an automated service for the laboratory confirmation of meningococcal disease in Scotland by Clarke, S C, Diggle, M A, Reid, J A, Thom, L, Edwards, G F S

“…The Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory provides a national service for the laboratory confirmation of meningococcal and pneumococcal…”
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Ranking of toxics release inventory chemicals using a Level III fugacity model and toxicity by Edwards, F.G., Egemen, E., Brennan, R., Nirmalakhandan, N.

“…In an effort to lessen the environmental impact of chemicals discharged by industry, some countries rank chemicals according to mass released each year and…”
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Confirmation of meningococcal disease by urinary antigen testing by Clarke, S.C., Reid, J., Thom, L., Edwards, G.F.S.

“…The meningococcus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and a rapid laboratory diagnosis is required through accurate, non-culture-based methods…”
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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) update: New insights into bacterial adaptation and therapeutic targets by Purrello, S.M., Daum, R.S., Edwards, G.F.S., Lina, G., Lindsay, J., Peters, G., Stefani, S.

“…Successful meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clones have evolved to adapt to healthcare, community and livestock environments. This review will…”
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SBR Treatment of High COD Effluent from Bottling Plant by Laughlin, D. K, Edwards, F. G, Egemen, E, Nirmalakhandan, N

“…The feasibility of bench scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) in treating a bottling plant effluent is demonstrated at various influent chemical oxygen…”
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