Search Results - "Torok, M Estee"
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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
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-11-2020)“…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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Patterns of within-host genetic diversity in SARS-CoV-2
Published in eLife (13-08-2021)“…Monitoring the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and reconstructing transmission chains has become a major public health focus for many governments around the world. The…”
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Systematic Surveillance Detects Multiple Silent Introductions and Household Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 in the East of England
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-08-2016)“…Background. The spread of USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) across the United States resulted in an epidemic of infections. In Europe,…”
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Building a genomic framework for prospective MRSA surveillance in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
Published in Genome research (01-02-2016)“…The correct interpretation of microbial sequencing data applied to surveillance and outbreak investigation depends on accessible genomic databases to provide…”
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Duration of exposure to multiple antibiotics is associated with increased risk of VRE bacteraemia: a nested case-control study
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-06-2018)“…Abstract Background VRE bacteraemia has a high mortality and continues to defy control. Antibiotic risk factors for VRE bacteraemia have not been adequately…”
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Superspreaders drive the largest outbreaks of hospital onset COVID-19 infections
Published in eLife (24-08-2021)“…SARS-CoV-2 is notable both for its rapid spread, and for the heterogeneity of its patterns of transmission, with multiple published incidences of…”
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Genomic epidemiology of COVID-19 in care homes in the east of England
Published in eLife (02-03-2021)“…COVID-19 poses a major challenge to care homes, as SARS-CoV-2 is readily transmitted and causes disproportionately severe disease in older people. Here, 1167…”
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Dynamic Prediction of Death in Patients With Tuberculous Meningitis Using Time-updated Glasgow Coma Scale and Plasma Sodium Measurements
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (14-02-2020)“…Abstract Background Pretreatment predictors of death from tuberculous meningitis (TBM) are well established, but whether outcome can be predicted more…”
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Applying prospective genomic surveillance to support investigation of hospital-onset COVID-19
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-07-2021)“…[...]changes in SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic methods resulted in technical difficulties in obtaining sufficient good-quality genetic material for sequencing. [...]the…”
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First Report of Salmonella enterica Serotype Paratyphi A Azithromycin Resistance Leading to Treatment Failure
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-12-2010)“…The prevalence of Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi A infection is increasing, and multidrug resistance is a well-recognized problem. Resistance to…”
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Challenges and opportunities for conducting a vaccine trial during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
Published in Clinical trials (London, England) (01-10-2021)“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. It has also stimulated research in a wide range of areas…”
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Dexamethasone in Vietnamese Adolescents and Adults with Bacterial Meningitis
Published in The New England journal of medicine (13-12-2007)“…In this randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving 435 adolescents and adults with meningitis in Vietnam, the use of adjunctive dexamethasone did not…”
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The clinical, genomic, and microbiological profile of invasive multi-drug resistant Escherichia coli in a major teaching hospital in the United Kingdom
Published in Microbial genomics (01-10-2023)“…is a ubiquitous component of the human gut microbiome, but is also a common pathogen, causing around 40, 000 bloodstream infections (BSI) in the United Kingdom…”
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Comparison of two chromogenic media for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal carriage by nursing home residents
Published in Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease (01-08-2016)“…Abstract We compared ChromID VRE and Brilliance VRE media for the detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Using a panel of 28 enterococcal…”
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Clinical and microbiological features of HIV-associated tuberculous meningitis in Vietnamese adults
Published in PloS one (19-03-2008)“…The aim of this prospective, observational cohort study was to determine the clinical and microbiological features, outcome, and baseline variables predictive…”
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Prognostic Models for 9-Month Mortality in Tuberculous Meningitis
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (15-02-2018)“…Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We developed and validated prognostic models for 9-month mortality in…”
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Genomic surveillance reveals low prevalence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the East of England
Published in Scientific reports (07-08-2017)“…Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is an emerging problem in many parts of the world. LA-MRSA has been isolated…”
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Multi-Compartment Profiling of Bacterial and Host Metabolites Identifies Intestinal Dysbiosis and Its Functional Consequences in the Critically Ill Child
Published in Critical care medicine (01-09-2019)“…OBJECTIVES:Adverse physiology and antibiotic exposure devastate the intestinal microbiome in critical illness. Time and cost implications limit the immediate…”
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Clonal differences in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia-associated mortality
Published in Nature microbiology (01-10-2017)“…The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen for which the emergence of antibiotic resistance is a global public health concern. Infection…”
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Effective control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between healthcare workers during a period of diminished community prevalence of COVID-19
Published in eLife (19-06-2020)“…Previously, we showed that 3% (31/1032)of asymptomatic healthcare workers (HCWs) from a large teaching hospital in Cambridge, UK, tested positive for…”
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