Latest publications: April 2020

Congratulations to members of the Department who have recently had their research findings published. Here’s our round-up of the latest publication successes.*


Title Canonical journal title Publication type Authors OR Authors/Contributors Publication date
Baloxavir treatment of ferrets infected with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus reduces onward transmission. PLoS Pathog Journal article Lee LYY, Zhou J, Frise R, Goldhill DH, Koszalka P, Mifsud EJ, Baba K, Noda T, Ando Y, Sato K, Yuki A-I, Shishido T, Uehara T, Wildum S, Zwanziger E, Collinson N, Kuhlbusch K, Clinch B, Hurt AC, Barclay WS 15/04/2020
HIV testing and treatment coverage achieved after 4 years across 14 urban and peri-urban communities in Zambia and South Africa: An analysis of findings from the HPTN 071 (PopART) trial. PLoS Med Journal article Floyd S, Shanaube K, Yang B, Schaap A, Griffith S, Phiri M, Macleod D, Sloot R, Sabapathy K, Bond V, Bock P, Ayles H, Fidler S, Hayes R, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team 02/04/2020
The major subunit of widespread competence pili exhibits a novel and conserved type IV pilin fold Journal of Biological Chemistry Journal article Sheppard D, Berry J-L, Denise R, Rocha EPC, Matthews SJ, Pelicic V 09/04/2020
Swine ANP32A supports avian influenza virus polymerase. J Virol Journal article Peacock TP, Swann OC, Salvesen HA, Staller E, Leung PB, Goldhill DH, Zhou H, Lillico SG, Whitelaw CBA, Long JS, Barclay WS 08/04/2020
A real-world evaluation of a Case-Based Reasoning algorithm to support antimicrobial prescribing decisions in acute care. Clin Infect Dis Journal article Rawson TM, Hernandez B, Moore LSP, Herrero P, Charani E, Ming D, Wilson RC, Blandy O, Sriskandan S, Gilchrist M, Toumazou C, Georgiou P, Holmes AH 04/04/2020
Identifying the immune interactions underlying HLA class I disease associations. Elife Journal article Debebe BJ, Boelen L, Lee JC, IAVI Protocol C Investigators, Thio CL, Astemborski J, Kirk G, Khakoo SI, Donfield SM, Goedert JJ, Asquith B 02/04/2020
What is proteomics? Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed Journal article McArdle AJ, Menikou S 02/04/2020
Vying for the control of inflammasomes: The cytosolic frontier of enteric bacterial pathogen-host interactions CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY Review Sanchez-Garrido J, Slater SL, Clements A, Shenoy AR, Frankel G 01/04/2020
Decline in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Incidence in Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Progress to HCV Microelimination in the United Kingdom? Clin Infect Dis Journal article Garvey LJ, Cooke GS, Smith C, Stingone C, Ghosh I, Dakshina S, Jain L, Waters LJ, Mahungu T, Ferro F, Sood C, Freeman C, Phillips C, Dhairyawan R, Burholt R, Sharp H, Ullah S, Gilleece Y, Brown A, Orkin C, Rodger A, Bhagani S 25/03/2020
Pregnancy has a minimal impact on the acute transcriptional signature to vaccination NPJ VACCINES Journal article Tregoning JS, Weiner J, Cizmeci D, Hake D, Maertzdorf J, Kaufmann SHE, Leroux-Roels G, Maes C, Aerssens A, Calvert A, Jones CE 25/03/2020
Evaluating the risk of hyperkalaemia and acute kidney injury with cotrimoxazole: a retrospective observational study. Clin Microbiol Infect Journal article Rajput J, Moore LS, Mughal N, Hughes S 24/03/2020
Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) as a maintenance therapy for adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma RETROVIROLOGY Journal article Marcais A, Cook L, Witkover A, Asnafi V, Avettand-Fenoel V, Delarue R, Cheminant M, Sibon D, Frenzel L, de The H, Bangham CRM, Bazarbachi A, Hermine O, Suarez F 21/03/2020
The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis. Lancet Journal article Martinez L, Cords O, Horsburgh CR, Andrews JR, Pediatric TB Contact Studies Consortium 21/03/2020

*The mysterious case of the missing publication: a disclaimer

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