Congratulations to members of the Department who have recently had their research findings published. Here’s our round-up of the latest publication successes.
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| Title | Canonical journal title | Publication type | Authors OR Authors/Contributors | Publication date |
| A common TMPRSS2 variant has a protective effect against severe COVID-19. | Current Research in Translational Medicine | Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t | David A, Parkinson N, Peacock TP, Pairo-Castineira E, Khanna T, Cobat A, Tenesa A, Sancho-Shimizu V, GenOMICC Consortium, ISARIC4C Investigators, Casanova J-L, Abel L, Barclay WS, Baillie JK, Sternberg MJ | 2022-05 |
| Applying big data to childhood vaccination in Africa. | Lancet Infectious Diseases | Letter | Bidmos F | 2022-05 |
| Assessing the clinical severity of the Omicron variant in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, using the diagnostic PCR proxy marker of RdRp target delay to distinguish between Omicron and Delta infections – a survival analysis. | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | Journal Article | Hussey H, Davies M-A, Heekes A, Williamson C, Valley-Omar Z, Hardie D, Korsman S, Doolabh D, Preiser W, Maponga T, Iranzadeh A, Wasserman S, Boloko L, Symons G, Raubenheimer P, Parker A, Schrueder N, Solomon W, Rousseau P, Wolter N, Jassat W, Cohen C, Lessells R, Wilkinson RJ, Boulle A, Hsiao N-Y | 2022-05 |
| Evidence of immunometabolic dysregulation and airway dysbiosis in athletes susceptible to respiratory illness. | EBioMedicine | Journal Article | Cuthbertson L, Turner SEG, Jackson A, Ranson C, Loosemore M, Kelleher P, Moffatt MF, Cookson WOC, Hull JH, Shah A | 2022-05 |
| Novel 16S rRNA methyltransferase RmtE3 in Acinetobacter baumannii ST79. | Journal of Medical Microbiology | Journal Article | Taylor E, Jauneikaite E, Sriskandan S, Woodford N, Hopkins KL | 2022-05 |
| The Salmonella transmembrane effector SteD hijacks AP1-mediated vesicular trafficking for delivery to antigen-loading MHCII compartments. | PLoS Pathogens | Journal Article | Godlee C, Cerny O, Liu M, Blundell S, Gallagher AE, Shahin M, Holden DW | 2022-05 |
| Time-course of host cell transcription during the HTLV-1 transcriptional burst. | PLoS Pathogens | Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t | Kiik H, Ramanayake S, Miura M, Tanaka Y, Melamed A, Bangham CRM | 2022-05 |
| O01 Nuances of implementing antibiotic stewardship in high-prescribing English general practices: an implementation study | JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance | Meeting Abstract, Abstract, Journal | Tonkin-Crine S, McLeod M, Borek A, Campbell A, Anyanwu P, Costelloe C, Moore M, Hayhoe B, Butler CC, Holmes A, Sarah Walker A | 31/05/2022 |
| An early warning system for emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants | Nature Medicine | Editorial Material, Early Access, Editorial material, Journal | Subissi L, von Gottberg A, Thukral L, Worp N, Munnink BBO, Rathore S, Abu-Raddad LJ, Aguilera X, Alm E, Archer BN, Cohen HA, Barakat A, Barclay WS, Bhiman JN, Caly L, Chand M, Chen M, Cullinane A, de Oliveira T, Drosten C, Druce J, Effler P, El Masry I, Faye A, Gaseitsiwe S, Ghedin E, Grant R, Haagmans BL, Herring BL, Iyer SS, Kassamali Z, Kakkar M, Kondor RJ, Leite JA, Leo Y-S, Leung GM, Marklewitz M, Moyo S, Mendez-Rico J, Melhem NM, Munster V, Nahapetyan K, Oh D-Y, Pavlin B, Peacock TP, Peiris M, Peng Z, Poon LLM, Rambaut A, Sacks J, Shen Y, Siqueira MM, Tessema SK, Volz EM, Thiel V, van der Werf S, Briand S, Perkins MD, Van Kerkhove MD, Koopmans MPG, Agrawal A | 30/05/2022 |
| Xpert Ultra testing of blood in severe HIV-associated tuberculosis to detect and measure Mycobacterium tuberculosis blood stream infection: a diagnostic and disease biomarker cohort study. | The Lancet Microbe | Journal Article | Boloko L, Schutz C, Sibiya N, Balfour A, Ward A, Shey M, Nicol MP, Burton R, Wilkinson RJ, Maartens G, Meintjes G, Barr DA | 26/05/2022 |
| Twin peaks: The Omicron SARS-CoV-2 BA.1 and BA.2 epidemics in England. | Science | Journal Article | Elliott P, Eales O, Steyn N, Tang D, Bodinier B, Wang H, Elliott J, Whitaker M, Atchison C, Diggle PJ, Page AJ, Trotter AJ, Ashby D, Barclay W, Taylor G, Ward H, Darzi A, Cooke GS, Donnelly CA, Chadeau-Hyam M | 24/05/2022 |
| Structure-Based Discovery of Lipoteichoic Acid Synthase Inhibitors | Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling | Article, Journal | Wezen XC, Chandran A, Eapen RS, Waters E, Bricio-Moreno L, Tosi T, Dolan S, Millership C, Kadioglu A, Grundling A, Itzhaki LS, Welch M, Rahman T | 23/05/2022 |
| TKT deficiency puts T-regs to rest | Nature Metabolism | Editorial Material, Early Access, Editorial material, Journal | Dominguez-Villar M | 23/05/2022 |
| Multicenter Randomized Trial of Methylprednisolone vs. Intravenous Immunoglobulins to Treat the Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome-Temporally Associated With SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): Protocol of the Swissped RECOVERY Trial | Frontiers in Pediatrics | Article, Journal | Welzel T, Schobi N, Andre MC, Bailey DGN, Blanchard-Rohner G, Buettcher M, Grazioli S, Koehler H, Perez M-H, Truck J, Vanoni F, Zimmermann P, Atkinson A, Sanchez C, Whittaker E, Faust SN, Bielicki JA, Schlapbach LJ, wissped RT | 20/05/2022 |
| SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in children with a history of MIS-C: an international survey. | Journal of Pediatrics | Case Reports | Hoste L, Soriano-Arandes A, Buddingh EP, Whittaker E, Belot A, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Olbrich P, Haerynck F | 19/05/2022 |
| The global impact of household contact management for children on multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis cases, deaths, and health-system costs in 2019: a modelling study. | The Lancet Global Health | Journal Article | Dodd PJ, Mafirakureva N, Seddon JA, McQuaid CF | 18/05/2022 |
| Rare Mycobacteria and HIV in Children: Two Case Reports | Clinical Drug Investigation | Article, Early Access, Journal | Johnson SM, Pinera C, Whittaker E, Kirkhope N, Kon OM, Satta G, Elvira Balcells M, Foster C | 16/05/2022 |
| SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron Recombinant Viruses, United States. | Emerging Infectious Diseases | Journal Article | Lacek KA, Rambo-Martin BL, Batra D, Zheng X-Y, Hassell N, Sakaguchi H, Peacock T, Groves N, Keller M, Wilson MM, Sheth M, Davis ML, Borroughs M, Gerhart J, Shepard SS, Cook PW, Lee J, Wentworth DE, Barnes JR, Kondor R, Paden CR | 12/05/2022 |
| Bacterial Toxin-Triggered Release of Antibiotics from Capsosomes Protects a Fly Model from Lethal Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infection | Advanced Healthcare Materials | Article, Early Access, Journal | Tonkin RL, Klockner A, Najer A, Simoes da Silva CJ, Echalier C, Dionne MS, Edwards AM, Stevens MM | 11/05/2022 |
| “We Need to Translate Research Into Meaningful HTLV Health Policies and Programs”: Webinar HTLV World Day 2021 | Frontiers in Public Health | Article, Journal | Rosadas C, Assone T, Sereno L, Miranda AE, Mayorga-Sagastume R, Freitas MA, Taylor GP, Ishak R | 10/05/2022 |