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 rapid, simple, high-performance liquid chromatography method for the clinical measurement of beta-lactam antibiotics in serum and interstitial fluid. | Analytical Methods: advancing methods and applications | Journal Article | Riezk A, Wilson RC, Rawson TM, Vasikasin V, Arkel P, Ferris TJ, Haigh LD, Cass AEG, Holmes AH | 26/01/2023 |
| A widespread family of phage-inducible chromosomal islands only steals bacteriophage tails to spread in nature. | Cell Host and Microbe | Journal Article | Alqurainy N, Miguel-Romero L, Moura de Sousa J, Chen J, Rocha EPC, Fillol-Salom A, Penadés JR | 11/01/2023 |
| An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance-gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations. | The Lancet Global Health | Journal Article, Review | Charani E, Mendelson M, Pallett SJC, Ahmad R, Mpundu M, Mbamalu O, Bonaconsa C, Nampoothiri V, Singh S, Peiffer-Smadja N, Anton-Vazquez V, Moore LSP, Schouten J, Kostyanev T, Vlahović-Palčevski V, Kofteridis D, Corrêa JS, Holmes AH | 02/02/2023 |
| Avian Influenza A Virus Polymerase Can Utilize Human ANP32 Proteins To Support cRNA but Not vRNA Synthesis | mBio | Article, Early Access, Journal | Swann OC, Rasmussen AB, Peacock TP, Sheppard CM, Barclay WS | 16/01/2023 |
| Awareness and perceptions of Long COVID among people in the REACT programme: Early insights from a pilot interview study. | PLoS One | Journal Article | Cooper E, Lound A, Atchison CJ, Whitaker M, Eccles C, Cooke GS, Elliott P, Ward H | 26/01/2023 |
| Characterization of a glycan-binding complex of minor pilins completes the analysis of Streptococcus sanguinis type 4 pili subunits. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA | Journal Article | Shahin M, Sheppard D, Raynaud C, Berry J-L, Gurung I, Silva LM, Feizi T, Liu Y, Pelicic V | 17/01/2023 |
| Correlates of immunity to Group A Streptococcus: a pathway to vaccine development. | npj Vaccines | Journal Article, Review | Frost H, Excler J-L, Sriskandan S, Fulurija A | 17/01/2023 |
| Design and implementation of a national SARS-CoV-2 monitoring programme in England: REACT-1 Study | American Journal of Public Health | Journal Article | Elliott P, Whitaker M, Tang D, Eales O, Steyn N, Bodinier B, Wang H, Elliott J, Atchison C, Ashby D, Barclay W, Taylor G, Darzi A, Cooke G, Ward H, Donnelly C, Riley S, Chadeau M | 10/01/2023 |
| Designing an optimal infection prevention service: Part 2. | Journal of Infection Prevention | Journal Article | Robinson J, Price L, Otter J, Burnett E | 01/01/2023 |
| Development of the gut microbiota during early life in premature and term infants | Gut Pathogens | Journal Article | Sim K, Powell E, Cornwell E, Simon Kroll J, Shaw AG | 16/01/2023 |
| Disruption to water supply and waterborne communicable diseases in northeast Syria: a spatiotemporal analysis. | Conflict and Health | Journal Article | Tabor R, Almhawish N, Aladhan I, Tarnas M, Sullivan R, Karah N, Zeitoun M, Ratnayake R, Abbara A | 04/02/2023 |
| DNA synthesis technologies to close the gene writing gap. | Nature Reviews Chemistry | Journal Article, Review | Hoose A, Vellacott R, Storch M, Freemont PS, Ryadnov MG | 23/01/2023 |
| Effects of tuberculosis and/or HIV-1 infection on COVID-19 presentation and immune response in Africa. | Nature Communications | Journal Article | du Bruyn E, Stek C, Daroowala R, Said-Hartley Q, Hsiao M, Schafer G, Goliath RT, Abrahams F, Jackson A, Wasserman S, Allwood BW, Davis AG, Lai RP-J, Coussens AK, Wilkinson KA, de Vries J, Tiffin N, Cerrone M, Ntusi NAB, HIATUS consortium, Riou C, Wilkinson RJ | 12/01/2023 |
| Efficacy of ultra-short, response-guided sofosbuvir and daclatasvir therapy for hepatitis C in a single-arm mechanistic pilot study. | eLife | Journal Article | Flower B, Hung LM, Mccabe L, Ansari MA, Le Ngoc C, Vo Thi T, Vu Thi Kim H, Nguyen Thi Ngoc P, Phuong LT, Quang VM, Dang Trong T, Le Thi T, Nguyen Bao T, Kingsley C, Smith D, Hoglund RM, Tarning J, Kestelyn E, Pett SL, van Doorn R, Van Nuil JI, Turner H, Thwaites GE, Barnes E, Rahman M, Walker AS, Day JN, Chau NVV, Cooke GS | 09/01/2023 |
| Erythematous maculopapular rash in monkeypox virus infection: A retrospective case series of 30 patients. | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology | Letter | Bertin C, Beaumont A-L, Merlant M, Mailhe M, Le Pluart D, Deconinck L, Thy M, Cortier M, Garé M, Dollat M, Rahi M, Joly V, Lariven S, Rioux C, Truong A, Deschamps L, Ferré VM, Charpentier C, Lescure F-X, Bouscarat F, Descamps V, Yazdanpanah Y, Peiffer-Smadja N | 17/01/2023 |
| Evaluation of clinical harm associated with Omicron hospital-onset COVID-19 infection | Journal of Infection | Journal Article | Otter JA, Newsholme W, Snell LB, Merrick B, Okeke N, Mack DJF, Breathnach AS, Price NM | 01/01/2023 |
| HERV1-env Induces Unfolded Protein Response Activation in Autoimmune Liver Disease: A Potential Mechanism for Regulatory T Cell Dysfunction. | Journal of Immunology | Journal Article | Subramanian K, Paul S, Libby A, Patterson J, Arterbery A, Knight J, Castaldi C, Wang G, Avitzur Y, Martinez M, Lobritto S, Deng Y, Geliang G, Kroemer A, Fishbein T, Mason A, Dominguez-Villar M, Mariappan M, Ekong UD | 01/02/2023 |
| Histiocytoid Sweet Syndrome Presenting in Two Sisters With Deficiency of Deaminase Type 2. | American Journal of Dermatopathology | Journal Article | Hui Ong EL, Cooray S, Brogan P, Calonje E | 01/01/2023 |
| Human leukocyte antigen alleles associate with COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity and risk of breakthrough infection. | Nature Medicine | Journal Article | Mentzer AJ, O’Connor D, Bibi S, Chelysheva I, Clutterbuck EA, Demissie T, Dinesh T, Edwards NJ, Felle S, Feng S, Flaxman AL, Karp-Tatham E, Li G, Liu X, Marchevsky N, Godfrey L, Makinson R, Bull MB, Fowler J, Alamad B, Malinauskas T, Chong AY, Sanders K, Shaw RH, Voysey M, Oxford COVID Vaccine Trial Genetics Study Team Group, Snape MD, Pollard AJ, Lambe T, Knight JC | 01/01/2023 |
| Identification and control for the effects of bioinformatic globin depletion on human RNA-seq differential expression analysis. | Scientific Reports | Journal Article | Sheerin D, Lakay F, Esmail H, Kinnear C, Sansom B, Glanzmann B, Wilkinson RJ, Ritchie ME, Coussens AK | 01/02/2023 |
| Image-based digital post-discharge surveillance in England: measuring patient enrolment, engagement, clinician response times, surgical site infection, and carbon footprint. | Journal of Hospital Infection | Journal Article | Rochon M, Jawarchan A, Fagan F, Otter JA, Tanner J | 13/01/2023 |
| Innate receptors modulating adaptive T cell responses: KIR-HLA interactions and T cell-mediated control of chronic viral infections | Immunogenetics | Journal Article | Mora Bitria L, Asquith R | 31/01/2023 |
| Investment in Cancer Prevention and Care for Forcibly Displaced Syrians Is an Urgent Priority. | JCO Global Oncology | Journal Article | Carew JW, Hamze M, Atassi B, Abbara A, Khoshnood K | 01/01/2023 |
| KSHV infection of endothelial precursor cells with lymphatic characteristics as a novel model for translational Kaposi’s sarcoma studies. | PLoS Pathogens | Journal Article | Tuohinto K, DiMaio TA, Kiss EA, Laakkonen P, Saharinen P, Karnezis T, Lagunoff M, Ojala PM | 23/01/2023 |
| Mapping patient pathways and understanding clinical decision-making in dengue management to inform the development of digital health tools. | BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making | Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov’t | Nguyen QH, Ming DK, Luu AP, Chanh HQ, Tam DTH, Truong NT, Huy VX, Hernandez B, Van Nuil JI, Paton C, Georgiou P, Nguyen NM, Holmes A, Tho PV, Yacoub S, Vietnam ICU Translational Applications Laboratory (VITAL) investigators | 02/02/2023 |
| Multi-centre, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint assessed, trial of corticosteroids plus intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin, versus IVIG and aspirin for prevention of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) in Kawasaki disease (KD): the KD CAA prevention (KD-CAAP) trial protocol. | Trials | Clinical Trial Protocol, Journal Article | Eleftheriou D, Moraes YC, Purvis C, Pursell M, Morillas MM, Kahn R, Mossberg M, Kucera F, Tulloh R, Standing JF, Swallow V, McCormack R, Herberg J, Levin M, Wan M, Klein N, Connon R, Walker AS, Brogan P | 26/01/2023 |
| Novel use of oral chloramphenicol for treatment-resistant Mycoplasma genitalium. | Sexually Transmitted Infections | Journal Article | Goodfellow JJ, Hughes S, Smith J, Jones R, Moore LSP, Rayment M | 30/01/2023 |
| Perfect adaptation achieved by transport limitations governs the inorganic phosphate response in S. cerevisiae. | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA | Journal Article | Ming Yip H, Cheng S, Olson EJ, Crone M, Maerkl SJ | 10/01/2023 |
| Phenotypic Profile of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific CD4 T-Cell Responses in People With Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Who Develop Tuberculosis-Associated Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome. | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Journal Article | Moseki RM, Barber DL, Du Bruyn E, Shey M, Van der Plas H, Wilkinson RJ, Meintjes G, Riou C | 04/01/2023 |
| Plasmodium vivax in Children: Hidden Burden and Conspicuous Challenges, a Narrative Review. | Infectious Diseases and Therapy | Journal Article, Review | Drysdale M, Tan L, Martin A, Fuhrer IB, Duparc S, Sharma H | 15/11/2022 |
| PPNet: Identifying Functional Association Networks by Phylogenetic Profiling of Prokaryotic Genomes. | Microbiology Spectrum | Journal Article | Li Y, Ma B, Hua K, Gong H, He R, Luo R, Bi D, Zhou R, Langford PR, Jin H | 05/01/2023 |
| Pre-analytical long-term stability of neopterin and neurofilament light in stored cerebrospinal fluid samples. | Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine | Journal Article | Rosadas C, Taylor GP | 25/01/2023 |
| Proteomic analysis of mucosal and systemic responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigen | Vaccines | Journal Article | Martinson N, Gordhan B, Petkov S, Pillay A-D, Seiphetlo T, Singh N, Otwombe K, Lebina L, Fredolini C, Chiodi F, Fox J, Kana B, Herrera C | 05/02/2023 |
| PRSet: Pathway-based polygenic risk score analyses and software. | PLoS Genetics | Journal Article | Choi SW, García-González J, Ruan Y, Wu HM, Porras C, Johnson J, Bipolar Disorder Working group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Hoggart CJ, O’Reilly PF | 07/02/2023 |
| Publishing where it matters. | Journal of Cell Science | Journal Article | Way M | 15/01/2023 |
| Reasons for reductions in routine childhood immunisation uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review | PLOS Global Public Health | Journal Article | Cardoso Pinto A, Shariq S, Ranasinghe L, Budhathoki S, Skirrow H, Whittaker E, Seddon J | 24/01/2023 |
| Reframing antimicrobial resistance as a continuous spectrum of manifestations. | Current Opinion in Microbiology | Journal Article, Review | Schrader SM, Botella H, Vaubourgeix J | 04/01/2023 |
| Resurgence of group A streptococcal disease in children. | BMJ: British Medical Journal | Editorial | Bamford A, Whittaker E | 10/01/2023 |
| SARS-CoV-2 variant biology: immune escape, transmission and fitness. | Nature Reviews Microbiology | Journal Article, Review | Carabelli AM, Peacock TP, Thorne LG, Harvey WT, Hughes J, COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium, Peacock SJ, Barclay WS, de Silva TI, Towers GJ, Robertson DL | 18/01/2023 |
| SARS-CoV-2-specific nasal IgA wanes 9 months after hospitalisation with COVID-19 and is not induced by subsequent vaccination. | EBioMedicine | Journal Article | Liew F, Talwar S, Cross A, Willett BJ, Scott S, Logan N, Siggins MK, Swieboda D, Sidhu JK, Efstathiou C, Moore SC, Davis C, Mohamed N, Nunag J, King C, Thompson AAR, Rowland-Jones SL, Docherty AB, Chalmers JD, Ho L-P, Horsley A, Raman B, Poinasamy K, Marks M, Kon OM, Howard L, Wootton DG, Dunachie S, Quint JK, Evans RA, Wain LV, Fontanella S, de Silva TI, Ho A, Harrison E, Baillie JK, Semple MG, Brightling C, Thwaites RS, Turtle L, Openshaw PJM, ISARIC4C Investigators, PHOSP-COVID collaborative group | 20/12/2022 |
| Short-term outcome of late gadolinium changes detected on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging following coronavirus disease 2019 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine-related myocarditis in adolescents | Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI | Article, Early Access, Journal | Krupickova S, Voges I, Mohiaddin R, Bautista C, Li W, Herberg J, Daubeney PEF, Pennell DJ, Fraisse A | 09/01/2023 |
| The Bacteriophage-Phage-Inducible Chromosomal Island Arms Race Designs an Interkingdom Inhibitor of dUTPases | Microbiology Spectrum | Article, Early Access, Journal | Sanz-Frasquet C, Rafael Ciges-Tomas J, Alite C, Penades JR, Marina A | 09/01/2023 |
| The clinical presentation of monkeypox: a retrospective case-control study of patients with possible or probable monkeypox in a West London cohort. | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | Journal Article | Rimmer S, Barnacle J, Gibani MM, Wu M-S, Dissanayake O, Mehta R, Herdman T, Gilchrist M, Muir D, Ebrahimsa U, Mora-Peris B, Dosekun O, Garvey L, Peters J, Davies F, Cooke G, Abbara A | 18/11/2022 |
| The elephant in the room: Exploring the influence and participation of patients in infection-related care across surgical pathways in South Africa and India. | Health Expectations | Journal Article | Nampoothiri V, Mbamalu O, Surendran S, Bonaconsa C, Pennel T, Boutall A, Gopal K, Castro Sanchez E, Dhar P, Holmes A, Singh S, Mendelson M, Tarrant C, Charani E, ASPIRES Co-Investigators | 31/01/2023 |
| The epidemiology and burden of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, multiple sclerosis, and MOG antibody-associated disease in a province in Thailand: A population-based study. | Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders | Journal Article | Tisavipat N, Jitpratoom P, Siritho S, Prayoonwiwat N, Apiwattanakul M, Boonyasiri A, Rattanathamsakul N, Jitprapaikulsan J | 07/01/2023 |
| The lived experience of patients with conflict associated injuries whose wounds are affected by antimicrobial resistant organisms: a qualitative study from northwest Syria | Conflict and Health | Article, Journal | Aldbis A, Naal H, Kishawi T, Wazni R, Abbara A | 21/01/2023 |
| The role of CD8+ T cell clones in immune thrombocytopenia. | Blood | Journal Article | Malik A, Sayed AA, Han P, Tan MMH, Watt E, Constantinescu-Bercu A, Cocker ATH, Khoder A, Saputil RC, Thorley EV, Teklemichael A, Ding Y, Hart ACJ, Zhang H, Mitchell WA, Imami N, Crawley JTB, Salles-Crawley II, Bussel JB, Zehnder JL, Adams SP, Zhang BM, Cooper N | 07/02/2023 |
| The use of imagery in global health: an analysis of infectious disease documents and a framework to guide practice. | The Lancet Global Health | Journal Article, Review | Charani E, Shariq S, Cardoso Pinto AM, Farooqi R, Nambatya W, Mbamalu O, Abimbola S, Mendelson M | 01/01/2023 |
| Triple quadrupole LC/MS method for the simultaneous quantitative measurement of cefiderocol and meropenem in serum | Analytical Methods: advancing methods and applications | Article, Early Access, Journal | Riezk A, Vasikasin V, Wilson RCC, Rawson TMM, McLeod JGG, Dhillon R, Duckers J, Cass AEG, Holmes AHH | 13/01/2023 |
| Utility of a buccal swab point-of-care test for the IFNL4 genotype in the era of direct acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus. | PLoS One | Journal Article | Sy A, McCabe L, Hudson E, Ansari AM, Pedergnana V, Lin S-K, Santana S, Fiorino M, Ala A, Stone B, Smith M, Nelson M, Barclay ST, McPherson S, Ryder SD, Collier J, Barnes E, Walker AS, Pett SL, Cooke G, STOP-HCV-1 trial team | 23/01/2023 |