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 noninvasive BCG skin challenge model for assessing tuberculosis vaccine efficacy. | PLoS Biology | Journal Article | Krishnan N, Priestman M, Uhía I, Charitakis N, Glegola-Madejska IT, Baer TM, Tranberg A, Faraj A, Simonsson US, Robertson BD | 19/08/2024 |
| AI in conflict zones: the potential to revitalise healthcare in Syria and beyond. | BMJ Global Health | Journal Article | Alkhalil M, Abbara A, Grangier C, Ekzayez A | 07/08/2024 |
| Altered co-stimulatory and inhibitory receptors on monocyte subsets in patients with visceral leishmaniasis. | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | Journal Article | Adem E, Yizengaw E, Mulaw T, Nibret E, Müller I, Takele Y, Kropf P | 19/08/2024 |
| An investigation of trachoma vaccine regimens by the chlamydia vaccine CTH522 administered with cationic liposomes in healthy adults (CHLM-02): a phase 1, double-blind trial. | Lancet Infectious Diseases | Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase I | Pollock KM, Borges ÁH, Cheeseman HM, Rosenkrands I, Schmidt KL, Søndergaard RE, Day S, Evans A, McFarlane LR, Joypooranachandran J, Amini F, Skallerup P, Dohn RB, Jensen CG, Olsen AW, Bang P, Cole T, Schronce J, Lemm N-M, Kristiansen MP, Andersen PL, Dietrich J, Shattock RJ, Follmann F | 01/08/2024 |
| Antibodies against endogenous retroviruses. | Immunological Reviews | Journal Article, Review | Chisca M, Larouche J-D, Xing Q, Kassiotis G | 17/08/2024 |
| Author Correction: Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics. | Nature | Published Erratum | Lindeboom RGH, Worlock KB, Dratva LM, Yoshida M, Scobie D, Wagstaffe HR, Richardson L, Wilbrey-Clark A, Barnes JL, Kretschmer L, Polanski K, Allen-Hyttinen J, Mehta P, Sumanaweera D, Boccacino JM, Sungnak W, Elmentaite R, Huang N, Mamanova L, Kapuge R, Bolt L, Prigmore E, Killingley B, Kalinova M, Mayer M, Boyers A, Mann A, Swadling L, Woodall MNJ, Ellis S, Smith CM, Teixeira VH, Janes SM, Chambers RC, Haniffa M, Catchpole A, Heyderman R, Noursadeghi M, Chain B, Mayer A, Meyer KB, Chiu C, Nikolić MZ, Teichmann SA | 01/08/2024 |
| Bidirectional pilus processing in the Tad pilus system motor CpaF. | Nature Communications | Journal Article | Hohl M, Banks EJ, Manley MP, Le TBK, Low HH | 05/08/2024 |
| Cardiac Adverse Events and Remdesivir in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Post Hoc Safety Analysis of the Randomized DisCoVeRy Trial. | Clinical Infectious Diseases | Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study | Terzić V, Miantezila Basilua J, Billard N, de Gastines L, Belhadi D, Fougerou-Leurent C, Peiffer-Smadja N, Mercier N, Delmas C, Ferrane A, Dechanet A, Poissy J, Espérou H, Ader F, Hites M, Andrejak C, Greil R, Paiva J-A, Staub T, Tacconelli E, Burdet C, Costagliola D, Mentré F, Yazdanpanah Y, Diallo A, DisCoVeRy Study Group | 16/08/2024 |
| CK-666 and CK-869 differentially inhibit Arp2/3 iso-complexes. | EMBO Reports | Journal Article | Cao L, Huang S, Basant A, Mladenov M, Way M | 01/08/2024 |
| Cryptic Congenital Malaria Infection Causing Fever of Unknown Origin in an Infant. | Journal of Pediatrics | Journal Article | O’Mahony E, Ryan F, Hemandas H, Al-Sabbagh A, Cunnington A, Fitzgerald F | 14/08/2024 |
| Demographic characteristics and clinical features of patients presenting with different forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis, in Lay Gayint, Northern Ethiopia. | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases | Journal Article | Yizengaw E, Gashaw B, Yimer M, Takele Y, Nibret E, Yismaw G, Cruz Cervera E, Ejigu K, Tamiru D, Munshea A, Müller I, Weller R, Cotton JA, Chapman LAC, Kropf P | 15/08/2024 |
| Effectiveness of preventive treatment among different age groups and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection status: a systematic review and individual-participant data meta-analysis of contact tracing studies. | The Lancet Respiratory Medicine | Journal Article, Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis | Martinez L, Seddon JA, Horsburgh CR, Lange C, Mandalakas AM, TB Contact Studies Consortium | 01/08/2024 |
| Exploring real-world vancomycin target attainment in neonatal intensive care in the context of Staphylococcal infections: a retrospective observational cohort study. | Journal of Infection | Letter, Observational Study | Blank M, Wilson RC, Wan Y, Peters J, Davies F, Tyszczuk L, Pichon B, Riezk A, Demirjian A, Brown CS, Gilchrist M, Holmes AH, Rawson TM | 01/08/2024 |
| Exposure to bacterial PAMPs before RSV infection exacerbates innate inflammation and disease via IL-1α and TNF-α. | Mucosal Immunology | Journal Article | Owen AR, Farias A, Levins A-M, Wang Z, Higham SL, Mack M, Tregoning JS, Johansson C | 09/08/2024 |
| Extracellular proteolysis of tandemly duplicated pheromone propeptides affords additional complexity to bacterial quorum sensing. | PLoS Biology | Journal Article | Felipe-Ruiz A, Zamora-Caballero S, Bendori SO, Penadés JR, Eldar A, Marina A | 13/08/2024 |
| FANCD2-FANCI surveys DNA and recognizes double- to single-stranded junctions. | Nature | Journal Article | Alcón P, Kaczmarczyk AP, Ray KK, Liolios T, Guilbaud G, Sijacki T, Shen Y, McLaughlin SH, Sale JE, Knipscheer P, Rueda DS, Passmore LA | 01/08/2024 |
| Host-induced cell wall remodeling impairs opsonophagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by neutrophils. | mBio | Journal Article | Ledger EVK, Edwards AM | 14/08/2024 |
| Impact of a community-based participatory research project with underserved communities at risk for hepatitis C virus in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: an evaluation study. | Research Involvement and Engagement | Journal Article | Thao MNL, Quoc GN, An MDT, Minh HN, Hong SP, Thai AH, Thi PT, Thanh VNT, Thi NT, Minh TN, Flower B, Cooke GS, Chambers M, Van Nuil JI | 07/08/2024 |
| Impact of antiretroviral therapy during primary HIV infection on T-cell immunity after treatment interruption. | European Journal of Immunology | Journal Article | Tipoe T, Ogbe A, Lee M, Brown H, Robinson N, Hall R, Petersen C, Lewis H, Thornhill J, Ryan F, Fox J, Fidler S, Frater J | 13/08/2024 |
| MAVMET trial: maraviroc and/or metformin for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease in adults with suppressed HIV. | AIDS | Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Multicenter Study | McCabe L, Burns JE, Latifoltojar A, Post FA, Fox J, Pool E, Waters A, Santana B, Garvey L, Johnson M, McGuinness I, Chouhan M, Edwards J, Goodman AL, Cooke G, Murphy C, Collaco-Moraes Y, Webb H, Gregory A, Mohamed F, Rauchenberger M, Ryder SD, Sandford C, Baker JV, Angus B, Boesecke C, Orkin C, Punwani S, Clark A, Gilson R, Dunn D, Pett SL, the MAVMET Study group | 01/08/2024 |
| Microbial messengers: nucleic acid delivery by bacteria. | Trends in Biotechnology | Journal Article, Review | Heggie A, Thurston TLM, Ellis T | 07/08/2024 |
| Multi-omics characterization of the monkeypox virus infection. | Nature Communications | Journal Article | Huang Y, Bergant V, Grass V, Emslander Q, Hamad MS, Hubel P, Mergner J, Piras A, Krey K, Henrici A, Öllinger R, Tesfamariam YM, Dalla Rosa I, Bunse T, Sutter G, Ebert G, Schmidt FI, Way M, Rad R, Bowie AG, Protzer U, Pichlmair A | 08/08/2024 |
| Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir: real world drug-drug interaction management experience. | Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy | Journal Article | Bukhari S, Hughes S, Mughal N, Moore LS, Davies G, Varghas-Zhang A, Ng M, Karagozlu Z, Boffito M | 07/08/2024 |
| Phenotypic heterogeneity follows a growth-viability tradeoff in response to amino acid identity. | Nature Communications | Journal Article | Shabestary K, Klemm C, Carling B, Marshall J, Savigny J, Storch M, Ledesma-Amaro R | 02/08/2024 |
| Physiologic medium renders human iPSC-derived macrophages permissive for M. tuberculosis by rewiring organelle function and metabolism. | mBio | Journal Article | Bussi C, Lai R, Athanasiadi N, Gutierrez MG | 14/08/2024 |
| Quantitative drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using unassembled sequencing data and machine learning. | PLoS Computational Biology | Journal Article | CRyPTIC consortium | 01/08/2024 |
| Rationalizing irrational prescribing-infection-related attitudes and practices across paediatric surgery specialties in a hospital in South India. | JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance | Journal Article | Surendran S, Nampoothiri V, Dhar P, Holmes A, Singh S, Charani E | 01/08/2024 |
| Review of Current Tuberculosis Human Infection Studies for Use in Accelerating Tuberculosis Vaccine Development: A Meeting Report. | Journal of Infectious Diseases | Journal Article, Review | Balasingam S, Dheda K, Fortune S, Gordon SB, Hoft D, Kublin JG, Loynachan CN, McShane H, Morton B, Nambiar S, Sharma NR, Robertson B, Schrager LK, Weller CL | 16/08/2024 |
| SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiology in Cape Town, South Africa, and implications for future outbreaks in low-income communities. | PLOS Global Public Health | Journal Article | Hussey H, Vreede H, Davies M-A, Heekes A, Kalk E, Hardie D, van Zyl G, Naidoo M, Morden E, Bam J-L, Zinyakatira N, Centner CM, Maritz J, Opie J, Chapanduka Z, Mahomed H, Smith M, Cois A, Pienaar D, Redd AD, Preiser W, Wilkinson R, Boulle A, Hsiao N-Y | 06/08/2024 |
| Synthetic, marine, light-driven, autotroph-heterotroph co-culture system for sustainable β-caryophyllene production. | Bioresource Technology | Journal Article | Chen W, Park Y-K, Studená L, Bell D, Hapeta P, Fu J, Nixon PJ, Ledesma-Amaro R | 06/08/2024 |
| T3SS protein EsrC binds to the lacI-like operator of type 1 fimbrial operon to suppress adhesion of Edwardsiella piscicida. | Applied and Environmental Microbiology | Journal Article | Sun SS, He TT, Zhang SY, Yu X-J, Chen C, Laghari ZA, Nie P, Xie HX | 21/08/2024 |
| Tail assembly interference is a common strategy in bacterial antiviral defenses. | Nature Communications | Journal Article | He L, Miguel-Romero L, Patkowski JB, Alqurainy N, Rocha EPC, Costa TRD, Fillol-Salom A, Penadés JR | 30/08/2024 |
| The airway mycobiome and interactions with immunity in health and chronic lung disease | Oxford Open Immunology | Journal Article | Katsoulis O, Pitts O, Singanayagam A | 22/08/2024 |
| The impact of analytical treatment interruptions and trial interventions on time to viral re-suppression in people living with HIV restarting ART in cure-related clinical studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. | Journal of the International AIDS Society | Journal Article, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review | Lee MJ, Eason M, Castagna A, Laura G, De Scheerder M-A, Riley J, Tebas P, Gunst J, Søgaard O, Florence E, Kroon E, De Souza M, Mothe B, Caskey M, Fidler S | 01/08/2024 |
| The role of helper lipids in optimising nanoparticle formulations of self-amplifying RNA. | Journal of Controlled Release | Journal Article | Barbieri BD, Peeler DJ, Samnuan K, Day S, Hu K, Sallah HJ, Tregoning JS, McKay PF, Shattock RJ | 12/08/2024 |
| The tricky second album: Licensure of an mRNA vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus. | Molecular Therapy | Journal Article, Editorial | Tregoning JS | 07/08/2024 |
| UK paediatricians’ attitudes towards the chicken pox vaccine: The SPOTTY study. | Vaccine | Journal Article | O’Mahony E, Sherman SM, Marlow R, Bedford H, Fitzgerald F | 08/08/2024 |
| WHO global research priorities for antimicrobial resistance in human health. | The Lancet Microbe | Journal Article, Review | Bertagnolio S, Dobreva Z, Centner CM, Olaru ID, Donà D, Burzo S, Huttner BD, Chaillon A, Gebreselassie N, Wi T, Hasso-Agopsowicz M, Allegranzi B, Sati H, Ivanovska V, Kothari KU, Balkhy HH, Cassini A, Hamers RL, Weezenbeek KV, WHO Research Agenda for AMR in Human Health Collaborators | 12/08/2024 |