Author(s): Cheng B, Behr MA, Howden BP, Cohen T, Lee RS|Journal: Lancet Microbe|PMID:33842904| August 2021
Pathogen genomics have become increasingly important in infectious disease epidemiology and public health. The Strengthening the Reporting of Molecular Epidemiology…
Author(s): MacFadden DR, Coburn B, Břinda K, Corbeil A, Daneman N, Fisman D, Lee RS, Lipsitch M, McGeer A, Melano RG, Mubareka S, Hanage WP|Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother|PMID:32152083| March 2020
Rising antibiotic resistance increasingly compromises empiric treatment. Knowing the antibiotic susceptibility of a pathogen's close genetic relative(s) may improve empiric…
Author(s): Břinda K, Callendrello A, Ma KC, MacFadden DR, Charalampous T, Lee RS, Cowley L, Wadsworth CB, Grad YH, Kucherov G, O'Grady J, Baym M, Hanage WP|Journal: Nat Microbiol|PMID:32042129| February 2020
Surveillance of drug-resistant bacteria is essential for healthcare providers to deliver effective empirical antibiotic therapy. However, traditional molecular epidemiology does…
Author(s): Lee RS, Proulx JF, McIntosh F, Behr MA, Hanage WP|Journal: Elife|PMID:32014110| February 2020
Tuberculosis disproportionately affects the Canadian Inuit. To address this, it is imperative we understand transmission dynamics in this population. We…
Author(s): Martin MA, Lee RS, Cowley LA, Gardy JL, Hanage WP|Journal: Microb Genom|PMID:30303479| October 2018
Whole genome sequencing in conjunction with traditional epidemiology has been used to reconstruct transmission networks of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during outbreaks.…