Author(s): Hicks AL, Kissler SM, Mortimer TD, Ma KC, Taiaroa G, Ashcroft M, Williamson DA, Lipsitch M, Grad YH|Journal: Elife|PMID:32602459| June 2020
Genotype-based diagnostics for antibiotic resistance represent a promising alternative to empiric therapy, reducing inappropriate antibiotic use. However, because such assays…
Author(s): Tedijanto C, Grad YH, Lipsitch M|Journal: Elife|PMID:32022685| February 2020
The relationship between antibiotic stewardship and population levels of antibiotic resistance remains unclear. In order to better understand shifts in…
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): Palace SG, Wang Y, Rubin DH, Welsh MA, Mortimer TD, Cole K, Eyre DW, Walker S, Grad YH|Journal: Elife|PMID:32011233| February 2020
Increasing resistance to ceftriaxone, the last antibiotic recommended for empiric gonorrhea treatment, poses an urgent public health threat. However, the…
Author(s): Chang HH, Wesolowski A, Sinha I, Jacob CG, Mahmud A, Uddin D, Zaman SI, Hossain MA, Faiz MA, Ghose A, Sayeed AA, Rahman MR, Islam A, Karim MJ, Rezwan MK, Shamsuzzaman AKM, Jhora ST, Aktaruzzaman MM, Drury E, Gonçalves S, Kekre M, Dhorda M, Vongpromek R, Miotto O, Engø-Monsen K, Kwiatkowski D, Maude RJ, Buckee C|Journal: Elife|PMID:30938289| August 2019
For countries aiming for malaria elimination, travel of infected individuals between endemic areas undermines local interventions. Quantifying parasite importation has…
Author(s): Campo JJ, Le TQ, Pablo JV, Hung C, Teng AA, Tettelin H, Tate A, Hanage WP, Alderson MR, Liang X, Malley R, Lipsitch M, Croucher NJ|Journal: Elife|PMID:30592459| December 2018
Pneumococcal whole cell vaccines (WCVs) could cost-effectively protect against a greater strain diversity than current capsule-based vaccines. Immunoglobulin G (IgG)…