Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common healthcare-associated pathogens. To examine the role of inter-hospital patient sharing…
Author(s): Goldstein E, Greene SK, Olson DR, Hanage WP, Lipsitch M|Journal: Influenza Other Respir Viruses|PMID:25980600| September 2015
Hospitalization burden associated with influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is uncertain due to ambiguity in the inference methodologies employed…
Author(s): Dallman TJ, Byrne L, Ashton PM, Cowley LA, Perry NT, Adak G, Petrovska L, Ellis RJ, Elson R, Underwood A, Green J, Hanage WP, Jenkins C, Grant K, Wain J|Journal: Clin Infect Dis|PMID:25888672| August 2015
National surveillance of gastrointestinal pathogens, such as Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157), is key to rapidly identifying linked…
Author(s): Watkins ER, Penman BS, Lourenço J, Buckee CO, Maiden MC, Gupta S|Journal: PLoS Pathog|PMID:26181911| July 2015
The bacterial pathogen, Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus), is a leading cause of life-threatening illness and death worldwide. Available conjugate vaccines…