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    The Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance in Mass Gatherings

    Mass gatherings (MGs) are a common human group behavior. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health issue. The Arab world hosts the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a MG with diverse attendees, and the reg...

    Hamid Bokhary, Harunor Rashid in Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World (2021)

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    The Rise of Antimicrobial Resistance in Mass Gatherings

    Mass gatherings (MGs) are a common human group behavior. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health issue. The Arab world hosts the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a MG with diverse attendees, and the reg...

    Hamid Bokhary, Harunor Rashid in Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World

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    Human Movement and Transmission of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major issue that poses a serious threat to global health. Recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the increased threat from continuously emerging...

    Moataz Abd El Ghany, Nour Fouz in Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment (2020)

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    Diversity of Salmonella serotypes from humans, food, domestic animals and wildlife in New South Wales, Australia

    Salmonella is an important human pathogen in Australia and annual case rates continue to increase. In addition to foodborne exposures, cases have been associated with animal and contaminated environment contact. ...

    Kelly M. J. Simpson, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Michael P. Ward in BMC Infectious Diseases (2018)

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    Author Correction: Genome-wide analysis of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    In the version of this article initially published, the URL listed for TubercuList was incorrect. The correct URL is https://mycobrowser.epfl.ch/. The error has been corrected in the HTML and PDF versions of t...

    Francesc Coll, Jody Phelan, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Mridul B. Nair in Nature Genetics (2018)

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    Genome-wide analysis of multi- and extensively drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    To characterize the genetic determinants of resistance to antituberculosis drugs, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 6,465 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates from more than 30 countr...

    Francesc Coll, Jody Phelan, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Mridul B. Nair in Nature Genetics (2018)

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    Mycobacterium tuberculosis components expressed during chronic infection of the lung contribute to long-term control of pulmonary tuberculosis in mice

    Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, yet current control strategies, including the existing BCG vaccine, have had little impact on disease control. The tubercle bacillu...

    Claudio Counoupas, Rachel Pinto, Gayathri Nagalingam in npj Vaccines (2016)

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    Mycobacterium tuberculosis whole genome sequencing and protein structure modelling provides insights into anti-tuberculosis drug resistance

    Combating the spread of drug resistant tuberculosis is a global health priority. Whole genome association studies are being applied to identify genetic determinants of resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs. Pr...

    Jody Phelan, Francesc Coll, Ruth McNerney, David B. Ascher in BMC Medicine (2016)

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    Genomic expression catalogue of a global collection of BCG vaccine strains show evidence for highly diverged metabolic and cell-wall adaptations

    Although Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines against tuberculosis have been available for more than 90 years, their effectiveness has been hindered by variable protective efficacy and a lack of lasting mem...

    Abdallah M. Abdallah, Grant A. Hill-Cawthorne, Thomas D. Otto in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    Unraveling Mycobacterium tuberculosis genomic diversity and evolution in Lisbon, Portugal, a highly drug resistant setting

    Multidrug- (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) presents a challenge to disease control and elimination goals. In Lisbon, Portugal, specific and successful XDR-TB strains have been foun...

    João Perdigão, Hugo Silva, Diana Machado, Rita Macedo, Fernando Maltez in BMC Genomics (2014)