The epidemiology, pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, and management of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant, and incurable tuberculosis

K Dheda, T Gumbo, G Maartens, KE Dooley… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Global tuberculosis incidence has declined marginally over the past decade, and
tuberculosis remains out of control in several parts of the world including Africa and Asia …

Current and emerging Legionella diagnostics for laboratory and outbreak investigations

JW Mercante, JM Winchell - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an often severe and potentially fatal form of bacterial
pneumonia caused by an extensive list of Legionella species. These ubiquitous freshwater …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages

D Stucki, D Brites, L Jeljeli, M Coscolla, Q Liu… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Generalist and specialist species differ in the breadth of their ecological niches. Little is
known about the niche width of obligate human pathogens. Here we analyzed a global …

Evolutionary history and global spread of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bei**g lineage

M Merker, C Blin, S Mona, N Duforet-Frebourg… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the Bei**g lineage are globally distributed and are
associated with the massive spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in Eurasia …

A robust SNP barcode for ty** Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains

F Coll, R McNerney, JA Guerra-Assunção… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Strain-specific genomic diversity in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is an
important factor in pathogenesis that may affect virulence, transmissibility, host response …

Rapid, comprehensive, and affordable mycobacterial diagnosis with whole-genome sequencing: a prospective study

LJ Pankhurst, C del Ojo Elias, AA Votintseva… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Slow and cumbersome laboratory diagnostics for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
complex (MTBC) risk delayed treatment and poor patient outcomes. Whole-genome …

Integrating informatics tools and portable sequencing technology for rapid detection of resistance to anti-tuberculous drugs

JE Phelan, DM O'sullivan, D Machado, J Ramos… - Genome medicine, 2019 - Springer
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is a major
threat to global public health. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is rapidly gaining traction …

Dissemination of Cephalosporin Resistance Genes between Escherichia coli Strains from Farm Animals and Humans by Specific Plasmid Lineages

M de Been, VF Lanza, M de Toro, J Scharringa… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Third-generation cephalosporins are a class of β-lactam antibiotics that are often used for
the treatment of human infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, especially Escherichia …

Global outbreak of severe Mycobacterium chimaera disease after cardiac surgery: a molecular epidemiological study

J van Ingen, TA Kohl, K Kranzer, B Hasse… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Since 2013, over 100 cases of Mycobacterium chimaera prosthetic valve
endocarditis and disseminated disease were notified in Europe and the USA, linked to …