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16S pan-bacterial PCR can accurately identify patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

A genomic portrait of the emergence, evolution, and global spread of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pandemic

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A multi-centre pilot proficiency programme to assess the quality of molecular detection of respiratory viruses.

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A selected screening programme was less effective in the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation in an orthopaedic unit

scientific article published on 08 September 2013

A sensitive and affordable multiplex RT-qPCR assay for SARS-CoV-2 detection

scientific article published on 15 December 2020

Absence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity in pre-pandemic sera from individuals with recent seasonal coronavirus infection

scientific article published on 11 October 2020

Absence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity in pre-pandemic sera from individuals with recent seasonal coronavirus infection

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

Adaptive evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during chronic endobronchial infection of a cystic fibrosis patient

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An international, prospective, multicenter evaluation of the combination of AdvanDx Staphylococcus QuickFISH BC with mecA XpressFISH for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates from positive blood cultures

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An outbreak of mumps with genetic strain variation in a highly vaccinated student population in Scotland.

scientific article published on 14 September 2017

Application of real-time PCR to recognize atypical mycobacteria in archival skin biopsies: high prevalence of Mycobacterium haemophilum

scientific article published on June 2007

Atypical toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

scientific article published on 30 May 2012

Author Correction: Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of SARS-CoV-2 from mainland Europe into Scotland ⬇️

correction of a scholarly article

Clinical outcomes and macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in Scotland, UK.

scientific article published on 5 September 2013

Comparative evaluation of the Diagenode multiplex PCR assay on the BD max system versus a routine in-house assay for detection of Bordetella pertussis

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Comparing HIV viral load assays and frequency of low level virological rebound in clinical practice

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

Comparison and evaluation of real-time PCR, real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification, conventional PCR, and serology for diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae

scientific article published in September 2003

Comparison of ePlex Respiratory Pathogen Panel with Laboratory-Developed Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Respiratory Pathogens.

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

Comparison of human parechovirus and enterovirus detection frequencies in cerebrospinal fluid samples collected over a 5-year period in edinburgh: HPeV type 3 identified as the most common picornavirus type.

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Comparison of mumps-IgM ELISAs in acute infection

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Comparison of the Luminex Respiratory Virus Panel fast assay with in-house real-time PCR for respiratory viral infection diagnosis

scientific article published on 31 March 2010

Comparison of two multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat methods and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for differentiating highly clonal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

scientific article published on 11 August 2010

Comprehensive Molecular Testing for Respiratory Pathogens in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

scientific article published on 7 January 2016

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Community Testing Team in Scotland: A 14-day review, 6 to 20 February 2020

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Cytokine responses in patients with mild or severe influenza A(H1N1)pdm09.

scientific article published on 20 June 2013

Detection of a point mutation associated with high-level isoniazid resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using real-time PCR technology with 3'-minor groove binder-DNA probes

scientific article published on October 2003

Detection of influenza C virus but not influenza D virus in Scottish respiratory samples

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Detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine leukocidin directly from clinical samples and the development of a multiplex assay using real-time polymerase chain reaction.

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Detection of respiratory pathogens by real-time PCR in children with clinical suspicion of pertussis.

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Development and assay of RNA transcripts of enterovirus species A to D, rhinovirus species a to C, and human parechovirus: assessment of assay sensitivity and specificity of real-time screening and typing methods

scientific article published on 27 June 2012

Development and clinical evaluation of an internally controlled, single-tube multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of Legionella pneumophila and other Legionella species

scientific article published in September 2003

Development of a PCR-free electrochemical point of care test for clinical detection of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

scientific article published in November 2013

Development of an avidity assay for detection of recent HIV infections

scientific article published on 23 February 2015

Development of two real-time multiplex PCR assays for the detection and quantification of eight key bacterial pathogens in lower respiratory tract infections

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Diagnosis of common dermatophyte infections by a novel multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction detection/identification scheme.

scientific article published on 2 August 2007

Diagnosis of human metapneumovirus and rhinovirus in patients with respiratory tract infections by an internally controlled multiplex real-time RNA PCR.

scientific article published on August 2005

Direct detection and genotyping of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases from urine by use of a new DNA microarray test

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Direct identification of human enterovirus serotypes in cerebrospinal fluid by amplification and sequencing of the VP1 region.

scientific article published on 8 January 2009

Disease burden of the most commonly detected respiratory viruses in hospitalized patients calculated using the disability adjusted life year (DALY) model

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Draft Genome Sequence of a Pantoea sp. Isolated from a Preterm Neonatal Blood Sepsis Patient

scientific article published on 11 September 2014

Draft Genome Sequence of a Serratia marcescens Strain Isolated from a Preterm Neonatal Blood Sepsis Patient at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

scientific article published on 11 September 2014

Draft Genome Sequence of a Staphylococcus aureus Isolate Taken from the Blood of a Preterm Neonatal Blood Sepsis Patient

scientific article published on 11 September 2014

Draft Genome Sequence of a Staphylococcus warneri Strain Isolated from a Preterm Neonate Blood Sepsis Patient at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland

scientific article published on 4 September 2014

Draft Genome Sequence of a Streptococcus agalactiae Strain Isolated from a Preterm Neonate Blood Sepsis Patient at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Scotland

scientific article published on 4 September 2014

Draft Genome Sequence of an Enterococcus faecalis Strain Isolated from a Neonatal Blood Sepsis Patient

scientific article published on 11 September 2014

Draft Genome Sequences of Six Different Staphylococcus epidermidis Clones, Isolated Individually from Preterm Neonates Presenting with Sepsis at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary

scientific article published on 14 May 2015

Epidemic waves of COVID-19 in Scotland: a genomic perspective on the impact of the introduction and relaxation of lockdown on SARS-CoV-2

scientific article

Epidemiological profile and clinical associations of human bocavirus and other human parvoviruses.

scientific article published on 26 September 2006

Epidemiology and clinical associations of human parechovirus respiratory infections.

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Epidemiology and clinical presentations of the four human coronaviruses 229E, HKU1, NL63, and OC43 detected over 3 years using a novel multiplex real-time PCR method.

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Epidemiology and costs associated with norovirus outbreaks in NHS Lothian, Scotland 2007–2009

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Erratum to “Direct identification of human enterovirus serotypes in cerebrospinal fluid by amplification and sequencing of the VP1 region” [J. Clin. Virol. 44 (2009) 119–124]

scholarly article published in Journal of Clinical Virology

Evaluation of 12 commercial tests and the complement fixation test for Mycoplasma pneumoniae-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM antibodies, with PCR used as the "gold standard".

scientific article published on May 2005

Evaluation of an internally controlled real-time PCR targeting the ospA gene for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato DNA in cerebrospinal fluid.

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Evaluation of real-time PCR for detection of and discrimination between Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, and Bordetella holmesii for clinical diagnosis

scientific article published in September 2003

Evaluation of the BD Max StaphSR Assay for Rapid Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus in Positive Blood Culture Broths

scientific article published on 19 August 2015

Evolution of the hepatitis E virus hypervariable region.

scientific article published on 25 July 2012

Fatal disseminated varicella zoster infection following zoster vaccination in an immunocompromised patient.

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Genetics, recombination and clinical features of human rhinovirus species C (HRV-C) infections; interactions of HRV-C with other respiratory viruses

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Genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism-based assay for high-resolution epidemiological analysis of the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus hospital clone EMRSA-15.

scientific article published on 9 August 2013

Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of SARS-CoV-2 from mainland Europe into Scotland

scholarly article

Hepatitis C reinfection following treatment induced viral clearance among people who have injected drugs

scientific article

Hepatitis C screening in genitourinary clinic attendees

scientific article published on 23 October 2009

High detection frequency and viral loads of human rhinovirus species A to C in fecal samples; diagnostic and clinical implications.

scientific article published in March 2012

High-yield extraction of Escherichia coli RNA from human whole blood

scientific article published on 23 January 2017

Impact of the introduction of rotavirus vaccination on paediatric hospital admissions, Lothian, Scotland: a retrospective observational study

scientific article published on 2 November 2016

Improved diagnosis of the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia with real-time polymerase chain reaction

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Incidence, molecular epidemiology and clinical presentations of human metapneumovirus; assessment of its importance as a diagnostic screening target

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Increased number of parvovirus B19 infections in southeast Scotland in 2012-2013.

scientific article published on 29 October 2014

Inter-laboratory comparison of three different real-time PCR assays for the detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples.

scientific article published in September 2006

Investigating the decline in Lymphogranuloma venereum diagnoses in men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom since 2016: an analysis of surveillance data

scientific article published on 07 August 2020

Label- and amplification-free electrochemical detection of bacterial ribosomal RNA.

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Late Ebola virus relapse causing meningoencephalitis: a case report

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Lessons learned from a prolonged and costly norovirus outbreak at a Scottish medicine of the elderly hospital: case study.

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

Long term stability of HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HCV in dried blood spot samples and eluates

scientific article published on 29 July 2015

Longitudinal analysis of clinical serology assay performance and neutralising antibody levels in COVID19 convalescents

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Longitudinal analysis of serology and neutralizing antibody levels in COVID19 convalescents

scientific article published on 03 November 2020

Low-pathogenicity Mycoplasma spp. alter human monocyte and macrophage function and are highly prevalent among patients with ventilator-acquired pneumonia

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Mixed genotype hepatitis C infections and implications for treatment.

scientific article published on 13 January 2014

Molecular diagnosis of Legionella infections--Clinical utility of front-line screening as part of a pneumonia diagnostic algorithm

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Molecular epidemiology and evolution of human respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus

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Molecular epidemiology of norovirus in Edinburgh healthcare facilities, Scotland 2007-2011.

scientific article published on 6 February 2012

Molecular tracing of the emergence, adaptation, and transmission of hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ⬇️

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Molecular typing of a suspected cluster of Nocardia farcinica infections by use of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, and amplified fragment length polymorphism analyses.

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Multi-site clinical evaluation of the Xpert(®) HIV-1 viral load assay.

scientific article published on 26 April 2016

Multicenter Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert Hepatitis C Virus Viral Load Assay.

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Multicenter Evaluation of the Xpert Norovirus Assay for Detection of Norovirus Genogroups I and II in Fecal Specimens

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Multiplex real-time PCR assay for the detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine leukocidin from clinical samples

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Near-patient testing for RSV in the emergency department

scientific article published on 7 October 2013

No evidence for an association between infections with WU and KI polyomaviruses and respiratory disease.

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O05.4 Does high-level azithromycin resistance emerge from low-level resistance inneisseria gonorrhoeae?

Outcome of paediatric acute flaccid myelitis associated with enterovirus D68: a case series

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Parainfluenza virus 3 infection pre- and post-haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: re-infection or persistence?

scientific article published in April 2004

Parainfluenza virus 4 detection in infants.

scientific article published on 19 May 2005

Performance of the xTAG® gastrointestinal pathogen panel, a multiplex molecular assay for simultaneous detection of bacterial, viral, and parasitic causes of infectious gastroenteritis

scientific article published on January 2013

Post-exposure prophylaxis with rVSV-ZEBOV following exposure to a patient with Ebola virus disease relapse in the UK: an operational, safety and immunogenicity report

scientific article published on 30 November 2019

Prevalence of influenza A (H1N1) seropositivity in unvaccinated healthcare workers in Scotland at the height of the global pandemic.

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Prevalence of mixed genotype hepatitis C virus infections in the UK as determined by genotype-specific PCR and deep sequencing

scientific article published on 23 December 2017

Prison and community outbreak of severe respiratory infection due to adenovirus type 14p1 in Tayside, UK.

scientific article published on 25 February 2014

Prospective study of respiratory viral infections in pediatric hemopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.

scientific article published in June 2004

Publisher Correction: Genomic epidemiology reveals multiple introductions of SARS-CoV-2 from mainland Europe into Scotland ⬇️

correction of a scholarly article

Qiagen DNA extraction kits for sample preparation for legionella PCR are not suitable for diagnostic purposes

scientific article published on March 2002

Quantitative detection of herpes simplex virus DNA in the lower respiratory tract.

scientific article published in May 2007

Rapid Electrochemical Detection of New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase Genes To Enable Point-of-Care Testing of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

Rapid and sensitive method using multiplex real-time PCR for diagnosis of infections by influenza a and influenza B viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, and parainfluenza viruses 1, 2, 3, and 4.

scientific article published on April 2004

Rapid simultaneous detection of enterovirus and parechovirus RNAs in clinical samples by one-step real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay.

scientific article published on 18 May 2011

Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a paediatric emergency department: benefits for infection control and bed management.

scientific article published on 31 January 2011

Real-time evaluation of an optimized real-time PCR assay versus Brilliance chromogenic MRSA agar for the detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from clinical specimens.

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Reply to Zelyas and Robinson

scientific article published on 10 April 2016

Rise in testing and diagnosis associated with Scotland's Action Plan on Hepatitis C and introduction of dried blood spot testing

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Simultaneous detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parvum in fecal samples by using multiplex real-time PCR.

scientific article published on March 2004

Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of the Introduction of Hepatitis C Virus into Scotland and Its Subsequent Regional Transmission

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Specific and sensitive diagnosis of syphilis using a real-time PCR for Treponema pallidum

scientific article published in 2006

Specific association of human parechovirus type 3 with sepsis and fever in young infants, as identified by direct typing of cerebrospinal fluid samples.

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Sustained transmission of high-level azithromycin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in England: an observational study

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Systemic inflammation after critical illness: relationship with physical recovery and exploration of potential mechanisms

scientific article published on 26 April 2016

The detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by DNA amplification methods in urine samples from men with urethritis

scientific article published on December 2001

The dominance of human coronavirus OC43 and NL63 infections in infants

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The hyper-transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant exhibits significant antigenic change, vaccine escape and a switch in cell entry mechanism

Tools for detection of Mycoplasma amphoriforme: a primary respiratory pathogen?

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Trends in the incidence of HIV in Scotland, 1988–2009

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Typing and subtyping of Clostridium difficile isolates by using multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis

scientific article published on 13 December 2006

Underestimation of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA and MSSA) carriage associated with standard culturing techniques: One third of carriers missed

scientific article published in January 2018

Uptake of hepatitis C specialist services and treatment following diagnosis by dried blood spot in Scotland

scientific article published on 16 September 2014

Why diagnose respiratory viral infection?

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