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1,2,4-Oxadiazole antimicrobials act synergistically with daptomycin and display rapid kill kinetics against MDR Enterococcus faecium

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

A bug in the ointment: topical antimicrobial usage and resistance in New Zealand

scientific article published on 4 December 2015

A case of infection caused by the basidiomycete Phellinus undulatus

scientific article published on 28 October 2010

A case of tricuspid valve endocarditis due to Burkholderia cepacia complex

scientific article published on August 12, 2011

A hospital-wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field

scientific article published on 15 November 2020

A phylogenomic framework for assessing the global emergence and evolution of clonal complex 398 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Adaptation to the cervical environment is associated with increased antibiotic susceptibility in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

scientific article published on 17 August 2020

Adult Human Stem Cell Therapy for Ischaemic Stroke

Alternative diagnosis in clinically suspected cases of measles

scientific article published on 30 October 2009

An evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and detection of false-positive rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

scientific article published on 20 July 2012

An open-label, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial of antiseptic mouthwash versus antibiotics for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea treatment (OMEGA2)

scientific article published on 09 November 2020

An outbreak of COVID-19 caused by a new coronavirus: what we know so far

scientific article published on 08 March 2020

Asymptomatic and symptomatic urethral gonorrhoea in men who have sex with men attending a sexual health service

scientific article published on 28 February 2017

Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics

scientific article published on 27 May 2019

Author Correction: Atlas of group A streptococcal vaccine candidates compiled using large-scale comparative genomics

scientific article published on 1 August 2019

Bacterial Load of Chlamydia trachomatis in the Posterior Oropharynx, Tonsillar Fossae, and Saliva among Men Who Have Sex with Men with Untreated Oropharyngeal Chlamydia

scientific article published on 23 December 2019

Baseline prevalence of antimicrobial resistance and subsequent infection following prostate biopsy using empirical or altered prophylaxis: A bias-adjusted meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 09 February 2014

Biphasic Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in Eldercare Facility, New Zealand

scientific article published on 1 May 2020

Bloodstream infection with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae at a tertiary care hospital in New Zealand: risk factors and outcomes

article

Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Candida auris in an Australian health care facility: importance of screening high risk patients

scientific article published on 24 May 2020

Cellular and Structural Basis of Synthesis of the Unique Intermediate Dehydro-F420-0 in Mycobacteria

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult hematology patients with febrile neutropenia: an evaluation of surveillance definitions using differential time to blood culture positivity

scientific article published on 20 November 2012

Changing from clinician-collected to self-collected throat swabs for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and chlamydia screening among men who have sex with men

scientific article published on 01 July 2020

Clinical and molecular correlates of virulence in Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infection following transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS) prostate biopsy.

scientific article published on 5 July 2013

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of community-onset invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection in New Zealand children

scientific article

Clinical and molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in New Zealand: rapid emergence of sequence type 5 (ST5)-SCCmec-IV as the dominant community-associated MRSA clone

scientific article

Clinical failures associated with rpoB mutations in phenotypically occult multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

scientific article published on February 2012

Clinical presentation of asymptomatic and symptomatic heterosexual men who tested positive for urethral gonorrhoea at a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Clinical presentation of asymptomatic and symptomatic women who tested positive for genital gonorrhoea at a sexual health service in Melbourne, Australia

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

Co-circulation of Multidrug-resistant Shigella Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia

article

Comment on: Benchmarking of methods for identification of antimicrobial resistance genes in bacterial whole genome data.

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Comparative M-protein analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes from pharyngitis and skin infections in New Zealand: Implications for vaccine development

scientific article

Comparative epidemiology of CTX-M-14 and CTX-M-15 producing Escherichia coli: association with distinct demographic groups in the community in New Zealand.

scientific article

Comparison of the MGIT TBc immunochromatographic assay with the Accuprobe Gen-Probe TB assay for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex: results from a low-burden tuberculosis setting

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Complete Genome Sequence of a New Zealand Isolate of the Bovine Pathogen Streptococcus uberis

scientific article published in March 2018

Complete microbial genomes for public health in Australia and the Southwest Pacific

scientific article published on 12 November 2020

Contemporary genomic approaches in the diagnosis and typing of Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article

Contemporary molecular approaches in the clinical microbiology laboratory: progress and pitfalls

scientific article published on 01 April 2015

Cost of Salmonella Infections in Australia, 2015

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Current and Emerging Topical Antibacterials and Antiseptics: Agents, Action, and Resistance Patterns.

scientific article published on July 2017

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva: implications for specimen transport and storage

scientific article published on 03 December 2020

Development and evaluation of a new triplex immunoassay that detects Group A Streptococcus antibodies for the diagnosis of rheumatic fever

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Direct RNA sequencing and early evolution of SARS-CoV-2

scientific article (preprint)

Distribution of HPV genotypes in women with cervical cancer in Auckland, New Zealand; a review of 50 specimens between 2000-2006.

scientific article published on 07 December 2010

Distribution of Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Acute Rheumatic Fever, Auckland, New Zealand, 2010-2016

scientific article published on 1 June 2020

Emergence and divergence of major lineages of Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Australia

scientific article published on 20 May 2019

Emergence and molecular characterization of clonal complex 398 (CC398) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in New Zealand.

scientific article published on 22 December 2013

Emerging and Reemerging Sexually Transmitted Infections

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Emerging and Reemerging Sexually Transmitted Infections. Reply

scientific article published on 1 August 2020

Epidemic strains of Clostridium difficile are present in Auckland, New Zealand.

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Escherichia coli bloodstream infection after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: implications of fluoroquinolone-resistant sequence type 131 as a major causative pathogen

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

Estimating the likely true changes in rheumatic fever incidence using two data sources

scientific article published on 6 December 2017

Evaluation of ResistancePlus MG FleXible, a 'near-patient' test for the detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance mutations, using freshly collected clinical samples

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

Evaluation of serological tests for SARS-CoV-2: Implications for serology testing in a low-prevalence setting

scientific article published on 06 August 2020

Evidence for a new paradigm of gonorrhoea transmission: cross-sectional analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections by anatomical site in both partners in 60 male couples

article

Evolution and Global Transmission of a Multidrug-Resistant, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Lineage from the Indian Subcontinent

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Evolutionary dynamics of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Australia

scientific article published on 09 August 2021

Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in Australia among Men Who Have Sex with Men

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Extragenital Mycoplasma genitalium infections among men who have sex with men

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

Genome reconstruction and characterisation of extensively drug-resistant bacterial pathogens through direct metagenomic sequencing of human faeces

scholarly article published 22 June 2017

Genomic Analysis of Fluoroquinolone- and Tetracycline-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Sequence Type 6964 in Humans and Poultry, New Zealand, 2014-2016

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

Genomic Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms of Imported Typhoid in Australia

scientific article published on 20 September 2021

Genomic Insights into a Sustained National Outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis.

scientific article

Genomic analysis of multi-resistant associated with neonatal sepsis

scientific article published on 24 October 2018

Genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in New Zealand.

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Genomics for Molecular Epidemiology and Detecting Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Victoria, Australia, 2012 to 2016

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Global Scale Dissemination of ST93: A Divergent Epidemic Lineage That Has Recently Emerged From Remote Northern Australia

article

Global phylogeny of Treponema pallidum lineages reveals recent expansion and spread of contemporary syphilis

scientific article published on 24 November 2021

Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei

scientific article published on 11 May 2021

Gonorrhoea: tackling the global epidemic in the era of rising antimicrobial resistance

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Group A Streptococcus pharyngitis and pharyngeal carriage: A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 19 March 2018

High Usage of Topical Fusidic Acid and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Fusidic Acid–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Cautionary Tale

scientific article published on 18 August 2014

High rates of susceptibility to ceftazidime among globally prevalent CTX-M-producing Escherichia coli: potential clinical implications of the revised CLSI interpretive criteria ⬇️

scientific article published on September 6, 2011

Human stem cell therapy in ischaemic stroke: a review

scientific article

Identification and molecular characterisation of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (NDM-1)- and NDM-6-producing Enterobacteriaceae from New Zealand hospitals

scientific article published on 21 April 2012

Immunity to hepatitis A among men who have sex with men attending a large sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia, 2012-2018

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

Implementation and evaluation of a novel real-time multiplex assay for SARS-CoV-2: in-field learnings from a clinical microbiology laboratory

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Implementing hospital-based surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections caused by influenza and other respiratory pathogens in New Zealand

scientific article

Improved detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile using the Cepheid Xpert C difficile assay and impact on C difficile infection rates in a tertiary hospital: a double-edged sword

scientific article published on 30 August 2012

In vivo correlates of molecularly inferred virulence among extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in the wax moth Galleria mellonella model system

scientific article

Incidence and duration of incident oropharyngeal gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections among men who have sex with men: prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Incidence, trends and demographics of Staphylococcus aureus infections in Auckland, New Zealand, 2001-2011

scientific article

Incorporating Whole-Genome Sequencing into Public Health Surveillance: Lessons from Prospective Sequencing of Salmonella Typhimurium in Australia.

scientific article published on 16 January 2018

Increased Detection of Pharyngeal and Rectal Gonorrhea in Men Who Have Sex With Men After Transition From Culture To Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance in Nontyphoidal Salmonella Isolates in Australia from 1979 to 2015.

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

Increasing incidence and sociodemographic variation in community-onset Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in New Zealand children

scientific article published in August 2013

Increasing incidence of invasive group A streptococcus disease in New Zealand, 2002-2012: a national population-based study

scientific article published on 20 September 2014

Incursions of Candida auris into Australia, 2018

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Infectious complications following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: new challenges in the era of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli

scientific article published on 26 March 2013

Intercontinental transfer of OXA-181-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae into New Zealand

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International travel as risk factor for Chlamydia trachomatis infections among young heterosexuals attending a sexual health clinic in Melbourne, Australia, 2007 to 2017

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Intra-Arterial Immunoselected CD34+ Stem Cells for Acute Ischemic Stroke

scientific article

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Indigenous New Zealanders With Type 2 Diabetes

scientific article published on 29 August 2016

Isolation and rapid sharing of the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) from the first patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Australia

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Kissing may be an important and neglected risk factor for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea: a cross-sectional study in men who have sex with men

scientific article published on 09 May 2019

Locally acquired extended-spectrum β-lactamase Shigella infection

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

M-Protein Analysis of Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever in New Zealand

scientific article published on 19 August 2015

Mechanisms Involved in Acquisition of blaNDM Genes by IncA/C2 and IncFIIY Plasmids.

scientific article published on 25 April 2016

Meet the Editors

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Metagenomic analysis of viruses in feces from unsolved outbreaks of gastroenteritis in humans

scientific article

Missing in action: an antimicrobial resistance strategy for New Zealand

scientific article published on 18 December 2015

Modelling the contribution that different sexual practices involving the oropharynx and saliva have on Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections at multiple anatomical sites in men who have sex with men

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Molecular epidemiology of group A streptococcus from pharyngeal isolates in Auckland, New Zealand, 2013

scientific article

Moxifloxacin and Sitafloxacin Treatment Failure in Mycoplasma genitalium Infection: Association with parC Mutation G248T (S83I) and Concurrent gyrA Mutations

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Mycobacterium chimaera Spread from Heating and Cooling Units in Heart Surgery.

scientific article

NGMASTER: in silico Multi-Antigen Sequence Typing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

NGMASTER:in silico multi-antigen sequence typing for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Optimising genomic approaches for identifying vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium transmission in healthcare settings

scientific article published on 26 January 2022

Oropharyngeal Gonorrhea in Absence of Urogenital Gonorrhea in Sexual Network of Male and Female Participants, Australia, 2018

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Oropharyngeal and Genital Gonorrhea Infections Among Women and Heterosexual Men Reporting Sexual Contact With Partners With Gonorrhea: Implication for Oropharyngeal Testing of Heterosexual Gonorrhea Contacts

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Pandemic printing: a novel 3D-printed swab for detecting SARS-CoV-2

scientific article published on 09 August 2020

Performance of the ResistancePlus MG diagnostic test for Mycoplasma genitalium using samples collected with Hologic Aptima Specimen Collection kits

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

Persistence, Discordance and Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal and Oropharyngeal Colonization in School-aged Children

scientific article published on 15 April 2016

Persistently positive culture of antimicrobial-susceptible Legionella pneumophila despite appropriate therapy

scientific article published on 2 March 2020

Pooling pharyngeal, anorectal and urogenital samples for screening asymptomatic men who have sex with men for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae

scientific article published on 04 March 2020

Population-based incidence and comparative demographics of community-associated and healthcare-associated Escherichia coli bloodstream infection in Auckland, New Zealand, 2005-2011

scientific article

Prevalence of genital and oropharyngeal chlamydia and gonorrhoea among female sex workers in Melbourne, Australia, 2015-2017: need for oropharyngeal testing

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies and infection in New Zealand blood donors

scientific article published on 2 February 2018

Primary prevention of rheumatic fever in the 21st century: evaluation of a national programme

scientific article published on 1 October 2018

Prolonged outbreak of multidrug-resistant Shigella sonnei harbouring blaCTX-M-27 in Victoria, Australia

scientific article published on 05 October 2020

Protein adhesins as vaccine antigens for Group A Streptococcus.

scientific article published in March 2018

Rapid Emergence and Evolution of Staphylococcus aureus Clones Harboring fusC-Containing Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Elements.

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Recent trends in invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Victoria

scientific article published on 15 March 2019

Reconstruction of the Genomes of Drug-Resistant Pathogens for Outbreak Investigation through Metagenomic Sequencing

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Rectal colonization with New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1-producing Escherichia coli prior to transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy

scientific article published on 3 July 2013

Remodelling of pSK1 Family Plasmids and Enhanced Chlorhexidine Tolerance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Remodelling of pSK1 Family Plasmids and Enhanced Chlorhexidine Tolerance in a Dominant Hospital Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

Risk Factors for Acute Rheumatic Fever: Literature Review and Protocol for a Case-Control Study in New Zealand

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

Risk Factors for Asymptomatic Enteric Pathogen Detection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

scientific article published on 11 July 2019

Risk Factors for Carriage of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria in Healthy Children in the Community: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 1 May 2020

Risk of rehospitalisation and death for vulnerable New Zealand children

scientific article

Saliva as a non-invasive specimen for detection of SARS-CoV-2

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

Sample pooling on the Cepheid Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2 assay

scientific article published on 15 October 2020

Search and Contain: Impact of an integrated genomic and epidemiological surveillance and response program for control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Serological Evidence of Immune Priming by Group A Streptococci in Patients with Acute Rheumatic Fever

scientific article published on 22 July 2016

Serological tests for COVID-19

scientific article published on 06 September 2020

Seroprevalence of measles antibodies among high-risk healthcare workers in Auckland, New Zealand: additional justification for assumption of age-determined immunity based on local data

scientific article

Seven Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreaks in Australia Linked by Trace-Back and Whole Genome Sequencing.

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

Should Asymptomatic Men Who Have Sex With Men Be Screened for Oropharyngeal Chlamydia? Clinical Outcomes From a Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published in February 2018

Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance

scientific article

Staphylococcus aureus 'Down Under': contemporary epidemiology of S. aureus in Australia, New Zealand, and the South West Pacific

scientific article

Staphylococcus aureus infections in New Zealand, 2000-2011

scientific article

Staphylococcus aureus infections in New Zealand: A clinical and molecular epidemiological study ⬇️

2015 doctoral thesis by Deborah Williamson at University of Auckland

Surveillance for influenza using hospital discharge data may underestimate the burden of influenza-related hospitalization

scientific article published in October 2012

Survey of the bp/tee genes from clinical group A streptococcus isolates in New Zealand - implications for vaccine development

scientific article published on 4 September 2014

Systems immunology reveals a linked IgG3-C4 response in patients with acute rheumatic fever

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Target-Specific Assay for Rapid and Quantitative Detection of Mycobacterium chimaera DNA.

scientific article published on 5 April 2017

Targeted surveillance strategies for efficient detection of novel antibiotic resistance variants

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

The Effect of the Oral Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius (K12) on Group A Streptococcus Pharyngitis: A Pragmatic Trial In Schools

scientific article published on 15 November 2017

The Impact of Mouthwash on the Oropharyngeal Microbiota of Men Who Have Sex with Men: a Substudy of the OMEGA Trial

scientific article published on 12 January 2022

The Limitations of the Rheumatogenic Concept for Group A Streptococcus: Systematic Review and Genetic Analysis

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

The changing landscape of antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand

scientific article published on 26 September 2014

The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 February 2018

The emerging threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in urology.

scientific article published on September 2015

The importance of public health genomics to ensure health security for Australia

article

The potential benefit of stem cell therapy after stroke: an update

scientific article

The risk of resistance: what are the major antimicrobial resistance threats facing Australia?

scientific article published on 23 June 2019

Topical Antibiotic Use Coselects for the Carriage of Mobile Genetic Elements Conferring Resistance to Unrelated Antimicrobials in Staphylococcus aureus.

scientific article

Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics

scientific article published on 17 May 2020

Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Travel-associated extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli bloodstream infection following transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.

scientific article

Treatment efficacy for pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 03 August 2020

Trends and Risk Factors for Antimicrobial-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Melbourne, Australia, 2007 to 2018

scientific article published on 23 September 2019

Trends, demographics and disparities in outpatient antibiotic consumption in New Zealand: a national study

scientific article published on 6 September 2016

Understanding group A streptococcal pharyngitis and skin infections as causes of rheumatic fever: protocol for a prospective disease incidence study

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Urinalysis requests on the elderly residing in the Auckland community: tick box requesting?

scientific article

Use of the EntericBio Gastro Panel II in a diagnostic microbiology laboratory: challenges and opportunities

scientific article published on 21 April 2017

Using genomics to understand meticillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

scientific article published on 1 January 2020

Using preceding hospital admissions to identify children at risk of developing acute rheumatic fever

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Validation of a single-step, single-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

scientific article published on 05 August 2020

Validation of a single-step, single-tube reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

When should contact precautions and active surveillance be used to manage patients with multidrug-resistant enterobacteriaceae?

scientific article published on 9 May 2012

Whole-Genome Sequencing of Salmonella Mississippi and Typhimurium Definitive Type 160, Australia and New Zealand

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Working towards a group A streptococcal vaccine: report of a collaborative Trans-Tasman workshop

scientific article published on 14 May 2014

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