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SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Interest and Concern naming scheme conducive for global discourse
Konings, F; Perkins, MD; Kuhn, JH; Pallen, MJ; Alm, EJ; Archer, BN; Barakat, A; Bedford, T; Bhiman, JN; Caly, L; Carter, LL; Cullinane, A; de Oliveira, T; Druce, J; El Masry, I; Evans, R; Gao, GF; Gorbalenya, AE; Hamblion, E; Herring, BL; Hodcroft, E; Holmes, EC; Kakkar, M; Khare, S; Koopmans, MPG; Korber, B; Leite, J; MacCannell, D; Marklewitz, M; Maurer-Stroh, S; Rico, JAM; Munster, VJ; Neher, R; Munnink, BO; Pavlin, BI; Peiris, M; Poon, L; Pybus, O; Rambaut, A; Resende, P; Subissi, L; Thiel, V; Tong, SX; van der Werf, S; von Gottberg, A; Ziebuhr, J; Van Kerkhove, MD
(2021), NAT. MICROBIOL, 821-823
Research priorities for an HIV cure: International AIDS Society Global Scientific Strategy 2021
Deeks, SG; Archin, N; Cannon, P; Collins, S; Jones, RB; de Jong, MAWP; Lambotte, O; Lamplough, R; Ndung'u, T; Sugarman, J; Tiemessen, CT; Vandekerckhove, L; Lewin, SR
(2021), Nat. Med., 2085-2098
Population genomics provides insights into the evolution and adaptation to humans of the waterborne pathogen Mycobacterium kansasii
Luo, T; Xu, P; Zhang, YY; Porter, JL; Ghanem, M; Liu, QY; Jiang, Y; Li, J; Miao, Q; Hu, BJ; Howden, BP; Fyfe, JAM; Globan, M; He, WC; He, P; Wang, YT; Liu, HM; Takiff, HE; Zhao, YL; Chen, XC; Pan, QC; Behr, MA; Stinear, TP; Gao, Q
(2021), Nat. Commun.
Global population structure and genotyping framework for genomic surveillance of the major dysentery pathogen, Shigella sonnei
Hawkey, J; Paranagama, K; Baker, KS; Bengtsson, RJ; Weill, FX; Thomson, NR; Baker, S; Cerdeira, L; Iqbal, Z; Hunt, M; Ingle, DJ; Dallman, TJ; Jenkins, C; Williamson, DA; Holt, KE
(2021), Nat. Commun.
Evolutionary dynamics of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Australia
Ingle, DJ; Ambrose, RL; Baines, SL; Duchene, S; da Silva, AG; Lee, DYJ; Jones, M; Valcanis, M; Taiaroa, G; Ballard, SA; Kirk, MD; Howden, BP; Pearson, JS; Williamson, DA
(2021), Nat. Commun.
Dose-dependent response to infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the ferret model and evidence of protective immunity
Ryan, KA; Bewley, KR; Fotheringham, SA; Slack, GS; Brown, P; Hall, Y; Wand, NI; Marriott, AC; Cavell, BE; Tree, JA; Allen, L; Aram, MJ; Bean, TJ; Brunt, E; Buttigieg, KR; Carter, DP; Cobb, R; Coombes, NS; Findlay-Wilson, SJ; Godwin, KJ; Gooch, KE; Gouriet, J; Halkerston, R; Harris, DJ; Hender, TH; Humphries, HE; Hunter, L; Ho, CMK; Kennard, CL; Leung, S; Longet, S; Ngabo, D; Osman, KL; Paterson, J; Penn, EJ; Pullan, ST; Rayner, E; Skinner, O; Steeds, K; Taylor, I; Tipton, T; Thomas, S; Turner, C; Watson, RJ; Wiblin, NR; Charlton, S; Hallis, B; Hiscox, JA; Funnell, S; Dennis, MJ; Whittaker, CJ; Catton, MG; Druce, J; Salguero, FJ; Carroll, MW
(2021), Nat. Commun.
Quantitative analysis of the splice variants expressed by the major hepatitis B virus genotypes
Lim, CS; Sozzi, V; Littlejohn, M; Yuen, LKW; Warner, N; Betz-Stablein, B; Luciani, F; Revill, PA; Brown, CM
(2021), Microb. Genomics
Adding saliva testing to oropharyngeal and deep nasal swab testing increases PCR detection of SARS-CoV-2 in primary care and children
Oliver, J; Tosif, S; Lee, LY; Costa, AM; Bartel, C; Last, K; Clifford, V; Daley, A; Allard, N; Orr, C; Nind, A; Alexander, K; Meagher, N; Sait, M; Ballard, SA; Williams, E; Bond, K; Williamson, DA; Crawford, NW; Gibney, KB
(2021), Med. J. Aust., 273-278
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51188
MARCH8 Restricts Influenza A Virus Infectivity but Does Not Downregulate Viral Glycoprotein Expression at the Surface of Infected Cells
Villalon-Letelier, F; Brooks, AG; Londrigan, SL; Reading, PC
(2021), mBio
Tuberculosis in Australia's tropical north: a population-based genomic epidemiological study
Meumann, EM; Horan, K; Ralph, AP; Farmer, B; Globan, M; Stephenson, E; Popple, T; Boyd, R; Kaestli, M; Seemann, T; Vandelannoote, K; Lowbridge, C; Baird, RW; Stinear, TP; Williamson, DA; Currie, BJ; Krause, VL
(2021), Lancet Reg. Health-W. Pac.
The differential importation risks of COVID-19 from inbound travellers and the feasibility of targeted travel controls: A case study in Hong Kong
Yang, BY; Tsang, TK; Wong, JY; He, YA; Gao, HZ; Ho, F; Lau, EHY; Wu, P; Sullivan, SG; Cowling, BJ
(2021), Lancet Reg. Health-W. Pac.
Scabies and impetigo in Samoa: A school-based clinical and molecular epidemiological study
Taiaroa, G; Matalavea, B; Tafuna'i, M; Lacey, JA; Price, DJ; Isaia, L; Leaupepe, H; Viali, S; Lee, D; Gorrie, CL; Williamson, DA; Jack, S
(2021), Lancet Reg. Health-W. Pac.
Genomics-informed responses in the elimination of COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: an observational, genomic epidemiological study
Lane, CR; Sherry, NL; Porter, AF; Duchene, S; Horan, K; Andersson, P; Wilmot, M; Turner, A; Dougall, S; Johnson, SA; Sait, M; da Silva, AG; Ballard, SA; Hoang, T; Stinear, TP; Caly, L; Sintchenko, V; Graham, R; McMahon, J; Smith, D; Leong, LEX; Meumann, EM; Cooley, L; Schwessinger, B; Rawlinson, W; van Hal, SJ; Stephens, N; Catton, M; Looker, C; Crouch, S; Sutton, B; Alpren, C; Williamson, DA; Seemann, T; Howden, BP
(2021), Lancet Public Health, E547-E556
Key parameters for genomics-based real-time detection and tracking of multidrug-resistant bacteria: a systematic analysis
Gorrie, CL; Da Silva, AG; Ingle, DJ; Higgs, C; Seemann, T; Stinear, TP; Williamson, DA; Kwong, JC; Grayson, ML; Sherry, NL; Howden, BP
(2021), Lancet Microbe, E575-E583
Safety and immunogenicity of an MF59-adjuvanted spike glycoprotein-clamp vaccine for SARS-CoV-2: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 1 trial
Chappell, KJ; Mordant, FL; Li, ZY; Wijesundara, DK; Ellenberg, P; Lackenby, JA; Cheung, STM; Modhiran, N; Avumegah, MS; Henderson, CL; Hoger, K; Griffin, P; Bennet, J; Hensen, L; Zhang, WJ; Nguyen, THO; Marrero-Hernandez, S; Selva, KJ; Chung, AW; Tran, MH; Tapley, P; Barnes, J; Reading, PC; Nicholson, S; Corby, S; Holgate, T; Wines, BD; Hogarth, PM; Kedzierska, K; Purcell, DFJ; Ranasinghe, C; Subbarao, K; Watterson, D; Young, PR; Munro, TP
(2021), Lancet Infect. Dis., 1383-1394
Treponema pallidum detection in lesion and non-lesion sites in men who have sex with men with early syphilis: a prospective, cross-sectional study
Towns, JM; Leslie, DE; Denham, I; Wigan, R; Azzato, F; Williamson, DA; Lee, D; Chow, EPF; Fairley, CK; Graves, SR; Zhang, L; Chen, MY
(2021), Lancet Infect. Dis., 1324-1331
The case for an HIV cure and how to get there
Dybul, M; Attoye, T; Baptiste, S; Cherutich, P; Dabis, F; Deeks, SG; Dieffenbach, C; Doehle, B; Goodenow, MM; Jiang, A; Kemps, D; Lewin, SR; Lumpkin, MM; Mathae, L; McCune, JM; Ndung'u, T; Nsubuga, M; Peay, HL; Pottage, J; Warren, M; Sikazwe, I
(2021), Lancet HIV, e51-e58
Multi-stakeholder consensus on a target product profile for an HIV cure
Lewin, SR; Attoye, T; Bansbach, C; Doehle, B; Dube, K; Dybul, M; SenGupta, D; Jiang, A; Johnston, R; Lamplough, R; McCune, JM; Nabel, GJ; Ndung'u, T; Pottage, J; Ripin, D; Rooney, JF; Sikazwe, I; Nsubuga, M; Warren, M; Deeks, SG
(2021), Lancet HIV, 42-50
IFITM Proteins That Restrict the Early Stages of Respiratory Virus Infection Do Not Influence Late-Stage Replication
Meischel, T; Fritzlar, S; Villalon-Letelier, F; Tessema, MB; Brooks, AG; Reading, PC; Londrigan, SL
(2021), J. Virol.
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00837-21
Genetic and Antigenic Characterization of an Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak in Cambodia and the Greater Mekong Subregion during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
Siegers, JY; Dhanasekaran, V; Xie, RP; Deng, YM; Patel, S; Ieng, V; Moselen, J; Peck, H; Aziz, A; Sarr, B; Chin, S; Heng, S; Khalakdina, A; Kinzer, M; Chau, D; Raftery, P; Duong, V; Sovann, L; Barr, IG; Karlsson, EA
(2021), J. Virol.
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01267-21
Characterization of Hepatitis B Precore/Core-Related Antigens
Hong, XP; Luckenbaugh, L; Mendenhall, M; Walsh, R; Cabuang, L; Soppe, S; Revill, PA; Burdette, D; Feierbach, B; Delaney, W; Hu, JM
(2021), J. Virol.
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.01695-20
Risk mapping for COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia using mobility data
Zachreson, C; Mitchell, L; Lydeamore, MJ; Rebuli, N; Tomko, M; Geard, N
(2021), J. R. Soc. Interface
Real-world application of the Xpert (R) HBV viral load assay on serum and dried blood spots
Jackson, K; Tekoaua, R; Li, X; Locarnini, S
(2021), J. Med. Virol., 3707-3713
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.26662
Evaluation of ResistancePlus MG FleXible, a 'near- patient' test for the detection of Mycoplasma genitalium and macrolide resistance mutations, using freshly collected clinical samples
Murray, GL; Doyle, M; Bodiyabadu, K; Vodstrcil, LA; Garland, SM; Danielewski, J; Machalek, DA; McGuinness, C; Plummer, EL; De Petra, V; Williamson, DA; Bradshaw, CS
(2021), J. Med. Microbiol.
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001271
Simultaneous identification of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis. multicenter evaluation of the Alinity m STI assay
Goldstein, E; Martinez-Garcia, L; Obermeier, M; Glass, A; Krugel, M; Maree, L; Gunson, R; Onelia, F; Pacenti, M; Nelson, KS; Joseph, AM; Palm, MJ; Lucic, D; Marlowe, N; Dhein, J; Reinhardt, B; Pfeifer, K; Galan, JC; Azzato, F
(2021), J. Lab. Med., 213-223
Factors associated with knowledges and attitudes about measles and rubella immunization in a non-health care occupational setting in Japan
Yahata, Y; Fielding, JE; Kamiya, H; Takimoto, N; Ishii, J; Fukusumi, M; Sunagawa, T
(2021), J. Infect. Chemother., 684-689
Infection courses, virological features and IFN-alpha responses of HBV genotypes in cell culture and animal models
Zhang, M; Zhang, ZS; Imamura, M; Osawa, M; Teraoka, Y; Piotrowski, J; Ishida, Y; Sozzi, V; Revill, PA; Saito, T; Chayama, K; Liang, TJ
(2021), J. Hepatol., 1335-1345
A PCR assay to quantify patterns of HBV transcription
D'Arienzo, V; Magri, A; Harris, JM; Wing, PAC; Ko, C; Rubio, CO; Revill, PA; Protzer, U; Balfe, P; McKeating, JA
(2021), J. Gen. Virol.
DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001373
Reflex Detection of Ciprofloxacin Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of the SpeeDx ResistancePlus GC Assay
Lee, DYJ; Ashcroft, MM; Chow, EPF; Sait, M; De Petra, V; Tschaepe, M; Lange, S; Taiaroa, G; Bradshaw, CS; Whiley, DM; Fairley, CK; Howden, BP; Chen, MY; Pasricha, S; Williamson, DA
(2021), J. Clin. Microbiol.
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00089-21
Molecular Phylogenetics of Hepatitis D Virus in New Zealand and the Implications for Pacific Island Countries
Jackson, K; Littlejohn, M; Gane, E; Locarnini, S
(2021), Intervirology, 102-107
DOI: 10.1159/000513685