Publications

• Perinatal transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi: advancing scientific and clinical understanding of Lyme disease in pregnancy – micropathology.com (April 13, 2026)
• Mechanisms Involved in the Active Secretion of CTX-M-15b-Lactamase by Pathogenic Escherichia coli ST131 – micropathology.com (March 2, 2026)
• First report of black rot caused by Xanthomonas nasturtii onwatercress in Spain and Portugal – micropathology.com (March 2, 2026)
• Microbiological culture versus 16S/18S rRNA gene PCR-sanger sequencing for infectious keratitis: a three-arm, diagnostic cross-sectional study – micropathology.com (March 2, 2026)
• Relationship between molecular pathogen detection and clinical disease in febrile children across Europe: a multicentre, prospective observational study – micropathology.com (February 16, 2026)
• Causes of Fever in a Cohort of Nepali Children and the Potential Impact of Molecular Testing During a Dengue Fever Outbreak – micropathology.com (February 9, 2026)
• Immunity to Streptococcus pyogenes and Common Respiratory Viruses at Age 0 to 4 Years After COVID-19 Restrictions – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• A diagnostic host-specific transcriptome response for Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia to guide pediatric patient treatment – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Predicting trajectories of acute illness using RNA velocity of whole blood – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Novel finding of vaccine-derived rubella virus-associated granulomata in an adult patient post-allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Plasma Protein Biomarkers Distinguish Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children From Other Pediatric Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• External validation of a multivariable prediction model for identification of pneumonia and other serious bacterial infections in febrile immunocompromised children – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• A multi-platform approach to identify a blood-based host protein signature for distinguishing between bacterial and viral infections in febrile children (PERFORM): a multi-cohort machine learning study – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Diagnosis of childhood febrile illness using a multi-class blood RNA molecular signature – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Febrile illness in high-risk children: a prospective, international observational study – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Genomic investigations of unexplained acute hepatitis in children – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Low levels of factor H family proteins during meningococcal disease indicate systemic processes rather than specific depletion by Neisseria meningitidis – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Variation in CFHR3 determines susceptibility to meningococcal disease by controlling factor H concentrations – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Diagnostic accuracy of multiplex respiratory pathogen panels for influenza or respiratory syncytial virus infections: systematic review and meta-analysis – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Circadian rhythms in the plant host influence rhythmicity of rhizosphere microbiota – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Comparing lateral flow testing with a rapid RT-PCR method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in the United Kingdom – A retrospective diagnostic accuracy study – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The temporal pattern and lifestyle associations of respiratory virus infection in a cohort study spanning the first two years of life – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Treponema pallidum PCR testing for diagnosis of mucocutaneous ulcers suspicious for syphilis – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• High-throughput sequencing reveals dietary segregation in Malaysian babblers – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Loss of Factor H family proteins associates with meningococcal disease severity – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Biomarkers for the discrimination of acute Kawasaki disease from infections in childhood – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 using a reagent-free approach – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Phenotypic variation and polymorphism confirmed among white-bellied swiftlets of the Collocalia esculenta group (Apodidae, Collocaliini) by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA evidence – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Ancient microRNA profiles of a 14,300-year-old canid sample confirm taxonomic origin and give glimpses into tissue-specific gene regulation from the Pleistocene – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• AMY1 Gene Copy number Correlates with Glucose Absorption and Visceral Fat Volume, but Not with Insulin Resistance – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Asymptomatic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in a Rehabilitation Facility: Evolution of the Presence of Nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 and Serological Antibody Responses – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Hi-C chromosome conformation capture sequencing of avian genomes using the BGISEQ-500 platform – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The secrets of Sobek – A crocodile mummy mitogenome from ancient Egypt – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• PIA: More Accurate Taxonomic Assignment of Metagenomic Data Demonstrated on sedaDNA From the North Sea – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Viral and bacterial infection elicit distinct changes in plasma lipids in febrile children – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Temporal association of the development of oropharyngeal microbiota with early life wheeze in a population based birth cohort – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Identification of regulatory variants associated with genetic susceptibility to meningococcal disease – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• In Response to: Smit D, Meyer D, Maritz J, et al. "Polymerase Chain Reaction and Goldmann-Witmer Coefficient to Examine the Role of Epstein-Barr Virus in Uveitis" – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Cytomegalovirus infection is not a major cause of corneal graft failure in the United Kingdom – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Human Amylase gene copy number variation as a determinant of metabolic state – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Life-threatening infections in children in Europe (the EUCLIDS Project): a prospective cohort study – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Genetic diversity among white-nest swiftlets of the genus Aerodramus (Aves: Apodidae: Collocaliini) of house-farms in Malaysia – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Mortality and morbidity in community-acquired sepsis in European paediatric intensive care units: a prospective cohort study from the European Childhood Life-threatening Infectious Disease Study (EUCLIDS) – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Comparison of the first whole genome sequence of Haemophilus quentini with two new strains of Haemophilus quentini and other species of Haemophilus – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Diagnostic Test Accuracy of a 2-Transcript Host RNA Signature for Discriminating Bacterial vs Viral Infection in Febrile Children – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Does Viral Co-Infection Influence the Severity of Acute Respiratory Infection in Children? – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Draft whole-genome sequence of a Haemophilus quentini strain isolated from an infant in the United Kingdom – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Bacteremia in Children Hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Viral Co-Infections in Pediatric Patients Hospitalized with Lower Tract Acute Respiratory Infections – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• New Approaches to the Understanding of ‘Infection’ – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Transcriptomic Profiling in Childhood H1N1/09 Influenza Reveals Reduced Expression of Protein Synthesis Genes – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• DNA analysis of skeletal tissue recovered from the English Channel – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Whole genome pyrosequencing of rare hepatitis C virus genotypes enhances subtype classification and identification of naturally occurring drug resistance variants – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Characterization of full-length HCV sequences for subtypes 1e, 1h, and 1l, and a novel variant revealed Cameroon as an area in origin for genotype 1 – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• FTIR spectroscopy: A new diagnostic tool to aid DNA analysis from heated bone – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• A novel multilocus sequence typing scheme for the opportunistic pathogen Propionibacterium acnes and characterization of type I cell surface-associated antigens – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Pneumocystis jirovecii, Mycoplasme pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae carriage rates in adult cystic fibrosis patients in West Midlands, England – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• A Novel Hemotropic Mycoplasma (Hemoplasma) in a Patient With Hemolytic Anemia and Pyrexia – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• VenUS II: a randomised controlled trial of larval therapy in the management of leg ulcers – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Complete genomic sequences for hepatitis C virus subtypes 4b, 4c, 4d, 4g, 4k, 4l, 4m, 4n, 4o, 4p, 4q, 4r and 4t – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Larval therapy for ulcers (VenUS II): a randomised controlled trial – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• A set of reference sequences for the hepatitis C genotypes 4d, 4f, and 4k covering the full open reading frame – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Characterization of tRNA-dependent peptide bond formation by MurM in the synthesis of Streptococcus pneumoniae peptidoglycan – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Adaptation to human populations is revealed by within-host polymorphisms in HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Proinflammatory activation of Toll-like receptor-2 during exposure of penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae to ß-lactam antibiotics – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Incremental increase in fitness cost with increased beta-lactam resistance in pneumococci evaluated by competition in an infant rat nasal colonization model – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Adenovirus type F subtype 41 causing disseminated disease following bone marrow transplantation for immunodeficiency – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Virus DNA Quantification: An Adjunctive Diagnostic Marker for AIDS-Associated Lymphoma – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Phospho-N-acetyl-muramyl-pentapeptide translocase from Escherichia coli: catalytic role of conserved aspartic acid residues – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The Detection of Circulating Breast Cancer Cells in Blood – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Diagnostic molecular microbiology for the gynaecologist. In: Progress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• DNA Sequencing and the Human Genome Project. In: Molecular Biology in Cellular Pathology – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Classification of bacteria responsible for ENT and eye infections using the cyranose system – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Molecular Microbiology for the Ophthalmologist – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Expression and activity of ADAMST-5 in synovium – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• LightCycler multiplex PCR for the laboratory diagnosis of common viral infections of the central nervous system – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Recovery efficiencies of nucleic acid extraction kits as measured by quantitative LightCycler PCR – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The Inflammatory Response. In: The Biology of Disease – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Molecular techniques for clinical diagnostic virology – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Ophthalmic Zoster sine Herpete – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Polymerase chain reaction for the laboratory diagnosis of aseptic meningitis and encephalitis – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The Immune Response to Haemophilus Parainfluenzae in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Laboratory diagnosis of common viral infections of the central nervous system by using a single multiplex PCR screening assay – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Viral CNS infections – diagnostic strategies – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• A direct correlation between nicotinamide N-methyltransferase activity and protein levels in human liver cytosol – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Cleavage of native type 1 collagen by human neutrophil elastase – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Protein Assays In: The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The Science of Laboratory Diagnosis – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Neutrophils. In Pulmonary Defences – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• The Toxoplasmosis Test – Why All Women Should be Screened – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Toxoplasmosis Infection – A General Practitioners Update – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Inflammation. In: The Biology of Disease – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Neurological Lesions Associated with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection. PCR evidence against a direct invasive mechanism – micropathology.com (January 30, 2026)
• Novel finding of vaccine-derived rubella virus-associated granulomata in an adult patient post-allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant – micropathology.com (October 7, 2025)