2022 Journal Article Two Treponema pallidum strains account for the majority of syphilis infections, including among females, in Queensland, AustraliaSweeney, Emma L., Lowry, Kym, Seel, Mandy, Rahimi, Frashta, Langton-Lockton, Julian, Bletchly, Cheryl, Nimmo, Graeme R. and Whiley, David M. (2022). Two Treponema pallidum strains account for the majority of syphilis infections, including among females, in Queensland, Australia. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 46. doi: 10.33321/cdi.2022.46.26 |
2022 Journal Article parC Variants in Mycoplasma genitalium: trends over time and association with moxifloxacin failureMurray, Gerald L., Bodiyabadu, Kaveesha, Vodstrcil, Lenka A., Machalek, Dorothy A., Danielewski, Jennifer, Plummer, Erica L., Garland, Suzanne M., Whiley, David M., Sweeney, Emma L. and Bradshaw, Catriona S. (2022). parC Variants in Mycoplasma genitalium: trends over time and association with moxifloxacin failure. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 66 (5) e0027822, e0027822. doi: 10.1128/aac.00278-22 |
2022 Journal Article Novel probe-based melting curve assays for the characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycoplasma genitaliumTickner, Jacob A., Bradshaw, Catriona S., Murray, Gerald L., Whiley, David M. and Sweeney, Emma L. (2022). Novel probe-based melting curve assays for the characterization of fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 77 (6), 1592-1599. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac097 |
2022 Journal Article Individualised treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection—incorporation of fluoroquinolone resistance testing into clinical careSweeney, Emma L., Bradshaw, Catriona S., Murray, Gerald L. and Whiley, David M. (2022). Individualised treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection—incorporation of fluoroquinolone resistance testing into clinical care. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 22 (9), e267-e270. doi: 10.1016/s1473-3099(21)00629-0 |
2022 Journal Article The prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Papua New Guinea: A systematic review and meta-analysisWillie, Barne, Sweeney, Emma L., Badman, Steven G., Chatfield, Mark, Vallely, Andrew J., Kelly-Hanku, Angela and Whiley, David M. (2022). The prevalence of antimicrobial resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Papua New Guinea: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (3) 1520, 1520. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031520 |
2021 Journal Article Global phylogeny of Treponema pallidum lineages reveals recent expansion and spread of contemporary syphilisBeale, Mathew A., Marks, Michael, Cole, Michelle J., Lee, Min-Kuang, Pitt, Rachel, Ruis, Christopher, Balla, Eszter, Crucitti, Tania, Ewens, Michael, Fernández-Naval, Candela, Grankvist, Anna, Guiver, Malcolm, Kenyon, Chris R., Khairullin, Rafil, Kularatne, Ranmini, Arando, Maider, Molini, Barbara J., Obukhov, Andrey, Page, Emma E., Petrovay, Fruzsina, Rietmeijer, Cornelis, Rowley, Dominic, Shokoples, Sandy, Smit, Erasmus, Sweeney, Emma L., Taiaroa, George, Vera, Jaime H., Wennerås, Christine, Whiley, David M. ... Thomson, Nicholas R. (2021). Global phylogeny of Treponema pallidum lineages reveals recent expansion and spread of contemporary syphilis. Nature Microbiology, 6 (12), 1549-1560. doi: 10.1038/s41564-021-01000-z |
2021 Other Outputs Contemporary syphilis is characterised by rapid global spread of pandemic Treponema pallidum lineagesBeale, Mathew A., Marks, Michael, Cole, Michelle J., Lee, Min-Kuang, Pitt, Rachel, Ruis, Christopher, Balla, Eszter, Crucitti, Tania, Ewens, Michael, Fernández-Naval, Candela, Grankvist, Anna, Guiver, Malcolm, Kenyon, Chris R., Khairulin, Rafil, Kularatne, Ranmini, Arando, Maider, Molini, Barbara J., Obukhov, Andrey, Page, Emma E., Petrovay, Fruzsina, Rietmeijer, Cornelis, Rowley, Dominic, Shokoples, Sandy, Smit, Erasmus, Sweeney, Emma L., Taiaroa, George, Vera, Jaime H., Wennerås, Christine, Whiley, David M. ... Thomson, Nicholas R. (2021). Contemporary syphilis is characterised by rapid global spread of pandemic Treponema pallidum lineages. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.25.21250180 |
2021 Journal Article Exploring the implications for coincidental treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in Neisseria gonorrhoeae-positive patientsMhango, Lebogang P., Trembizki, Ella, Thng, Caroline, Whiley, David M. and Sweeney, Emma L. (2021). Exploring the implications for coincidental treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection in Neisseria gonorrhoeae-positive patients. JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance, 3 (1) dlab033, dlab033. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab033 |
2021 Journal Article Mycoplasma genitalium infections can comprise a mixture of both fluoroquinolone-susceptible and fluoroquinolone-resistant strainsSweeney, Emma L., Lowry, Kym, Bletchly, Cheryl, Nimmo, Graeme R. and Whiley, David M. (2021). Mycoplasma genitalium infections can comprise a mixture of both fluoroquinolone-susceptible and fluoroquinolone-resistant strains. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 76 (4), 887-892. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa542 |
2021 Journal Article Involvement of a multifunctional rhamnosyltransferase in the synthesis of three related Acinetobacter baumannii capsular polysaccharides, K55, K74 and K85Kenyon, Johanna J., Arbatsky, Nikolay P., Sweeney, Emma L., Zhang, Yang, Senchenkova, Sofya N., Popova, Anastasiya V., Shneider, Mikhail M., Shashkov, Alexander S., Liu, Bin, Hall, Ruth M. and Knirel, Yuriy A. (2021). Involvement of a multifunctional rhamnosyltransferase in the synthesis of three related Acinetobacter baumannii capsular polysaccharides, K55, K74 and K85. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 166, 1230-1237. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.005 |
2020 Journal Article Evaluation of the SpeeDx MG parC (beta) PCR assay for the rapid detection of Mycoplasma genitalium quinolone resistance-associated mutationsSweeney, Emma L., Lowry, Kym, Ebeyan, Samantha, Lundgren, Marie and Whiley, David M. (2020). Evaluation of the SpeeDx MG parC (beta) PCR assay for the rapid detection of Mycoplasma genitalium quinolone resistance-associated mutations. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 58 (10) e0143220, 1-2. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01432-20 |
2020 Journal Article Genotyping of Mycoplasma genitalium suggests de novo acquisition of antimicrobial resistance, Queensland, AustraliaSweeney, Emma L., Tickner, Jacob, Bletchly, Cheryl, Nimmo, Graeme R. and Whiley, David M. (2020). Genotyping of Mycoplasma genitalium suggests de novo acquisition of antimicrobial resistance, Queensland, Australia. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 58 (9) e00641-20. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00641-20 |
2020 Journal Article Evaluation of the ResistancePlus® MG FleXible cartridge for near point-of-care testing of Mycoplasma genitalium and associated macrolide resistance mutationsSweeney, E. L., Mhango, L. P., Ebeyan, S., Tan, L. Y., Bletchly, C., Nimmo, G. R. and Whiley, D. M. (2020). Evaluation of the ResistancePlus® MG FleXible cartridge for near point-of-care testing of Mycoplasma genitalium and associated macrolide resistance mutations. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 58 (3) e01897-19. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01897-19 |
2020 Journal Article Group B Streptococcus serotypes Ia and V induce differential vaginal immune responses that may contribute to long term colonization of the female reproductive tractSweeney, Emma L., Gardiner, Stephanie, Tickner, Jacob, Trim, Logan, Beagley, Kenneth W. and Carey, Alison J. (2020). Group B Streptococcus serotypes Ia and V induce differential vaginal immune responses that may contribute to long term colonization of the female reproductive tract. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 83 (1) e13199, e13199. doi: 10.1111/aji.13199 |
2019 Journal Article False-negative Chlamydia polymerase chain reaction result caused by a cryptic plasmid-deficient Chlamydia trachomatis strain in AustraliaSweeney, Emma L., Bletchly, Cheryl, Gupta, Rita and Whiley, David M. (2019). False-negative Chlamydia polymerase chain reaction result caused by a cryptic plasmid-deficient Chlamydia trachomatis strain in Australia. Sexual Health, 16 (4), 394-396. doi: 10.1071/sh18205 |
2019 Journal Article Production of the K16 capsular polysaccharide by Acinetobacter baumannii ST25 isolate D4 involves a novel glycosyltransferase encoded in the KL16 gene clusterKenyon, Johanna J., Arbatsky, Nikolay P., Sweeney, Emma L., Shashkov, Alexander S., Shneider, Mikhail M., Popova, Anastasia V., Hall, Ruth M. and Knirel, Yuriy A. (2019). Production of the K16 capsular polysaccharide by Acinetobacter baumannii ST25 isolate D4 involves a novel glycosyltransferase encoded in the KL16 gene cluster. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 128, 101-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.01.080 |
2019 Journal Article Levels of Mycoplasma genitalium antimicrobial resistance differ by both region and gender in the state of Queensland, Australia: implications for treatment guidelinesSweeney, E. L., Trembizki, E., Bletchly, C., Bradshaw, C. S., Menon, A., Francis, F., Langton-Lockton, J., Nimmo, G. R. and Whiley, D. M. (2019). Levels of Mycoplasma genitalium antimicrobial resistance differ by both region and gender in the state of Queensland, Australia: implications for treatment guidelines. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 57 (3) e01555-18. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01555-18 |
2019 Book Chapter UreaplasmaDando, Samantha J. , Sweeney, Emma L. and Knox, Christine L. (2019). Ureaplasma. Bergey's manual of systematics of archaea and bacteria. (pp. 1-28) edited by William B. Whitman. London, United Kingdom: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781118960608.gbm01264.pub3 |
2018 Journal Article The effect of breastmilk and saliva combinations on the in vitro growth of oral pathogenic and commensal microorganismsSweeney, E. L., Al-Shehri, S. S., Cowley, D. M., Liley, H. G., Bansal, N., Charles, B. G., Shaw, P. N., Duley, J. A. and Knox, C. L. (2018). The effect of breastmilk and saliva combinations on the in vitro growth of oral pathogenic and commensal microorganisms. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 15112, 15112. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-33519-3 |
2018 Journal Article A retrospective pilot study to determine whether the reproductive tract microbiota differs between women with a history of infertility and fertile womenWee, Bryan A., Thomas, Mark, Sweeney, Emma Louise, Frentiu, Francesca D., Samios, Melanie, Ravel, Jacques, Gajer, Pawel, Myers, Garry, Timms, Peter, Allan, John A. and Huston, Wilhelmina M. (2018). A retrospective pilot study to determine whether the reproductive tract microbiota differs between women with a history of infertility and fertile women. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 58 (3), 341-348. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12754 |