Changes in in-hospital mortality in the first wave of COVID-19: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study using the WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK (2021)
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Docherty, A. B., Mulholland, R. H., Lone, N. I., Cheyne, C. P., De Angelis, D., Diaz-Ordaz, K., …Investigators, I. (2021). Changes in in-hospital mortality in the first wave of COVID-19: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study using the WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 9(7), 773 - 785. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-2600%2821%2900175-2

Background Mortality rates in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in the UK appeared to decline during the first wave of the pandemic. We aimed to quantify potential drivers of this change and identify groups of patients who remain at high risk of dy... Read More about Changes in in-hospital mortality in the first wave of COVID-19: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study using the WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK.

Mapping Gene-by-Gene Single-Nucleotide Variation in 8,535 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genomes: a Resource To Support Potential Vaccine and Drug Development (2021)
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Papakonstantinou, D., Dunn, S. J., Draper, S. J., Cunningham, A. F., O’Shea, M. K., & McNally, A. (2021). Mapping Gene-by-Gene Single-Nucleotide Variation in 8,535 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genomes: a Resource To Support Potential Vaccine and Drug Development. mSphere, 6(2), https://doi.org/10.1128/msphere.01224-20

Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for millions of deaths annually. More effective vaccines and new antituberculous drugs are essential to control the disease. Numerous genomic studies have advanced our knowledge about M. tuberculosis drug resistance,... Read More about Mapping Gene-by-Gene Single-Nucleotide Variation in 8,535 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genomes: a Resource To Support Potential Vaccine and Drug Development.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study (2020)
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Shields, A., Faustini, S. E., Perez-Toledo, M., Jossi, S., Aldera, E., Allen, J. D., …Richter, A. G. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study. Thorax, 75(12), 1089 - 1094. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215414

<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p>To determine the rates of asymptomatic viral carriage and seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design</jats:title><jats:p>A cross-s... Read More about SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study.