Summary Background Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria
meningitidis, which are typically transmitted via respiratory droplets, are leading causes of …

Topical antibacterial treatment is of major importance in the burn patient. Silver sulfadiazine
is an effective agent with low toxicity and few side effects. Deposition of silver in tissues, and …

We sequenced the genomes of 3,615 strains of serotype Emm protein 1 (M1) group A
Streptococcus to unravel the nature and timing of molecular events contributing to the …

A highly virulent sub-lineage of the Streptococcus pyogenes M1 clone has been rapidly
expanding throughout Denmark since late 2022 and now accounts for 30% of the new …

Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a major cause of bacterial meningitis
and septicaemia although infection by some serogroups may be prevented through …

Background Traditional methods for molecular epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae are
suboptimal. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) offers ideal resolution to describe population …

Summary Background The Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance (IRIS) Consortium
was established to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on invasive diseases …

Background Genomic surveillance using quality-assured whole-genome sequencing (WGS)
together with epidemiological and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data is essential to …

Clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis with reduced susceptibility to penicillin G
(intermediate isolates, PenI) harbor alterations in the penA gene encoding the penicillin …

OBJECTIVES: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative
colitis (UC) are chronic diseases characterized by an inappropriate immune response …