Barry S. Fields

Research interests

Publications

• The phylogeography and incidence of multi-drug resistant typhoid fever in sub-Saharan Africa

  Nature Communications · 2018 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07370-z

• Incidence of invasive salmonella disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicentre population-based surveillance study

  The Lancet Global Health · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(17)30022-0

• Use of quantitative molecular diagnostic methods to identify causes of diarrhoea in children: a reanalysis of the GEMS case-control study

  The Lancet · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(16)31529-x

• Nanopore Sequencing as a Rapidly Deployable Ebola Outbreak Tool

  Emerging infectious diseases · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2202.151796

• Development of a TaqMan Array Card for Acute-Febrile-Illness Outbreak Investigation and Surveillance of Emerging Pathogens, Including Ebola Virus

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2015 · https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02257-15

• Quantitative PCR for Detection of Shigella Improves Ascertainment of Shigella Burden in Children with Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in Low-Income Countries

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2013 · https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02713-12

• Application of TaqMan Low-Density Arrays for Simultaneous Detection of Multiple Respiratory Pathogens

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2011 · https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02270-10

• Evaluation and Improvement of Real-Time PCR Assays Targeting lytA , ply , and psaA Genes for Detection of Pneumococcal DNA

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2007 · https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02498-06

• Increased rainfall is associated with increased risk for legionellosis

  Epidemiology and Infection · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268806007552

• A Novel Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa030781

• Legionella and Legionnaires' Disease: 25 Years of Investigation

  Clinical Microbiology Reviews · 2002 · https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.15.3.506-526.2002

• Role of biofilms in the survival of Legionella pneumophila in a model potable-water system

  Microbiology · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-147-11-3121

• StandardizingChlamydia pneumoniaeAssays: Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) and the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (Canada)

  Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1086/322632

• Hospital Characteristics Associated With Colonization of Water Systems byLegionellaand Risk of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease: A Cohort Study of 15 Hospitals

  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1086/501587

• Effect of monochloramine disinfection of municipal drinking water on risk of nosocomial Legionnaires'disease

  The Lancet · 1999 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(98)06394-6

• Mycobacterium aviumBacilli Grow Saprozoically in Coculture withAcanthamoeba polyphagaand Survive within Cyst Walls

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1998 · https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.64.6.2256-2261.1998

• Classification of the genus Legionella.

  PubMed · 1998

• Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease among cruise ship passengers exposed to a contaminated whirlpool spa

  The Lancet · 1996 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91137-x

• The molecular ecology of legionellae

  Trends in Microbiology · 1996 · https://doi.org/10.1016/0966-842x(96)10041-x

• Reevaluation of the Definition of Legionnaires' Disease: Use of the Urinary Antigen Assay

  Clinical Infectious Diseases · 1995 · https://doi.org/10.1093/clinids/20.5.1286

• Legionella pneumophila mip gene potentiates intracellular infection of protozoa and human macrophages.

  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1992 · https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.11.5188

• Intracellular multiplication ofLegionella pneumophila in amoebae isolated from hospital hot water tanks

  Current Microbiology · 1989 · https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01570838

• Growth-supporting activity for Legionella pneumophila in tap water cultures and implication of hartmannellid amoebae as growth factors

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1988 · https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.54.11.2677-2682.1988

• Isolation of protozoa from water associated with a legionellosis outbreak and demonstration of intracellular multiplication of Legionella pneumophila

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1986 · https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.51.2.422-424.1986

• Ten New Species of Legionella

  International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology · 1985 · https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-35-1-50

• Proliferation of Legionella pneumophila as an intracellular parasite of the ciliated protozoan Tetrahymena pyriformis

  Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1984 · https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.47.3.467-471.1984

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