Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Serotype identification of group B streptococci by PCR and sequencing.

Molecular profiles of group B streptococcal surface protein antigen genes: relationship to molecular serotypes.

1: Infections in pregnant women.

Molecular diagnostics in infectious diseases and public health microbiology: cottage industry to postgenomics.

A random cluster survey and a convenience sample give comparable estimates of immunity to vaccine preventable diseases in children of school age in Victoria, Australia.

Preventing perinatal group B streptococcal infection: the jury is still out.

Compliance with a protocol for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis against neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis in women with clinical risk factors.

Towards a genotyping system for Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus): use of mobile genetic elements in Australasian invasive isolates.

Compliance with protocols for prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis: practicalities and limitations.

Comparative impact of guidelines, clinical data, and decision support on prescribing decisions: an interactive web experiment with simulated cases.

Using cpsA-cpsB sequence polymorphisms and serotype-/group-specific PCR to predict 51 Streptococcus pneumoniae capsular serotypes.

Simultaneous detection and identification of common cell culture contaminant and pathogenic mollicutes strains by reverse line blot hybridization.

Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis and recent developments in understanding the epidemiology of tuberculosis.

Postgenomic taxonomy of human ureaplasmas -- a case study based on multiple gene sequences.

Laboratory surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia in 2001 to 2002--implications for vaccine serotype coverage.

Varicella seroprevalence and vaccine uptake in preschool children.

Estimates of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Australia, 2000.

Laboratory surveillance of invasive pneumococcal disease in Australia, 2003 predicting the future impact of the universal childhood conjugate vaccine program.

A molecular-capsular-type prediction system for 90 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes using partial cpsA-cpsB sequencing and wzy- or wzx-specific PCR.

National serosurvey of poliovirus immunity in Australia, 1996-99.

Handheld computer-based decision support reduces patient length of stay and antibiotic prescribing in critical care.

Comparison of a 3-set genotyping system with multilocus sequence typing for Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus).

Immunity to diphtheria and tetanus in Australia: a national serosurvey.

Estimates of chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the Northern Territory.

Simultaneous detection and serotype identification of Streptococcus agalactiae using multiplex PCR and reverse line blot hybridization.

Simultaneous detection of nine antibiotic resistance-related genes in Streptococcus agalactiae using multiplex PCR and reverse line blot hybridization assay.

Reverse line blot assay for direct identification of seven Streptococcus agalactiae major surface protein antigen genes.

Use of PCR and reverse line blot hybridization assay for rapid simultaneous detection and serovar identification of Chlamydia trachomatis.

Use of a serotype-specific DNA microarray for identification of group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae).

Health care-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a clinical quality indicator for all hospitals.

Low-level fluoroquinolone resistance among Campylobacter jejuni isolates in Australia.

Multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay to identify 23 Streptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide vaccine serotypes.

Streptococcus agalactiae Cbeta protein gene (bac) sequence types, based on the repeated region of the cell-wall-spanning domain: relationship to virulence and a proposed standardized nomenclature.

Development of a DNA microarray to identify the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes contained in the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine and closely related serotypes.

A case of urinary tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis subspecies caprae.

Molecular serotype identification of Streptococcus agalactiae of bovine origin by multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) hybridization assay.

Influence of disk separation distance on accuracy of the disk approximation test for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus spp.

Identification of a Streptococcus agalactiae serotype III subtype 4 clone in association with adult invasive disease in Hong Kong.

Use of PCR and reverse line blot hybridization macroarray based on 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer sequences for rapid identification of 34 mycobacterium species.

Evaluation of a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot-hybridization assay for identification of serotype and surface protein antigens of Streptococcus agalactiae.

Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in New South Wales: results from 18 months of a statewide trial.

Evaluation of the rapid analyte measurement platform (RAMP) for the detection of Bacillus anthracis at a crime scene.

Utility of genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the contact investigation: a decision analysis.

Sustained measles elimination in Australia and priorities for long term maintenance.

An outbreak of pulmonary tuberculosis in young Australians.

Multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay (mPCR/RLB)--a practical epidemiological and diagnostic tool.

A practical method for subtyping of Streptococcus agalactiae serotype III, of human origin, using rolling circle amplification.

Pathogen profiling for disease management and surveillance.

Three new macrolide efflux (mef) gene variants in Streptococcus agalactiae.

Serotype IX, a Proposed New Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype.

Identification of less-common Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes by a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay.

Comparison of single- and multilocus sequence typing and toxin gene profiling for characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Is Bordetella pertussis susceptibility to erythromycin changing? MIC trends among Australian isolates 1971-2006.

Agar dilution method for detection of inducible clindamycin resistance in Staphylococcus spp.

Phenotypical and genotypical characteristics of invasive group B Streptococcus isolates in Western Sydney 2000-2005.

The impact of a new universal infant and school-based adolescent hepatitis B vaccination program in Australia.

A multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization (mPCR/RLB) assay for detection of bacterial respiratory pathogens in children with pneumonia.

Age-specific risk factors for sporadic Campylobacter infection in regional Australia.

Salmonella typing in New South Wales: current methods and application of improved epidemiological tools.

Using MLVA to type strains of Salmonella Typhimurium in New South Wales.

Improving foodborne disease surveillance in NSW.

Use of phenotypic and molecular serotype identification methods to characterize previously nonserotypeable group B streptococci.

Extended phage locus typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, using multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization.

Assignment of Streptococcus agalactiae isolates to clonal complexes using a small set of single nucleotide polymorphisms.

Biosurveillance of emerging biothreats using scalable genotype clustering.

Genome-wide analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms in Bordetella pertussis using comparative genomic sequencing.

Recent increases in mumps incidence in Australia: the "forgotten" age group in the 1998 Australian Measles Control Campaign.

Decision support systems for antibiotic prescribing.

Rapid and accurate typing of Bordetella pertussis targeting genes encoding acellular vaccine antigens using real time PCR and High Resolution Melt analysis.

Simultaneous identification of 14 genital microorganisms in urine by use of a multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot assay.

Diversity of group B streptococcus serotypes causing urinary tract infection in adults.

Identification of non-tuberculous mycobacteria: utility of the GenoType Mycobacterium CM/AS assay compared with HPLC and 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Infection control, ethics and accountability.

A new multiplex PCR-based reverse line-blot hybridization (mPCR/RLB) assay for rapid staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing.

Simple, accurate, serotype-specific PCR assay to differentiate Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 6A, 6B, and 6C.

Identification of 20 common human enterovirus serotypes by use of a reverse transcription-PCR-based reverse line blot hybridization assay.

Identification of surface proteins of group B streptococci: serotyping versus genotyping.

Rolling circle amplification and multiplex allele-specific PCR for rapid detection of katG and inhA gene mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

First report of putative Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6D among nasopharyngeal isolates from Fijian children.

Commonly used molecular epidemiology markers of Streptococcus agalactiae do not appear to predict virulence.

Distribution of serotypes, genotypes, and resistance determinants among macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates.

Bordetella pertussis clones identified by multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis.

Mandatory influenza immunisation of health-care workers.

Molecular identification and analysis of nonserotypeable human enteroviruses.

Three-year longitudinal study of genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a low prevalence population.

Rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission in hospitals by use of phage-derived open reading frame typing enhanced by multiplex PCR and reverse line blot assay.

An evaluation of the Australian National Serosurveillance Program.

Identification of newly described Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6D by use of the Quellung reaction and PCR.

Unexpected diversity of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.

Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 6 isolates from Fijian children, including newly identified serotypes 6C and 6D.

Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 antibodies in residents of New South Wales, Australia, after the first pandemic wave in the 2009 southern hemisphere winter.

Insight into evolution of Bordetella pertussis from comparative genomic analysis: evidence of vaccine-driven selection.

A bedside assay to detect streptococcus pneumoniae in children with empyema.

Molecular characterization of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 using the 5' untranslated region and VP1 region.

The plague: not just an historical curiosity.

The prevalence of urogenital micro-organisms detected by a multiplex PCR-reverse line blot assay in women attending three sexual health clinics in Sydney, Australia.

Cross-reacting antibodies against the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus in older Australians.

Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.

Computational bacterial genome-wide analysis of phylogenetic profiles reveals potential virulence genes of Streptococcus agalactiae.

Genotyping of human adenoviruses using a PCR-based reverse line blot hybridisation assay.

Clostridium difficile laboratory testing in Australia and New Zealand: national survey results and Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases recommendations for best practice.

Rapid detection of isoniazid, rifampin, and ofloxacin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates using high-resolution melting analysis.

Pleural fluid nucleic acid testing enhances pneumococcal surveillance in children.

Presumptive identification of Clostridium difficile strain 027/NAP1/BI on Cepheid Xpert: interpret with caution.

Antibiotics for ureaplasma in the vagina in pregnancy.

Bacterial causes of empyema in children, Australia, 2007-2009.

Multiplex PCR-Based Reverse Line Blot Assay for Simultaneous Detection of 22 Virulence Genes in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Genetic relationships of phage types and single nucleotide polymorphism typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.

The seroepidemiology of pertussis in NSW: fluctuating immunity profiles related to changes in vaccination schedules.

Selection and emergence of pertussis toxin promoter ptxP3 allele in the evolution of Bordetella pertussis.