2025

Chaput, D. L., Clarkson, K., Bagrade, L., Marek, A., Kelly, D., Watson, D., Steele, T. and Leanord, A. (2025) Reversing and controlling microbial proliferation in the water system of a high-risk hospital ward after extended closure and reconstruction. Water Research, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

McHugh, M. P., Pettigrew, K. A., Taori, S., Evans, T. J. , Leanord, A., Gillespie, S. H., Templeton, K. E. and Holden, M. T.G. (2024) Consideration of within-patient diversity highlights transmission pathways and antimicrobial resistance gene variability in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79(3), pp. 656-668. (doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae023) (PMID:38323373)

2021

Goswami, C. , Fox, S., Holden, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2021) Genomic analysis of global staphylococcus argenteus strains reveals distinct lineages with differing virulence and antibiotic resistance gene content. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 795173. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.795173)

2020

Robertson, C., Pan, J., Kavanagh, K., Ford, I. , McCowan, C. , Bennie, M., Marwick, C. and Leanord, A. (2020) Cost burden of Clostridioides difficile infection to the health service: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(3), pp. 554-561. (doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.019) (PMID:32717202)

Fox, S., Goswami, C. , Holden, M., Connolly, J. P.R., Mordue, J., O'Boyle, N., Roe, A. , Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2020) A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage. Scientific Reports, 10, 4135. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61026-x) (PMID:32139768) (PMCID:PMC7058095)

Goswami, C. , Fox, S., Holden, M. T.G., Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2020) Origin, maintenance and spread of antibiotic resistant genes within plasmids and chromosomes of bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli. Microbial Genomics, 6(4), e000353. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000353) (PMID:32160146) (PMCID:PMC7276700)

2018

Goswami, C. , Fox, S., Holden, M., Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2018) Genetic analysis of invasive Escherichia coli in Scotland reveals determinants of healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections. Microbial Genomics, 4(6), e000190. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000190) (PMID:29932391) (PMCID:PMC6096937)

2017

Photos-Jones, E. , Edwards, C., Häner, F., Lawton, L., Keane, C., Leanord, A. and Perdikatsis, V. (2017) Archaeological medicinal earths as antibacterial agents: the case of the Basel Lemnian sphragides. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452(1), pp. 141-153. (doi: 10.1144/SP452.6)

2016

Photos-Jones, E. , Christidis, G.E., Piochi, M., Keane, C., Mormone, A., Balassone, G., Perdikatsis, V. and Leanord, A. (2016) Testing Greco-Roman medicinal minerals: The case of solfataric alum. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10, pp. 82-95. (doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.042)

Curran, E. T., Wilson, J., Haig, C. , Mccowan, C. , Leanord, A. and Loveday, H. (2016) The where is norovirus control lost (WINCL) study: an enhanced surveillance project to identify norovirus index cases in care settings in the UK and Ireland. Journal of Infection Prevention, 17(1), pp. 8-14. (doi: 10.1177/1757177415613133)

Articles

Chaput, D. L., Clarkson, K., Bagrade, L., Marek, A., Kelly, D., Watson, D., Steele, T. and Leanord, A. (2025) Reversing and controlling microbial proliferation in the water system of a high-risk hospital ward after extended closure and reconstruction. Water Research, (Accepted for Publication)

McHugh, M. P., Pettigrew, K. A., Taori, S., Evans, T. J. , Leanord, A., Gillespie, S. H., Templeton, K. E. and Holden, M. T.G. (2024) Consideration of within-patient diversity highlights transmission pathways and antimicrobial resistance gene variability in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 79(3), pp. 656-668. (doi: 10.1093/jac/dkae023) (PMID:38323373)

Goswami, C. , Fox, S., Holden, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2021) Genomic analysis of global staphylococcus argenteus strains reveals distinct lineages with differing virulence and antibiotic resistance gene content. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, 795173. (doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.795173)

Robertson, C., Pan, J., Kavanagh, K., Ford, I. , McCowan, C. , Bennie, M., Marwick, C. and Leanord, A. (2020) Cost burden of Clostridioides difficile infection to the health service: a retrospective cohort study in Scotland. Journal of Hospital Infection, 106(3), pp. 554-561. (doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.07.019) (PMID:32717202)

Fox, S., Goswami, C. , Holden, M., Connolly, J. P.R., Mordue, J., O'Boyle, N., Roe, A. , Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2020) A highly conserved complete accessory Escherichia coli type III secretion system 2 is widespread in bloodstream isolates of the ST69 lineage. Scientific Reports, 10, 4135. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61026-x) (PMID:32139768) (PMCID:PMC7058095)

Goswami, C. , Fox, S., Holden, M. T.G., Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2020) Origin, maintenance and spread of antibiotic resistant genes within plasmids and chromosomes of bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli. Microbial Genomics, 6(4), e000353. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000353) (PMID:32160146) (PMCID:PMC7276700)

Goswami, C. , Fox, S., Holden, M., Connor, M., Leanord, A. and Evans, T. J. (2018) Genetic analysis of invasive Escherichia coli in Scotland reveals determinants of healthcare-associated versus community-acquired infections. Microbial Genomics, 4(6), e000190. (doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000190) (PMID:29932391) (PMCID:PMC6096937)

Photos-Jones, E. , Edwards, C., Häner, F., Lawton, L., Keane, C., Leanord, A. and Perdikatsis, V. (2017) Archaeological medicinal earths as antibacterial agents: the case of the Basel Lemnian sphragides. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 452(1), pp. 141-153. (doi: 10.1144/SP452.6)

Photos-Jones, E. , Christidis, G.E., Piochi, M., Keane, C., Mormone, A., Balassone, G., Perdikatsis, V. and Leanord, A. (2016) Testing Greco-Roman medicinal minerals: The case of solfataric alum. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 10, pp. 82-95. (doi: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.08.042)

Curran, E. T., Wilson, J., Haig, C. , Mccowan, C. , Leanord, A. and Loveday, H. (2016) The where is norovirus control lost (WINCL) study: an enhanced surveillance project to identify norovirus index cases in care settings in the UK and Ireland. Journal of Infection Prevention, 17(1), pp. 8-14. (doi: 10.1177/1757177415613133)