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Colm Kerr
Researcher at Trinity College, Dublin
Publications - 25
Citations - 848
Colm Kerr is an academic researcher from Trinity College, Dublin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 21 publications receiving 672 citations. Previous affiliations of Colm Kerr include Cork University Hospital & University College Cork.
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Diversity of Bifidobacteria within the Infant Gut Microbiota
Francesca Turroni,Francesca Turroni,Clelia Peano,Daniel Antony Pass,Elena Foroni,Marco Severgnini,Marcus J. Claesson,Colm Kerr,Jonathan O'b Hourihane,Deirdre M. Murray,Fabio Fuligni,Miguel Gueimonde,Abelardo Margolles,Gianluca De Bellis,Paul W. O'Toole,Douwe van Sinderen,Julian R. Marchesi,Marco Ventura +17 more
TL;DR: An analysis of pyrosequencing data of PCR amplicons derived from two hypervariable regions of the 16 S rRNA gene revealed a predominance of bifidobacteria in the infant gut as well as a profile of co-occurrence of b ifidobacterial species in the infants’s intestine.
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The individual-specific and diverse nature of the preterm infant microbiota.
Eoin Barrett,Colm Kerr,Kiera Murphy,Kiera Murphy,Orla O'Sullivan,Orla O'Sullivan,C. Anthony Ryan,Eugene M. Dempsey,Brendan P. Murphy,Paul W. O'Toole,Paul D. Cotter,Paul D. Cotter,Gerald F. Fitzgerald,R. Paul Ross,R. Paul Ross,Catherine Stanton,Catherine Stanton +16 more
TL;DR: In addition to an uncharacteristic microbiota relative to that reported for healthy term infants, there was a large interindividual variation in the faecal microbiota diversity of preterm infants suggesting that the preterm microbiota is individual-specific and does not display a uniformity among infants.
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Exposure to bile influences biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes
TL;DR: Enhanced biofilm formation in response to bile may influence the ability of L. monocytogenes to form biofilms in vivo during infection and may contribute to survival of this important pathogen in the human gastrointestinal tract and gallbladder.
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Erratum to: Bacterial pneumonia coinfection and antimicrobial therapy duration in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection
Liam Townsend,Gerry Hughes,Colm Kerr,Mary Kelly,Roisin O'Connor,Eileen Sweeney,Catriona Doyle,Ruth O'Riordan,Ignacio Martin-Loeches,Colm Bergin,Ciaran Bannan +10 more
TL;DR: The rate of bacterial coinfection in SARS-CoV-2 is low, and prolonged courses of antimicrobial therapy were prescribed in this cohort, and active antimicrobial stewardship is recommended to ensure appropriate antimicrobial prescribing.
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Prevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Irish Hospital Healthcare Workers.
Niamh Allen,Una Ni Riain,Niall Conlon,Annamária Ferenczi,Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin,Lisa Domegan,Cathal Walsh,Lorraine Doherty,Cliona O'Farrelly,Eibhlin Higgins,Colm Kerr,Jonathan McGrath,Catherine Fleming,Colm Bergin +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the seroprevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in HCWs in Ireland was determined, and the proportion of undiagnosed infections call for robust infection control guidance, easy access to testing and consideration of screening in asymptomatic HCWs.