Karolina Gullsby

TL;DR: A real-time PCR was designed for detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae such that each pathogen could be detected in a single tube and differentiated using molecular beacons marked with different fluorochromes, and an overall agreement of 98.8% suggests that performance of the new duplex real- time PCR is comparable to that of conventional PCR.

TL;DR: An association between epidemics and latitude was observed and a lack of macrolide resistance monitoring was noted, and an association between country latitude and calendar week when epidemic periods began was noted.

TL;DR: Mycoplasma pneumoniae causes respiratory infections, such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), with epidemics recurring every 3 to 7 years, and type 1 became more common, and MLVA type 4-5-7-2 predominated during the epidemic period comprising the peak of 2010 and 2011.

TL;DR: Self-sampling has increased substantially in recent years, especially among women, and this service is at least as beneficial as clinic-based screening for detection of CT, and self- Sampling reaches men more than clinic- based testing.

TL;DR: Genomic analyses of Bordetella pertussis reveal spatial structure, rate of geographic spread, and fitness shifts in response to vaccine changes, which highlight the role of vaccine policy in shifting local diversity of a pathogen that is responsible for 160,000 deaths annually.