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Kevin J. Towner
Researcher at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Publications - 56
Citations - 5566
Kevin J. Towner is an academic researcher from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acinetobacter baumannii & Acinetobacter. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 56 publications receiving 5145 citations. Previous affiliations of Kevin J. Towner include St Bartholomew's Hospital & University of Nottingham.
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Acinetobacter spp. as nosocomial pathogens: microbiological, clinical, and epidemiological features.
TL;DR: The taxonomic status of Acinetobacter spp.
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Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen.
TL;DR: The recent expansion of A. baumannii sequenced genomes has permitted the development of large-array phylogenomic and phenotypic analyses, which can offer valuable insights into the evolution and adaptation of the human pathogen.
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Guidelines for the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Derek F. J. Brown,David I. Edwards,Peter M. Hawkey,Donald Morrison,G L Ridgway,Kevin J. Towner,Michael W. D. Wren +6 more
TL;DR: These evidence-based guidelines have been produced after a literature review of the laboratory diagnosis and susceptibility testing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and suggest what tests should be used but not when the tests are applicable.
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Acinetobacter: an old friend, but a new enemy
TL;DR: Standard infection control procedures and precautions are reinforced, with particular attention to thorough cleaning of patient areas to take account of the long-term survival of acinetobacter after drying and inadequate disinfection, with many hospitals worldwide now reporting outbreaks caused by multidrug-resistant strains of acetobacter.
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Acinetobacter infection--an emerging threat to human health.
TL;DR: Several epidemic clonal lineages of A. baumannii seem to have a selective advantage over non‐epidemic strains, and could be related to the potential of these organisms to achieve very dynamic reorganization and rapid evolution of their genome, including the acquisition and expression of additional antibiotic resistance determinants, under fluctuating environmental and selective conditions.