• The antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection 

      Hueston, Linda; Kok, Jen; Guibone, Ayla; McDonald, Damien; Hone, George; Goodwin, James; Carter, Ian; Basile, Kerri; Sandaradura, Indy; Maddocks, Susan; Sintchenko, Vitali; Gilroy, Nicole; Chen, Sharon; Dwyer, Dominic E; O’Sullivan, Matthew V N
      Published 2020
      Abstract Background Testing for SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies has become an important tool, complementing nucleic acid tests (NATs) for diagnosis and for determining the prevalence of COVID-19 in population serosurveys. ...
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    • Cell-based culture of SARS-CoV-2 informs infectivity and safe de-isolation assessments during COVID-19 

      Basile, Kerri; McPhie, Kenneth; Carter, Ian; Alderson, Susan; Rahman, Hossinur; Donovan, Linda; Kumar, Shanil; Tran, Tyna; Ko, Danny; Sivaruban, Tharshini; Ngo, Christine; Toi, Cheryl; O'Sullivan, Matthew V; Sintchenko, Vitali; Chen, Sharon C-A; Maddocks, Susan; Dwyer, Dominic E; Kok, Jen
      Published 2020
      BACKGROUND: The detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in respiratory samples collected from persons recovered from COVID-19 does not necessarily indicate shedding of infective virions. ...
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    • COVID-19 in Australia: our national response to the first cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection during the early biocontainment phase 

      Shaban, Ramon Z.; Li, Cecilia; O'Sullivan, Matthew V.N.; Gerrard, John; Stuart, Rhonda; Teh, Joanne; Gilroy, Nicole; Sorrell, Tania C.; White, Elizabeth; Bag, Shopna; Hackett, Kate; Chen, Sharon C.A.; Kok, Jen; Dwyer, Dominic E.; Iredell, Jonathan R.; Maddocks, Susan; Ferguson, Patricia; Varshney, Kavita; Carter, Ian; Barratt, Ruth; Robertson, Mark; Baskar, Sai Rupa; Friend, Caren; Robosa, Roselle S.; Sotomayor‐Castillo, Cristina; Nahidi, Shizar; Macbeth, Deborough A.; Alcorn, Kylie A.D.; Wattiaux, Andre; Moore, Frederick; McMahon, Jamie; Naughton, William; Korman, Tony; Catton, Mike; Kanapathipillai, Rupa; Romanes, Finn; Rowe, Emily; Catford, Jennifer; Kennedy, Brendan; Qiao, Ming; Shaw, David
      Published 2020
      BACKGROUND: On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization recognised clusters of pneumonia-like cases due to a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 became a pandemic 71?days later. AIM: To report the clinical ...
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    • COVID_19 in Australia: our national response to the first cases of SARS_CoV_2 infection during the early biocontainment phase 

      Shaban, Ramon Z.; Li, Cecilia; O'Sullivan, Matthew V. N.; Gerrard, John; Stuart, Rhonda L.; Teh, Joanne; Gilroy, Nicole; Sorrell, Tania C.; White, Elizabeth; Bag, Shopna; Hackett, Kate; Chen, Sharon C. A.; Kok, Jen; Dwyer, Dominic E.; Iredell, Jonathan R.; Maddocks, Susan; Ferguson, Patricia; Varshney, Kavita; Carter, Ian; Barratt, Ruth; Robertson, Mark; Baskar, Sai R.; Friend, Caren; Robosa, Roselle S.; Sotomayor_Castillo, Cristina; Nahidi, Shizar; Macbeth, Deborough A.; Alcorn, Kylie A. D.; Wattiaux, Andre; Moore, Frederick; McMahon, Jamie; Naughton, William; Korman, Tony M.; Catton, Mike; Kanapathipillai, Rupa; Romanes, Finn; Rowe, Emily; Catford, Jennifer; Kennedy, Brendan; Qiao, Ming; Shaw, David
      Published 2021
      BACKGROUND: On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization recognised clusters of pneumonia-like cases due to a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). COVID-19 became a pandemic 71_days later. AIM: To report the clinical ...
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    • An emergent clade of SARS-CoV-2 linked to returned travellers from Iran 

      Eden, John-Sebastian; Rockett, Rebecca; Carter, Ian; Rahman, Hossinur; de Ligt, Joep; Hadfield, James; Storey, Matthew; Ren, Xiaoyun; Tulloch, Rachel; Basile, Kerri; Wells, Jessica; Byun, Roy; Gilroy, Nicky; O'Sullivan, Matthew V; Sintchenko, Vitali; Chen, Sharon C; Maddocks, Susan; Sorrell, Tania C; Holmes, Edward C.; Dwyer, Dominic E; Kok, Jen
      Published 2020
      The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea, and Iran. Phylogenetic analyses of whole-genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade linked ...
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    • An emergent clade of SARS-CoV-2 linked to returned travellers from Iran 

      Eden, John-Sebastian; Rockett, Rebecca; Carter, Ian; Rahman, Hossinur; de Ligt, Joep; Hadfield, James; Storey, Matthew; Ren, Xiaoyun; Tulloch, Rachel; Basile, Kerri; Wells, Jessica; Byun, Roy; Gilroy, Nicky; O'Sullivan, Matthew V; Sintchenko, Vitali; Chen, Sharon C; Maddocks, Susan; Sorrell, Tania C; Holmes, Edward C.; Dwyer, Dominic E; Kok, Jen
      Published 2020
      The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has rapidly spread outside China with major outbreaks occurring in Italy, South Korea and Iran. Phylogenetic analyses of whole genome sequencing data identified a distinct SARS-CoV-2 clade linked ...
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    • Prolonged PCR positivity in elderly patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 

      Howard-Jones, Annaleise R; Maddocks, Susan; Basile, Kerri; Dwyer, Dominic E; Branley, James; Kok, Jen
      Published 2021
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    • Revealing COVID-19 Transmission by SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing and Agent Based Modelling 

      Rockett, Rebecca J; Arnott, Alicia; Lam, Connie; Sadsad, Rosemarie; Timms, Verlaine; Gray, Karen-Ann; Eden, John-Sebastian; Chang, Sheryl; Gall, Mailie; Draper, Jenny; Sim, Eby; Bachmann, Nathan L; Carter, Ian; Basile, Kerri; Byun, Roy; O'Sullivan, Matthew V; Chen, Sharon C-A; Maddocks, Susan; Sorrell, Tania C; Dwyer, Dominic E; Holmes, Edward C.; Kok, Jen; Prokopenko, Mikhail; Sintchenko, Vitali
      Published 2020
      Community transmission of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is a major public health concern that remains difficult to assess. We present a genomic survey of SARS-CoV-2 from a during the first 10 weeks of COVID-19 activity ...
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    • Revealing COVID-19 transmission in Australia by SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing and agent-based modeling 

      Rockett, Rebecca J.; Arnott, Alicia; Lam, Connie; Sadsad, Rosemarie; Timms, Verlaine; Gray, Karen-Ann; Eden, John-Sebastian; Chang, Sheryl; Gall, Mailie; Draper, Jenny; Sim, Eby M.; Bachmann, Nathan L.; Carter, Ian; Basile, Kerri; Byun, Roy; O'Sullivan, Matthew V.; Chen, Sharon C-A; Maddocks, Susan; Sorrell, Tania C.; Dwyer, Dominic E.; Holmes, Edward C.; Kok, Jen; Prokopenko, Mikhail; Sintchenko, Vitali
      Published 2020
      In January 2020, a novel betacoronavirus (family Coronaviridae), named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the etiological agent of a cluster of pneumonia cases occurring in Wuhan ...
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    • SABRes: A tool for in silico detection of drug resistance conferring mutations in SARS-CoV-2 genomes 

      Fong, Winkie; Rockett, Rebecca; Agius, Jessica; Johnson-Mackinnon, Jessica; Chandra, Shona; Sim, Eby; Lam, Connie; Arnott, Alicia; Gall, Mailie; Draper, Jenny; Maddocks, Susan; Chen, Sharon; Kok, Jen; Dwyer, Dominic; O'Sullivan, Matthew; Sintchenko, Vitali
      Published 2022
      The emergence of resistance to antiviral drugs increasingly used to treat SARS-CoV-2 infections has been recognised as a significant threat to COVID-19 control. In addition, some SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern appear to ...
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