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Infectious Diseases

Complementarity between targeted real-time specific PCR and conventional broad-range 16S rDNA PCR in the syndrome-driven diagnosis of infectious diseases
Morel AS, et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, Oct 28, 2014.

Human genetics shape the gut microbiome 
Julia K. Goodrich et al. Cell. Volume 159, Issue 4, p789–799, 6 November 2014

Human papillomavirus genotype-specific prevalence across the continuum of cervical neoplasia and cancer. 
Nancy E. Joste et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, October 31, 2014

Molecular analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli from diarrheal patients
Pan H, et al. Diag Microbiol Infect Dis, Oct 25, 2014.

Oral, capsulized, frozen fecal microbiota transplantation for relapsing Clostridium difficile infection 
Ilan Youngster, et al. JAMA November 5, 2014

Plasma concentration of parasite DNA as a measure of disease severity in falciparum malaria
Imwong M, et al. J Infect Dis, Oct 24, 2014.

Paper-based synthetic gene networks
Pardee K, et al. Cell, Oct 23, 2014.

Comment:
Synthetic biology looks good on paper
Lopatkin AJ, You L. Cell, Oct 24, 2014.

Prototype paper test can detect Ebola strains, by Pease R. BBC News, Oct 26, 2014.

Recombination drives genome evolution in outbreak-related Legionella pneumophila isolates
Sanchez-Buso L, et al. Nat Genet 2014; 46: 1205–1211.

Relapse or reinfection with tuberculosis: a whole genome sequencing approach in a large population-based cohort with high HIV prevalence and active follow-up
Guerra‐Assunção JA, et al. J Infect Dis, Oct 21, 2014.

Screening rectal swabs for carbapenemase genes
van der Zee A, et al. J Clin Microbiol, Oct 15, 2014.

Seeking the source of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in a recently opened hospital: an observational study using whole-genome sequencing
Quick J, et al. BMJ Open 2014;4:e006278

Stemming the tide of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae: the need for an individualized approach to treatment
Buono SA, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother, Oct 19, 2014.

The utility and public health implications of PCR and whole genome sequencing for the detection and investigation of an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serogroup O26:H11
Dallman TJ, et al. Epidemiol Infect 2014 Oct 15:1-9.

Unmet diagnostic needs in infectious disease
Blaschke AJ, et al. Diag Microbiol Infect Dis, Oct 25, 2014.

There is no ‘healthy’ microbiome, by Ed Yong, New York Times, Nov 1