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David W. Eyre is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with specific expertise in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence, and Clinical Biochemistry.

The scientist's recent work includes significant studies related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, covering areas such as clinical research, detection and testing methods, epidemiological investigations, and antibiotic resistance. Key topics in their research portfolio include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

The scientist has a substantial publication record in prominent journals, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Infection
  • Nature Communications
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

Some of the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by David W. Eyre include:

  • "Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Effect of Delta variant on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness against new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the UK," 2021, Nature Medicine
  • "Effect of Covid-19 Vaccination on Transmission of Alpha and Delta Variants," 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "SARS-CoV-2 within-host diversity and transmission," 2021, Science
  • "Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison," 2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

The scientist has collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, including Nicole Stoesser, Derrick W. Crook, Tim Peto, Philippa C. Matthews, and A. Sarah Walker. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships within the infectious diseases and epidemiology fields.

Best Publications

  • Assessing transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England.

    Erik Volz;Swapnil Mishra;Meera Chand;Jeffrey C. Barrett

  • Whole-genome sequencing to delineate Mycobacterium tuberculosis outbreaks: a retrospective observational study

    Timothy M. Walker;Camilla L.C. Ip;Ruth H. Harrell;Jason T. Evans

  • SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection.

    Steven A. Kemp;Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Rawlings P. Datir;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira

  • Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers.

    S F Lumley;D O'Donnell;N E Stoesser;P C Matthews

  • Diverse Sources of C. difficile Infection Identified on Whole-Genome Sequencing

    D W Eyre;M L Cule;D J Wilson;D Griffiths

  • COVID-19 vaccine coverage in health-care workers in England and effectiveness of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine against infection (SIREN): a prospective, multicentre, cohort study.

    Victoria Jane Hall;Victoria Jane Hall;Sarah Foulkes;Ayoub Saei;Nick Andrews;Nick Andrews

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection rates of antibody-positive compared with antibody-negative health-care workers in England: a large, multicentre, prospective cohort study (SIREN).

    V J Hall;S Foulkes;A Charlett;A Atti

  • Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 to mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies.

    Dami A. Collier;Dami A. Collier;Anna De Marco;Isabella A. T. M. Ferreira;Bo Meng

  • Effect of Delta variant on viral burden and vaccine effectiveness against new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the UK.

    Koen B. Pouwels;Koen B. Pouwels;Emma Pritchard;Emma Pritchard;Philippa C. Matthews;Philippa C. Matthews;Philippa C. Matthews;Nicole Stoesser

  • Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study.

    Katherine A Twohig;Tommy Nyberg;Asad Zaidi;Simon Thelwall

  • A Candida auris Outbreak and Its Control in an Intensive Care Setting.

    David W Eyre;Anna E Sheppard;Hilary Madder;Ian Moir

  • Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7.

    Bo Meng;Steven A Kemp;Steven A Kemp;Guido Papa;Rawlings Datir

  • Gonorrhoea treatment failure caused by a Neisseria gonorrhoeae strain with combined ceftriaxone and high-level azithromycin resistance, England, February 2018

    David W. Eyre;Nicholas D. Sanderson;Emily Lord;Natasha Regisford-Reimmer

  • Performance characteristics of five immunoassays for SARS-CoV-2: a head-to-head benchmark comparison

    M Ainsworth;M Andersson;M Andersson;K Auckland;J K Baillie

  • Predicting antimicrobial susceptibilities for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates using whole genomic sequence data.

    N. Stoesser;E. M. Batty;D. W. Eyre;M. Morgan

  • SARS-CoV-2 within-host diversity and transmission.

    Katrina A Lythgoe;Matthew Hall;Luca Ferretti;Mariateresa de Cesare

  • Impact of vaccination on new SARS-CoV-2 infections in the United Kingdom.

    Emma Pritchard;Emma Pritchard;Philippa C. Matthews;Philippa C. Matthews;Nicole Stoesser;David W. Eyre

  • Effects of control interventions on Clostridium difficile infection in England: an observational study

    Kate E Dingle;Kate E Dingle;Kate E Dingle;Xavier Didelot;T Phuong Quan;T Phuong Quan;T Phuong Quan;David W Eyre;David W Eyre

  • Immunogenicity of standard and extended dosing intervals of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.

    R P Payne;S Longet;J A Austin;D T Skelly

  • A pilot study of rapid benchtop sequencing of Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile for outbreak detection and surveillance

    D W Eyre;T Golubchik;N C Gordon;R Bowden

Frequent Co-Authors

Derrick W. Crook
Derrick W. Crook University of Oxford
Tim E. A. Peto
Tim E. A. Peto University of Oxford
A. Sarah Walker
A. Sarah Walker University of Oxford
Philippa C. Matthews
Philippa C. Matthews University of Oxford
Nicole Stoesser
Nicole Stoesser University of Oxford
Mark H. Wilcox
Mark H. Wilcox University of Leeds
Kate E. Dingle
Kate E. Dingle University of Oxford
David I. Stuart
David I. Stuart University of Oxford
Gavin R. Screaton
Gavin R. Screaton University of Oxford
Paul Klenerman
Paul Klenerman University of Oxford

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