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Deirdre L. Church

Deirdre L. Church

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Microbiology

D-Index
63
Citations
15041
World Ranking
2720
National Ranking
74

Overview

Deirdre L. Church is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work primarily spans several subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Surgery.

The research topics addressed by Deirdre L. Church include:

  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Notable recent publications by Deirdre L. Church include:

  • Performance and Application of 16S rRNA Gene Cycle Sequencing for Routine Identification of Bacteria in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • Surveillance of Enterococcus spp. reveals distinct species and antimicrobial resistance diversity across a One-Health continuum, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Molecular epidemiology of Escherichia coli causing bloodstream infections in a centralized Canadian region: a population-based surveillance study, 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Whole Genome Sequencing Differentiates Presumptive Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli along Segments of the One Health Continuum, 2020, Microorganisms
  • A One Health Comparative Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance in Generic and Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Escherichia coli from Beef Production, Sewage and Clinical Settings, 2020, Microorganisms

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Deirdre L. Church include:

  • Ranjani Somayaji
  • Michael D. Parkins
  • Christopher Naugler
  • Thomas P. Griener
  • Conrad Izydorczyk

Key publication venues where Deirdre L. Church has frequently published are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Burn Wound Infections

    Deirdre Church;Sameer Elsayed;Owen Reid;Brent Winston

  • DETECTION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA PRODUCING METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASES IN A LARGE CENTRALIZED LABORATORY

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Daniel B. Gregson;Laurent Poirel;Jo-Ann McClure

  • New Quadriplex PCR Assay for Detection of Methicillin and Mupirocin Resistance and Simultaneous Discrimination of Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci

    Kunyan Zhang;Jennifer Sparling;Barbara L. Chow;Sameer Elsayed

  • Laboratory Detection of Enterobacteriaceae That Produce Carbapenemases

    Diana Doyle;Gisele Peirano;Christine Lascols;Tracie Lloyd

  • Population-Based Epidemiology and Microbiology of Community-Onset Bloodstream Infections

    Kevin B. Laupland;Deirdre L. Church

  • Population-Based Study of the Epidemiology of and the Risk Factors for Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections

    Kevin B. Laupland;Deirdre L. Church;Melissa Mucenski;Lloyd R. Sutherland

  • Community-onset Urinary Tract Infections: A Population-based Assessment

    K. B. Laupland;T. Ross;J. D. D. Pitout;D. L. Church

  • Community-onset extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli: Importance of international travel

    Kevin B. Laupland;Deirdre L. Church;Jeanne Vidakovich;Melissa Mucenski

  • Performance and Application of 16S rRNA Gene Cycle Sequencing for Routine Identification of Bacteria in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory

    Deirdre L. Church;Lorenzo Cerutti;Antoine Gürtler;Thomas Griener

  • Severe bloodstream infections: a population-based assessment.

    Kevin B. Laupland;Daniel B. Gregson;David A. Zygun;Christopher J. Doig

  • Population-Based Laboratory Surveillance for Escherichia coli–Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases: Importance of Community Isolates with blaCTX-M Genes

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Nancy D. Hanson;Deirdre L. Church;Kevin B. Laupland

  • Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Canada, 1998–2007: Update from the Calgary-Area Streptococcus pneumoniae Research (CASPER) Study

    James D. Kellner;Otto G. Vanderkooi;Otto G. Vanderkooi;Judy MacDonald;Judy MacDonald;Deirdre L. Church

  • Intensive care unit-acquired urinary tract infections in a regional critical care system

    Kevin B Laupland;Sean M Bagshaw;Daniel B Gregson;Andrew W Kirkpatrick

  • Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes for Enterococcus spp. blood stream infections: a population-based study.

    E.O. Billington;S.H. Phang;D.B. Gregson;J.D.D. Pitout

  • Surveillance of Enterococcus spp. reveals distinct species and antimicrobial resistance diversity across a One-Health continuum.

    Rahat Zaheer;Shaun R. Cook;Ruth Barbieri;Noriko Goji

  • Incidence and risk factors for acquiring nosocomial urinary tract infection in the critically ill

    Kevin B. Laupland;David A. Zygun;David A. Zygun;H.Dele Davies;Deirdre L. Church;Deirdre L. Church

  • Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections in a large Canadian region

    K.B. Laupland;D.B. Gregson;D.L. Church;T. Ross

  • Molecular methods for pathogen and microbial community detection and characterization: current and potential application in diagnostic microbiology.

    Christopher D. Sibley;Gisele Peirano;Deirdre L. Church

  • Human infections due to Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, an emerging zoonosis of canine origin: report of 24 cases

    R. Somayaji;M.A.R. Priyantha;J.E. Rubin;D. Church

  • Community-Wide Outbreaks of Clonally Related CTX-M-14 β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Strains in the Calgary Health Region

    Johann D. D. Pitout;Daniel B. Gregson;Deirdre L. Church;Sameer Elsayed

  • Population-based assessment of intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections in adults: Incidence, risk factors, and associated mortality rate

    Kevin B. Laupland;David A. Zygun;H. Dele Davies;Deirdre L. Church

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin B. Laupland
Kevin B. Laupland Queensland University of Technology
Johann D. D. Pitout
Johann D. D. Pitout University of Calgary
Michael Gill
Michael Gill Trinity College Dublin
Gisele Peirano
Gisele Peirano University of Calgary
Donald E. Low
Donald E. Low University of Toronto
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Allison McGeer
Allison McGeer University of Toronto
Thomas J. Louie
Thomas J. Louie University of Calgary
Laurent Poirel
Laurent Poirel University of Fribourg
Michael G. Surette
Michael G. Surette McMaster University

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