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Neil Woodford is affiliated with the Government of the United Kingdom and primarily works within the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, focusing heavily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these fields, important subfields of study include Molecular Medicine, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Endocrinology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their key research topics encompass Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, and Reproductive Tract Infections Research. Other notable topics in their work include Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines, and Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts.

Neil Woodford has published numerous articles in several prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
  • Microbial Genomics
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Katie L. Hopkins
  • Anna Vickers
  • David M. Livermore
  • Michelle Cole
  • Matthew J. Ellington

Recent notable papers authored by Neil Woodford are:

  • Integrated chromosomal and plasmid sequence analyses reveal diverse modes of carbapenemase gene spread among Klebsiella pneumoniae, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Analysis of Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by Specimen Transport Media, Nucleic Acid Extraction Reagents, Detergents, and Fixatives, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Discordant bioinformatic predictions of antimicrobial resistance from whole-genome sequencing data of bacterial isolates: an inter-laboratory study, 2020, Microbial Genomics
  • In Vitro Activity of Cefiderocol, a Siderophore Cephalosporin, against Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Detection of 10 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the United Kingdom, December 2021 to June 2022, 2022, Eurosurveillance

Best Publications

  • Discovery, research, and development of new antibiotics: the WHO priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and tuberculosis.

    Evelina Tacconelli;Elena Carrara;Alessia Savoldi;Stephan Harbarth

  • Emergence of a new antibiotic resistance mechanism in India, Pakistan, and the UK: a molecular, biological, and epidemiological study

    Karthikeyan K. Kumarasamy;Mark Alexander Howard Toleman;Timothy Rutland Walsh;Jay Bagaria

  • Clinical epidemiology of the global expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases

    L Silvia Munoz-Price;L Silvia Munoz-Price;Laurent Poirel;Robert A Bonomo;Robert A Bonomo;Mitchell J Schwaber

  • Multiplex PCR for genes encoding prevalent OXA carbapenemases in Acinetobacter spp.

    Neil Woodford;Matthew J. Ellington;Juliana M. Coelho;Jane F. Turton

  • CTX-M: changing the face of ESBLs in Europe

    David M. Livermore;Rafael Canton;Marek Gniadkowski;Patrice Nordmann

  • Multiresistant Gram-negative bacteria: the role of high-risk clones in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance

    Neil Woodford;Jane F. Turton;David M. Livermore

  • Rapid evolution and spread of carbapenemases among Enterobacteriaceae in Europe

    R. Cantón;M. Akóva;Y. Carmeli;C.G. Giske

  • The role of ISAba1 in expression of OXA carbapenemase genes in Acinetobacter baumannii

    Jane F. Turton;M. Elaina Ward;Neil Woodford;Mary E. Kaufmann

  • Identification of Acinetobacter baumannii by Detection of the blaOXA-51-like Carbapenemase Gene Intrinsic to This Species

    Jane F. Turton;Neil Woodford;Judith Glover;Susannah Yarde

  • Multiplex PCR for rapid detection of genes encoding acquired metallo-beta-lactamases.

    Matthew J Ellington;James Kistler;David M Livermore;Neil Woodford

  • The β-lactamase threat in Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter

    David M. Livermore;Neil Woodford

  • Occurrence of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in the European survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (EuSCAPE): a prospective, multinational study.

    Hajo Grundmann;Hajo Grundmann;Corinna Glasner;Corinna Glasner;Barbara Albiger;David M Aanensen;David M Aanensen

  • Multiplex PCR for rapid detection of genes encoding CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamases

    Neil Woodford;Elizabeth J. Fagan;Matthew J. Ellington

  • Emergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe

    Guido Werner;T. M. Coque;A. M. Hammerum;R. Hope

  • Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing a New Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Class A β-Lactamase, KPC-3, in a New York Medical Center

    Neil Woodford;Philip M. Tierno;Katherine Young;Luke Tysall

  • Community and hospital spread of Escherichia coli producing CTX-M extended-spectrum β-lactamases in the UK

    N. Woodford;M. E. Ward;M. E. Kaufmann;J. Turton

  • The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria : report from the EUCAST Subcommittee

    M J Ellington;O Ekelund;Frank Møller Aarestrup;R Canton

  • Global spread of antibiotic resistance: the example of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)- mediated carbapenem resistance

    Alan P. Johnson;Neil Woodford

  • Carbapenemases: a problem in waiting?

    David M Livermore;Neil Woodford

  • Molecular mechanisms disrupting porin expression in ertapenem-resistant Klebsiella and Enterobacter spp. clinical isolates from the UK

    Michel Doumith;Matthew J. Ellington;David M. Livermore;Neil Woodford

  • Characterization of OXA-25, OXA-26, and OXA-27, Molecular Class D β-Lactamases Associated with Carbapenem Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

    Mariya Afzal-Shah;Neil Woodford;David M. Livermore

  • Infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria: a review of the global challenge

    Neil Woodford;David M. Livermore

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Livermore
David M. Livermore University of East Anglia
Michel Doumith
Michel Doumith King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
Marina Warner
Marina Warner Public Health England
Matthew J. Ellington
Matthew J. Ellington Public Health England
Jane F. Turton
Jane F. Turton Public Health England
Arnfinn Sundsfjord
Arnfinn Sundsfjord University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Christian G. Giske
Christian G. Giske Karolinska University Hospital
Peter M. Hawkey
Peter M. Hawkey University of Birmingham
Katie L. Hopkins
Katie L. Hopkins Public Health England
Timothy R. Walsh
Timothy R. Walsh University of Oxford

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