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Scott A. McEwen

Scott A. McEwen

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Microbiology

D-Index
62
Citations
17670
World Ranking
2837
National Ranking
77

Overview

Scott A. McEwen is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada. Their research predominantly focuses on Medicine, with secondary contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The subfields of study mainly encompass Epidemiology, Food Science, Molecular Medicine, Clinical Biochemistry, and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. McEwen's work involves diverse topics including Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing, Urinary Tract Infections Management, and the epidemiology of Salmonella and Campylobacter. Additional focus areas include Food Safety and Hygiene, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, and Microbial infections and disease research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with McEwen include:

  • David L. Pearl
  • Melissa C. MacKinnon
  • Kevin B. Laupland
  • Outi Lyytikäinen
  • Gunnar Jacobsson

McEwen has published multiple papers in notable scientific journals. Some recent publications are:

  • "Evaluation of the health and healthcare system burden due to antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli infections in humans: a systematic review and meta-analysis," 2020, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • "Mortality in Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: a multinational population-based cohort study," 2021, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • "Increasing incidence and antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli bloodstream infections: a multinational population-based cohort study," 2021, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
  • "Antimicrobial use in lactating sows, piglets, nursery, and grower-finisher pigs on swine farms in Ontario, Canada during 2017 and 2018," 2022, Porcine Health Management
  • "Detection of spatial, temporal and space-time Salmonella Heidelberg and Salmonella Typhimurium clusters in Ontario in 2015, and comparisons to known outbreaks," 2020, Zoonoses and Public Health

The primary venues for McEwen's publications consist of Zoonoses and Public Health, Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology), BMC Infectious Diseases, and Porcine Health Management.

Best Publications

  • Amplification of an invA gene sequence of Salmonella typhimurium by polymerase chain reaction as a specific method of detection of Salmonella.

    K. Rahn;S.A. De Grandis;R.C. Clarke;S.A. McEwen

  • Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Animals

    Scott A. McEwen;Paula J. Fedorka-Cray

  • Associations between virulence factors of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and disease in humans.

    Patrick Boerlin;Patrick Boerlin;Scott A. McEwen;Franziska Boerlin-Petzold;Jeffrey B. Wilson

  • Antimicrobial Resistance: a One Health Perspective.

    Scott A. McEwen;Peter J. Collignon

  • The Scourge of Antibiotic Resistance: The Important Role of the Environment

    Rita L. Finley;Peter Collignon;D. G. Joakim Larsson;Scott A. McEwen

  • Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) for environmental development and transfer of antibiotic resistance.

    Nicholas J. Ashbolt;Alejandro Amézquita;Thomas Backhaus;Peter Borriello

  • Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence Genes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Swine in Ontario

    Patrick Boerlin;Rebeccah Travis;Carlton L Gyles;Richard Reid-Smith;Richard Reid-Smith

  • One Health-Its Importance in Helping to Better Control Antimicrobial Resistance.

    Peter J Collignon;Scott A McEwen

  • Antimicrobial drug residues in milk and meat: causes, concerns, prevalence, regulations, tests, and test performance

    J. M. Mitchell;M. W. Griffiths;S. A. McEWEN;W. B. McNAB

  • World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on use of medically important antimicrobials in food-producing animals.

    Awa Aidara-Kane;Frederick J. Angulo;John M. Conly;Yuki Minato

  • Growing Concerns and Recent Outbreaks Involving Non-O157:H7 Serotypes of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

    Roger P. Johnson;Robert C. Clarke;Jeffery B. Wilson;Susan C. Read

  • World Health Organization Ranking of Antimicrobials According to Their Importance in Human Medicine: A Critical Step for Developing Risk Management Strategies to Control Antimicrobial Resistance From Food Animal Production

    Peter C. Collignon;Peter C. Collignon;John M. Conly;Antoine Andremont;Scott A. McEwen

  • Stray dog population demographics in Jodhpur, India following a population control/rabies vaccination program.

    Sarah C. Totton;Alex I. Wandeler;Jakob Zinsstag;Jakob Zinsstag;Chris T. Bauch

  • Increased Burden of Illness Associated with Antimicrobial-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Infections

    Leah J. Martin;Leah J. Martin;Murray Fyfe;Kathryn Doré;Jane A. Buxton

  • Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in dairy cattle and the dairy farm environment.

    K. Rahn;S. A. Renwick;R. P. Johnson;J. B. Wilson

  • Temporal and geographical distributions of reported cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in Ontario.

    P. Michel;J. B. Wilson;S. W. Martin;R. C. Clarke

  • Magnitude and distribution of acute, self-reported gastrointestinal illness in a Canadian community.

    S E Majowicz;K Doré;J A Flint;V L Edge

  • Association Between Antimicrobial Resistance in Escherichia coli Isolates from Food Animals and Blood Stream Isolates from Humans in Europe: An Ecological Study

    Antonio Vieira;Peter Collignon;Frank Møller Aarestrup;Scott A. McEwen

  • Associations between indicators of livestock farming intensity and incidence of human Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infection.

    James E. Valcour;Pascal Michel;Scott A. McEwen;Jeffrey B. Wilson

  • Associations among antimicrobial drug treatments and antimicrobial resistance of fecal Escherichia coli of swine on 34 farrow-to-finish farms in Ontario, Canada

    R.H Dunlop;S.A McEwen;A.H Meek;R.C Clarke

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Reid-Smith
Richard J. Reid-Smith Public Health Agency of Canada
David L. Pearl
David L. Pearl University of Guelph
Shannon E. Majowicz
Shannon E. Majowicz University of Waterloo
Jan M. Sargeant
Jan M. Sargeant University of Guelph
Patrick Boerlin
Patrick Boerlin University of Guelph
Carlton L. Gyles
Carlton L. Gyles University of Guelph
Olaf Berke
Olaf Berke University of Guelph
Peter Collignon
Peter Collignon Australian National University
Robert M. Friendship
Robert M. Friendship University of Guelph
A. H. Meek
A. H. Meek University of Guelph

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