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M. Balm

h-index: 15
Works: 36
Citations: 1,291

Most-cited papers

Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Q. Huang, T. Wood, L. Jelley, Tineke Jennings +46 more
2021Nature Communications289 citations Open access
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A diagnostic polymerase chain reaction assay for Zika virus
M. Balm, C. Lee, H. Lee, L. Chiu +2 more
2012Journal of Medical Virology204 citations
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Impact of the COVID-19 nonpharmaceutical interventions on influenza and other respiratory viral infections in New Zealand
Q. Huang, T. Wood, L. Jelley, Tineke Jennings +46 more
2020medRxiv173 citations Open access
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Bad design, bad practices, bad bugs: frustrations in controlling an outbreak of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica in intensive care units.
M. Balm, Sharon Salmon, R. Jureen, C. Teo +5 more
2013Journal of Hospital Infection81 citations
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Molecular characterization of NDM-1 producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates in Singapore hospitals.
Jeanette W. P. Teo, Grace J. Y. Ngan, M. Balm, R. Jureen +2 more
2012Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR77 citations Open access
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Baseline innate and T cell populations are correlates of protection against symptomatic influenza virus infection independent of serology
R. Mettelman, A. Souquette, Lee-Ann Van de Velde, K. Vegesana +23 more
2023Nature Immunology59 citations Open access
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OXA-181-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae establishing in Singapore
M. Balm, Grace J. Y. Ngan, R. Jureen, R. Lin +1 more
2013BMC Infectious Diseases56 citations Open access
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Molecular Characterization of Newly Emerged bla KPC-2-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Singapore
M. Balm, Grace J. Y. Ngan, R. Jureen, R. Lin +1 more
2011Journal of Clinical Microbiology56 citations Open access
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An outcomes analysis of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) in a large Asian cohort.
Theresa Seetoh, D. Lye, A. Cook, S. Archuleta +6 more
2013International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents51 citations
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The burden of Legionnaires' disease in New Zealand (LegiNZ): a national surveillance study.
P. Priest, S. Slow, S. Chambers, C. Cameron +26 more
2019Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)48 citations
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The emergence of community-onset Clostridium difficile infection in a tertiary hospital in Singapore: a cause for concern.
Xin-Quan Tan, A. Verrall, R. Jureen, T. Riley +5 more
2014International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents28 citations
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Molecular testing for viral and bacterial enteric pathogens: gold standard for viruses, but don’t let culture go just yet?
M. G. Bloomfield, M. Balm, T. Blackmore
2015Pathology (Sydney)25 citations
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteria in Hospital, Singapore
I. Venkatachalam, Jeanette W. P. Teo, M. Balm, D. Fisher +2 more
2012Emerging Infectious Diseases25 citations Open access
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Progression from new methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation to infection: an observational study in a hospital cohort
M. Balm, A. Lover, S. Salmon, P. Tambyah +1 more
2013BMC Infectious Diseases23 citations Open access
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Six cases of daptomycin-non-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Singapore.
Li Y. Hsu, M. Leong, M. Balm, D. Chan +5 more
2010Journal of Medical Microbiology16 citations
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Imipenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam for empiric treatment of neutropenic fever in adults
A. Roohullah, A. Moniwa, C. Wood, M. Humble +3 more
2013Internal medicine journal (Print)12 citations
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with disseminated Mycobacterium sherrisii infection
J. Ho, M. Balm, P. Huggan, N. Chew +2 more
2012International Journal of STD and AIDS11 citations
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Politicians: please work together to minimise the spread of COVID-19.
D. Murdoch, M. Addidle, Hanna-Sofia Andersson, Brendan Arnold +48 more
2020The New Zealand medical journal10 citations
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Streptococcus gallinaceus bacteraemia in an abattoir worker presenting with a febrile illness.
M. Balm, H. T. Truong, Anwar S. Choudhary, Geoffrey M Robinson +1 more
2006Journal of Medical Microbiology10 citations Open access
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Supplementary Testing Is Not Required in the cobas 4800 CT/NG Test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae Weak-Positive Urogenital Samples
C. Bromhead, Nadika Liyanarachchy, Julia Mayes, A. Upton +1 more
2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology8 citations Open access
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Lymphogranuloma venereum in men who have sex with men: evidence of local transmission in New Zealand.
I. Basu, C. Bromhead, M. Balm, A. Upton +6 more
2015The New Zealand medical journal7 citations
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The design, validation and clinical verification of an in-house qualitative PCR to detect Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in faeces.
D. Foley, C. Tan, Arleen Donaldson, J. Vos +2 more
2019Pathology (Sydney)5 citations
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Antimicrobial stewardship in human healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand: urgent call for national leadership and co-ordinated efforts to preserve antimicrobial effectiveness.
Sharon J. Gardiner, E. Duffy, Stephen Chambers, Mark G. Thomas +53 more
2021The New Zealand medical journal4 citations
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Temporal changes in neutropenic blood culture isolates and disease associations: a single centre series of 1139 episodes
Nathanael Lucas, M. Humble, Dalice A. Sim, M. Balm +2 more
2017Internal medicine journal (Print)4 citations
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Nucleic Acid Extraction from Residual Aptima Clinical Samples: Evaluation of Automated Platform To Enhance Workflow
Julia Mayes, Nadika Liyanarachchy, M. Balm
2017Journal of Clinical Microbiology3 citations Open access
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A case of botulism in New Zealand.
D. Smyth, E. Deverall, M. Balm, A. Nesdale +1 more
2015The New Zealand medical journal3 citations
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Effect of Blood Culture Contamination on Antibiotic Use in an Institution With Rapid Laboratory Methods and Phone-Based Clinical Follow-up of Blood Culture Results
M. Bloomfield, Michael O'Connor, M. Balm, T. Blackmore
2022Open Forum Infectious Diseases2 citations Open access
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Blood brothers: tattoo sepsis in two Samoan men.
P. Lakshman, Christine Zhang, M. Balm, Yesim Morice +1 more
2020The New Zealand medical journal1 citations
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Point of care influenza testing using Alere-i Influenza A & B assay: a practical assessment
T. Blackmore, James Taylor, M. Kelly, J. Buckley +3 more
2018bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Cranial polyneuropathy caused by varicella zoster reactivation.
J. Mitchell, Katherine E Baguley, M. Balm, A. Ranta
2016The New Zealand medical journal1 citations
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O088: Bad design, bad practices, bad bugs – Elizabethkingia meningoseptica outbreak in ICU
Sharon Salmon, M. Balm, C. Teo, R. Mahdi +1 more
2013Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control1 citations Open access
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P204: What’s the scope? Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in ICU
Sharon Salmon, M. Balm, C. Teo, Dale A. Fisher
2013Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control1 citations Open access
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Evolving swabbing practices for COVID‐19 in a New Zealand emergency department during the early stages of an emerging pandemic
Jennifer Randle, A. Rogan, Jessica Lockett, M. Mcleod +2 more
2023Emergency Medicine Australasia0 citations Open access
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M. Balm, Y. Iger, P. Prunet, T. Pöttinger +1 more
20170 citations
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Culture enhanced toxin detection improves diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection
Brendan Arnold, M. Balm, M. A. Burton, T. Blackmore
20170 citations
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P204: What’s the scope? Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in ICU
S. Salmon, M. Balm, C. Teo, D. Fisher
2013Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control0 citations Open access
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