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S. Ballard — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 33
Works: 92
Citations: 3,383

Most-cited papers

Genomic Insights to Control the Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
B. Howden, K. Holt, Margaret M. C. Lam, T. Seemann +6 more
2013mBio217 citations Open access
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Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
Sacha J. Pidot, Wei Gao, Andrew H. Buultjens, I. Monk +17 more
2018Science Translational Medicine215 citations
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Tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia using genomics
T. Seemann, C. Lane, N. Sherry, S. Duchêne +17 more
2020Nature Communications193 citations Open access
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An ISO-certified genomics workflow for identification and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance
N. Sherry, K. Horan, S. Ballard, Anders Gonҫalves da Silva +8 more
2023Nature Communications157 citations Open access
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Comparative Analysis of the First Complete Enterococcus faecium Genome
Margaret M. C. Lam, T. Seemann, D. Bulach, Simon L. Gladman +8 more
2012Journal of Bacteriology154 citations Open access
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Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia
B. Gardiner, Alex Tai, D. Kotsanas, Michelle J. Francis +4 more
2014Journal of Clinical Microbiology135 citations Open access
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Transfer of Vancomycin Resistance Transposon Tn1549 from Clostridium symbiosum to Enterococcus spp. in the Gut of Gnotobiotic Mice
Aline Launay, S. Ballard, Paul D. R. Johnson, M. Grayson +1 more
2006Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy114 citations Open access
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Molecular Characterization of vanB Elements in Naturally Occurring Gut Anaerobes
S. Ballard, K. Pertile, M. Lim, P. D. R. Johnson +1 more
2005Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy109 citations Open access
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A sustained hospital outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremia due to emergence of vanB E. faecium sequence type 203.
Paul D. R. Johnson, S. Ballard, E. Grabsch, T. Stinear +4 more
2010Journal of Infectious Diseases105 citations Open access
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Comparison of Three PCR Primer Sets for Identification of vanB Gene Carriage in Feces and Correlation with Carriage of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci: Interference by vanB-Containing Anaerobic Bacilli
S. Ballard, E. Grabsch, P. D. R. Johnson, M. Grayson
2005Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy90 citations Open access
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Concurrent Analysis of Nose and Groin Swab Specimens by the IDI-MRSA PCR Assay Is Comparable to Analysis by Individual-Specimen PCR and Routine Culture Assays for Detection of Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
E. Bishop, E. Grabsch, S. Ballard, B. Mayall +3 more
2006Journal of Clinical Microbiology89 citations
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Genomics for Molecular Epidemiology and Detecting Transmission of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Victoria, Australia, 2012 to 2016
N. Sherry, C. Lane, J. Kwong, M. Schultz +12 more
2019Journal of Clinical Microbiology86 citations Open access
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Evolutionary dynamics of multidrug resistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- in Australia
D. Ingle, Rebecca L. Ambrose, S. Baines, S. Duchêne +10 more
2021Nature Communications85 citations Open access
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Risk of Environmental and Healthcare Worker Contamination With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci During Outpatient Procedures and Hemodialysis
E. Grabsch, L. J. Burrell, A. Padiglione, Jason O’Keeffe +2 more
2006Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology76 citations
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An implementation science approach to evaluating pathogen whole genome sequencing in public health
A. Ferdinand, M. Kelaher, C. Lane, Anders Gonçalves da Silva +8 more
2021Genome Medicine68 citations Open access
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Validation of a single-step, single-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA
Jean Y. H. Lee, Nickala Best, J. McAuley, J. Porter +24 more
2020bioRxiv68 citations Open access
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Translating genomics into practice for real-time surveillance and response to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: evidence from a complex multi-institutional KPC outbreak
J. Kwong, C. Lane, F. Romanes, A. Gonçalves da Silva +15 more
2018PeerJ67 citations Open access
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Genomics-informed responses in the elimination of COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: an observational, genomic epidemiological study
C. Lane, N. Sherry, Ashleigh F. Porter, S. Duchêne +31 more
2021Lancet Public Health65 citations Open access
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Multi-site implementation of whole genome sequencing for hospital infection control: A prospective genomic epidemiological analysis
N. Sherry, C. Gorrie, J. Kwong, Charlie K. Higgs +14 more
2022The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific64 citations Open access
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Comparative analysis of the complete genome of an epidemic hospital sequence type 203 clone of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
Margaret M. C. Lam, T. Seemann, Nicholas J. Tobias, Honglei Chen +7 more
2013BMC Genomics61 citations Open access
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The global dissemination of hospital clones of Enterococcus faecium
S. V. van Hal, R. Willems, T. Gouliouris, S. Ballard +12 more
2021Genome Medicine55 citations Open access
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High Rates of Fecal Carriage of Nonenterococcal vanB in both Children and Adults
M. Graham, S. Ballard, E. Grabsch, P. D. R. Johnson +1 more
2008Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy54 citations Open access
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Emergence of endemic MLST non-typeable vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
Glen P. Carter, Andrew H. Buultjens, S. Ballard, S. Baines +7 more
2016Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy49 citations
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High-Resolution Melting Genotyping of Enterococcus faecium Based on Multilocus Sequence Typing Derived Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms
Steven Y. C. Tong, S. Xie, Leisha J. Richardson, S. Ballard +6 more
2011PLoS ONE46 citations Open access
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Evolutionary origins of the emergent ST796 clone of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium
Andrew H. Buultjens, Margaret M. C. Lam, S. Ballard, I. Monk +10 more
2017PeerJ45 citations Open access
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The changing landscape of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in Australia: a population-level genomic study
Robyn S. Lee, A. Gonçalves da Silva, S. Baines, J. Strachan +8 more
2018Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy41 citations Open access
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Long-Term Carriage of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Patients Discharged from Hospitals: a 12-Year Retrospective Cohort Study
S. Karki, G. Land, S. Aitchison, Jacqueline Kennon +4 more
2013Journal of Clinical Microbiology40 citations Open access
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Multi-site assessment of rapid, point-of-care antigen testing for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a low-prevalence setting: A validation and implementation study
Stephen Muhi, Nick Tayler, T. Hoang, S. Ballard +22 more
2021The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific39 citations Open access
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Sample pooling is a viable strategy for SARS-CoV-2 detection in low-prevalence settings
B. Chong, Thomas Tran, J. Druce, S. Ballard +2 more
2020medRxiv39 citations Open access
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The interplay between community and hospital Enterococcus faecium clones within health-care settings: a genomic analysis
S. V. van Hal, R. Willems, T. Gouliouris, S. Ballard +12 more
2022The Lancet Microbe36 citations Open access
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Donor-Derived Mycoplasma hominis and an Apparent Cluster of M. hominis Cases in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
O. C. Smibert, H. Wilson, Asma Sohail, S. Narayanasamy +9 more
2017Clinical Infectious Diseases36 citations Open access
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Molecular analysis of the dnaK locus of Leptospira interrogans serovar Copenhageni.
S. Ballard, Margareta Go, R. Segers, Ben Adler
1998Gene35 citations
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tISCpe8, an IS1595-Family Lincomycin Resistance Element Located on a Conjugative Plasmid in Clostridium perfringens
D. Lyras, V. Adams, S. Ballard, Wee L. Teng +5 more
2009Journal of Bacteriology33 citations Open access
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Search and Contain: Impact of an Integrated Genomic and Epidemiological Surveillance and Response Program for Control of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales
C. Lane, J. Brett, M. Schultz, C. Gorrie +22 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases30 citations Open access
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in saliva: implications for specimen transport and storage
Eloise Williams, Nicole Isles, B. Chong, K. Bond +6 more
2020Journal of Medical Microbiology29 citations Open access
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium sequence type 796 - rapid international dissemination of a new epidemic clone
Andrew A. Mahony, Andrew H. Buultjens, S. Ballard, E. Grabsch +14 more
2018Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control29 citations Open access
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Recent trends in invasive group A Streptococcus disease in Victoria
Jane Oliver, M. Wilmot, J. Strachan, Siobhan St George +6 more
2019Communicable diseases intelligence28 citations Open access
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Outbreak of vanB vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium colonization in a neonatal service.
D. Lister, D. Kotsanas, S. Ballard, B. Howden +9 more
2015American Journal of Infection Control28 citations
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Pandemic printing: a novel 3D‐printed swab for detecting SARS‐CoV‐2
Eloise Williams, K. Bond, Nicole Isles, B. Chong +14 more
2020Medical Journal of Australia27 citations Open access
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Improved Detection of vanB2-Containing Enterococcus faecium with Vancomycin Susceptibility by Etest Using Oxgall Supplementation
E. Grabsch, K. Chua, S. Xie, J. Byrne +3 more
2008Journal of Clinical Microbiology24 citations Open access
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Direct detection of vanB2 using the Roche LightCycler vanA/B detection assay to indicate vancomycin-resistant enterococcal carriage--sensitive but not specific.
H. Young, S. Ballard, P. Roffey, M. Grayson
2007Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy24 citations Open access
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Genomic Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms of Imported Typhoid in Australia
D. Ingle, P. Andersson, M. Valcanis, M. Wilmot +10 more
2021Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy23 citations Open access
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Tenacious Endemic Typhoid Fever in Samoa
Michael J. Sikorski, Sachin N. Desai, S. Tupua, R. Thomsen +20 more
2020Clinical Infectious Diseases22 citations Open access
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An outbreak of vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a hospital with endemic vanB VRE.
A. Hughes, S. Ballard, S. Sullivan, C. Marshall
2019Infection Disease & Health22 citations Open access
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Reconstruction of the Genomes of Drug-Resistant Pathogens for Outbreak Investigation through Metagenomic Sequencing
A. Mu, J. Kwong, Nicole Isles, A. Gonçalves da Silva +8 more
2019Msphere22 citations Open access
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Genomic analysis of teicoplanin resistance emerging during treatment of vanB vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections in solid organ transplant recipients including donor-derived cases.
N. Holmes, S. Ballard, Margaret M. C. Lam, Paul D. R. Johnson +3 more
2013Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy22 citations
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A Phenotypically Silent vanB2 Operon Carried on a Tn1549-Like Element in Clostridium difficile
D. Knight, G. Androga, S. Ballard, B. Howden +1 more
2016Msphere21 citations Open access
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Reversible vancomycin susceptibility within emerging ST1421 Enterococcus faecium strains is associated with rearranged vanA-gene clusters and increased vanA plasmid copy number.
T. Wagner, Jessin Janice, Mark Schulz, S. Ballard +9 more
2023International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents20 citations Open access
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Public health implementation of pathogen genomics: the role for accreditation and application of ISO standards
S. Ballard, N. Sherry, B. Howden
2023Microbial Genomics18 citations Open access
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Genomic diversity of antimicrobial resistance in non-typhoidal Salmonella in Victoria, Australia
Cheryll M. Sia, S. Baines, M. Valcanis, Darren Y. J. Lee +7 more
2021Microbial Genomics18 citations Open access
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