Elizabeth Batty
Head of Molecular Microbiology
Microbiology
I research the genomics of microbial pathogens with researchers from across the MORU network. My current projects include the genomics of Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus, and tracking the transmission of E. coli and K. pneumoniae in hospitals and the community in Cambodia. I am also interested in new sequencing technologies and work with colleagues in Cambodia and Laos to perform sequencing in those countries, and run workshops to train local researchers in computing and bioinformatics.
Recent publications
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Evaluation of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the prevention of COVID-19 (COPCOV): A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Journal article
Schilling WHK. et al, (2024), PLoS Med, 21
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Temporal changes in SARS-CoV-2 clearance kinetics and the optimal design of antiviral pharmacodynamic studies: an individual patient data meta-analysis of a randomised, controlled, adaptive platform study (PLATCOV).
Journal article
Wongnak P. et al, (2024), Lancet Infect Dis, 24, 953 - 963
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Genetic diversity, determinants, and dissemination of Burkholderia pseudomallei lineages implicated in melioidosis in Northeast Thailand.
Journal article
Seng R. et al, (2024), Nat Commun, 15
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Addressing pandemic-wide systematic errors in the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny
Preprint
Hunt M. et al, (2024)
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Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021.
Journal article
Tantirat P. et al, (2024), Emerg Infect Dis, 30, 791 - 794