Browsing National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Barry, Thomas"
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Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in whole blood
Clancy, Eoin; Higgins, Owen; Boo, Teck Wee; Cormican, Martin; Barry, Thomas; Smith, Terry J. (BioMed Central, 2015-10-29)Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of microbial disease in humans. The introduction of multivalent vaccines has coincided with a dramatic decrease in the number of pneumococcal-related deaths. In ... -
Evaluation of a novel real-time PCR test based on the ssrA gene for the identification of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs.
Wernecke, Martina; Mullen, Ciara; Sharma, Vimla; Morrison, John; Barry, Thomas; Maher, Majella; Smith, Terry (2009)Despite the implementation of prevention guidelines, early-onset group B streptococci (GBS) disease remains a cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Strategies to identify women who are at risk of transmitting ...