Dr Elizabeth Batty
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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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Antiviral efficacy of fluoxetine in early symptomatic COVID-19: an open-label, randomised, controlled, adaptive platform trial (PLATCOV).
Jittamala P. et al, (2025), EClinicalMedicine, 80
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AmpC β-lactamases detected in Southeast Asian Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
Roberts T. et al, (2024), JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 6
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Evaluation of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for the prevention of COVID-19 (COPCOV): A double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Schilling WHK. et al, (2024), PLoS medicine, 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)
Wongnak P. et al, (2024), The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 24, 953 - 963
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Genetic diversity, determinants, and dissemination of Burkholderia pseudomallei lineages implicated in melioidosis in Northeast Thailand.
Seng R. et al, (2024), Nature communications, 15