Jason C. Kwong

This study identifies a nosocomial transmission cluster of fluconazole-resistant Nakaseomyces glabratus and novel resistance-associated variants in a Melbourne hospital.

This study evaluates the stability and viability of FMT products using metagenomic and culturomic analyses, showing high donor consistency and geographic specificity of gut microbiomes.

This paper develops a benchmark dataset for SARS-CoV-2 amplicon sequencing to improve genomic surveillance in resource-constrained labs, finding that basecaller choice has minimal impact on consensus quality.

This paper introduces a hybrid capture enrichment assay for whole genome sequencing of HAV, improving sensitivity and enabling outbreak investigation.

The paper systematically evaluates key parameters affecting SNP-based transmission inference of MDROs, finding that using a closely-related reference genome and sliding-window analysis improves accuracy.

The paper uses genomic analysis to assess MDRO transmission within and across hospitals, finding high transmission rates for vanA VRE and linking genomic data with epidemiologic data to evaluate infection control.

The paper analyzes the genomic epidemiology of VREfm in Victoria, Australia, finding that vanA-VREfm is associated with multiple STs and clonal transmission within hospitals, while vanB-VREfm is widespread and disseminated across institutions.

This study combines real-time genomic and epidemiological analysis to identify and manage KPC-producing Enterobacteriaceae outbreaks, revealing transmission networks and informing infection control.

This study reconstructs genomes of drug-resistant bacteria from human faeces using metagenomic sequencing and self-organising maps, demonstrating the potential for culture-independent pathogen analysis.