Prof Ben Howden
Director Microbiological Diagnostic Unit
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
546 Scholarly works
110 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2028
Research contracts (non-grants)
Doherty Institute Strategic Partnership for Prevention, Surveillance and Response to Infectious Diseases Across the Indo-Pacific Region
2026
Journal article
Predictors of unsuccessful tuberculosis treatment outcome in Bhutan: A retrospective study using comprehensive national tuberculosis surveillance data
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-38023-72026
Journal article
Increased risk of antimicrobial resistance in patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy using rifaximin
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67326-y2020
Research Contracts
Mitigating the Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance in Pacific Island Countries
2020
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
The Staphylococcus Aureus Network Adaptive Platform Trial
2019
Journal article
Bridging of Neisseria gonorrhoeae lineages across sexual networks in the HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis era
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12053-42018
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Increasing tolerance of hospital Enterococcus faecium to handwash alcohols
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar6115
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility prediction of bacteria: 2025 update from the EUCAST Subcommittee.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2026.05.0122026
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Towards accurate genomic detection of fungal antimicrobial resistance: progress in fungal resistance databases and bioinformatic tools
DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.0017102026
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Effect of in vitro synergy and additivity of vancomycin or daptomycin plus an antistaphylococcal β-lactam for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia on mortality: preplanned analysis from CAMERA2
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2026.01.0322026
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Large-scale molecular epidemiological survey of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Victoria, Australia (2020–2024), reveals novel subtypes and outbreak-associated lineages
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01558-252026
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Implementation of pathogen genomics in clinical microbiology laboratories.
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00177-252026
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Reply to White and Siegrist, “Multi-drug-resistant enterococcal infections: duration of combination therapy and OPAT challenges”
DOI: 10.1128/aac.01785-252026
Journal article
Global dissemination of optrA-mediated linezolid resistance in enterococci
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkag0892026
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Uncovering bacterial pseudaminylation with pan-specific antibody tools
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-025-02114-9