Michelle Cairns

793 total citations
9 papers, 610 citations indexed

About

Michelle Cairns is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Cairns has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 610 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Infectious Diseases, 2 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Michelle Cairns's work include Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (8 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (3 papers). Michelle Cairns is often cited by papers focused on Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (8 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (6 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (3 papers). Michelle Cairns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Michelle Cairns's co-authors include Brendan W. Wren, Esmeralda Valiente, Richard A. Stabler, Lisa F. Dawson, Nandini Shetty, Ed J. Kuijper, Peter M. Hawkey, Thomas V. Riley, Andrew D. Sails and Mark H. Wilcox and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Cairns

8 papers receiving 604 citations

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Richard Kirton United Kingdom

Tim Du Canada

Michele M. Squire Australia

Danyel Olson United States

Cécile Denève France

Michelle M. Merrigan United States

Valerija Zidarič Slovenia

Petra Hasenberger Austria

J. McCoubrey United Kingdom

Katie Solomon Ireland

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9 of 9 papers shown

Hettiarachchi, Nipunadi, Ashley Otter, Angela Dunne, et al.. (2025). Evaluating blood sampling strategies within the SIREN study: the experience from a large cohort of healthcare workers in the UK. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 25(1). 165–165.

Shaw, Helen Alexandra, Mark D. Preston, Karuna E.W. Vendrik, et al.. (2019). The recent emergence of a highly related virulent Clostridium difficile clade with unique characteristics. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 26(4). 492–498. 42 indexed citations

Cairns, Michelle, Mark D. Preston, Christopher L. Hall, et al.. (2016). Comparative Genome Analysis and Global Phylogeny of the Toxin Variant Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 017 Reveals the Evolution of Two Independent Sublineages. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 55(3). 865–876. 44 indexed citations

Cairns, Michelle, Mark D. Preston, Trevor D. Lawley, et al.. (2015). Genomic Epidemiology of a Protracted Hospital Outbreak Caused by a Toxin A-Negative Clostridium difficile Sublineage PCR Ribotype 017 Strain in London, England. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53(10). 3141–3147. 40 indexed citations

Valiente, Esmeralda, Michelle Cairns, & Brendan W. Wren. (2014). The Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 lineage: a pathogen on the move. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 20(5). 396–404. 79 indexed citations

Stabler, Richard A., Lisa F. Dawson, Esmeralda Valiente, et al.. (2012). Macro and Micro Diversity of Clostridium difficile Isolates from Diverse Sources and Geographical Locations. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e31559–e31559. 113 indexed citations

Wilcox, Mark H., Nandini Shetty, Warren N. Fawley, et al.. (2012). Changing Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection Following the Introduction of a National Ribotyping-Based Surveillance Scheme in England. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 55(8). 1056–1063. 181 indexed citations

Cairns, Michelle, Richard A. Stabler, Nandini Shetty, & Brendan W. Wren. (2012). The Continually Evolving Clostridium difficile Species. Future Microbiology. 7(8). 945–957. 26 indexed citations

Valiente, Esmeralda, Lisa F. Dawson, Michelle Cairns, Richard A. Stabler, & Brendan W. Wren. (2011). Emergence of new PCR ribotypes from the hypervirulent Clostridium difficile 027 lineage. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 61(1). 49–56. 85 indexed citations

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