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Mark E. Ledger

Senior Lecturer, University of Birmingham
Verified email at bham.ac.uk
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[HTML][HTML] Polymyxin and lipopeptide antibiotics: membrane-targeting drugs of last resort

EVK Ledger, A Sabnis, AM Edwards - Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
The polymyxin and lipopeptide classes of antibiotics are membrane-targeting drugs of last
resort used to treat infections caused by multi-drug-resistant pathogens. Despite similar …

Neurological manifestations of influenza infection in children and adults: results of a National British Surveillance Study

A Goenka, BD Michael, E Ledger, IJ Hart… - Clinical Infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. The emergence of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 was met with increased reports of
associated neurological manifestations. We aimed to describe neurological manifestations …

[HTML][HTML] Human serum triggers antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus

EVK Ledger, S Mesnage, AM Edwards - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Staphylococcus aureus frequently causes infections that are challenging to treat, leading to
high rates of persistent and relapsing infection. Here, to understand how the host …

Ecological networks–beyond food webs

TC Ings, JM Montoya, J Bascompte… - Journal of animal …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 A fundamental goal of ecological network research is to understand how the
complexity observed in nature can persist and how this affects ecosystem functioning. This is …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic interceptors: creating safe spaces for bacteria

A Sabnis, EVK Ledger, V Pader, AM Edwards - PLoS pathogens, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Antibiotics have underpinned numerous advances including surgery, organ transplantation,
and cancer chemotherapy. Therefore, the emergence of bacterial pathogens that are …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated antiphospholipid antibody titers and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis of a population-based hospital dataset

J Nodler, SR Moolamalla, EM Ledger… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2009 - Springer
Background The primary objective of this study was to determine if elevated
antiphospholipid antibody titers were correlated with the presence of preeclampsia …

[HTML][HTML] Growth and neurodevelopment in low birth weight versus normal birth weight infants from birth to 24 months, born in an obstetric emergency hospital in Haiti …

…, D Van Brusselen, H Roggeveen, E Ledger… - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Low birthweight (LBW) infants are at higher risk of mortality and morbidity
(growth, chronic disease and neurological problems) during their life. Due to the high …

[HTML][HTML] A preliminary randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin for Japanese encephalitis in Nepal

…, S Nightingale, NK Bhatta, R Singh, E Ledger… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus (JEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus found
across Asia that is closely related to West Nile virus. There is no known antiviral treatment for …

Growth arrest of Staphylococcus aureus induces daptomycin tolerance via cell wall remodelling

EVK Ledger, AM Edwards - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Almost all bactericidal drugs require bacterial replication and/or metabolic activity for their
killing activity. When these processes are inhibited by bacteriostatic antibiotics, bacterial …

Brain perfusion in autism varies with age

J Wilcox, MT Tsuang, E Ledger, J Algeo… - Neuropsychobiology, 2002 - karger.com
Oursubjects consisted of 14 autistic individuals and 14 controls ranging in age from 3 to 37
years. A 99mTc HMPAO single photon emission computed tomogram (SPECT) was used to …