Kevin P. Francis

Cork Cancer Research Centre, University College Cork

Affiliated withUniversity College Cork PerkinElmer University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

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JoVE Journal Publications

ArticleTotal : 4	Year
Publication title Cited by 9	2012
Publication title Cited by 19	2014
Publication title Cited by 12	2018
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Article	Year
Sensitive in situ monitoring of a recombinant bioluminescent Yersinia enterocolitica reporter mutant in real time on Camembert cheese. Applied and environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 12406772	2002
Membranous cells in nasal-associated lymphoid tissue: a portal of entry for the respiratory mucosal pathogen group A streptococcus. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)\| PubMed ID: 12928403	2003
Real-time monitoring of bacterial infection in vivo: development of bioluminescent staphylococcal foreign-body and deep-thigh-wound mouse infection models. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 12936968	2003
Rapid direct method for monitoring antibiotics in a mouse model of bacterial biofilm infection. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 14506020	2003
Organ-specific models of Streptococcus pneumoniae disease. Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 14620149	2003
The AGUAAA motif in cspA1/A2 mRNA is important for adaptation of Yersinia enterocolitica to grow at low temperature. Molecular microbiology\| PubMed ID: 14651644	2003
Extracellular replication of Listeria monocytogenes in the murine gall bladder. Science (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 14764883	2004
Targeted photodynamic therapy of established soft-tissue infections in mice. Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology\| PubMed ID: 15122362	2004
Noninvasive optical imaging method to evaluate postantibiotic effects on biofilm infection in vivo. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 15155235	2004
Tissue-specific contributions of pneumococcal virulence factors to pathogenesis. The Journal of infectious diseases\| PubMed ID: 15478073	2004
Real-time in vivo bioluminescent imaging for evaluating the efficacy of antibiotics in a rat Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis model. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 15616318	2005
Monitoring in vivo fitness of rifampicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mutants in a mouse biofilm infection model. The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 15743898	2005
Noninvasive biophotonic imaging for monitoring of catheter-associated urinary tract infections and therapy in mice. Infection and immunity\| PubMed ID: 15972473	2005
Monitoring photodynamic therapy of localized infections by bioluminescence imaging of genetically engineered bacteria. Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology\| PubMed ID: 16040251	2005
Noninvasive monitoring of pneumococcal meningitis and evaluation of treatment efficacy in an experimental mouse model. Molecular imaging\| PubMed ID: 16105511	2005
Visualizing fungal infections in living mice using bioluminescent pathogenic Candida albicans strains transformed with the firefly luciferase gene. Microbial pathogenesis\| PubMed ID: 16426810	2006
Expression of firefly luciferase in Candida albicans and its use in the selection of stable transformants. Microbial pathogenesis\| PubMed ID: 16427765	2006
Bioluminescent imaging of bacterial biofilm infections in vivo. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)\| PubMed ID: 18287760	2008
Real time noninvasive monitoring of contaminating bacteria in a soft tissue implant infection model. Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials\| PubMed ID: 18618733	2009
Measuring prions by bioluminescence imaging. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 19706444	2009
Transfusion of red blood cells after prolonged storage produces harmful effects that are mediated by iron and inflammation. Blood\| PubMed ID: 20299509	2010
Fluorescent nano-optodes for glucose detection. Analytical chemistry\| PubMed ID: 20355725	2010
The risk of biomaterial-associated infection after revision surgery due to an experimental primary implant infection. Biofouling\| PubMed ID: 20737327	2010
In vivo sodium concentration continuously monitored with fluorescent sensors. Integrative biology : quantitative biosciences from nano to macro\| PubMed ID: 21088796	2011
Protective role of IL-1Î² against post-arthroplasty Staphylococcus aureus infection. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society\| PubMed ID: 21445990	2011
Whole-body imaging of infection using fluorescence. Current protocols in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 21538304	2011
Whole-body imaging of infection using bioluminescence. Current protocols in microbiology\| PubMed ID: 21538305	2011
Visualization of plant viral suppressor silencing activity in intact leaf lamina by quantitative fluorescent imaging. Plant methods\| PubMed ID: 21812965	2011
Mouse model of chronic post-arthroplasty infection: Noninvasive in vivo bioluminescence imaging to monitor bacterial burden for long-term study. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society\| PubMed ID: 21837686	2012
Imaging pulmonary NF-kappaB activation and therapeutic effects of MLN120B and TDZD-8. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 21966423	2011
In vivo Optical Imaging in Gene & Cell Therapy. Current gene therapy\| PubMed ID: 22263919	2012
Glutathione reductase facilitates host defense by sustaining phagocytic oxidative burst and promoting the development of neutrophil extracellular traps. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)\| PubMed ID: 22279102	2012
High resolution in vivo bioluminescent imaging for the study of bacterial tumour targeting. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 22295120	2012
Daptomycin and tigecycline have broader effective dose ranges than vancomycin as prophylaxis against a Staphylococcus aureus surgical implant infection in mice. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 22371896	2012
Pre-treatment with Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 modulates Citrobacter rodentium-induced colonic inflammation and organ specificity of infection. Microbiology (Reading, England)\| PubMed ID: 22902730	2012
Monitoring Bacterial Burden, Inflammation and Bone Damage Longitudinally Using Optical and Î¼CT Imaging in an Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Mice. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 23082163	2012
Enhanced detection of myeloperoxidase activity in deep tissues through luminescent excitation of near-infrared nanoparticles. Nature medicine\| PubMed ID: 23455711	2013
Use of optical imaging to progress novel therapeutics to the clinic. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society\| PubMed ID: 23680286	2013
Vancomycin plus Rifampin Combination Therapy has Enhanced Efficacy Against an Experimental Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic Joint Infection. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 23917317	2013
Real-time in vivo imaging of invasive- and biomaterial-associated bacterial infections using fluorescently labelled vancomycin. Nature communications\| PubMed ID: 24129412	2013
Theranostic tumor homing nanocarriers for the treatment of lung cancer. Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine\| PubMed ID: 24355163	2014
Combination prophylactic therapy with rifampin increases efficacy against an experimental Staphylococcus epidermidis subcutaneous implant-related infection. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy\| PubMed ID: 24514089	2014
Microbiota of human breast tissue. Applied and environmental microbiology\| PubMed ID: 24610844	2014
Opening Up the Optical Imaging Window Using Nano-Luciferin. Pharmaceutical research\| PubMed ID: 24831312	2014
Transfusion of stored blood impairs host defenses against Gram-negative pathogens in mice. Transfusion\| PubMed ID: 24840185	2014
α-Intercalated cells defend the urinary system from bacterial infection. The Journal of clinical investigation\| PubMed ID: 24937428	2014
Efficacy of enrofloxacin in a mouse model of sepsis. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS\| PubMed ID: 25199094	2014
Real-time bioluminescence imaging of mixed mycobacterial infections. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 25265287	2014