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Zoë Patterson

Zoë has worked in diagnostic microbiology for over 25 years, with 10 years working in virology and since then working at the UKHSA National Mycology Reference Laboratory. Zoë has been a member of the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) for over 25 years and is registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC). 


Zoë has a particular interest in Quality and has a Certificate in Expert Practice in Quality Management from the IBMS and also holds a Level 3 qualification in Leadership and Management provided by the NHS. As a biomedical scientist, Zoë has been involved in all aspects of diagnostic work relating to fungal infections.

BSc MSc MIBS

Director, Biomedical Scientist

HCPC BS40970

Publications

Contributing Author

Borman AM, Fraser M, Patterson Z, Linton CJ, Palmer M, Johnson EM. Fungal Infections of Implantation: More Than Five Years of Cases of Subcutaneous Fungal Infections Seen at the UK Mycology Reference Laboratory. J Fungi (Basel). 2022 Mar 25;8(4):343.


Borman AM, Fraser M, Patterson Z, McLachlan S, Palmer MD, Mann C, Oliver D, Brown P, Linton CJ, Dzietczyk A, Hedley M, Gough M, Zapata L, North P, Johnson EM. Fungal biomarker testing turn-around-times at the UK National Mycology Reference Laboratory: Setting the record straight. J Infect. 2021 Dec;83(6):e1-e3


Borman AM, Fraser M, Patterson Z, McLachlan S, Palmer MD, Mann C, Oliver D, Brown P, Linton CJ, Dzietczyk A, Hedley M, Gough M, Johnson EM. The considerable impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and COVID-19 on the UK National Mycology Reference Laboratory activities and workload. Med Mycol. 2021 Nov 3;59(11):1068-1075


Borman AM, Fraser M, Patterson Z, Palmer MD, Johnson EM. In Vitro Antifungal Drug Resistance Profiles of Clinically Relevant Members of the Mucorales (Mucoromycota) Especially with the Newer Triazoles. J Fungi (Basel). 2021 Apr 2;7(4):271


Borman AM, Palmer MD, Fraser M, Patterson Z, Mann C, Oliver D, Linton CJ, Gough M, Brown P, Dzietczyk A, Hedley M, McLachlan S, King J, Johnson EM. COVID-19-Associated Invasive Aspergillosis: Data from the UK National Mycology Reference Laboratory. J Clin. Microbiol. 2020 Dec 17;59(1):e02136-20


Borman AM, Muller J, Walsh-Quantick J, Szekely A, Patterson Z, Palmer MD, Fraser M, Johnson EM. MIC distributions for amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, flucytosine and anidulafungin and 35 uncommon pathogenic yeast species from the UK determined using the CLSI broth microdilution method. J Antimicrob. Chemother. 2020 May 1;75(5):1194-1205


Borman AM, Muller J, Walsh-Quantick J, Szekely A, Patterson Z, Palmer MD, Fraser M, Johnson EM. Fluconazole resistance in isolates of uncommon pathogenic yeast species from the UK. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 2019 Jul 25;63(8):e00211-19


Borman AM, Szekely A, Palmer MD, Fraser M, Patterson Z, Johnson EM. The burden of serious fungal disease in the UK- infections with “rare” organisms. J Infect. 2018 Dec;77(6):561-571


Fraser M, Brown Z, Houldsworth M, Borman AM, Johnson EM. Rapid identification of 6328 isolates of pathogenic yeasts using MALDI-TOF MS and a simplified, rapid extraction procedure that is compatible with the Bruker Biotyper platform and database. Med. Mycol. 2016. Jan;54(1):80-88


Hoefnagel MHN, Wiskich JT, Madgwick S, Patterson Z, Oettmeier W, Rich PR. New inhibitors of the ubiquinol oxidase of higher plant mitochondria. Eur. J. Biochem. 1995 Oct 233: 531-537

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