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Publications

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6193-9586

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Books edited

HR Ashbee, E Bignell.

Handbook of Pathogenic Yeasts. Springer, 2010.

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HR Ashbee, MS Mathews.

Ananthanarayan and Paniker’s Textbook of Microbiology for Nurses. Universities Press, 2010.

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General Mycology

HR Ashbee.

General approaches for direct detection and identification of fungi.

In: Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 12th edn. Ed: D Warnock. ASM Press. 2019. Vol 2, Chap 119, pp2035-2055.

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MS Mathews, HR Ashbee.

Emerging Yeast Pathogens. In: Handbook of Pathogenic Yeasts. Eds: HR Ashbee, E Bignell. Springer, 2010. Chap 11, pp231-251

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RJ Hay, HR Ashbee.

Mycology.   In: Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology, 8th Edn. Eds: A Burns, S Breathnach, N Cox, C Griffiths. Blackwell Publishing, 2010. Chap 36, 36.1-36.93

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RC Michael, JS Michael, HR Ashbee, MS Mathews.

Mycological profile of fungal sinusitis: An audit of specimens over a 7- year period in a tertiary care hospital in Tamil Nadu. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology (2008) 51:493-496

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HR Ashbee, EGV Evans, MA Viviani, B Dupont, E Chryssanthou, I Surmont, A Tomsikova, P Vachkov, B Ener, J Zala, K Tintelnot and the ECMM Working Group on Histoplasmosis.

Histoplasmosis in Europe: Report on an epidemiological survey from the European Confederation of Medical Mycology Working Group.  Medical Mycology (2008) 46: 57-65

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RC Barton, HR Ashbee, EGV Evans.

Specimen examination. In: Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook, 2nd Edn. Ed: K Hazen. ASM Press, 2004. Section 8, pp8.3.1-8.3.9

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EGV Evans, HR Ashbee.

Tropical Mycoses: Hazards to Travellers’. In: Tropical Mycology, Vol 2. Eds: R Watling, JC Frankland, AM Ainsworth, S Isaac, CH Robinson. CAB International, 2002. Chap 10, pp 145-163

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HR Ashbee, EGV Evans.

Fungal infections. Biological Sciences Review, (1998) 11: 27-29

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Antifungals

 

HR Ashbee, RA Barnes, EM Johnson, MD Richardson, R Gorton, WW Hope. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of antifungal agents: guidelines from the British Society for Medical Mycology. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2014) 69: 1162-1176

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HR Ashbee, MH Gilleece.

Pharmacogenomics of Antifungal Agents. In: Handbook of Pharmacogenomics and Stratified Medicine.  Ed: S Padmanabhan. Elsevier, 2014. Chap 38, pp879-900

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HR Ashbee, MH Gilleece.

Has the era of individualised medicine arrived for the antifungals? A review of antifungal pharmacogenomics. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2012) 47:881-894

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LD Liebowitz, HR Ashbee, EGV Evans, Y Chong, N Mallatova, M Zaidi, D Gibbs and the Global Antifungal Surveillance Group. 

A two year global evaluation of the susceptibility of Candida species to fluconazole by disk diffusion.  Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease (2001) 37:27-33

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Malassezia

HR Ashbee, R Bond.

Host-Pathogen Interactions. In Malassezia and the skin. Eds: A Velegraki, P Mayser, T Boekhout. Springer 2010. Chap 5, pp139-173

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HR Ashbee, A Scheynius. Malassezia.

In: Handbook of Pathogenic Yeasts. Eds: HR Ashbee, E Bignell. Springer, 2010. Chap 10, pp209-230

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HR Ashbee.

Update on the genus Malassezia. Medical Mycology (2007) 45: 287-303

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HR Ashbee.

Recent developments in the immunology and biology of Malassezia species.  FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology (2006) 47:14-23

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HR Ashbee, AK Leck, JWL Puntis, WJ Parson, EGV Evans.

Skin colonization by Malassezia in neonates and infants.  Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2002) 23: 212-216

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HR Ashbee, EGV Evans.

Immunology of the diseases associated with Malassezia species.  Clinical Microbiology Reviews (2002) 15:21-57

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MR Saadatzadeh, HR Ashbee, WJ Cunliffe, E Ingham.

Cell mediated immunity to the mycelial phase of Malassezia spp in patients with pityriasis versicolor and controls.  British Journal of Dermatology (2001) 144:77-84

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MR Saadatzadeh, HR Ashbee, KT Holland, E Ingham.

Production of the mycelial phase of Malassezia in vitro.  Medical Mycology (2001) 39:487-493

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E Gueho, T Boekhout, HR Ashbee, J Guillot, A van Belkum, J Faergemann.  

The role of Malassezia species in the ecology of human skin and as pathogens.  Medical Mycology (1998) 36: Supp 1, 220-229

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HU Kim, HR Ashbee. 

Analysis of nucleic acids in Malassezia furfur serovars A, B and C.   Annals of Dermatology (1997) 9:1-7

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KJ Ahn, HR Ashbee. 

Determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations of several azole antifungals for Malassezia furfur.  Annals of Dermatology (1996) 8:187-194

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HR Ashbee, E Ingham, KT Holland, WJ Cunliffe.

Cell mediated immune responses to Malassezia furfur serovars A, B and C in patients with pityriasis versicolor, seborrhoeic dermatitis and controls.  Experimental Dermatology (1994) 3:106-112

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HR Ashbee, A Fruin, KT Holland, WJ Cunliffe, E Ingham.

Humoral immunity to Malassezia furfur serovars A, B and C in patients with pityriasis versicolor, seborrhoeic dermatitis and controls.  Experimental  Dermatology (1994) 3:227-233

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HR Ashbee, E Ingham, KT Holland, WJ Cunliffe.

The carriage of Malassezia furfur serovars A, B and C in patients with pityriasis versicolor, seborrhoeic dermatitis and controls.  British Journal of Dermatology (1993) 129:533-540

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Candidosis and Dermatophytosis

N Hetticarachchi, HR Ashbee, JD Wilson.

Prevalence and management of non-albicans vaginal candidiasis. Sexually Transmitted Infections (2010) 86:99-100

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S Harman, HR Ashbee, EGV Evans. 

Testing of antifungal combinations against yeasts and dermatophytes. Journal of Dermatological Treatment (2004) 15:104-107

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SS El-Din, MT Reynolds, HR Ashbee, RC Barton, EGV Evans. 

An investigation into the pathogenesis of vulvo-vaginal candidosis.  Sexually  Transmitted Infection (2001) 77:179-183

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PP Walker, C Brown, HR Ashbee, EGV Evans, MT Reynolds. 

Vaginal yeasts in the era of “over-the-counter” antifungals.  Sexually Transmitted Infections (2000) 76:437-438

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HR Ashbee, EGV Evans. 

Fungi and skin.  Microbiology Today (2000) 27, 132-134

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Case Report

S Gaur, A Rajgopal, R Ashbee.

A successfully treated case of peritonitis due to Fusarium dimerum. Journal of Infection (2010) 61: 86-88

 

Skin Microbiology

 

HR Ashbee, SR Muir, WJ Cunliffe, E Ingham. 

IgG subclasses specific to Staphylococcus epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes in patients with acne vulgaris.  British Journal of Dermatology (1997) 136:730-733

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