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Impact of cleaning and other interventions on the reduction of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections in two hospitals in England assessed using a breakpoint model by Hughes, G.J, Nickerson, E, Enoch, D.A, Ahluwalia, J, Wilkinson, C, Ayers, R, Brown, N.M

“…Summary Background Clostridium difficile infection remains a major challenge for hospitals. Although targeted infection control initiatives have been shown to…”
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P21.01 Clostridium difficile diagnosis in the East of England – A re-audit of laboratory methods by Pai, S, Brown, N.M

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Investigation and management of an outbreak of multidrug-carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Cambridge, UK by Enoch, D.A, Summers, C, Brown, N.M, Moore, L, Gillham, M.I, Burnstein, R.M, Thaxter, R, Enoch, L.M, Matta, B, Sule, O

“…Summary Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii resistant to carbapenems (MRAB-C) has become endemic in many hospitals in the UK. We describe an outbreak…”
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Response to P. Destrez concerning G.J. Hughes et al. : Impact of cleaning and other interventions on the reduction of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infections in two hospitals in England assessed using a breakpoint model by Hughes, G.J, Nickerson, E, Enoch, D.A, Ahluwalia, J, Wilkinson, C, Ayers, R, Brown, N.M

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Mammary gland differentiation by early life exposure to enantiomers of the soy isoflavone metabolite equol by Brown, N.M., Belles, C.A., Lindley, S.L., Zimmer-Nechemias, L., Witte, D.P., Kim, Mi-Ok, Setchell, K.D.R.

“…The role of soy in reducing breast cancer risk has been suggested to be associated with early exposure to isoflavones, which alter mammary gland morphology…”
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FP2.5 Cleaning enhancements and impact on Clostridium difficile control by Brown, N.M, Hughes, G.J, Ayers, R, Trundle, C, Thompson, A, Sule, O

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P20.02 Use of a timeline in the investigation of an outbreak of MRSA on an acute medical ward by Tkachenko, O, Khalifa, M, Fitzgibbon, L, Thompson, A, Hughes, G.J, Brown, N.M

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Evidence from a UK teaching hospital that MRSA is primarily transmitted by the hands of healthcare workers by Ludlam, H.A, Swayne, R.L, Kearns, A.M, Brown, D.F.J, Howard, J.C, Gunning, K, Burnstein, R, Nicholl, C.G, Brown, N.M

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Mixed convection from an open cavity in a horizontal channel by Leong, J.C., Brown, N.M., Lai, F.C.

“…Heat transfer results for mixed convection from a bottom heated open cavity subjected to an external flow are reported in this study for a wide range of the…”
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P1136 Community coliforms in Cambridgeshire: resistance patterns in urinary isolates from 1997 to 2006 by Cargill, J.S, Payne, H.A, Enoch, D.A, Ludlam, H, Brown, N.M

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Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community: homeless are also at risk by Cooke, F.J, Howard, J.C, Hugh-Jones, C, Brown, N.M

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Improving diagnostic stewardship in urinary tract infections: a service evaluation of selective urine culture by Wright, L., Heywood, N., Cooke, F.J., Brown, N.M.

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Impact of routine bedside infectious disease consultation on clinical management and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in adults by Saunderson, R.B., Gouliouris, T., Nickerson, E.K., Cartwright, E.J.P., Kidney, A., Aliyu, S.H., Brown, N.M., Limmathurotsakul, D., Peacock, S.J., Török, M.E.

“…Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is a common, serious infection that is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests that…”
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Point-prevalence survey of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and vancomycin-resistant enterococci in adult inpatients in a university teaching hospital in the UK by Wilson, H.J., Khokhar, F., Enoch, D.A., Brown, N.M., Ahluwalia, J., Dougan, G., Török, M.E.

“…Infections with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are associated with increased morbidity and…”
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S-Equol, a potent ligand for estrogen receptor β, is the exclusive enantiomeric form of the soy isoflavone metabolite produced by human intestinal bacterial flora by Setchell, K.D.R, Clerici, C, Lephart, E.D, Cole, S.J, Heenan, C, Castellani, D, Wolfe, B.E, Nechemias-Zimmer, L, Brown, N.M, Lund, T.D

“…Background: The discovery of equol in human urine more than 2 decades ago and the finding that it is bacterially derived from daidzin, an isoflavone abundant…”
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An outbreak of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in a neonatal intensive care unit: use of a case–control study to investigate and control it and lessons learnt by Brown, N.M., Reacher, M., Rice, W., Roddick, I., Reeve, L., Verlander, N.Q., Broster, S., Ogilvy-Stuart, A.L., D'Amore, A., Ahluwalia, J., Robinson, S., Thaxter, R., Moody, C., Kearns, A., Greatorex, J., Martin, H., Török, M.E., Enoch, D.A.

“…To describe the investigation and management of a meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak on a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the…”
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Real-world use of fidaxomicin in a large UK tertiary hospital: how effective is it for treating recurrent disease? by Enoch, D.A., Santos, R., Phillips, C.J., Micallef, C., Murphy, M.E., Aliyu, S.H., Massey, D., Brown, N.M.

“…All courses of fidaxomicin use in the study hospital were reviewed. It was used for first recurrence (six times), second recurrence (eight times) and one case…”
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Land cover change in Europe between 1950 and 2000 determined employing aerial photography by Gerard, F., Petit, S., Smith, G., Thomson, A., Brown, N., Manchester, S., Wadsworth, R., Bugar, G., Halada, L., Bezák, P., Boltiziar, M., De badts, E., Halabuk, A., Mojses, M., Petrovic, F., Gregor, M., Hazeu, G., Mücher, C.A., Wachowicz, M., Huitu, H., Tuominen, S., Köhler, R., Olschofsky, K., Ziese, H., Kolar, J., Sustera, J., Luque, S., Pino, J., Pons, X., Roda, F., Roscher, M., Feranec, J.

“…BIOPRESS (‘Linking Pan-European Land Cover Change to Pressures on Biodiversity’), a European Commission funded ‘Global Monitoring for Environment and Security’…”
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Multi-disciplinary review is an effective tool in reducing Clostridium difficile infection in hospitals by Bedford, L., Aliyu, S.H., Brown, N.M., Cerny, P., Haynes, S., Thaxter, R., Enoch, D.A.

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Enhanced thermal stratification in a liquid storage tank with a porous manifold by Brown, N.M., Lai, F.C.

“…► Porous manifolds are shown to be an effective means in the promotion and maintenance of thermal stratification in a liquid storage tank. ► Porous manifolds…”
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