Search Results - "CARTWRIGHT, K. A. V."

Trends in incidence of pneumococcal disease before introduction of conjugate vaccine: South West England, 1996–2005 by IHEKWEAZU, C. A., DANCE, D. A. B., PEBODY, R., GEORGE, R. C., SMITH, M. D., WAIGHT, P., CHRISTENSEN, H., CARTWRIGHT, K. A. V., STUART, J. M.

“…Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate and polysaccharide vaccines into the United Kingdom's routine immunization programmes is expected to change the…”
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Changing epidemiology of bacterial meningitis among adults in England and Wales 1991–2002 by GJINI, A. B., STUART, J. M., LAWLOR, D. A., CARTWRIGHT, K. A. V., CHRISTENSEN, H., RAMSAY, M., HEYDERMAN, R. S.

“…We examined the epidemiology of community-acquired bacterial meningitis among adults in England and Wales between 1991 and 2002. Among 3169 cases,…”
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The Stonehouse survey: nasopharyngeal carriage of meningococci and Neisseria lactamica by Cartwright, K. A. V., Stuart, J. M., Jones, D. M., Noah, N. D.

“…A total of 6234 nasopharyngeal swabs was collected during a survey of the population of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire in November 1986 as part of an…”
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Invasive pneumococcal infection in South and West England by SMITH, M. D., STUART, J., ANDREWS, N. J., TELFER BRUNTON, W. A., CARTWRIGHT, K. A. V.

“…Variation in the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease across South and West England, in 1995, was measured through a survey of microbiology laboratories…”
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Dynamics of Carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in a Group of Military Recruits: Subtype Stability and Specificity of the Immune Response following Colonization by Jones, G. R., Christodoulides, M., Brooks, J. L., Miller, A. R. O., Cartwright, K. A. V., Heckels, J. E.

“…Meningococcal carriage and the immune response to colonization were studied in a group of military recruits undergoing basic training. Subtyping by…”
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Meningococcal carriage in close contacts of cases by Cartwright, K. A. V., Stuart, J. M., Robinson, P. M.

“…Between 1 October 1986 and 31 March 1987, 55 cases of meningococcal disease were identified in the South-West of England, an attack rate of 1·54 per 100000…”
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Induction of immunological memory in UK infants by a meningococcal A/C conjugate vaccine by BORROW, R., FOX, A. J., RICHMOND, P. C., CLARK, S., SADLER, F., FINDLOW, J., MORRIS, R., BEGG, N. T., CARTWRIGHT, K. A. V.

“…The induction of immunological memory to serogroup A and C polysaccharides in UK infants immunized with three doses of a meningococcal A/C oligosaccharide…”
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Identification and characterization of a novel insertion sequence, IS1106, downstream of the porA gene in B15 Neisseria meningitidis by Knight, A I, Ni, H, Cartwright, K A, McFadden, J J

“…Examination of Neisseria meningitidis strains associated with endemic meningococcal disease demonstrated differences in the number of copies of a repetitive…”
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An Outbreak of Hepatitis A in Gloucester, UK by Majeed, F. A., Stuart, J. M., Cartwright, K. A. V., Room, R., Gilkes, J. R., Smith, M. C., Watson, B. E.

“…During an outbreak of hepatitis A that occurred in Gloucester, UK between September 1989 and January 1991, 162 clinical cases were identified through…”
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Hepatitis B markers in Gloucestershire firemen by Springbett, R J, Cartwright, K A, Watson, B E, Morris, R, Cantle, A

“…Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids and the prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection were studied in Gloucestershire…”
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Phylogenetic and epidemiological analysis of Neisseria meningitidis using DNA probes by Ni, H., Knight, A. I., Cartwright, K. A. V., McFadden, J. J.

“…The genetic relationships between various serotypes and serogroups of meningococcal strains were investigated by restriction fragment-length polymorphism…”
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An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Gloucester by Hunt, D. A., Cartwright, K. A. V., Smith, M. C., Middleton, J., Bartlett, C. L. R., Lee, J. V., Dennis, P. J., Harper, D.

“…Fourteen people living in or near the city of Gloucester fell ill with Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup (SG) 1 between 27…”
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Clinical management of meningococcal disease by Stephenson, Terence, Winrow, A. P., Cartwright, K. A. V., Stuart, J. M., Wylie, P. A. L., Stevens, D., Drake, W., Wood, Annette L., Gill, Martin J., Sørensen, Henrik Toft, Steffensen, Flemming Hald, Schønheyder, Henrik C., Nielsen, Gunnar Lauge, Olsen, Jørn

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The Stonehouse study: secretor status and carriage of Neisseria species by Blackwell, C. C., Weir, D. M., James, V. S., Cartwright, K. A. V., Stuart, J. M., Jones, D. M.

“…The genetically determined inability to secrete the water-soluble glycoprotein form of the ABO blood group antigens into saliva and other body fluids is a…”
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An outbreak of meningococcal disease in Stonehouse: planning and execution of a large-scale survey by Stuart, J. M., Cartwright, K. A. V., Jones, D. M., Noah, N. D., Wall, R. J., Blackwell, C. Caroline, Jephcott, A. E., Ferguson, I. R.

“…In November 1986 a large-scale survey was undertaken in the Gloucestershire town of Stonehouse during an outbreak of meningococcal disease due to group B type…”
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Effect of sequence variation in meningococcal PorA outer membrane protein on the effectiveness of a hexavalent PorA outer membrane vesicle vaccine by Martin, S.L, Borrow, R, van der Ley, P, Dawson, M, Fox, A.J, Cartwright, K.A.V

“…Though meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccines have been introduced into the UK infant immunisation schedule, there is currently no vaccine solution for…”
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Successful control of Clostridium difficile infection in an elderly care unit through use of a restrictive antibiotic policy by MCNULTY, C, LOGAN, M, DONALD, I. P, ENNIS, D, TAYLOR, D, BALDWIN, R. N, BANNERJEE, M, CARTWRIGHT, K. A. V

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Treatment of chronic paronychia by Cartwright, K A V, Milne, L J R, Hardie, R A

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Influenza A and meningococcal disease by Cartwright, K A, Jones, D M, Smith, A J, Stuart, J M, Kaczmarski, E B, Palmer, S R

“…There are several anecdotal accounts of the association between outbreaks of influenza and meningococcal disease. The exceptional increase in the number of…”
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Primary care workshops can reduce and rationalize antibiotic prescribing by McNulty, Cliodna A. M., Kane, Alan, Foy, Chris J. W., Sykes, Jackie, Saunders, Pamela, Cartwright, Keith A. V.

“…We describe a controlled study comparing the effects on primary care prescribing in west Gloucestershire, UK, where antibiotic workshops were offered, with…”
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