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Sampling the upper respiratory tract for enteroviral infection is important in the investigation of an acute neurological illness in children by Varghese, Reela, Iyer, Anand, Hunter, Kate, Cargill, James S, Cooke, Richard P.D

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Posaconazole responsive cerebral aspergillosis in an immunocompetent adult by Ellenbogen, Jonathan Richard, Waqar, Mueez, Denning, David W, Cooke, Richard P.D, Skinner, Derek W, Lesser, Tristram, Javadpour, Mohsen

“…Abstract Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare manifestation of invasive aspergillosis that usually affects immunocompromised patients. There are few treatment…”
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Short-course versus prolonged-course antibiotic therapy for hospital-acquired pneumonia in critically ill adults by Pugh, Richard, Grant, Chris, Cooke, Richard P D, Dempsey, Ged

“…Pneumonia is the most common hospital-acquired infection affecting patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, current national guidelines for the…”
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Stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trials are the way forward to assess innovative electronic hand hygiene monitoring technologies by Cawthorne, Katie-Rose, Cooke, Richard P D

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Staff surveys will unlock the key to better hand hygiene performance by Cooke, Richard P D, Corke, Charlotte

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Staff views need to be at the centre of electronic hand hygiene monitoring system development by Cawthorne, Katie-Rose, Cooke, Richard P D

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A standardised approach to validate both the accuracy and precision of electronic hand hygiene monitoring systems is needed by Cawthorne, Katie-Rose, Cooke, Richard PD

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Viridans Group Streptococcal Infections in Children After Chemotherapy or Stem Cell Transplantation: A 10-year Review From a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital by Nielsen, Maryke J., Claxton, Sarah, Pizer, Barry, Lane, Steven, Cooke, Richard P.D., Paulus, Stéphane, Carrol, Enitan D.

“…Viridans Group Streptococci (VGS) are associated with high mortality rates in febrile neutropenia; yet there are no recent European pediatric studies to inform…”
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Do hospital pressures change following rotavirus vaccine introduction? A retrospective database analysis in a large paediatric hospital in the UK by Heinsbroek, Ellen, Hungerford, Daniel, Cooke, Richard P D, Chowdhury, Margaret, Cargill, James S, Bar-Zeev, Naor, French, Neil, Theodorou, Eleni, Standaert, Baudouin, Cunliffe, Nigel A

“…ObjectiveHospitals in the UK are under increasing clinical and financial pressures. Following introduction of childhood rotavirus vaccination in the UK in…”
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Management of granulomatous cerebral aspergillosis in immunocompetent adult patients: a review by Ellenbogen, Jonathan Richard, Waqar, Mueez, Cooke, Richard P.D., Javadpour, Mohsen

“…Cerebral aspergillosis, is an infrequent, opportunistic infection of the central nervous system that accounts for 5-10% of all intracranial fungal pathology…”
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A retrospective study of secondary bacteraemia in hospitalised adults with community acquired non-typhoidal Salmonella gastroenteritis by Parry, Christopher M, Thomas, Sherine, Aspinall, Esther J, Cooke, Richard P D, Rogerson, Stephen J, Harries, Anthony D, Beeching, Nicholas J

“…The clinical significance of bacteraemia secondary to non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults is uncertain. Adults admitted to a…”
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Management of suspected herpes simplex virus encephalitis in adults in a UK teaching hospital by Bell, David J, Suckling, Ruth, Rothburn, Michael M, Blanchard, Tom, Stoeter, David, Michael, Benedict, Cooke, Richard PD, Kneen, Rachel, Solomon, Tom

“…The outcome of herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis is improved with prompt initiation of aciclovir treatment. Delays are common, but there is little…”
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Hazards of water by Cooke, R.P.D

“…Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common nosocomial infection. Mortality rates, morbidity, and costs are all increased in the patient with VAP, and…”
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Issues of human rabies immunoglobulin and vaccine: policy versus practice by Folb, Jonathan E., Cooke, Richard P. D.

“…A retrospective audit was conducted of all issues of rabies vaccine or human rabies immunoglobulin (HRIG) from the Clinical Microbiology Department at…”
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Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus—related gastrostomy tube colonization complicated by anterior abdominal wall sepsis in association with buried bumper syndrome: a rare complication by Smith, Alastair D., Hughes, David V., Cooke, Richard P.D.

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Detection of ESBL bacteria from clinical specimens: evaluation of a new selective medium by Sharma, R., Cooke, R.P.D., Ratcliffe, J.G.

“…Selective screening media for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria are needed to guide antibiotic therapy and institute appropriate…”
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Hazards of alcohol-based hand rubs by Cooke, R.P.D., Hughes, J., O'Connor, C.

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An evaluation of Cidex OPA (0.55% ortho-phthalaldehyde) as an alternative to 2% glutaraldehyde for high-level disinfection of endoscopes by Cooke, R.P.D, Goddard, S.V, Whymant-Morris, A, Sherwood, J, Chatterly, R

“…Cidex OPA (0.55% ortho-phthalaldehyde) is marketed as a safer alternative to 2% glutaraldehyde for endoscope decontamination. As clinical experience is…”
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METHICILLIN RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus—RELATED GASTROSTOMY TUBE COLONIZATION COMPLICATED BY ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL SEPSIS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BURIED BUMPER SYNDROME: A RARE COMPLICATION: 634 by Smith, Alastair D., Hughes, David V., Cooke, Richard P.D.

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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus - associated colitis, a potentially life threatening illness, may present with a number of clinical features similar to clostridium difficile - associated colitis by Smith, Alastair D, O’Beirne, James J, Cooke, Richard P.D

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