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Population pharmacokinetics of teicoplanin in children by Ramos-Martín, V, Paulus, S, Siner, S, Scott, E, Padmore, K, Newland, P, Drew, R J, Felton, T W, Docobo-Pérez, F, Pizer, B, Pea, F, Peak, M, Turner, M A, Beresford, M W, Hope, W W

“…Teicoplanin is frequently administered to treat Gram-positive infections in pediatric patients. However, not enough is known about the pharmacokinetics (PK) of…”
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Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in a UK paediatric hospital by Drew, R.J, Turton, J.F, Hill, R.L.R, Livermore, D.M, Woodford, N, Paulus, S, Cunliffe, N.A

“…Summary Background Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are an emerging global infection threat. However, there are few data describing their clinical…”
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Case study of copper poisoning in a British dairy herd by Bidewell, C. A., Drew, J. R., Payne, J. H., Sayers, A. R., Higgins, R. J., Livesey, C. T.

“…Following the initial diagnosis of chronic copper poisoning (CCP), the copper (Cu) status of a British dairy herd was investigated. Eight fatal cases of CCP…”
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Spontaneous capsule loss in Haemophilus influenzae serotype b associated with Hib conjugate vaccine failure and invasive disease by Meyler, K., Meehan, M., Bennett, D., Mulhall, R., Harrison, O., Gavin, P., Drew, R.J., Cunney, R.

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Diagnosis of rotavirus infection in a vaccinated population: Is a less sensitive immunochromatographic method more suitable for detecting wild-type rotavirus than real-time RT-PCR? by Yandle, Z., Coughlan, S., Drew, R.J., Cleary, J., De Gascun, C.

“…•The cT of wild-type rotavirus is lower than Rotarix (median 12.43 verses 29.09).•The limit of detection of the Combi-Strip (Coris, BioConcept) is about Ct…”
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Reducing Invasive Screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in Asymptomatic Term Neonates by Tai, M H, Drew, R J, McCallion, N

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Group B streptococcal PCR testing in comparison to culture for diagnosis of late onset bacteraemia and meningitis in infants aged 7–90 days: a multi-centre diagnostic accuracy study by Morrissey, S. M., Nielsen, M., Ryan, L., Al Dhanhani, H., Meehan, M., McDermott, S., O’Sullivan, N., Doyle, M., Gavin, P., O’Sullivan, N., Cunney, R., Drew, R. J.

“…The aim of this study was to compare an in-house real-time PCR assay, with bacterial culture as the reference, for the diagnosis of late onset group B…”
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Impact of Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture PCR assay on management of positive blood cultures in obstetric patients: a retrospective audit by Page, A., O’Rourke, S., Brennan, M., Clooney, L., Le Blanc, D., Griffin, J., Eogan, M., Drew, R. J.

“…Background The Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture assay (Cepheid, USA) is a rapid PCR test which can be used for positive blood cultures where Gram-positive cocci in…”
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Impact of a rapid molecular test for positive blood cultures from neonatal intensive care patients on clinical management: a retrospective audit by Koh, L. L., O’Rourke, S., Brennan, M., Clooney, L., Cafferkey, M., McCallion, N., Drew, R. J.

“…Background Both Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase negative Staphylococci are common causes of late-onset neonatal sepsis in the neonatal intensive care unit…”
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Circulating rotavirus genotypes in the Irish paediatric population prior to the introduction of the vaccination programme by Yandle, Z., Coughlan, S., Drew, R. J., O’Flaherty, N., O’Gorman, J., De Gascun, C.

“…Background Rotavirus is the leading cause of viral gastroenteritis in children, and it is anticipated that the introduction of the Rotarix™ vaccine…”
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RUWA scoring system: a novel predictive tool for the identification of patients at high risk for complications from Clostridium difficile infection by Drew, R.J, Boyle, B

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BK virus (BKV) plasma dynamics in patients with BKV-associated hemorrhagic cystitis following allogeneic stem cell transplantation by Drew, R.J., Walsh, A., Ní Laoi, B., Conneally, E., Crowley, B.

“…Introduction The use of real‐time polymerase chain reaction testing in the investigation of BK virus (BKV)‐associated disease has been widely studied in renal…”
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Low rate of co-infection in patients presenting with Chlamydia trachomatis to a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Galway, Ireland by Drew, R J, Cormican, M, Machale, E, Fleming, C

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Case study of copper poisoning in a British dairy herd by Bidewell, C. A., Drew, J. R., Payne, J. H., Sayers, A. R., Higgins, R. J., Livesey, C. T.

“…Following the initial diagnosis of chronic copper poisoning (CCP), the copper (Cu) status of a British dairy herd was investigated. Eight fatal cases of CCP…”
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Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium by Bryant, Josephine M., Grogono, Dorothy M., Rodriguez-Rincon, Daniela, Everall, Isobel, Brown, Karen P., Moreno, Pablo, Verma, Deepshikha, Hill, Emily, Drijkoningen, Judith, Gilligan, Peter, Esther, Charles R., Noone, Peadar G., Giddings, Olivia, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel, Wainwright, Claire E., Coulter, Chris, Pandey, Sushil, Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Ramsay, Kay A., Sherrard, Laura J., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbaur, Nassib, Johnson, Graham R., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia, Sly, Peter D., Jones, Andrew, Bilton, Diana, Laurenson, Ian, Ruddy, Michael, Bourke, Stephen, Bowler, Ian C. J. W., Chapman, Stephen J., Clayton, Andrew, Cullen, Mairi, Dempsey, Owen, Denton, Miles, Desai, Maya, Drew, Richard J., Edenborough, Frank, Evans, Jason, Folb, Jonathan, Daniels, Thomas, Humphrey, Helen, Isalska, Barbara, Jensen-Fangel, Søren, Jönsson, Bodil, Jones, Andrew M., Katzenstein, Terese L., Lillebaek, Troels, MacGregor, Gordon, Mayell, Sarah, Millar, Michael, Modha, Deborah, Nash, Edward F., O'Brien, Christopher, O'Brien, Deirdre, Ohri, Chandra, Pao, Caroline S., Peckham, Daniel, Perrin, Felicity, Perry, Audrey, Pressler, Tania, Prtak, Laura, Qvist, Tavs, Robb, Ali, Rodgers, Helen, Schaffer, Kirsten, Shafi, Nadia, van Ingen, Jakko, Walshaw, Martin, Watson, Danie, West, Noreen, Whitehouse, Joanna, Haworth, Charles S., Harris, Simon R., Ordway, Diane, Parkhill, Julian, Floto, R. Andres

“…Lung infections with Mycobacterium abscessus, a species of multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria, are emerging as an important global threat to…”
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Enhanced Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacterales (CPE) Screening in a Paediatric Population by Broderick, D, McNicholas, C, Drew, R J

“…Aims The aim of this period of extended screening (to include those being readmitted to TSCUH if they had been an inpatient in the preceding year) was to…”
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Low Yield of Positive Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Culture and Bacterial PCR Tests In Paediatric Patients With A Normal CSF White Cell Count by Drew, R J, Nielsen, M J, O'Mahony, G, Cunney, R

“…The aim was to review paediatric patients who had a positive cerebrospinal fluid culture or bacterial PCR test, yet had a normal CSF white cell count for age…”
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Quality assurance of electrosurgical devices: a manufacturer's view by Drew, R J

“…The safe and effective use of electrosurgical devices is a complex activity dependent on a wide array of people and factors. Among the significant factors…”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Among Extended-Spectrum  -Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in a Large Pediatric Hospital in the United Kingdom by Drew, R. J., Ormandy, E. E., Ball, K., Lambert, S. E., Paulus, S., Williams, N. J., Cunliffe, N. A.

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An ongoing large outbreak of measles in Merseyside, England, January to June 2012 by Vivancos, R, Keenan, A, Farmer, S, Atkinson, J, Coffey, E, Dardamissis, E, Dillon, J, Drew, R J, Fallon, M, Huyton, R, Jarvis, R, Marsh, G, Mason, R, Shryane, T, Stewart, A, Ghebrehewet, S

“…From 1 January to 30 June 2012, 359 confirmed and 157 probable cases of measles were reported in Merseyside, England. The most affected age groups were…”
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