Search Results - "Duckworth, G"

Guidelines for the control and prevention of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities by Coia, J.E., Duckworth, G.J., Edwards, D.I., Farrington, M., Fry, C., Humphreys, H., Mallaghan, C., Tucker, D.R.

“…Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains endemic in many UK hospitals. Specific guidelines for control and prevention are justified because…”
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Protective effect of antibiotics against serious complications of common respiratory tract infections: retrospective cohort study with the UK General Practice Research Database by Petersen, I, Johnson, A M, Islam, A, Duckworth, G, Livermore, D M, Hayward, A C

“…Objective To determine the extent to which antibiotics reduce the risk of serious complications after common respiratory tract infections.Design Retrospective…”
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Targeted next generation sequencing approach identifies eighteen new candidate genes in normosmic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Kallmann syndrome by Quaynor, Samuel D., Bosley, Maggie E., Duckworth, Christina G., Porter, Kelsey R., Kim, Soo-Hyun, Kim, Hyung-Goo, Chorich, Lynn P., Sullivan, Megan E., Choi, Jeong-Hyeon, Cameron, Richard S., Layman, Lawrence C.

“…The genetic basis is unknown for ∼60% of normosmic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (nHH)/Kallmann syndrome (KS). DNAs from (17 male and 31 female) nHH/KS…”
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The operative outcomes of displaced medial-end clavicle fractures by Sidhu, Verinder S., BSc, MBBS (Hons), MS, Hermans, Deborah, RN, Duckworth, David G., MBBS, FRACS

“…Background Nonoperative treatment of displaced medial clavicle fractures often leads to poor functional outcomes and painful nonunions. This study investigates…”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Hospitals and the Community: Stealth Dynamics and Control Catastrophes by Cooper, B. S., Medley, G. F., Stone, S. P., Kibbler, C. C., Cookson, B. D., Roberts, J. A., Duckworth, G., Lai, R., Ebrahim, S., Wachter, Kenneth W.

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represents a serious threat to the health of hospitalized patients. Attempts to reduce the spread of MRSA…”
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Patient outcomes following arthroscopic distal clavicle excision: a prospective case series by Leon, Johanna V., Hermans, Deborah, Venkatesha, Venkatesha, Duckworth, David G.

“…Distal clavicle excision for acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) pathology is currently the mainstay of surgical management in patients with symptoms refractory to…”
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The ORION statement: guidelines for transparent reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies Of Nosocomial infection by Stone, S. P., Cooper, B. S., Kibbler, C. C., Cookson, B. D., Roberts, J. A., Medley, G. F., Duckworth, G., Lai, R., Ebrahim, S., Brown, E. M., Wiffen, P. J., Davey, P. G.

“…The quality of research in hospital epidemiology (infection control) must be improved to be robust enough to influence policy and practice. In order to raise…”
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Systematic review of isolation policies in the hospital management of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a review of the literature with epidemiological and economic modelling by Cooper, B S, Stone, S P, Kibbler, C C, Cookson, B D, Roberts, J A, Medley, G F, Duckworth, G J, Lai, R, Ebrahim, S

“…To review the evidence for the effectiveness of different isolation policies and screening practices in reducing the incidence of methicillin-resistant…”
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Rates of Surgical Site Infection After Hip Replacement as a Hospital Performance Indicator: Analysis of Data From the English Mandatory Surveillance System by Wilson, J., Charlett, A., Leong, G., McDougall, C., Duckworth, G.

“…To describe rates of surgical site infection (SSI) after hip replacement and to use these data to provide a simple mechanism for identifying poorly performing…”
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Social and Ecological Characteristics of an Expanding Natural Resource Industry: "Aloe" Harvesting in South Africa by Melin, A., Grace, O. M., Duckworth, G. D., Donaldson, J. S., Milner-Gulland, E. J.

“…Sustainable harvesting practices are important for conserving plant species and their habitats, but also the livelihoods of those that depend on them. Aloe…”
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Land cover dynamics influence distribution of breeding birds in the Great Plains, USA by Scholtz, R, Polo, JA, Fuhlendorf, SD, Duckworth, GD

“…Grasslands are one of the most endangered ecosystems globally. Large tracts of grassland in the Great Plains, USA have been converted to cropland since the…”
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Mortality in patients with meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, England 2004–2005 by Lamagni, T.L, Potz, N, Powell, D, Pebody, R, Wilson, J, Duckworth, G

“…Summary A population-based study was undertaken to determine the short term risk of death in English patients diagnosed with meticillin-resistant…”
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Distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotypes in English hospitals, 2007-08 by Brazier, J S, Raybould, R, Patel, B, Duckworth, G, Pearson, A, Charlett, A, Duerden, B I

“…A surveillance study designed to provide a representative sample of the strains of Clostridium difficile causing infections in hospitals in England was in…”
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Epidemic of severe Streptococcus pyogenes infections in injecting drug users in the UK, 2003–2004 by Lamagni, T.L., Neal, S., Keshishian, C., Hope, V., George, R., Duckworth, G., Vuopio-Varkila, J., Efstratiou, A.

“…During the late 1990s, increases in referrals to the national reference laboratory of Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from injecting drug users (IDUs) with…”
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy decontamination failure and the risk of transmission of blood-borne viruses: a review by Morris, J., Duckworth, G.J., Ridgway, G.L.

“…The risk of blood-borne virus transmission with an inadequately decontaminated endoscope during gastrointestinal endoscopy remains unclear, although it is…”
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Isolation measures in the hospital management of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): systematic review of the literature by Cooper, B S, Stone, S P, Kibbler, C C, Cookson, B D, Roberts, J A, Medley, G F, Duckworth, G, Lai, R, Ebrahim, S

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the evidence for the effectiveness of isolation measures in reducing the incidence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus…”
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The community prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in older people living in their own homes: implications for treatment, screening and surveillance in the UK by Maudsley, J, Stone, S.P, Kibbler, C.C, Iliffe, S.R, Conaty, S.J, Cookson, B.D, Duckworth, G.J, Johnson, A, Wallace, P.G

“…Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) predominantly affects those over 65 years old. There may be a substantial pool of older people with MRSA in…”
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Operative outcome of displaced medial-end clavicle fractures in adults by Low, Adrian K., MBBS, Duckworth, David G., FRACS, Bokor, Desmond J., FRACS

“…The results following nonoperative treatment of displaced, medial end clavicle fractures is often unsatisfactory; but no study has yet reported the outcome of…”
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Enhanced surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia in children in the UK and Ireland by Johnson, A P, Sharland, M, Goodall, C M, Blackburn, R, Kearns, A M, Gilbert, R, Lamagni, T L, Charlett, A, Ganner, M, Hill, R, Cookson, B, Livermore, D, Wilson, J, Cunney, R, Rossney, A, Duckworth, G

“…Objective To determine the incidence and demographic features of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia in children in the UK and…”
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Emergence of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia among children in England and Wales, 1990–2001 by Khairulddin, N, Bishop, L, Lamagni, T L, Sharland, M, Duckworth, G

“…Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now a major cause of adult bacteraemia. All reports of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia to the Health…”
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