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Guidelines for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of endocarditis in adults: a report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by KATE GOULD, F, DENNING, David W, ELLIOTT, Tom S. J, FOWERAKER, Juliet, PERRY, John D, PRENDERGAST, Bernard D, SANDOE, Jonathan A. T, SPRY, Michael J, WATKIN, Richard W

“…The BSAC guidelines on treatment of infectious endocarditis (IE) were last published in 2004. The guidelines presented here have been updated and extended to…”
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Antimicrobial central venous catheters in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Casey, Anna L, PhD, Mermel, Leonard A, Prof, Nightingale, Peter, PhD, Elliott, Tom SJ, Prof

“…Summary Several antimicrobial central venous catheters (CVCs) are available. We did a meta-analysis to assess their efficacy in reducing microbial colonisation…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis: A Consequence of Medical Progress by Fowler, Vance G, Miro, Jose M, Hoen, Bruno, Cabell, Christopher H, Abrutyn, Elias, Rubinstein, Ethan, Corey, G. Ralph, Spelman, Denis, Bradley, Suzanne F, Barsic, Bruno, Pappas, Paul A, Anstrom, Kevin J, Wray, Dannah, Fortes, Claudio Q, Anguera, Ignasi, Athan, Eugene, Jones, Philip, van der Meer, Jan T. M, Elliott, Tom S. J, Levine, Donald P, Bayer, Arnold S, ICE Investigators, for the

“…CONTEXT The global significance of infective endocarditis (IE) caused by Staphylococcus aureus is unknown. OBJECTIVES To document the international emergence…”
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A clinical evaluation of two central venous catheter stabilization systems by Karpanen, Tarja J., Casey, Anna L., Whitehouse, Tony, Timsit, Jean-Francois, Mimoz, Olivier, Palomar, Mercedes, Elliott, Tom S. J.

“…Background Central venous catheters (CVCs) are commonly secured with sutures which are associated with microbial colonization and infection. We report a…”
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Business Models for Active Buildings by Elliott, Tom, Geske, Joachim, Green, Richard

“…Active Buildings that allow users to adjust their demands on the grid to the needs of the energy system could greatly assist the transition to net zero, but…”
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Enhanced chlorhexidine skin penetration with eucalyptus oil by Karpanen, Tarja J, Conway, Barbara R, Worthington, Tony, Hilton, Anthony C, Elliott, Tom S J, Lambert, Peter A

“…Chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) is a widely used skin antiseptic, however it poorly penetrates the skin, limiting its efficacy against microorganisms residing…”
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CPSF6 defines a conserved capsid interface that modulates HIV-1 replication by Price, Amanda J, Fletcher, Adam J, Schaller, Torsten, Elliott, Tom, Lee, KyeongEun, KewalRamani, Vineet N, Chin, Jason W, Towers, Greg J, James, Leo C

“…The HIV-1 genome enters cells inside a shell comprised of capsid (CA) protein. Variation in CA sequence alters HIV-1 infectivity and escape from host…”
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Exploratory examination of inflammation state, immune response and blood cell composition in a human obese cohort to identify potential markers predicting cancer risk by Elisia, Ingrid, Lam, Vivian, Cho, Brandon, Hay, Mariah, Li, Michael Yu, Kapeluto, Jordanna, Elliott, Tom, Harris, David, Bu, Luke, Jia, William, Leung, Hilary, Mohn, William, Krystal, Gerald

“…Obesity has reached epidemic proportions and is often accompanied by elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines that promote many chronic diseases,…”
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An in vitro comparison of standard cleaning to a continuous passive disinfection cap for the decontamination of needle-free connectors by Casey, Anna L, Karpanen, Tarja J, Nightingale, Peter, Elliott, Tom S J

“…The optimal decontamination method for needle-free connectors is still unresolved. The objective of this study was to determine if a continuous passive…”
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IDI Search: a metadata search app for exploring New Zealand’s administrative linked data by Elliott, Tom, Milne, Barry, Li, Eileen, Sporle, Andrew, Simpson, Colin

“…How can we lower barriers to reuse of linked administrative data and improve quality at the same time? Linked data resources are expensive and complex, but…”
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of endocarditis in adults: a report of the Working Party of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy by Gould, F. K., Denning, D. W., Elliott, T. S. J., Foweraker, J., Perry, J. D., Prendergast, B. D., Sandoe, J. A. T., Spry, M. J., Watkin, R. W.

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Antimicrobial activity of a chlorhexidine intravascular catheter site gel dressing by Karpanen, Tarja J., Casey, Anna L., Conway, Barbara R., Lambert, Peter A., Elliott, Tom S. J.

“…Objectives The antimicrobial efficacy of a chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) intravascular catheter gel dressing was evaluated against methicillin-resistant…”
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Flash glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes managed with basal insulin in the USA: a retrospective real-world chart review study and meta-analysis by Carlson, Anders L, Daniel, Timothy Dilon, DeSantis, Andrea, Jabbour, Serge, Karslioglu French, Esra, Kruger, Davida, Miller, Eden, Ozer, Kerem, Elliott, Tom

“…IntroductionEvidence supporting use of continuous glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes treated with basal insulin is unclear. This real-world study aimed to…”
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On Democratizing Data Science: Some iNZights Into Empowering the Many by Chris J. Wild, Tom Elliott, Andrew Sporle

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Association between sciatica and Propionibacterium acnes by Stirling, Alistair, Worthington, Tony, Rafiq, Mohammed, Lambert, Peter A, Elliott, Tom SJ

“…We hypothesised that the inflammation seen around the nerve root in patients with sciatica may be caused by microbial infection. We used a newly developed…”
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Impact of Patient Use of an Online Patient Portal on Diabetes Outcomes by Lau, Marco, BSc, Campbell, Harlan, MSc, Tang, Tricia, Thompson, Darby J.S., PhD, Elliott, Tom, MBBS, FRCPC

“…Abstract Objective To assess the effect of patient use of an online patient portal on diabetes outcomes. Methods Patients included were those with diabetes who…”
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A comparative study to evaluate surface microbial contamination associated with copper-containing and stainless steel pens used by nurses in the critical care unit by Casey, Anna L., PhD, Karpanen, Tarja J., PhD, Adams, Debra, PhD, Lambert, Peter A., DSc, Nightingale, Peter, PhD, Miruszenko, Lisa, RGN, Elliott, Tom S.J., FRCPath

“…A clinical study was undertaken to compare the surface microbial contamination associated with pens constructed of either a copper alloy or stainless steel…”
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Addition of PLA2 to CRP enhances sepsis diagnosis by Elliott, Tom S.J., Casey, Anna L., Karpanen, Tarja J., David, Miruna D., Whitehouse, Tony, Lambert, Peter A., Vernallis, Ann B., Worthington, Tony, Parekh, Gita, Dunston, Christopher R., Kirby, Josh, Davis, Paul

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Progress in the prevention of surgical site infection by Casey, Anna L, Elliott, Tom SJ

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThe present review summarizes some of the key papers on the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) published in 2008. RECENT FINDINGSThe…”
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Emergence of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci as a Cause of Native Valve Endocarditis by Chu, Vivian H., Woods, Christopher W., Miro, Jose M., Hoen, Bruno, Cabell, Christopher H., Pappas, Paul. A., Federspiel, Jerome, Athan, Eugene, Stryjewski, Martin E., Nacinovich, Francisco, Marco, Francesc, Levine, Donald P., Elliott, Tom S., Fortes, Claudio Q., Tornos, Pilar, Gordon, David L., Utili, Riccardo, Delahaye, Francois, Corey, G. Ralph, Fowler, Vance G.

“…Background. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are an infrequent cause of native valve endocarditis (NVE), and our understanding of NVE caused by CoNS is…”
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