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The global effect of maternal education on complete childhood vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Forshaw, Jennifer, Gerver, Sarah M, Gill, Moneet, Cooper, Emily, Manikam, Logan, Ward, Helen

“…There is an established correlation between maternal education and reduction in childhood mortality. One proposed link is that an increase in maternal…”
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National surveillance of bacterial and fungal coinfection and secondary infection in COVID-19 patients in England: lessons from the first wave by Gerver, Sarah M., Guy, Rebecca, Wilson, Kate, Thelwall, Simon, Nsonwu, Olisaeloka, Rooney, Graeme, Brown, Colin S., Muller-Pebody, Berit, Hope, Russell, Hall, Victoria

“…The impact of bacterial/fungal infections on the morbidity and mortality of persons with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear. We have…”
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Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in adolescents living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis by KIM, Sung-Hee, GERVER, Sarah M, FIDLER, Sarah, WARD, Helen

“…Adolescent and young adult (AYA) populations (12-24 years) represent over 40% of new HIV infections globally. Adolescence is sometimes characterized by…”
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Determining the impact of professional body recommendations on the screening of acquired carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in England by Bennet, Kirsty F., Guy, Rebecca L., Gerver, Sarah M., Hopkins, Katie L., Puleston, Richard, Brown, Colin S., Henderson, Katherine L.

“…Acquired carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria are an increasing public health concern globally and have been mandatory to report in England since…”
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Increase in invasive group A streptococcal infection notifications, England, 2022 by Guy, Rebecca, Henderson, Katherine L, Coelho, Juliana, Hughes, Helen, Mason, Emily L, Gerver, Sarah M, Demirjian, Alicia, Watson, Conall, Sharp, Ashley, Brown, Colin S, Lamagni, Theresa

“…Increases in invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection and associated deaths, particularly in children, above seasonally expected levels are being seen…”
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High rate of loss to clinical follow up among African HIV‐infected patients attending a London clinic: a retrospective analysis of a clinical cohort by Gerver, Sarah M, Chadborn, Tim R, Ibrahim, Fowzia, Vatsa, Bela, Delpech, Valerie C, Easterbrook, Philippa J

“…Background Long‐term regular clinic follow up is an important component of HIV care. We determined the frequency and characteristics of HIV‐infected patients…”
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Low levels of HIV test coverage in clinical settings in the U.K.: a systematic review of adherence to 2008 guidelines by Elmahdi, Rahma, Gerver, Sarah M, Gomez Guillen, Gabriela, Fidler, Sarah, Cooke, Graham, Ward, Helen

“…To quantify the extent to which guideline recommendations for routine testing for HIV are adhered to outside of genitourinary medicine (GUM), sexual health…”
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Impact of introducing procalcitonin testing on antibiotic usage in acute NHS hospitals during the first wave of COVID-19 in the UK: a controlled interrupted time series analysis of organization-level data by Llewelyn, Martin J., Grozeva, Detelina, Howard, Philip, Euden, Joanne, Gerver, Sarah M., Hope, Russell, Heginbothom, Margaret, Powell, Neil, Richman, Colin, Shaw, Dominick, Thomas-Jones, Emma, West, Robert M., Carrol, Enitan D., Pallmann, Philip, Sandoe, Jonathan A. T.

“…Abstract Background Blood biomarkers have the potential to help identify COVID-19 patients with bacterial coinfection in whom antibiotics are indicated. During…”
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Increased mortality in COVID-19 patients with fungal co- and secondary infections admitted to intensive care or high dependency units in NHS hospitals in England by Borman, Andrew M., Fountain, Holly, Guy, Rebecca, Casale, Ella, Gerver, Sarah M, Elgohari, Suzanne, Brown, Colin S, Hopkins, Susan, Chalker, Victoria J, Johnson, Elizabeth M.

“…•Patients with severe COVID-19 disease are at risk of fungal co/secondary infections.•COVID-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and candidemia are most…”
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Nitrofurantoin resistance as an indicator for multidrug resistance: an assessment of Escherichia coli urinary tract specimens in England, 2015–19 by Guy, Rebecca L, Rudman, Jamie, Higgins, Hannah, Carter, Emma, Henderson, Katherine L, Demirjian, Alicia, Gerver, Sarah M

“…Abstract Objectives To determine whether MDR occurs more frequently in nitrofurantoin-resistant Escherichia coli urinary isolates in England, compared with…”
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Developing a model for decision-making around antibiotic prescribing for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in acute NHS hospitals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative results from the Procalcitonin Evaluation of Antibiotic use in COVID-19 Hospitalised patients (PEACH Study) by Henley, Josie, Brookes-Howell, Lucy, Euden, Joanne, Pallmann, Philip, Llewelyn, Martin, Howard, Philip, Powell, Neil, Dark, Paul, Szakmany, Tamas, Hellyer, Thomas P, Albur, Mahableshwar, Hamilton, Ryan, Prestwich, Graham, Ogden, Margaret, Maboshe, Wakunyambo, Sandoe, Jonathan, Thomas-Jones, Emma, Carrol, Enitan, Albur, Mahableshwar, Bond, Stuart E, Gerver, Sarah M, Hopkins, Susan, McCullagh, Iain J, Parsons, Helena, Partridge, David G, Shaw, Dominick, Shinkins, Bethany, Todd, Stacy, West, Robert M

“…ObjectiveTo explore and model factors affecting antibiotic prescribing decision-making early in the pandemic.DesignSemistructured qualitative interview…”
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Emergent and evolving antimicrobial resistance cassettes in community-associated fusidic acid and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Ellington, Matthew J, Reuter, Sandra, Harris, Simon R, Holden, Matthew T.G, Cartwright, Edward J, Greaves, Daniel, Gerver, Sarah M, Hope, Russell, Brown, Nicholas M, Török, M. Estee, Parkhill, Julian, Köser, Claudio U, Peacock, Sharon J

“…Highlights • Resistance to fusidic acid rose among meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the 2000s. • Combined surveillance data and…”
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Intermittent point prevalence surveys on healthcare-associated infections, 2011 and 2016, in England: what are the surveillance and intervention priorities? by Henderson, K.L., Saei, A., Freeman, R., Johnson, A.P., Ashiru-Oredope, D., Gerver, S.M., Hopkins, S.

“…Point prevalence surveys are an important surveillance method for determining the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs). To outline the key…”
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Surveillance of bloodstream infections in intensive care units in England, May 2016–April 2017: epidemiology and ecology by Gerver, S.M., Mihalkova, M., Bion, J.F., Wilson, A.P.R., Chudasama, D., Johnson, A.P., Hope, R.

“…Bloodstream infections (BSIs) in patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and economic costs. Many BSIs are…”
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Antimicrobial Consumption in England, 2017 to 2021 by Sabine Bou-Antoun, Angela Falola, Holly Fountain, Hanna Squire, Colin S. Brown, Susan Hopkins, Sarah M. Gerver, Alicia Demirjian

“…The UK’s 5-year National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance has an ambition to reduce total antimicrobial consumption, a key driver of antimicrobial…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in England 2017 to 2021 (ESPAUR Report 2021–22) by Rebecca Guy, Hannah Higgins, Jamie Rudman, Holly Fountain, Kirsty F. Bennet, Katie L. Hopkins, Alicia Demirjian, Sarah M. Gerver, Mariyam Mirfenderesky, Katherine L. Henderson

“…The English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance (ESPAUR) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) chapter reports on bacterial, viral,…”
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Surveillance and Stewardship Approaches for COVID-19 Novel Therapeutics in England from 2021 to 2022 (ESPAUR Report) by Alessandra Løchen, Hanna Squire, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Kieran S. Hand, Hassan Hartman, Carry Triggs-Hodge, Holly Fountain, Sabine Bou-Antoun, Alicia Demirjian, Sarah M. Gerver

“…The UK Health Security Agency’s (UKHSA) COVID-19 therapeutics programme was commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care with the remit to evaluate…”
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