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Recurrent Dense Deposit Disease After Renal Transplantation: An Emerging Role for Complementary Therapies by McCaughan, J. A., O'Rourke, D. M., Courtney, A. E.

“…Dense deposit disease is a rare glomerulonephritis caused by uncontrolled stimulation of the alternative complement pathway. Allograft survival after kidney…”
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Identification of risk epitope mismatches associated with de novo donor‐specific HLA antibody development in cardiothoracic transplantation by McCaughan, J. A., Battle, R. K., Singh, S. K. S., Tikkanen, J. M., Moayedi, Y., Ross, H. J., Singer, L. G., Keshavjee, S., Tinckam, K. J.

“…The development of de novo donor‐specific HLA antibodies (dnDSA) after transplantation is associated with graft failure, mortality, and cost. There is no…”
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The Clinical Course of Kidney Transplant Recipients After 20 Years of Graft Function by McCaughan, J. A., Courtney, A. E.

“…There is a growing population of kidney transplant recipients who have survived 20 years with a functioning graft. This study identified the factors associated…”
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Is big bad or bearable? Long-term renal transplant outcomes in obese recipients by McCloskey, O M, Devine, P A, Courtney, A E, McCaughan, J A

“…Abstract Background The global obesity epidemic has implications for kidney transplantation. There are conflicting reports regarding the impact of obesity on…”
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Further evidence of the increased risk for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour from a Scottish cohort of patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 by McCaughan, J A, Holloway, S M, Davidson, R, Lam, W W K

“…A recent study, looking at the lifetime risk of developing malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1),…”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients with c.1652G›A (G551D)‐CFTR treated with ivacaftor—Changes in microbiological parameters by Millar, B. C., McCaughan, J., Rendall, J. C., Downey, D. G., Moore, J. E.

“…Summary What is known and objective The CFTR potentiator, ivacaftor (IVA), has been widely used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with the…”
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Muddy puddles – the microbiology of puddles located outside tertiary university teaching hospitals by Furukawa, M., McCaughan, J., Stirling, J., Millar, B.C., Bell, J., Goldsmith, C.E., Reid, A., Misawa, N., Moore, J.E.

“…In the British Isles, the frequency of rain results in the formation of puddles on footpaths and roads in/around hospitals. No data are available demonstrating…”
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Programmed cell death-1 blockade in recurrent disseminated Ewing sarcoma by McCaughan, Georgia J B, Fulham, Michael J, Mahar, Annabelle, Soper, Judy, Hong, Angela M, Stalley, Paul D, Tattersall, Martin H N, Bhadri, Vivek A

“…Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a malignant tumour of bone and soft tissue, and although many patients are cured with conventional multimodal therapy, those with…”
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Relative resistance index (RRI) - a scoring system for antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Ewing, J, McCaughan, J, Moore, J, Fairley, D, Sutherland, B, Reid, A, Downey, D

“…Background: There is a need to measure antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) in cystic fibrosis (CF), either qualitatively or quantitatively, to…”
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BSHI/BTS guidance on crossmatching before deceased donor kidney transplantation by Peacock, S., Briggs, D., Barnardo, M., Battle, R., Brookes, P., Callaghan, C., Clark, B., Collins, C., Day, S., Diaz Burlinson, N., Dunn, P., Fernando, R., Fuggle, S., Harmer, A., Kallon, D., Keegan, D., Key, T., Lawson, E., Lloyd, S., Martin, J., McCaughan, J., Middleton, D., Partheniou, F., Poles, A., Rees, T., Sage, D., Santos‐Nunez, E., Shaw, O., Willicombe, M., Worthington, J.

“…All UK H&I laboratories and transplant units operate under a single national kidney offering policy, but there have been variations in approach regarding when…”
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Belfast Agar-a simple laboratory medium to separate Pseudomonas aeruginosa from pan-resistant Burkholderia cenocepacia isolated from the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) by Caskey, S, Moore, JE, McCaughan, J, Rendall, JC

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Predictors of mortality in adults with cystic fibrosis by Courtney, J.M., Bradley, J., Mccaughan, J., O'connor, T.M., Shortt, C., Bredin, C.P., Bradbury, I., Elborn, J.S.

“…Assessment of prognostic indicators in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is important. The study's aim was to assess the relative contribution of gender,…”
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Variation in immunoglobulin use and impact on survival in myeloma by Chai, Khai Li, Wellard, Cameron, Thao, LTP, Aoki, Naomi, Moore, Elizabeth M, Augustson, Bradley M, Bapat, Akshay, Blacklock, Hilary, Chng, Wee J, Cooke, Rachel, Forsyth, Cecily J, Goh, Yeow‐Tee, Hamad, Nada, Harrison, Simon J, Ho, P Joy, Hocking, Jay, Kerridge, Ian, Kim, Jin Seok, Kim, Kihyun, King, Tracy, McCaughan, Georgia J, Mollee, Peter, Morrissey, C Orla, Murphy, Nick, Quach, Hang, Tan, Xuan Ni, Tso, Allison CY, Wong, Kimberly SQ, Yoon, Sung‐Soo, Spencer, Andrew, Wood, Erica M, McQuilten, Zoe K

“…Serious infection is common in patients with multiple myeloma due to immune deficiency from the underlying disease and/or its treatment. Immunoglobulin…”
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21 Lung function and disease severity in CF patients heterozygous for p. Arg117His by Shteinberg, M, Downey, D.G, Beattie, D, Mccaughan, J, Reid, A, Stein, N, Elborn, J.S

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Photodynamic therapy : A review by MCCAUGHAN, J. S

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of malignant tumours is a new technique for treating cancers. After intravenous injection, a photosensitiser is selectively retained…”
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102 MRSA eradication in CF patients with lower respiratory tract infection by Vallières, E, Rendall, J.C, Moore, J.E, McCaughan, J, Tunney, M.M, Elborn, J.S, Downey, D.G

“…Objectives Lower respiratory tract infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in…”
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Lenalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone induction therapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a practical review by McCaughan, Georgia J., Gandolfi, Sara, Moore, John J., Richardson, Paul G.

“…Summary For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma, survival outcomes continue to improve significantly: however, nearly all patients will relapse…”
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87 Detection of enterotoxins (A–E) from Staphylococcus aureus isolated from CF sputum: Clinical significance of enterotoxigenic (ET+) strains of S. aureus in paediatric and adult CF patients by Wen, H, McCaughan, J, Schock, B, Reid, A, Rendall, J.C, Elborn, J.S, Downey, D.G, Ennis, M, Moore, J.E

“…Objectives Staphylococcus aureus (SA) can produce several entertoxins (ETs) that may cause nausea and vomiting when ingested. Chronic colonisation of the CF…”
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67 Relative Resistance Index – a scoring system for antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Ewing, J.C, McCaughan, J, Moore, J.E, Fairly, D.J, Sutherland, B, Reid, A, Downey, D.G

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Successful decolonization of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) using a three-step protocol by Macfarlane, M, Leavy, A, McCaughan, J, Fair, R, Reid, A.J.M

“…Summary Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is recognized as a bacterial pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) although its clinical…”
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