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A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study

scientific article published in 2022

A Risk Assessment of Antibiotic Pan-Drug-Resistance in the UK: Bayesian Analysis of an Expert Elicitation Study

scientific article published on 07 March 2017

A cross-sectional survey of the acceptability of data collection processes for validation of a European point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use.

scientific article published on 8 March 2016

A national quality incentive scheme to reduce antibiotic overuse in hospitals: evaluation of perceptions and impact.

scientific article published on 28 February 2018

A pilot validation in 10 European Union Member States of a point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute hospitals in Europe, 2011.

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A process evaluation of the UK-wide Antibiotic Guardian campaign: developing engagement on antimicrobial resistance.

scientific article published on 22 July 2016

A prospective study comparing contamination rates between a novel mid-stream urine collection device (Peezy) and a standard method in renal patients

scientific article published on 28 August 2013

Acute abdomen in a healthy woman: primary peritonitis due to group A streptococcus

scientific article published in October 2006

Adjunctive rifampicin for Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (ARREST): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article published on 14 December 2017

Adjunctive rifampicin to reduce early mortality from Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (ARREST): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 18 December 2012

Adjunctive rifampicin to reduce early mortality from Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: the ARREST RCT

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Amikacin treatment for multidrug resistant tuberculosis: how much monitoring is required?

scientific article published in October 2013

An association between pulmonary Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex infections and biomarkers of Th2-type inflammation.

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An evaluation of a toolkit for the early detection, management, and control of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a survey of acute hospital trusts in England.

scientific article published on 9 March 2018

An investigation of antifungal stewardship programmes in England

scientific article published on 25 October 2017

Antibiotic Review Kit for Hospitals (ARK-Hospital): study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 11 July 2019

Antibiotic policies in acute English NHS trusts: implementation of 'Start Smart-Then Focus' and relationship with Clostridium difficile infection rates

scientific article published on 23 December 2014

Antibody Status and Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Health Care Workers

scientific article published on 23 December 2020

Antibody correlates of protection from SARS-CoV-2 reinfection prior to vaccination: A nested case-control within the SIREN study

scientific article published in 2022

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes in Community Healthcare Organisations in England: A Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Implementation of Programmes and National Toolkits

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Antimicrobial resistance: moving from professional engagement to public action

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Antimicrobial stewardship: we know it works; time to make sure it is in place everywhere.

scientific article published in February 2017

Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017

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Assessing limiting factors to the acceptance of antiretroviral therapy in a large cohort of injecting drug users.

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Breakthrough bacteraemia due to tigecycline-resistant Escherichia coli with New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-1 successfully treated with colistin in a patient with calciphylaxis.

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Campylobacter jejuni cellulitis in a patient with pan-hypogammaglobulinaemia

scientific article published on 2 February 2011

Carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in HIV-infected children in Zimbabwe.

scientific article published on 18 May 2017

Characterisation of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in healthcare workers within the United Kingdom: Risk factors for infection during four successive waves

scientific article published in February 2025

Citrobacter koseri meningitis: Another freediving risk?

scientific article published on October 7, 2010

Corrigendum to ‘Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: A pooled analysis of five prospective, observational studies’ [J Infect 68 (2014) 242–251]

scholarly article by Achim J. Kaasch et al published September 2014 in Journal of Infection

Cost-effectiveness of national mandatory screening of all admissions to English National Health Service hospitals for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a mathematical modelling study

scientific article published on 23 November 2015

Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of bone and joint tuberculosis in the United Kingdom.

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Detection and identification of bacteria in clinical samples by 16S rRNA gene sequencing: comparison of two different approaches in clinical practice

scientific article published on 8 December 2011

Diagnosis of Aortic Graft Infection: A Case Definition by the Management of Aortic Graft Infection Collaboration (MAGIC).

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Discordance in latent tuberculosis (TB) test results in patients with end-stage renal disease

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Do we need bacteriological confirmation of cure in uncomplicated tuberculosis?

scientific article published in September 2013

Drug-induced aseptic meningitis

scientific article published in March 2005

Duration of antibiotic treatment for common infections in English primary care: cross sectional analysis and comparison with guidelines

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Ebola virus disease: the UK critical care perspective

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Effect of general practice characteristics and antibiotic prescribing on Escherichia coli antibiotic non-susceptibility in the West Midlands region of England: a 4 year ecological study

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Effects of control interventions on Clostridium difficile infection in England: an observational study

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Electronic prescribing system design priorities for antimicrobial stewardship: a cross-sectional survey of 142 UK infection specialists

scientific article published on 20 December 2016

Epidemiology of Escherichia coli bacteraemia in England: results of an enhanced sentinel surveillance programme

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Evaluation of a national microbiological surveillance system to inform automated outbreak detection

scientific article published on 20 July 2013

Expanded blood borne virus testing in a tuberculosis clinic. A cost and yield analysis.

scientific article published on 5 November 2014

Exploring the relationship between primary care antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections, Escherichia coli bacteraemia incidence and antimicrobial resistance: an ecological study

scientific article published on 24 August 2018

Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and outbreaks in long-term care facilities in England: a national cross-sectional survey

scientific article published on 11 February 2021

First confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the UK.

scientific article published on 25 October 2013

Fortuitous vasculitis

scientific article published on 17 January 2012

Frequency and significance of indeterminate and borderline Quantiferon Gold TB IGRA results.

scientific article published on 26 October 2017

Future priorities of acute hospitals for surgical site infection surveillance in England

scientific article published on 23 June 2018

Group A streptococcus: a continued threat

scientific article published in October 2006

Haematological support during peg-interferon therapy for HCV-infected haemophiliacs improves virological outcomes

scientific article published in September 2007

Health-care-associated infections in neonates, children, and adolescents: an analysis of paediatric data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control point-prevalence survey.

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Healthcare-associated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and the risk for methicillin resistance: is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition for community-acquired bacteremia still appropriate?

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Healthcare-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals in European Union/European Economic Area countries: an analysis of data from a point prevalence survey, 2011 to 2012

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Hepatotoxicity and antituberculosis therapy: time to revise UK guidance?

scientific article published in October 2009

Hepatotoxicity in the treatment of tuberculosis using moxifloxacin-containing regimens [Correspondence]

scientific article published in September 2011

Impact of long-term care facility residence on the antibiotic resistance of urinary tract Escherichia coli and Klebsiella

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Impact of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection: hospitalization and patient quality of life

scientific article published on 13 June 2017

Improving antimicrobial stewardship and surveillance: the Chennai Declaration

scientific article published on January 28, 2013

Improving feedback of surveillance data on antimicrobial consumption, resistance and stewardship in England: putting the data at your Fingertips

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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

scientific article published in 2022

Increasing resistance to ciprofloxacin among isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoea in Dublin

scientific article published in July 2005

Investigation of the impact of the NICE guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis during invasive dental procedures on the incidence of infective endocarditis in England: an electronic health records study

scientific article published on 02 April 2020

Late Ebola virus relapse causing meningoencephalitis: a case report

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Late Presentation of Infected Silicone Granulomas in the Lower Limb

scientific article published on 22 February 2018

Local IFN-{gamma} responses in TB.

scientific article published in September 2005

Longitudinal trends and cross-sectional analysis of English national hospital antibacterial use over 5 years (2008-13): working towards hospital prescribing quality measures

scientific article published on 10 October 2014

Macrolide resistance in Treponema pallidum in the United States and Ireland

scientific article published in July 2004

Managing latent tuberculosis in UK renal transplant units: how does practice compare with published guidance?

scientific article published in February 2014

Mapping national surveillance of surgical site infections in England: needs and priorities

scientific article published on 12 June 2018

Neonatal sepsis – many blood samples, few positive cultures: implications for improving antibiotic prescribing

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No impact of rifamycin selection on tuberculosis treatment outcome in HIV coinfected patients

scientific article published in January 2013

Optimising Interventions for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) in Primary, Secondary and Care Home Settings

scientific article published on 17 July 2020

Optimising antimicrobial stewardship interventions in English primary care: a behavioural analysis of qualitative and intervention studies

scientific article published on 17 December 2020

Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for bone and joint infections: the OVIVA non-inferiority RCT

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Panton-Valentine leukocidin associated staphylococcal disease: a cross-sectional study at a London hospital, England.

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Positive surveillance blood culture is a predictive factor for secondary metastatic infection in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

scientific article published in April 2004

Post-exposure prophylaxis against Ebola virus disease with experimental antiviral agents: a case-series of health-care workers

scientific article published on 25 August 2015

Potential for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in English primary care

scientific article published in February 2018

Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections, estimated incidence and composite antimicrobial resistance index in acute care hospitals and long-term care facilities: results from two European point prevalence surveys, 2016 to 2017

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Prevalence of resistance to antibiotics in children's urinary Escherichia coli isolates estimated using national surveillance data

scientific article published on 2 May 2018

Prevention of Infection in Kidney Patients

scientific article published in 2014

Purpura fulminans associated with Lactobacillus paracasei liver abscess

scientific article published in February 2007

Quantifying where human acquisition of antibiotic resistance occurs: a mathematical modelling study

scientific article published on 23 August 2018

Reducing expectations for antibiotics in primary care: a randomised experiment to test the response to fear-based messages about antimicrobial resistance

scientific article published on 23 April 2020

Resurgence in Infectious Syphilis in Ireland

scientific article published in May 2004

Resurgence in infectious syphilis in Ireland: an epidemiological study

scientific article published in May 2004

Ribavirin and interferon alter MMP-9 abundance in vitro and in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients.

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Ribotyping in the detection of Clostridium difficile outbreaks in a single university hospital

scientific article published on 14 November 2012

Role of individualization of hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy duration in HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals.

scientific article published in May 2006

SARS-CoV-2 infection in London, England: Impact of lockdown on community point-prevalence, March-May 2020

scientific article published on 25 May 2020

Seasonality of urinary tract infections in the United Kingdom in different age groups: longitudinal analysis of The Health Improvement Network (THIN).

scientific article published on 23 November 2017

Selection and co-selection of antibiotic resistances among Escherichia coli by antibiotic use in primary care: An ecological analysis

scientific article published on 10 June 2019

Sequencing and phylogenetic characterisation of a fatal Crimean - Congo haemorrhagic fever case imported into the United Kingdom, October 2012.

scientific article published on 29 November 2012

Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a pooled analysis of five prospective, observational studies

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Survey of neonatal unit outbreaks in North London: identifying causes and risk factors

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Syphilitic panuveitis with retinal necrosis in an HIV positive man confirmed by Treponema pallidum PCR.

scientific article published on 17 September 2009

Targeted versus universal screening and decolonization to reduce healthcare-associated meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Ten-year longitudinal molecular epidemiology study of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species bloodstream infections in Oxfordshire, UK

scientific article published on 03 September 2021

Terminal decontamination of the Royal Free London's high-level isolation unit after a case of Ebola virus disease using hydrogen peroxide vapor

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use.

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The antibiotic course has had its day.

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The changing epidemiology of HIV infection in injecting drug users in Dublin, Ireland

scientific article published on October 1, 2001

The epidemiology of infectious syphilis in the Republic of Ireland.

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The ethics of setting national antibiotic policies using financial incentives.

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The great pretender returns to Dublin, Ireland.

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The hospital microbiome project: meeting report for the UK science and innovation network UK-USA workshop ‘beating the superbugs: hospital microbiome studies for tackling antimicrobial resistance’, October 14th 2013

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The national one week prevalence audit of universal meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) admission screening 2012.

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The reliability of the McCabe score as a marker of co-morbidity in healthcare-associated infection point prevalence studies.

scientific article published on 20 November 2015

Thromboelastography in the Management of Coagulopathy Associated With Ebola Virus Disease

scientific article published on 26 November 2015

Trends and patterns in antibiotic prescribing among out-of-hours primary care providers in England, 2010-14.

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Trends over time in Escherichia coli bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, and antibiotic susceptibilities in Oxfordshire, UK, 1998-2016: a study of electronic health records

scientific article published on 17 August 2018

Tuberculosis in London: not unexpected

scientific article published in January 2013

Understanding the Impact of Interventions to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistant Infections in the Long-Term Care Facility: A Review and Practical Guide to Mathematical Modeling

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Using linked electronic health records to report healthcare-associated infections

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Utility and limitations of Spa-typing in understanding the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia isolates in a single University Hospital

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Validation of national hospital antimicrobial consumption data in England.

scientific article published on 16 June 2015

Vancomycin MIC as a predictor of outcome in MRSA bacteraemia in the UK context.

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