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A case of failed eradication of cystic fibrosis-related sinus colonisation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

scientific article published on 6 October 2015

A commentary on the disparate perspectives of clinical microbiologists and surgeons: Ad hoc antimicrobial use.

scientific article published on 2 April 2014

A commentary on the disparate perspectives of clinical microbiologists and surgeons: ad hoc antimicrobial use.

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A commentary on the role of molecular technology and automation in clinical diagnostics.

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A comparative study of hand hygiene and alcohol-based hand rub use among Irish nursing and medical students.

scientific article published on 31 January 2018

A detailed appraisal of mesocolic lymphangiology--an immunohistochemical and stereological analysis

scientific article published on 19 July 2014

A method for the design and development of medical or health care information websites to optimize search engine results page rankings on Google

scientific article (publication date: 27 August 2013)

A national study of Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) amongst pre-hospital practitioners

scientific article published on 2 December 2015

A novel care pathway for prisoners with intellectual disability designed through a Delphi process

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

A pilot study of performance among hospitalised elderly patients on a novel test of visuospatial cognition: the letter and shape drawing (LSD) test

scientific article published on 01 September 2017

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of the clock drawing test (CDT) in the identification of delirium in older hospitalised patients

scientific article published on 24 February 2020

Adaptation of bacteria to the intestinal niche: probiotics and gut disorder.

scientific article published in May 2001

Against the onslaught of endemic carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, the war is being lost on the Irish Front

scientific article published on 25 June 2014

An Irish outbreak of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM)-1 carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: increasing but unrecognized prevalence.

scientific article published on 19 August 2016

An appraisal of the computed axial tomographic appearance of the human mesentery based on mesenteric contiguity from the duodenojejunal flexure to the mesorectal level

scientific article published on 18 July 2015

An optimized work-flow to reduce time-to-detection of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) using direct testing from rectal swabs

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Anti-Microbial Coating Innovations to prevent infectious disease: a consensus view from the AMiCl COST Action

scientific article published on 09 April 2020

Anti-RSV prophylaxis efficacy for infants and young children with cystic fibrosis in Ireland

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Anti-microbial coating innovations to prevent infectious diseases (AMiCI): Cost action ca15114.

scientific article published on 28 April 2017

Antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) in primary care; what factors affect prescribing and why is it important? A narrative review.

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Antimicrobial coating innovations to prevent healthcare-associated infection.

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Attention, vigilance and visuospatial function in hospitalized elderly medical patients: Relationship to neurocognitive diagnosis.

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Attention, vigilance, and visuospatial function in hospitalized elderly medical patients: relationship to delirium syndromal status and motor subtype profile.

scientific article published on 18 December 2017

Attitudes and practices of Irish hospital-based physicians towards hand hygiene and hand rubbing using alcohol-based hand rub: a comparison between 2007 and 2015.

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Becoming patient-centred: sobering insight into CPE-positive patients' experiences of clinical care.

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Benefits of post-operative oral protein supplementation in gastrointestinal surgery patients: A systematic review of clinical trials

scientific article published on July 2016

Candidaemia in an Irish intensive care unit setting between 2004 and 2018 reflects increased incidence of Candida glabrata

scientific article published on 19 January 2019

Children With Cystic Fibrosis May Be Performing Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy Incorrectly

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Children in hospital in Ireland--what do they eat and what do they weigh: a cross-sectional study.

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Children's television and nutrition

scientific article published in February 2015

Clustered interventions to reduce inappropriate duplicate laboratory tests in an Irish tertiary hospital

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

Colonisation with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) not detected in a prevalence study

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Combined education and skin antisepsis intervention for persistently high blood-culture contamination rates in neonatal intensive care.

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Comparison of cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles in hospitalised elderly medical patients with delirium, dementia and comorbid delirium-dementia.

scientific article published on 8 March 2016

Concordance between DSM-IV and DSM-5 criteria for delirium diagnosis in a pooled database of 768 prospectively evaluated patients using the delirium rating scale-revised-98.

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Concordance between the delirium motor subtyping scale (DMSS) and the abbreviated version (DMSS-4) over longitudinal assessment in elderly medical inpatients.

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Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) for Irish paramedics and advanced paramedics: a national study.

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Continuous professional competence (CPC) for emergency medical technicians in Ireland: educational needs assessment.

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Correlation of probiotic Lactobacillus salivarius growth phase with its cell wall-associated proteome

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Delirium: a disturbance of circadian integrity?

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Detection of Neisseria meningitidis in a paediatric patient with septic arthritis using multiplexed diagnostic PCR targeting meningitis/encephalitis (ME).

scientific article published on 23 March 2018

Determination of the Lung Clearance Index (LCI) in a Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Cohort

scientific article published on 18 September 2017

Development of a novel computerised version of the Month Backwards Test: A comparison of performance in hospitalised elderly patients and final year medical students.

scientific article published on 24 October 2015

Development of the four-item Letter and Shape Drawing test (LSD-4): A brief bedside test of visuospatial function.

scientific article published on 5 December 2016

E-learning for chest x-ray interpretation improves medical student skills and confidence levels

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Exercise portrayal in children's television programs: analysis of the UK and Irish programming

scientific article published on 23 September 2016

Feasibility of alcohol screening among patients receiving opioid treatment in primary care.

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Food and beverage advertising during children's television programming.

scientific article published on 23 February 2014

Food and beverage cues in UK and Irish children-television programming

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Food and beverage cues in children's television programmes: the influence of programme genre

scientific article published on 17 June 2015

Foreseeing the microbiology of bespoke 3D-printed medical devices.

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From biocontrol to cancer, probiotics and beyond

scientific article published on 17 December 2012

General practice career intentions among graduate-entry students: a cross-sectional study at Ireland's newest medical school

scientific article published in February 2014

Generic medicines: an evaluation of the accuracy and accessibility of information available on the Internet

scientific article (publication date: 7 October 2013)

Genotoxicity of fecal water in a free-living Irish population.

scientific article published in January 2002

Hand hygiene and compliance behaviours are the under-appreciated human factors pivotal to reducing hospital-acquired infections.

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Hand hygiene-related clinical trials reported since 2010: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 17 December 2015

Hand hygiene: Attitudes and practices of nurses, a comparison between 2007 and 2015.

scientific article published on 16 October 2017

Hunger strikes and psychiatric care

scientific article published on 01 November 2019

Hunger strikes in prisons: a narrative systematic review of ethical considerations from a physician's perspective

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In vitro comparative assessment of the mechanical properties of PMMA cement and a GPC cement for vertebroplasty.

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In vitro selection criteria for probiotic bacteria of human origin: correlation with in vivo findings.

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Incidence, management and outcomes of the first cfr-mediated linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis outbreak in a tertiary referral centre in the Republic of Ireland

scientific article published on 13 January 2015

Inclusion of the mesentery in ileocolic resection for Crohn's disease is associated with reduced surgical recurrence

scientific article published on 4 January 2018

Inform rather than ambush CPE patient contacts

scientific article published on 12 October 2018

Integrating postgraduate and undergraduate general practice education: qualitative study.

scientific article published in May 2013

Intellectual disabilities in Irish prisons: Could Article 13 of the UNCRPD hold the key?

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Intellectual disability in Irish prisoners: systematic review of prevalence

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Introducing a novel and robust technique for determining lymph node status in colorectal cancer

scientific article published on 01 July 2014

Limerick: forever associated with five lines of rhyme or infamous for irrepressible carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae for all time?

scientific article published on 31 March 2016

Medical devices for cystic fibrosis care may be portable reservoirs of potential pathogens

scientific article published on 24 April 2017

Medical management of acute upper respiratory infections in an urban primary care out-of-hours facility: cross-sectional study of patient presentations and expectations

scientific article published on 15 February 2019

Mental healthcare interfaces in a regional Irish prison

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

Months backward test: A review of its use in clinical studies.

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Opportunities lost may be the greatest cost of CPE outbreaks

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Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure Therapy May Be Performed Poorly by Children With Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Outcomes of Irish graduate entry medical student engagement with self-directed learning of clinical skills

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Over prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections; a qualitative study to explore Irish general practitioners' perspectives

scientific article published on 14 February 2019

Overproduction of an inducible extracellular serine protease improves biological control of Pythium ultimum by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain W81

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Oxygenating the argument for consistent performance of anaerobic blood cultures and blood volumes collected

scientific article published on 08 April 2019

Paediatric diabetes: information-seeking behaviours of families

scientific article published in March 2014

Phenomenological and biological correlates of improved cognitive function in hospitalized elderly medical inpatients.

scientific article published on 19 August 2014

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy for knee arthritis: a feasibility study in primary care.

scientific article published on 4 July 2018

Prevalence of bone marrow micrometastases in esophagogastric cancer patients with and without neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

scientific article published in March 2004

Primary care support for youth mental health: a preliminary evidence base for Ireland’s Mid-West ⬇️

scientific article published on November 23, 2012

Probiotics: an emerging therapy.

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Probiotics: from myth to reality. Demonstration of functionality in animal models of disease and in human clinical trials.

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Psychosocial Interventions for Problem Alcohol Use in Primary Care Settings (PINTA): Baseline Feasibility Data

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Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

scientific article (publication date: 3 December 2014)

Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

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Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users

scientific article published on 05 December 2018

Psychosocial interventions to reduce alcohol consumption in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users: Cochrane Review

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Reducing drinking in concurrent problem alcohol and illicit drug users: an impact story.

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Remote preconditioning and major clinical complications following adult cardiovascular surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 27 June 2014

Research confuses me: what is qualitative research & what is the difference between grounded theory and phenomenology?

scientific article published in February 2013

Research confuses me: what is the difference between case-control and cohort studies in quantitative research?

scientific article published in February 2013

Response to letter from Chudleigh et al.: Systematic reviews of hand hygiene in patient care post 2010.

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Role of 2,4-Diacetylphloroglucinol in the Interactions of the Biocontrol Pseudomonad Strain F113 with the Potato Cyst Nematode Globodera rostochiensis

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Role of probiotics in the treatment of intestinal infections and inflammation.

scientific article published on January 2002

Sleep-wake cycle disturbances in elderly acute general medical inpatients: Longitudinal relationship to delirium and dementia.

scientific article published on 21 January 2017

Students in medical school become involved in research for many reasons

scientific article published in February 2013

Subsyndromal delirium compared with delirium, dementia, and subjects without delirium or dementia in elderly general hospital admissions and nursing home residents

scientific article published on December 2016

Successful application of targeted electrochemotherapy using novel flexible electrodes and low dose bleomycin to solid tumours.

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Surgeon-performed ultrasound at the bedside for the detection of appendicitis and gallstones: systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on 29 June 2012

Survey of attitudes and practices of Irish nursing students towards hand hygiene, including handrubbing with alcohol-based hand rub.

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Systemic Molecular Mediators of Inflammation Differentiate Between Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Implicating Threshold Levels of IL-10 and Relative Ratios of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Therapy

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Terminology and nomenclature in colonic surgery: universal application of a rule-based approach derived from updates on mesenteric anatomy.

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The Human Mesenteric Lymph Node Microbiome Differentiates Between Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

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The Impact of a Novel Tool for Comprehensive Assessment of Palliative Care (MPCAT) on Assessment Outcome at 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

The Letter and Shape Drawing (LSD) test: An efficient and systematised approach to testing of visuospatial function.

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The benefit of taking a control sample when performing bronchoalveolar lavage

scientific article published on 16 June 2015

The changing face of Capacity legislation in Ireland: algorithms for clinicians

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

The clinical utility of three visual attention tests to distinguish adults with ADHD from normal controls

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

The development of novel flexible electrode arrays for the electrochemotherapy of solid tumour tissue. (Potential for endoscopic treatment of inaccessible cancers).

scientific article published in January 2004

The first occurrence of a CTX-M ESBL-producing Escherichia coli outbreak mediated by mother to neonate transmission in an Irish neonatal intensive care unit

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The first reported case of Burkholderia contaminans in patients with cystic fibrosis in Ireland: from the Sargasso Sea to Irish Children

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The inherent jurisdiction of the Irish High Court: Interface with psychiatry

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

The mesocolon: a histological and electron microscopic characterization of the mesenteric attachment of the colon prior to and after surgical mobilization.

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The prevalence of major mental illness, substance misuse and homelessness in Irish prisoners: systematic review and meta-analyses

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

The psychiatric management of prisoners on hunger strike: developing a management algorithm using the Delphi technique

scientific article published on 20 February 2019

Therapeutic use of compression stockings for orthostatic hypotension: an assessment of patient and physician perspectives and practices.

scientific article published on 24 October 2014

Towards vertical integration in general practice education: literature review and discussion paper.

scientific article published on 25 December 2012

Using electronic medical records to determine prevalence and treatment of mental disorders in primary care: a database study

scientific article published on 01 March 2016

What are the differences between a literature search, a literature review, a systematic review and a meta-analysis? And why is a systematic review considered to be so good?

scientific article published on February 2013

What are the differences between common statistical tests?

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What do we really know about the treatment of delirium with antipsychotics? Ten key issues for delirium pharmacotherapy.

scientific article published on 25 March 2013

What is a randomised controlled trial?

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What is the difference between deontological and consequentialist theories of medical ethics?

scientific article published in February 2013

What is the difference between sensitivity and specificity? Or positive predictive value and negative predictive value? And what's a ROC if it's not a type of bird?

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What's the difference between PubMed and MEDLINE? And how do you best search MEDLINE anyway?

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