Outputs (117)

A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso (2018)
Journal Article
Dambach, P., Mendes Jorge, M., Traoré, I., Phalkey, R., Sawadogo, H., Zabré, P., …Beiersmann, C. (2018). A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso. BMC Public Health, 18, Article 399. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-5299-7

Background: Vector and malaria parasite’s rising resistance against pyrethroid-impregnated bed nets and antimalarial drugs highlight the need for additional control measures. Larviciding against malaria vectors is experiencing a renaissance with the... Read More about A qualitative study of community perception and acceptance of biological larviciding for malaria mosquito control in rural Burkina Faso.

Whole genome sequencing in the investigation of recurrent invasive Group A streptococcus outbreaks in a maternity unit (2018)
Journal Article
Dickinson, H., Reacher, M., Nazareth, B., Eagle, H., Fowler, D., Underwood, A., …Puleston, R. (2019). Whole genome sequencing in the investigation of recurrent invasive Group A streptococcus outbreaks in a maternity unit. Journal of Hospital Infection, 101(3), 320-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2018.03.018

Background: The clinical manifestations of Group A streptococcus (GAS) – (Streptococcus pyogenes) are diverse, ranging from asymptomatic colonisation to devastating invasive disease. Maternity related clusters of invasive Group A streptococcus (iGAS... Read More about Whole genome sequencing in the investigation of recurrent invasive Group A streptococcus outbreaks in a maternity unit.

Risk of fall in patients with COPD (2018)
Journal Article
Hakamy, A., Bolton, C. E., Gibson, J. E., & McKeever, T. M. (2018). Risk of fall in patients with COPD. Thorax, 73(11), 1079-1080. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211008

A matched cohort study was conducted to determine the incidence of falls in patients following a diagnosis of COPD using a UK primary care database. 44 400 patients with COPD and 175?545 non-COPD subjects were identified. The incidence rate of fall p... Read More about Risk of fall in patients with COPD.

Strategies for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in non-specialist clinical settings (2018)
Journal Article
Qureshi, N., Weng, S. F., Tranter, J. A., Da Silva, M. L., Kai, J., & Leonardi-Bee, J. (2018). Strategies for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in non-specialist clinical settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012985

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The purpose of this review is to assess the effectiveness of interventions to systematically improve identification of FH in non-specialist settings compared t... Read More about Strategies for identifying familial hypercholesterolaemia in non-specialist clinical settings.

Prevalence and factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among young people: a cross-sectional study from The Gambia (2018)
Journal Article
Jallow, I. K., Britton, J., & Langley, T. (2018). Prevalence and factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among young people: a cross-sectional study from The Gambia. BMJ Open, 8(3), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019524

Background: Annually 600,000 deaths are attributed to exposure of non-smokers to second-hand smoke (SHS). These include 165,000 among children, about 60% of which occur in Africa and South-East Asia. In 2011 only four countries in the African region... Read More about Prevalence and factors associated with exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) among young people: a cross-sectional study from The Gambia.

Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery (Protocol) (2018)
Journal Article
Doleman, B., Leonardi-Bee, J., Heinink, T. P., Lund, J., & Williams, J. P. (2018). Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012978

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate in adult participants undergoing all types of surgery, the effects of pre-emptive and preventive non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) com... Read More about Pre-emptive and preventive NSAIDs for postoperative pain in adults undergoing all types of surgery (Protocol).

Quadrupling inhaled glucocorticoid dose to abort asthma exacerbations (2018)
Journal Article
McKeever, T., Mortimer, K., Wilson, A., Walker, S., Brightling, C., Skeggs, A., …Harrison, T. (2018). Quadrupling inhaled glucocorticoid dose to abort asthma exacerbations. New England Journal of Medicine, 378(10), 902-910. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1714257

Copyright © 2018 Massachusetts Medical Society. BACKGROUND Asthma exacerbations are frightening for patients and are occasionally fatal. We tested the concept that a plan for patients to manage their asthma (self-management plan), which included a te... Read More about Quadrupling inhaled glucocorticoid dose to abort asthma exacerbations.

Diet during pregnancy and infancy, and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Garcia-Larsen, V., Ierodiakonou, D., Jarrold, K., Cunha, S., Chivinge, J., Robinson, Z., …Boyle, R. J. (2018). Diet during pregnancy and infancy, and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 15(2), Article e1002507. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002507

Background: There is uncertainty about the influence of diet during pregnancy and infancy on a child’s immune development. We assessed whether variations in maternal or infant diet can influence risk of allergic or autoimmune disease. Methods and fi... Read More about Diet during pregnancy and infancy, and risk of allergic or autoimmune disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in 61 countries (2018)
Journal Article
Nilan, K., McNeill, A., Murray, R. L., McKeever, T. M., & Raw, M. (2018). A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in 61 countries. Addiction, 113(8), 1499-1506. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14204

Aims: To assess tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in accordance with Article 14 of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and its guidelines, and association between content and country income... Read More about A survey of tobacco dependence treatment guidelines content in 61 countries.

Novel insights into the aetiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis—a case–control study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2018)
Journal Article
Pearce, F. A., Lanyon, P. C., Watts, R. A., Grainge, M. J., Abhishek, A., & Hubbard, R. B. (2018). Novel insights into the aetiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis—a case–control study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Rheumatology, 57(6), 1002-1010. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex512

Objectives: We aimed to provide insights into the aetiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), by conducting a large case–control study using a general population-based, prospectively collected database of healthcare records. Methods: We... Read More about Novel insights into the aetiology of granulomatosis with polyangiitis—a case–control study using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.