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Assessment of a non-invasive haemoglobin sensor NBM 200 among pregnant women in rural India (2016)
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Ahankari, A. S., Fogarty, A. W., Tata, L. J., Dixit, J., & Myles, P. R. (in press). Assessment of a non-invasive haemoglobin sensor NBM 200 among pregnant women in rural India. BMJ Innovations, 2, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2015-000085

Objective: This study aimed to assess a non-invasive haemoglobin sensor NBM 200 in pregnant women in a rural Indian setting. Methods: The study population consisted of women between 3 to 5 months of pregnancy, from 33 villages in Tuljapur and Lohara... Read More about Assessment of a non-invasive haemoglobin sensor NBM 200 among pregnant women in rural India.

Effect of early and current Helicobacter pylori infection on the risk of anaemia in 6.5-year-old Ethiopian children (2015)
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Taye, B., Enquselassie, F., Tsegaye, A., Amberbir, A., Medhin, G., Fogarty, A. W., …Davey, G. (2015). Effect of early and current Helicobacter pylori infection on the risk of anaemia in 6.5-year-old Ethiopian children. BMC Infectious Diseases, 15(1), Article 270. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1012-y

Background Epidemiological and clinical studies in high income countries have suggested that Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may cause anaemia, but evidence is lacking from low income countries.We examined associations between H. pylori infection... Read More about Effect of early and current Helicobacter pylori infection on the risk of anaemia in 6.5-year-old Ethiopian children.

Plasma lipid biomarker signatures in squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma lung cancer patients (2015)
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Ravipati, S., Baldwin, D. R., Barr, H. L., Fogarty, A. W., & Barrett, D. A. (in press). Plasma lipid biomarker signatures in squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma lung cancer patients. Metabolomics, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-015-0811-x

There is a clinical need for reliable biomarkers for lung cancer that permit early diagnosis of the disease and provide prediction of histological phenotype. A prospective study design was used with a study population of patients with suspected lung... Read More about Plasma lipid biomarker signatures in squamous carcinoma and adenocarcinoma lung cancer patients.

Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study (2015)
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Donaldson, J., McKeever, T. M., Hall, I. P., Hubbard, R., & Fogarty, A. W. (2015). Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study. Neurology, 84(18), https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001538

OBJECTIVES: Studies report that the risks of significant neurologic complications (including stroke, cerebral abscess, and migraine) and hemorrhagic sequelae are high in patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), and that life expe... Read More about Complications and mortality in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: a population-based study.

Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulatory factor enhances the pro-inflammatory response of interferon-γ-treated macrophages to pseudomonas aeruginosa infection (2015)
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Singh, S., Barr, H. L., Liu, Y.-C., Robins, A., Heeb, S., Williams, P., …Martinez-Pomares, L. (2015). Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulatory factor enhances the pro-inflammatory response of interferon-γ-treated macrophages to pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. PLoS ONE, 10(2), Article e0117447. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117447

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe infections at compromised epithelial surfaces, such those found in burns, wounds, and in lungs damaged by mechanical ventilation or recurrent infections, particularly in cystic... Read More about Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulatory factor enhances the pro-inflammatory response of interferon-γ-treated macrophages to pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

Association of socioeconomic status with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India (2015)
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Ahankari, A. S., & Fogarty, A. W. (2015). Association of socioeconomic status with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India. International journal of medical science and public health, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.5455/ijmsph.2015.1109201428

Background: The existence of female feticide in India is well known. However, limited data are available on the association of socioeconomic status (SES) on sex ratio at live birth in disadvantaged populations, despite the fact that 33% of the popula... Read More about Association of socioeconomic status with sex ratio at live birth in individuals living in the slums of Sholapur city, India.

Recombination is a key driver of genomic and phenotypic diversity in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa population during cystic fibrosis infection (2015)
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Darch, S. E., McNally, A., Harrison, F., Corander, J., Barr, H. L., Paszkiewicz, K., …Diggle, S. P. (2015). Recombination is a key driver of genomic and phenotypic diversity in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa population during cystic fibrosis infection. Scientific Reports, 5, Article 7649. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep07649

The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) lung harbors a complex, polymicrobial ecosystem, in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa is capable of sustaining chronic infections, which are highly resistant to multiple antibiotics. Here, we investigate the phenotypic and genotyp... Read More about Recombination is a key driver of genomic and phenotypic diversity in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa population during cystic fibrosis infection.

What have studies of non-industrialized countries told us about the cause of allergic disease? (2014)
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Fogarty, A. W. (in press). What have studies of non-industrialized countries told us about the cause of allergic disease?. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 45(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.12339

The increase in allergic diseases that was observed in countries that had experienced rapid economic growth since the mid-20th century initiated a search for environmental exposures that may explain these phenomena that continues to the present day.... Read More about What have studies of non-industrialized countries told us about the cause of allergic disease?.

Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on mortality and nutrition in children under five amongst the very poor in India: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Ojha, S., Szatkowski, L., Sinha, R., Yaron, G., Fogarty, A. W., Allen, S., …Smyth, A. R. (2014). Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on mortality and nutrition in children under five amongst the very poor in India: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 15, Article 298. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-298

Background: The United Nations Millennium Development Goals include targets for the health of children under five years old. Poor health is linked to poverty and microfinance initiatives are economic interventions that may improve health by breaking... Read More about Feasibility and pilot study of the effects of microfinance on mortality and nutrition in children under five amongst the very poor in India: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Exposure to Helicobacter pylori infection in early childhood and the risk of allergic disease and atopic sensitization: a longitudinal birth cohort study (2014)
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Amberbir, A., Medhin, G., Abegaz, W., Hanlon, C., Robinson, K., Fogarty, A. W., …Davey, G. (2014). Exposure to Helicobacter pylori infection in early childhood and the risk of allergic disease and atopic sensitization: a longitudinal birth cohort study. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 44(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.12289

Background: An inverse relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and allergic disease has been reported by a range of independent epidemiological studies, but evidence from longitudinal studies is scarce. Objective: We have investigated the... Read More about Exposure to Helicobacter pylori infection in early childhood and the risk of allergic disease and atopic sensitization: a longitudinal birth cohort study.

Risk factors for wheezing in infants born in Cuba (2013)
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Venero-Fernandez, S., Suarez-Medina, R., Mora-Faife, E., Garcia-Garcia, G., Valle-Infante, I., Gomez-Marrero, L., …Fogarty, A. W. (2013). Risk factors for wheezing in infants born in Cuba. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 106(11), https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hct143

Background: Cuba is a unique country, and despite limited economic development, has an excellent health system. However, the prevalence of asthma symptoms in children in Havana, Cuba, is unusually high. Aim: As early life exposures are critical t... Read More about Risk factors for wheezing in infants born in Cuba.