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Examining the role of oral contraceptive users as an experimental and/or control group in athletic performance studies (2012)
Journal Article
Elliott-Sale, K. J., Smith, S., Bacon, J., Clayton, D., McPhilimey, M., Goutianos, G., …Sale, C. (2013). Examining the role of oral contraceptive users as an experimental and/or control group in athletic performance studies. Contraception, 88(3), 408-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2012.11.023

Background This study was conducted to examine the effect of oral contraceptives on endogenous reproductive hormone levels in order to assess the suitability of oral contraceptive users as experimental and/or control groups in human performance st... Read More about Examining the role of oral contraceptive users as an experimental and/or control group in athletic performance studies.

Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Suokas, A. K., Walsh, D. A., McWilliams, D. F., Condon, L., Moreton, B., Wylde, V., …Zhang, W. (2012). Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 20(10), 1075-1085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2012.06.009

Objective: To systematically review the use of Quantitative sensory testing (QST) in pain characterisation (phenotyping) in Osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Six bibliographic databases (Medline, Embase, Amed, Cinahl, PubMed, Web of Science) were searche... Read More about Quantitative sensory testing in painful osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report (2012)
Journal Article
Reaper, J., Collins, S. A., & Bayston, R. (2012). The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report. BMJ Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.2012.006164

A 38yr-old male with a ventriculoatrial shunt presented with nonspecific symptoms (headache, back pain, night sweats) and inconclusive laboratory results. He showed an extremely high titre of antibody to Staphylococcus epidermidis which proved diagno... Read More about The use of the ASET in the diagnosis of ventriculoatrial shunt infection: a case report.

Action of linezolid or vancomycin on biofilms in ventriculoperitoneal shunts in vitro (2012)
Journal Article
Bayston, R., Ullas, G., & Ashraf, W. (2012). Action of linezolid or vancomycin on biofilms in ventriculoperitoneal shunts in vitro. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 56(6), https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.06326-11

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts used to treat hydrocephalus have an overall infection rate of about 10% of operations. The commonest causative bacteria are Staphylococcus epidermidis, followed by Staphylococcus aureus and enterococci. Major difficul... Read More about Action of linezolid or vancomycin on biofilms in ventriculoperitoneal shunts in vitro.

Predictors of change in bodily pain in early rheumatoid arthritis: an inception cohort study (2012)
Journal Article
McWilliams, D. F., Zhang, W., Mansell, J. S., Kiely, P. D., Young, A., & Walsh, D. A. (2012). Predictors of change in bodily pain in early rheumatoid arthritis: an inception cohort study. Arthritis Care and Research, 64(10), https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21723

Objective: To investigate possible predictors for lack of pain improvement after 1 year of treatment for early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: The Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network (ERAN) database was used for analysis of baseline and 1-year... Read More about Predictors of change in bodily pain in early rheumatoid arthritis: an inception cohort study.