| long-term immunological follow-up of children with haemophilus influenzae serotype b vaccine failure in the united kingdom. | it is not known how long children with haemophilus influenzae serotype b (hib) vaccine failure retain protective hib antibody concentrations after infection. the objective of this study was to determine hib antibody concentrations in children several years after infection and to identify risk factors for low antibody concentrations. | 2009 | 19580418 |
| increased ampicillin resistance in haemophilus influenzae in northern ireland hospitals. | twenty-nine of one hundred and ninety-three (15%) clinical isolates of haemophilus influenzae from northern ireland hospitals during 1985-1986 were found to be ampicillin resistant. this is twice the national average for the same period and 65% increase since a similar report in northern ireland three years previously. computerised monitoring of routine specimens has shown this resistance level to be maintained in 1989. susceptibility to other antimicrobials is discussed. | 1990 | 2076942 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of lower respiratory tract pathogens in great britain and ireland 1999-2001 related to demographic and geographical factors: the bsac respiratory resistance surveillance programme. | the aim of this study was to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility of community-acquired lower respiratory pathogens in great britain and ireland, and investigate its relationship with demographic and geographical factors using multiple logistic regression analysis. | 2003 | 14585865 |
| haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) vaccination and uptake predictors in northern ireland. | in order to study selected factors affecting the uptake of haemophilus influenzae type b (hib) vaccine a case control study was undertaken in residents of the southern health and social services board in northern ireland. standard data from the child health computer system were used. residents in the catchment area of the health board born between 1 january and 30 june 1993 were defined as cases (unvaccinated) and controls (vaccinated). the uptake of hib vaccination and odds ratios for factors a ... | 1996 | 8820195 |
| outcome in hodgkin's disease: a 20-year cohort of patients. | we reviewed the long-term survival, treatment-related mortality and morbidity of a continuous cohort of patients with hodgkin's disease diagnosed and staged at the haematology unit of the belfast city hospital between january 1973 and october 1992. the analysis included a comparison of the survival of those patients who were entered into bnli (british national lymphoma investigation) trials compared to those not entered during this 20 year period. in addition univariate and multivariate analysis ... | 1998 | 9885544 |
| bacterial tracheitis: a multi-centre perspective. | the published literature on bacterial tracheitis is limited. we report the first multi-centre study of bacterial tracheitis together with a concise review of the literature. we conducted a retrospective study of cases admitted during the period 1993-2007 to 3 tertiary paediatric centres in the united kingdom and 1 in australia. a total of 34 cases were identified. 31 patients (91%) required intubation. complications included cardiorespiratory arrest in 1, ards in 1, hypotension in 10, toxic shoc ... | 2009 | 19401934 |
| managing meningitis in children: audit of notifications, rifampicin chemoprophylaxis, and audiological referrals. | important aspects of the management of meningitis in children include notification to local officers for control of communicable diseases; chemoprophylaxis for index cases and close contacts in cases of meningococcal or haemophilus influenzae meningitis; and a formal hearing assessment for all survivors. a retrospective audit of these aspects of management was carried out for children admitted with meningitis in 12 months from 1 september 1990 to 31 august 1991 at the royal belfast hospital for ... | 1995 | 10156397 |