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Kathleen Baster

Statistician, University of Sheffield
Verified email at sheffield.ac.uk
Cited by 1083

Incidence and reinfection rates of genital chlamydial infection among women aged 16–24 years attending general practice, family planning and genitourinary …

DS Lamontagne, K Baster, L Emmett… - Sexually transmitted …, 2007 - sti.bmj.com
Background: In England, screening for genital chlamydial infection has begun; however,
screening frequency for women is not yet determined. Aim: To measure chlamydia incidence …

Identification of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging thresholds for risk stratification in pulmonary arterial hypertension

RA Lewis, CS Johns, M Cogliano… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-shortening condition. The
European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society and the REVEAL (North …

No time to wait: how many HIV-infected homosexual men are diagnosed late and consequently die?(England and Wales, 1993–2002)

TR Chadborn, K Baster, VC Delpech, CA Sabin… - Aids, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To present national trends of the estimated number and proportion of late HIV
diagnoses and short-term mortality following diagnosis among men who have had sex with …

Study of two dose regimens of ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for stable coronary artery disease

RC Orme, WAE Parker, MR Thomas, HM Judge… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Ticagrelor has superior efficacy to clopidogrel in the management of acute
coronary syndromes but has not been assessed in patients undergoing percutaneous …

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals mitochondrial dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

M Sassani, JJ Alix, CJ McDermott, K Baster, N Hoggard… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondrial dysfunction is postulated to be central to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
pathophysiology. Evidence comes primarily from disease models and conclusive data to …

Factors associated with HIV seroconversion in gay men in England at the start of the 21st century

N Macdonald, G Elam, F Hickson, J Imrie… - Sexually transmitted …, 2008 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: To detect and quantify current risk factors for HIV seroconversion among gay
men seeking repeat tests at sexual health clinics. Design: Unmatched case control study …

Imaging muscle as a potential biomarker of denervation in motor neuron disease

TM Jenkins, JJP Alix, C David, E Pearson… - Journal of Neurology …, 2018 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To assess clinical, electrophysiological and whole-body muscle MRI
measurements of progression in patients with motor neuron disease (MND), as tools for …

[HTML][HTML] A pilot study investigating a novel non-linear measure of eyes open versus eyes closed EEG synchronization in people with Alzheimer's disease and healthy …

DJ Blackburn, Y Zhao, M De Marco, SM Bell, F He… - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: The incidence of Alzheimer disease (AD) is increasing with the ageing
population. The development of low cost non-invasive diagnostic aids for AD is a research …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal multi-modal muscle-based biomarker assessment in motor neuron disease

TM Jenkins, JJP Alix, J Fingret, T Esmail, N Hoggard… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Clinical phenotypic heterogeneity represents a major barrier to trials in motor
neuron disease (MND) and objective surrogate outcome measures are required, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Fatigue in multiple sclerosis: a UK MS-register based study

H Moore, KPS Nair, K Baster, R Middleton… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Fatigue is a widely experienced, incapacitating symptom of MS. It hinders daily
functioning and has deleterious effects on quality of life. The UK MS Register is an online …