Tackling the threat of antimicrobial resistance: from policy to sustainable action

LJ Shallcross, SJ Howard… - … Transactions of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antibiotics underpin all of modern medicine, from routine major surgery through to
caesarean sections and modern cancer therapies. These drugs have revolutionized how we …

The World Health Assembly resolution on antimicrobial resistance

LJ Shallcross, SC Davies - Journal of antimicrobial …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Antimicrobial resistance is a global problem that can only be tackled successfully through
strengthened international partnerships. A concerted political, scientific and media …

For debate: a new wave in public health improvement

SC Davies, E Winpenny, S Ball, T Fowler, J Rubin… - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
The rising burden of chronic disease poses a challenge for all public health systems and
requires innovative approaches to effectively improve population health. Persisting …

[HTML][HTML] Bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease

MC Walters, M Patience, W Leisenring… - … England Journal of …, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Background We investigated the risks and benefits of allogeneic bone marrow
transplantation in children with complications of sickle cell disease. Methods Twenty-two …

Synthesis of the H-cluster framework of iron-only hydrogenase

C Tard, X Liu, SK Ibrahim, M Bruschi, LD Gioia… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
The metal-sulphur active sites of hydrogenases catalyse hydrogen evolution or uptake at
rapid rates. Understanding the structure and function of these active sites—through …

Impact of bone marrow transplantation for symptomatic sickle cell disease: an interim report

MC Walters, R Storb, M Patience… - Blood, The Journal …, 2000 - ashpublications.org
Fifty children who had symptomatic sickle cell disease received matched sibling marrow
allografts between September 1991 and March 1999, with Kaplan-Meier probabilities of …

Ultrasound quantitation of respiratory organ motion in the upper abdomen

SC Davies, AL Hill, RB Holmes… - The British journal of …, 1994 - birpublications.org
Organ motion can cause artefacts in abdominal imaging particularly with magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), and may often limit the diagnostic quality of an image. If spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Provision of social norm feedback to high prescribers of antibiotics in general practice: a pragmatic national randomised controlled trial

M Hallsworth, T Chadborn, A Sallis, M Sanders… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Unnecessary antibiotic prescribing contributes to antimicrobial resistance. In
this trial, we aimed to reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics by general …

The Transfusion Alternatives Preoperatively in Sickle Cell Disease (TAPS) study: a randomised, controlled, multicentre clinical trial

J Howard, M Malfroy, C Llewelyn, L Choo, R Hodge… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background No consensus exists on whether preoperative blood transfusions are beneficial
in patients with sickle-cell disease. We assessed whether perioperative complication rates …

Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer: infection and the rise of antimicrobial resistance

SC Davies, T Fowler, J Watson, DM Livermore… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Expansion of services, especially in the form of community-based provision in rural Africa, is
a priority, but equally important is the need to address social obstacles and health concerns …