Claire Duncan
A5050014802- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
BackgroundEarly introduction of dietary peanut in high-risk infants with severe eczema, egg allergy, or both prevented allergy at 5 years age the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) study. The protective effect persisted after 12 months avoiding peanuts 12-month extension LEAP study (LEAP-On). It is unclear whether this benefit allergen and allergic disease specific.ObjectiveWe sought to assess early on development disease, food sensitization, aeroallergen sensitization.MethodsAsthma,...
New recommendations for testing and reporting of Clostridium difficile were introduced in the NHS 2012. These guidelines have improved identification potential C. infection (CDI) cases, but questions remain around management glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH)-positive, toxin-negative patients. This study aims to assess introduction Portrait assay as third step identify presence toxigenic B (tcdB) gene thus determine capability. Stool samples with a GDH-positive, result tested using analyser...