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Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis (2014)
Journal Article
Narang, R., Bakewell, K., Peach, J., Clayton, S., Samuels, M., Alexander, J., …Gilchrist, F. J. (2014). Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis. PloS one, 9(9), Article e108523. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108523

OBJECTIVES: Flexible bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (FB-BAL) is increasingly used for the microbiological confirmation of protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children with a chronic wet cough. At our centre, when performing FB-BAL for... Read More about Bacterial distribution in the lungs of children with protracted bacterial bronchitis.

The sensitivity and specificity of pseudomonas aeruginosa detection using hydrogen cyanide concentration in exhaled breath - The SPACE study (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Gilchrist, F., Jones, A., Webb, K., Smith, D., & Lenney, W. (2014, September). The sensitivity and specificity of pseudomonas aeruginosa detection using hydrogen cyanide concentration in exhaled breath - The SPACE study. Presented at ERS 22nd Annual Congress 2014, Munich, Germany

Introduction Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is an in-vitro marker of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). This is the first in-vivo study to investigate if HCN is an early marker of PA infection in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods Children who ha... Read More about The sensitivity and specificity of pseudomonas aeruginosa detection using hydrogen cyanide concentration in exhaled breath - The SPACE study.

ADHERENCE TO THE BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY GUIDELINES IN MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Narayan, O., Whitley, H., Lenney, W., & Gilchrist, F. (2014, June). ADHERENCE TO THE BRITISH THORACIC SOCIETY GUIDELINES IN MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA IN CHILDREN. Presented at 13th International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology, Bruges, Belgium

The screening and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes in the United Kingdom (2014)
Journal Article
Wickens-Mitchell, K. L., Gilchrist, F. J., McKenna, D., Raffeeq, P., & Lenney, W. (2014). The screening and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes in the United Kingdom. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 13(5), 589-592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcf.2014.01.008

Introduction The cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) guidelines produced by the UK CF Trust differ from those used in Europe and the US. We conducted a study to establish current practice. Method Paediatric and adult questionnaires were devi... Read More about The screening and diagnosis of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes in the United Kingdom.