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Hey S, Whyte D, Hoang MC, Le N, Natvig J, Wingfield C, Onyeama C, Howrylak J, Toby IT. Analysis of CDR3 Sequences from T-Cell Receptor β in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Biomolecules 2023; 13:biom13050825. [PMID: 37238695 DOI: 10.3390/biom13050825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an illness that typically develops in people who are significantly ill or have serious injuries. ARDS is characterized by fluid build-up that occurs in the alveoli. T-cells are implicated as playing a role in the modulation of the aberrant response leading to excessive tissue damage and, eventually, ARDS. Complementarity Determining Region 3 (CDR3) sequences derived from T-cells are key players in the adaptive immune response. This response is governed by an elaborate specificity for distinct molecules and the ability to recognize and vigorously respond to repeated exposures to the same molecules. Most of the diversity in T-cell receptors (TCRs) is contained in the CDR3 regions of the heterodimeric cell-surface receptors. For this study, we employed the novel technology of immune sequencing to assess lung edema fluid. Our goal was to explore the landscape of CDR3 clonal sequences found within these samples. We obtained more than 3615 CDR3 sequences across samples in the study. Our data demonstrate that: (1) CDR3 sequences from lung edema fluid exhibit distinct clonal populations, and (2) CDR3 sequences can be further characterized based on biochemical features. Analysis of these CDR3 sequences offers insight into the CDR3-driven T-cell repertoire of ARDS. These findings represent the first step towards applications of this technology with these types of biological samples in the context of ARDS.
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- Sara Hey
- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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- Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Dallas, Irving, TX 75062, USA
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Segantin S, Testoni R, Hartwig Z, Whyte D, Zucchetti M. Exploration of a Fast Pathway to Nuclear Fusion: Thermal Analysis and Cooling Design Considerations for the ARC Reactor. Fusion Science and Technology 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2019.1629252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- S. Segantin
- Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Energia, Italy
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- Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Energia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Energia, Italy
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Zucchetti M, Candido L, Hartwig Z, Po’ R, Segantin S, Testoni R, Whyte D. Neutronics Scoping Studies for Experimental Fusion Devices. Fusion Science and Technology 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2019.1613141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- M. Zucchetti
- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Energy, Torino, Italy
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Energy, Torino, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Eni SpA, Decarbonization & Environmental R&D Research & Technological Innovation, Novara, Italy
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- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Energy, Torino, Italy
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- Politecnico di Torino, Department of Energy, Torino, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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LaBombard B, Kuang A, Brunner D, Faust I, Mumgaard R, Reinke M, Terry J, Hughes J, Walk J, Chilenski M, Lin Y, Marmar E, Wallace G, Whyte D, Wolfe S, Wukitch S. High-field side scrape-off layer investigation: Plasma profiles and impurity screening behavior in near-double-null configurations. Nuclear Materials and Energy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nme.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Brooks JN, Allain JP, Bastasz R, Doerner R, Evans T, Hassanein A, Kaita R, Luckhardt S, Maingi R, Majeski R, Morley NB, Narula M, Rognlien T, Ruzic D, Stubbers R, Ulrickson M, Wong C, Whyte D, Ying A. Overview of the ALPS Program. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.13182/fst05-a763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- J. N. Brooks
- Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Argonne IL, 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Argonne IL, 60439, USA
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- Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave, Argonne IL, 60439, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
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- University of California Los Angeles
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- University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
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- University of California San Diego
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- University of California Los Angeles
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Swain C, Ekegren C, Whyte D, Hewett E, Bradshaw E. Lifetime history and point prevalence of low back pain in pre-professional and professional dancers. J Sci Med Sport 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2017.01.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Whyte D, Whitty A, Rice V. Mechanical nasal dilation does not improve cycling performance. J Sci Med Sport 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Whyte D, Rowe G, Cormack S. Impact of warm-up intensity on simulated team-sport running performance. J Sci Med Sport 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.11.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stewart C, Whyte D, Cannon J, Wickham J, Marino F. Exercise-induced Dehydration Does not Alter Time Trial or Neuromuscular Performance. Int J Sports Med 2014; 35:725-30. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1364022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- C. Stewart
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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- School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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- School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, Australia
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Brunner D, LaBombard B, Ochoukov R, Whyte D. Scanning ion sensitive probe for plasma profile measurements in the boundary of the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:053507. [PMID: 23742551 DOI: 10.1063/1.4807699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A new Ion Sensitive Probe head has been created for the outer-midplane scanning probe system on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. The new probe head contains three elements: an ion sensitive probe to measure ion temperature and plasma potential, a Langmuir probe to measure electron temperature, density, and floating potential, and a second Langmuir probe to measure ion saturation current and the density fluctuations arising from ''blob'' events. The ion sensitive probe current is normalized to this measurement to reduced deleterious effects of the strong fluctuations. Design of the high heat flux probe (>100 MW/m(2)) and initial results are presented.
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- D Brunner
- PSFC, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Brunner D, LaBombard B, Ochoukov R, Whyte D. Scanning retarding field analyzer for plasma profile measurements in the boundary of the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. Rev Sci Instrum 2013; 84:033502. [PMID: 23556816 DOI: 10.1063/1.4793785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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A new Retarding Field Analyzer (RFA) head has been created for the outer-midplane scanning probe system on the Alcator C-Mod tokamak. The new probe head contains back-to-back retarding field analyzers aligned with the local magnetic field. One faces "upstream" into the field-aligned plasma flow and the other faces "downstream" away from the flow. The RFA was created primarily to benchmark ion temperature measurements of an ion sensitive probe; it may also be used to interrogate electrons. However, its construction is robust enough to be used to measure ion and electron temperatures up to the last-closed flux surface in C-Mod. A RFA probe of identical design has been attached to the side of a limiter to explore direct changes to the boundary plasma due to lower hybrid heating and current drive. Design of the high heat flux (>100 MW∕m(2)) handling probe and initial results are presented.
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- D Brunner
- MIT PSFC Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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The role of taxanes in the treatment of breast cancer is becoming increasingly important. In clinical practice, the taxanes are now standard therapy in both early-stage and metastatic breast cancer. Since the 1990s, multiple randomized clinical trials have been evaluating the efficacy of taxanes in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. These trials have included treatment with taxanes alone or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents. Pre-existing published guidelines for the use of taxanes in the management of metastatic breast cancer are available. The mandate of the Alberta Cancer Board Provincial Breast Tumour Group Guideline Panel was to consider and adapt the recommendations of the existing guidelines and to develop de novo guidelines to account for current evidence. For this task, the panel used the ADAPTE process, which is a systematic process of guideline adaptation developed by the ADAPTE Collaboration.The recommendations formulated by the panel included the identification of taxane regimens that could be offered in anthracycline-naïve patients, anthracycline-pretreated or -resistant patients, and patients overexpressing the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Potential toxicities and benefits in terms of time to progression, progression-free survival, overall survival, and quality of life were also considered.
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- K M King
- Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB.
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Whyte D, O'Dea F, McDonnell C, O'Connell NH, Callinan S, Brosnan E, Powell J, Monahan R, FitzGerald R, Mannix M, Greally T, Dee A, O'Sullivan P. Mumps epidemiology in the mid-west of Ireland 2004-2008: increasing disease burden in the university/college setting. Euro Surveill 2009; 14:19182. [PMID: 19389339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Mumps is a contagious vaccine-preventable viral disease that is experiencing a revival in students attending second and third level colleges. Large mumps outbreaks have been reported in several countries despite the presence of childhood immunisation programmes over many years, including measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination. In 2008, 1,377 cases of mumps were notified in Ireland and 1,734 in the first three months of 2009 (provisional data). This paper reviews the recent epidemiology of mumps in the Mid-West region of Ireland and highlights preventive measures. A substantial proportion of cases were not laboratory-confirmed and it is important that doctors continue to notify suspected cases. In the Irish Mid-West, data from enhanced surveillance shows a high proportion of mumps in the age group 15-24 years. Complications were uncommon and rarely severe. Where data were available, over half of the cases did not recall having received two doses of MMR, but most recalled one dose. Parents should continue to ensure children receive both MMR vaccinations so that uptake is optimal for protection. Steps were taken to increase awareness of the disease in the school, college and university settings. Preventive measures implemented to limit mumps transmission in the school/college setting over recent years included vaccination of close contacts, isolation for five days and hand hygiene.
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- D Whyte
- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland.
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Whyte D, O’Dea F, McDonnell C, O’Connell NH, Callinan S, Brosnan E, Powell J, Monahan R, FitzGerald R, Mannix M, Greally T, Dee A, O’Sullivan P. Mumps epidemiology in the Mid-West of Ireland 2004-2008: increasing disease burden in the university/college setting. Euro Surveill 2009. [DOI: 10.2807/ese.14.16.19182-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Mumps is a contagious vaccine-preventable viral disease that is experiencing a revival in students attending second and third level colleges. Large mumps outbreaks have been reported in several countries despite the presence of childhood immunisation programmes over many years, including measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination. In 2008, 1,377 cases of mumps were notified in Ireland and 1,734 in the first three months of 2009 (provisional data). This paper reviews the recent epidemiology of mumps in the Mid-West region of Ireland and highlights preventive measures. A substantial proportion of cases were not laboratory-confirmed and it is important that doctors continue to notify suspected cases. In the Irish Mid-West, data from enhanced surveillance shows a high proportion of mumps in the age group 15-24 years. Complications were uncommon and rarely severe. Where data were available, over half of the cases did not recall having received two doses of MMR, but most recalled one dose. Parents should continue to ensure children receive both MMR vaccinations so that uptake is optimal for protection. Steps were taken to increase awareness of the disease in the school, college and university settings. Preventive measures implemented to limit mumps transmission in the school/college setting over recent years included vaccination of close contacts, isolation for five days and hand hygiene.
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- D Whyte
- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Serology Department, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Serology Department, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Serology Department, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Serology Department, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (West), Limerick, Ireland
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1. Many mammals maintain a constant core body temperature in the face of a heat load by using evaporative cooling responses, such as sweating, panting and spreading of saliva. These cooling mechanisms incur a body fluid deficit if the fluid lost as sweat, saliva or respiratory moisture is not replaced by the ingestion of water; body fluid hypertonicity and hypovolaemia result. 2. Evidence in several mammals shows that, as they become dehydrated, evaporative cooling mechanisms such as sweating and panting are inhibited so that further fluid loss from the body is reduced. As a result, core temperature in the dehydrated animal is maintained at a higher than normal level. 3. Increasing the osmotic pressure of plasma has an inhibitory effect on panting and sweating in mammals. It has been proposed that osmoreceptors mediate these inhibitory influences of plasma hypertonicity on sweating and panting. 4. The suppression of panting in dehydrated sheep is mediated by cerebral osmoreceptors that are probably located in the lamina terminalis. We speculate that osmoreceptors in the lamina terminalis may also influence thermoregulatory sweating. 5. When dehydrated animals drink water, sweating and panting resume rapidly before water has been absorbed from the gut. It is likely that the act of drinking initiates a reflex that can override the osmoreceptor inhibition of panting, resulting in core temperature falling back quickly to a normal level.
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- M J McKinley
- Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
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Whyte D, Powell J, Horgan M, O'Connell N, Fitzgerald R, Monahan R, Greally T. Trends in genital chlamydia infection in the Mid-West of Ireland, 2001-2006. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 12:E13-4. [PMID: 17997925 DOI: 10.2807/esm.12.10.00741-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Genital Chlamydia trachomatis (GCT) infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) in Ireland. A retrospective analysis of 2,087 laboratory-confirmed GCT patient episodes from 2001 to 2006 in the Mid-West of Ireland was undertaken in conjunction with statutorily notifiable data that were reported by the Sexually Transmitted Disease/Genito-Urinary Medicine (STD/GUM) services in the region and used in national surveillance. Data were analysed by year, source, sex and age. The annual incidence of GCT in the Mid-West is increasing. A substantial proportion of GCT infections were diagnosed in the non-STD/GUM setting. The issue of sexually active young people seeking STI screening is a sensitive one, and delays increase the potential for transmission and the possibility of long-term complications when the disease is not treated. Based on this sample, national surveillance would significantly underestimate the burden of disease in Ireland, due to under-reporting. This would have implications for any national chlamydia screening programme. Among those who sought testing, women aged 15 to 19 years are five times more likely to be found positive than men in the same age group. Of those diagnosed in the non-STD/GUM setting, 83% were women. General practitioners and clinicians might consider targeting those aged 15 to 29 years for opportunistic screening and sexual health advice. Contact tracing and follow-up in the non-STD/GUM setting, as well as access for general practitioners to ongoing education on STIs are challenges to be addressed.
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- D Whyte
- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive (HSE), Catherine St. Limerick, Ireland.
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Whyte D, McKinley M, McAllen R, Johnson A. 1.4. Non-thermal modulation of the cardiovascular response to a heat stress: a potential role for the AV3V region. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Michel A, Fitzgerald R, Whyte D, Fitzgerald A, Beggan E, O'Connell N, Greally T. Norovirus outbreak associated with a hotel in the west of Ireland, 2006. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 12:E11-2. [PMID: 17991406 DOI: 10.2807/esm.12.07.00725-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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An outbreak of gastrointestinal disease (nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea) occurred among a party of wedding guests, staff and other guests in a hotel in the west of Ireland, in October 2006. Upon notification, a multi-disciplinary outbreak control team was convened to investigate and control the outbreak. In all, 98 people were ascertained ill. The median duration of illness was 48 hours. The attack rate ranged between 48 and 85%. The hotel voluntarily notified health authorities and co-operated fully with investigation and control measures. Strict prevention and control measures were instituted promptly, including air ventilation, enhanced hand hygiene, isolation of cases, temporary "cooked food only", temporary alternative accommodation and specialised cleaning. Three cases of norovirus infection were laboratory-confirmed. There was no evidence of food- or water-borne transmission. Clinical and epidemiological findings indicated person-to-person transmission of norovirus. This report highlights the potential for large social gatherings to facilitate the spread of viral gastroenteritis by person-to-person transmission and via contaminated environment. Effective community management of this outbreak appears to have prevented its having an impact on local acute hospital services. The authors conclude that in addition to the existing national guidelines on the management of outbreaks of norovirus in healthcare settings, agreed guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in the hotel and tourism industry are needed in Ireland.
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- A Michel
- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive, Limerick, Ireland.
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O'Connell NH, Mannix M, Philip RK, MacDonagh-White C, Slevin B, Monahan R, Boyle L, Whyte D, Kearns A. Infant Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome, Ireland, 2007 – preliminary outbreak report. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 12:E070614.5. [PMID: 17868578 DOI: 10.2807/esw.12.24.03220-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Between February and May 2007, five confirmed cases of Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) were identified in full-term healthy infants born at a maternity unit in Ireland (hospital A). This hospital serves a population of 340,000 people, with over 4,500 babies born annually.
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- N H O'Connell
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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Mannix M, Whyte D, McNamara E, O’Connell N, FitzGerald R, Mahony M, Prendiville T, Norris T, Curtin A, Carroll A, Whelan E, Buckley J, McCarthy J, Murphy M, Greally T. Large outbreak of E. coli O157 in 2005, Ireland. Euro Surveill 2007. [DOI: 10.2807/esm.12.02.00683-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In October/November 2005, the largest outbreak of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) ever recorded in Ireland occurred. Eighteen E. coli O157 culture-positive cases, phage type 32, verotoxin 2 positive, were identified in a small rural area of mid-west Ireland. Half of these patients were asymptomatic. Two children were admitted to hospital with haemolytic uraemic syndrome, one of whom required peritoneal dialysis, and both recovered. All 18 culture-positive patients had indistinguishable or closely related pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns. Nine of the VTEC O157 culture-positive individuals were in preschool children attending two local crèches. Several culture-positive individuals apparently had exposure to a vulnerable private group water scheme (GWS) in an agricultural area. No microbiological evidence of VTEC was found in food or water. One veterinary sample (an animal rectal swab) was positive for E. coli O157 and the PFGE strain was indistinguishable from the outbreak strain. A case control study showed analytical epidemiological evidence of risk related to potential exposure to the GWS but not related to reported consumption of that water. Selection of cases and controls proved challenging. Transmission occurred primarily in childcare and family settings, with significant person-to-person spread. Control measures included voluntary closure of the crèches, exclusion of culture-positive individuals in risk groups until microbiological clearance was achieved and the issuing of a ‘boil water’ advisory for drinking water pending upgrading of disinfection facilities.
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- M Mannix
- Department of Public Health, HSE West, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, HSE West, Limerick, Ireland
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- Public Health Laboratory, HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, HSE West, Limerick, Ireland
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- Paediatric Department, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Paediatric Department, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, HSE West, Limerick, Ireland
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- Environmental Health Services, HSE West, Limerick, Ireland
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- Public Health Laboratory, HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Veterinary Section, Cork County Council, Ireland
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- Veterinary Section, Limerick County Council, Ireland
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- Veterinary Section, Cork County Council, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, HSE West, Limerick, Ireland
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Beggan E, Whyte D, FitzGerald R, de Freitas J, McNamara A, Callinan S, Kelleher K. Human brucellosis in the Mid-West 2002-3. Ir Med J 2005; 98:278-80. [PMID: 16300109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Human brucellosis remains a serious public health issue in Ireland. Clinical notifications in the Mid-Western Area (HSE-MWA) underestimate the burden of illness and attendant morbidity in the region. The diagnosis of acute and chronic human brucellosis depends on the clinical evidence and the results from laboratory serological testing or culture on rare occasion. This study examined the clinical evidence behind locally defined serological "positives" in the HSE-MWA from 2002 to 2003. Ninety cases were detected in 2002 and 31 in 2003. While sampling bias is likely to be present, aspects of brucellosis in Ireland were confirmed. Middle-aged males were most commonly affected. The majority of cases were linked to farming or veterinary practice. Symptoms such as sweats, fever and weight loss were commonly associated with acute brucellosis infection while malaise was common in acute and chronic brucellosis. A clear definition of what is notifiable is needed. Surveillance systems must appreciate the importance of both clinical and laboratory evidence to classify confirmed or probable brucellosis as paired sera were not common. Public health authorities must follow-up the clinical aspects for accurate national statistics. General practitioners in the Mid-West appear to be vigilant regarding brucellosis in their patients. Regional zoonoses committees are useful in monitoring disease prevalence in human and animal populations without compromising confidentiality.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick.
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Murphy OM, Murchan S, Whyte D, Humphreys H, Rossney A, Clarke P, Cunney R, Keane C, Fenelon LE, O'Flanagan D. Impact of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System on the development of a national programme to monitor resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in Ireland, 1999-2003. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2005; 24:480-3. [PMID: 15977004 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-005-1357-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Presented here is the 5-year impact of a national antimicrobial resistance surveillance system in Ireland, which was introduced in accordance with the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). Participation in EARSS began in Ireland in 1999. Initially, 12 laboratories serving a mix of general and tertiary hospitals participated, but by 2003, participation had increased to 28 laboratories with a population coverage of 89%. During 1999-2003, 4,146 episodes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia were reported, and methicillin resistance was detected in 1,709 (41.2%) of these isolates. Over the same period, 1,245 invasive (blood or cerebrospinal fluid) episodes of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection were reported, and 160 (12.9%) isolates were found to be non-susceptible to penicillin, with 23 (1.8%) demonstrating high-level penicillin resistance. By 2003, most Irish hospitals were participating in EARSS, which has been a catalyst for the development of a national antimicrobial resistance surveillance programme.
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- Department of Microbiology, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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Whyte D, Monahan R, Boyle L, Slevin B, FitzGerald R, Barron D, De Freitas J, Kelleher K. The incidence of S. aureus bacteraemia in acute hospitals of the Mid-Western Area, Ireland, 2002-2004. Euro Surveill 2005; 10:9-10. [DOI: 10.2807/esm.10.05.00538-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Concerns about healthcare-associated infections and the global crisis in antimicrobial resistance has combined to accentuate the fears around so-called "superbugs". In Ireland there is no single agreed indicator regarded as a true measure of the level of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals. The objective of this study was to compare two crude measures of MRSA - the percentage of bacteraemia caused by MRSA and the incidence rate (per 1000 bed days used) of MRSA bacteraemia in six acute hospitals. We examined all blood cultures positive for S. aureus (methicillin sensitive and resistant) from 2002 to 2004 in the Health Service Executive (HSE) Mid-Western Area of Ireland. Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) data was used to determine monthly in-patient bed days used. Of 245 patient episodes of bacteraemia, 119 were MRSA. The trends in the percentage of isolates that were MRSA and the incidence rate calculated were compared. The incidence rate appears to be a more reliable and robust indicator of MRSA in hospitals than the percentage. Despite many difficulties in interpreting indicators of MRSA they should not preclude the regular publication of data at least at regional level in Ireland.
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- D Whyte
- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive Mid-Western Area, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Infection Control, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Infection Control, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive Mid-Western Area, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive Mid-Western Area, Ireland
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Whyte D, Monahan R, Boyle L, Slevin B, FitzGerald R, Barron D, De Freitas J, Kelleher K. The incidence of S. aureus bacteraemia in acute hospitals of the Mid-Western Area, Ireland, 2002-2004. Euro Surveill 2005; 10:75-7. [PMID: 16077206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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Concerns about healthcare-associated infections and the global crisis in antimicrobial resistance has combined to accentuate the fears around so-called "superbugs". In Ireland there is no single agreed indicator regarded as a true measure of the level of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospitals. The objective of this study was to compare two crude measures of MRSA--the percentage of bacteraemia caused by MRSA and the incidence rate (per 1000 bed days used) of MRSA bacteraemia in six acute hospitals. We examined all blood cultures positive for S. aureus (methicillin sensitive and resistant) from 2002 to 2004 in the Health Service Executive (HSE) Mid-Western Area of Ireland. Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) data was used to determine monthly in-patient bed days used. Of 245 patient episodes of bacteraemia, 119 were MRSA. The trends in the percentage of isolates that were MRSA and the incidence rate calculated were compared. The incidence rate appears to be a more reliable and robust indicator of MRSA in hospitals than the percentage. Despite many difficulties in interpreting indicators of MRSA they should not preclude the regular publication of data at least at regional level in Ireland.
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- Department of Public Health, Health Service Executive Mid-Western Area, Ireland
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This article describes the foundation in 1997 of a Family Nursing Network (FNN) in Edinburgh involving nurses from local trusts and Scottish universities. The purpose of the FNN is to support the use of family nursing in practice, research and education. Family nursing proposes that health care should focus on the needs of the family as a unit rather than as the context of care for a family member with health needs. Family nursing is not common practice in the UK but some nurses have found it highly relevant to their care. The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes the family health nurse as an important component of health care in the community for the future and family nursing could well provide the foundation for such practice. Definitions of the family and family nursing are offered, the conceptual background is analysed and the work achieved by the FNN is reviewed. The authors write on behalf of the FNN.
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BACKGROUND We estimated the disease burden caused by rotavirus hospitalizations in the Republic of Ireland by using national data on the number of hospitalizations for diarrhea in children and laboratory surveillance of confirmed rotavirus detections. METHODS We examined trends in diarrheal hospitalizations among children <5 years old as coded by ICD-9-CM for the period January, 1997, to December, 1998. We collated data on laboratory-confirmed rotavirus detections nationally for the same period among children <2 years old. We calculated the overall contribution of rotavirus to laboratory-confirmed intestinal disease in children <5 years old from INFOSCAN, a disease bulletin for one-third of the population. We compared data from all sources and estimated the proportion of diarrheal hospitalizations that are likely the result of rotavirus in children <5 years old. RESULTS In children <5 years old, 9% of all hospitalizations are for diarrheal illness. In this age group 1 in 8 are hospitalized for a diarrheal illness, and 1 in 17 are hospitalized for rotavirus by 5 years of age. In hospitalized children <2 years old, 1 in 38 have a laboratory confirmed rotavirus infection. CONCLUSIONS The disease burden of rotavirus hospitalizations is higher than in other industrialized countries. Access to comprehensive national databases may have contributed to the high hospitalization rates, as well as a greater tendency to hospitalize children with diarrhea in Ireland.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Ireland.
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- Department of Tumor Biology, Schering Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, New Jersey 07033, USA
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Whyte D. Preserving the soul of medicine and physicians: a talk with David Whyte. Interview by Richard L. Reece. Physician Exec 2000; 26:14-9. [PMID: 10847937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Richard L. Reece, MD, interviewed David Whyte, a poet, consultant, and author of The Heart Aroused, on December 15, 1999, to discuss preserving the soul of physicians in corporate America. David describes the soul as "a measure of our belonging in the world. When there is little sense of belonging, there is very little sense of soul." In the workplace, he thinks about whether "people have a sense of belonging to the particular work or the organization." He talks about life in the upper world of the workplace and life in the dark subterranean caves where the soul lives. The soul is where people's true creativity and imagination resides ... and by inviting it into the workplace, organizations and employees can become more successful, innovative, and adaptable. In corporate settings, he uses poetry to bring an understanding of the process of change, helping clients to understand individual and organizational creativity to transform the workplace. The poetry can teach and touch those places that the corporate language cannot speak to.
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Plowman GD, Sudarsanam S, Bingham J, Whyte D, Hunter T. The protein kinases of Caenorhabditis elegans: a model for signal transduction in multicellular organisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:13603-10. [PMID: 10570119 PMCID: PMC24111 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.24.13603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Caenorhabditis elegans should soon be the first multicellular organism whose complete genomic sequence has been determined. This achievement provides a unique opportunity for a comprehensive assessment of the signal transduction molecules required for the existence of a multicellular animal. Although the worm C. elegans may not much resemble humans, the molecules that regulate signal transduction in these two organisms prove to be quite similar. We focus here on the content and diversity of protein kinases present in worms, together with an assessment of other classes of proteins that regulate protein phosphorylation. By systematic analysis of the 19,099 predicted C. elegans proteins, and thorough analysis of the finished and unfinished genomic sequences, we have identified 411 full length protein kinases and 21 partial kinase fragments. We also describe 82 additional proteins that are predicted to be structurally similar to conventional protein kinases even though they share minimal primary sequence identity. Finally, the richness of phosphorylation-dependent signaling pathways in worms is further supported with the identification of 185 protein phosphatases and 128 phosphoprotein-binding domains (SH2, PTB, STYX, SBF, 14-3-3, FHA, and WW) in the worm genome.
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- G D Plowman
- SUGEN, 230 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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Whyte D, Donaldson J. All in the family. Nurs Times 1999; 95:47-8. [PMID: 10603873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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- D Whyte
- Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Whyte D, Robb Y. Families under stress: how nurses can help. Nurs Times 1999; 95:50-2. [PMID: 10568997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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- D Whyte
- Department of Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh
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Lynch M, O'Halloran F, Whyte D, Cryan B, Fanning S. Epidemiology and RNA fingerprinting of rota virus in Ireland. J Infect 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0163-4453(99)90217-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Willison HJ, Lastovica AJ, Prendergast MM, Moran AP, Walsh C, Flitcroft I, Eustace P, McMahon C, Smith J, Smith OP, Lakshmandass G, Taylor MRH, Holland CV, Cox D, Good B, Kearns GM, Gaffney P, Shark K, Frauenshuh M, Ortmann W, Messner R, King R, Rich S, Behrens T, Mahmud N, Molloy A, McPartlin J, Scott JM, Weir DG, Walsh KM, Thorburn D, Mills P, Morris AJ, Good T, Cameron S, McCruden EAB, Bennett MW, O’Connell J, Brady C, Roche D, Collins JK, Shanahan F, O’Sullivant GC, Henry M, Koston S, McMahon K, MacNee W, FitzGerald MX, O’Connor CM, McGonagle D, Gibbon W, O’Connor P, Emery P, Murphy M, Watson R, Casey E, Naidu E, Murphy M, Watson R, Barnes L, McCann S, Murphy M, Watson R, Barnes L, Sweeney E, Barrett EJ, Graham H, Cunningham RT, Johnston CF, Curry WJ, Buchanan KD, Courtney CH, McAllister AS, McCance DR, Hadden DR, Bell PM, Leslie H, Sheridan B, Atkinson AB, Kilbane MT, Smith DF, Murray MJ, Shering SG, McDermott EWM, O’Higgins NJ, Smyth PPA, McEneny J, Trimble ER, Young IS, Sharpe P, Mercer C, McMaster D, Young IS, Evans AE, Young IS, Cundick J, Hasselwander O, McMaster D, McGeough J, Savage D, Maxwell AP, Evans AE, Kee F, Larkin CJ, Watson RGP, Johnston C, Ardill JES, Buchanan KD, McNamara DA, Walsh TN, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Madden C, Timon C, Gardiner N, Lawler M, O’Riordan J, Duggan C, McCann SR, Gowing H, Braakman E, Lawler M, Byrne C, Martens ACM, Hagenbeek A, McCann SR, Kinsella N, Cusack S, Lawler M, Baker H, White B, Smith OP, Lawler M, Gardiner N, Molloy K, Gowing H, Wogan A, McCann SR, McElwaine S, Lawler M, Hollywood D, McCann SR, Mcmahon C, Merry C, Ryan M, Smith O, Mulcahy FM, Murphy C, Briones J, Gardiner N, McCann SR, Lawler M, White B, Lawler M, Cusack S, Kinsella N, Smith OP, Lavin P, McCaffrey M, Gillen P, White B, Smith OP, Thompson L, Lalloz M, Layton M, Barnes L, Corish C, Kennedy NP, Flood P, Mulligan S, McNamara E, Kennedy NP, Flood P, Mathias PM, Ball E, Duiculescu D, Calistru P, O’Gorman N, Kennedy NP, Abuzakouk M, Feighery C, Brannigan M, Pender S, Keeling F, Varghese J, Lee M, Colreavy M, Gaffney R, Hone S, Herzig M, Walsh M, Dolan C, Wogan A, Lawler M, McCann SR, Hollywood D, Donovan D, Harmey J, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Haverty A, Wang JH, Harmey JH, Redmond HP, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, McGreal G, Shering SG, Moriarty MJ, Shortt A, Kilbane MT, Smith DF, McDermott EWM, O’Higgins NJ, Smyth PPA, McNamara DA, Harmey J, Wang JH, Donovan D, Walsh TN, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Kay E, Pidgeon G, Harmey J, McNamara DA, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Dunne P, Lambkin H, Russell JM, O’Neill AJ, Dunne BM, O’Donovan M, Lawler M, Gaffney EF, Gillan JE, Cotter TG, Horan J, Jones D, Biswas SK, Mulkerrin EC, Brady H, O’Donnell J, Neary J, Healy E, Watson A, Keogh B, Ryan M, Cassidy C, Ward S, Stokes E, Keoghan F, Barrett A, O’Connell P, Ryall N, O’Connell PA, Jenkinson A, O’Brien T, O’Connell PG, Harrison R, Barrett T, Bailey DMD, Butler A, Barton DE, Byrne C, McElwaine S, McCann SR, Lawler M, Cusack S, Lawler M, White B, Smith OP, Daly G, Gill M, Heron S, Hawi Z, Fitzgerald M, Hawi Z, Mynett-Johnson L, Shiels D, Kendler K, McKeon P, Gill M, Straub R, Walsh D, Ryan F, Barton DE, McCabe D, Murphy R, Segurado R, Mulcahy T, Larson B, Comerford C, O’Connell R, O’Mahony E, Gill M, Donnelly J, Minahan F, O’Neill D, Farrell Z, O’Neill D, Jones D, Horan J, Glynn C, Biswas SK, Mulkerrin E, Brady H, Lennox SE, Murphy A, Rea IM, McNulty H, McMeel C, O’Neill D, McEvoy H, Freaney R, McKenna MJ, Crowe M, Keating D, Colreavy M, Hone S, Norman G, Widda S, Viani L, Galvin, Nolan CM, Hardiman O, Hardiman O, Brett F, Droogan O, Gallagher P, Harmey M, King M, Murphy J, Perryrnan R, Sukumaran S, Walsh J, Farrell MA, Hughes G, Cunningham C, Walsh JB, Coakley D, O’Neill D, Hurson M, Flood P, McMonagle P, Hardiman O, Ryan F, O’Sullivan S, Merry C, Dodd P, Redmond J, Mulcahy FM, Browne R, Keating S, O’Connor J, Cassidy BP, Smyth R, Sheppard NP, Cullivan R, Crown J, Walsh N, Denihan A, Bruce I, Radic A, Coakley D, Lawlor BA, Bridges PK, O’Doherty M, Farrington A, O’Doherty M, Farragher B, Fahy S, Kelly R, Carey T, Owens J, Gallagher O, Sloan D, McDonough C, Casey P, Horgan A, Elneihum A, O’Neill C, McMonagle T, Quinn J, Meagher D, Murphy P, Kinsella A, Mullaney J, Waddington JL, Rooney S, Rooney S, Bamford L, Sloan D, O’Connor JJ, Franklin R, O’Brien K, Fitzpatrick G, Laffey JG, Boylan JF, Laffey J, Coleman M, Boylan J, Laffey JG, McShane AJ, Boylan JF, Loughrey JPR, Gardiner J, McGinley J, Leonard I, Carey M, Neligan P, O’Rourke J, Cunningham A, Fennessy F, Kelly C, Bouchier-Hayes D, Fennessy F, Wang JH, Kelly C, Bouchier-Hayes D, Fennessy F, Wang JH, Kelly C, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Kellett J, Laffey J, Murphy D, Regan J, O’Keeffe D, Mahmud A, Hemeryck L, Feely J, Mahmud A, Hemeryck L, Hall M, Feely J, Menown IBA, Mathew TP, Nesbitt GS, Syme M, Young IS, Adgey AAJ, Menown IBA, Turtle F, Allen J, Anderson J, Adgey AAJ, O’Hanlon R, Codd MB, Walkin S, McCann HA, Sugrue DD, Rasheed AM, Chen G, Kelly C, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Leahy A, Rasheed AM, Kay E, Jina S, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Leahy A, McDowell I, Rasheed AM, Wang JH, Wo Q, Kelly C, Bouchier-Hayes DJ, Leahy A, Shuhaibar MN, McGovern E, Turtle F, Menown IBA, Manoharan G, Kirkpatrick R, Campbell NPS, Walkin S, Codd MB, O’Hanlon R, McCarthy C, McCann HA, Sugrue DD, Wen Y, Killalea S, Hall M, Hemeryck L, Feely J, Fahy CJ, Griffith A, McGinley J, McCabe D, Fraser A, Casey E, Ryan T, Murphy R, Browne M, Fenton J, Hughes J, Timon CI, Fenton J, Curran A, Smyth D, Viani L, Walsh M, Hughes JP, Fenton J, Lee P, Kelly A, Timon CI, Hughes JP, Fenton J, Shine N, Blayney A, McShane DP, Timon CI, Hussey J, Howlett M, Langton A, McEvoy A, Slevin J, Fitzpatrick C, Turner MJ, Enright F, Goggin N, Costigan C, Duff D, Osizlok P, Wood F, Watson R, Fitzsimons RB, Flanagan N, Enright F, Barnes L, Watson R, Molloy E, Griffin E, Deasy PF, Sheridan M, White MJ, Moore R, Gray A, Hill J, Glasgow JFT, Middleton B, Slattery D, Donoghue V, McMahon A, Murphy J, Slattery D, McCarthy A, Oslislok P, Duff D, Colreavy M, Keogh I, Hone S, Walsh M, Henry M, Koston S, McMahon K, MacNee W, FitzGerald MX, O’Connor CM, Russell KJ, Henry M, Fitzgerald MX, O’Connor CM, Kavanagh PV, McNamara SM, Feely J, Barry M, O’Brien JE, McCormick P, Molony C, Doyle RM, Walsh JB, Coakley D, Codd MB, O’Connell PR, Dowey LC, McGlynn H, Thurnham DI, Elborn SJ, Flynn L, Carton J, Byrne B, O’Farrelly C, Kelehan P, O’Herlihy C, O’Hara AM, Moran AP, Orren A, Fernie BA, Merry C, Clarke S, Courtney G, de Gascun C, Mulcahy FM, Merry C, Ryan M, Barry M, Mulcahy FM, Merry C, Ryan M, Barry M, Mulcahy FM, Byrne M, Moylett E, Murphy H, Butler K, Nourse C, Thaker H, Barry C, Russell J, Sheehan G, Boyle B, Hone R, Conboy B, Butler C, Moris D, Cormican M, Flynn J, McCormack O, Corbally N, Murray A, Kirrane S, O’Keane C, Hone R, Lynch SM, Cryan B, Whyte D, Morris D, Butler C, Cormican M, Flynn J, Corbett-Feeney G, Murray A, Corbally N, Hone R, Mackle T, Colreavy M, Perkins J, Saidlear C, Young A, Eustace P, Wrigley M, Clifford J, Waddington JL, Tighe O, Croke DT, Drago J, Sibley DR, Feely J, Kelly A, Carvalho M, Hennessy M, Kelly M, Feely J, Hughes C, Hanlon M, Feely J, Sabra K, Keane T, Egan D, Ryan M, Maerry C, Ryan M, Barry M, Mulcahy FM, Maerry C, Ryan M, Barry M, Mulcahy FM, Sharma SC, Williams D, Kelly A, Carvalho M, Feely J, Williams D, Kelly A, Carvalho M, Feely J, Codd MB, Mahon NG, McCann HA, Sugrue DD, Sayers GM, Johnson Z, McNamara SM, Kavanagh PV, Feely J. National scientific medical meeting 1997 abstracts. Ir J Med Sci 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02937234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cryan B, Lynch M, Whyte D. Rotavirus in Ireland. Euro Surveill 1997; 2:15-16. [PMID: 12631829 DOI: 10.2807/esm.02.02.00182-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Acute diarrhoeal disease is the commonest single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Infectious diarrhoea has been estimated to cause at least 5 million deaths each year in the developing world. Very young children are particularly susceptible to
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Lazarus EA, Navratil GA, Greenfield CM, Strait EJ, Austin ME, Burrell KH, Casper TA, Baker DR, DeBoo JC, Doyle EJ, Durst R, Ferron JR, Forest CB, Gohil P, Groebner RJ, Heidbrink WW, Hong R, Houlberg WA, Howald AW, Hsieh C, Hyatt AW, Jackson GL, Kim J, Lao LL, Lasnier CJ, Leonard AW, Lohr J, Maingi R, Miller RL, Murakami M, Osborne TH, Perkins LJ, Petty CC, Rettig CL, Rhodes TL, Rice BW, Sabbagh SA, Schissel DP, Scoville JT, Snider RT, Staebler GM, Stallard BW, Stambaugh RD, Stockdale RE, Taylor PL, Thomas DM, Turnbull AD, Wade MR, Wood R, Whyte D. Higher Fusion Power Gain with Current and Pressure Profile Control in Strongly Shaped DIII-D Tokamak Plasmas. Phys Rev Lett 1996; 77:2714-2717. [PMID: 10062027 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.77.2714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A screening programme to detect cystic fibrosis heterozygotes has been running in the antenatal clinics of a major Edinburgh maternity hospital for more than 2 years. A questionnaire was used to assess participants' knowledge of the genetics of the disorder and their attitudes to being screened. The respondents were 64 female heterozygotes and 63 of their non-heterozygous male partners, 101 female controls and 100 male controls. Although the two groups of controls received far less direct information than the carriers and their partners, all four groups were well informed about the genetics of cystic fibrosis and the significance of being a gene carrier. A majority of each group felt that adequate information had been given in the information leaflet, that they understood the purpose of screening and that they were glad to have participated. There was a consensus that CF carrier testing should be routinely offered to pregnant women, and also that it should be available in family planning clinics and GP health centres, but not in schools.
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- Human Genetics Unit, University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, UK
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