http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11569 2013-05-21T17:16:41Z 2013-05-21T17:16:41Z Unicomb Leanne O'Reilly L Kirk D Stafford R Smith H Becker N Patel M Gilbert G Study Gropu Australian Djordjevic Steven http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12111 2010-06-16T05:02:36Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Risk factors for infection with Campylobacter jejuni flaA genotypes Unicomb Leanne; O'Reilly L; Kirk D; Stafford R; Smith H; Becker N; Patel M; Gilbert G; Study Gropu Australian; Djordjevic Steven We aimed to explore Campylobacter genotype-specific risk factors in Australia. Isolates collected prospectively from cases recruited into a case-control study were genotyped using flaA restriction fragment-length polymorphism typing (flaA genotyping). Exposure information for cases and controls was collected by telephone interview. Risk factors were examined for major flaA genotypes using logistic and multinomial regression. Five flaA genotypes accounted for 325 of 590 (55%) cases ¿ flaA-6b (n=129), flaA-6 (n=70), flaA-10 (n=48), flaA-2 (n=43), flaA-131 (n=35). In Australia, infections due to flaA-10 and flaA-2 were found to be significantly associated with eating non-poultry meat (beef and ham, respectively) in both case-control and inter-genotype comparisons. All major genotypes apart from flaA-10 were associated with chicken consumption in the case-control comparisons. Based on several clinical criteria, infections due to flaA-2 were more severe than those due to other genotypes. Thus genotype analysis may reveal genotype-specific niches and differences in virulence and transmission routes.

2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sansoni Jan Marosszeky Nicolas Jeon Yun-Hee Chenoweth Lynnette Hawthorne Graeme King Madeleine Budge Marc Zapart Siggi Sansoni Emily Senior Kate Kenny Patsy Low Lee-Fay http://hdl.handle.net/10453/12108 2010-06-16T05:02:34Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dementia Outcomes Measurement Suite (DOMS) Project: Final Report Sansoni Jan; Marosszeky Nicolas; Jeon Yun-Hee; Chenoweth Lynnette; Hawthorne Graeme; King Madeleine; Budge Marc; Zapart Siggi; Sansoni Emily; Senior Kate; Kenny Patsy; Low Lee-Fay The purpose of this project is to develop a set of recommended measures/tools for routine use in the assessment, diagnosis, screening and outcomes monitoring of dementia conditions and the evaluation of treatments that are applicable for the Australian health care context. By developing a set of recommended measures it is hoped to standardise the assessment and evaluation procedures used in this field to enhance comparability of findings across research and practice settings. Put simply, we a trying to create a tool-kit of measures for clinicians and researchers to use with people with dementia, in order to assist with communication across the field. A related aim is to make recommendations concerning the clarification and standardization of the clinical terminology applicable in this field. To enhance comparisons between studies it is important that standardized approaches to diagnosis and patient classification be undertaken.

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