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Congenital toxoplasmosis in the United Kingdom: to screen or not to screen?R E Gilbert
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
J Med Screen 9:135-41. 2002..In this paper, the extent to which the research evidence on toxoplasma infection meets the criteria that need to be fulfilled for the introduction of screening in the United Kingdom is reviewed...
Variation in recording of child maltreatment in administrative records of hospital admissions for injury in England, 1997-2009Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
Arch Dis Child 95:918-25. 2010..Information on variation in the recording of child maltreatment in administrative healthcare data can help to improve recognition and ensure that services are able to respond appropriately...- Child maltreatment: variation in trends and policies in six developed countriesRuth Gilbert
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Lancet 379:758-72. 2012..These analyses draw attention to the need for robust research to establish whether the high and rising rates of agency contacts and out-of-home care in some settings are effectively reducing child maltreatment... 
Association between congenital toxoplasmosis and parent-reported developmental outcomes, concerns, and impairments, in 3 year old childrenKatherine Freeman
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA
BMC Pediatr 5:23. 2005..This information is important for counselling parents about the prognosis for an infected child and for policy decisions on screening...- Determinants of response to a parent questionnaire about development and behaviour in 3 year olds: European multicentre study of congenital toxoplasmosisA Salt
The Neurodisability Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Institute of Child Health, London, UK
BMC Pediatr 5:21. 2005..We aimed to determine how response to a parent-completed postal questionnaire measuring development, behaviour, impairment, and parental concerns and anxiety, varies in different European centres... - Perinatal mortality and morbidity among babies delivered in water: surveillance study and postal surveyR E Gilbert
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH
BMJ 319:483-7. 1999..To compare perinatal morbidity and mortality for babies delivered in water with rates for babies delivered conventionally (not in water)... - Screening for congenital toxoplasmosis: accuracy of immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin A tests after birthRuth E Gilbert
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
J Med Screen 14:8-13. 2007..To determine the accuracy of postnatal screening for toxoplasma-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgA... - Effectiveness of impregnated central venous catheters for catheter related blood stream infection: a systematic reviewRuth E Gilbert
Centre for Evidence based Child Health, MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Curr Opin Infect Dis 21:235-45. 2008..Clinicians need information on the relative effectiveness of different types of impregnated central venous catheter for serious infection and their relative costs and adverse effects in order to decide which type, if any, to use... - Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with EuropeRuth E Gilbert
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e277. 2008..Evidence is accumulating that more virulent genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii predominate in South America... - Treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: finding out what worksRuth Gilbert
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCL, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 104:305-11. 2009..Nowhere are such studies needed more than in South America where congenital toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem... - Newborn screening for congenital toxoplasmosis: feasible, but benefits are not establishedR Gilbert
Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
Arch Dis Child 91:629-31. 2006 - Water birth--a near-drowning experienceRuth Gilbert
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London, United Kingdom
Pediatrics 110:409. 2002 - Screening for Down's syndrome: effects, safety, and cost effectiveness of first and second trimester strategiesR E Gilbert
Systematic Reviews Training Unit, Department of Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London WC1N 1EH
BMJ 323:423-5. 2001..To compare the effects, safety, and cost effectiveness of antenatal screening strategies for Down's syndrome... - Infant sleeping position and the sudden infant death syndrome: systematic review of observational studies and historical review of recommendations from 1940 to 2002Ruth Gilbert
Centre for Evidence based Child Health, Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
Int J Epidemiol 34:874-87. 2005..Before the early 1990s, parents were advised to place infants to sleep on their front contrary to evidence from clinical research... - Cisapride treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux in children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trialsR E Gilbert
Department of Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
J Paediatr Child Health 36:524-9. 2000..There was some evidence to suggest that gaviscon plus carobel may be a more effective option than cisapride... - Association between prenatal treatment and clinical manifestations of congenital toxoplasmosis in infancy: a cohort study in 13 European centresLuuk Gras
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
Acta Paediatr 94:1721-31. 2005..A large randomized controlled trial and/or meta-analysis of individual patient data from cohort studies is required to confirm these findings... - Healthcare use by children fatally or seriously harmed by child maltreatment: analysis of a national case series 2005-2007Jenny Woodman
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Arch Dis Child 96:270-5. 2011..To determine antecedent patterns of healthcare use by children fatally or seriously harmed by maltreatment... - Increasing short-stay unplanned hospital admissions among children in England; time trends analysis '97-'06Sonia Saxena
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 4:e7484. 2009..We hypothesised that any increase in isolated short stay admissions for childhood illness might reflect failure to manage these cases in the community over a 10 year period spanning these changes... - A simple approach to improve recording of concerns about child maltreatment in primary care records: developing a quality improvement interventionJenny Woodman
UCL Institute of Child Health, MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health and Centre for Evidence Based Child Health, London
Br J Gen Pract 62:e478-86. 2012..Information is lacking on how concerns about child maltreatment are recorded in primary care records... - A toolkit for monitoring hospital-acquired bloodstream infection in neonatal intensive carePamela Leighton
Medical Research Council Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 33:831-6. 2012..This toolkit could enable quality of care comparisons between hospitals to facilitate the sharing of improved practices... - Variation in recorded child maltreatment concerns in UK primary care records: a cohort study using The Health Improvement Network (THIN) databaseJenny Woodman
MRC Medical Research Council Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, University College London UCL Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e49808. 2012..To determine variation over time and between practices in recording of concerns related to abuse and neglect (maltreatment) in children's primary care records... - Burden and consequences of child maltreatment in high-income countriesRuth Gilbert
Centre for Evidence based Child Health and MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Lancet 373:68-81. 2009..The high burden and serious and long-term consequences of child maltreatment warrant increased investment in preventive and therapeutic strategies from early childhood... - The changing aetiology of paediatric bacteraemia in England and Wales, 1998-2007Katherine L Henderson
Department of Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, UK
J Med Microbiol 59:213-9. 2010..pneumoniae, following the introduction of each vaccine programme or catch-up campaign. This study identified the commonest causes of bacteraemia in children in England and Wales, and highlighted the shifts in trends observed over time... - Inequalities in provision of the Disability Living Allowance for Down syndromeJill Ellis
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
Arch Dis Child 93:14-6. 2008..To assess factors associated with granting of the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for Down syndrome... - Risk of maltreatment-related injury: a cross-sectional study of children under five years old admitted to hospital with a head or neck injury or fractureJoseph Jonathan Lee
Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e46522. 2012..To determine the predictive value and sensitivity of demographic features and injuries (indicators) for maltreatment-related codes in hospital discharge records of children admitted with a head or neck injury or fracture... - Childhood epilepsy recorded in primary care in the UKWilhelmine Hadler Meeraus
MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
Arch Dis Child 98:195-202. 2013..To examine temporal trends in the incidence of epilepsy recorded in UK primary care and to evaluate the impact of recent efforts to improve the specificity of diagnosis in children... - Pattern of hospital referrals of children at risk of maltreatmentElla Rachamim
Northern Health Centre, Islington PCT, London, UK
Emerg Med J 28:952-4. 2011.... - Screening injured children for physical abuse or neglect in emergency departments: a systematic reviewJ Woodman
Centre for Evidence based Child Health and MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Child Care Health Dev 36:153-64. 2010..We conducted three systematic reviews evaluating age, repeat attendance and injury type as markers for physical abuse or neglect in injured children attending EDs... - Risk of visual impairment in children with congenital toxoplasmic retinochoroiditisHooi Kuan Tan
Centre for Pediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Am J Ophthalmol 144:648-653. 2007..Reliable information is needed to counsel parents of children with congenital toxoplasmosis regarding the long-term risk of visual impairment resulting from ocular toxoplasmosis... - Recognising and responding to child maltreatmentRuth Gilbert
Centre for Evidence based Child Health and MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Lancet 373:167-80. 2009.... - Increasing skin infections and Staphylococcus aureus complications in children, England, 1997-2006Sonia Saxena
Imperial College London, London, UK
Emerg Infect Dis 16:530-3. 2010..8 to 29.1/1,000 child-years. During the same time period, hospital admissions for Staphylococcus aureus infections rose 49% from 53.4 to 79.3/100,000 child-years... - Oral antibiotic prescribing during pregnancy in primary care: UK population-based studyIrene Petersen
Department of Primary Care and Population Health, UCL, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
J Antimicrob Chemother 65:2238-46. 2010..Finally, to identify socio-demographic factors associated with antibiotic prescribing in pregnancy... - An overview of the natural history of early onset group B streptococcal disease in the UKTim Colbourn
Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guildford Street, WC1N 1EH, London, United Kingdom
Early Hum Dev 83:149-56. 2007..In the UK, EOGBS constitutes one-third of all early onset bacteraemia due to pathogens, in contrast to one-half in the USA... - Mild fetal renal pelvis dilatation: much ado about nothing?Daljit K Hothi
Nephro Urology Unit, University College London Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 4:168-77. 2009..Study design: Systematic review of cohort studies of fetuses with RPD < or = 15 mm and metaregression to estimate risks of postnatal RPD, obstruction, and VUR... - Starting dose of levothyroxine for the treatment of congenital hypothyroidism: a systematic reviewIhor Hrytsiuk
MSc, FRCPHCH, Department of Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, 30, Guilford St, London, WC1N 1EH, England
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:485-91. 2002..More reliable information, based on a randomized controlled trial of starting dose or a meta-analysis of the individual patient data currently available, is required to inform treatment policies... - Genetic and epigenetic factors at COL2A1 and ABCA4 influence clinical outcome in congenital toxoplasmosisSarra E Jamieson
Cambridge Institute for Medical Research and Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 3:e2285. 2008..Whilst severity of disease is influenced by trimester in which infection is acquired by the mother, other factors including genetic predisposition may contribute...
Research Grants
- Outcomes in congenital toxoplasmic retinochoroiditisRuth Gilbert; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..