Sick and tired: does sleep have a vital role in the immune system?

PA Bryant, J Trinder, N Curtis - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2004 - nature.com
It is a common belief that we are more susceptible to infections when deprived of sleep.
Consistent with this, there is increasing evidence that sleep deprivation has detrimental effects …

Chips with everything: DNA microarrays in infectious diseases

PA Bryant, D Venter, R Robins-Browne… - The Lancet infectious …, 2004 - thelancet.com
Two developments are set to revolutionise research in and clinical management of infectious
diseases. First, the completion of the human genome project together with the sequencing …

Some of the people, some of the time: susceptibility to acute rheumatic fever

PA Bryant, R Robins-Browne, JR Carapetis, N Curtis - Circulation, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
Acute rheumatic fever is a major cause of heart disease in large parts of the world, but it
remains unknown why only a small fraction of those who are infected with rheumatogenic group …

Antibiotic duration and timing of the switch from intravenous to oral route for bacterial infections in children: systematic review and guidelines

…, C Nourse, JR Francis, D Isaacs, PA Bryant - The Lancet Infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Few studies are available to inform duration of intravenous antibiotics for children and when
it is safe and appropriate to switch to oral antibiotics. We have systematically reviewed …

Faster clean catch urine collection (Quick-Wee method) from infants: randomised controlled trial

…, S Tosif, SM Hopper, SM Donath, PA Bryant… - bmj, 2017 - bmj.com
Objective To determine if a simple stimulation method increases the rate of infant voiding for
clean catch urine within five minutes. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting …

Clinical and microbiologic features guiding treatment recommendations for brain abscesses in children

…, S Stapleton, M Sharland, PA Bryant - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: There are no guidelines for the management of brain abscesses in children,
and there is a paucity of recent data describing clinical and microbiologic features. We aimed …

Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteremia in pediatric oncology patients—risk factors and outcomes

…, M Starr, F Shann, TG Connell, PA Bryant… - The Pediatric …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Infection with antibiotic-resistant (AR) Gram-negative (GN) bacteria is associated
with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors …

Consensus guidelines for the treatment of yeast infections in the haematology, oncology and intensive care setting, 2014

…, CC Chang, EK Paige, PA Bryant… - Internal medicine …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic yeast forms are commonly associated with invasive fungal disease in the
immunocompromised host, including patients with haematological malignancies and patients of …

Prospective study of a real-time PCR that is highly sensitive, specific, and clinically useful for diagnosis of meningococcal disease in children

PA Bryant, HY Li, A Zaia, J Griffith, G Hogg… - Journal of clinical …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Due to the early administration of antibiotics, meningococcal disease is increasingly difficult
to diagnose by culturing. Laboratory studies have shown PCR to be sensitive and specific, …

Decrease in infection-related hospital admissions during COVID-19: why are parents avoiding the doctor?

…, LK Phuong, J Osowicki, PA Bryant - The Pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Hagerstown, after broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, thus suggesting a bacterial orchi-epididymitis
rather than due to SARS-CoV-2. On the other hand, if testis was a privileged organ for …