Publications by authors named "A E Irvine"
Current diagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the UK initially relies on self-reported patient symptoms with no point-of-care test robust enough to accurately identify the causative pathogen and inform on antibiotic susceptibility. In serious UTI cases, standard urine culture is regarded as the gold standard for diagnosis and involves direct isolation, culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing of pathogens. These methods are not suitable in initial UTI diagnosis and treatment because of the time taken to conduct these analyses (≥3 days).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a randomized phase 2b trial (NCT03703102) for adult patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), treatment with the T cell rebalancing anti-OX40 receptor antibody rocatinlimab (AMG 451/KHK4083) led to significant improvements in clinical measurements versus placebo including whole-body Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score. AD manifestations can impact variable anatomic regions, and involvement of the head and neck, a sensitive, hard-to-treat area, can negatively impact quality of life. In this post hoc analysis, we investigated response to rocatinlimab treatment across anatomic regions, including the head and neck.
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- The Measure Up 1, 2, and AD Up studies assessed the effectiveness and side effects of upadacitinib for treating atopic dermatitis in adolescents aged 12-17 over a period of 76 weeks, extending the research beyond the previously available 52-week data.
- In a randomized clinical trial, participants received either upadacitinib (15 mg or 30 mg) or a placebo, with some receiving topical corticosteroids, allowing for varied analysis of its efficacy and safety.
- Results showed that a significant percentage of adolescents achieved a major improvement in their condition, with 89.1%, 84.4%, and 87.8% meeting the criteria for reduction in severity, showcasing the medication
Automated analysis of flow cytometry data can improve objectivity and reduce analysis time but has generally required work by software and algorithm experts. Here, we investigated the performance of BD ElastiGate™ Software (hereafter ElastiGate), which allows users to automate gating by selecting gated training files, then uses elastic image registration to gate new files. Three assays of increasing complexity were examined: TBNK, stem cell enumeration (SCE), and lymphoid screening tube (LST).
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