Publications by authors named "C J Dominic"
Objectives: To characterize resistance rates in urinary tract infections caused by Enterobacterales to first- and second-line antibiotics.
Methods: Positive urine cultures examined by the Eastern Pathology Alliance network from September 2018 to September 2023 were retrospectively analysed. Enterobacterales from non-pregnant adults were included.
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- Public space initiatives (PSIs) in African cities can improve health and social well-being, but there's a lack of research on their effectiveness and implementation across the continent.
- This study synthesizes existing literature to assess the characteristics, locations, and outcomes of PSIs, finding that sports initiatives are predominant and that most research comes from South Africa.
- Key challenges for PSIs include limited funding, historical marginalization, and competing land uses, highlighting the need for long-term evaluations and better collaboration for sustainable health-promoting public spaces.
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- Researchers are studying the selection criteria for medical training in the UK to see if they help or hurt certain ethnic and socioeconomic groups.
- The study will use documents and surveys to gather information from medical students about how they're chosen for the Specialised Foundation Programme.
- Understanding any unfairness in selection is important because it can affect the future of medical professionals and healthcare diversity.
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- Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung disease marked by dilated airways and recurrent infections, often caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is hard to treat due to antibiotic resistance.
- Recent reports show that bacteriophage therapy, a novel treatment using viruses that kill bacteria, has been administered to a limited number of bronchiectasis patients and yielded some positive outcomes without serious side effects.
- Continued research is needed through larger clinical trials to better understand how phage therapy works, its interactions with other bacteria, and its potential for overcoming resistance, to support its use as a treatment option.