Publications by authors named "Clare P Halfhide"

To review the impact of COVID-19 on postgraduate paediatric training, a 10-question online survey was designed to evaluate trainees' training opportunities. 56 trainees working at a single centre, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, completed the survey. The majority of trainees felt that COVID-19 had affected their training.

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Background: Neutrophils are the predominant cell in the lung inflammatory infiltrate of infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis. Although it has previously been shown that neutrophils from both blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are activated, little is understood about their role in response to RSV infection. This study investigated whether RSV proteins and mRNA are present in neutrophils from blood and BAL of infected infants.

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