Publications by authors named "M C Maiden"

Objective: To compare the effects of fluid bolus therapy (FBT) with 20% albumin to crystalloid FBT on the incidence of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) and its severity and duration.

Design: Secondary analysis of the multicenter, parallel-group, open-label, randomized HAS FLAIR-II trial.

Setting: Six intensive care units.

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Microbiology reference laboratories perform a crucial role within public health systems. This role was especially evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Viewpoint, we emphasise the importance of microbiology reference laboratories and highlight the types of digital data and expertise they provide, which benefit national and international public health.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the distribution and genetic data of Haemophilus influenzae in hospitalized patients in Surabaya, Indonesia, focusing on its role in severe diseases like septicaemia and meningitis.
  • - Researchers used culture-based methods and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to analyze ten collected isolates, discovering that most were nonvaccine-preventable non-typeable H. influenzae (NTHi) strains.
  • - Results identified four new sequence types (STs) and highlighted the presence of significant virulence genes, confirming a diverse population of NTHi in the region compared to global strains.
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