Publications by authors named "Naomi Henderson"
Introduction: NHS Lothian policy has recently changed to avoid first-line use of trimethoprim for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTI) in patients with risk factors for trimethoprim resistance, in line with national guidance. This study aimed to identify risk factors for antimicrobial resistance in bacteraemia related to UTI.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 687 patients with bacteraemia related to UTI in NHS Lothian from 01/02/18 to 29/02/20 was undertaken.
Background: Increasing the uptake of HIV testing in people who may have undiagnosed HIV is essential to reduce the morbidity associated with late HIV diagnosis.
Methods: We conducted a multicentre, longitudinal, mixed-methods study, surveying the attitudes, knowledge and practice of non-HIV specialist hospital physicians in South-East Scotland and North-East England with respect to HIV testing.
Results: We found that although awareness of indications for HIV testing had improved over time, only 13% of clinicians recognised all of the surveyed HIV indicator conditions.
Background And Aims: In April 2015, the UK government enacted a temporary class drug order (TCDO) on ethylphenidate in response to reported harms associated with its use, in particular an outbreak of infections among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Lothian, Scotland. This study assesses the effect that the TCDO had on reducing the most common infections identified during the outbreak: Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.
Design: The outbreak was split into a pre-intervention period (35 weeks) and a post-intervention period (26 weeks) based around the date of the TCDO.