Publications by authors named "R C Carriere"
Purpose: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens causing bloodstream infection. A rapid characterisation of resistance to methicillin and, occasionally, to aminoglycosides for particular indications, is therefore crucial to quickly adapt the treatment and improve the clinical outcomes of septic patients. Among analytical technologies, targeted liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has emerged as a promising tool to detect resistance mechanisms in clinical samples.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGrowing numbers of researchers have investigated how training programmes influence coaches' and teachers' ability to promote life skills development, and concurrently, athlete-related outcomes. This study aimed to examine high school student-athletes' development of life skills through a three-year programme called Winner for Life (Gagnant pour la vie). Delivered online to high school coaches and teachers, the programme targeted five life skills: (a) Goal Setting and Concentration (Year 1), (b) Healthy Eating Habits and Safety Behaviours (Year 2), and Physical and Mental Recovery (Year 3).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLimited data exist on the effect of travelling time on post-diagnosis cancer care and mortality. We analysed the impact of travel time to cancer treatment centre on secondary care contact time and one-year mortality using a data-linkage study in Scotland with 17369 patients. Patients with longer travelling time and island-dwellers had increased incidence rate of secondary care cancer contact time.
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- The study investigates how different levels of expression of virulence proteins in a bacterial pathogen relate to the severity of staphylococcal pneumonia in patients, highlighting the challenges of measuring these levels consistently.
- Using a targeted proteomics technique, the researchers analyzed 136 isolates from French patients and identified specific virulence factors that predict severe symptoms like leukopenia and hemoptysis, as well as patient survival.
- Notably, the expression of the Panton-Valentine leucocidin was found to be a significant predictor of mortality, suggesting that targeted proteomics could be valuable for understanding infection dynamics in other bacterial diseases.
Background: Diabetes rates among pregnant women in the United States have been increasing and are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Aim: To investigate differences in birth outcomes (preterm birth, macrosomia, and neonatal death) by diabetes status.
Methods: Cross-sectional design, using linked Missouri birth and death certificates (singleton births only), 2010 to 2012 ( = 204057).