Publications by authors named "Sarah J Driscoll"
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- The West Midlands Newborn Bloodspot Screening Laboratory has been screening for cystic fibrosis (CF) since 2006 and has reported data from 15 years of screening over a million babies.
- Out of 1,075,161 screened infants, 402 were referred as 'CF suspected', with 268 diagnosed with CF and a low number classified as carriers or with inconclusive results.
- The screening protocol shows high effectiveness, with a sensitivity of 97.1% and a birth prevalence of CF in the region of 1 in 4012 live births, indicating successful implementation of the screening process over the years.
Making associations between sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and child sexual abuse can be controversial. To contribute to the paucity of research in this field, this service evaluation aims to (1) define the prevalence of STIs in children aged 0-13 years seen at a regional Children's Sexual Assault Referral Centre, (2) determine whether sexual transmission is the most likely mode of transmission for diagnosed STIs, (3) identify factors affecting application of STI screening and (4) assess follow-up. Methods consisted of retrospective analysis of an anonymous database for all patients seen between 1 July 2016 and 1 July 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aims: To review the effectiveness of intra-arterial chemotherapy for advanced intra-ocular retinoblastoma with vitreous and/or subretinal seeds in naive (untreated) and previously treated eyes.
Methods: Retrospective study, approved by the institutional review board, of 76 eyes of 67 patients with retinoblastoma with subretinal and/or vitreous seeding treated with intra-arterial chemotherapy at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between May 2006 and August 2010.
Results: Despite advanced intraocular disease with seeding, the majority (56/76) of eyes were saved; 20/76 eyes were enucleated.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rate of publication of registered clinical trials concerning age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods: The National Institutes of Health's ClinicalTrials.gov registry was searched to identify all trials concerning AMD.