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Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

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How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

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Your search returns 3 documents

• 1.   Penicillin susceptibility and epidemiological typing of invasive pneumococcal isolates in the Republic of Ireland

  The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland and to examine the associated isolates

  

  Abstract:

  A national study was undertaken to investigate the incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in the Republic of Ireland and to examine the associated isolates. In 1999, 144 S. pneumoniae isolates, all recovered from cases of invasive disease, were received from 12 microbiology laboratories. The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease was estimated to be 6.6/100,000 population. All more...

  International Classification:

  Bacterium - Invasive pneumococca

  Categories:

  invasive pneumococca

  Geography:

  Republic of Ireland

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol: 41 Page: 3641-3648 2003
  D. Bennett; B. Lennon; H. Humphreys; M. Cafferkey

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• 2.   The comparative sero-epidemiology of varicella zoster virus in 11 countries in the European region

  The aim of the study was to evaluate the comparative sero-epidemiology of varicella zoster virus in 11 countries in the European region

  

  Abstract:

  The European sero-epidemiology network (ESEN2) aims to standardise serological surveillance of varicella zoster virus (VZV) in 11 participant countries. In each country, serum banks were collected between 1996 and 2003 and tested for VZV antibodies. Assay results were standardised so that international comparisons could be made. Age-specific forces of infection were calculated for three more...

  International Classification:

  Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions - varicella

  Categories:

  varicella zoster virus

  Geography:

  International

  Vaccine, Vol: 25 Page: 7866-7872 2007
  A. Nardone; F. de Ory; M. Carton; D. Cohen; P. van Damme; I. Davidkin; M. C. Rota; H. de Melker; J. Mossong; M. Slacikova; A. Tischer; N. Andrews; G. Berbers; G. Gabutti; N. Gay; L. Jones; S. Jokinen; G. Kafatos; M. V. M. de Aragon; F. Schneider; Z. Smetana; B. Vargova; R. Vranckx; E. Miller

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• 3.   The EPISA study: Antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus causing primary or secondary skin and soft tissue infections in the community in France, the UK and Ireland

  The aim of this study was to describe information on the susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus causing skin and soft tissue infections in France, Ireland and the UK

  

  Abstract:

  Objectives: To provide information on the susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus causing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in France, Ireland and the UK. Patients and methods: One thousand three hundred and ninety patients attending their general practitioners for skin infections were recruited. Susceptibility to 11 antimicrobials using CLSI (formerly NCCLS) broth microdilution more...

  International Classification:

  Bacterium - Staphylococcus aureus

  Categories:

  Staphylococcus aureus; soft tissue infections

  Geography:

  International

  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Vol: 61 Page: 586-588 2008
  M. Denton; B. O'Connell; P. Bernard; V. Jarlier; Z. Williams; A. S. Henriksen

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