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Spondylodiscitis: update on diagnosis and management.
- T. Gouliouris, S. Aliyu, N. Brown
- Medicine
- The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
- 1 November 2010
Spondylodiscitis, a term encompassing vertebral osteomyelitis, spondylitis and discitis, is the main manifestation of haematogenous osteomyelitis in patients aged over 50 years. Staphylococcus aureus… Expand
Prevention and treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised patients.
- I. Abubakar, S. Aliyu, C. Arumugam, P. Hunter, N. Usman
- Medicine
- The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
- 24 January 2007
BACKGROUND
Cryptosporidiosis is a disease that causes diarrhoea lasting about one to two weeks, sometimes extending up to 2.5 months among the immunocompetent and becoming a more severe… Expand
Strongyloides stercoralis infection
- D. Greaves, Sian Coggle, C. Pollard, S. Aliyu, Elinor M Moore
- Medicine
- BMJ
- 30 July 2013
#### Summary points
Strongyloides stercoralis is an intestinal helminth that infects humans through contact with soil containing the larvae. Between 30 and 100 million people are infected… Expand
Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis from patients with Crohn's disease using nucleic acid‐based techniques: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
- I. Abubakar, D. Myhill, S. Aliyu, P. Hunter
- Biology, Medicine
- Inflammatory bowel diseases
- 1 March 2008
This study is a systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies using nucleic acid‐based techniques to detect Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) compared… Expand
Treatment of cryptosporidiosis in immunocompromised individuals: systematic review and meta-analysis.
- I. Abubakar, S. Aliyu, C. Arumugam, N. Usman, P. Hunter
- Medicine
- British journal of clinical pharmacology
- 1 April 2007
Cryptosporidium is a common cause of gastroenteritis and is associated with severe life-threatening illness among immunocompromised individuals. This review aimed to assess the efficacy of… Expand
The Changing Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Infections.
- D. Enoch, Huina Yang, S. Aliyu, C. Micallef
- Medicine
- Methods in molecular biology
- 2017
Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are an emerging problem worldwide with invasive candidiasis and candidemia responsible for the majority of cases. This is predominantly driven by the widespread… Expand
Female genital tuberculosis: a global review.
Female genital tuberculosis is a symptomless disease inadvertently uncovered during investigation for infertility. The condition is relatively rare and often arises secondary to a primary focus… Expand
Prevention and treatment of Clostridium difficile infection.
- T. Gouliouris, N. Brown, S. Aliyu
- Medicine
- Clinical medicine
- 1 February 2011
#### Key Points
Prevention
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) can be effectively reduced through a combination of prudent antimicrobial prescribing and infection control measures, including… Expand
Prevention and medical management of Clostridium difficile infection
- J. Shannon-Lowe, N. Matheson, F. Cooke, S. Aliyu
- Medicine
- BMJ : British Medical Journal
- 12 March 2010
#### Summary points
The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection in the United Kingdom has increased since the late 1990s.1 High profile outbreaks in the United States, Canada, and northern… Expand
Candidaemia in a large teaching hospital: a clinical audit.
- S. Aliyu, D. Enoch, +4 authors A. Lever
- Medicine
- QJM : monthly journal of the Association of…
- 1 October 2006
BACKGROUND
Candidaemias are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The British Society of Medical Mycology and Infectious Diseases Society of America recently published audit standards,… Expand