Should healthcare workers be screened routinely for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? A review of the evidence

G Hawkins, S Stewart, O Blatchford, J Reilly - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2011 - Elsevier
Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is considered endemic in the UK National
Health Service (NHS), and routine MRSA screening of hospital inpatients has recently …

A risk score to predict need for treatment for uppergastrointestinal haemorrhage

O Blatchford, WR Murray, M Blatchford - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
Background Current risk-stratification systems for patients with acute upper-gastrointestinal
bleeding discriminate between patients at high or low risks of dying or rebleeding. We …

Outpatient management of patients with low-risk upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage: multicentre validation and prospective evaluation

…, M Groome, A Cahill, G Benson, O Blatchford… - The Lancet, 2009 - thelancet.com
Background Upper-gastrointestinal haemorrhage is a frequent reason for hospital admission.
Although most risk scoring systems for this disorder incorporate endoscopic findings, the …

Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in west of Scotland: case ascertainment study

O Blatchford, LA Davidson, WR Murray, M Blatchford… - BMj, 1997 - bmj.com
Objectives: To determine the incidence and case fatality of acute upper gastrointestinal
haemorrhage in the west of Scotland and to identify associated factors. Design: Case …

Hepatitis E virus in S cottish blood donors

A Cleland, L Smith, C Crossan, O Blatchford… - Vox …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Published prevalence figures for hepatitis E virus ( HEV ) reveal
significant regional differences. Several studies have reported virus transmission via blood …

Hepatitis E virus in patients with decompensated chronic liver disease: a prospective UK/French study

…, E Forrest, J Izopet, O Blatchford… - Alimentary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background In developed countries, hepatitis E is a porcine zoonosis caused by hepatitis E
virus ( HEV ) genotype 3. In developing countries, hepatitis E is mainly caused by genotype 1…

Multicentre comparison of the Glasgow Blatchford and Rockall scores in the prediction of clinical end‐points after upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

AJ Stanley, HR Dalton, O Blatchford… - Alimentary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
… The Glasgow Blatchford Score (GBS) appears to be accurate in identifying patients’ risk of
requiring hospital-based intervention or death following UGIH 2, 9 (see Table 1). This score …

Emergency medical admissions in Glasgow: general practices vary despite adjustment for age, sex, and deprivation.

O Blatchford, S Capewell, S Murray… - British Journal of General …, 1999 - bjgp.org
… lecturer, Department of Public Health, and M Blatchford, MRCGP, senior tutor, Department
of … This research forms part of a PhD programme undertaken by Dr Oliver Blatchford and …

Performance of new thresholds of the Glasgow Blatchford score in managing patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding

…, JM Hansen, OBS de Muckadell, O Blatchford… - Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) is a common cause of hospital
admission. The Glasgow Blatchford score (GBS) is an accurate determinant of patients’ …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Scotland: evidence of recent increase in viral circulation in humans

…, LM Jarvis, C Crossan, L Scobie, O Blatchford… - …, 2018 - eurosurveillance.org
Background Previous studies showed low levels of circulating hepatitis E virus (HEV) in
Scotland. We aimed to reassess current Scottish HEV epidemiology. Methods: Blood donor …