B
Brendan W. Mason
Researcher at Cardiff University
Publications - 42
Citations - 1276
Brendan W. Mason is an academic researcher from Cardiff University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Outbreak. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 42 publications receiving 1142 citations. Previous affiliations of Brendan W. Mason include Swansea University.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Long-term Cryptosporidium typing reveals the aetiology and species-specific epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales, 2000 to 2003.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that national surveillance for Cryptosporidium should be conducted at the species level and Typing of isolates allowed outbreaks to be more clearly delineated, and demonstrated anthroponotic spread of C. parvum as well as C. hominis.
Journal Article
Containing antibiotic resistance: decreased antibiotic-resistant coliform urinary tract infections with reduction in antibiotic prescribing by general practices
Christopher C Butler,Frank David John Dunstan,Margaret Heginbothom,Brendan W. Mason,Zoe Elizabeth Sara Roberts,Sharon Hillier,Robin Howe,Stephen Palmer,Anthony Howard +8 more
TL;DR: Reducing antibiotic dispensing at general-practice level is associated with reduced local antibiotic resistance, and these findings should further encourage clinicians and patients to use antibiotics conservatively.
Journal ArticleDOI
Insidious Risk of Severe Mycobacterium chimaera Infection in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
Meera Chand,Meera Chand,Meera Chand,Theresa Lamagni,Katharina Kranzer,Jessica Hedge,Ginny Moore,Simon Parks,Samuel Collins,Carlos del Ojo Elias,Nada Ahmed,Tim Brown,E. Grace Smith,E. Grace Smith,Peter Hoffman,Peter Kirwan,Brendan W. Mason,Alison Smith-Palmer,Philip Veal,Maeve K. Lalor,Allan Bennett,James T. Walker,Alicia Yeap,Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin,Antonio Isidro Carrion Martin,Gayle P. Dolan,Sonia Bhatt,Andrew Skingsley,Andre Charlett,David Pearce,Katherine Russell,Simon Kendall,Andrew A. Klein,Stephen Robins,Silke Schelenz,William Newsholme,Stephanie Thomas,Tim Collyns,Eleri Davies,Eleri Davies,Jim McMenamin,Lorraine Doherty,Tim E. A. Peto,Derrick W. Crook,Derrick W. Crook,Maria Zambon,Maria Zambon,Nick Phin +47 more
TL;DR: These investigations strengthen etiological evidence for the role of heater-coolers in transmission and raise the possibility of an ongoing, international point-source outbreak of invasive Mycobacterium chimaera in cardiothoracic surgery.
Journal ArticleDOI
Prospective cohort study to test the predictability of the Cardiff and Vale paediatric early warning system.
TL;DR: The assessment tool developed from the advanced paediatric life support guidelines on identifying sick children appears to be sensitive but not specific, if the C&VPEWS was used as a trigger to activate a rapid response team to assess the child, the majority of calls would be unnecessary.
Journal ArticleDOI
Preventing Household Transmission of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157 Infection: Promptly Separating Siblings Might Be the Key
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether characteristics of the primary case patient or the household were predictors for secondary household transmission of Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157) infection.