J T Macfarlane
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Lim W, Macfarlane J, Colthorpe C
Thorax
. 2001 Apr;
56(5):398-405.
PMID: 11312410
No abstract available.
12.
Holmes W, Macfarlane J, Macfarlane R, Hubbard R
Br J Gen Pract
. 2001 Mar;
51(464):177-81.
PMID: 11255897
Background: Most patients who consult with acute lower respiratory symptoms receive antibiotics, usually without evidence of significant infection. The physical signs at presentation of acute lower respiratory tract illness and...
13.
Lim W, Macfarlane J, Boswell T, Harrison T, Rose D, Leinonen M, et al.
Thorax
. 2001 Mar;
56(4):296-301.
PMID: 11254821
Background: Since the last British study of the microbial aetiology of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) about 20 years ago, new organisms have been identified (for example, Chlamydia pneumoniae), new antibiotics...
14.
Simpson J, Macfarlane J, Watson J, Woodhead M
Thorax
. 2000 Nov;
55(12):1040-5.
PMID: 11083890
Background: The aim of this study was to describe the frequency, causal pathogens, management, and outcome of a population of young adults who died from community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods:...
15.
Lim W, Gander S, Finch R, Macfarlane J
J Antimicrob Chemother
. 2000 Nov;
46(5):835-7.
PMID: 11062210
Assessing compliance to prescribed antibiotics in community studies of respiratory tract infections is difficult. We describe a simple method for collecting and detecting amoxycillin in urine using urine dip-sticks in...
16.
Farr B, Woodhead M, Macfarlane J, BARTLETT C, McCraken J, Wadsworth J, et al.
Respir Med
. 2000 Jun;
94(5):422-7.
PMID: 10868703
The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for pneumonia diagnosed in the community by general practitioners, using a case control study in 29 general practices in Nottingham,...
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Lim W, Lewis S, Macfarlane J
Thorax
. 2000 Feb;
55(3):219-23.
PMID: 10679541
Background: The British Thoracic Society (BTS) developed a rule (BTSr) based on severity criteria to predict short term mortality in adults admitted to hospital with community acquired pneumonia (CAP). However,...
18.
Lim W, Macfarlane J, Deegan P, Manhire A, Holmes W, Baldwin D
J R Soc Med
. 2000 Jan;
92(9):446-9.
PMID: 10645291
General practitioners (GPs) in the UK have long had direct access to hospital radiological services, which in theory shortens investigation time and improves the quality of service. Chest X-rays (CXRs)...
19.
Macfarlane J, Holmes W, Macfarlane R
Br J Gen Pract
. 1998 Mar;
47(424):719-22.
PMID: 9519518
Background: General practitioners (GPs) prescribe antibiotics to three-quarters of patients who consult with a lower respiratory tract illness (LRTi). In spite of this management, around a quarter of patients reconsult...
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Holmes W, Macfarlane J, Macfarlane R, Lewis S
Br J Gen Pract
. 1998 Feb;
47(425):815-8.
PMID: 9463983
Background: Antibiotics are prescribed to the majority of patients consulting their general practitioner (GP) for lower respiratory tract illness (LRTi). A common reason for prescription is the belief that antibiotics...