Ronan McMullan

Research output

Research output per year 2002 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2013 2015 2016 2017 2020 2023 2023

• 65 Article
• 5 Poster
• 3 Abstract
• 3 Meeting abstract
• 6 More
  • 2 Chapter
  • 2 Paper
  • 1 Letter
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Analysis of exhaled breath to identify critically ill patients with ventilator‐associated pneumonia

  Felton, T. W., Ahmed, W., White, I. R., van Oort, P., Rattray, N. J. W., Docherty, C., Bannard‐Smith, J., Morton, B., Welters, I., McMullan, R., Roberts, S. A., Goodacre, R., Dark, P. M. & Fowler, S. J., 03 Apr 2023, (Early online date) In: Anaesthesia.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Pneumonia 100%
  • Breathing 85%
  • Patient 71%
  • Volatile Organic Compound 57%
  • Anti-biotics 42%
  15 Downloads (Pure)

• biomArker-guided Duration of Antibiotic treatment in hospitalised Patients with suspecTed Sepsis (ADAPT-Sepsis): A protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial

  Dark, P., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R., McAuley, D., Gordon, A. C., Clayton, J., Mistry, D., Young, K., Regan, S., McGowan, N., Stevenson, M., Gates, S., Carlson, G. L., Walsh, T., Lone, N. I., Mouncey, P. R., Singer, M., Wilson, P., Felton, T., Marshall, K., & 2 othersHossain, A. M. & Lall, R., 25 Apr 2023, (Early online date) In: Journal of the Intensive Care Society.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Biological Marker 100%
  • Sepsis 100%
  • Patient 100%
  • Antibiotic Therapy 100%
  • Randomized Controlled Trial 100%

• BTS clinical statement on aspiration pneumonia

  Simpson, A. J., Allen, J-L., Chatwin, M., Crawford, H., Elverson, J., Ewan, V., Forton, J., McMullan, R., Plevris, J., Renton, K., Tedd, H., Thomas, R. & Legg, J., 01 Feb 2023, In: Thorax. 78, Suppl 1, p. 3–21

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Cost-effectiveness of therapeutics for COVID-19 patients: a rapid review and economic analysis

  Metry, A., Pandor, A., Ren, S., Shippam, A., Clowes, M., Dark, P., McMullan, R. & Stevenson, M., 31 Aug 2023, In: Health technology assessment (Winchester, England). 27, 14, p. 1-92 92 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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• Early switch to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with low risk neutropenic sepsis (EASI-SWITCH): A randomized non-inferiority trial

  Coyle, V., Forde, C., McAuley, D. F., Wilson, R. H., Clarke, M., Plummer, R., Grayson, M., McDowell, C., Agus, A., Doran, A., Thomas, A. L., Barnes, R. A., Adams, R., Chau, I., Storey, D., McMullan, R. & Easi-Switch Investigators Audrey Fenton, 27 Jul 2023, (Early online date) In: Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Modelling the gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections

  Calderon-Gonzalez, R., Lee, A., Lopez-Campos, G., Hancock, S. J., Sa-Pessoa, J., Dumigan, A., McMullan, R., Campbell, E. L. & Bengoechea, J. A., 28 Feb 2023, In: mBio. 14, 1, 19 p., e03121-22.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Pneumonia 100%
  • Infection 100%
  • Tissues 85%
  • Gastrointestinal Tract 71%
  • Anti-biotics 57%
  29 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  Development and implementation of a customised rapid syndromic diagnostic test for severe pneumonia [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

  Navapurkar, V., Bartholdson Scott, J., Maes, M., Hellyer, T. P., Higginson, E., Forrest, S., Pereira-Dias, J., Parmar, S., Heasman-Hunt, E., Polgarova, P., Brown, J., Titti, L., Smith, W. P., Scott, J., Rostron, A., Routledge, M., Sapsford, D., Török, M. E., McMullan, R., Enoch, D. A., & 8 othersWong, V., Curran, M. D., Brown, N. M., Simpson, A. J., Herre, J., Dougan, G., Conway Morris, A. & VAP-Rapid investigators, 12 Oct 2022, In: Wellcome open research. 6, 256.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Antiinfective Agent 100%
  • Pneumonia 100%
  • Patient 75%
  • Anti-biotics 50%
  • Molecular Diagnosis 50%
  13 Downloads (Pure)

• Role of immunosuppression in an antibiotic stewardship intervention and its association with clinical outcomes and antibiotic use: protocol for an observational study (RISC-sepsis)

  Scott, J., Trevi, L., McNeil, H., Ewen, T., Mawson, P., McDonald, D., Filby, A., Lall, R., Booth, K., Boschman, G., Melkebeek, V., Perkins, G., McMullan, R., McAuley, D. F., McCullagh, I. J., Walsh, T., Rostron, A., Shankar-Hari, M., Dark, P., Simpson, A. J., & 2 othersConway Morris, A. & Hellyer, T. P., 09 Dec 2022, (Early online date) In: BMJ Open. 12, 12, e068321.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Sepsis 100%
  • Anti-biotics 77%
  • Observational Study 44%
  • Hospital Infection 33%
  • Neutrophil 22%
• 2021

  Reply to Aberegg and Wolfe

  Loughlin, L., McAuley, D. F., Simpson, A. J. & McMullan, R., 15 Apr 2021, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203, 8, p. 1044-1045 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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• Targeting Candida albicans in dual-species biofilms with antifungal treatment reduces Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in vitro

  Luo, Y., McAuley, D. F., Fulton, C. R., Sá Pessoa, J., McMullan, R. & Lundy, F. T., 08 Apr 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 4, p. e0249547

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Biofilm 100%
  • Species 62%
  • Candida Albicans 56%
  • Staphylococcus aureus 37%
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 37%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  77 Downloads (Pure)

• The utility of 16S rRNA gene sequencing on intraoperative specimens from intracranial infections: an 8-year study in a regional UK neurosurgical unit

  Shaw, T. D., Curran, T., Cooke, S., McMullan, R. & Hunter, M., 20 Dec 2021, (Early online date) In: British journal of neurosurgery. p. 1-6

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Infection 100%
  • RNA 16S 66%
  • Gene Sequence 66%
  • Specimen 55%
  • Antiinfective Agent 55%
  39 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Early switch from intravenous to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with cancer who have low-risk neutropenic sepsis (the EASI-SWITCH trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  Forde, C., McMullan, R., Clarke, M., Wilson, R. H., Plummer, R., Grayson, M., McDowell, C., Agus, A., Doran, A., McAuley, D. F., Thomas, A. L., Barnes, R. A., Adams, R., Chau, I. & Coyle, V., 27 May 2020, In: Trials. 21, 1, 11 p., 431.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Anti-biotics 100%
  • Patient 58%
  • Therapeutic Procedure 33%
  • Sepsis 33%
  • Cancer Therapy 16%
  78 Downloads (Pure)

• How to optimise duration of antibiotic treatment in patients with sepsis?

  Hellyer, T. P., Mantle, T., McMullan, R. & Dark, P., 23 Nov 2020, In: BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 371, p. m4357

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  18 Downloads (Pure)

• More research is required to understand factors influencing antibiotic prescribing in complex conditions like suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

  Hellyer, T. P., McAuley, D. F., Walsh, T. S., Anderson, N., Conway Morris, A., Singh, S., Dark, P., Roy, A. I., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R., Emerson, L. M., Blackwood, B., Wright, S. E., Kefala, K., O'Kane, C. M., Baudouin, S. V., Paterson, R. L., Rostron, A. J., Agus, A., Bannard-Smith, J., & 19 othersRobin, N. M., Welters, I. D., Bassford, C., Yates, B., Spencer, C., Laha, S. K., Hulme, J., Bonner, S., Linnett, V., Sonksen, J., Van Den Broeck, T., Boschman, G., Keenan, D. W. J., Scott, J., Allen, A. J., Phair, G., Parker, J., Bowett, S. A. & Simpson, A. J., 20 Aug 2020, In: Annals of Translational Medicine. 8, 13, p. 840

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  47 Downloads (Pure)

• Pulmonary Aspergillosis in Patients with Suspected Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in UK Intensive Care Units

  Loughlin, L., Hellyer, T. P., White, P. L., McAuley, D. F., Conway Morris, A., Posso, R. B., Richardson, M. D., Denning, D. W., Simpson, A. J. & McMullan, R., 15 Oct 2020, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 202, 8

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Aspergillosis 100%
  • Ventilator Associated Pneumonia 71%
  • Prevalence 42%
  • Galactomannan 28%
  • Aspergillus 14%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  515 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Biomarker-guided antibiotic stewardship in suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAPrapid2): a randomised controlled trial and process evaluation

  Hellyer, T. P., McAuley, D., Walsh, T. S., Anderson, N. H., Conway Morris, A., Singh, S., Dark, P., Roy, A. I., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R., Emerson, L., Blackwood, B., Wright, S. E., Kefala, K., O'Kane, C., Baudouin, S. V., Paterson, R. W., Rostron, A. J., Agus, A., Bannard-Smith, J., & 19 othersRobin, N., Welters, I., Bassford, C., Yates, B., Spencer, C., Laha, S., Hulme, J., Bonner, S., Linnett, V. C., Sonksen, J., van den Broeck, T., Boschman, G., Keenan, J., Scott, J., Allen, A. J., Phair, G., Parker, J., Bowett, S. A. & Simpson, A. J., 03 Dec 2019, In: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 8, 2, p. 182 10 p.

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  • Patient 100%
  • Anti-biotics 42%
  • Antibiotic Agent 28%
  • Biological Marker 25%
  • Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia 25%
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  160 Downloads (Pure)

• Individual risk factors and critical care unit effects on Invasive Candida Infection occurring in critical care units in the UK: A multilevel model

  Patterson, L., McMullan, R. & Harrison, D. A., Sep 2019, In: Mycoses. 62, 9, p. 790-795 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mycosis 100%
  • Parenteral Nutrition 100%

• The changing epidemiology of candidemia in Northern Ireland

  McMullan, R., 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• 2018

  Diagnostic accuracy of fungal PCR and β-d-glucan for detection of candidaemia: a preliminary evaluation

  McKeating, C., White, P. L., Posso, R., Palmer, M., Johnson, E. & McMullan, R., May 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 71, 5, p. 420-424 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient 100%
  • Diagnostic Accuracy 100%
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction 100%
  • Candidemia 100%
  • Evaluation Study 100%

• Diagnostic accuracy of fungal PCR and β- D -glucan for detection of candidaemia: A preliminary evaluation

  McKeating, C., White, P. L., Posso, R., Palmer, M., Johnson, E. & McMullan, R., 01 May 2018, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 71, 5, p. 420-424 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Patient 100%
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction 66%
  • Candidemia 66%
  • Specificity 66%
  • Sensitivity and Specificity 50%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• The use of high-throughput sequencing to investigate an outbreak of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium with a novel quinupristin-dalfopristin resistance mechanism.

  Shaw, T., Fairley, D. J., Schneiders, T., Pathiraja, M., Hill, R. L. R., Werner, G., Elborn, J. & McMullan, R., 24 Feb 2018, (Early online date) In: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. p. 1-9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Enterococcus faecium 100%
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing 20%
  • Enterococcus 20%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  159 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  16S pan-bacterial PCR can accurately identify patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

  Conway Morris, A., Gadsby, N., McKenna, J. P., Hellyer, T. P., Dark, P., Singh, S., Walsh, T. S., McAuley, D. F., Templeton, K., Simpson, A. J. & McMullan, R., Nov 2017, In: Thorax. 72, 11, p. 1046-1048 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Ventilator Associated Pneumonia 100%
  • RNA 16S 12%
  • Antibiotic Agent 12%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

  245 Downloads (Pure)

• Mechanisms regulating collagenolytic and elastolytic activity in M. avium infection

  McFetridge, S., McMullan, R., Schroeder, G. N. & O'Kane, C., 01 Dec 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Mechanisms regulating collagenolytic and elastolytic activity in M. avium infection

  McFetridge, S., Schroeder, G. N., McMullan, R. & O'Kane, C., 15 Dec 2017, In: Thorax. 72, 3 Abstract S18, S18.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

• Peptoid Efficacy against Polymicrobial Biofilms Determined by Using Propidium Monoazide-Modified Quantitative PCR

  Luo, Y., Bolt, H. L., Eggimann, G. A., McAuley, D. F., McMullan, R., Curran, T., Zhou, M., Jahoda, C., Cobb, S. L. & Lundy, F. T., 03 Jan 2017, In: ChemBioChem. 18, 1, p. 111-118 8 p.

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  • Peptoid 100%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  254 Downloads (Pure)

• The naturally occurring host defense peptide, LL-37, and its truncated mimetics KE-18 and KR-12 have selected biocidal and antibiofilm activities against Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli in vitro

  Luo, Y., McLean, D. T. F., Linden, G. J., McAuley, D. F., McMullan, R. & Lundy, F. T., 31 Mar 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, MAR, 544.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Lipoteichoic Acid 100%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

  307 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Clinical isolates of Mycobacterium avium drive collagenolytic and elastolytic activity in mononuclear cells

  McFetridge, S., McMullan, R. & O'Kane, C., 01 Dec 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Effectiveness of a biomarker-based exclusion of ventilator-acquired pneumonia to reduce antibiotic use: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (VAPrapid-2): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

  Hellyer, T. P., Anderson, N. H., Parker, J., Dark, P., van den Broeck, T., Singh, S., McMullan, R., Agus, A., Emerson, L. M., Blackwood, B., Gossain, S., Walsh, T., Perkins, G., Conway Morris, A., McAuley, D. F. & Simpson, A. J., 16 Jul 2016, In: Trials. 17, 1, 8 p., 318.

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  • Anti-biotics 100%
  • Biological Marker 53%
  • Randomized Controlled Trial 46%
  • Antibiotic Agent 38%
  • Hospital 23%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  219 Downloads (Pure)

• Erratum to: 'Effectiveness of biomarker-based exclusion of ventilator-acquired pneumonia to reduce antibiotic use (VAPrapid-2): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'

  Hellyer, T. P., Anderson, N. H., Parker, J., Dark, P., Van Den Broeck, T., Singh, S., McMullan, R., Agus, A. M., Emerson, L. M., Blackwood, B., Gossain, S., Walsh, T. S., Perkins, G. D., Morris, A. C., McAuley, D. F. & Simpson, A. J., 26 Sep 2016, In: Trials. 17, 465, p. 1

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  2 Citations (Scopus)

  19 Downloads (Pure)

• Low-pathogenicity Mycoplasma spp. alter human monocyte and macrophage function and are highly prevalent among patients with ventilator-acquired pneumonia

  Nolan, T. J., Gadsby, N. J., Hellyer, T. P., Templeton, K. E., McMullan, R., McKenna, J., Rennie, J., Robb, C. T., Walsh, T. S., Rossi, A. G., Conway Morris, A. & Simpson, A. J., 01 Jul 2016, In: Thorax. 71, 7, p. 594-600 7 p.

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  • Pneumonia 100%
  • Patient 81%
  • Monocyte 45%
  • Mycoplasmataceae 36%
  • Prevalence 27%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

  213 Downloads (Pure)

• Sepsis: the LightCycler SeptiFast Test MGRADE®, SepsiTest™ and IRIDICA BAC BSI assay for rapidly identifying bloodstream bacteria and fungi – a systematic review and economic evaluation

  Stevenson, M., Pandor, A., James, M. M-S., Rafia, R., Uttley, L., Stevens, J., Sanderson, J., Wong, R., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R. & Dark, P., Jun 2016, In: Health Technology Assessment. 20, 46, p. 1-246 274 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Systematic Review 100%
  • Base 100%
  • Blood Culture 66%
  • Clinical Effectiveness 50%
  • Cost Effectiveness Analysis 50%
  43 Citations (Scopus)

  751 Downloads (Pure)

• Targeting siglecs to reduce protease-mediated destruction in tuberculosis

  Beynon, W., McMullan, R. & O'Kane, C., 15 Nov 2016, In: Thorax. 71, Supplement 48 , p. A29-A30

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

• Targeting siglecs to reduce protease-mediated destruction in tuberculosis

  Beynon, W., kolammune, R., Kissenpfennig, A., McMullan, R., Scott, C., McAuley, D. & O'Kane, C., 01 Dec 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• The EASI-SWITCH trial: Early switch to oral antbiotics in patients with low risk neutropenic sepsis.

  Forde, C., McMullan, R., Clarke, M., Wilson, R., Plummer, E. R., Thomas, A. L., barnes, R., Adams, R., Chau, I., Grayson, M., McDowell, C., Agus, A., brown, E., Storey, D. G., McAuley, D. & Coyle, V., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• 2015

  16S pan-bacterial PCR can accurately identify patients with ventilator-acquired pneumonia

  Conway-Morris, A., Gadsby, N., McKenna, J., Hellyer, T., Templeton, K., McAuley, D., Simpson, J. & McMullan, R., 18 Sep 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Accuracy of LightCycler(®) SeptiFast for the detection and identification of pathogens in the blood of patients with suspected sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Dark, P., Blackwood, B., Gates, S., McAuley, D., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R., Wilson, C., Graham, D., Timms, K. & Warhurst, G., Jan 2015, In: Intensive Care Medicine. 41, 1, p. 21-33 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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  • Accuracy 100%
  • Infectious Agent 74%
  • Blood Culture 50%
  • DNA Sequence 25%
  • Life 25%
  77 Citations (Scopus)

  687 Downloads (Pure)

• Burden of fungal disease in Ireland

  Dorgan, E., Denning, D. W. & McMullan, R., 01 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 64, 4, p. 423-426 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mycosis 100%
  • Esophageal Candidiasis 11%
  • Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis 11%
  • Vagina Candidiasis 11%
  • Invasive Aspergillosis 11%
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• Diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary host inflammatory mediators in the exclusion of ventilator-acquired pneumonia

  Hellyer, T. P., Conway Morris, A., McAuley, D. F., Walsh, T. S., Anderson, N. H., Singh, S., Dark, P., Roy, A. I., Baudouin, S. V., Wright, S. E., Perkins, G. D., Kefala, K., Jeffels, M., McMullan, R., O'Kane, C. M., Spencer, C., Laha, S., Robin, N., Gossain, S., Gould, K., & 10 othersRuchaud-Sparagano, M-H., Scott, J., Browne, E. M., MacFarlane, J. G., Wiscombe, S., Widdrington, J. D., Dimmick, I., Laurenson, I. F., Nauwelaers, F. & Simpson, A. J., Jan 2015, In: Thorax. 70, 1, p. 41-47 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Interleukin 1beta 100%
  • Interleukin-1 100%
  • Neutrophil Collagenase 50%
  • Gelatinase B 50%
  • Bronchoscopy 25%
  33 Citations (Scopus)

  192 Downloads (Pure)

• Rapid detection of health-care-associated bloodstream infection in critical care using multipathogen real-time polymerase chain reaction technology: a diagnostic accuracy study and systematic review

  Warhurst, G., Dunn, G., Chadwick, P., Blackwood, B., McAuley, D., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R., Gates, S., Bentley, A., Young, D., Carlson, G. L. & Dark, P., May 2015, In: Health Technology Assessment. 19, 35

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Culture 100%
  • Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 90%
  • Diagnosis 70%
  • Bloodstream Infection 70%
  • Diagnostic Accuracy 60%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

  661 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  A putative novel mechanism of resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium in Northern Ireland

  Shaw, T. D., Schneiders, T., Pathiraja, M., Hill, R. L. R., Elborn, J. S. & McMullan, R., 12 May 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Aspergillus infection in pulmonary cavitating lesions with right atrial myxoma

  Sharma, D., Dorgan, E., Douglas, H., Trouton, T., McMullan, R. & Parissis, H., Nov 2014, In: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. 22, 9, p. 1090-1092 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Atrial Myxoma 100%
  • Heart Atrium Myxoma 100%
  • Aspergillosis 66%
  • Heart Myxoma 33%
  • Hemoptysis 33%

• Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia: an evaluation of the long-term effect on cardiac outcomes

  Fitzmaurice, G. J., McKenna, A. J., Murphy, J., McMullan, R. & O'Donnell, M. E., Mar 2014, In: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 62, 3, p. 142-148 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Endocarditis 100%
  • Bacteremia 57%
  • Streptococcus equinus 42%
  • Streptococcus bovis 42%
  • Recurrence Risk 28%
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2013

  A molecular analysis approach for biofilm quantification

  Luo, Y., McAuley, D., McMullan, R. & Lundy, F., 2013, In: Journal of Dental Research.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

• Burden of serious fungal infections in Ireland

  Dorgan, E., Denning, D. & McMullan, R., 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Molecular Epidemiology of GRE in a regional Critical Care Unit in Northern Ireland

  McMullan, R., Pathiraja, M., O'Neill, F. & Turton, J., 27 Apr 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard care (Johnson's Baby Softwash) to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critically ill adults: a randomized controlled trial

  Blackwood, B., Thompson, G., McMullan, R., Stevenson, M., Riley, T. V., Alderdice, F. A., Trinder, T. J., Lavery, G. G. & McAuley, D. F., May 2013, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 68, 5, p. 1193-1199

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Tea Tree Oil 100%
  • Oil Body 83%
  • SOFA Score 33%
  • Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection 33%
  • Consent 16%
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Accuracy of LightCycler® SeptiFast for the detection and identification of pathogens in the blood of patients with suspected sepsis: a systematic review protocol

  Dark, P., Wilson, C., Blackwood, B., McAuley, D. F., Perkins, G. D., McMullan, R., Gates, S. & Warhurst, G., 12 Jan 2012, (Early online date) In: BMJ Open. 2, 1, 1 p., e000392.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Data Base 100%
  • Systematic Review 100%
  • Sepsis 100%
  • Patient 100%
  • Diagnostic Accuracy 100%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

  154 Downloads (Pure)
• 2011

  Ciprofloxacin use and susceptibility of Gram-negative organisms to quinolone and non-quinolone antibiotics

  Troughton, J. A., Millar, G., Smyth, E. T. M., Doherty, L. & McMullan, R., Sep 2011, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 66, 9, p. 2152-8 7 p., dkr264.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gram Negative Bacterium 100%
  • Aztreonam 33%
  • Meropenem 33%
  • Quinoline Derived Antiinfective Agent 33%
  • Piperacillin Plus Tazobactam 33%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Long-term gastrointestinal outcomes after Streptococcus bovis bacteraemia

  McKenna, A. J., O'Donnell, M. E., McMullan, R. & Irwin, T., Nov 2011, In: International Journal of Clinical Practice. 65, 11, p. 1203-5 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2010

  Prior colonisation with Candida species fails to guide empirical therapy for candidaemia in critically ill adults

  Troughton, J. A., Browne, G., McAuley, D. F., Walker, M. J., Patterson, C. C. & McMullan, R., 01 Nov 2010, In: Journal of Infection. 61, 5, p. 403-409 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Candidemia 100%
  • Fluconazole 83%
  • Enalapril Maleate 50%
  • Candida 50%
  • Antifungal Therapy 50%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

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