Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections at University of Liverpool

An update on biofilms in acute and chronic wounds: Incidence, clinical evidence, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Pathogenic biofilms are a critical barrier to wound healing, driving infection persistence, delayed tissue repair, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and tolerance. This recognition has driven a paradigm shift from a traditional planktonic model of infection to a biofilm-mediated...

Cost-effectiveness of screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in children born in England and Wales

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of screening programmes for identifying developmental hip dysplasia (DDH) in children born in England and Wales. Methods: The costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) associated with DDH screening programmes...