A. Babiker

Publication List Details

Period

1997 - 2009

Number

31

Co-Authors

Interleukin-2 therapy in patients with HIV infection. (2009)

Abrams, Donald, Lévy, Yves, Losso, M., Babiker, A., Collins, G., Cooper, D., ...

BACKGROUND: Used in combination with antiretroviral therapy, subcutaneous recombinant interleukin-2 raises CD4+ cell counts more than does antiretroviral therapy alone. The clinical implication of...

Interleukin-2 therapy in patients with HIV infection. (2009)

Abrams, Donald, Lévy, Yves, Losso, M., Babiker, A., Collins, G., Cooper, D., ...

BACKGROUND: Used in combination with antiretroviral therapy, subcutaneous recombinant interleukin-2 raises CD4+ cell counts more than does antiretroviral therapy alone. The clinical implication of...

Interleukin-2 therapy in patients with HIV infection. (2009)

Abrams, Donald, Lévy, Yves, Losso, M., Babiker, A., Collins, G., Cooper, D., ...

BACKGROUND: Used in combination with antiretroviral therapy, subcutaneous recombinant interleukin-2 raises CD4+ cell counts more than does antiretroviral therapy alone. The clinical implication of...

Rate of AIDS diseases or death in HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy-naive individuals with high CD4 cell count (2007)

Phillips, A.N., Gazzard, B., Gilson, R., Easterbrook, P., Johnson, M., Walsh, J., ...

Objective: To assess the absolute rate of AIDS and death in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive patients with a high CD4 cell count. Such information would be helpful in the design of a trial...

CD4+ Count-guided interruption of antiretroviral treatment (2006)

El-Sadr, W.M., Lundgren, J.D., Neaton, J.D., Gordin, F., Abrams, D., Arduino, R.C., ...

Background: Despite declines in morbidity and mortality with the use of combination antiretroviral therapy, its effectiveness is limited by adverse events, problems with adherence, and resistance of...

Evaluation of sample size and power for multi-arm survival trials allowing for non-uniform accrual, non-proportional hazards, loss to follow-up and cross-over (2006)

Barthel, F.M.-S., Babiker, A., Royston, P., Parmar, M.K.B.

We present a general framework for sample size calculation in survival studies based on comparing two or more survival distributions using any one of a class of tests including the logrank test....

A Prospective Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in Adults With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (2006)

Newton, R., Carpenter, L., Casabonne, D., Beral, V., Babiker, A., Darbyshire, J., ...

Antibody titres against Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV or human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) were examined in people who subsequently developed Kaposi's...

Comparative Studies on Reproductive Performance of Nubian and Saanen Bucks under the Climatic Conditions of Khartoum (2005)

A. Gubartallah, A. Ahmed, O. Bakhiet, A. Babiker

Six mature Saanen bucks imported from the Netherlands for upgrading of local Sudanese goats and six, mature Nubian bucks were chosen from the Small Ruminant Research Centre at Kuku, Khartoum North...

Comparative Studies on Reproductive Performance of Nubian and Saanen Bucks under the Climatic Conditions of Khartoum (2005)

A. Gubartallah, A. Ahmed, O. Bakhiet, A. Babiker

Six mature Saanen bucks imported from the Netherlands for upgrading of local Sudanese goats and six, mature Nubian bucks were chosen from the Small Ruminant Research Centre at Kuku, Khartoum North...

Pupil-led sex education in England (RIPPLE study): cluster-randomised intervention trial (2004)

Stephenson, J.M., Strange, V., Forrest, S., Oakley, A., Copas, A., Allen, E., ...

Background: Improvement of sex education in schools is a key part of the UK government's strategy to reduce teenage pregnancy in England. We examined the effectiveness of one form of peer-led sex...

Pupil-led sex education in England (RIPPLE study) : cluster-randomised intervention trial. (2004)

Stephenson, J., Strange, V., Forrest, S., Oakley, A., Copas, A., Allen, E., ...

Background Improvement of sex education in schools is a key part of the UK government's strategy to reduce teenage pregnancy in England. We examined the effectiveness of one form of peer-led sex...

A school-based randomized controlled trial of peer-led sex education in England. (2003)

Stephenson, J. M., Oakley, A., Johnson, A. M., Forrest, S., Strange, V., Charleston, S., ...

This article discusses the design of an ongoing cluster-randomized trial comparing two forms of school-based sex education in terms of educational process and sexual health outcomes. Twenty-nine...

Amodiaquine-artesunate versus amodiaquine for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children: a randomised, multicentre trial (2002)

Adjuik, M., Agnamey, P., Babiker, A., Borrmann, S., Brasseur, P., Cisse, M., ...

Summary: Background: Increasing drug resistance limits the choice of efficacious chemotherapy against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa. Amodiaquine still retains efficacy against P falciparum...

Comparison of dual nucleoside-analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor regimens with and without nelfinavir in children with HIV-1 who have not previously been treated: the PENTA 5 randomised trial (2002)

Babiker, A., Compagnucci, A., Darbyshire, J.H., Debré, M., Giaquinto, C., ...

Summary: Introduction: Treatment options for children with HIV-1 are limited. We aimed to compare activity and safety of three dual-nucleoside analogue reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) regimens...

Associations between ambient ozone, hydrocarbons, and childhood wheezy episodes: a prospective observational study in south east London

Buchdahl, R., Willems, C. D., Vander, M., Babiker, A.

OBJECTIVES—To explore the hypothesis that hydrocarbon species and other air pollutants which accumulate at low and high concentrations of ozone are more directly associated with childhood wheezy...

Predicting hypoxaemia during flights in children with cystic fibrosis

Buchdahl, R, Babiker, A, Bush, A, Cramer, D

BACKGROUND—We have previously suggested that it is possible to predict oxygen desaturation during flight in children with cystic fibrosis and chronic lung disease by non-invasive measurement of...

Association between air pollution and acute childhood wheezy episodes: prospective observational study.

Buchdahl, R., Parker, A., Stebbings, T., Babiker, A.

OBJECTIVE--To examine the association between the air pollutants ozone, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide and the incidence of acute childhood wheezy episodes. DESIGN--Prospective observational...

Prognostic factors in a T3 bladder cancer trial. Co-operative Urological Cancer Group.

Babiker, A., Shearer, R. J., Chilvers, C. E.

Information on primary tumour size, status of the pelvic lymph nodes, histological type and macroscopic tumour appearance, as well as age and sex, was available at presentation for 394 patients in...

A prospective study of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and Epstein–Barr virus in adults with human immunodeficiency virus-1

Newton, R, Carpenter, L, Casabonne, D, Beral, V, Babiker, A, Darbyshire, J, ...

Antibody titres against Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV or human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) were examined in people who subsequently developed Kaposi's...