Past studies
Find information about previous studies with BPSU over its history. This includes the key findings, as well as any publications associated with the study. These display in order of the study's start date, and you can use the filter to find by category or start date.
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Congenital and hospitalised neonatal varicella
BPSU surveillance of fetal varicella syndrome (FVS) and neonatal varicella commenced with the June 2023 card. It is conducted by the UKHSA and led by Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, and studies how many babies have FVS or neonatal varicella, the features of the diseases, the treatments babies receive and the outcomes of their disease. It aims to understand FVS and neonatal varicella in order to guide decisions about chicken pox vaccination, and to guide the treatment of these conditions. A parallel study is conducted in Portugal.
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Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis/ chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CRMO/CNO)
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Listeria infection in infants
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AIDs / HIV (HIV infection and vertical HIV exposure)
National surveillance of HIV infection and vertical HIV exposure was carried out by the NSHPC and covered all infants born to HIV positive women in the UK and Ireland, as well as all children diagnosed with HIV (regardless of country of birth) before the age of 16. The BPSU provided case notifications to the NSHPC, facilitating data collection for national HIV paediatric surveillance. Data collected contributed to a wide range of epidemiological and clinical analyses and publications, including assessments of the impact of antenatal screening and the uptake of interventions in pregnancy and the monitoring of developments in the management of infected and exposed children.
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