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Christopher Collett Butler

Christopher Collett Butler

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40650
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National Ranking
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Overview

Christopher Collett Butler is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, with a primary focus on epidemiology, infectious diseases, and related subfields. Their work spans a wide range of topics centered on respiratory infections, antibiotic use, and COVID-19 clinical research.

Their research is predominantly published in venues such as BMJ Open, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), British Journal of General Practice, JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, and BJGP Open.

Among Butler's recent notable papers are:

  • Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 (STOIC): a phase 2, open-label, randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for adults with COVID-19 at increased risk of adverse outcomes (PANORAMIC): an open-label, platform-adaptive randomised controlled trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on HIV care in 65 South African primary care clinics: an interrupted time series analysis, 2021, The Lancet HIV
  • Azithromycin for community treatment of suspected COVID-19 in people at increased risk of an adverse clinical course in the UK (PRINCIPLE): a randomised, controlled, open-label, adaptive platform trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • Inhaled budesonide for COVID-19 in people at high risk of complications in the community in the UK (PRINCIPLE): a randomised, controlled, open-label, adaptive platform trial, 2021, The Lancet

Butler's research contributions can be categorized within the following main fields of study:

  • Medicine

Key subfields of Butler's work include:

  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • General Health Professions
  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Their research focuses on several main topics, including:

  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Butler are:

  • Sarah Tonkin-Crine
  • Gail Hayward
  • Paul Little
  • Jienchi Dorward
  • Theo Verheij

Best Publications

  • Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior

    Stephen Rollnick;William R. Miller;Christopher Collett Butler

  • Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners

    Stephen Rollnick;Pip Mason;Christopher Butler

  • Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats

    Christopher C Butler;Stephen Rollnick;Roisin Pill;Frances Maggs-Rapport

  • Motivational interviewing in medical care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Brad Lundahl;Teena Moleni;Brian L. Burke;Robert Butters

  • Consensus classification of posterior cortical atrophy

    Sebastian J. Crutch;Jonathan M. Schott;Gil D. Rabinovici;Melissa Murray

  • Randomised controlled trial of nurse practitioner versus general practitioner care for patients requesting "same day" consultations in primary care

    Paul Richard Kinnersley;Elizabeth Anderson;Kate Parry;John Clement

  • Effect of point of care testing for C reactive protein and training in communication skills on antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial

    Jochen W. L. Cals;Christopher Collett Butler;Rogier M. Hopstaken;Kerenza Hood

  • The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: What economics can contribute

    Laurence S. J. Roope;Laurence S. J. Roope;Laurence S. J. Roope;Richard D. Smith;Koen B. Pouwels;Koen B. Pouwels;James Buchanan;James Buchanan

  • Ultrasound Neuromodulation: A Review of Results, Mechanisms and Safety.

    Joseph Blackmore;Shamit Shrivastava;Jerome Sallet;Chris R. Butler

  • Effects of internet-based training on antibiotic prescribing rates for acute respiratory-tract infections: a multinational, cluster, randomised, factorial, controlled trial

    Paul Little;Beth Stuart;Nicholas Andrew Francis;Elaine Douglas

  • Recent insights into the impairment of memory in epilepsy: transient epileptic amnesia, accelerated long-term forgetting and remote memory impairment

    C. R. Butler;A. Z. Zeman

  • Inhaled budesonide in the treatment of early COVID-19 (STOIC): a phase 2, open-label, randomised controlled trial.

    Sanjay Ramakrishnan;Sanjay Ramakrishnan;Sanjay Ramakrishnan;Dan V Nicolau;Dan V Nicolau;Dan V Nicolau;Beverly Langford;Beverly Langford;Mahdi Mahdi;Mahdi Mahdi

  • Interventions for impetigo.

    Sander Koning;Renske van der Sande;Arianne P. Verhagen;Lisette W. A. van Suijlekom-Smit

  • Effectiveness of a nurse-led intensive home-visitation programme for first-time teenage mothers (Building Blocks): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

    Michael Robling;Marie-Jet Bekkers;Kerry Bell;Christopher C Butler

  • Variation in antibiotic prescribing and its impact on recovery in patients with acute cough in primary care: prospective study in 13 countries

    Christopher Collett Butler;Kerenza Hood;T. Verheij;P. Little

  • Oral vitamin B12 versus intramuscular vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency

    Josep Vidal-Alaball;Christopher Collett Butler;Rebecca Louise Cannings-John;Andrew Goringe

  • Eustachian tube dysfunction: consensus statement on definition, types, clinical presentation and diagnosis

    A.G.M Schilder;M.F. Bhutta;C.C. Butler;C. Holy

  • Motivational consulting versus brief advice for smokers in general practice: a randomized trial

    Christopher C Butler;Stephen Rollnick;David Cohen;Max Bachmann

  • Helping smokers make decisions: the enhancement of brief intervention for general medical practice.

    Stephen Rollnick;Christopher Collett Butler;Nigel Stott

  • Effect of using an interactive booklet about childhood respiratory tract infections in primary care consultations on reconsulting and antibiotic prescribing: a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Nicholas Andrew Francis;Christopher Collett Butler;Kerenza Hood;Sharon Anne Simpson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kerenza Hood
Kerenza Hood Cardiff University
Paul Little
Paul Little University of Southampton
Herman Goossens
Herman Goossens University of Antwerp
Adam Zeman
Adam Zeman University of Exeter
Alexander Gerhard
Alexander Gerhard University of Manchester
James B. Rowe
James B. Rowe University of Cambridge
Caroline Graff
Caroline Graff Karolinska University Hospital
Daniela Galimberti
Daniela Galimberti University of Milan
Mario Masellis
Mario Masellis Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

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