PUBLICATIONS
Prescribing for Children.
Gill DG, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. J. 1983. 76. 506-508.
Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome - A Report of 2 Cases.
Loftus BG, Meenan FOC, O'Loughlin, S, Gorman W, Gill DG.
Ir. J. Med. Science. 1985. 154. 83-86.
Home Nebulisers.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
Lancer 1985. 1. 395.
Lumbar herniation and tibial absence in infants of diabetic mothers.
Loftus BG, O'Carroll T.
Diabetic Med. 1985. 2. 283-285.
Treatment of asthma in pre-school children with slow release theophylline.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
Arch. Dis. Child. 1985. 15. 770-772.
Clinical and immunological characteristics of pre-school asthma.
Loftus BG, Price JF, Heaton RW, Costello JF.
Clin. Allergy. 1985. 15. 465-471.
Response to bronchodilators assessed by lung mechanics.
Greenough A, Loftus BG, Pool J, Price JF.
Arch. Dis. Child. 1986. 61. 1020-1023.
Transcutaneous oxygen measurement in paediatric respiratory disease.
Loftus BG, Barry W, Price JF.
Br. J. Dis. Chest. 1987. 81. 128-132.
Long-term placebo controlled trial of ketotifen in pre-school asthma.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
J. All. Clin. Immunol. 1987. 79. 350-355.
Acute respiratory infections in children.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
Postgraduate Doctor. 1987. 10. 472-481.
Abnormalities of lung mechanics in young asthmatic children.
Greenough A, Loftus BG, Pool J, Price JF.
Thorax. 1987. 42. 500-505.
Management of asthma in early childhood.
Loftus BG.
MD Thesis. National University of Ireland. 1987.
IgG subclass deficiency in asthma.
Loftus BG, Lobo-Yeo A, Price JF, Vergani D.
Arch. Dis. Child. 1988. 63. 1434-1437.
"100 Best Articles; Pediatric Allergy & Immunology 1988-89"
Reviewed Pediatrics. 1990. 85. 922-923.
The wheezy toddler.
Loftus BG.
Irish Doctor. 1988. 1. 19. 1051-4.
Once or twice daily theophylline in childhood asthma.
Barry W, Loftus BG, Price JF.
Resp. Med. 1989. 83. 33-35.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Loftus BG.
Journal of Irish College of Physicians and Surgeons. 1989. 18.
179-180.
Pre-school Asthma.
Loftus BG.
Reversible Obstructive Airways Disease. 1990. 4. 6-8.
Placebo controlled trial of systemic corticosteroids in acute childhood asthma.
Gleeson JGA., Loftus BG., Price JF.
Acta Paed. Scand. 1990. 79. 1052-1058.
Paediatric Asthma Admission in Galway 1985-1989.
Abduelrhman EM, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1992. 85. 136-137.
Childhood Asthma - Can Hospital Admissions be Avoided?
Abduelrhman EM, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1993. 86. 22-23.
Bronchodilators for Childhood Asthma.
Loftus. BG.
Irish Doctor. Oct. 1992. 27-30.
Randomised study of umbilical arterial catheter position.
Kemply S, Bennett S, Loftus BG, Cooper D, Gamsu HR.
Acta. Paed. 1993. 82. 173-176.
Cryptosporidiosis - A cause of gastroenteritis in children.
Aziz MA, Loftus BG.
Jour. Irish Coll. Phys. & Surgeons. 1993. 22. 193-194.
Prevalence of Asthma in Galway School Children.
Memon IM, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1993. Vol 86. 136-137.
Spectrum of Asthma in Galway School Children.
Memon IM, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1993. Vol 86. 194-195.
Immunodeficiency and Asthma.
Altaf A, Loftus BG. Amer. Jour. of Asthma and Allergy for Paediatricians. 1994. 7.
135-140.
Clinical development of drugs against asthma.
Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine Expert Panel (incl. Loftus BG.)
Jour. Pharm. Med. 1994. 3. 117-253.
Asthma and the indoor environment.
Leen G, Kelleher CC, O'Connor T, Mitchell EB, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1994. 87. 142-144.
Pathways in Paediatrics.
Loftus BG. (Ed).
Edward Arnold. London 1994. 275pp.
Breathing problems.
Loftus BG, in Check-Up Children.
Cleary S. Ed. Town House. Dublin 1994. 67-74.
Neonatal sleep myoclonus.
Noone P, King M, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1995. 88. 172.
Hospital Paediatric Care in Ireland - the Future.
Loftus BG.
Jour. Ir. Coll. Phys. Surg. 1996. 25. 9-10.
Massive Thymic Haemorrhage in a Neonate: An Entity Revisited.
Walsh SV, Cooke R, Mortimer G, Loftus BG.
Jour. Paed. Surg. 1996. 31. 1315-1317.
Coeliac disease in Galway 1971-1990.
Gumaa SN, McNicholl B, Egan-Mitchell B, Connolly K, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1997. 90. 60-61.
Can we increase breastfeeding rates?
Loh RN, Kelleher CC, Long SV, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1997. 90. 100-101.
Transfusion-dependent congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia with non-specific dysplastic
changes in erythroblasts.
Wickramasinghe SN, Vora AJ, Will A, Winfield D A, Hughes RG,
Sekhar M, Loftus BG.
European Journal of Haematology. 1998. 60. 140-142.
Hospital admission with childhood asthma - recent trends.
Loh RN, Kamalanathan, M, Loftus BG.
Ir. Med. Jour. 1998. 91. 215.
Efficacy of high dose steroid therapy in children with severe acute transverse myelitis.
Defresne P, Meyer L, Tardieu M, Scalais E, Nuttin C, De Bont B, Loftus BG, Landrieu P,
Sebire G. J. Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2001. 71. 272-274.
Management of bronchiolitis: Current practices in Ireland.
Cahill P, Finan E, Loftus BG. Ir. Med. J. 2002. 95. 167-169.
Medical Graduates of the National University of Ireland in 1978: Who and Where are they?
Finucane P, Loftus BG, O’Callaghan B. Irish Medical Journal 2005, 98: 20-21.
Knowledge of statistical methods and their implications for clinical practice: a survey of
Paediatricians.
McNally P., Loftus B.G. Ir. Med. Jour.2005. 98. 240-242.
Prevalence of Asthma in Galway Schoolchildren 2004.
Shabu A., Flanagan O., Dineen B., Loftus B.G. Ir. Med. Jour. in press 2006
Patterns of Asthma Admissions in Children in Galway 1990-2004.
Shabu A., Carr M., Crushell E., Loftus B.G. Ir. Med.Jour. in press 2006
PAPERS PERSONALLY PRESENTED TO LEARNED SOCIETIES
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Loftus BG, Griffin E.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Ireland.
Dublin. March 1982.
Minimal change myopathy.
Loftus BG, Matthews T.
Royal Irish Academy of Medicine. Dublin. December 1982.
Diabetic embryopathy.
Loftus BG, O'Carroll T.
Junior Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin. March 1983.
Slow-release theophylline in pre-school asthma.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association - Respiratory Group. Brighton. September 1984.
 British Thoracic Society. London. December 1984.
(Abstract, Thorax 1985, 40, 230.)
 European Paediatric Research Societies. Munich. October 1985.
(Abstract Paediatric Research 1985, 10, 140).
Nebulised salbutamol in acute asthma - effect on oxygenation.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association. York. April 1985.
 European Paediatric Research Societies. Munich. October 1985.
(Abstract, Paediatric Research 1985, 10, 143).
Ketotifen in the management of pre-school asthma.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association - Respiratory Group. Edinburgh. September 1985.
 Paediatric Research Society. Bath. September 1985.
 European Paediatric Research Societies. Munich. October 1985.
(Abstract, Paediatric Research 1985, 10, 150).
Effects of ketotifen on in vitro bronchoconstriction.
Loftus BG, Price JF, Heaton RW, Costello JF.
 European Paediatric Research Societies. Munich. October 1985.
(Abstract, Paediatric Research 1985, 10, 262).
Clinical and immunological characteristics of pre-school asthma.
Loftus BG, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association. York. April 1986.
 British Thoracic Society. London 1985. (Abstract, Thorax 1986, 41, 225).
Once and twice daily theophylliine in childhood asthma.
Barry W, Loftus BG, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association. York 1986.
Intracranial heamorrhage in term infants.
Loftus BG, Greenough A, Gamsu H.
 Paediatric Research Society. Cardiff 1987.
(Abst. Paediatric. Rev. Commum. 1988. 2. 275).
Hypoxia in chronic liver disease.
Al Dusari S, Loftus BG, Mowat AP, Price JF.
 Paediatric Research Society. Cambridge 1988.
IgG subclass deficiency in asthma.
Loftus BG, Lobo-Yeo A, Price JF, Vergani D.
 Irish Thoracic Society. Galway 1988.
Perinatal mortality West of the Shannon.
Loftus BG, Connolly K, McDonagh B, McGuire S, O'Kane, D.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Galway 1989. (Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1989. 158. 281.)
 North American Gynaecological & Obstetrics Society, Galway 1990.
Randomised study of umbilical catheter position: clinical outcome.
Loftus BG, Bennett S, Gamsu HR.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1989.
Selective occlusion of the right upper lobe in the neonate.
Kempley S, Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Portballintrae 1993.
The Childhood Asthma Epidemic.
Loftus BG.
 The Corrigan Club. Belfast. April 1995.
Childhood Asthma Admissions - What is going on?
Loftus BG., Loh NR, Kamalanathan M.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Washington. September 1997.
Decline in childhood asthma severity in the community, 2 surveys 12 years apart.
Shabu A, Flanagan O, Loftus BG.
 European Respiratory Society. Copenhagen. Sept 2005
(Abst: Eur Resp Jour 2005,26,S49: 1600)
The Childhood Asthma Epidemic, new observations from Galway
Loftus BG
 The Corrigan Club, Dublin. Sept 05
Childhood asthma admissions, 3 twelve month studies over 15 years.
Shabu A, Carr M, Loftus BG
 Irish Thoracic Society Galway. Nov 2005
(Abst: Ir J Med Science 2005,174,S3:21)
Asthma admissions in children in Galway, trends over 15 years.
Shabu A, Crushell E, Loftus BG
 Irish Thoracic Society, Galway Nov 05
(Abst: Ir J Med Science,2005,174,S3: 39)
OTHER PAPERS PRESENTED
Respiratory compliance and functional residual capacity in young asthmatic children.
Greenough A, Loftus BG, Price JF, Nothen U, Stocks J, Helms P.
 British Paediatric Association - Respiratory Group. Edinburgh. September 1985.
 British Thoracic Society. London. December 1985.
(Abstract, Thorax 1986. 41. 226.)
Acute changes in lung mechanics in response to bronchodilator therapy.
Greenough A, Loftus BG, Pool J, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association. York 1986.
A multicentre comparison of salbutamol syrup with orciprenaline syrup in children aged 2-6
years with chronic reversible airways obstruction.
Loftus BG, Price JF, Tsanakas J. et al.
 American Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Washington.
February 1987. (Abstract: J. All. Clin. Imm. 1987. 79. 151.)
Systemic Cortico-Steroids in Acute Severe Asthma.
Gleeson JG, Loftus BG, Price JF.
 British Paediatric Association. York 1989.
Transient Tachypnoea of the Newborn - Is Morbidity Avoidable?
Nepalatla SK., Lillis DF, Loftus BG.
 Junior Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1990.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Portlaoise 1990. (Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1991. 159. 374.)
Benign Sleep Myoclonus.
Noone PG, King M, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1990.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1991. 160. 185.)
Paediatric Asthma Admissions in Galway 1985-89.
Abduelrhman EM, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1990.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1991. 160. 185.)
 European Paediatric Respiratory Society. Rome 1991.
 European Respiratory Society. Brussels 1991.
(Abst. Eur. Resp. J. 1991. 4. 2395.)
Trends in the Incidence of Down Syndrome in Galway 1980-1990.
Bressan J, Lillis D, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Galway 1991.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1992. 161. 476.)
Cryptosporidiosis - A Two Year Study.
Aziz MA, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Galway 1991.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1992. 161. 479.)
Childhood Asthma - Can Hospital Admissions be Avoided?
Abduelrhman EM, Loftus BG.
 European Paediatric Respiratory Society. Rome 1991.
 European Respiratory Society. Brussels 1991.
(Abst. Eur. Resp. J. 1991. 4. 2395.)
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1991.
Unexplained Stillbirth and S.I.D.S. - A Continuum?
Downey P, Meehan F, Mortimer G., Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Letterkenny 1991.
Haematologic Scoring System for Identifying Neonatal Sepsis.
Zbaeda M, Egan E, Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Letterkenny 1991.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sc. 1992. 161. 432.)
Prevalence of Asthma in Galway City School Children.
Memon IA, & Loftus BG.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Belfast 1992.
 Paediatric Research Society. Galway 1992.
 Irish Thoracic Society. Galway 1992.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1992.
 European Paediatric Respiratory Society. Oslo 1993.
.Clustering of Down Syndrome in the West of Ireland
Bressan J, Houghton J, Loftus BG.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Belfast 1992.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Castlebar 1992. (Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1993. 162. 42.)
 Paediatric Research Society. Bath 1993. (Abst. Ped. Rev. Comm. 1994. 7. 285.)
Clinical scoring system for identifying sepsis in febrile infants and toddlers.
Zbaeda, MM, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Bundoran 1992.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1993. 162. 193.)
Coeliac Disease - Diagnostic Trends 1971-1990.
Gumaa S, Connnolly K, Egan-Mictchell B, McNicholl B, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Bundoran 1992.
(Abst. Ir. J. Med. Sci. 1993. 162. 187.)
 Irish American Paediatric Society. Belfast 1992.
 Paediatric Research Society. Galway 1992.
Coronary Risk Factors in Children.
Aburawi H, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1992.
Development of a Rapid DNA Prove for Septicaemia.
Noone D, Maher M, Glennon M, Barry T, Loftus BG., Zbaeda M, Gannon F, Smith T.
 Society for General Microbiology. Galway 1992.
 The Genetical Society. Dublin 1992.
Spectrum of Asthma in Galway School Children.
Memon IA, Loftus BG.
 European Paediatric Respiratory Society. Oslo 1993.
Sputum Elastase Activity in Cystic Fibrosis.
Butler J, Donlon J, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Cavan 1993.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Banff 1993.
Hypoxia in Acute Asthma - Can We Predict It Clinically?
Deignan J, O'Sullivan J, Barrett B, Loftus BG.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Banff 1993.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1993.
Asthma and the Indoor Environment.
Leen G, Geoghegan R, Kelleher C, O'Connor T, Mitchell B, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Waterford 1994.
 Irish and American Paediatric Association. Galway 1994.
Can a 3 Minute Intervention Improve Breastfeeding Rates?
Loh NR, Kelleher C, Long S, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1994.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Galway 1995.
Pulmonary Fibrosis - The Galway Experience.
O'Connor P, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1994.
Anaemia In Pre-School Children Admitted To Hospital.
El-Habishi F, Murray M, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Waterford 1994.
 Irish and American Paediatric Association. Galway 1994.
An unusual case of dyserythropoesis.
King MJ, Ball S, Loftus BG.
 British Blood Transfusion Society. Southampton 1994.
Thymic Haemorrhage - a Fatal Manifestation of Haemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn.
Walsh S, Connolly CE, Cooke R, Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Galway 1995.
Pyloric Stenosis - Is it Changing?
Mehan J, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Athlone. May 1995.
Immunodeficiency and Childhood Asthma.
Altaf A, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Athlone. May 1995.
Maternal Ante Depressants; Adverse Neonatal Effects.
Philip R, Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Belfast 1996.
 Eur. Congress Perinatal Medicine. Glasgow 1996.
Epidemiology of Infant Wheeze in Galway.
Ben Musbah F, Loftus BG.
 Irish Thoracic Society. Galway 1996.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1996.
Hospital Admission for Wheeze in Infancy.
Ben Musbah F, Loftus BG.
 Irish Thoracic Society. Galway 1996.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1996.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Killarney 1998.
Paediatric Asthma Admissions in Galway 1990-95.
Kamalanathan M, Loftus BG.
 National Scientific Meeting. Dublin 1997.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Limerick 1997.
Profile of Asthma Admissions.
Loh RN, Kamalanathan M, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Limerick 1997.
Neuroendocirine Malignancy in Hyper IgM Syndrome.
O'Connor P, McDermott M, Burke B, Butler K, Loftus BG, O'Meara A.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Killarney 1998.
Constipation and Soiling - How are we doing?
Ramaswamy K, Loftus BG.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Killarney 1998.
Double Trisomy X and 18 - The Longest Survivor.
Philip R, Houghton J, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin 1998.
Idiopathic Haemorrhagic Disease in a 15 week-old
Ní Chrónín M, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin. November 1999.
Intussusception - Audit of 57 Cases
Scanlon P, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin. November 1999.
Very Low Birth Weight Survival in Galway 1988-98.
Bunning-Pfaue F, Gallagher D, Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Drogheda. November 1999.
Audit of Diabetes Care
McBrien J, Leahy R, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Cork. June 2001.
Management of Bronchilitis: Current Practices in Ireland.
Cahill P, Finan E, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Cork. June 2001.
Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis in Galway 1996 – 2001.
Mirza M, Cormican M, Loftus BG.
 Irish and American Paediatric Society. Cork. September 2002.
Factors Influencing Length of Stay in Acute Infantile Bronchiolitis.
Shabu A, Tay J, Cahill PA, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Athlone. May 2003.
Children Using Inhalers, What Really Happens?
Gashash J, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Athlone. May 2003.
Paediatric Accident and Emergency Visits by the Asylum Seeker Population.
Prendiville T, Williamson M, Cahill PA, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Athlone. May 2003.
Statistical Methods and Clinical Practice – A Survey of Irish Paediatricians.
McNally P, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin. November 2003.
The Effect of Improved Equipment and Staffing Levels on Survival of Very Low Birth
Weight Infants.
Letshwiti J, Bhatia R, Loftus BG.
 Irish Perinatal Society. Limerick. September 2003.
 Watts Prize Competition. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland/Health Research
Board, Dublin. January 2004.
Cefotaxine Failure in Pneumonococcal Meningitis.
Bhatia R, Hughes C, Hanahoe B, Cormican M, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Sligo May 2004.
Prevalence of Asthma in Galway City School Children.
Shabu A, Flanagan O, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin November 2004.
Cracking Therapies: A Report on Improved Outcome of a Child with a Severe Form of
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Treatment with Glyphosphonates.
Carr M, Bhatia R, O’Keeffe D, Loftus BG.
 Irish Paediatric Association. Dublin November 2004.
Service provision for Children with Diabetes in Ireland
Savage T, Loftus BG.
 Faculty of Paediatrics Study Day March 2006
The Lifeways Cross-Generation Cohort Study; study design and considerations
behind it. U. B. Fallon, G. Bury, S. Daly, F. Hannon, B. G. Loftus, J. Morrison, A. W.
Murphy, D. O’Mahony, C.C. Kelleher. International Conference on Child Cohort
Studies, 12–14 Sept 2006, St. Catherine’s College, University of Oxford.
Primary care utilisation rates in pre-school children: The Lifeways Cross-Generation
Study. U. B. Fallon, G. Bury, S. Daly, F. Hannon, B. G. Loftus, J. Morrison, A. W.
Murphy, D. O’Mahony, C.C. Kelleher.
Alcohol consumption in pregnant Irish women. C.M. Murrin, G. Bury, S. Daly, U.
Fallon, F. Hannon, B.G. Loftus, J. Morrison, A.W Murphy, G. Nolan, D. O’Mahony
and C.C. Kelleher (2004)Proceedings Nutrition Society, 64; 49A.
Planned Pregnancy Is No Guarantee Of Folic Acid Compliance. U. B. Fallon, C. M.
Murrin, G. Bury, S. Daly, F. Hannon, B. G. Loftus, J. Morrison, A. Murphy, G.
Nolan, D. O’Mahony And C.C. Kelleher.
Proceedings Nutrition Society, 64; 40A Queen’s University Belfast, June 15 –17, 2005.