Original Articles

Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-resistant and Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Home Residents in Bolu, Turkey

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

183–7

Synopsis:

The rate of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus decreased in a nursing home population in Turkey after hand-washing education.

ABSTRACT

Background: This study aimed (a) to provide information on methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) Staphylococcus aureus colonization ratio in residents of nursing homes; (b) to determine the effect of hand-washing education given to nursing home residents and employees on nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus (NCSA) and (c) to obtain probable risk factors for MRSA colonization of residents in two nursing homes.

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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-resistant

Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus aureus

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Coagulase Negative Staphylococci from Blood Cultures Contaminantes o Patógenos?

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

174–82

Synopsis:

Seventy-three percent of coagulase negative Staphylococci (CoNS) Isolated from blood cultures were contaminants and 34% of patients with contaminating CoNS were treated with specific anti-staphylococcal antibiotics including vancomycin. This paper underlines the need for careful evaluation of CoNS from blood culture before instituting therapy.

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Coagulase Negative Staphylococci

Blood Cultures

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NC Bodonaik

S Moonah

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Epidemiology of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Clinical Blood Specimens at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

170–3

Synopsis:

This report is on the prevalence and significance of coagulase negative Staphylococci isolated from blood cultures of patients seen at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, over a six month period.

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Neonatal Sepsis in very Low Birthweight Infants at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

165–9

Synopsis:

Strategies aimed at prevention, such as limiting the excessive use of broad-spectrum empiric antibiotics and the periodic review and continuous reinforcement of infection control policies will help decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with nosocomial infection in the very low birthweight infants.

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The Frequency of Smoking, Quitting and Socio-demographic Characteristics of Physicians of a Medical Faculty

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

160–4

Synopsis:

The prevalence of tobacco smoking is high among physicians in Turkey and this may compromise their role in tobacco control programmes.

ABSTRACT

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of smoking among physicians and to describe their socio-demographic characteristics.

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Mental Well-being of Doctors and Nurses in Two Hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

153–9

Synopsis:

Hospital work involves some of the most stressful situations found in the workplace. This study examined the general level of mental well-being among doctors and nurses at the Kingston Public Hospital and the University, Hospital of the west Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Mental Well-being of Doctors and Nurses

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A Caribbean Perspective on Barrett’s Oesophagus

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

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148–52

Synopsis:

A 21-year retrospective analysis revealed a low prevalence of Barrett's oesophagus with two associated adenocarcinomas, in a Caribbean population of predominantly African descent.

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Skin Test Reactivity to Aeroallergens in Jamaicans: Relationship to Asthma

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

142–7

Synopsis:

Although skin prick test reactivity to house dust mite is more common in Jamaican adults and children, it is reactivity to cockroach which is significantly associated with asthma in adults.

ABSTRACT

Background: Asthma causes significant morbidity and mortality in the developing world. It is thus important to identify modifiable risk factors.

Objectives: To undertake a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of skin test reactivity to aeroallergens in Jamaican children and adults and the relationship of the diagnosis of asthma to the pattern of skin test positivity.

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The Immunomodulatory Effect of Antibiotics on the Secretion of Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Response to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Stimulation

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 3 (2006)

Pages:

138–41

Synopsis:

Some antibiotics, in addition to their antimicrobial effects, modify the host immune response. Cotrimoxazole unIike ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, and piperacillintazobactam suppressed TNF alpha secretion from S maltophilia stimulated cells at therapeutic concentrations.

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IE Vickers

MF Smikle

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Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in The Bahamas due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 2 (2006)

Pages:

110–12

Synopsis:

The frequency of 21-hydroxylase deficiency in The Bahamas is one of the highest in the world.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To determine the frequency of 21-hydroxylase deficiency in The Bahamas and the spectrum of this disorder.

Methods: Patients referred for evaluation of virilization, precocious puberty, ambiguous genitalia and salt wasting had blood taken for 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH progesterone) which was measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).

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Bahamas

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

21-Hydroxylase Deficiency

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S Peter

G McDigean

P Sandiford