Interim Guidance 31 march 2020
WHO has established a shipment mechanism to expedite and cover the costs of the shipment of clinical samples from patients with suspected COVID-19 from the country of collection to one of the WHO reference laboratories providing confirmatory molecular testing for COVI...D-19. This document explains the process and documentation required for shipment of specimens.
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Erreger virales hemorraghisches Fieber (hier: Ebola-, Krim-Kongo-, Lassa-, Marburgvirus) und sich noch nicht in einem STAKOB Behandlungszentrum befindet (Stand 30.5.2018)
Wenn der Verdacht auf eine reiseassoziierte Infektion mit einem Erreger eines viral-hämorrhagischen Fiebers (VHF) bei einem fi...ebrigen Patienten besteht, sollte trotzdem zunächst immer (auch) an Malaria gedacht werden, die unverzüglich behandelt werden muss.
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Following review of the latest evidence, WHO recommends that TB-LAMP can be used as a replacement for microscopy for the diagnosis of pulmonary TB in adults with signs and symptoms of TB. It can also be considered as a follow-on test to microscopy in adults with signs and symptoms of pulmonary TB, e...specially when further testing of sputum smear-negative specimens is necessary.
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What you should know about the early screening examinations U1 to U9 in Germany
available in german, english, turkish, russian & arabic on:
https://www.bzga.de/infomaterialien/kinder-und-jugendgesundheit/10-chancen-für-ihr-kind-faltblatt/
Das Wichtigste zu den Früherkennungsuntersuchungen im Kindesalter U1 bis U9
erhältlich in 5 Sprachen
available in german, english, turkish, russian & arabic on:
https://www.bzga.de/infomaterialien/kinder-und-jugendgesundheit/10-chancen-für-ihr-kind-faltblatt/
Technical and operational ‘how-to’: practical considerations
For full course visit: https://drtbnetwork.org/training-course-MDR-TB
This course has been designed to take three days. It is composed of lectures, in-class readings, exercises, case discussions, and quizzes, which together are intended to provide a diverse and compelling learning experience for pa...rticipants. Each session generally includes a lecture, followed by various group activities, and finally a short quiz. This course is intended for clinicians working at the district level - doctors, clinical officers, and nurses who provide care to patients with MDR-TB.
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Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme
Guidelines for Implementation and Monitoring. WHO Regional Publications, Eastern Mediterranean Series 21