The interventions summarized in this guide are intended to lower the risk of delivery and post-partum complications for both the mother and the newborn, particularly the risk of postpartum haemorrhage and infections, and improve the immediate care of premature babies. The recommendations are also in...tended to minimize the exposure of health care providersto blood and bodily fluids that could transmit Ebola
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BMC Medicine 2014, 12:196
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/12/196
Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 24–35 | DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00113413
Review Article: Journal of Nutritional Health & Food Science
Vitamin Deficiency and Tuberculosis: Need for Urgent Clinical Page 1- 6
Review
S Afr Med J 2014;104(3):174-177. DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7968
Research
BMJ 2014;349:g4643 doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4643 (Published 5 August 2014), 1-11
The report focuses on antibacterial resistance (ABR) in common bacterial pathogens. There is a major gap in knowledge about the magnitude of this problem. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective revention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, para...sites, viruses and fungi. This WHO report, produced in collaboration with Member States and other partners, provides for the first time, as accurate a picture as is presently possible of the magnitude of AMR and the current state of surveillance globally. It examines the information on AMR, in particular antibacterial resistance (ABR), at country level worldwide.
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"Patient decontamination principles are set forth here from a strategic perspective, rather than a tactical
one. The principles are meant to guide, but not specify, operational practices. The guidance is evidencebased
to the extent possible and the supporting evidence is documented and briefly dis...cussed."
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 2014,3 :31
PLoS ONE 9(1): e87262. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087262
J. European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 4 August 2014
Investigación original / Original research
Rev Panam Salud Publica 35(1), 2014
Training for staff working at DR-TB management centres.
Training modules