Communicable Disease Management Protocol
... Persons with incubating syphilis are asymptomatic. They are identified through self-reporting or case investigation and include those exposed to a confirmed syphilis case within the last 90 days. An early spirochetemia develops during this phase, which results in widespread secondary invasion throug ...
... Persons with incubating syphilis are asymptomatic. They are identified through self-reporting or case investigation and include those exposed to a confirmed syphilis case within the last 90 days. An early spirochetemia develops during this phase, which results in widespread secondary invasion throug ...
Transmission of Infection by Flexible Gastrointestinal
... become damaged, can contribute to failure of the decontamination process (2, 3). Accurate reprocessing of flexible endoscopes is a multistep procedure involving cleaning followed by high-level disinfection (HLD) with further rinsing and drying before storage. Endoscope reprocessing can be performed ...
... become damaged, can contribute to failure of the decontamination process (2, 3). Accurate reprocessing of flexible endoscopes is a multistep procedure involving cleaning followed by high-level disinfection (HLD) with further rinsing and drying before storage. Endoscope reprocessing can be performed ...
Difficult/therapy-resistant asthma ERS TASK FORCE
... analyses of asthma deaths or near-asthma deaths indicate the following relative risk factors: female sex, young age (<25 yrs old), exposure to high levels of allergen (e.g. soya bean or Alternaria), psychosocial disturbances, being in an ethnic minority group, concomitant smoking, having had a previ ...
... analyses of asthma deaths or near-asthma deaths indicate the following relative risk factors: female sex, young age (<25 yrs old), exposure to high levels of allergen (e.g. soya bean or Alternaria), psychosocial disturbances, being in an ethnic minority group, concomitant smoking, having had a previ ...
Asthma Control Questionnaire in children: validation, measurement properties, interpretation E.F. Juniper*, K. Gruffydd-Jones
... In an initial cognitive debriefing study, children aged 6–16 yrs were asked to complete the self-administered version of the ACQ. Those who were able to do this task were asked to explain the meaning of each question and the concept of the 7point scale. We found that the self-administered version wa ...
... In an initial cognitive debriefing study, children aged 6–16 yrs were asked to complete the self-administered version of the ACQ. Those who were able to do this task were asked to explain the meaning of each question and the concept of the 7point scale. We found that the self-administered version wa ...
Medication adherence and the risk of severe asthma exacerbations: a systematic review
... Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease with a high prevalence, around 10% in children and 5% in adults in Western countries [1, 2]. Asthma is a major cause of disability and health resource utilisation, and reduces quality of life [3]. This is partly caused by asthma exacerbations, which ha ...
... Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease with a high prevalence, around 10% in children and 5% in adults in Western countries [1, 2]. Asthma is a major cause of disability and health resource utilisation, and reduces quality of life [3]. This is partly caused by asthma exacerbations, which ha ...
State Legal Requirements for Submission of Isolates and Other
... APHL notes the importance of isolates to public health detection and response to foodborne illness outbreak: “The recovery of cultured isolates, whether by clinical or public health laboratories, remains an essential component to public health efforts to monitor trends and detect and respond to food ...
... APHL notes the importance of isolates to public health detection and response to foodborne illness outbreak: “The recovery of cultured isolates, whether by clinical or public health laboratories, remains an essential component to public health efforts to monitor trends and detect and respond to food ...
G UIDELINE Guideline for the management of chronic asthma in children –
... tasked to finalise the document for publication. This project was sponsored by ALLSA. ...
... tasked to finalise the document for publication. This project was sponsored by ALLSA. ...
PND Syndrome.
... The "true" basement membrane, comprising the lamina rare and lamina dense, separates the airway epithelium from the mesenchyme. Although the lamina rare and lamina densa in airways of subjects with asthma are not reported to differ from nonasthmatic subjects, the lamina reticularis is altered in pat ...
... The "true" basement membrane, comprising the lamina rare and lamina dense, separates the airway epithelium from the mesenchyme. Although the lamina rare and lamina densa in airways of subjects with asthma are not reported to differ from nonasthmatic subjects, the lamina reticularis is altered in pat ...
Policy Brief - WHO/Europe - World Health Organization
... The two most frequently cited objectives of screening for a recessive carrier state, for example, are to reduce the prevalence of the disorder and to inform the reproductive choices of individuals and couples at risk. Information is thus regarded as worthwhile in itself, regardless of the possibili ...
... The two most frequently cited objectives of screening for a recessive carrier state, for example, are to reduce the prevalence of the disorder and to inform the reproductive choices of individuals and couples at risk. Information is thus regarded as worthwhile in itself, regardless of the possibili ...
A new perspective on concepts of asthma severity and control PERSPECTIVE
... environment and the underlying disease process, but also in response to treatment. Symptoms and lung function may change rapidly from day to day or even hour to hour (e.g. with allergen exposure) and can respond rapidly to initiation of treatment, whereas airway responsiveness tends to change relati ...
... environment and the underlying disease process, but also in response to treatment. Symptoms and lung function may change rapidly from day to day or even hour to hour (e.g. with allergen exposure) and can respond rapidly to initiation of treatment, whereas airway responsiveness tends to change relati ...
Asthma: Multi-System Implications.
... monitoring, and education. The patient should be taught to self-monitor asthma symptoms and patterns, response to medications, quality of life, and functional status and to perform and record peak flow readings. A written action plan should be developed and reviewed and revised periodically. This ac ...
... monitoring, and education. The patient should be taught to self-monitor asthma symptoms and patterns, response to medications, quality of life, and functional status and to perform and record peak flow readings. A written action plan should be developed and reviewed and revised periodically. This ac ...
Final Program - Endocarditis.org
... Thankyou for joining us in Cairns, in tropical Queensland, Australia for the 11th International Symposium on Modern Concepts in Endocarditis and Cardiovascular Infections (2011 ISCVID Symposium) to be held from Sunday 24 – Tuesday 26 July 2011. This meeting promises a combination of great science, a ...
... Thankyou for joining us in Cairns, in tropical Queensland, Australia for the 11th International Symposium on Modern Concepts in Endocarditis and Cardiovascular Infections (2011 ISCVID Symposium) to be held from Sunday 24 – Tuesday 26 July 2011. This meeting promises a combination of great science, a ...
Australian guidelines for aquatic physiotherapists working in and/or
... The Guidelines are designed to give the physiotherapist and the manager guidance as to what constitutes acceptable standards regarding safety, infection control and credentials needed by people using or managing hydrotherapy pools. All possible types of water exercise and therapeutic aquatic activit ...
... The Guidelines are designed to give the physiotherapist and the manager guidance as to what constitutes acceptable standards regarding safety, infection control and credentials needed by people using or managing hydrotherapy pools. All possible types of water exercise and therapeutic aquatic activit ...
The Brussels Declaration: the need for change in asthma management PERSPECTIVE
... Consequently, symptoms have become the key factor for asthma diagnosis, despite the fact that they tend to be nonspecific and are shared by a number of other diseases. There is also evidence of a lack of diagnostic rigour in primary care. A study in general practices in the UK reported that 56% of c ...
... Consequently, symptoms have become the key factor for asthma diagnosis, despite the fact that they tend to be nonspecific and are shared by a number of other diseases. There is also evidence of a lack of diagnostic rigour in primary care. A study in general practices in the UK reported that 56% of c ...
January/July 2010: Volume 38, Number 1 (PDF: 251KB/32 pages)
... potentially associated with a common source. Testing of submitted isolates also allows detection and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance, which continues to be an important problem (see pp. 28-29). Table 2 summarizes cases of selected communicable diseases reported during 2010 by district of the ...
... potentially associated with a common source. Testing of submitted isolates also allows detection and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance, which continues to be an important problem (see pp. 28-29). Table 2 summarizes cases of selected communicable diseases reported during 2010 by district of the ...
Pertussis (June 2010) - BC Centre for Disease Control
... Pregnant women in the 3rd trimester All household or family daycare contacts IF there is an infant < 1 year of age or pregnant woman in 3rd trimester in household or daycare Recommend chemoprophylaxis for all high risk contacts. Attempt to speak with or make other direct contact with all hig ...
... Pregnant women in the 3rd trimester All household or family daycare contacts IF there is an infant < 1 year of age or pregnant woman in 3rd trimester in household or daycare Recommend chemoprophylaxis for all high risk contacts. Attempt to speak with or make other direct contact with all hig ...
The Ability of Event-Based Episodes to Explain Variation in Charges
... occur during the post acute care window were excluded from the analysis. One of the objectives of the analysis is to evaluate the impact of post acute care windows of different lengths. As the length of the window increases, the number of patients experiencing a truncated payment bundles due to deat ...
... occur during the post acute care window were excluded from the analysis. One of the objectives of the analysis is to evaluate the impact of post acute care windows of different lengths. As the length of the window increases, the number of patients experiencing a truncated payment bundles due to deat ...
Chronic kidney disease in Australia 2005
... Table 2.6: Method and location of dialysis, 1999–2003 ..................................................................24 Table 2.7: Chronic kidney disease as the underlying or an associated cause of death, by disease type, 2003 ...................................................................... ...
... Table 2.6: Method and location of dialysis, 1999–2003 ..................................................................24 Table 2.7: Chronic kidney disease as the underlying or an associated cause of death, by disease type, 2003 ...................................................................... ...
A High Risk For Cardiovascular Diseases And Stroke
... Epidemiological evidence suggests a possible association between chronic exposures to toxigenic molds in damp waterdamaged buildings and high levels of cholesterol abnormalities that may represent a high risk for cardiovascular diseases. Although, cholesterol has many useful functions in the body, i ...
... Epidemiological evidence suggests a possible association between chronic exposures to toxigenic molds in damp waterdamaged buildings and high levels of cholesterol abnormalities that may represent a high risk for cardiovascular diseases. Although, cholesterol has many useful functions in the body, i ...
Vitamin D Insufficiency and Asthma Severity in Adults From Costa Rica
... more specific for assessment of atopy in asthmatic patients.24 Overall, the main finding of this study was the significant association between vitamin D levels, the risk of severe asthma, and the risk of hospitalization or visit to the ED due to asthma. These findings are consistent with prior evide ...
... more specific for assessment of atopy in asthmatic patients.24 Overall, the main finding of this study was the significant association between vitamin D levels, the risk of severe asthma, and the risk of hospitalization or visit to the ED due to asthma. These findings are consistent with prior evide ...
