human immune deficiency virus (hiv) infection is a pandemic, even among pregnant women. it has no cure and so, great importance should be placed on care and support for the sufferer. there is an increasing concern and desire to curb the high incidence of mother to child transmission (mtct) in nigeria. therefore, this study aimed at determining the prevalence and pattern of hiv infection at imo ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Continuous services provision of a hospital before and after a disaster is one of the most prominent issues that all people, especially the authorities must take into huge consideration. Concerning the experiences of previous earthquakes, the role and importance of nonstructural components becomes increasingly clear in the uninterrupted services of hospitals. In this st...

1Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany, 2Center for Physical Therapy and Rehabilitative Medicine, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany, 3Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pain Management, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden...

Enis Özkaya1, Evrim Çakır2, Mehmet Çınar3, Metin Altay3, Orhan Gelişen3, Fadıl Kara1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity and Women’s Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 2Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıd Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Etlik Zübeyde Hanım M...

1886 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 10, No. 10, October 2004 study conducted on French blood donors from September to November 2000 showed low titers of WNV neutralizing antibodies in two donors originating from the Département du Var (6). However, to date, no clinical human cases have been reported in this area. WNV must be considered as a causative agent of meningitis, ...

56 1. Department of Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Turkey 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Turkey 3. Departments of Emergency Medicine, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpasa Teaching Hospital, Turkey Sudden onset of cyanosis due to systemic onset juvenil...

CONTEXT As the managed care environment demands lower prices and a greater focus on primary care, the high cost of teaching hospitals may adversely affect their ability to carry out academic missions. OBJECTIVE To develop a national estimate of total inpatient hospital costs related to graduate medical education (GME). DESIGN Using Medicare cost report data for fiscal year 1993, we develope...

teachers are the most important players of every educational system in different societies; accordingly, understanding their personal reflections may help us gain valuable insights into what it means to be a teacher in a specific cultural and social context. the purpose of this case study was to investigate the life and career of 6 non-native english speaking teachers in state educational syste...