Results: The blaVIM gene was present in 34 (43.6%), blaIMP in five (6.4%) and none of the isolates from 2008 had blaNDM-1 or blaKPC genes. Among the isolates from 2012, blaNDM-1 gene was present in 47 (53.4%), blaVIM in 19 (24.4%), blaIMP in one (1.1%) and none had blaKPC. There were nine isolates during the two years which had multiple genes encoding carbapenemases; while 66 did not have any o...

AIM The role of the child protection paediatrician is varied. This study examines perceptions of how tertiary child protection (tCP) paediatricians view their multifaceted roles, perceived adequacy of length of pre-FRACP training and how this relates to confidence and satisfaction in their roles. METHODS An anonymous self-report survey was distributed to child protection paediatricians workin...

1 Primary prevention: Actions or interventions taken to prevent the onset of disease 2 Secondary prevention: Actions taken to prevent complications and/or the development of visual disability due to an existing disease 3 tertiary prevention: After the immediate problem has been addressed by surgery or other treatment, actions to restore function or reduce existing disability from disease compli...

Epidemiological data on carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria on the African continent are limited. Here, we report the identification of VIM-2-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates in Tanzania. Eight out of 90 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa from a tertiary care hospital in Dar es Salaam were shown to harbor bla(VIM-2). The bla(VIM-2)-positive isolates belonged to two different...

1 (Demonstrator, Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata-73, WBUHS, India) 2 (Professor, Department of Pathology, Malda Medical College, Malda, WBUHS, India) 3 (Assistant Director of Medical Education, Swasthya Bhawan, Kolkata-91, India) 4 (Senior Resident, Chittaranjan National cancer Institute, Kolkata-26, India) 5 (Assistant Professor, Department of Obstretics & Gynaecology, KPC Me...