Multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) are defined by resistance to at least rifampin (RMP) and isoniazid (INH). Rapid and accurate detection of multidrug resistance is essential for effective treatment and interruption of disease transmission of tuberculosis (TB). Overdiagnosis of MDR TB may result in treatment with second-line drugs that are more costl...

The study was conducted to quantify the post-harvest losses (PHL) of cut-flowers atvarious levels market intermediaries’ i.e. farm, commission agent, wholesale and retaillevels. Primary data were collected from district Kasur, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad. Therespondents selected by employing stratified random sampling technique. SPSS used forthe descriptive statistics multiple regression mo...

Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is a rare malignancy, which is frequently misdiagnosed. Although chemotherapy is the treatment of choice there are reports that a combination of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy can offer better results. Herein we present an interesting case of a large primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma originating from liver was treated with a liver which resection and chemotherapy.

Address correspondence to Ken Naka, NYU Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, PHL-821, New York, NY 10016. J. G~N. I'~S~OL 9 The Rockefeller University Press 9 0022-1295/95/06/0795/20 $2.00 Volume 105 June 1995 795-814 795 on A ril 6, 2016 jgp.rress.org D ow nladed fom Published June 1, 1995

These competency guidelines outline the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for public health laboratory (PHL) professionals to deliver the core services of PHLs efficiently and effectively. As part of a 2-year workforce project sponsored in 2012 by CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), competencies for 15 domain areas were developed by experts representing state ...

Several studies have evaluated the effects of postharvest technologies on loss (PHL) incurred at a single stage food value chain. However, very few assessed effect multiple PHL various stages This study five (harvesting tools, cold stores, plastic crates, fruit fly traps, and ground tarps) promoted by Rockefeller Foundation Yieldwise Initiative (YWI) in Kenya three mango chain (harvest, transpo...