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The Price of Global Health, 2020 AbstractIn response to concerns about the rising cost of State Pensions and the prospect of skills shortages, successive United Kingdom (UK) governments have introduced a range of legislative changes designed to extend working life. Policy discourse emphasises individual responsibility for saving towards retirement, and in recent years there has been a
Airey, Laura, Jandric, Jakov
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Американська історія і політика, 2021 This article refers to military cooperation between the United States and Great Britain. Their relationship constitutes an important component of the system of the international relations.
Nazarii Lutsenko
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PLoS ONE, 2010 BackgroundStaphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a common and serious infection worldwide and although treatment guidelines exist, there is little consensus on optimal management.
Guy E Thwaites +1 more
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Saliva and Meningococcal Transmission
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Neisseria meningitidis carriage was compared in swab specimens of nasopharynx, tonsils, and saliva taken from 258 students. We found a higher yield in nasopharyngeal than in tonsillar swabs (32% vs.
Hilary J. Orr +3 more
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Eclampsia in the United Kingdom [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 To measure the incidence of eclampsia, establish how often it is preceded by signs of pre-eclampsia, document the morbidity associated with eclampsia, and determine the maternal case fatality rates.A prospective, descriptive study of every case of eclampsia in the United Kingdom in 1992. Information was collected from reviews of hospital case notes and
Christopher W.G. Redman, Kirsty Douglas
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Emerging Waterborne Infections in Health-Care Settings
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 Water is used in vast quantities in health-care premises. Many aquatic microorganisms can survive and flourish in water with minimal nutrients and can be transferred to vulnerable hospital patients in direct (e.g., inhalation, ingestion, surface ...
Alfred M. Emmerson
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Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction for Amplification of the Cryptosporidium Oocyst Wall Protein Gene
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2001 We developed a sensitive nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedure for the Cryptosporidium oocyst wall protein (COWP) gene. Amplification and genotyping were successful in 95.2% of 1,680 fecal samples, 77.6% by the unnested and 17.6% by the nested
Susana Pedraza-Díaz +3 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Campylobacter is the most common cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, yet the etiology of this infection remains only partly explained. In a retrospective cohort study, we compared 213 sporadic campylobacter case-patients with 1,144 patients ...
Meirion R. Evans +2 more
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, 2021 The aim of this chapter is to analyse how the UK actors cooperate with their Chinese counterparts at the regional and local level. Due to the United Kingdom’s constitutional and administrative structure, consisting of the four nations (countries), i.e. England, Wales, Scotland (collectively known as the Great Britain) and Northern Ireland, and a highly
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Superantigens and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Superantigens produced by Streptococcus pyogenes have been implicated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS). We analyzed 19 acute-phase serum samples for mitogenic activity from patients with severe streptococcal disease.
Thomas Proft +3 more
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