Introduction: Report of the Third Consensus Conference on HIV Testing Sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors

1988 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 345-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Hausler
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Public Health Laboratory ◽  
The Third

scholarly journals Superficial tuberculous lymphadenitis in Merseyside: 1969–1984

1985 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. L. Wilkins ◽  
C. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Immigrant Population ◽  
Public Health Laboratory ◽  
Atypical Mycobacteria ◽  
Tuberculous Lymphadenitis ◽  
The Third

SUMMARYThe actiology, epidemiology and clinical presentation of 137 bacteriologically confirmed cases of superficial mycobacterial lymphadenitis identified at the Liverpool Public Health Laboratory between 1969 and 1984 were reviewed. Despite a fall in pulmonary and total extrapulmonary isolates, the annual recovery of mycobacteria from lymph nodes remained relatively constant. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the cause of infection in 121 patients (88·3%), M. bovis in 6 and the remaining 10 isolates were atypical mycobacteria. In European patients (68·6%) the highest incidence was in the elderly, whereas in non-Europeans (31·4%) the disease almost exclusively occurred in the third and fourth decades. The proportion of isolates from non-Europeans reflected the size of the immigrant population and increased during the period of study.

Status of Human Retrovirus Testing in State and Territorial Public Health Laboratories: Summary of Survey Number 7

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 419-421 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Consensus Conference ◽  
Public Health Laboratory ◽  
Limited Data ◽  
Hiv Epidemic ◽  
Laboratory Activities ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Human Retrovirus

These surveys continue to serve as a glimpse of public health laboratory activities at a point just prior to a Consensus Conference. Generally, the surveys offer some benefit to Consensus Conference deliberations by providing data for emerging issues or identifying problems not previously thought to be an issue.Response to the surveys continues to fall short of replies from all 54 states and territories. Each has its own reason for not responding, but it would be nice if someday the response was 100%. Figure 1 shows that responses were received from 42 states, one territory and one city. The fact that states with significant involvement in the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic did not respond greatly reduces the overall value of this survey, but the limited data must suffice.

Consolidating HIV testing in a public health laboratory for efficient and sustainable early infant diagnosis (EID) in Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Kiyaga ◽  
Hakim Sendagire ◽  
Eleanor Joseph ◽  
Jeff Grosz ◽  
Ian McConnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Public Health Laboratory ◽  
Early Infant Diagnosis ◽  
Early Infant

scholarly journals Streptococcus pyogenes vulvovaginitis in children in Nottingham

1991 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. E. Donald ◽  
R. C. B. Slack ◽  
G. Colman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Streptococcus Pyogenes ◽  
Public Health Laboratory ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Vaginal Swabs ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Winter Peak ◽  
The Common

SUMMARYIsolates of Streptococcus pyogenes from vaginal swabs of children with vulvovaginitis received at Nottingham Public Health Laboratory during 1986–9 were studied. A total of 159 isolates was made during the 4 years, increasing from 17 in 1986 to 64 in 1989 and accounting for 11% of all vaginal swabs received from children. The numbers of throat swabs yielding S. pyogenes also showed an increase from 974 in 1986 to 1519 in 1989. A winter peak of isolates was noted for both vaginal swabs and throat swabs. A total of 98 strains from vaginal swabs were serotyped: 22 different types were identified, 61% of which were the common types M4, M6, R28 and M12. Erythromycin sensitivity was done on 89 strains; 84% were highly sensitive (MIC < 0·03 mg/1). There are no other reports of such large numbers in the literature; the reason for seeing this increase in Nottingham is unclear.

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