Hospitals, Public - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

School based screening for tuberculosis infection in Norway: comparison of positive tuberculin skin test with interferon-gamma release assay.

15 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: In Norway, screening for tuberculosis infection by tuberculin skin test (TST) has been offered for several decades to all children in 9th grade of school, prior to BCG-vaccination. The incidence of tuberculosis in Norway is low and ... Read more...

Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 2003-2006: an observational study.

12 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Blood culture surveillance will be used for assessing the public health effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Africa. Between 2003 and 2006 we assessed blood culture outcome and performance in adult patients in the central ... Read more...

Infection control. A clean bill of health.

7 Oct 2008 Lat year the Health Commission detailed findings that contributed to two infection outbreaks at the Kent trust. C difficile rates within the trust in the first quarter of this year were 73 per cent lower than in 20007 Plans to set up a 200-strong ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Hospitals, Public'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• School based screening for tuberculosis infection in Norway: comparison of positive tuberculin skin test with interferon-gamma release assay. 15 Oct 2008
• Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 2003-2006: an observational study. 12 Oct 2008
• Infection control. A clean bill of health. 7 Oct 2008
• Comparisons of safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals. 6 Oct 2008
• Charges pending. Virgin Islands readies case against Miller. 20 Sep 2008
• Cracks appear in Brazil's primary health-care programme. 11 Sep 2008
• Surge of acute contracts puts strain on PCTs' spend targets. 9 Sep 2008
• Charity plan to keep PFI debts off NHS trusts' balance sheets. 2 Sep 2008
• Government to bail out failing hospitals. 2 Sep 2008
• Data briefing. Quality measures obscure real picture. 2 Sep 2008
• Patient involvement. Parlez-vous health? 2 Sep 2008
• Leadership. The inside track. 2 Sep 2008
• The acute-aged care interface: exploring the dynamics of 'bed blocking'. 30 Aug 2008
• Implementing online medication reconciliation at a large academic medical center. 30 Aug 2008
• Don't let the numbers fool you. While the latest statistics show the number of uninsured dropped in 2007, safety net providers aren't celebrating. 30 Aug 2008
• Let's stick together: collaborative purchasing of electronic journals in the National Health Service. 30 Aug 2008
• Patient Advice and Liaison Services: results of an audit survey in England. 30 Aug 2008
• Project management skills prove invaluable. 30 Aug 2008
• Planning for the unforeseen. 30 Aug 2008
• Flexible design should be primary goal. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Hospitals, Public'

Definition: Hospitals controlled by various types of government, i.e., city, county, district, state or federal.

Descriptor UI: D006779

Alternative terms: Hospitals, Public; Public Hospitals; Hospital, Public; Public Hospital;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.278.421.510;

History Note: 78

Technical Notes: government-owned; coord IM with special hosp (e.g., HOSPITALS, CHRONIC DISEASE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; etc.) or med specialty (IM or NIM) if pertinent; specify geog