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Open AccessMap** infectious disease hospital surge threats to lessons learnt in Singapore: a systems analysis and development of a framework to inform how to DECIDE on planning and response strategies
Hospital usage and service demand during an Infectious Disease (ID) outbreak can tax the health system in different ways. Herein we conceptualize hospital surge elements, and lessons learnt from such events, t...
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Singaporean Immunisation Practice
Vaccinations in Singapore are considered prescription-only medications (POM) and can only be administered by registered medical practitioners or by registered nurses working under the direction of medical prac...
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Vaccines and Their Contents
The contents of vaccines available in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore are listed below. All attempts have been made to make this list conclusive, yet it is not necessarily definitive.
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Avian Influenza: Recent Epidemiology, Travel-Related Risk, and Management
H5N1 influenza continues to smolder in Southeast Asia over the past 5 years, but the emergence of H7N9 in China in 2012 raised concerns for a new avian influenza threat. In contrast with H5N1 with over 650 con...
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV): Update 2013
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) came to attention as an emerging pathogen causing severe respiratory illness in patients from the Middle East in September 2012. As of 14 June 2013, 58 h...
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Expatriates: Special Considerations in Pretravel Preparation
Expatriates comprise a diverse set of travelers who face unique medical, psychiatric, and non-health-related risks as a result of increased exposure to host country environment and associated lifestyle. Expatr...
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Open AccessExpatriates ill after travel: Results from the Geosentinel Surveillance Network
Expatriates are a distinct population at unique risk for health problems related to their travel exposure.
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Open AccessFailure to prescribe pneumocystis prophylaxis is associated with increased mortality, even in the cART era: results from the Treat Asia HIV observational database
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis is recommended for patients with CD4 counts of less than 200 cells/mm3. This study examines the proportion of patients in the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Databas...
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Open AccessTrends in CD4 counts in HIV-infected patients with HIV viral load monitoring while on combination antiretroviral treatment: results from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between trends in CD4 counts (slope) and HIV viral load (VL) after initiation of combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) in Asian patients in The TREAT...
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Open AccessCancers in the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD): a retrospective analysis of risk factors
This retrospective survey describes types of cancers diagnosed in HIV-infected subjects in Asia, and assesses risk factors for cancer in HIV-infected subjects using contemporaneous HIV-infected controls withou...
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Open AccessRisk and prognostic significance of tuberculosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database
To assess the risk and the prognostic significance of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database, a multi-centre prospective cohort of HIV-infected patients receivin...
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Open AccessImpact of drug classes and treatment availability on the rate of antiretroviral treatment change in the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD)
It is critical to understand the pattern of antiretroviral treatment (ART) prescription in different regions of the world as ART procurement needs to be anticipated. We aimed at exploring rates and predictors ...
