PRE-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT OF PENETRATING NECK INJURIES: DERIVATION OF AN ALGORITHM THROUGH A NATIONAL MODIFIED DELPHI

Pre-hospital management of penetrating neck injuries: derivation of an algorithm through a National Modified Delphi

Abstract Background Timely and effective pre-hospital management of penetrating neck injuries (PNI) is critical to improve patient outcomes.Pre-hospital interventions in patients with PNI can be especially challenging due to the anatomical injury site coupled with a resource-limited environment.Nationally, in the United Kingdom, no consensus statem

read more

Field evaluation of picaridin repellents reveals differences in repellent sensitivity between Southeast Asian vectors of malaria and arboviruses.

Scaling up of insecticide treated nets has contributed to a substantial malaria decline.However, some malaria vectors, and most arbovirus vectors, bite outdoors and in the early evening.Therefore, topically applied insect repellents may provide crucial additional protection against mosquito-borne pathogens.Among topical repellents, DEET is the most

read more

Identification of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry

Abstract Background Phlebotomine sand flies are incriminated in the transmission of several human and veterinary pathogens.To elucidate their role as vectors, proper species identification is crucial.Since traditional morphological determination is based on minute and Swimwear often dubious characteristics on their head and genitalia, which require

read more