1. a good summary
(Comments)

I think the article is a good summary of the management on paediatric TB although there are some differences in the way it is managed in the US and here.

2. Staff supervision and financial incentives improve in-hospital mortality in childhood malaria
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

...tervention ward rigorously followed the procedures recommended in the national standardised guidelines on the management of malaria and filled in the case record forms; the doctors evaluated the nurse...

3. "Syndromic management" may be, well, useless (?) for chlamydia and N. gonorrhea in Batswana women
(Journal Club/Public Health)

...stification in the case of these two STIs. "Unfortunately, risk scores do not appear to improve the management of cervical infections in pregnancy substantially. To diagnose and treat asympt...

4. Managing a community-based organization--New Resources
(AIDSLink/Resources)

“Community-Based Organization Management”, October 2006 is a 27 page (15KB) fast-track overview on management for a community-based organizations (CBOs). “CBOs play an importa

5. New reviews on hypertension, atrial fibrillation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, gallstones
(Journal Club/General Review Articles)

...rome BMJ Clinical Review: Gallstones Lancet Seminar: Essential hypertension. Lancet Review: Management of atrial fibrillation...

6. Oral co-amoxiclav alone effective for first episode of pyelonephritis in children
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

...days as they did when given ceftriaxone. The accompanying editorial and summary of guidance for diagnosis and management of UTI in children support the strength of the results. The guidelines now sugg...

7. An updated look at severe malnutrition in Africa -- are current guidelines feasible?
(Journal Club/Public Health)

...hospitals? Archives of Disease in Childhood 2007;92:198-204. (free via Hinari) Commentaries: The management of severe malnutrition: taking a broader view. (free via Hinari) G...

8. Tuberculosis: diagnosis, management and prevention
(Journal Club/TB)

A summary of new, evidence-based guidelines as they apply to children. Tuberculosis: diagnosis, management and prevention. Archives of Disease in Childhood - Education and Practice 2007;92:ep27-

9. Biliary atresia in Nigeria ... no good news
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

...esentation was at 6 weeks with a median of 16 weeks, so it's not surprising that the results were poor. Management of biliary atresia in Nigeria: the ongoing challenge. Annals of Tropical Paedia...

10. Avian Influenza ("Bird Flu") H5N1
(FAQs/Health and Illness)

... and Vaccines (see also section above, Treatment) WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines on pharmacological management of humans infected with avian influenza (H5N1) virus, 2006 (1.9 MB/138 pages)....

11. Community-based treatment of severe, acute malnutrition -- a better way?
(Journal Club/Public Health)

...ated as outpatients. This approach promises to be a successful and cost-effective treatment strategy." Management of severe acute malnutrition in children. The Lancet 2006; 368:1992-2...

12. Initial ART: Use NNRTI or PI, but not both
(Journal Club/HIV)

...I-based regimen or a PI-based regimen, but not both together, is a good strategy for long-term antiretroviral management in treatment-naive patients with HIV." A comparison of three highly acti...

13. Online visual help for diagnosis of skin lesions
(Journal Club/Family practice)

...fare, bioterrorism, and radiation injuries." VisualDx: Decision-Support Software for the Diagnosis and Management of Dermatologic Disorders. Clin Inf Dis 2006;43:1177-1184. ...

14. Biochemical "liver function tests" (Review, BMJ 2006)
(Journal Club/General Review Articles)

...cute illness and often raise questions about the need for, and timing of, further investigation. Although the management of overt liver disease will usually include referral to a secondary care specia...

15. Lancet feature issue on HIV/AIDS (2006)
(Journal Club/HIV)

...analysis • REVIEW ARTICLE  SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (58 K) AIDS: from crisis management to sustained strategic response • DISCUSSION   Summary...

16. Treatment and prevention of oropharyngeal candidiasis in HIV: a systematic review (Cochrane)
(Journal Club/Family practice)

... which may have implications for stigmatization of HIV/AIDS patients.) Interventions for the prevention and management of oropharyngeal candidiasis associated with HIV infection in adults and childr...

17. Delayed antibiotic prescribing recommended strategy for acute infective conjunctivitis
(Journal Club/Family practice)

...d similar results obtain in Africa? It might not be too hard to find out. A randomised controlled trial of management strategies for acute infective conjunctivitis in general practice BMJ 2006;333:...

18. Predicting virological efficacy or failure without viral load testing?
(Journal Club/HIV)

...al and historical factors. In the absence of viral load testing, this risk profile could be useful for timely management. Abstract: "Monitoring the efficacy of antiretroviral treatment in devel...

19. Management of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in HIV-infected people
(Journal Club/HIV)

... and HSV-2 coinfection by decreasing HIV-1 levels in the blood and genital tract. ..." (from abstract) Management of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in HIV Type 1–Infected Persons. ...

20. Current concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of typhoid fever (BMJ Review)
(Journal Club/Family practice)

...and expensive for health services to manage the disease Rapid and appropriate diagnostics are key to the management of typhoid in terms of public health Although effective vaccines are avail...