Category Archives: PNG
PNG Antibiotic Guidelines 2024
STOP PRESS: PNG GUIDELINES LAUNCH WILL BE SOON (July 2024) following an initial implementation workshop in June. After quite some planning and with the support of WHO and Burnet Institute, last week saw the convening of a Guideline Writing Committee … Continue reading
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Cumulative antibiogram example – 2018 – Port Moresby General Hospital
ANTIBIOGRAM PMGH 2018 final Cumulative antibiograms summarise the collective susceptibility of bacterial isolates against various antibiotics. Prepared by Drs Jacklyn Joseph and John Ferguson, August 2019. Isolates were cultured from PMGH inpatients and outpatients served by the PMGH Laboratory. Outpatients … Continue reading
Parasitology overview and helminth infection
Classification of Parasites and Helminths 2018 Marr Diagnosis of filarial infections (WHO) Kow PNGMJ 2013 – a comparative study of intestinal helminths, PNG Owen-IL Parasitic_zoonoses_PNG J Helminthology 2005 Strongyloides CDC site ; Robertson NT strongyloides PCR test Reference CDC Laboratory Identification … Continue reading
Tuberculosis – recent epidemiological data from PNG
These recent papers will be useful to review/ discuss (especially the first two): PNG TB resistance survey PLOS 2016 Epidemiology of TB PNG 2008-2016 Aia et al WPSAR 2018 1471-2334-14-93 TB Gulf province PNG 12866_2014_Article_307 TB diversity Highlands
Coccidian enteric parasites- Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora
FERGUSON 2011 Coccidian enteric parasites (includes references relevant to Nepal) Rapid diagnostic tests for Cryptosporidium are effective- often combined with a giardia test. However as the illness is self-limited in the immunocompetent, testing probably not relevant. Highly relevant for immunocompromised patients … Continue reading
UPNG May revision M Med sessions – presentations and further references
2nd May 2017 UPNG Infection prevention and control including TB IC Ferguson– presentation The incredible story of Dr Ignaz Semmelweis in Vienna, Austria. Hand Hygiene Australia- education resource page – see the Hand Hygiene Dance from Geneva demonstrate the 5 Moments and ‘Glen’s … Continue reading
Pertussis – diagnosis, outbreaks and incidence
Culture appearances – see the Atlas – bisected pearl appearance of the colonies on charcoal agar. Diagnostic pointers – Diagnosis of pertussis Outbreak literature – local studies – Pertussis outbreak PNG 2012, PNG medical journal 1977 report on pertussis outbreak. Earlier report from Highlands … Continue reading
Antibiotic resistance and prescribing presentation & quiz- Year 5 UPNG
Here is a copy of the presentation from the session given to year 5 Medicine students, February 2017 : year-5-presentation-ferguson-2017-b. Please send me your comments or further questions or put down a comment on this web posting! Here are the pre-session … Continue reading
Posted in A/m resistance, Module-basic microbiology and AMR, PNG
Tagged Antibiotics 101, UPNG Undergraduate
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Molecular microbiology – recent tutorial references and resources
Basics DNA extraction – essential first step. Quantity of DNA obtained can be assayed spectrophotometrically. Reverse transcriptase step – for detection of RNA viruses Nucleic acid amplification – know how PCR works! This PCR animation is easy to understand. Many other … Continue reading
Antimicrobial resistance: WHY it matters, HOW did it arise and WHAT can we do about it – PNG focus
Global status of AMR with focus on PNG Medical Symposium Sept 2015 Why does AMR matter? Antimicrobial resistance kills- mortality higher for resistant pathogens AMR hampers the control of infectious diseases – prolonged infectivity – eg. MDR-TB AMR increases the … Continue reading
Posted in A/m resistance, A/m stewardship, Infection prev & control, PNG
Tagged Hand hygiene, Tuberculosis
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Microbiology and Infectious Diseases postgraduate teaching (PRIDA) 