ABSTRACT
The first case of paratyphoid C infection in Jamaica is reported as a paratyphoid C osteomyelitis complicated by sickle cell crisis. The epidemiological implication of the above finding is of importance in view of the omission of paratyphoid organisms from the vaccine used in Jamaica. The high invasiveness and pathogenicity of Salmonella paratyphi C is noted. (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Male , Osteomyelitis/drug therapy , Osteomyelitis/surgery , Salmonella paratyphi C/isolation & purification , Jamaica , Anemia, Sickle Cell/therapyABSTRACT
The clinical features of diabetes in Jamaica, as exemplified by 103 cases admitted to the University College Hospital of the West Indies during 1955, are described. Diabetes is an important cause of hospital admissions in Jamaica. Three main types of diabetes, and a subgroup of the type II cases, are discussed. (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Male , Female , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/classification , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/classification , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/mortality , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/mortality , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy , Jamaica , Patient AdmissionABSTRACT
The admissions to a male and female ward of the University College Hospital of the West Indies during 1955 have been analysed