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E-Mail Investigators from Trinity College Dublin, the Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, St James s Hospital, and the Department of Public Health HSE East believe tuberculosis (TB) care in Irish Prisons should be supported, considering the findings of their study which is published today (Tuesday, 1st June, 2021) in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The study describes an investigation into a large outbreak of tuberculosis which occurred in an Irish prison in 2011. This resulted in 34 people contracting active TB from a single infectious case. The use of Whole Genome Sequencing enabled the investigators to track the course of onward transmission, and to link TB cases identified as recently as 2019 to the 2011 outbreak. ....
Study supports the need for improving early TB diagnosis and care in Irish prisons Jun 1 2021 Investigators from Trinity College Dublin, the Irish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, St James s Hospital, and the Department of Public Health HSE East believe tuberculosis (TB) care in Irish Prisons should be supported, considering the findings of their study which is published today (Tuesday, 1st June, 2021) in the International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The study describes an investigation into a large outbreak of tuberculosis which occurred in an Irish prison in 2011. This resulted in 34 people contracting active TB from a single infectious case. The use of Whole Genome Sequencing enabled the investigators to track the course of onward transmission, and to link TB cases identified as recently as 2019 to the 2011 outbreak. ....
Next in line How are specialties across surgery and medicine to achieve any level of carefully constructed return to non Covid care in the face of spiralling waiting lists? asks Valerie Ryan A palpable shift in messaging from Government, the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive (HSE) hospitals, clinicians and patient groups has become apparent. It’s all about the restart of services but against bleak and lengthening national waiting lists. How are specialties across surgery and medicine to achieve any level of carefully constructed return to non Covid care in the face of spiralling waiting lists? How could numbers have reached the unacceptable level of over 860,000 people on some form of waiting list for inpatient or outpatient care? ....
Photo: Getty Images By Contributor 3rd March 2021 Respiratory healthcare services have been under an inordinate degree of pressure since the emergence of Covid-19 a year ago, writes Dr Marcus Kennedy, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Cork University Hospital and Treasurer, Irish Thoracic Society and Suzanne McCormack, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Thoracic Society Soon after the onset of the first wave, the extent to which Covid-19 would increase the burden on already over-stretched respiratory healthcare services became abundantly clear. However, the impact of the third wave in terms of increased illness, increased hospitalisations, loss of life and reduced non-Covid-19 healthcare services is something none of us could have imagined 12 months ago and the repercussions will remain with us for a long time to come. ....
The hidden harm of the pandemic on many thousands of patients with a range of non-Covid conditions may take years to fully emerge, doctors have warned. ....