Table of Contents
Editorial
| Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus | |
| GL Saunders | 137 |
Original Articles
| The Immunomodulatory Effect of Antibiotics on the Secretion of Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Response to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Stimulation | Abstract PDF |
| IE Vickers, MF Smikle | 138 |
| Skin Test Reactivity to Aeroallergens in Jamaicans: Relationship to Asthma | Abstract PDF |
| J Knight-Madden, TE Forrester, IR Hambleton, N Lewis, A Greenough | 142 |
| A Caribbean Perspective on Barrett’s Oesophagus | Abstract PDF |
| NP Williams | 148 |
| Mental Well-being of Doctors and Nurses in Two Hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica | Abstract PDF |
| JLM Lindo, A McCaw-Binns, J LaGrenade, M Jackson, D Eldemire-Shearer | 153 |
| The Frequency of Smoking, Quitting and Socio-demographic Characteristics of Physicians of a Medical Faculty | Abstract PDF |
| S Sahsivar, K Marakoglu, R Kutlu | 160 |
| Neonatal Sepsis in very Low Birthweight Infants at the University Hospital of the West Indies | Abstract PDF |
| H Trotman, Y Bell | 165 |
| "Epidemiology of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Clinical Blood Specimens at the University Hospital of the West Indies" | Abstract PDF |
| PE Akpaka, N Christian, NC Bodonaik, MF Smikle | 170 |
| Coagulase Negative Staphylococci from Blood Cultures Contaminantes o Patógenos? | Abstract PDF |
| NC Bodonaik, S Moonah | 174 |
| Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-resistant and Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Nursing Home Residents in Bolu,Turkey | Abstract PDF |
| O Karabay, MT Otkun, MT Yavuz, M Otkun | 183 |
| Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections: Micro-organisms, Antibiotic Sensitivities and Risk Factors | Abstract PDF |
| L Savas, S Guvel, Y Onlen, N Savas, N Duran | 188 |
Short Papers
| Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Enterococcus faecalis Encountered at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica | Abstract PDF |
| GL Saunders, NC Bodonaik | 194 |
| Choline: Are our University Students Eating Enough? | Abstract PDF |
| M Gossell-Williams, J Benjamin | 197 |
Case Reports
| A Fatal Case of Community Acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Brain Abscess in a Previously Healthy Adolescent | Abstract PDF |
| TC Martin, P Stranahan, JC Rivero | 200 |
Viewpoint
| Some Bio-Medical Mechanisms in Athletic Prowess | Abstract PDF |
| EY St A Morrison, PD Cooper | 205 |
Continuing Medical Education
| Image and Diagnosis | |
| EW Williams, JF Lindo, S French | 210 |
Obituary
| OBITUARY | |
| Vasil Persaud | 212 |