The sink as a potential source of transmission of carbapenemase-producing in the intensive care unit.

Background: Carbapenemase-producing (CPE) are emerging pathogens that represent a major public health threat. In the University Hospital of Brussels, the incidence of new patients with CPE rose from 1 case in 2010 to 35 cases in 2015. Between January and August 2015, five patients became infected/colonized with CPE during their stay in the same room in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Salmonella enterica subspecies houtenae serotype 44:z4, z23:--as a rare cause of meningitis.

Reptiles can carry and shed the bacterium Salmonella without showing any signs of illness. Transmission occurs by ingesting Salmonella after handling a reptile or objects contaminated by a reptile. Young children are especially vulnerable to Salmonella infection and can experience serious complications.

Making the Medicaid-welfare disconnect work for low-income families.

Medicaid has historically functioned as the health insurance program for families on welfare, but the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) "disconnected" the two programs. The idea was that families should not lose Medicaid just because they left welfare under PRWORA's new work requirements and time limits. However, de-linkage has not worked as Congress intended.