Genotypes and Drug Susceptibility Test Results from Timor-Leste: A Pilot Study.

Tuberculosis (TB) is prevalent and a major public health problem in Timor-Leste. The government of Timor-Leste is prioritising the surveillance of TB and drug-susceptibility testing (DST) to understand the burden of TB and TB drug resistance in the country. Moreover, little is known about the origin of (MTB) in Timor-Leste.

Increasing impact of mental health presentations on New South Wales public hospital emergency departments 1999-2006.

Objective: The percentage of mental health (MH) presentations to New South Wales (NSW) EDs in recent years has not been described at the statewide level. Evidence from other states suggests this burden might be increasing. The present study aims to evaluate recent trends in MH presentations to NSW EDs, including geographic variations and the spectrum of MH disorders encountered.