Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Awareness among Women in Antigua and Barbuda.

: Cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Human papilloma virus (HPV) is known to cause cervical cancer. The incidence and mortality of cervical cancer has drastically reduced due to effective vaccination against HPV in developed countries.

Melioidotic pericardial effusion.

Aim is to present a rare case of purulent pericardial effusion caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. Pericardial sample was inoculated into Bactec Peds Plus/F broth of the Bactec automated system. After the system flagged positive, the broth was subjected to Gram stain, biochemical tests and drug susceptibility.