Bloodstream Infection Caused by Bacteroides caccae in a Diabetic Patient: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: Bacteroides caccae is a ubiquitous, anaerobic bacteria, but it is not a common cause of pathologic bloodstream infection. Diabetic patients are at increased risk of developing anaerobic bacteria infection. Here, we report a repeated fever case caused by Bacteroides caccae in a diabetic patient.

Low concentrations of dihydrotestosterone induce female-to-male sex reversal in the frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus.

Previous studies have demonstrated that some amphibian species can be sex-reversed by high concentrations of androgens. Little attention has focused on the effects of androgenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on amphibians. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of lower concentrations of the androgenic EDC 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on gonadal differentiation and development in Pelophylax nigromaculatus, a true frog distributed widely in East Asia.

Creating training opportunities for public health practitioners.

In response to several reports issued by the federal government and private foundations on the under-training of public health practitioners, Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University (SPH) and the New York City Department of Health (NYC DOH) initiated the Public Health Scholars program (SPH-PHS) to make degree-level public health training available to NYC DOH employees. Public Health Scholars receive a 50% tuition scholarship and enroll part-time while working full-time at NYC DOH.

Community participation: the maasai health services project, Tanzania.

The Maasai Health Services Project in northern Tanzania is a primary health care undertaking in which individuals chosen by their communities are trained as providers of selected preventive and curative services, including family planning, and as facilitators of change in their areas. The communities, through the selection, support, and supervision of these community health workers (CHWs), are actively involved in every stage of project activities. This article examines in detail the process through which community management of the project is promoted.

The training component of the maasai health services project, Tanzania.

Tanzania, one of the many developing countries, has devised health policies incorporating innovative ideas and strategies toward improving primary health care. The Arusha Region has become a pilot area in investigating the potential of Community Health Workers as part of a community-based health education and service project. In designing a project strategy to respond to the different levels of training needs, several issues relevant to the structure and theory of training are included: CHW selection criteria, identification of trainers, training content, approach and methods, locale, schedule, and evaluation.