In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised concern about the worldwide threat of antimicrobial resistance to public health. Many bacteria which cause common infections are now resistant to a broad range of antimicrobials. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

Quality of life (QoL) can be defined as an “individual’s perception of their position in life...in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns”. Assessing the QoL of an individual is invaluable as it looks beyond the “direct manifestations of an illness” to examine its effects on the individual’s...

The prevalence and severity of myopia has been studied in 5 large-scale, population-based, and cross-sectional surveys of schoolchildren aged 7 to 18 years old. Researchers found that the increase in prevalence of myopia among schoolchildren was caused by the onset at an early age, and then the severity was...

Candida auris is an emerging fungus that is of increasing global concern. Healthcare-associated outbreaks and cases have been reported in 5 continents and the number of countries involved is growing. This article is available only as a PDF. Please click on “Download PDF” on top to view the full article.

To maintain sterility during arthroscopic surgery, arthroscopic cameras may be used either sterilised or enveloped in a sterile cover. Before the development of autoclavable arthroscopic cameras, sterilising arthroscopic cameras in glutaraldehyde had been the acceptable method of practice in many centres around the globe. This article is available only as...