The emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing carbapenemase (KPC) has now become a global concern. As a part of a nationwide multicentre surveillance study in Cuba, three K. pneumoniae clinical isolates resistant to carbapenems were detected for a 1-month period (September to October 2011). PCR and sequence analysis revealed that the three strains harboured bla KPC-2. They showed resistance ...

Introduction Smoking is the main preventable cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that smoking causes 5 million deaths annually, a figure that could double shortly if the present trend in tobacco product consumption continues. Objectives Estimate smoking-attributable mortality in the Cuban population and provide information needed to carry out effective public healt...

Adrian Hearn Despite significant differences in economic and demographic scale, the governments of Cuba and China have confronted a comparable “dual” challenge as they open their economies to foreign investment. (UNCTAD, 2005; United Nations Population Information Network, 2005) The first part of this challenge has been to promote greater interdependence and collaboration between foreign multin...

Although lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are considered individually rare, as a group they present a non-negligible frequency. Few studies have been made of populational occurrence of LSDs; they have been conducted predominantly on Caucasian populations. We studied the occurrence of LSDs in Cuba. Data from individuals who had been referred to the Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery...

O presente artigo analisa as recentes mudanças em Cuba e a interação destas com relações internacionais estabelecidas pelo país. Inicialmente aponta-se principais partir da atualização do modelo econômico social cubano. Em seguida, destacam-se missões cooperações que marcam Aqui, conclui-se principalmente os desafios enfrenta esta experiência revolucionária ao longo história, como: o baixo dese...

This Human Rights Watch report assesses the status of human rights in Cuba in 1992. Covers rights violations including poor prison conditions, restrictions on academics and journalists, and long prison terms for dissidents. Argues that the system of control is part of the government’s attempt to maintain power. Canadian Foundation for the Americas. Cubasource. http://www.cubasource.org/index_e....

Review Number: 1849 Publish date: Thursday, 29 October, 2015 Author: Luis Martínez Fernández ISBN: 9780813049953 Date of Publication: 2014 Price: £40.95 Pages: 368pp. Publisher: University Press of Florida Publisher url: http://upf.com/book.asp?id=MARTI004 Place of Publication: Miami, Florida Author: Antoni Kapcia ISBN: 9781780325279 Date of Publication: 2014 Price: £16.99 Pages: 256pp. Publish...

Gestational diabetes is the most common endocrine disorder affecting pregnant women and its prevalence is on the rise. Prevalence in Cuba is about 5.8%, and global prevalence ranges from 2% to 18% depending on the criteria applied. Gestational diabetes can lead to adverse gestational outcomes, such as fetal death, preterm delivery, dystocia, perinatal asphyxia and neonatal complications. Prompt...

This paper explains the potential for the rise of state corporatism in Cuba during a transition to democracy. The focus is on examining the economic and political power of the Cuban military due to its involvement in the Cuban economy. The paper investigates Perfeccionamiento empresarial and how this program has led to a major increase in the power the military will wield during a post-communis...