A summary of the updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the United Kingdom 2013‐2018

An updated report on the incidence and epidemiological trends of keratinocyte cancers in the United Kingdom 2013–2018

Skin Health and Disease ◽

10.1002/ski2.61 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

M. Kwiatkowska ◽

S. Ahmed ◽

M. Ardern‐Jones ◽

L. A. Bhatti ◽

T. O. Bleiker ◽

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Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Epidemiological Trends

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Epidemiological Trends of Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhoea in the United Kingdom

Antibiotics ◽

10.3390/antibiotics7030060 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 60 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lilith Whittles ◽

Peter White ◽

John Paul ◽

Xavier Didelot

Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Bacterial Infections ◽

Dual Therapy ◽

Public Health Issue ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

First Line Therapy ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Uk ◽

Epidemiological Trends

Gonorrhoea is one of the most common sexually-transmitted bacterial infections, globally and in the United Kingdom. The levels of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea reported in recent years represent a critical public health issue. From penicillins to cefixime, the gonococcus has become resistant to all antibiotics that have been previously used against it, in each case only a matter of years after introduction as a first-line therapy. After each instance of resistance emergence, the treatment recommendations have required revision, to the point that only a few antibiotics can reliably be prescribed to treat infected individuals. Most countries, including the UK, now recommend that gonorrhoea be treated with a dual therapy combining ceftriaxone and azithromycin. While this treatment is still currently effective for the vast majority of cases, there are concerning signs that this will not always remain the case, and there is no readily apparent alternative. Here, we review the use of antibiotics and epidemiological trends of antibiotic resistance in gonorrhoea from surveillance data over the past 15 years in the UK and describe how surveillance could be improved.

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Suicide in the United Kingdom and Ireland

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(97)84790-6 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 300-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

D Lester ◽

CH Cantor ◽

AA Leenaars

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Northern Ireland ◽

Suicide Rate ◽

The Other ◽

England And Wales ◽

Young Males ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Male Suicide ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Epidemiological Trends

SummaryThe purpose of this study was to compare epidemiological trends in suicide for the three regions of the United Kingdom (England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland) and for Ireland from 1960 to 1990. The data on suicide rates were obtained from the World Health Organization statistical base, supplemented by data from the statistical offices of the four regions. While the suicide rates in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland increased during the period under study, English/Welsh suicide rates first declined and then held steady. In Ireland, both male and female suicide rates increased, whereas in the other regions only male suicide rates rose. According to age, in England and Wales, suicide rates rose for male teenagers and young males, while for the other regions male suicide rates increased in general for all age groups. Social indicators (unemployment, marriage and birth rates) were quite successful in predicting male suicide rates in all four regions and in predicting female suicide rates in England and Wales and in Ireland. The results emphasize the importance of studying several regions in epidemiological studies in order to identify which trends are general and which are unique to one nation. In the present study, the epidemiological trends for suicide in England and Wales were quite different from those in the other three regions. In particular, the steady overall suicide rate in England and Wales and the rising suicide rate for young males alone differ from the trends observed in the other regions and raise importante questions about the causes of the social suicide rate in these four regions.

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