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Trabajo Decente? : Decent Work from a Cuban perspective

Izquierdo, Osnaide ; Jany, Nina

In: sozialpolitik.ch, 2020, vol. 2, no. 6, p. Article: 2.6

In this article, we critically examine Cuban social and labour policies as attempts of a practical application of Decent Work principles in a state-socialist context. We start with an examination of past and present models of socio-economic development and labour relations in Cuba. This is followed by an overview of the main Cuban policy principles related to Decent Work, which we contrast with...

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First case of NDM-1 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Caribbean islands

Bastian, Sylvaine ; Nordmann, Patrice ; Creton, Elodie ; Malpote, Edith ; Thiery, Guillaume ; Martino, Frederic ; Breurec, Sebastien ; Dortet, Laurent

In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015, vol. 34, p. 53–54

Characterize a NDM-1 producing K. pneumoniae isolate recovered from a patient hospitalized in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, after its transfer from CubaMethodsAntibiotic susceptibilities were determined by the disk diffusion method, and E-test. Carbapenemase production was assessed using the Carba NP test. Antibiotic resistance determinants and their surrounding structures were...