Travel Medicine Advisor 2010-05-01

Are Vaccines Safe after Guillain-Barré and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy?

Is it safe to vaccinate a patient with a prior history of guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)? What is the likelihood of recurrence of GBS even in the absence of vaccination, and what are the long-term consequences of inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy? Read More

Update on ACIP Adult Immunization Guidelines

The revised ACIP adult vaccination schedule, published January 5, 2010, includes the following changes (documented in full at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/ACIP/default.htm): Read More

Schistosomiasis as IRES in HIV

An increasing number of HIV-positive immigrants and refugees, many from Africa, are cared for in the United States. The standard battery of HIV-related blood studies does not include screening studies for strongyloides and schistosomiasis. Read More

Acyclovir for Prevention of HIV Transmission

In a study of hiv transmission, 3,408 hiv-1 serodiscordant couples were enrolled at 14 sites in Africa. All patients had CD4+ lymphocyte counts ¡Ý 250/uL, were also infected with HSV-2, and were not receiving antiretroviral therapy (ARVs). Read More

Pharmacology Watch: Finding ACCORD in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes?

In this issue: Examining the three arms of the ACCORD trial; and FDA Actions: clopidogrel, dexlansoprazole, and tamsulosin. Read More

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