Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – January 1, 2012
January 1, 2012
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Seaweed Poultices and Vibrio Infection
This report details the occurrence of an infected, cellulitic lower extremity wound infection in a 70-year-old British woman secondary to an unusual Vibrio species, V. alginolyticus. -
Moxifloxacin for Odontogenic Infection
Outpatients with a diagnosis of either dentoalveolar or periodontal abscess or a diagnosis of gingival inflammatory infiltrates were randomized to receive either moxifloxacin 400 mg daily or clindamycin 300 mg QID, both for 5 days, in a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-dummy clinical trial design. -
Lyme Meningitis in Children with Aseptic Meningitis
A descriptive study enrolled children 2-18 years of age presenting to a pediatric emergency department in Rhode Island during the months of April through December of 2006-2009. -
Use of Newer Assays for Syphilis
Clinical laboratories in north america are increasingly switching to the newer treponemal-specific assays, such as the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or chemiluminescence immunoassay (CIA) for syphilis testing.