Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – March 1, 2007
March 1, 2007
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Trichomonas Infections: It's Not Just About Women, But the Men Don't Know It
Male sexual partners of women with vaginal trichomoniasis were tested, using urethral and urine culture, as well as urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR), for evidence of infection with this flagellated protozoan. Approximately one-fourth of the women were asymptomatic, but one-half also had Gram stain evidence of bacterial vaginosis; 1.4% of those tested were HIV positive. -
Genotype Testing for All HIV Patients, Study Suggests
A recent study suggests the need for clinicians to provide genotype testing on all new HIV patients. Different geographical locations may have different patterns of resistance, so it's important for clinicians to know which types of resistance are most common in their region and to obtain genotype tests looking for those resistance patterns, says Jessica R. Grubb, MD, an instructor of medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. -
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: For Boys, Too?
This article originally appeared in the January 2007 issue of Infectious Disease Alert. It was edited by Stan Deresinski, MD. Dr. Deresinski serves on the speaker's bureau for Merck, Pharmacia, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Bayer, and Wyeth, and does research for Merck. -
Pharmacology Watch: Higher HDL Cholesterol in Statin Therapy, Key to Slowing Atherosclerosis?
Citalopram Useful for Depression in CDA Patients; When to Stop Anticoagulation Before Surgery?; Drug Warnings: Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab; Growth Hormone Treatment, More Harm Than Good; FDA Actions