Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008
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Paratyphoid Fever: Rising Infection Rates and Resistance to Fluoroquinolones
The Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases of the CDC, in conjunction with state and local health departments, conducted a study to better understand the epidemiologic and laboratory characteristics of paratyphoid fever in the United States. -
Leprosy in the United States
Abide and colleagues at the University of Mississippi report three patients who presented with skin lesions and were found to have leprosy. -
Mycobacterium abscessus and Lipotourism
In March 2004, an infectious disease specialist in New York queried the Emerging Infections Network (EIN) listserv about treatment of a patient with M. abscessus wound infection following abdominoplasty in the Dominican Republic. -
Pneumonic Tularemia in Brooklyn, New York
A Brooklyn, NY, resident presented in early June with a one-week history of fever, headaches, left-sided pleuritic chest pain, and a pleural effusion. -
Pharmacology Watch: Bird Flu Vaccine Looks Promising
In This Issue: Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions