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At the eighth conference of the International Society of Travel Medicine (CISTM8) held in New York City, May 7-11, 2003, one symposium addressed envenomations, land and sea.
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These cases of post-travel malaria in multiple members of the same family provide important teaching points about malaria prevention in travelers, yet they raise a significant concern that resistance to atovaquone-proguanil might already be appearing.
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After years of fierce protest by infection control professionals, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has officially withdrawn its proposed health care tuberculosis standard.
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Citing concerns about patient safety and the arrogance of his professional colleagues, a retired surgeon is urging that those practicing surgery should undergo mandatory testing for bloodborne infections.
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While much attention has been focused on adverse reactions following smallpox vaccination, the story of hospitals that have successfully completed the program has been somewhat overshadowed.
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Draft patient isolation guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include two tiers of infection control measures to thwart the rise of multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Infection control professionals will have the opportunity to review and comment on controversial new patient isolation guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later this year, a CDC advisor reports.