Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – August 1, 2011
August 1, 2011
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E. coli, Europe, and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
As of june 29, 2011, german authorities reported 3,189 cases of entero-hemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) infections, and 884 other cases have also been identified. -
Interferon-ã Release Assays: Utility and Limitations
Herrera and colleagues reviewed the use of Interferon-ã release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Interferon-ã is released by CD4 cells when infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), and IGRAs measure Interferon-ã response in blood. -
Strongyloidiasis in a Patient with HTLV-1 Infection
A 58-year-old liberian-born woman was in excellent general health, living and working in a large academic medical center in Rhode Island for more than 20 years when she developed nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and underwent endoscopy, which revealed Strongyloides stercoralis larvae on a duodenal biopsy in March 2010. -
Polio Eradication 2011: A Work in Progress
As of 2006, the ongoing transmission of indigenous wild poliovirus (WPV) was limited to only four countries Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nigeria. -
Pharmacology Watch: FDA issues Multiple Drug Warnings
In this issue: FDA issues multiple drug safety alerts; ARBs and cancer risk; and FDA actions.