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Refugee Health 20 Apr 2009

The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis, management and prevention of infections in recently arrived refugees: an abridged outline

Ronan J Murray, Joshua S Davis and David P Burgner, on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Refugee Health Guidelines Writing Group

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 421-425 Free

Notable cases 20 Apr 2009

Prolonged varicella viraemia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome following varicella vaccination of a health care worker

Claire M Italiano, Cheryl S Toi, Simon P Chan and Dominic E Dwyer

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 451-453 Free

Notable cases 6 Apr 2009

Chromobacterium violaceum endocarditis and hepatic abscesses treated successfully with meropenem and ciprofloxacin

Ivan W M Lim, Peter J Stride, Robert L Horvath, Christian R Hamilton-Craig and Phi P Chau

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 386-387 Free

Viewpoint 6 Apr 2009

Pertussis prevention and treatment: a call for wider access to azithromycin

Asha C Bowen, Mark J Ferson, Linda V Graudins and Pamela Palasanthiran

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 388-389 Free

Diagnostic dilemma 6 Apr 2009

“My foot hurts”: a flare of rheumatoid arthritis?

Manish Dugar, Wayne A Rankin, Emily Rowe and Malcolm D Smith

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): 392-393

Letters 16 Mar 2009

Can tuberculosis mimic cancer?

Riad O El Fakih, Bassem M Chehab, Rami A Mortada and Maha Assi

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 340-341

Viewpoint 2 Mar 2009

Dengue and climate change in Australia: predictions for the future should incorporate knowledge from the past

Richard C Russell, Bart J Currie, Michael D Lindsay, John S Mackenzie, Scott A Ritchie and Peter I Whelan

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 265-268 Free

Letters 2 Mar 2009

Recent increases in mumps incidence in Australia: the “forgotten” age group in the 1998 Australian Measles Control Campaign

Mark J Ferson and Pam Konecny

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 283-284

Letters 16 Feb 2009

Variable uptake of recommended interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia, 1982–2005

Michelle L Giles, Ann M McDonald, Elizabeth J Elliott, John B Ziegler, Margaret E Hellard, Sharon R Lewin and John M Kaldor

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 220-221

Supplement 16 Feb 2009

Are common childhood or adolescent infections risk factors for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders?

Ian B Hickie, Richard Banati, Claire H Stewart and Andrew R Lloyd

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): S17 Free

Letters 16 Feb 2009

The hidden cost of varicella

Elizabeth K Nairn, Joshua Wolf and Jim P Buttery

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 223-224

Letters 16 Feb 2009

Variable uptake of recommended interventions to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia, 1982–2005

Marisa T Gilles, Martyn A French and Jan E Dickinson

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 220-221

Letters 2 Feb 2009

Invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australia: emergence of serotype 19A

Carolien M Giele, Anthony D Keil, Deborah Lehmann and Paul G Van Buynder

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 166

Letters 5 Jan 2009

Community acquisition of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli: a growing concern

Justin T Denholm, Michael Huysmans and Denis Spelman

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (1): 45-46

History 1 Dec 2008

Q fever. Was Edward Derrick’s contribution undervalued?

Robin A Cooke

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11): 660-662

Diagnostic dilemmas 17 Nov 2008

Headache of a diagnosis: frontotemporal pain and inflammation associated with osteolysis

Lyndal J Tacon, Jonathon F Parkinson, Bernard J Hudson, Janice M Brewer, Nicholas S Little and Roderick J Clifton-Bligh

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 591-592

Letters 3 Nov 2008

Kaposi’s varicelliform eruption in a healthy adult

Hajime Kimata

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 534

Research 3 Nov 2008

Vaccination and screening of medical students: results of a student health initiative

Adrienne J Torda

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 484-486 Free

Lessons from practice 3 Nov 2008

Disseminated Saksenaea vasiformis in an immunocompetent host

Dean J Trotter, Gena Gonis, Erin Cottrill and Christopher Coombs

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 519-520 Free

Notable cases 3 Nov 2008

Zygomycosis due to Saksenaea vasiformis caused by a magpie peck

Paul A Wilson

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 521-522 Free

Letters 3 Nov 2008

Management of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in a pregnant woman in Benin using rifampicin and clarithromycin

Ange D Dossou, Ghislain E Sopoh, Christian R Johnson, Yves T Barogui, Dissou Affolabi, Sévérin Y Anagonou, Théophile Zohoun, Françoise Portaels and Kingsley Asiedu

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 532-533

Clinical update 20 Oct 2008