Eurosurveillance, Volume 10, Issue 8, 24 February 2005
Table of Contents
Articles
by B Koster, K Borgen, H Meijer, S van der Plas, V Kuyvenhoven
Between 31 January and 4 February 2005, over 21 000 people in the city of Zeist in the Netherlands were tested for latent tuberculosis infection or active tuberculosis after possible exposure via a su(...)show more...
Between 31 January and 4 February 2005, over 21 000 people in the city of Zeist in the Netherlands were tested for latent tuberculosis infection or active tuberculosis after possible exposure via a supermarket employee.
Hide text
by D Pillay, J Parry
A single case of infection with a highly drug-resistant strain of HIV that progressed rapidly has been diagnosed in a New York City resident who had not previously undergone antiviral drug treatmentshow more...
A single case of infection with a highly drug-resistant strain of HIV that progressed rapidly has been diagnosed in a New York City resident who had not previously undergone antiviral drug treatment
Hide text
by H Rodriguez-Villalobos, V Malaviolle, J Frankard, R De Mendonça, C Nonhoff, A Deplano, B Byl, MJ Struelens
Infections due to ß-lactam resistant E. coli strains that produce extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL) of the CTX-M family are emerging in European countries such as the United Kingdom and Spainshow more...
Infections due to ß-lactam resistant E. coli strains that produce extended-spectrum ß-lactamases (ESBL) of the CTX-M family are emerging in European countries such as the United Kingdom and Spain
Hide text
by J Van-Tam, J Watson
A recently published report describes the case of a 4 year old boy who presented with fever, headache, vomiting and severe diarrhoea, followed by seizures and coma (gastroenteritis and encephalitis) i(...)show more...
A recently published report describes the case of a 4 year old boy who presented with fever, headache, vomiting and severe diarrhoea, followed by seizures and coma (gastroenteritis and encephalitis) in Vietnam in February 2004
Hide text
by A Johnson
There is increasing recognition that antibiotic consumption provides a major selective pressure for the emergence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. In 2001, a European Union(...)show more...
There is increasing recognition that antibiotic consumption provides a major selective pressure for the emergence and persistence of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. In 2001, a European Union Council Recommendation stated that data should be gathered on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in European countries
Hide text
by W Hellenbrand, C Meyer, G Rasch, I Steffens, A Ammon
On 16 February 2005, the Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (German Foundation for Organ Transplantation, http://www.dso.de/) announced possible rabies cases in three of six patients who received (...)show more...
On 16 February 2005, the Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation (German Foundation for Organ Transplantation, http://www.dso.de/) announced possible rabies cases in three of six patients who received organs from a donor who died in late December 2004
Hide text
Eurosurveillance Weekly Release: 24 February 2005