HIV Drug Resistance — An Emerging Threat to Epidemic Control

Emerging Pediatric HIV Epidemic Related to Migration

In 2002, Canada introduced routine, mandatory HIV antibody screening for all residency applicants, including selected children. We report screening results from January 2002 to February 2005. Thirty-six pediatric HIV cases were detected (14/100,000 applicants); 94% of infected children were eligible to arrive in Canada. Thirty-two of the affected children were from Africa, and maternal infectio...

Multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: an emerging threat.

Drug resistance in fungi – an emerging problem

Over the past quarter of a century, invasive fungal infections have emerged as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Although several new antifungal drugs have been licensed in recent years, antifungal drug resistance is becoming a major concern during treatment of such patients. The resistance may be intrinsic, acquired or clinical. The understanding of t...

Emerging Antibiotic Resistance in Africa, Threat to Healthcare Delivery

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com The imminent end of the antimicrobial era is a major challenge in medicine. As more otherwise “normal“ micro-organisms become implicated in different infections and established pathogens show new and/or extended resistance to otherwise effective antibiotics, many therapeutic options are being challenged. This has made the World Health Organization (...

South Africa: host to a new and emerging HIV epidemic.