Salmonella: a continuing problem

HISTORY OF MEDICINE Salmonella: a continuing problem

Salmonella was the archetypal food poisoning organism of the 20th century. It achieved a high public profile following the salmonella-in-eggs crisis of 1988–89, but by then had been the subject of public health concern and scientific interest for over a century. Early associated with animal foods, the advent of phage typing in the 1940s began to reveal the complexity of its environmental associ...

Meperidine: A Continuing Problem

Letter to the Editor regarding meperidine prescriptions in Queensland, Australia, 1999 to 2010.

A Continuing Problem

Background and study objectives: 1-Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is common but underrecognized. A 1994 mail survey showed a long delay between the onset of symptoms and the initial diagnosis of AAT deficiency. In 2003, we carried out a similar mail survey of AAT-deficient individuals to determine whether any delay in diagnosis experienced by individuals with a more recent diagnosis had become sh...

A continuing problem

antedates pregnancy, is a cause of increased perinatal mortality1-3 while the role of gestational diabetes in perinatal mortality remains doubtful.4 Although the multidisciplinary approach to the management of these diabetic pregnant patients remains the key to successful outcome; the obstetrician who has had some exposure to the management of diabetes might occasionally be faced with managing ...

Congenital syphilis: a continuing problem.