There is a growing interest in cross-border medical care and its comparative advantages. In addition, medical care can be defined as a local assurance good. Little research is being carried out in this field. This paper discusses the individual considerations for medical treatment offered at home and abroad within a micro-economical framework. Specific assumptions as mistrust, monetary and non-...

  The activity and efficacy of Iranian synthesized imidocarb dipropionate (imidorazi) has been tested against Babesia ovis infection in experimentally and naturally affected sheep. The results indicated that the drug is effective and could be used for treatment of sheep and goats babesiosis. The effectiveness of imidorazi is also similar to the imizol (imidocarb dipropionate) imported from abroad.

OXA-48 carbapenemase-producing organisms have emerged rapidly worldwide and may be transmitted through patients who receive medical care abroad. To our knowledge, this is the second case of OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from a patient who had returned to Japan after receiving treatment abroad.

BACKGROUND Patients with contact to healthcare-system in high-prevalence countries (HPC) and refugee patients in hospital settings (REF) have previously been identified to be at risk of carrying multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). Comparative studies addressing the epidemiology of MDRO in patients transferred from hospitals abroad (ABROAD) and REF are lacking but are necessary to introduce re...