Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
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Data Reveal High Sexual Risk Among Asian MSMs
Investigators have found a disturbing trend of increased levels of sexual risk behavior among a small, little-studied group: Asian/Pacific Islander (API) men who have sex with men (MSM). -
Do All Human Bite Wounds Need Antibiotics?
Most emergency medicine textbooks agree that human bite wounds, as well as dog and cat bite wounds, require antibiotic prophylaxis in addition to usual wound care practices. This study from the University of Maryland challenges this belief, and attempts to define a group of human bites at low risk of infection that do not require any antibiotic prophylaxis. -
Melioidosis in Australia
Allen cheng reported that, as of march 20, 15 patients with melioidosis had been seen at the Royal Darwin Hospital during the 2003-2004 rainy season. The Royal Darwin is the referral center for the Top End region of the Northern Territory of Australia.