Travel Medicine Advisor Archives – April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
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Unpasteurized Milk: A Continuing Public Health Threat
Pasteurization, the process of heating milk for a predetermined time and maintaining it at a set temperature, has become the cornerstone of milk and dairy product safety. -
Imported Malaria in Children
Approximately 10% of international travelers are children (classified as those 18 years of age or younger in this study). As we note that more children are traveling, the number of malaria cases in travelers also is increasing. -
Interferon Gamma Release Assays for Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
In this study, a total of 358 hospital staff members from 5 hospitals in Melbourne, Australia had both a tuberculin skin test (TST) and a QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test (QFT-in tube test) performed, and the results were compared. -
Mefloquine Neurotoxicity?
Schlagenhauf, et al. utilized the standardized Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire to conduct a randomized, double-blind, four-arm study with placebo run-in phase to compare moods and feelings in travelers using chemoprophylaxis. -
Pharmacology Watch: Warfarin May Be First to Apply Pharmacogenetics
In this issue: Individualization of therapy with pharmacogenetics; the rate vs rhythm debate; the FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; FDA actions.