Microbes, infectious diseases and the causal relationship that links them
What could be more difficult than trying to work out the cause of a serious pneumonia in time to guarantee successful treatment? Come and find out when we consider some of the more challenging pneumonias seen in tropical Australia and nearby parts of the region during next Tuesday’s Tropical Medicine Breakfast.
There are some useful on-line resources for our colleagues in remote locations:
Once again melioidosis is in the news. Queensland Health’s Dr Jeff Hanna has highlighted the melioidosis hot spot recently identified in the vicinity of Townsville, and Darwin melioidosis export Prof Bart Currie fronts up on the ABC’s 7.30 Report tonight.
Changing climate conditions in the north, particularly in the northwest, are thought to be responsible for some of the apparent increase in cases that can be blamed on severe weather events. But occupational activities as diverse as expansion of farming, the mining industry and even the local film industry could all contribute to an increase in meaningful encounters with a contaminated environment, and therefore subsequent cases of infection.
For a recent on-line review on melioidosis, see Life in the Fast Lane.
Life in the fast lane, Jim, but not as we know it …
precordial thump has just posted a series of thumbnail sketches of pneumonia, complete with a series of questions. A good revision exercise on the range of clinical presentations you may encounter, aetiology, and antibiotic choice.
Go on; test your knowledge. You know you want to.
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