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Infectious diseases

Editorials

The impending influenza pandemic: lessons from SARS for hospital practice

Peter A Cameron, Michael Schull and Matthew Cooke

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 189-190

Viewpoint

The evidence for a change in antenatal HIV screening policy in Australia

Michelle L Giles, Margaret E Hellard, Sharon R Lewin and Anne M Mijch

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 217-220 Free

Letters

TB or not TB: treat to see

Paul L A van Daele, Marleen Bakker, P Martin van Hagen, G Seerp Baarsma and Robert W A M Kuijpers

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 178-179

Letters

Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: a rediscovered focus in the Capricorn Coast region of central Queensland

Glenn D Francis, Michael Whitby and Marion Woods

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 179-180

Editorials

Conundrums in community-acquired pneumonia

Patrick G P Charles, Paul D R Johnson and M Lindsay Grayson

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 131-132

Editorials

Epidemic Clostridium difficile

Thomas V Riley

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 133-134

Letters

Microbial keratitis associated with overnight wear of silicone hydrogel contact lenses

John A Landers and John L Crompton

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 177-178

Correction

Abdominal pain and eosinophilia in suburban goat keepers — trichostrongylosis

Anna Ralph, Matthew V N O'Sullivan, Nicholas C Sangster and John C Walker

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 49

Snapshot

Axillary hydatid disease

Armand Borovik, David Massasso and Kathy Gibson

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 585 Free

Research

Carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Queensland Indigenous community

Susan Vlack, Leonie Cox, Anton Y Peleg, Condy Canuto, Christine Stewart, Alzira Conlon, Alex Stephens, Philip Giffard, Flavia Huygens, Adam Mollinger, Renu Vohra and James S McCarthy

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 556-559 Free

Public health

National survey of HIV and hepatitis testing and vaccination services provided by drug and alcohol agencies in Australia

Adam R Winstock, Caroline M Anderson and Janie Sheridan

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 560-562 Free

Letters

The switch to new conjugated vaccines may compromise immunisation coverage for refugees

Christine B Phillips and Mahomed Patel

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 473

Letters

Leprosy: an uncommon infection with varied presentations

Sebastiaan J van Hal and Bernard J Hudson

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 473-474

Letters

Vigilance is required for Australia to remain polio free

Bruce Thorley, Kerri Anne Brussen, Elizabeth J Elliott and Heath A Kelly

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 474-475

Letters

Murine typhus mimicking acute cholecystitis in a traveller

Vidyut P Suttor and Robert B Feller

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 475

Lessons from practice

Abdominal pain and eosinophilia in suburban goat keepers — trichostrongylosis

Anna Ralph, Matthew V N O'Sullivan, Nicholas C Sangster and John C Walker

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 467-469 Free

Research

Impact of an education campaign on management in pregnancy of women infected with a blood-borne virus

Michelle L Giles, Suzanne M Garland, Sonia R Grover, Sharon M Lewin and Margaret E Hellard

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 389-392 Free

For debate

Health care-associated Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections: a clinical quality indicator for all hospitals

Peter J Collignon, Irene J Wilkinson, Gwendolyn L Gilbert, M Lindsay Grayson and R Michael Whitby

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 404-406 Free

Letters

An African strain of community methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Burundi refugee

Annabelle Donaldson and Iain B Gosbell

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 420-421

Letters

Invasive meningococcal disease presenting with cellulitis

Karina J Kennedy, Jhumur Roy and Paul Lamberth

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 421

Editorials

Staphylococcus aureus: a guide for the perplexed

Paul D R Johnson, Benjamin P Howden and Catherine M Bennett

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 374-375

Research

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Australian community: an evolving epidemic

Graeme R Nimmo, Geoffrey W Coombs, Julie C Pearson, Francis G O'Brien, Keryn J Christiansen, John D Turnidge, Iain B Gosbell, Peter Collignon and Mary-Louise McLaws

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 384-388 Free

Letters

Spontaneous splenic rupture: a rare complication of Q fever in Australia

Amanda J Wade, Tim Walker, Eugene Athan and Andrew J Hughes

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 364

Letters

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme limitations on macrolides: implications for pertussis management

Kari A J Jarvinen, Bradley J McCall, Clare B Nourse, Joe G McCormack and Martyn H Tilse

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 309

Letters

Efficacy of an alcohol/chlorhexidine hand hygiene program in a hospital with high rates of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection

Paul D R Johnson and M Lindsay Grayson

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (5): 253-254