Red man syndrome
The MRSA cover page has been updated with information about Red man syndrome following vancomycin administration.
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Vancomycin dosing and administration
The MRSA cover page has been updated with new dosing and administration information for vancomycin. The previous dosage recommendations were too low.
Consent and HIV testing
The HIV infection page has been updated with a short segment on consent for HIV testing.
US image of subcutaneous abscess
An US image of a subcutaneous abscess has been added to the Cellulitis page.
Metronidazole toxicity
Additional details about the neurotoxicity of metronidazole have been added to the Anaerobic cover page.
Candidiasis
A short new topic on Candidiasis has been added to the Infectious diseases section.
Tuberculosis definitions
The Tuberculosis page has been updated with some additional information about latent and active disease.
Nitrofurantoin
A new segment on Nitrofurantoin has been added to the Other antimicrobials page
Chikungunya disease
A new topic on Chikungunya disease has been added to the Infectious diseases section
Zika virus
A new topic on Zika virus has been added to the Infectious diseases section.
Tuberculosis treatment
The Tuberculosis page has been updated with more information about the treatment of TB.
Dengue fever
The Dengue fever page has been updated and revised following publication of the following article. Kularatne, SA. Dengue fever. BMJ 2015;351:h4661. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26374064.
Xray of necrotising fasciitis
An Xray of necrotising fasciitis has been added to the Gas gangrene and necrotising fasciitis page.
PCR/ESI-MS
The Nucleic acid amplification techniques page has been updated with additional information about the utility of polymerase chain reaction followed by electrospray ionization- mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS) in the diagnosis of infection. Vincent, JL, Brealey, D, Libert, N, et al. Rapid Diagnosis of Infection in the Critically Ill, a Multicenter Study of Molecular Detection in Bloodstream … Read more
Nucleic acid amplification techniques
A new page called Nucleic acid amplification techniques has been added to the Infectious diseases section.
Mumps
The Mumps page has been updated with some additional information regarding diagnosis and management.
Epstein Barr virus infection
The Epstein Barr virus page has been updated with a variety of additional information.
Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis
A new page called Organisms causing infective gastroenteritis has been added to the Abdominal pain chapter. This contains now contains consolidated information from the Infectious gastroenteritis page in the Infectious diseases section, which has now been removed.
Hep B exposure risk
Some additional information about the risk of Hep B transmission has been added to the Body fluid exposure page.
VRE
A new page called Drug resistant organisms has been created from the old Drug resistant Staph Aureus page and a short section on VRE has been added to it.