Investigators from The Netherlands conducted a prospective study to assess whether short-term travelers on immunosuppressive agents (ISA) or those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had increased risk of infectious diseases compared to matched controls.
From Travel Medicine Advisor [continue]

During November, 2011, I attended separate meetings dedicated to exploring the incidence of antimicrobial resistance in two areas of the developing world, India and Cambodia.   From Infectious Disease Alert [continue]

Beginning in July 2012, The Joint Commission will require hospitals to improve influenza rates annually and to work toward a national goal of 90% flu vaccination of health care workers.
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