I’ve meant to write a post about the antibiotic vancomycin for many years. It is an antibiotic that has become a work-horse in so many hospitals. Many patients refer to it as “the powerful stuff”. Included in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medicines needed in a basic health system, it […]
Occupational Syphilis
In true “infectious disease – nerd” fashion, I am overly excited about an article I’m reading. It is très cool, though maybe not for the sufferers. The March 20th, 2012 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine published a letter on Occupational Syphilis following Scalpel Injury. It immediately caught my eye as syphilis is not one […]