Vol 23, No 2 (2008)

Table of Contents

Editorials

The Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of Southern Africa (FIDSSA) – four years since inception PDF
Adrian Brink, Charles Feldman 03
The state of public health PDF
D Basu, R Jina, S Naidoo 07

Clinical Case Studies

Fever and skin lesion in a traveller: what is the diagnosis? PDF
Lucille H Blumberg, John A Frean 09

Reviews

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): focus on community-associated MRSA PDF
Thomas M File 13
Respiratory syncytial virus infection and congenital heart disease PDF
Philip Zachariah, Eric AF Simoes 17

Original Research

Prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in patients presenting with pneumonia at hospitals in Port Elizabeth PDF
S Govender, SJ du Plessis, GS Ocana, LJ Chalkley 21
In vitro activity of medicinal plants of the Venda region,South Africa, against Trichomonas vaginalis PDF
L Fernandes, AA Hoosen, CEJ van Rensburg, V Steenkamp 26

Guidelines

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults PDF
C Feldman, AJ Brink, GA Richards, G Maartens, ED Bateman 31

Surveillance Data

National Antibiotic Surveillance Forum - private susceptibility data PDF
Editorial Office 44

Instructions to authors

Instructions to Authors PDF
Editorial Office 50



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