Update on investigation of workers involved in the Holton avian flu outbreak NICE guidance on preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing unwanted under-18 conceptions CJD reporting and surveillance New HPA report on scalp ringworm: epidemiology diagnosis and management The pattern of ti...
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| Summary: | Update on investigation of workers involved in the Holton avian flu outbreak NICE guidance on preventing sexually transmitted infections and reducing unwanted under-18 conceptions CJD reporting and surveillance New HPA report on scalp ringworm: epidemiology diagnosis and management The pattern of tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) in the United Kingdom (UK) has changed in the past ten years with a significant rise in the incidence of cases of infection, mainly due to Trichophyton tonsurans [1, 2]. The number of cases of skin infections caused by T. tonsurans diagnosed annually at one South London laboratory has increased by more than 40-fold over this period, the overriding majority of these being infections of the scalp (Dr Susan Howell, personal communication).The main focus of this epidemic has been cities. Infection rates show variations with ethnicity but it is clear that infection can occur in any child irrespective of their ethnic origin. A new report produced by a working group of the HPA Advisory Committee on Fungal Infection [3] describes the epidemiology and deals with the diagnosis and management of |
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