This content is machine translated Update TBE Vaccination alone is not enough for comprehensive protection Prof. Dr. med. Martin Krause, Münsterlingen, spoke on June 2 about early summer meningoencephalitis (FSME). If infection with the virus has occurred, neurasthenia syndrome should be noted in addition to…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Myocarditis and pericarditis Inflammatory Heart Diseases – Clinic and Importance of Laboratory Diagnostics. There are no validated, sufficiently sensitive and specific laboratory chemistry parameters for the diagnosis of myocarditis or pericarditis. When myocarditis is clinically suspected, elevated cardiac troponins have positive predictive value…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Non-infectious dermatoses in the genital area The spectrum ranges from inflammatory to malignant dermatoses Dermatoses in the genital area are not always infectious in nature. It is important to distinguish inflammatory dermatoses from malignant changes (e.g. erythroplasia as a manifestation of Bowen’s disease). Contact…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Striking accumulation of genital mycoses in Triemli and USZ Genital mycosis as a new entity of STI? If there are sharply demarcated, erythematous and scaly plaques or pustules in the genital area, tinea should be considered. To avoid scarring alopecia, rapid antifungal treatment should be initiated after…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Non-gonorrheal urethritis Pathogen spectrum and management In addition to chlamydia and gonococci, there are numerous pathogens that can cause urethritis. Occasionally, clinical features may indicate the responsible germ, such as marked painfulness and meatitis in adeno-…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Normal and pathological findings CSF diagnostics in infectious diseases of the central nervous system Central nervous system (CNS) infections often lead to changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF examination allows not only the detection of inflammation in the CNS and thus the localization of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day STI – new insights and old wisdom On the first day of the Swiss Derma Day congress in Lucerne, the focus was on sexually transmitted diseases. A differentiated insight into the epidemiology and the possibilities of diagnosis…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Update and outlook Ebola and other viral hemorrhagic fevers The clinical presentation of viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is mostly nonspecific (flu-like syndrome) and difficult to distinguish from other common infectious diseases. For risk assessment, the case definition of the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Whether dogs, cats, rats or monkeys Animal bite while traveling – what now, what to do? Adventure travelers (including bicycle, motorcycle and trekking travelers) and persons who will be in rabies endemic areas for an extended period of time should be vaccinated against rabies prior to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated HPV vaccination in Switzerland Current situation and future prospects The proportion of HPV-vaccinated 18-24-year-old women has stagnated at about 50%. Vaccination coverage must be significantly improved if the circulation of papilloma virus is to be sustainably reduced. One possibility,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Hepatitis C Combating the epidemic with new knowledge More people die from hepatitis C than from HIV. Half of hepatitis C sufferers are unaware of their infection. Individuals born in the 1960s are at increased risk for hepatitis…
