Background: Travelers’ diarrhea causes significant morbidity including some sequelae, lost
travel time and opportunity cost to both travelers and countries receiving travelers. Effective …

The management of patients with suspected viral encephalitis has been revolutionised in
recent years with improved imaging and viral diagnostics, better antiviral and …

Maternal and neonatal tetanus is still a substantial but preventable cause of mortality in
many developing countries. Case fatality from these diseases remains high and treatment is …

Background Cases of human monkeypox are rarely seen outside of west and central Africa.
There are few data regarding viral kinetics or the duration of viral shedding and no licensed …

In the 1980s the outcome of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis was shown to be
dramatically improved with aciclovir treatment. Delays in starting treatment, particularly beyond …

Background Travel is important in the acquisition and dissemination of infection. We aimed
to assess European surveillance data for travel-related illness to profile imported infections, …

In developing countries, antimicrobial therapy is relied on heavily to combat Salmonella
typhi infections. Unfortunately, many strains of S. typhi are now multiple drug resistant. This …

Malaria is the tropical disease most commonly imported into the UK, with 1500–2000 cases
reported each year, and 10–20 deaths. Approximately three-quarters of reported malaria …

Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal sepsis are rare conditions with high case fatality
rates. Early recognition and prompt treatment saves lives. In 1999 the British Infection Society …

This clinical review has been developed for The BMJ in collaboration with BMJ Best Practice,
based on a regularly updated web/mobile topic that supports evidence-based decision …