To determine the contagiousness and isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with suspected pulmonary tuberculosis, two negative sputum smears for acid-resistant bacteria are sufficient.
The administration of preventive systemic antibiotics has a beneficial effect in patients suffering from burns, but it is too early to systematically prescribe antibiotics to all patients burned prophylactically, with the exception of cases of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.
On December 11, 2003, the Central American Conference "Modern Antimicrobial Therapy" was held in Smolensk, and on December 12 and 14, 26 ESCMID educational courses "The role of clinical microbiology in the care of patients with community-acquired infections ”.
The suggestion that breast milk could be a source of infection for newborns with methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was confirmed again.
On July 3, 2006, the Memorandum on the fight against nosocomial infections was signed in Moscow and the seminar "Cleanliness is the key to safe care" was held.
Patients with shingles, who are at increased risk of developing postherpetic neuralgia, should receive combination therapy with the appropriate antiviral drug and gabapentin at the onset of the disease.