Hospital antibiotic management in Slovenia--results of the ABS maturity survey of the ABS International group.

Background: The ever-increasing resistance to antibiotics is a serious worldwide problem. Antibiotic strategies for appropriate use of antimicrobials in hospitals are not well defined.

Methods: A questionnaire on "ABS maturity of hospitals" was the basis of an analysis as a part of an EU project.

Accidental poisoning with autumn crocus.

We describe a case of a 43-yr-old female with severe multiorgan injury after accidental poisoning with Colchicum autumnale, which was mistaken for wild garlic (Allium ursinum). Both plants grow on damp meadows and can be confused in the spring when both plants have leaves but no blossoms. The autumn crocus contains colchicine, which inhibits cellular division.