Definition and management of varicella zoster virus-associated meningoradiculitis: a case report.

Background: The varicella zoster virus affects the central or peripheral nervous systems upon reactivation, especially when cell-mediated immunity is impaired. Among varicella zoster virus-related neurological syndromes, meningoradiculitis is an ill-defined condition for which clear management guidelines are still lacking. Zoster paresis is usually considered to be a varicella zoster virus-peripheral nervous system complication and treated with oral antiviral therapy.

[Infections and TNFalpha antagonist treatment].

The TNFalpha antagonists have become a standard treatment for many severe chronic inflammatory diseases. After a few years of practical use in individual patient's setting adverse effects, especially infectious have been recorded and a practical attitude can be proposed for prevention and follow-up. TNFalpha antagonists increase the risk of infection by intracellular pathogens.

Panton-valentine leukocidin and staphyloccoccal skin infections in schoolchildren.

The Panton-Valentine leukocidin is associated with staphylococcal skin and pulmonary infections. We describe a school outbreak of skin infections and the public health response to it. Nasal carriage of a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone was detected only in previously ill classmates and their family members.