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.

Prevalence of HIV, hepatitis B, C and G virus infections among injecting drug users on methadone maintenance treatment in Maribor.

The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and hepatitis B, C, and G virus infections was determined in a selected group of 40 intravenous drug addicts on methadone maintenance treatment. No drug addict was infected with HIV. Seven drug addicts (17.