Actinomyces neuii Isolated From a 20-Month-Old Girl With Cervical Lymphadenitis.

Actinomycetes are Gram-positive bacteria that can be part of the normal human flora of the gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and genital tract. Infections are rare, slowly progressing and most commonly affect the cervicofacial region. Actinomyces israelii is the most frequently isolated species but a number of other species may cause infection.

Implementation of pertussis immunization in health-care personnel.

Background And Aim: Infection with Bordetella pertussis is most severe in young infants who frequently acquire it from adults. Pertussis immunization in adults 25-29 years of age and all adults in close contact with infants <6 months was introduced in Switzerland in 2012. We immediately implemented this new recommendation in our hospital with a vaccination campaign.

Protection against vaccine-preventable diseases in medical students: a follow up.

Like other healthcare personnel, medical students with patient contact should be up to date with their immunizations including those specifically targeting occupational risk. Analysis from an ongoing surveillance program for medical students revealed immunization gaps in 102 (77.9%) of 131 students enrolled 2011-2013.