[Quality of antibiotic (fluoroquinolons, aminosids and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid) prescription in a French teaching hospital].

Objectives: To assess the quality of prescription of fluoroquinolons, aminosids and amoxicillin-clavulanic acids in medicine departments.

Methods: Data on target antibiotic prescription were collected on a given day and confronted to local recommendations and literature guidelines. Evaluation of antibiotic therapy was done by assessing molecule choice, administration conditions (dosages, route and administration schedule, treatment duration), reassessment of treatments 48-72 h later, dose adaptation of aminosids depending on serum monitoring.

[Management of a scabies epidemic in the Strasbourg teaching hospital, France].

Context: An outbreak of scabies occurred in the geriatric department of the Strasbourg University Hospital in September 2005. The index case presented with hyperkeratosic scabies, an extremely contagious form. The epidemic spread to several wards and pavilions and also contaminated healthcare staff and patient's families.