Melioidosis in travelers: An analysis of Dutch melioidosis registry data 1985-2018.

Background: Melioidosis, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an opportunistic infection across the tropics. Here, we provide a systematic overview of imported human cases in a non-endemic country over a 25-year period.

Methods: All 55 Dutch microbiology laboratories were contacted in order to identify all B.

Split bolus technique in polytrauma: a prospective study on scan protocols for trauma analysis.

Background: For the evaluation of severely injured trauma patients a variety of total body computed tomography (CT) scanning protocols exist. Frequently multiple pass protocols are used. A split bolus contrast protocol can reduce the number of passes through the body, and thereby radiation exposure, in this relatively young and vitally threatened population.

[Removal of fibroadenomas by vacuum-assisted biopsy].

Clinically the removal of fibroadenomas is not indicated. However, there are patients who insist upon fibroadenoma removal. An alternative to surgery is the vacuum-assisted biopsy system.