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Ban the unvaccinated!?

25/4/2019

“We have a young child with a fever and a rash who isn’t very well and we want to test for measles” said the Junior Doctor working in Paediatrics.

“Have they been vaccinated?” asked the Microbiologist in reply.

“No, their Mum was worried about the vaccine and so they haven’t had it done” was the response.

“Do they have any spots in their mouth?” asked the Microbiologist.

“They don’t have any spots, it’s not Chicken Pox it’s more like measles…” replied the Doctor sounding confused.

“They’re called Koplik spots, maybe get a Consultant to have a look. Is the child isolated?”

“Errrmmmm…” replied the Doctor “I don’t think so…”

What eggs are you hoping for this Easter?

18/4/2019

Yep, it’s coming up to that time of year. All of Microbiology is excited as there is about to be a holiday and eggs are likely to feature in a big way… no not Easter!!! Its holiday time and people will be going to exotic countries and bringing back souvenir parasites and their eggs will be involved in working out what is wrong with them. Yep us Microbiologists’ love eggs, not just the chocolate variety. I don’t know, you lot all have chocolate on the brain :-)

Managing a Tempurrature

11/4/2019

The patient is a young female who presented with a very high fever of 40.5oC, lethargy and not eating. The past medical history included dislocated knees due to a congenital problem requiring surgery to relocate and reconstruct the patella groove. She is not taking any regular medication, has not been in contact with anyone else who is unwell and has not travelled out of the UK.

Essentially this is a case of pyrexia of unknown origin or PUO. What is PUO and what should you do about it?

Ban the unvaccinated!?

What eggs are you hoping for this Easter?

Managing a Tempurrature

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