MBBS, MD, FRACP, MPH, Director of Department of Infectious Diseases, Barwon Health, Geelong, Vic; Professor, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic
The aim of this study was to determine what underlying factors, if any, impeded onsite COVID-19 testing in general practices for patients during the second wave of the pandemic in Victoria.
Latent tuberculosis, vitamin deficiency, parasitic infestation and hepatitis B are common among newly arrived refugees in Australia referred to a tertiary centre.
Syphilis is increasingly prevalent across Australia and should always be included as part of a routine sexual health screen.