February 2004

Table of contents

editorial

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines do not protect the elderly from pneumococcal infections
B.A. Lipsky, J.V. Hirschmann

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review

Pneumococcal vaccination for the elderly in the Netherlands? Assessment of the quality and content of available comparative studies
W.J.J. Assendelft, R.J.P.M. Scholten, M. Offringa

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Prevention of infections in hyposplenic and asplenic patients: an update
D.C. Melles, S. de Marie

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original article

The StethoDop: a Doppler stethoscope attachment for investigation of arterial and venous insufficiency of the lower extremities
A.C. van de Ven, S.J.H. Bredie, C.J.M. van der Vleuten, S. Holewij, Th. Thien

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photo quiz

Bluish-grey pigmentation of fingernails, gingiva, teeth and peri-oral region
A.H.E. Herbers, P.G.G. Gerlag

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case report

Chylous ascites and chylothorax due to constrictive pericarditis in a patient undergoing haemodialysis
M. Riza Altiparmak, S. Avsar, S. Yanik

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Interstitial pneumonia and hepatitis caused by minocycline
N.E.T. Rikken, P.J.J.M. Klinkhamer, H.R. Haak

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special report

Pneumococcal vaccination for healthy elderly: a comment
W.J.H.M. van den Bosch

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