Of 171 available strains of Herpesvirus hominis isolated in this laboratory during the period 1950 to 1975, 166 could be readily typed as HV-1 or HV-2 by indirect immunofluorescence, while 5 have so far been untypable. Of 72 typable isolates from genitalia and nearby skin, all were HV-2. Of 81 typable isolates from mouth, eye or skin above the waist, 68(84%) were HV-1 and 13(16%) were HV-2. Of isolates from the eye only, 46 of 54(87%) were HV-1, 7(13%) were HV-2, and 1 could not be typed. When sera were available for herpesvirus antibody titrations, the pattern of antibody response tended to match the type of isolate. Clinical findings of 5 of the individuals with ocular herpes caused by HV-2 have been reviewed. The HV-2 infections appeared to be severe, typical herpetic keratoconjunctivitis, sometimes with deep infiltrates and stromal involvement.

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Continued neglect of rural and remote nursing in Australia: the link with poor health outcomes.

Difficulties facing Australian rural and remote nurses first emerged decades ago and recent Australian Federal Government rural health strategies have promised improvements in health outcomes. However closer scrutiny of the funding allocation supporting these claims reveals that although nurses provide the majority of health care, they receive only a small fraction of funding support. Successive rural health strategies have continued to overlook nurses' concerns regarding the nurse-practice environment interface. This persistent lack of political support stifles organisational support for the nursing role, resulting in frustration, resignation and diminished health care delivery. Meanwhile, rural and remote population health outcomes fail to show signs of improvement.

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