Do tissue diagnosis of intestinal microsporidiosis using a fluorescent stain with Uvitex 2B?
Staining of tissue sections from paraffin wax embedded intestinal biopsy specimens with stains incorporating Uvitex 2B is a rapid and easy technique for the diagnosis of intestinal microsporidiosis.
While there have been anecdotal reports of increased outflow of junior EM doctors from the UK and Ireland, we provide quantitative data on the extent of the recent (5-year trend data) emigration of UK/Irish EM trainees to Australia and New Zealand and discuss the impact of this on both the UK/Irish and Australasian health systems.