Diseases and Pathogens

Acute uncomplicated cystitis is one of the most prevalent community-acquired infections in urological practice. One of the crucial moments in the therapy of urinary tract infections is the administration of antibacterial drugs. The following groups …

This review contains brief information on the epidemiology of salmonellosis as well as the modern classification and nomenclature of Salmonella genus. The main mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella and their prevalence are summarized. …

Invasive mycoses in patients with severe diseases – ICU patients, patients with hematological malignancies and after solid organ transplantations represent a significant target for the use of prophylactic, empirical and pre-emptive antifungal …

Efficacy of antimicrobial treatment regimens in pregnant or non-pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis (BV) is difficult to evaluate. It’s due to variability of the diagnosis and cure criteria currently used in clinical studies. This paper …

Respiratory tract infections are the most common human infectious diseases. These infections may cause serious complications and cause tremendous economic losses. Therefore the adequate treatment of different types of respiratory infections, …

Among adolescent children urinary tract infections (UTI) occurs in around 1% of male and up to 3% of female persons. In adolescent girls during the last decades the frequency of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is rising. Non-treated infections …

Invasive candidiasis is a common nosocomial infection with high attributable mortality among ICU patients. This study was performed to determine isolation rate of Candida spp. in cardiac surgical ICUs during the period of 2001–2007 and to assess …

The objectives of this study were to investigate etiology of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABR) in young soldiers, to determine susceptibility to different antimicrobial agents and to assess clinical efficacy of antimicrobial therapy in ABR. …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the 4-8th leading killer of people worldwide and the most leading cause of death from infections in US. This article is a review of innovations and differences between the recent American Thoracic Society (ATS) …

Invasive mycoses are the substantial cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised children. The prevalence of invasive mycoses in this population is around 25% and the mortality rates are run up to 55-60%. Invasive candidiasis is a major …