Diseases and Pathogens

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 …

Urinary tract infections (UTI) in patients with diabetes mellitus are considered complicated UTI. The specific characteristics of UTI in diabetic patients are the following: high prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria, involvement of upper urinary …

Aspiration is defined as accidental entry of oropharyngeal secretions or gastric juice (endogenous substances) or water, food (exogenous substances) into the lower respiratory tract. The clinical response to aspiration is dependent on the interplay …

On the base of international standarts of molecular-genetic typing (SBT protocol and EQA scheme using DNA sequencing of the mip-gene of the European Working Group for Legionella Infections — EWGLI) were descibed the strains of Legionella pneumophila …

Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is a serious challenge for modern medicine. NP leads to prolongation of the hospitalization and high mortality. Optimal approaches to the diagnosis and prophylaxis of NP remain subjects for further developmnet. Adequate and …

Fournier’s gangrene is a relatively rare disease and comprises specific form of necrotizing fasciitis. This review presents a history of this disease. Several controversial issues, such as etiology, which is polymicrobial and to some extent depends …

So-called atypical respiratory pathogens in general and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in particular, are now well recognized as a common cause of acute upper and lower respiratory-tract infections, especially communityacquired pneumonia. Furthermore C. …