Diseases and Pathogens

Probiotics can promote wound healing by stimulating the production of immune cells, activation of reparative regeneration processes as well as show antagonism against pathogenic microflora. The data presented in this review of the literature indicate …

This review summarizes the most recent data about the mechanisms of microbial interactions between probiotic microorganisms and H. pylori. The review examines the influence of H. pylori on the gastrointestinal microbiota, interspecific interactions …

The purpose of the expert meeting was to develop a coordinated expert position on key issues in the microbiological diagnosis of community-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs), in particular the issues of determining sensitivity to antimicrobial …

Objective. To compare efficacy and safety of 14-day triple eradication therapy with the addition of methylmethionine sulfonium chloride and a probiotic complex and 14-day triple eradication therapy boosted with bismuth tripotassium dicitrate and a probiotic complex in a prospective comparative randomized clinical trial. Materials and Methods. A total of 70 patients with confirmed H. pylori infection were enrolled into the study. The first group (n = 35) received esomeprazole 20 mg 2 bid, clarithromycin 500 mg bid and amoxicillin 1000 mg bid for 14 days, methylmethionine sulfonium chloride 300 mg once a day for 1 month, probiotic complex (bifidobacteria [Bifidobacterium longum CBT BG7, Bifidobacterium lactis CBT BL3, Bifidobacterium bifidum CBT BF3], lactobacilli [Lactobacillus acidophilus CBT LA1, Lactobacillus rhamnosus CBT LR5], Streptococcus thermophilus CBT ST3) 1 capsule once a day for 1 month.

The purpose of systematic review was to assess the incidence of blood-borne infections in oncohematological patients in the period from 1980 to 2020 in different countries of the world, including in main oncohematological clinical groups of patients, …

The species Treponema pallidum includes 4 subspecies. According to the bioinformatic analysis, the syphilis pathogen T. pallidum subsp. pallidum was probably separated from the causative agents of yaws, bejel, and pinta more than 800 years ago. Its …

Objective. To characterize the genomes of oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive Staphylococcus aureus ST59 isolated in St. Petersburg. Materials and Methods. Nine oxacillin-susceptible mecA-positive of S. aureus isolates (OS-MRSA) of ST59 were included in the study. The isolates were obtained from children who showed no clinical signs of staphylococcal infections during nasal screening of S. aureus in St. Petersburg in 2018–2019. One isolate was obtained from an adult patient with skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI).

Fusobacterium nucleatum is a component of the oral microflora, and in clinical practice it is associated primarily with periodontal diseases. Since 2011, the scientific community has confirmed the association of F. nucleatum with colorectal cancer …

Measles virus causes an acute infectious disease with high contagiousness. It is possible to limit the spread of measles virus only with a sufficiently wide coverage of the population by vaccination. Despite the success of measles elimination …

This paper provides a review of the largest studies (over the period of 2017 to 2022) on the use of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the treatment of patients with recurrent *Clostridioides difficile*associated diarrhea (CDAD), including …