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Diseases and Pathogens

Rickettsial Diseases: Current State of the Problem

Survey of up-to-date knowledge of rickettsioses, their geographical distribution, importance for the infectious pathology, characteristics of rickettsia, their taxonomy and nomenclature according polyphasic strategy and classification, as well as …

The innate immune system – a new antiviral defence guard

To cause an infection viruses have to overcome diverse host defense mechanisms. The system exploited in certain human cells to prevent HIV replication was obscure for a long time until the discovery of a human protein APOBEC3G present in …

Current State of Enteric Fever

In developed countries as well as in Russia enteric fever occurs rarely, whereas several areas in the world are still endemic. At present, prevalence of resistance to most of conventional antimicrobials in Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi is …

Community-Acquired MRSA – New Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance

Staphylococcus aureus remains one of the most important human pathogens. Special attention is paid to a new problem – emerging and spreading of methicillin$ resistant strains of S. aureus in the community (CAMRSA). The main differences between …

The Role of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium in Etiology of Urogenital Infections

The role of Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma genitalium in the etiology of urogenital infections has been studied. In the study group (n=92) patients with gonococcal and chlamydial infections as well as with bacterial …

Current Views on the Therapy of Enterococcal Endocarditis

The recent approaches to the treatment of endocarditis caused by Enterococcus spp., including strains that are resistant to conventional therapy, are discussed in the article. The possible ways of reduction of nephrotoxicity in elder patients and in …

Clinical Features and Course of Pneumocystis Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients

As a result of the increase in the number of diseases and conditions that are leading to secondary immunodeficiency, the problem of severe opportunistic infections becoming more and more actual.In the present article authors have described and …

A Problem of Sarcoidosis Treatment: Cause for Discussion and Controlled Trials

This literature review presents approaches to the treatment of sarcoidosis, which are based on currently offered hypothesis of its pathogensis.These include: influence on granulomatous inflammation (corticosteroids, cytotoxic agents, anti-malaria …

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome: New Pieces of Puzzle

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new highly contagious disease, which first appeared in Guandong province on the south of continental China and spread through 29 countries of Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Australia. …

Yersinia enterocolitica and Related Microorganisms

This literature review is devoted to Yersinia enterocolitica and other enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. The main biochemical and biological patterns of Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis are listed, with the description of virulence factors …