Diseases and Pathogens

In the present review the analysis of the efficacy and appropriateness of the use of non-antimicrobial medications in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia is presented. It is shown, that at the present time there is no convincing data that …

At the present time Clostridium difficile is the main causative pathogen of nosocomial diarrhea, that linked to the use of antimicrobials. But at the same time there is an unjustified little attantion paid to this problem in Russia. In the present …

Translated and Reprinted with permission from «International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents» 2001;18:503-13.

A randomized, double-blind, multicentre study was conducted in adult patients with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (AECB), to …

Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common pathogens in humans. H.pylori associated gastric diseases include chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal peptic ulcer; moreover, role of this microorganism as a causative factor in the development of …

Anthrax, along with smallpox and plague, is considered one of the most potential biological warfare agents. It has been proved during the recent bioterroristic events in the USA in the fall last year. This article presents the questions of etiology, …

Diarrhea, which is associated with the usage of antimicrobials, is one of the important problems in clinical practice. This article reviews the questions of etiology, pathogenesis and epidemiology of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Clinical …

During prospective study carried out in 1998–2000 risk factors, spectrum of pathogens, treatment options and mortality in 45 episodes of candidemia in 45 patients from 16 Saint-Petersburg’s hospitals have been analyzed. Majority (84%) of patients …

According to the guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2000.

Acute glomerulonephritis is a severe kidney disease that develops as a result of streptococcal skin and upper respiratory infections most commonly caused by M serotypes of the group A b-hemolytic streptococci (GAS). Most often this process is acute, …