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Diseases and Pathogens

Microbiological Description of Bordetella pertussis and Laboratory Diagnosis of Whooping Cough

Whooping cough remains a significant problem worldwide, even in countries with high number of immunized people. However, a lack of sensitive, specific and reproducible diagnostics for this infection that would meet the needs of healthcare system …

Efficacy of Cefoperazone/sulbactam in the Therapy of Bacterial Sepsis: Results of a Multicentre Study «IRIS»

The objective of this prospective multicentre study was to evaluate the efficacy of cefoperazone/sulbactam for monotherapy of patients with bacterial sepsis in different wards of multifield hospitals in Russia. Overall, in 14 study centers 127 …

Typing of Listeria monocytogenes on the Basis of Polymorphism of Genes Encoding the Pathogenecity Factors

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) analysis revealed polymorphism of prfA and plcA genes, encoding the pathogenecity factors in strains of Listeria monocytogenes. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the …

Chryseobacterium (Flavobacterium) spp.: Clinical Significance, Identification, Antimicrobial Susceptibility

Along with known human pathogens, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter spp., Burkholderia spp., group of non-fermentative Gram-negative rods includes gender Chryseo4 bacterium (former Flavobacterium). Chryseo-bacteria are ubiquitous …

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new infectious disease, which first appeared in November 2002 in Southern China and spread through 29 countries of Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa and Australia. According to official …

Diagnosis and Antimicrobial Therapy of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (Lecture)

Pancreatitis and Associated Infections

Pancreatitis.associatedinfections (PAI) are among of the most serious complications of acute pancreatitis. Only about 5–7% of all patients with diagnosis of acute pancreatitis develop infection, but in patients with severe necrotizing pancreatitis …

Genital Herpes: Recent Problems and Their Solutions

Genital herpes (GH) is widely distributed sexually transmitted disease that is caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 nd 2. This article presents the questions of epidemiology and pathogenesis of this infection. Clinical features and major criteria …

Potential Infectious Triggers in Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis – it is a systemic granulomatous disease, the cause and the factors leading to the disease progression are not known. The present literature review devoted to the presumptive factors that can be involved in the onset and progression of …

Modern Approaches to the Treatment of Sepsis: Are There New Hopes? (Lecture)