Diseases and Pathogens

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, …

Amebiasis is a parasitic human disease caused by pathogenic strains of Entamoeba histolytica, and is one of the most important problems of public health in developing countries and one the main causes of death from parasitic intestinal diseases. The …

One hundred thirty six patients in whom HВsAg and anti-HCV have been simultaneously detected were investigated. In all cases the complete clinical, laboratory and instrumental procedures including detection of HBV-DNA and НСV-RNA by PCR were …

The present literature review is devoted to the one of the actual problems in the intensive care units – to the nosocomial pneumonia that is developing during mechanical ventilation (ventilator-associated pneumonia – VAP) in patients with different …

Translated and reprinted with permission from «ASM News» 2000; 66:732-7.

Concerted efforts, perhaps involving meta-analysis of ongoing clinical trials, are needed to establish the nature of that link.

Candiduria is relatively infrequent condition that occurs in less than 5% hospitalised patients and accounts for difficulties in diagnosis and patient’s investigation. The main problem is a difficulty in a differentiation of the true fungal …

West Nile fever is an infectious disease caused by West Nile virus, a flavivirus commonly found in Africa, South Europe and Asia. People get it by the bite of a mosquito that is infected with West Nile virus. Several sporadic cases and outbreaks of …