Diseases and Pathogens

Spondylitis is a common disease in general clinical practice, which can be associated with a serious risk of adverse outcomes and severe disabling effects in case of late diagnosis and inadequate management of the patient. This article provides an …

At this prospective 12-months study we investigated the incidence of acute otitis media (AOM), it’s severity and frequency of hospitalization in children from 0 to 5 years old. We detected, that AOM-burden in children under 5-years old in the …

Community-acquired bacterial meningitis is one of the most serious infectious lesions of the central nervous system that can quickly lead to death in even previously healthy patients with inadequate treatment. The article provides an overview of the …

nvasive infections caused by Candida species are the most common invasive fungal infections in children of different age groups. Premature neonates, especially newborns with low and extremely low birth-weight, have very high mortality rates, with the …

A clinical case of acute epididymitis in a 5-month male infant is presented. Taking into account the occurrence of epididymitis in infancy, an intra-operative biopsy sample was tested for multiple viral pathogens by real-time polymerase chain …

The paper presents up-to-date review on existing methods of identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria. The advantages and limitations of the use of different identification methods in the real practice in specialized TB laboratories and general …

Type III Secretion System (TTSS) is a key pathogenicity factor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The suppression of the activity of TTSS would potentially allow block the infection independently on the presence of antimicrobial resistance. To study the role …

The activity of 11 antibiotics combinations and 4 commercially available preparations for phagotherapy in regard to metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates of sequence type 235 (ST 235) belonging to the clonal …

This review contains information on the most common cause of infectious complications of early postoperative cataract surgery, and in particular endophthalmitis, its etiology, the role of the normal microflora in the development of infectious …

This paper represents a review of currently available date on potential new pathogen in patients with cystic fibrosis. Chronic microbial colonization of the respiratory tract, leading to exacerbations of pulmonary infection, is the major cause of …