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We tested antimicrobial susceptibility of retrospective collection of clinical strains group С and G streptococci (69 strains including 58 strains of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis and 11 strains of Streptococcus anginosus). …

This paper considers safety issues associated with medical therapy of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Data supporting safety of azithromycin as part of treatment regimens for infections due to chlamydia and mycoplasma are provided. Possible …

Objective. Objectives. To reveal serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniaе isolated from patients with pneumococcal infections and from healthy carriers in Belarus and Ukraine. Materials and Methods. There were 314 strains of S. pneumoniae in this investigation, from patients and asymptomatic carriers at the age from 0 to 90 years. After re-identification and susceptibility testing to penicillin, serogroup and serotype was identified for each strain. Using this data the coverage of 7-, 10- and 13-vallent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines was determined.

Incidence rates of Acinetobacter spp. isolated from tissue specimens and wound samples in patients with severe burns, chronic osteomyelitis, and diabetic foot infections were determined during the 5 years (2008– 2012). Antimicrobial resistance of …

Objective. To determine lactobacilli species diversity in different states of vaginal microbiota in pregnant women using culture, mass-spectrometry, and DNAbased assays. Materials and Methods. A total of 163 pregnant women (18 to 40 years of age) were examined in the 2nd or 3rd trimester. A comprehensive microbiological examination of vaginal swabs, including Gram staining, methylene blue staining, and culture was performed. All isolated microorganisms were identified to species level using mass-spectrometry.

Objective. To compare genotypes (by mec complex) of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolated from different patient populations. Materials and Methods. A total of 191 S. aureus strains were included in the study. These strains were isolated during the period of 2007–2011 from patients examined and treated in a specialized outpatient clinic and patients hospitalized to the Republic Teaching Hospital in Kazan. Susceptibility to oxacillin was determined according to NCCLS standards, and MIC90 for oxacillin was determined according to Guidance 4.

Analysis of diagnosis and treatment strategies in 25 patients with necrotizing pancreatitis hospitalized to Emergency Care Clinical Hospital (Smolensk) over the period of 2008–2011 is presented in this paper. Rationale for the use of morphologic and …

An anonymous questioning of different clinical specialists in Tyumen hospitals was performed to assess their satisfaction with professional contacts with clinical pharmacologists. Results of the questioning indicate the following: clinical …

The analysis of the results of infectious agents present on a wound was performed and the leading role of staphylococcus was revealed in the burn centre of Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics during the period of …

This paper provides the results of a study to determine spectrum of pathogens causing bacterial keratitis and their antimicrobial susceptibility. A total of 62 patients with keratitis were examined over the period of 2010–2012. The most common …